The entire arena erupted.
"A Soul King?!"
"A Soul King?! The captain of Divine Wind Academy? How old does he even look? Not even twenty-five, right?!"
"A Gale Twin-Headed Wolf martial soul, a five-ringed Soul King... A contestant of this level in the very first preliminary match?!"
The discussions from the stands surged like a tide.
All seven members of Blue Dream Academy changed expression. Their captain's hand, which had merely been sweating slightly as he gripped his weapon, now began to tremble outright. A Soul King against Soul Exalts—what kind of gap was that? It was more than a whole major realm apart. This was simply a one-sided crushing blow.
"Go! Spread out! Don't let him get close!"
Blue Dream Academy's captain shouted through gritted teeth. The seven immediately scattered. Three assault-type Soul Masters moved up to meet him head-on, two agility-attack Soul Masters circled in from both flanks, one control-type Soul Master deployed his martial soul in the rear, and the support-type Soul Master swiftly buffed his teammates.
Their coordination was decent. If their opponent had been a Soul Exalt of the same rank, this strategy might have stood a chance.
Unfortunately, they had run into Feng Xiaotian.
Feng Xiaotian gave a light push with his foot and vanished from where he stood.
Most of the spectators only saw a cyan-white blur streak across the arena. The Gale Twin-Headed Wolf was already among the fastest wind-element martial souls, and with the support of a level fifty-four Soul King's soul power, he moved so fast that no one even had time to blink.
"Bang!"
A dull impact rang out.
The assault-type Soul Master at the very front of Blue Dream Academy's formation did not even see how Feng Xiaotian had attacked before a knee slammed into his chest. He