Four-Person Squad Dominates the Field; Dai Huabin Wants to Test the Radiant Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and Black Tortoise
These words immediately sparked a subdued murmur of discussion in the audience.
Xuan Zi raised his hand and pressed it down, signaling for silence.
"A level 65 Soul Emperor, it's pointless to let you fight these brats. You don't need to participate in the rest of the competition; you're automatically in the top seven. The rest of you will compete for the last six spots."
Xuan Zi scanned the entire room. "Any objections?"
No one spoke.
Bei Bei breathed a long sigh of relief.
Very good.
Xue Qingyao's withdrawal from the chaotic battle means that they will at least no longer have to face the crushing power of a Soul Emperor- level opponent.
Although Dai Huabin's group is still very strong, at least the competition has returned to the same level.
Xu Sanshi's shoulders relaxed.
His back was soaked with cold sweat, but now he no longer had to worry about being frozen solid.
"Great," Xu Sanshi muttered to himself.
Jiang Nannan's reaction wasn't that strong.
Bei Bei also breathed a sigh of relief.
Snow Empress didn't react much to Xuan Zi's words. She had never been interested in fighting with a group of juniors.
"Good."
In short, decisive and efficient.
Snow Empress turned around and walked towards the edge of the field.
Her steps were slow, like Ice Snow Spirit. As she passed by the core disciples, several of them unconsciously took a half step back.
No one felt the arrangement was unfair.
Just kidding, she's a level 65 Soul Emperor, with the Ultimate Ice. Anyone who thinks this is unfair is welcome to stand up and fight her.
Snow Empress walked to the sidelines and sat down on a bench below the viewing platform.
She gathered her long hair in front of her, placed her hands on her knees, and remained quiet.
Ice Empress was not present.
Her persona is that of an "ordinary younger sister without cultivation talent," so naturally she wouldn't appear in the Selection Tournament for core disciples.
"Alright."
Xuan Zi picked up the chicken leg again, took a bite, and mumbled something.
"Now, the remaining players are vying for six spots."
He raised his greasy hand and waved it downwards.
"The match begins."
The moment the words left his mouth, the arena erupted.
The twenty-odd scattered individuals who hadn't banded together panicked first.
Most of them had cultivation levels between 25 and 30, so they weren't very competitive to begin with. They were just trying their luck by participating in the selection. Now that the free-for -Douluo I started, their first reaction was to run.
Run towards the edge of the field.
It's not that they want to be eliminated, but rather that they want to stay on the fringes and wait for the strong players to wear each other down before picking up the scraps.
But such cleverness is useless against true power.
Dai Huabin didn't rush to make a move; he first surveyed the situation on the field.
More than twenty stragglers had already started running in all directions, with a few smart ones rushing directly to the edge of the field, intending to hide until the very end and pick up the last survivors.
A few bolder individuals gathered together and formed a makeshift team, intending to clear out the weaker individuals in the surrounding area first.
Chaos, but only low-level chaos.
The real threat comes from only one direction: Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan.
"Xiao Xiao, Dong'er, Yajie, Ning Tian."
Dai Huabin spoke,
"The four of you work together to clear out those stragglers. Pay attention to the pace and don't waste too much Soul Power."
Ning Tian's support should be prioritized for Dong'er, Xiao Xiao should be responsible for crowd control, Yajie mental suppression.
Wang Dong'er readily agreed, "No problem!"
Xiao Xiao clapped her hands and grinned, "Leave it to us."
Cui Yajie didn't speak, but simply tucked her long pink hair behind her ear, tilted her head slightly, and the aura of her Nine-Tailed Fox Martial Soul was already swirling around her.
Ning Tian stood half a step behind the three of them, flipped his palm, and a crystal-clear pagoda silently appeared above his palm.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
The three-tiered pagoda floated and rotated, with three Soul Ring— yellow, yellow, and purple—lighting up in sequence.
Although Ning Tian's Soul Power was only level 35, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's support effect was not directly related to Soul Power Level. What truly determined the strength of the support was the pagoda itself.
