Star Luo City's tournament venue remained as boisterous as ever, day after day.
Fiery Soul Master duels followed one after another, while earthshaking shouts and the audience's cheers continued without end.
At this time.
Several days had already passed since Xue Mingqing and Ning Yurong quietly left Star Luo City.
The Heaven Soul Royal Academy Team, once a dark horse in everyone's eyes and riding high on its momentum—
Lost two of its core members overnight.
Its main attacker, Xue Mingqing, had supposedly "died," while its powerful support, Ning Yurong, resolutely withdrew from the academy and left. The entire team had suddenly been stripped of its two most important pillars.
Now, Wang Dong was the only top-tier combatant left on the team.
Although Wang Dong had already reached the cultivation of a Soul Emperor, and her explosive offensive power was enough to intimidate opponents of the same rank.
But—
A formal Soul Master team battle had never been something a single powerhouse could overturn alone.
Aside from Wang Dong, the other members' overall cultivation could only be considered mediocre, with average strength.
Without the crucial all-around enhancement provided by the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, everyone's limits had essentially been locked in place.
During the first two or three elimination matches, they could still barely secure victory through Wang Dong's reckless charges.
In every battle, Wang Dong had to rush to the very front, her twin wings sweeping out as blazing light engulfed the field, shouldering most of the offensive pressure alone.
After every match, she would be gasping for breath, her Soul Power nearly exhausted. Huo Yuhao gave everything he had in spiritual support, doing his utmost to patch the gaps in the team, but his abilities ultimately leaned toward interference and could not replace the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda's