Ice and Snow Queen—Ling Luocheng

Because Ma Xiaotao had revealed all her strength without holding back ahead of time, Wang Yan had spent all of yesterday fiercely lecturing her with a long string of lofty principles.

Today, their opponents were the Righteous Heaven Advanced Soul Master Academy team from the Heaven Dou Empire, which had no fewer than three Soul King-level members. The draw determined that the match format would be the 2-2-3 Battle Method.

It was worth mentioning that Zheng Tian Academy was the strongest team in their group stage. Therefore, as long as Shrek Academy defeated Zheng Tian Academy in the third round of the round-robin, their remaining matches would be as easy as drinking water.

After careful consideration, Wang Yan's final lineup was:

First match—Soul Emperor-level Dai Yueheng and Soul Ancestor-level Tang Wutong.

Second match—Soul Emperor-level Ma Xiaotao and Soul Ancestor-level Bei Bei.

Third match—Soul Ancestor-level He Caitou, Soul Elder-level Dai Huabin, and Soul Elder-level Zhu Lu.

Wang Yan had never intended to send He Caitou's group onto the field, because as long as they won the first two matches, Shrek Academy would secure victory in the third round of the round-robin.

He had even perfectly grasped Zheng Tian Academy's thinking. With three Soul Kings on their side, they would definitely send one Soul King out in the first match.

Then, in the second match, they would certainly send out their remaining two Soul Kings together for one final desperate battle. As long as Zheng Tian Academy won the second match, they would gain their ticket into the third.

Meanwhile, Shrek Academy would only have Soul Elders and Soul Ancestors left, without even a single Soul King. How could they possibly be a match for Zheng Tian Academy's all-Soul Ancestor lineup in the third match?

Thus, for both sides, the results of the first two matches were crucial.

Sure enough, Zheng Tian Academy sent out Soul King-level Yu Mengdi and Soul Ancestor-level Yang Yifan for the first match.

"Divine Twin Swords, Sacred Radiance Cross Slash!"

Yu Mengdi launched the first attack. The blazing holy flames burning upon her twin swords streaked directly toward Tang Wutong, who was likewise flying through the air.

The agility-attack-type Yang Yifan, meanwhile, used his martial soul and soul skills from the ground to continuously wear down Dai Yueheng's defenses and strength.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Hexagram Formation!"

A glowing Hexagram Formation seemed to form around Tang Wutong, successfully neutralizing Yu Mengdi's Sacred Radiance Cross Slash while rapidly draining Yu Mengdi's Soul Power.

"Fourth Soul Skill, White Tiger Meteor Shower!"

On the other side, Dai Yueheng used the White Tiger Body Barrier enhanced by White Tiger Demon God Transformation to successfully withstand Yang Yifan's relentless attacks. Then, the meteor shower he summoned came crashing down from the sky.

How could Yang Yifan, a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, possibly withstand an attack from a Six-Ring Soul Emperor? As expected, Yang Yifan was ultimately injured and fell to the ground, no longer able to fight back.

"Angel's Blessing, Angel God-Sealing Slash!"

Yu Mengdi combined the Divine Twin Swords into one. The enormous blade of light formed from its razor-sharp sword radiance slashed fiercely toward Tang Wutong.

Tang Wutong knew she could not withstand a Soul King's fifth soul skill head-on, so she took the initiative to fly behind Dai Yueheng. Dai Yueheng also consciously stepped in to block the attack with his formidable defense.

Finally, while Yu Mengdi was weakened, Tang Wutong counterattacked with Light Butterfly God Slash. The Butterfly God Slash, condensed from several light blades, suddenly erupted with overwhelming power and ultimately defeated Yu Mengdi completely, winning the match.

Immediately afterward, Ma Xiaotao, Bei Bei, Ye Wuqing, and Tang Xiaolei all consciously walked onto the competition platform together.

Tang Xiaolei's martial soul was the Purple Radiance Bow, and he was a Five-Ring Soul King. He could only fire five arrows in each match, because every arrow was a soul skill formed from a corresponding soul ring.

Once he had fired all five arrows without achieving anything, he could only let others do as they pleased. Thus, his martial soul had a major weakness.

Ye Wuqing's martial soul was the Golden Leaf. A Five-Ring Soul King, he was a power-attack-type soul master with exceptionally destructive strength and also Zheng Tian Academy's captain.

Considering that Ma Xiaotao would evade ground attacks by flying, Ye Wuqing decided to deal with the Soul Ancestor-level Bei Bei himself, while Tang Xiaolei used his arrows to attack Ma Xiaotao in the air.

