The first match between Shrek Team and Spirit Hall's Blood Spear Team wasn't very interesting, given the huge gap in strength between the two sides. Shrek Team won without even using their Group Martial Spirit Fusion Skill.
When the second match came between the New Botanical Team and the Spirit Hall's Golden Team, everyone perked up.
After all, these two teams are incredibly strong, and their clash is bound to be an epic battle.
"Junior students, we won't hold back this time, and we hope you will too. We're eager to see just how big the gap is between us and Grandmaster!"
The two teams stood facing each other. Hu Liena, the team captain, looked at Little Nine and the others in front of her with her beautiful eyes, her gaze lingering on Jiang Zhu and the others.
Unlike Jiang Zhu and the others, although they received guidance from Wang Hao many times in the Spirit Hall, they were not given cultivation techniques. Instead, they relied on their own wisdom and foundation to summarize and create their own techniques bit by bit.
They believed themselves to be quite talented, and after more than a decade of cultivation, the techniques they created had become increasingly refined, far more powerful than they had been at the beginning.
Jiang Zhu and the others, however, received a cultivation technique tailored for them by Grandmaster, and achieved such strength after only one year of practice.
Clearly, the cultivation techniques they created on their own are still far inferior to those created casually by the Grandmaster. Today, they will find out just how big this gap is.
"I definitely won't Jeanne down!"
Jiang Zhu and the others understood Hu Liena's meaning and all responded solemnly.
"You're single too... oops, I mean you also have Lone Wolf Martial Soul?"
After nodding to Hu Liena, Huang Yuan turned his gaze to a young man in the Golden Team. Judging from the Martial Soul released by the young man, he was obviously Lone Wolf like himself.
This was the first Lone Wolf Martial Soul user he had seen in this competition.
While the Lone Wolf Martial Soul isn't exactly common, there are quite a few of them. However, the Lone Wolf Martial Soul is of very low grade, making it extremely difficult to cultivate and achieve success.
He used to cultivate desperately to barely reach the Soul Ancestor, but because of his low-grade Martial Soul, he would be at a great disadvantage when fighting against other high-grade Martial Soul Master.
If it weren't for his good brother Jing Ling's help in meeting that cheap teacher, his achievements in this life would have been mediocre, and he would never have been able to participate in this Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament.
Now that I've finally encountered an opponent who also possesses the Lone Wolf Martial Soul, it would be a great pity not to have a match with him.
Huang Yuan's comment about being a "single dog" immediately added an eerie touch to the originally solemn atmosphere, and Hu Liena and the others also looked quite strange.
It's worth noting that the term "single dog Martial Soul " originated from that Grandmaster, and the first person he specifically mentioned was Su Yuntao Soul Awakening Steward of their Spirit Hall.
Grandmaster held Su Yuntao in high regard and had provided him with guidance in his cultivation on numerous occasions.
Although Su Yuntao was not particularly talented, he was hardworking enough that he mastered the Spirit Hall's Body Refinement to the Soul Elder level in his early thirties, and his combat strength reached the level of a level 99 Peerless Douluo in the outside world.
Even that Grandmaster intended to have Su Yuntao serve as the chief referee for this final, but unfortunately Su Yuntao was undergoing Martial Soul Evolution recently and was in seclusion for intensive training, so he couldn't spare the time.
However, it was also because of Su Yuntao that the nickname "Single Dog" for the Lone Wolf Martial Soul spread throughout the entire Spirit City.
Now that Huang Yuan said that, the group almost burst out laughing.
I will find a partner!
The Lone Wolf youth who was called out gritted his teeth and said, after all, being single is not a nice title, especially for a true single man like him, it is Mo Da blow.
"I'm a little better off than you, because I'll be out of the single life soon!"
Seemingly finding a sense of superiority, Huang Yuan responded arrogantly.
You see, this time it's his goddess's older sister, his own sister-in-law, who's acting as matchmaker. If the plan goes smoothly, he has a very good chance of winning her heart.
