Four Soul Skills: Spirit Detection, Spirit Sharing, Spirit Interference, Soul Shock.
The other two teammates were core disciples of the Martial Soul Department, in their fourth and fifth years. One was a Level 40 Power Attack System Battle Soul Elder, and the other a Level 41 defensive Battle Soul Ancestor.
Lose?
Huo Yuhao had never imagined that he, Senior Brother Bei Bei, and Senior San Shi might lose to a team made up of first-year students.
Even if Wang Dong and Bai Cai both had Thousand-Year Soul Rings as their second Soul Rings, and Bai Cai's third Soul Ring was even a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Huo Yuhao still firmly believed that, after a few more twists and turns, his side could win.
Five months ago, Bai Cai had yet to acquire her second Soul Ring and become a Soul Elder. She had been a Soul Elder for less than five months—she had only just advanced.
Could a newly promoted three-ring Soul Elder, after draining her Soul Power, even use a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill?
And even if she could successfully use one, if it was a single-target burst skill, at most it could defeat Senior Brother Bei Bei.
Senior San Shi was a defensive Soul Ancestor with an awakened top-tier Martial Soul. He couldn't possibly be defeated outright by a single Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill.
If it was an area-of-effect skill, at most it could defeat himself, Senior Brother Bei Bei, and Senior San Shi. Their opponent would certainly still have their full strength in reserve.
Huo Yuhao knew better than anyone that his First Soul Ring was a Million-Year Soul Ring.
Even with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring or a Million-Year Soul Ring, a newly promoted three-ring Soul Elder still couldn't defeat a Power Attack System Battle Soul Elder with a top-tier Martial Soul and a defensive Battle Soul Ancestor with a top-tier Martial Soul.
A One-Ring Soul Master, a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster, a three-ring Soul Elder—how could they possibly unleash the might of a Million-Year Soul Ring, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, or a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?
A Soul Master's fighting strength was like a wooden bucket bound together from planks.
Martial Soul, Soul Power, Soul Rings, physique, spirit, and combat experience—the bucket needed all six planks. The shortest plank determined its capacity.
Senior Brother Bei Bei and Senior San Shi both had top-tier Beast Martial Souls. They were three or four years older than their opponents, their physiques far stronger than their peers', and their average Soul Power was nearly ten levels higher.
Thunderbolt Bei Bei and Eternal Defense were superstars in the Soul Fighting Arena. Their combat experience went without saying.
Even if their Soul Rings were slightly inferior, the other side still couldn't fight back under the triple crushing advantage of Soul Power Level, physical strength, and combat experience.
Besides, the opposing team lacked both a support-type Soul Master and a food-type Soul Master. A newly promoted Soul Elder who had just used two Thousand-Year Soul Skills in a row couldn't possibly have enough Soul Power left to use a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill!
More than seven months ago, when Senior Brother Bei Bei fought Senior San Shi, Huo Yuhao had secretly helped. His First Soul Ring's fourth Soul Skill, Soul Shock, combined with the eye-training method Purple Demon Eye, had only delayed Senior San Shi for an instant. The backlash had nearly made him faint.
Bai Cai's Ralts and his Spirit Eye were both spirit-type Martial Souls.
A Soul Skill produced by a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring couldn't compare to one produced by a Million-Year Soul Ring. Bai Cai's Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring had produced such an unusual effect, and she hadn't suffered any spiritual backlash. Clearly, that was unreasonable.
"Referee, they cheated!"
Huo Yuhao was like a wounded, man-eating tiger driven to the end of its path. "A newly promoted Soul Elder who's used two Thousand-Year Soul Skills in a row can't possibly have enough Soul Power left to use a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill!"
"The skill's effect is so bizarre, and a low-level Soul Elder can control a defensive Soul Ancestor without suffering any backlash. That's unreasonable!"