Naturally, Ma Xiaotao had no regard for Tang Xiaolei's five arrows. She directly used the scorching flames of Phoenix Meteor Shower to effortlessly reduce all his attacks to ashes before knocking him off the competition platform.

Bei Bei calmly employed hidden weapon techniques, using hidden weapons to block countless Golden Leaves. At the same time, he stepped through the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track Steps, cleverly evading the Golden Leaf formation's pursuit and encirclement.

In the end, he used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to make the golden lightning formed by his Tyrant Emperor Thunder Domain collide and explode with Ye Wuqing's fifth soul skill—Dance of Golden Leaves—successfully blocking every wave of Ye Wuqing's attacks.

Bei Bei and Ye Wuqing had both expended a great deal of Soul Power. Seeing this, Ma Xiaotao gave Ye Wuqing no chance to catch his breath and directly used Phoenix Sky-Shaking Strike against him.

The crimson phoenix carried flames that filled the sky, ruthlessly burning the Golden Leaves to ashes. Ye Wuqing ultimately fell beneath Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Sky-Shaking Strike.

At last, the referee announced that the Shrek Academy team had obtained final victory in the third round of the round-robin.

Meng Hongchen, in the rest area, could not help looking at Bei Bei in confusion. "What kind of strange techniques and footwork were those?"

Ma Rulong clenched his fists. "Shrek Academy truly has talent after talent."

Xiao Hongchen sneered. "So what? They can't possibly evade my all-encompassing, dead-angle-free attacks."

Spirit Pagoda Academy encountered a team with two Soul Kings and five Soul Ancestors in the third round of the round-robin. The draw determined that the format would be a one-on-one individual elimination match.

Snow Empress suggested, "Let Ling Luocheng go. She hasn't fought yet."

Huo Yuhao nodded, then smiled at Ling Luocheng. "Don't hold back. Even if you use your sixth soul skill, it's fine. Just do whatever makes you happy."

Su Tong also chimed in, "Sister Luocheng, go for it! Taking down all seven will be easy."

Ling Luocheng nodded slightly, then walked onto the competition platform.

Under Snow Empress's guidance over the years, Ling Luocheng had already mastered the techniques of controlling ice. She merely summoned the Ice Crystal Staff and gave it a light wave.

Her first two Soul Ancestor-level opponents were successively frozen into ice sculptures in an instant, immediately losing their ability to fight.

In the third match, facing an agility-attack-type Soul King, Ling Luocheng used Ice Prison, Ice Mist Nethercold, and Ice Radiance Ring in succession.

The three soul skills swiftly sealed off her opponent's movements and suppressed their speed advantage. Ling Luocheng likewise froze her opponent into an ice sculpture and knocked them out of the arena.

In the fourth match, facing a power-attack-type Soul King skilled in defense, Ling Luocheng directly used her sixth soul skill without holding back—Blizzard. Even a tough defensive barrier could not withstand the erosion of the snowstorm.

Thus, Ling Luocheng also froze that Soul King opponent into an ice sculpture and sent them flying off the competition platform.

As expected, in the remaining three matches, she only used the Ice Crystal Staff to easily freeze the three Soul Ancestor-level opponents into ice sculptures, successfully accomplishing the true feat of defeating all seven alone.

Spirit Pagoda Academy thus claimed final victory in the third round of the round-robin. The spectators were all shouting Ling Luocheng's name.

"Ice and Snow Queen! Ice and Snow Queen! Ling Luocheng!"

Su Tong covered her mouth and giggled. "Sister Luocheng, you're the Ice and Snow Queen. Then I'm the Ice and Snow Princess. We really are a pair of perfectly matched sisters."

Ling Luocheng followed up, "In that case, let's hurry back to the hotel and cultivate together."

Su Tong immediately held her head and smiled bitterly. "Sister Luocheng, why is cultivation all you ever think about...?"

Ling Luocheng directly dragged Su Tong back to the hotel, tirelessly continuing their cultivation.

Tang Wulin narrowed his eyes slightly. "Brother Yuhao, then let's go back to the hotel together too."

Huo Yuhao immediately understood and followed Tang Wulin back to their hotel room. They would not cultivate today; instead, they sat together and began playing a little game.

"Wulin, do you want to play tarot cards or Monopoly?"

Tang Wulin answered, "Monopoly. If I win, hehe—Brother Yuhao, you know what I mean..."

Huo Yuhao smiled knowingly. "All right, as you wish."