These words had quite an impact. The Lone Wolf youth opposite him immediately turned red in the eyes, his heart burning with rage, envy, jealousy, and hatred!
"Captain, I can't hold back anymore, I have to go and kill that guy first!"
The Lone Wolf youth couldn't hold back any longer. He called out to Hu Liena and rushed to an open space to the side, preparing to open up a battlefield to deal with Huang Yuan.
Huang Yuan didn't hesitate and charged forward, his Bone Claw springing out as he launched a fierce attack.
The development path of the Lone Wolf Youth is relatively orthodox, following a combination of strength and agility, but with agility as the primary focus and strength as a secondary factor, which is very much in line with the characteristics of wolf-type Soul Beast.
In comparison, Huang Yuan has a different style. Although he also follows a combination of strength and agility, he prioritizes strength and uses agility as a secondary factor.
Most importantly, Huang Yuan relied on his increasingly abnormal Self-Healing ability, enhanced by Jiang Zhu's long-range support, and only attacked without defending, playing like a mad dog.
Even though the Lone Wolf youth was slightly stronger than Huang Yuan, he was still suppressed by this mad dog-like fighting style.
After all, he doesn't have that kind of Self-Healing ability; if he were to get injured, the battle could be declared over prematurely.
"They're getting more and more barbaric!"
Watching Huang Yuan's frenzied fighting style, Hu Liena couldn't help but complain.
She had personally witnessed Professor Wang Hao and Huang Yuan's fighting style back at the Shrek Academy, so she naturally understood their combat techniques.
Compared to before, Huang Yuan's fighting style has become increasingly crazy and barbaric, like a rabid dog, as if he has been cuckolded hundreds of times by his opponent.
However, she also understood the two types of people. The Lone Wolf youth focused more on skills and combat wisdom, while Huang Yuan was a pure beastman, who fully unleashed the beastly instincts inherited from his Martial Soul. Although his combat techniques were simple, they were more direct and effective.
This is a clash between two completely different schools of thought, and it's really hard to say who will ultimately win.
"Hey knife enthusiast, wanna go practice with some knives?"
Seeing that the battle on her elder brother's side was fierce but relatively stable, Jing Ling set her sights on a young man standing behind Hu Liena on the other side.
He knew about this person; his name was Xie Yue, Hu Liena's older brother, and also the vice-captain of the Golden Team.
He is the second strongest member of the Golden Team after Captain Hu Liena, and only he can face such a powerful opponent.
It just so happens that the opposing team doesn't have a sword-type Martial Soul, so a duel between swords and sabers is the only option.
"Let's practice then!"
Xie Yue smiled slightly, his fighting spirit rising. He nodded to his younger sister Hu Liena and then flashed to the side, opening up another battlefield.
Although the competition is a team event, they didn't want to play any tactics at this moment. They wanted to just use their strength to fight the opponent directly, and at the same time, they could test how much of a gap there was between their self-created techniques and the techniques that the Grandmaster had casually created.
Xie Yue is very strong, but Jing Ling is not bad either. In the Botanical Team, Jing Ling is second only to Little Nine and Dieying, who are both overpowered.
After all, the Eight Exquisites Sword Formation that Wang Hao specially copied and modified for him was extraordinary. The two of them were evenly matched and fought to a standstill for a time.
With these two battles as a starting point, others also sought out their respective opponents, each carving out a battle zone to engage in friendly combat.
In the end, Little Nine, the captain of the New Botanical Team, did not move but stayed to protect Jiang Zhu and Ye Ren, the two support-type Soul Master.
As for Hu Liena's opponent, it was Dieying, the second strongest member of the team Hu Liena was powerful, but Dieying's Seven Asura Domain was not bad either.
Although this match didn't involve much team tactical application, it made the audience even more excited.
After all, the contestants are all young people in their early twenties. What outstanding tactics could they possibly have with such limited life experience?
