The Great Stage of Douluo, My Name is Qian Xunji

Sighing, the golden-haired youth flapped his massive six golden wings, and Xiang Yu landed back on the ground.

Qian Renxue looked at the battle that had ended so abruptly and scratched her head. Was it really this smooth? They hadn't even used the strategies they had prepared for the later stages!

Still, she followed Xiang Yu down to the ground.

Standing at the back of the formation, Dugu Yan looked at the victory before her, feeling somewhat dazed.

They had actually won just like that, even though the opponents had four Soul Ancestors!

Xiang Yu felt the Soul Power in his body, which had been depleted by nearly a third, and felt a sense of emptiness. Was the consumption of his third soul skill, Flight, combined with two consecutive uses of his first and second soul skill buffs for a major attack really this high?

He hadn't felt there was any problem before, but now, thinking of Dongfang Jing, who had also used her soul skills and ultimate moves yet still had full Soul Power, he felt quite frustrated!

The Huyan Brothers, who had won the match simply by blocking a single round of attacks, appeared quite natural.

The fighting style of their Elephant Armor Sect was defense—squeezing the opponent's living space and pushing them off the stage step by step. They won just by defending.

As long as the defense wasn't broken, they could win!

Arthur, who had been protected at the very back while preparing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, felt somewhat disappointed. He had already finished the wind-up, and retracting it felt very awkward.

Qian Xunji stood on the high platform, watching this battle that had ended so quickly and cleanly.

He turned his head to look at Shui Qing'er, the Dean of Skywater Academy, who was standing to the side.

He saw that her naturally cold temperament was now as frosty as ice, and the pressure belonging to a Soul Douluo radiating from her body made some of the lower-level soul masters nearby tremble uncontrollably.

"Dean, our Martial Soul Hall Academy won this match by luck. Shall we continue with the upcoming individual matches?" Qian Xunji asked with a smile, his voice gentle and soft, which should have made one feel relaxed.

But Shui Qing'er was in no mood for it; no matter how pleasant Qian Xunji's words were, they sounded grating to her ears.

Should they continue the competition?

Having already lost once, Shui Qing'er no longer possessed her previous confidence.

The fact that the Skywater Academy team had lost to eight-year-old children was already a nail in the coffin.

If they continued to lose the individual matches, there would be no room left for debate.

However, if they won, they could attribute the previous team match loss to a mistake and salvage some of their reputation.

Shui Qing'er's beautiful, delicate face, which possessed the charm of a mature woman, furrowed slightly. She looked at Qian Xunji and nodded in reply, "Regarding the upcoming matches, I need to consult with the academy's teachers. Please wait a moment."

With that, she moved with light, lotus-like steps and elegantly left her seat.

Qian Renxue was excited on the stage, waving toward Qian Xunji. The metal collar of her Alchemy Amulet hung around her fair, delicate neck, and her hair was slightly messy from the recent flight.

Qian Xunji looked down and made a salute gesture.

Qian Renxue and Dugu Yan, who was greeting him alongside her, immediately understood and raised their hands to salute in Qian Xunji's direction.

The Huyan Brothers, Huyan Qian and Huyan Shan, who were behind them, didn't know what this meant, but...

They must have their reasons for doing it, and even if they didn't understand, following along was the right thing to do!

They mimicked the two girls and raised their hands to salute the high platform where Qian Xunji was located.

This left the Skywater Academy team members, who had just crawled up to receive treatment, looking completely stunned.

Was this some kind of special celebration ritual?

They immediately felt a bit annoyed; this was simply too arrogant.

Xiang Yu and the other two, who actually knew the truth, only wanted to stay as far away from these teammates who were enabling the summoner's madness as possible; they felt quite embarrassed...

Because of the cooperation of these people, the summoner had already gone so crazy that he had lost all sense of reality.

He was currently planning to design new uniforms and invent slogans that were more outrageous than the last.

Every time Xiang Yu and the others heard them, their scalps would tingle, and they would rack their brains to dispel his ideas.

But then they would turn around and have these "pig teammates" add fuel to the fire. One child at Martial Soul Hall Academy whose family owned a tailor shop volunteered to design their uniforms, while other children were coming up with all sorts of slogans...

Not long after.

Shui Qing'er returned. Compared to when she had just left, she was clearly much more spirited now, and the confidence in her eyes had been restored.

The teachers were right; the reason they lost this time was that the students had underestimated the enemy and fallen into a trap, which was why they had been defeated so quickly.

The gap in Soul Power between the two teams was a solid fact.

Skywater Academy consisted of nothing but Soul Ancestors and Soul Elders, while the opposing Martial Soul Hall team had lower Soul Power levels among their high-end combatants, and the opposing team even had two Soul Grand Masters.

With such a massive advantage, how could Skywater Academy lose?

The previous team match was just an accident, and the upcoming individual matches were the chance for Skywater Academy to turn the tables and save their reputation.

Thinking this, Shui Qing'er's eyes brightened as she said to Qian Xunji, "The upcoming individual matches will naturally continue, but..."

