Seeing that Tang San was about to be smashed to death by Little Nine's violent and domineering hammer, two people, or rather two Soul Beast, became anxious.
"Don't want!"
Xiao Wu, who was outside the arena, exclaimed in surprise. She used her Teleportation Soul Skill to pass through the defensive barrier and appeared in front of Tang San. At the same time, she used her Invincible Golden Body Soul Skill to prepare to take the extremely Tyrannical Dao blow for Tang San.
At the same time, Tang San's third Martial Soul, the Nine-Headed Bat King, couldn't sit still any longer. It took over control of Tang San's body and used its Spatial Teleportation Soul Skill to escape back into the stands.
"No!"
Instinctively sensing the Nine-Headed Bat King's thoughts, Tang San roared in anger despite the pain of his Martial Soul shattering, but he still couldn't stop the Nine-Headed Bat King's decision.
Unlike other Martial Soul, the Nine-Headed Bat King Martial Soul was created through a forbidden secret method of Immolation, making it a type of Acquired Martial Spirit.
Moreover, compared to other Martial Soul, the Nine-Headed Bat King possesses complete intelligence and a certain degree of autonomy, allowing it to choose to flee when Tang San faces a fatal crisis.
This was something Tang Chen had specifically instructed him to do, and it was also a major life-saving trump card left for Tang San.
Moreover, even for his own life and future, he couldn't let anything happen to Tang San, otherwise he would also suffer the consequences.
Then, only Xiao Wu was left standing there dumbfounded, preparing to shield her lover from this Critical Strike, unaware that Tang San had already been rescued.
"Boom!"
The Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, carrying extreme power, crashed down heavily. The extremely domineering power erupted, causing the reinforced battle platform to shatter completely. It even shook the surrounding stands, creating countless cracks and almost destroying the entire competition venue.
This third competition venue was hastily built, and its intensity is far inferior to that of the first and second competition venues.
Little Nine's attack, now fully charged, possesses the destructive power of a Contra Soul Douluo, subtly exceeding the limits of what this place can withstand, and is therefore difficult to bear.
A beautiful figure flew out and crashed heavily into the defensive barrier, falling into a coma.
Needless to say, that was Xiao Wu.
Although his Invincible Golden Body was powerful enough to defend against attacks from those below the God Level, she herself was too weak, and even the aftershocks were beyond her capacity to withstand.
Fortunately, at the last moment, Little Nine endured the backlash and forcibly deflected the Clear Sky Hammer's trajectory. Otherwise, with just that one blow, even with Xiao Wu's Invincible Golden Body defense, she would have been crippled if not killed.
"Pfft!"
Tang San, who had fled back to the stands, and Little Nine, who was on the battle stage, both coughed up a mouthful of blood. Tang San was severely injured due to the backlash from the collapse of his Second Martial Soul, while Little Nine suffered the backlash from the forced reversal at the last moment.
However, compared to Tang San, Little Nine only suffered physical injuries and her soul was basically unharmed.
The collapse of Martial Soul is an extremely devastating trauma. Not only is the Martial Soul Origin severely damaged, but the soul itself is also impacted. At best, one becomes a vegetable, like the Canghui Team, barely clinging to life; at worst, one dies.
Fortunately, Tang San was somewhat prepared after Little Nine snatched the Clear Sky Hammer and unleashed the complete version of the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
So even though Xiao Wu and the Nine-Headed Bat King's actions caught him off guard, he still immediately took out a celestial-grade medicinal herb that could repair soul damage and swallowed it.
He is now even more determined than before to not use those rare elixirs to treat the members of the Canghui Team; otherwise, he himself would be in trouble today.
Of course, it takes some time for the celestial medicine to take effect, and the damage to his soul was real, so after swallowing the celestial medicine, he fell into a coma.
Little Nine also fell into a coma. Although his main injuries were physical, he had previously forcibly fused his own Martial Soul Blue Silver Ball, with the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul.