"The Seven Treasures Have Names! The first is: Strength, the second is: Speed, and the third is: Soul!"
Ning Tian gave a low shout, and his first, second, and Third Soul Ring instantly lit up. Three beams of light fell on Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Cui Yajie respectively.
Wang Dong'er felt a warm current instantly fill her muscles, and her strength surged.
"It feels good," Wang Dong'er whispered.
After adding support, Ning Tian took two steps back to increase the distance between himself and the front line.
Support-type Soul Master should always position themselves at the very back; this is a fundamental skill.
"Let's go!" Wang Dong'er rushed out first.
Her dazzling blue butterfly wings unfurled instantly, the wings of the Light Goddess Butterfly refracting colorful specks of light in the sunlight.
Three Soul Ring appeared: yellow, purple, and purple.
"Light Goddess Butterfly, possess me!"
With the aid of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Wang Dong'er's speed was astonishing; in the blink of an eye, she rushed into the nearest group of scattered soldiers.
The group of stragglers consisted of five fourth-year students who had temporarily formed a team, each with Soul Power between 35 and 38.
When they saw Wang Dong'er rushing towards them, their first reaction was to defend themselves.
A boy with an earth-type Martial Soul slapped the ground with both hands, summoning an earthen wall to block his way.
Wang Dong'er's first Soul Ring lit up.
"First Soul Skill, Wing Blade Guillotine!"
The edge of the forewing was instantly covered by azure light, and a golden edge condensed and took shape.
With a sweep of her wing, she sliced the earthen wall in two, as if it were made of paper. Chunks and fragments of earth flew everywhere.
The boy behind the earthen wall turned pale. Before he could even retract his Martial Soul, he was sent flying by the residual force of Wang Dong'er's butterfly wings, rolling several times on the ground.
"Out!" The supervising coach on the sidelines raised his hand to signal.
A female student wielding a short stick rushed forward, her stick glowing with Yellow Soul Ring, and swung it at the back of Wang Dong'er's head.
"First Soul Skill, Cauldron Shock!"
A clear, metallic clang rang out.
Xiao Xiao's Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron flew out from the side, and the three small cauldrons spun in the air, suddenly bursting out with a shockwave.
Before the female student's short stick could even touch Wang Dong'er's hair, the shockwave sent her staggering back seven or eight steps. Her legs gave way, and she collapsed to her knees, her head buzzing.
"Thanks, Xiao Xiao!" Wang Dong'er called out without turning her head.
Xiao Xiao stood at the back, with three Soul-Suppressing Cauldron floating around her, and three Soul Ring —yellow, yellow, and purple—slowly rotating.
She was not tall and was inconspicuous among a group of people, but the scene of her surrounded by three tripods had an indescribable sense of oppression.
"You're welcome. Focus on your attack. I'll defend!" Xiao Xiao replied with a smile.
On the other side, Cui Yajie also moved.
She didn't charge head-on like Wang Dong'er.
Her long pink hair flowed freely, and the aura of the Nine-Tailed Fox Martial Soul permeated the air.
Three Soul Ring appeared: yellow, yellow, and purple.
"Charm".
Cui Yajie silently unleashed her First Soul Skill.
A pale pink mist spread out from her, covering an area of about five meters in front of her.
Two boys running towards the edge suddenly stopped, their expressions becoming somewhat blank, and their running speed visibly slowed down.
The Charm and Mental Interference effect enhanced by the Purple Demon Eye is far superior to that of an ordinary Nine-Tailed Fox Soul Master.
The two boys' mental defenses were completely ineffective.
Taking advantage of the moment when the other party was stunned, Cui Yajie lit up her Second Soul Ring.
"Second Soul Skill, Fox Tail Needle!"
Several fine needles imbued with Soul Power shot from her fingertips, accurately piercing the shoulders and legs of the two boys.
The Soul Power attached to the needles directly shattered their ability to maintain the state of their Martial Soul Possession.
With their Martial Soul dissipated, the two completely lost their fighting ability and were eliminated by their mentor.
"Cui Yajie acted way too fast," one of the mentors on the spectator platform couldn't help but mutter.
