Spirit Hall Had a Hidden Trump Card

After Qian Xunji finished speaking, the spirit battles between the thirty-odd teams began swiftly.

To save time, Spirit Hall brought in two auxiliary arenas, allowing six teams to battle at once.

The dazzling collisions of spirit skills and the blood-pumping close-quarters combat had the spectators crying that the trip had been worthwhile!

The winners continued onward, and before long, the semifinals arrived.

Spirit Hall, Heaven Dou, and Star Luo, the three directly qualified teams, waited for the team that had fought its way through dozens of others. The four captains began drawing lots.

The result was Spirit Hall versus Star Luo Royal Academy, while Heaven Dou Royal Academy faced the team that was already covered in wounds.

The captain of Heaven Dou Royal Academy looked at Star Luo Royal Academy. "Looks like we both got lucky this time. I hope you can give us a satisfying match later."

"People who act arrogant before a match usually lose terribly," Star Luo's captain shot back.

"Then we'll see!"

After saying that, the two captains left the arena directly, paying no attention whatsoever to their opponents.

On the semifinal arena, Star Luo Royal Academy's seven members stood in a straight line. Not one of the fighters they had sent out was from the support branch; they were all combat-oriented.

This was not underestimation of their opponent, but confidence in their own strength.

Spirit Hall's current generation was so weak that Star Luo Royal Academy believed a single charge would be enough to scatter Spirit Hall into chaos.

"Match begin!"

At the referee's command, the members of Star Luo Royal Academy activated their strongest Spirit Rings. A woman swiftly drew close to the captain, and their martial spirits began to merge.

In just one breath, the two vanished. A gigantic, striped Hell White Tiger measuring seven or eight meters appeared in the center of the arena. With a stomp, it charged toward Spirit Hall's team with unstoppable momentum.

On either side of the Hell White Tiger, the teammates who had been a step slower also locked onto their respective opponents.

"Number One, Number Eight, the tiger is yours."

"Number Four, Number Thirteen, deal with the rest."

A voice rang out from Spirit Hall's team.

The instant the order was given, four figures moved at once. The others remained where they were without even summoning their martial spirits, as though sending out four people meant the spirit battle was already over.

The Hell White Tiger's palm, as large as a fan, came crashing down, but it only sent dust flying. Its opponent suddenly drifted sideways, slipping past just before the Hell White Tiger could change moves.

Then the Hell White Tiger suddenly felt pain beneath its abdomen. It dodged to the side and fixed its gaze on the person codenamed Number One. His bloodied palms glimmered with a trace of metallic light.

Roar—

Having actually been wounded by a Soul Elder, the Hell White Tiger let out an enraged roar. Its body instantly appeared before Number One, and a blazing white light enveloped him in an instant.

The moment the white light descended, Number One's figure flickered. Then the light slammed into the arena, blasting a deep crater into it.

"Heh, kitty, where are you looking?"

A teasing voice sounded beside the Hell White Tiger's ear. It instinctively turned, only for a pair of lustrous white eyes to meet its gaze.

A beam of white light shot from Number Eight's eyes and instantly entered the Hell White Tiger's own. The Hell White Tiger let out a pained roar, its body uncontrollably arching backward.

Then Number One, who had long been waiting nearby, struck with palms gleaming with metallic light, piercing straight through the Hell White Tiger's heart.

The Hell White Tiger exploded at once. The captain and the young woman were hurled heavily out of the arena, already unconscious.

At the same time the Hell White Tiger was broken, all the other members of Star Luo Royal Academy also lost their ability to fight and collapsed to the ground.

"Spirit Hall wins!"

The referee announced the result. On the neighboring arena, the captain of Heaven Dou Royal Academy caught sight of the scene and cried out, "How is that possible?!"

The next second, a fierce attack came hurtling toward his face. This overconfident captain could only deal with the opponent before him first.

Compared to him, the people in the stands had seen things much more clearly.

From beginning to end, Spirit Hall's members had used only their first two Spirit Rings, yet they had almost effortlessly defeated Star Luo Royal Academy's members.

Spirit Hall's confidence came from those unusual arms, their bizarre movement techniques, and those eyes capable of firing white light.

Three clearly systematic Self-Created Soul Skills could actually help a group of Soul Ancestors fight across realms. The higher a spirit master's level, the more clearly they understood the value of these three Self-Created Soul Skills.

The calmness on Ning Fengzhi's face vanished. A flame burned deep in his eyes as he looked at Spirit Hall's members, his restraint mixed with greed.

Why had his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect constantly moved among the great empires, pouring vast sums of money into young spirit masters year after year?

Was it not to discover an unaffiliated genius who could grow up before the older guardian Douluo of the sect aged, and safeguard the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

With these three spirit skills, even members of the Ning family would have enough means to protect themselves while still weak. Such extraordinary spirit skills, paired with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's enormous number of outer disciples...

Ning Fengzhi licked his lips, and a thread of ambition rose in his heart.

Perhaps the Heaven Dou Empire would have a different master in the future.

Since Spirit Hall dared to let a group of students learn these Self-Created Soul Skills, that meant these three skills were not beyond negotiation.

Ning Fengzhi left his seat. As he passed the stands, a slip of paper casually fell from him. A middle-aged man crossed paths with Ning Fengzhi, and the note happened to stick to his shoe.

After leaving Pope's Palace, the middle-aged man read the message on the note and swiftly contacted several families in the city that were close to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Heaven Dou Empire's team swept aside its opponent. When they looked toward the neighboring arena, it was already empty. The winner was not Heaven Dou Empire's old rival, but still Spirit Hall's team.

"Take tomorrow's final seriously!"

"Whoever becomes a weak point, don't blame me for showing no mercy. Go collect fifty lashes yourself when we return!"

After learning that Star Luo Empire's Hell White Tiger of this generation had still been easily defeated by Spirit Hall, Heaven Dou's captain no longer underestimated them. He sternly warned his teammates before leading the team away.

This time, Heaven Dou Empire was only one step away from the championship. As long as they defeated Spirit Hall, countless important figures would remember them!

Now, they had to seize the time to formulate a plan. No matter how difficult tomorrow's match would be, they had to create more chances to win!

Heaven Dou's competitors hurriedly arranged their tactics, unaware that the attention of the major powers had long since shifted away from this Elite Spirit Master Tournament.

Late at night, the candlelight in Ning Fengzhi's room was still burning. The two Titled Douluo, Chen Xin and Gu Rong, were both waiting inside.

A disciple quietly entered the inn, found Ning Fengzhi's room, and knocked softly on the door.

"Come in!"

"Sect Master, Elder Chen Xin, Elder Gu Rong!"

"Is there news about those three spirit skills?" Ning Fengzhi's voice carried a hint of urgency.