When the Martial Soul Fusion, they are bound together by a shared destiny, and even if he managed to break free of the Martial Soul Fusion at the last moment, his soul still suffered a certain impact.
"Given that Shrek Team member Xiao Wu entered the battle arena and Tang San fled the battle area, the Botanical Academy Team is now declared the final winner of this competition."
Although Little Nine caused considerable damage, the referee calmly stepped forward and announced that Little Nine's side had won.
This made the Shrek Team, whose mood was already somber due to Tang San's severe injury, look even more grim.
Unexpectedly, despite their painstaking efforts and even breaking the rules to refine a large number of Soul Bone, they still lost in the end.
Based on the current rankings, having already lost three matches, they are guaranteed to be ranked outside the top fifteen, which completely eliminates their chance to advance to the third round of the finals.
With mixed feelings, several more battles concluded, ultimately bringing this qualifying tournament to a perfect end.
Just as the Xue Ye, feeling gloomy inside, got up to personally announce the fifteen academy teams that had passed the qualifying rounds, a teacher from the Delin Academy, who was leading the team, suddenly protested from the outer stands.
"Your Majesty, Sect Master Ning, Bishop Salas, I hereby report that during the previous qualifying matches, the Iron Eagle Academy Team violated the competition rules by secretly using stimulant drugs to enhance their combat power. I request that they be disqualified from the competition."
Following the statement from the teacher in charge of the Delin Academy, teachers from three other academies also spoke up, reporting that three other academy teams that had previously played against them had violated the rules.
The intriguing thing is that although the four teams that were reported looked very unhappy, they did not refute the report. Instead, they glared coldly and disdainfully at the stands where the Shrek Team was located, and left the competition venue without saying anything.
Upon seeing this scene, Xue Ye and Salas on the main stands turned ashen-faced and simultaneously turned their icy gazes toward Ning Fengzhi.
" Sect Master Ning, you are all very good!"
Clenching his teeth, Xue Ye once again refreshed his understanding of Ning Fengzhi and other aristocratic families, sects, and wealthy clans.
It's obvious that this is a trick orchestrated by those forces behind the scenes, with the sole purpose of giving the Shrek Team a chance to advance through the qualifying rounds.
They just didn't expect these people to be so despicable. After Shrek itself failed, they actually resorted to such underhanded means to remove the teams ranked ahead of Shrek.
Ning Fengzhi maintained an indifferent expression throughout. As the representative of the aristocratic families and sects, he was naturally aware of this matter, and in fact, he had personally orchestrated part of it.
The performances of Dieying Blossom and Huo Wu were simply too amazing. He wasn't absolutely certain that the Shrek Team would ultimately defeat the Botanical Academy Team and successfully advance to the next round.
So I secretly made a preparation, and unexpectedly it actually came in handy.
It was despicable, but very effective!
As for Xue Ye's rejection, he didn't take it to heart. Based on his understanding of Xue Ye, he was an extremely patient person who could endure anything as long as his bottom line wasn't crossed. He would definitely continue to endure this time as well.
Not to mention the unprecedented unity among their aristocratic families, sects, nobles, and financial magnates in recent years, they are not afraid of turning against Xue Ye.
Unfortunately, Ning Fengzhi did not foresee that Qian Renxue, who had replaced the real Crown Xue Qinghe, had already made another choice, which no longer required him to endure, based on the plan that Qian Renxue had previously revealed to Xue Ye Xue Ye.
This foreshadowed the tragic fate of powerful clans, noble families, and wealthy tycoons in the near future.
"Since four winning teams have violated the tournament rules, and one of them even ranked fifteenth, then according to the tournament rules, a supplementary match will begin tomorrow. All academy teams that have lost three matches should prepare accordingly."
With a gloomy face, Salas and Xue Ye stood up, exchanged a glance, and nodded to each other. Xue Ye then went back to sit down, while Salas stepped forward to announce the start of the additional matches.
The fifteen rankings are based on overall performance, with the most important criterion being the number of matches lost.
