I've already switched to cultivating the Clear Sky Hammer-if I still can't beat you, wouldn't all that cultivation have been for nothing?!
The Titled Douluo in the VIP seats sat up straight almost simultaneously.
Ning Fengzhi's teacup stopped in mid-air, Sword Douluo Chen Xin's eyes flashed with a sharp light.
Dugu Bo's smile widened, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan's pupils contracted, and the Haze around Ghost Douluo Gui Mei rippled slightly.
Bibi Dong's knuckles were slightly white as she gripped the scepter.
After a brief silence, the audience in the square erupted in chaos.
" The Six Rings?!"
" Soul Emperor! That's the cultivation level of Soul Emperor!!"
Soul Emperor who's not even fifteen? How is that possible!?
"Three ten- Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring —my god—"
"What did he just say? Challenge him? How am I supposed to fight him?"
" The Heaven Dou Royal Academy is hiding this so well? Their captain is actually Soul Emperor!"
"No wonder he dared to say such things—his strength certainly justifies it!"
The audience erupted in cheers, murmurs, and gasps of surprise.
Those who previously thought Lin Mo was arrogant all fell silent at this moment.
Strength is the greatest source of confidence.
If they had such cultivation at this age, their attitude would probably be more than ten times more Swagger than Lin Mo is now.
Why would they be so low-key, only revealing their skills and talent in the final competition?
In the VIP section, several Titled Douluo were also exchanging whispers.
" Soul Emperor who is not even fifteen years old—this is the first time I've ever seen one in all my years of life," Sword Douluo Chen Xin said slowly.
Ning Fengzhi a deep breath and said with a wry smile, "This child's talent has already exceeded the bounds of common sense."
Even Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, who had always been at odds with Poison Douluo, couldn't suppress his curiosity and began to send a telepathic message to Dugu Bo, wanting to inquire about the specifics.
" Old Poison, what's up with your grandson-in-law? How did he suddenly become Soul Emperor? And that girl Yanyan is Soul King too?"
Dugu Bo's lips curled into a wide grin, his face beaming with barely suppressed joy.
He wasn't even thinking about Yue Guan's words; he was just squinting at the figure on the arena, feeling incredibly comfortable.
Let your Spirit Hall flaunt your Golden Generation every day.
It makes you feel that no one in the younger generation can rival you.
What about now?
My child, a fourteen-year-old Soul Emperor, possesses three Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring!!
Dugu Bo could even feel Yue Guan's Eruption gaze beside him, which made him even more smug.
Compared to Lin Mo and Dugu Yan, the so-called Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall is simply not up to par.
The referee who was originally in charge of the draw was stunned and didn't know what to do.
The appearance of Lin Mo, a contestant with the cultivation level of Six-Ring Soul Emperor, has already disrupted their plans.
The rules for the individual elimination tournament are that each of the three teams sends one player to take turns fighting, with the winner staying on the field until all seven players on a team are eliminated.
But now Lin Mo has directly declared that he will challenge two teams by himself.
How can we fight like this?
The referee instinctively glanced at Pope Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong remained calm, merely nodding slightly.
The referee understood and announced loudly, "There have been some changes to the rules for the individual elimination rounds!"
Lin Mo the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team is defending his title, Spirit Hall Academy Team and the Shrek Academy Team can take turns sending representatives to challenge him.
If Lin Mo loses, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy will be automatically declared the loser.
Conversely, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy secured victory in the individual elimination rounds, thus Lock-On their place in tomorrow's finals!
The faces of the three members of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation turned extremely ugly.
They knew that Lin Mo's cultivation had already broken through to the Soul King two years ago.
However, he also learned from Bibi Dong that Lin Mo had achieved his breakthrough by consuming a rare herb called Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
Therefore, they didn't take Lin Mo too seriously, after all, Lin Mo was much younger than them, with an age difference of nearly ten years.
But no one expected that in just two years, Lin Mo would break through from Soul King to Soul Emperor.
Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan exchanged a glance, all seeing seriousness in each other's eyes.
While Soul King and Soul Emperor may seem to differ by only one ring, the strength of Charizard, which possesses three Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, is probably extremely close to that of Seven-Ring Soul Sage.
Xie Yue, the captain of the Spirit Hall Academy Team, quickly began to analyze the situation on the field based on the information he had.
In a team competition, with his and Hu Liena's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, he might be able to hold his own against Lin Mo and even find a chance to win.
But this is an individual elimination tournament.
Even if all seven of them took turns attacking, using a tag-team approach, how much Soul Power could they possibly deplete on Lin Mo?
It's good that we won by luck.
But what if you accidentally lose?
How much fighting strength do they themselves have left?
