Unstoppable, Sweeping All Before Them

Tang Wulin asked curiously, "I drew the Fool and the Wheel of Fortune. Yuhao-ge, what did you draw?"

Huo Yuhao spread his hands to show Tang Wulin. "I got the Magician and the Lovers."

Tang Wulin chuckled. "Then you're definitely going to lose."

No matter how the Magician exercised his creativity, he could not alter the Wheel of Fortune's predetermined course. In the end, the Magician lost to the Wheel of Fortune.

Needless to say, it was now the Fool and the Lovers' turn to compete.

Huo Yuhao raised a brow and smiled. "They say the wise never fall in love. So, will the Fool fall into the mire laid by the Lovers?"

Tang Wulin said resolutely, "The Fool has lofty aspirations, a broad mind, and wisdom hidden behind apparent foolishness. How could he possibly fall for the Lovers' tricks?"

The Fool and the Lovers faced each other. One reasoned with logic, while the other moved hearts with emotion. In the end, despite all the Lovers' earnest persuasion, they still failed to crack open the Fool's wooden head.

Seeing this, Tang Wulin eagerly reached his claws toward Huo Yuhao. "I won, Yuhao-ge. Surrender obediently."

Huo Yuhao smiled helplessly. "I miscalculated in the end."

With an embarrassed look on his face, he took the long dress Tang Wulin handed him and, having no other choice, put on women's clothing.

Tang Wulin looked at Huo Yuhao in women's clothing with satisfaction and could not help praising him. "Yuhao-ge, you look even prettier in women's clothing than Xuanyu does!"

At those words, the image of the Golden Dragon Princess immediately surfaced in Huo Yuhao's mind. He gave an awkward smile. "A bet is a bet. As long as you like it."

He desperately wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into, yet Tang Wulin gave him no chance to escape.

The next morning.

As usual, the arena was packed with people. The spectators eagerly shouted Shrek Academy's name.

The referee announced in a voice like a ringing bell, "First team battle of the round of sixteen elimination matches: Shrek Academy's representative team versus Battle Spirit Imperial Advanced Soul Master Academy of the Dou Ling Empire. Begin!"

Before the match, Wang Yan had already told Ma Xiaotao and the other six about their opponents. The Battle Spirit Academy team had five Soul Kings and two Soul Ancestors.

They had assault, spiritual control, defense, agility attack, and support Soul Masters, making them a well-rounded team with balanced offense and defense.

Standing at the rear, He Caitou silently began charging his Soul Tool artillery platform. Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu beside him knew their strength was lacking. Without a word, they embraced each other and unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill—

Hell White Tiger.

The Hell White Tiger formed by two three-ring Soul Elders possessed strength comparable to a four-ring Soul Ancestor. At the very least, it gave the two of them the ability to fight.

The Hell White Tiger was the first to defeat the opposing support-type Soul Ancestor, then immediately launched an attack on the remaining Soul Ancestor.

As the captain, Gu Zhujian naturally could not stand by and watch. He immediately swung his Purple Radiant Bamboo at the Hell White Tiger.

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu were naturally no match for a five-ring Soul King. They were ultimately driven back by the Purple Radiant Bamboo, and the Hell White Tiger fell apart.

Seeing his younger brother injured, Dai Yueheng stopped holding back. He directly drew the Tyrant Tiger Soul-Refining Blade and fiercely charged Gu Zhujian with unstoppable force.

How could Gu Zhujian possibly be a match for a Soul Emperor? Even with Chi Hengyu's Vajra Giant Shield blocking for him, the two Soul Kings were ultimately unable to withstand the overwhelming power of a Soul Emperor.

In the end, Gu Zhujian and Chi Hengyu both fell beneath Dai Yueheng's White Tiger Meteor Shower.

Elsewhere, Tang Wutong used the Hexagram Formation and Light Butterfly God Slash to wear down her opponent, easily knocking the Soul Ancestor whom the Hell White Tiger had failed to defeat to the ground.

He Caitou's Soul Tool artillery platform had also finished charging. Dazzling Soul Tool laser beams rained down like meteors toward Qian Yuan, who possessed the Terrorclaw Bear Martial Soul.

Qian Yuan immediately activated a Soul Tool Invincible Shield with three seconds of defense, successfully blocking the bombardment outside the barrier.

"Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike!"

Bei Bei, who had been locked in a standoff with the agility-attack Soul King, finally received support from Ma Xiaotao, who had emerged from the spiritual illusion.

After leaving the spiritual control Soul King's illusion, Ma Xiaotao directly used her strongest single-target attack to defeat the Soul King who had created it.

Then, burning with rage, Ma Xiaotao unleashed Phoenix Meteor Shower, engulfing both Bei Bei's opponent and Qian Yuan in blazing flames and ending the team battle.

In the second team battle, Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy faced a team with only one Soul King and six Soul Ancestors. Using nothing but various Soul Tools, they easily defeated their opponents and claimed victory.

In the third team battle, Spirit Pagoda Academy faced a team with two Soul Kings and five Soul Ancestors. Huo Yuhao broke convention and sent only Jin Qiurui, Jiang Nannan, Su Tong, and Xiao Xiao onto the stage.

The referee asked again as usual, yet received the exact same answer from Su Tong.

Xiao Xiao was the first to use the vibration of the Three-Life Soul Suppression Cauldron, successfully stunning one Soul King opponent for three seconds. Jiang Nannan followed with the flexible skill Waist Bow, launching a continuous assault on that Soul King and ultimately kicking him off the stage.

Afterward, Xiao Xiao switched Martial Souls and used Slowdown and Phoenix Seal, respectively reducing the other Soul King's speed and increasing Jin Qiurui's speed.

At the same time, Jiang Nannan suppressed the remaining Soul King with Gravity Control. Seizing the opportunity, Jin Qiurui used Golden Dragon Roar and blasted him out of the arena.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Snowfall!"

Su Tong summoned an icy, bone-chilling blizzard and, all by herself, instantly froze the five Soul Ancestors into crystal-clear ice sculptures. Spirit Pagoda Academy thus easily won this team battle.

The other four team battles also proceeded fiercely on the second day. However, the audience still looked forward most to Shrek Academy's performance.

On the third day, the individual elimination match between Shrek Academy and Battle Spirit Academy finally arrived. Cheers rose and fell throughout the spectator stands, and the atmosphere was incredibly fervent.

Dai Yueheng did not disappoint the audience. On his own, he easily defeated Gu Zhujian, Qian Yuan, and Chi Hengyu, three Soul Kings, one after another. Shrek Academy thus successfully advanced to the quarterfinals.

Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao sent Jiang Nannan onto the field. Living up to expectations, Jiang Nannan fought alongside her Soul Spirit partner—the Rouge Soft-Tendon Python—and defeated three opponents in succession, successfully sending Spirit Pagoda Academy into the quarterfinals.

Just as Huo Yuhao had anticipated, the quarterfinal elimination match held the next day saw Shrek Academy encounter Zheng Tian Academy once more.

Led by Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, Shrek Academy easily won both the team battle and the individual elimination match, advancing to the semifinals after only two days.

However, what surprised Huo Yuhao was that Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy's quarterfinal opponent was actually Dio Academy of the Heaven Dou Empire.

They should originally have met in the semifinals, which left Huo Yuhao somewhat astonished. Moreover, he discovered that Long'an Academy, which had advanced alongside Spirit Pagoda Academy from the round-robin stage, had enjoyed exceptional luck and made it into the semifinals.

Thus, Spirit Pagoda Academy's quarterfinal opponent was self-evident—Star Luo National Academy of the Star Luo Empire, a team composed entirely of Soul Kings.

For this team battle, Huo Yuhao decided to take the field himself, and Tang Wulin naturally stepped onto the stage with him. Joining them were Jin Qiurui, Ling Luocheng, Xu Sanshi, Su Tong, and Xiao Xiao.

Under the witness of Xu Jiujiu, the match's referee—Huang Jinxu, the Heavenly Calamity Douluo—seven members of the Star Luo National Academy spoke to Huo Yuhao and the others:

"If you can defeat us in this team battle, we will forfeit tomorrow's individual elimination match. You can advance directly to the semifinals."

Huo Yuhao understood that the Star Luo Empire was indirectly showing goodwill toward the Spirit Pagoda. He nodded with a smile. "Then thank you, Your Highness the Princess."