It was all arranged by the teachers leading the group behind the scenes; they couldn't be bothered to look at any of that nonsense.
Moreover, this is an academy competition, where fair and square competition is the mainstream. Watching those schemes and plots is exhausting.
"This is the kind of match I wanted!"
Watching the battle unfold, Oscar, sitting in the audience section, couldn't help but sigh.
Ye Lingling, who was beside him, did not say anything, but reached out her fair hand and held Oscar's hand tightly.
At this moment, both Oscar and Ye Lingling looked much younger. Although they hadn't regained their youthful appearance, they didn't look old either.
They had already met their cheap teacher, Wang Hao, the night before last. Wang Hao was naturally generous to Oscar, his cheap disciple, and Ye Lingling, his disciple's wife.
Not only did he help Ye Lingling stabilize her mutated Martial Soul, but he also refined the two precious herbs within her body and finally taught her a secret technique that allowed her to regain her youthful appearance.
Oscar genuinely enjoyed watching the match between the New Botanical Team and the Golden Team today, but then he recalled his own past experiences, which were absolutely awful!
First, he was badly tricked by his supposedly good father-in-law, almost to the point of death. Then, he witnessed firsthand the true nature of his first love. Finally, he was tricked again and again, and was even targeted and attacked on his way to Spirit City.
The conspiracies and intrigues involved were incredibly exhausting for him. It was just a competition, did it really have to turn into such a mess?
This has completely deviated from the essence of talent selection in competitions, hasn't it?
What's most frustrating is that this grand event was ruined, and by the very team he used to be, Shrek Team.
If I hadn't extricated myself early on, I would probably have been condemned for eternity.
After watching the exciting battles between the New Botanical Team and the Golden Team for a while, Oscar took Ye Lingling's hand and walked towards the Imperial Fighting Team's area. When they passed by the Shrek Team's area, they didn't even glance at it, acting as if they were strangers.
He had completely severed ties with Shrek; he felt that even glancing at such people was an insult to his eyes.
Oscar can ignore the Shrek Devils, but the Shrek Devils cannot ignore Oscar's presence.
Oscar's performance in the previous battle was simply too amazing; he almost single-handedly destroyed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of the nine of them.
Even if the opponent's ultimate sublimation was just a fleeting moment, it was still a testament to their strength.
Most importantly, Oscar displayed extraordinary talent in the Imperial Fighting Team. They had previously learned a lot of secret information from Yu Tianheng and others, and were also aware of the groundbreaking theory pioneered by Oscar.
Compared to the groundbreaking and unconventional theory pioneered by Oscar, even the Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang pales in comparison in terms of theoretical research.
Even after learning of this groundbreaking theory, Ning Fengzhi felt a pang of regret, realizing he had overlooked such a brilliant talent.
He used to laugh at Tang Zhen Clear Sky Sect and Yu Yuanzhen of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan for being blind and unable to recognize talent, but he never expected that it would be his turn so soon.
The Clear Sky Sect missed out on that monstrous talent, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan also had an awkward relationship with Yu Xiaogang, and now Ning Fengzhi has personally pushed away such a peerless talent who originally belonged to their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, causing their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to lose a major opportunity for rise.
Keep in mind that Oscar is not even eighteen years old yet. To have created theoretical research that is enough to break the conventions of the Soul Master World at such a young age, one can imagine that his future achievements will surely exceed everyone's imagination, and may even surpass the current Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang.
The appearance of Yu Xiaogang greatly benefited the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, increasing their strength more than tenfold in just over twenty years.
If it weren't for Tang Hao and Tang Chen being there to oversee things, the reputation of the Clear Sky Sect as the number one sect in the world would probably have to be changed.
Therefore, if they could obtain Oscar, whose talent surpasses even Yu Xiaogang's, their Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would undoubtedly experience a surge in strength.
Even Ning Fengzhi wondered if their sect and family truly had a fatal flaw, otherwise how could the Upper Three Sects have made such a colossal joke one after another?