The Exchange Tournament Begins
Unlike formal Soul Fighting Tournament, this exchange tournament didn't include an opening ceremony or similar events. The teams from six high-level Soul Master Godwind Academy —Tianshui, Chihuo, Leiting, Shenfeng, Heaven Dou, and Elephant Armor— gathered together in the Soul Fighting Arena of Shenfeng Soul Master Academy.
Originally, the four elemental academies hadn't planned to include Elephant Armor Academy in this exchange competition, since this high-level Soul Master Academy was backed by the Spirit Hall and its philosophy differed from the other elemental academies. However, Elephant Armor Academy insisted on joining, and they couldn't refuse.
The process of the exchange competition is also very simple, with two formats: one-on-one arena battles and seven-on-seven team battles. The specific choice of which competition format to use will be determined by drawing lots by the team captains.
The first teams to take the stage were the teams from the Godwind Academy and Skywater Academy. The draw resulted in a seven-on-seven team battle.
The fourteen members of both sides clashed fiercely on the field, with various Soul Skill intertwining, and in the end Godwind Academy won the battle of Soul Fighting.
Watching the battle in the Soul Fighting Arena, Dugu Yan said excitedly, "Godwind Academy is quite strong, especially that Feng Xiaotian. If he hadn't knocked Gu Qingbo and Shen Liuyu off the stage, giving Godwind Academy a numerical advantage, they probably would have lost this Godwind Academy Soul Fighting, right?"
"That Feng Xiaotian is a once-in-a-century genius from the Godwind Academy Innate Full Soul Power and a top-tier mutated Beast Martial Soul, the Gale Twin-Headed Wolf. His strength should not be underestimated, so don't be careless." Zhi Lin, who was standing to the side, also introduced Feng Xiaotian to them after hearing Dugu Yan's words.
"Is it really that amazing? Something doesn't seem right to me." Dugu Yan looked quite confused after hearing Zhi Lin's words.
"Of course not, because that fool wasted all his energy on his Self-Created Soul Skill. If he hadn't wasted his time, at his current age, he would at least be Soul King or higher. But look at him, what is his cultivation level now?" Lu Yang explained for Dugu Yan.
"I see. He is indeed a bit weak. But being able to Self-Created Soul Skill is also a skill of his," Dugu Yan asked.
"That would also require his Soul Skill to be effective. Think about it carefully, when the Godwind Academy's Soul Fighting was in crisis, why didn't Feng Xiaotian use his Self-Created Soul Skill?" Lu Yang asked.
After pondering for a moment, Dugu Yan shook her head. She didn't even know what Feng Xiaotian's Self-Created Soul Skill was, so of course she couldn't figure out why he didn't use it.
"Feng Xiaotian's Self-Created Soul Skill is called the Gale Demon Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes. It's a Self-Created Soul Skill that uses the centrifugal force of his body's rotation to increase the power of his wind-wing slashes. The core of this Self-Created Soul Skill is charging up; as long as this process is interrupted, his Self-Created Soul Skill is trash."
"And Shui Bing'er of the Skywater Academy possesses the top-tier Beast Martial Soul, the Ice Phoenix. Her first Soul Skill, Ice Seal, can be cast instantly and also has a lock-on mechanism. In front of her, can Feng Xiaotian even spin around? Even if Feng Xiaotian can fly and charge up his power in the sky, by the time he's fully charged, Skywater Academy will have already wiped out Godwind Academy without him."
"Hiss, so that's how it is. I thought Feng Xiaotian was really powerful, but it turns out he's all show and no substance," Dugu Yan said.
"Xiao Yang, it seems you know quite a bit about the team members from the Skywater Academy and Godwind Academy." Zhi Lin, who had been listening to the conversation between the two, asked after Dugu Yan and Lu Yang finished speaking.
"Before we set off, His Highness the Crown Prince showed me the information on the participating teams from the other elemental academies besides Elephant Armor Academy," Lu Yang replied.
Hearing this, Zhi Lin nodded slightly. The purpose of having the Heaven Dou Team One participate in the exchange was to improve team cohesion. With Lu Yang, who knew the opponent's intelligence, their response would be more reasonable.
Next up were the teams from the Blazing Fire Academy and Thunder Academy. Before their appearance, Blazing Fire Academy was full of confidence. However, when facing Thunder Academy led by Yu Tianxin of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Ancestor Sect, Blazing Fire still lost. This made the strong-willed Huo Wu very unwilling, and it also attracted Feng Xiaotian, the sycophant, to fawn over her.
The third match was between the Heaven Dou Academy and Elephant Armor Academy. Not only did Elephant Armor Academy know little about the Heaven Dou Academy, but the other elemental academies also knew very little about it. Therefore, this match attracted a lot of attention.
As the captain of the Heaven Dou Academy, Lu Yang was the first to go on stage to draw lots. On the opposite side, Huyan Li, the captain of the Elephant Armor Academy, strode onto the stage with heavy steps, and many people felt a strong sense of pressure.
When he saw Lu Yang, he couldn't help but sneer, "Is Heaven Dou Academy out of talent? How come they let such a little brat be the captain? Doesn't your academy have the young sect leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan? Let him come up!"
Huyan Li's words sparked a flurry of discussion among the other academies in the stands, while Dugu Yan and the others from the Heaven Dou Academy coldly observed Huyan Li. Of course, this did not include Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and Osler.
Yu Feng and Osler were fine; their expressions didn't change much. But Yu Tianheng's lips were curling up, as if he really wanted to see Lu Yang make a fool of himself.
But Lu Yang on the stage didn't even look at that Huyan Li Hu Yanli. He simply drew a ticket from the box and threw it to the referee.
The referee wasted no time, immediately opening the draw and announcing, "The two teams will engage in a seven-on-seven team battle. Players from both sides, please come to the stage."
Upon hearing the referee's words, the contestants on both sides of the stands made their moves. However, Heaven Dou Academy encountered a problem: out of their eight team members, one was unable to participate.
Just as Zhi Lin who to keep, Yu Tianheng spoke up, "Let me be a substitute for this game. Everyone, do your best."
Seeing that Yu Tianheng had taken the initiative to back down, Zhi Lin frowned slightly. He glanced at the others and finally nodded in agreement with Yu Tianheng's suggestion.
However, Yu Tianheng's actions were not for the sake of the team; he simply wanted to see Lu Yang and his group humiliated. Others might not know about the Elephant Armor Academy, but how could Yu Tianheng, who came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the Upper Three Sects, not know the capabilities of the Elephant Armor Sect, one of the Lower Four Sects?
The students from the Elephant Armor Academy are all elite disciples of the Elephant Armor Sect, and all of them possess the top-tier Defense System Beast Martial Soul, the Diamond Mammoth. Moreover, the Elephant Armor Sect follows the Limit Flow Soul Master training method, maximizing the defensive power of their Martial Soul. To defeat them, one would need powerful offensive capabilities to break through their defensive formation.
Without him, Power Attack System Soul Master with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, Yu Tianheng wanted to see how Lu Yang and his team would break through the Elephant Armor Sect's formation!
After the contestants from both sides entered the arena, Huyan Li, the captain of the Elephant Armor Academy, stepped forward first and said in a deep voice, "Huyan Li, captain of the Elephant Armor Academy, a level 38 Defense System Battle Soul Master, please enlighten me."