"Nine-Tailed Fox paired with the Purple Demon Eye, that combination is already abnormal." Another instructor next to him shook his head.
Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, and Cui Yajie worked together to advance towards the center of the field, while Ning Tian followed behind at a leisurely pace, constantly supplementing their strength and speed.
The four of them were incredibly efficient at clearing the area.
Any stragglers who ran into this group of four were basically dealt with within three moves.
In just two minutes, seven or eight players were missing from the field.
Dai Huabin stood still, watching Wang Dong'er and the others' performance, making an assessment in his mind.
After Dong'er merged with the Golden Radiance, her attack power did indeed increase significantly.
The Wing Blade Guillotine's cutting power is at least 30% stronger than before, and the golden edge is also thicker.
Xiao Xiao's control over the field with the Cauldron Shock was as stable as ever, and the coordination between the three cauldrons was becoming more and more skillful.
Cui Yajie's Charm combined with her Fox Tail Needle made her a veritable harvester in this chaotic battle.
Mental-based Soul Skill have a significant suppressive effect on low-level Soul Master.
Ning Tian's support rhythm was also well-controlled; he provided power when needed and speed when required, without wasting a single bit of Soul Power.
While the four of them didn't work perfectly together, they at least didn't hold each other back.
"Not bad," Dai Huabin commented in a low voice.
Zhu Lu stood beside him, also watching the battle unfold.
"Dong'er has made great progress," Zhu Lu said.
"Yes, that Soul Bone wasn't a waste of money."
Zhu Lu tilted her head and glanced at Dai Huabin. "Nine and a half million, only you could make it sound so easy."
Dai Huabin's attention had already shifted in another direction.
In the center of the field, slightly to the east, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan also moved.
However, their strategy was completely different from Dai Huabin's. Instead of clearing the area, Bei Bei and the other two formed a defensive formation in place.
Bei Bei stood at the front, Xu Sanshi was to his right, and Jiang Nannan was close behind them.
The three fifth-grade Soul Ancestor formed a tight defensive formation. Whenever any stragglers approached, Bei Bei would send them flying with a single Thunder Dragon Claw.
This is a very clever tactic.
In a free-for-all, you don't need to get the most kills; you just need to survive to the end.
The strategy of Bei Bei and her two companions was to conserve their Soul Power and wait until the number of people on the field decreased to a certain extent before making their move.
Dai Huabin looked at it for a few seconds and made a decision.
"Lulu, come with me."
Zhu Lu followed him without any hesitation.
The two walked side by side toward Bei Bei and the other two.
This stood out starkly against the chaotic battlefield.
The battle raged fiercely around them, with the sounds of Soul Skill clashing everywhere. Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu strolled forward as if taking a walk.
On the sidelines, the eliminated contestants watched this scene with twitching lips.
"That's outrageous!"
"Isn't that arrogant? Look at him, there are over thirty people fighting in the whole place, and he just stood there watching for two minutes before he started to move."
"The key is that his wife is just like him; the two of them walk at such a leisurely pace."
Dai Huabin stopped about fifteen meters away from Bei Bei and the other two.
Bei Bei stopped what she was doing and turned around.
Xu Sanshi's body tensed slightly, and Jiang Nannan took half a step back, creating distance between them.
The atmosphere on the field suddenly changed.
The previous skirmishes between scattered soldiers were at most minor skirmishes, but now, the two strongest forces in the Outer Academy are about to clash head-on.
Several trainees who were chasing each other stopped at the sight and made way for each other.
Nobody wants to be caught in the middle of these two groups.
Dai Huabin stopped and raised his chin.
"Senior Bei Bei."
He called out, his tone very polite.
"I've heard that you and Xu Sanshi are the Outer Academy Twin Stars. Lulu and I have come to see for ourselves."
Bei Bei was taken aback for a moment.
This sounds polite at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it doesn't quite have the right connotation.
What does "let's see what you can do" mean? It's like a second-grader coming up to a fifth-grader and saying, "Let's see what you can do!"
Xu Sanshi's expression was not good, and he said in a low voice, "Bei Bei, is he looking down on us?"