The middle-aged referee was at a loss for words as he looked at Xu Sanshi, who was acting like a madman. Before taking on this Soul Fighting match, the academy had already told him some crucial information.
For example, Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eye Martial Soul was a spirit-type Martial Soul. Its First Soul Ring's skill effects were unusual, and the academy had confirmed that they included Spirit Detection, Spirit Sharing, Spirit Interference, and a spiritual attack.
Wang Dong's physique was unusual, and her Second Soul Ring was already a Thousand-Year Soul Ring. According to current theories on Soul Ring acquisition, the limit for a Second Soul Ring was nine hundred years.
Bai Cai's Martial Soul was unusual. It was a spirit-type Martial Soul with high intelligence. Her First Soul Ring's skill effects were also unusual, and the academy had confirmed they included Imprison, healing, and an unknown effect that could interrupt an opponent's Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Spirit-type Martial Souls generally produced sensory, illusion, or mind-control skills. Strictly speaking, sensory and mind-control skills were not unique to spirit-type Martial Souls, and they required relatively little spiritual strength.
Illusion skills were unique to spirit-type Martial Souls and required greater spiritual strength. Unless one's spiritual strength could overpower the opponent's, spiritual illusions were easily disrupted by reality and would then lose their effect.
Of course, it was still unknown whether Bai Cai's Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring had produced an illusion-type skill.
But when he called Xu Sanshi's name and tried to Snatch his Black Tortoise Shield, Xu Sanshi not only failed to come to his senses, but became even more deranged. It was simply inconceivable.
Generally speaking, spiritual strength was directly proportional to Soul Power and age.
Xu Sanshi was a fifth-year core disciple of the Martial Soul Department and a defensive Soul Ancestor. The records at the Soul Battle Area showed that he was already fifteen years old.
Bai Cai was a first-year core disciple of the Martial Soul Department and a control-type Soul Elder. The records at the Soul Battle Area showed that she was not even eleven.
Judging by their Soul Power fluctuations, Xu Sanshi was around Level 41, while Bai Cai was around Level 33.
They were four years apart in age and eight levels apart in Soul Power. In theory, Bai Cai's spiritual strength couldn't possibly overpower Xu Sanshi's.
Either Bai Cai's spiritual strength was extraordinary, or the Soul Skill from her Third Soul Ring had a special effect.
Besides, a recently promoted three-ring Soul Elder who had used two Thousand-Year Soul Skills in a row truly wouldn't have enough Soul Power left to use a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill.
As a Soul Saint with the best Soul Ring Configuration, the middle-aged referee knew perfectly well how much Soul Power a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring consumed.
A Soul Elder around Level 33 could just barely use one Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill if she drained all her Soul Power. Bai Cai had already spent a great deal of Soul Power using two Thousand-Year Soul Skills in a row. There was no way she could use a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill in such a short time.
Shrek Academy cultivated strong people. It demanded upright victories, not victories won by any means necessary.
Since Huo Yuhao had raised an objection and his reasoning made sense, Bai Cai Team would have to prove that their victory had been fair and square, or it would be difficult to convince everyone.
Shrek Academy had to consider public opinion and couldn't go against its principles. The middle-aged referee was caught between a rock and a hard place, so he looked up toward the viewing platform.
The viewing platform above the Soul Fighting Arena.
Yan Shaozhe stood by the railing. "A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, Weilun. What do you think?"
"It makes sense."
Du Weilun looked conflicted. "The Third Soul Ring of her First Martial Soul is actually her Fifth Soul Ring."
"We can treat the unusual First Soul Ring as a Yellow Soul Ring for now. Yellow, purple, purple, purple, black. Although that exceeds the ideal Soul Ring Configuration, it isn't impossible."
Du Weilun hesitated for a moment. "After all, Bai Cai's Second Martial Soul..."
As a Martial Soul awakened in the form of a Heavenly Snow Woman, it was certainly a super Martial Soul—and one with an Ultimate Attribute.
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