Not to mention Tang San, who is also eyeing Shrek with predatory intent.
Although Tang San wasn't very skilled at wielding the Clear Sky Hammer, with the addition of five Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, his Clear Sky Hammer was truly powerful.
Clear Sky Hammer with five ten- Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring is not easy to deal with.
If their Spirit Hall suffers excessive losses in the gauntlet battles and unfortunately falls short, they will likely be at a disadvantage when competing against another team for the other final spot in the afternoon.
Their advantage lies in team battles, where Xie Yue and Hu Liena's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm, can be most effective.
There's no need to fight Lin Mo to the death in the individual competition.
Most importantly, they are not simply here to compete for the final championship; they also carry a mission from His Holiness the Pope.
We must find an opportunity to severely injure, or even eliminate, Tang San during the match!
This is their core mission. If they can defeat Tang San, even if they don't win the final championship, they will still be the pride of the Spirit Hall!
Having figured this out, Xie Yue, the team captain, stepped forward without hesitation and announced loudly, " Your His Holiness the Pope, the Spirit Hall Team forfeits the individual elimination rounds."
These words caused another uproar in the audience.
give up?
The Spirit Hall Team, Golden Generation boasting three Soul King, didn't even dare to fight and simply surrendered?
However, some quick-thinking individuals soon understood Xie Yue's choice.
Wise, but frustrating.
Facing a Soul Emperor, giving up the individual competition to conserve strength is indeed the most rational choice.
A hint of approval flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes, but she didn't say anything more, only nodding slightly.
Lin Mo remained calm, as if he had expected this outcome.
His gaze shifted towards the Shrek Academy, or more precisely, landed on Tang San.
Then, he raised his right hand, hooked his finger, and although he didn't make a sound, his lips opened and closed slightly.
Although Tang San couldn't hear what Lin Mo said clearly, his Purple Demon Eye had reached the Mustard Seed Realm, giving him extremely strong eyesight, and he easily read Lin Mo's words.
"You're not planning to be a coward like the Spirit Hall, turning tail and running away, are you?"
The moment Tang San understood those words, his pupils suddenly contracted.
A surge of anger suddenly welled up from the bottom of his heart and rushed to the top of his head.
He recalled the sparring session he had with Lin Mo years ago at the Nuoding Academy after obtaining his First Soul Ring, brimming with confidence.
However, the Charmander, who didn't even have any Soul Ring at the time, Incinerate all the Blue Silver Grass with flames, defeating it swiftly and decisively!
He still vividly remembers that humiliation and sense of powerlessness.
Thinking of this, Tang San took a deep breath, trying his best to get rid of the troubles in his heart.
That was simply because his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul was countered by Lin Mo's Charizard flames. If he had Martial Soul that wasn't countered, he would definitely have been able to defeat Lin Mo.
Before I switched to repairing the Clear Sky Hammer, I admit that I was no match for you with just Blue Silver Grass.
But I've already switched to repairing the Clear Sky Hammer. If I still can't beat you, then what's the point of repairing the Clear Sky Hammer?!
My father once said that with the Clear Sky Hammer now equipped with five Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, the combat power it can unleash is comparable to that of most Soul Emperor.
Thinking of this, Tang San couldn't help but feel a surge of confidence.
But soon, a sense of loss arose again.
He originally thought he had finally caught up with Lin Mo in terms of cultivation.
But today, Lin Mo used six Soul Ring, including three Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, to shatter his illusions.
Soul Emperor.
Lin Mo is already Soul Emperor.
but----
So what?
Tang San clenched his fist.
He also had teammates, a total of six teammates, making a total of seven people including him.
Individual elimination rounds, a series of elimination matches.
No matter how strong Lin Mo, he is still just one person.
Soul Power will eventually run out.
As long as they can hold on and exhaust Lin Mo's Soul Power, victory will be theirs.
Once Lin Mo falls, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy will immediately concede defeat in the individual competition.
At that time, Shrek will be the top team in the individual competition and will be the first to enter tomorrow's finals.
In the afternoon, they only needed to rest and wait for the winner between the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy the next day.
The championship is within reach.
With this thought in mind, Tang San's eyes hardened again, and he turned to look at his teammates beside him.
Although there was shock and tension in everyone's eyes, there was even more fighting spirit.
They've come this far after countless failures and doubts.
This time, they didn't want to back down.
Tang San took a deep breath and nodded to the referee.
Shrek Academy, accept the challenge!
On the stage, the referee finally recovered from his shock.
He glanced in the direction of the Pope, and seeing that Bibi Dong made no move, he loudly announced, "Individual elimination round, first match!"
" Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, Lin Mo, versus Shrek Academy Team, Jing Ling!"
"The match begins!"