Shui Qing'er paused, looking at the students below who were receiving treatment.

"Our team members still need to recover from their injuries, so the matches might have to wait a little while."

"Of course!" Qian Xunji agreed generously.

On the spectator stands below sat a group of students, including those from Skywater Academy as well as others from the Four Element Academies who had come specifically to observe and gather intelligence on their opponents in preparation for future matches.

Among them, children like Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wu were also joining in the excitement to watch the competition.

The Four Element Academies had always been closely aligned, with the Feng Clan, Shui Clan, and Huo Clan having been on good terms for generations (the Yu Clan, as one of the Upper Three Sects, looked down upon them).

This time, these children had also come to watch the match alongside their elders.

Feng Xiaotian stared blankly at the competition stage, where a golden-haired girl wearing a white, gold-trimmed, wide-sleeved gown stood with her slender, flawless hands raised in celebration of her victory. Her temperament was clear and pure, untainted by a single speck of filth, like a perfect... angel!

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Chapter 78: Instant Kill

Once the healing-type soul master finished their treatment and Shui Qing'er confirmed that the Skywater Academy team had recovered their combat strength, she nodded to begin the individual matches.

While called individual matches, they were effectively a gauntlet, with both sides sending one member onto the stage at a time.

The defeated member would step down, and a teammate would take their place, while the winner would continue to face the next opponent. With seven members on each side, the process would continue until all members of one team were defeated; the side still standing on the stage would be the winner.

However, this type of individual match had a particularly humiliating way to lose: being swept one-on-seven.

A single person could defeat all seven opponents.

In a gauntlet-style individual match like this, the strategy of "Tian Ji's horse racing" could not be employed.

Because of this, such individual matches usually placed the strongest combatants at the end to anchor the team, allowing the weaker teammates to go first to exhaust the opponent and pave the way for final victory.

Having experienced one defeat, the Skywater Academy team was clearly much more cautious.

They had personally felt the power of Xiang Yu's soul skills; although he was only a level 38 Soul Elder, his damage output was no less than that of a Soul Ancestor.

Shui Lan, the captain of the Skywater Academy team, was a level 43 Power Attack System soul master whose martial soul was a Jade Dolphin.

She was currently frowning, extremely wary of the pair of soul masters from Martial Soul Hall Academy who possessed the Six-Winged Angel martial soul.

In their Skywater Academy team, only one level 39 Agility Attack System soul master, whose martial soul was an Ice Flower Snow Bird, was capable of flight.

If a real battle broke out, she would be helpless against these two flying soul masters.

On the Douluo Continent, only Soul Saints could fly without the aid of flight-type soul skills.

Low-level soul masters capable of flight were highly sought after; whether for wilderness reconnaissance or aerial combat advantages, they were extremely practical.

However, Shui Lan soon didn't have to worry about how to deal with Xiang Yu and Qian Renxue.

The match order had been released.

The Skywater Academy side was playing it safe, sending their members out in order of strength from lowest to highest.

The Martial Soul Hall Academy side, however, was completely different.

Dugu Yan was placed last.

Second and third from the end were the brothers Huyan Qian and Huyan Shan.

Fourth was Xiang Yu.

Third was Qian Renxue.

Second was Arthur.

First was Dongfang Jing.

To outsiders, it seemed very strange that Martial Soul Hall had placed their weaker members at the very beginning and the very end.

But to Qian Xunji, who knew the inside story, this was simply putting their strongest combat power at the front.

Once the two individuals holding the Holy Grail stepped out first, there would be nothing left for those behind them to do.

Especially Dongfang Jing.

With speed faster than an Agility Attack System soul master, the attack power of a Power Attack System soul master, and an ultimate move that included crowd control, even Defense System soul masters could not stop her.

If the opponent was too weak, Dongfang Jing could even control the distance of her "Flying Thunder God" to keep the enemy trapped in the middle of her Mirror Space, being kicked around by her main body and her mirror clones.

That's right, literally kicked around!

The main body would kick them to the mirror clone, use Flying Thunder God to swap positions with the clone, and kick them back, repeating this cycle until the duration of her ultimate move ended.

Dongfang Jing had once almost used this move on Qian Renxue, but unfortunately, Qian Renxue had lost too quickly; this girl only had eyes for victory or defeat.

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Looking at the match order, Shui Lan felt some confusion, but she had no choice but to bite the bullet and send her teammate onto the stage.

The first to appear was a level 39 Defense System soul master. Looking at the golden-haired little girl preparing to step onto the stage, Shui Lan knew how formidable this girl was.

Yet, she also knew the girl's weakness: she was only level 29. Her soul power level was too low, and no matter how powerful she was, how many times could she use her soul skills?

With this Defense System soul master's defensive capabilities, they could completely exhaust the opponent and drain their soul power to secure victory.

That was what she thought, and that was what she instructed her teammate.

"Understood, Captain. I am a level 39 Soul Elder; how could I possibly lose to a Soul Grand Master?" The teammate waved their hand, not taking it to heart, feeling extremely confident in their own defense.

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