The top four teams did not lose a single match in the qualifying rounds, then the teams ranked fifth through eighteenth each lost only two matches, and then there were twenty-seven teams that lost three matches each.
Previously, they directly eliminated the four teams ranked 15th to 18th. The remaining 27 teams, like the Shrek Team, who had lost three matches, will need to participate in the additional matches to compete for the last spot.
"Bishop Salas, there's no need to start the playoffs. We, the Vajra Academy, concede defeat."
As soon as Salas finished speaking, one of the academy's team leaders stood up to concede defeat. After giving the Shrek Team a cold look, he led his team members away from the competition venue.
Although they couldn't truly turn against the Shrek Team due to the powerful backing of the academy, they still had their pride.
With one person taking the lead, the other college teams that had lost three games also stood up and expressed their intention to forfeit.
They're not stupid. Even the academy teams that weren't notified could see that this was a setup specifically designed to help the Shrek Team pass the qualifying rounds.
Even if they were stronger than the Shrek Team Shrek Team, the forces behind them would never allow them to win.
Having realized this, they naturally wouldn't humiliate themselves in that so-called playoff.
"Your Majesty, Bishop Salas, our team members are severely injured and urgently need to return for treatment. They will not participate in the remaining procedures. Farewell!"
Suosite stood up and apologized to Xue Ye and Salas in the main stands. He then had Little Nine, who was still unconscious, taken off the field. He didn't even glance at Ning Fengzhi.
That disgusted him!
With one person taking the lead again, the other thirteen college teams that had qualified through the qualifying rounds quickly followed suit and withdrew.
In the end, only the Shrek Team remained at the scene, but the Shrek members all looked quite grim.
They would rather not have this humiliating victory, but they have no choice but to stay.
It wasn't just for themselves, but also for the Shrek Academy, and even more so for the power they represented.
They carried far too heavy a burden; reality had left them with no other choice but to accept this humiliating victory.
" Xue Beng Emperor, you stay here to oversee the follow-up procedures and explain everything clearly to the Shrek Team to prevent any further embarrassing incidents."
With almost everyone gone, Xue Ye, not wanting to stay any longer, summoned his unlucky son Xue Beng, gave him some instructions, and then got up and left.
After all this commotion, the Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament is completely beyond saving; not a single glimmer of hope remains.
Even if similar competitions were held in the future, they would cause endless problems and would never reach the same heights as before.
" Ao Luo!"
Salas, equally unwilling to stay, gestured to the referee Ao Luo below, then, without even bothering to give instructions, turned and left, handing over the rest of the proceedings to his underling Ao Luo.
"Chief Ao Luo, my million-word speech isn't ready yet. Why don't you hold my place for a bit while I go to the Royal Library and bring over the historical records of my Great Heaven Dou Empire?"
Oh, and remember, no one should be absent, otherwise they will be disqualified!
Xue Beng glanced mockingly at the Shrek Team, who were the only ones left, Xue Beng grinned wickedly, preparing to teach these guys a lesson.
"Yes, Xue Beng Highness, I would also appreciate it if you could fetch me a set of records of all previous Continental Elite Soul Master Tournament, as well as the tournament rules and regulations."
I must emphasize some of the rules, lest any academy team embarrass themselves in Spirit City!
Referee Ao Luo nodded indifferently, while stating his own requirements.
To be honest, he was also quite disgusted by Shrek Team's repeated actions, and now that he had this opportunity, he naturally had to teach them a lesson.
"Don't worry, leave it to me. I will definitely get you the most comprehensive collection of competition manuals!"
Xue Beng readily agreed and then turned to go backstage. However, when Xue Beng returned with a large pile of books, the referee Ao Luo, who was chatting idly with the Shrek Team below, almost lost his composure and lost his aloof god-like persona.
Although the person who came looked exactly like Xue Beng, there was a slight difference in their Soul Power aura. It was clear that it was not Xue Beng himself who came, but someone else who was sent in his place.
Looking at the blazing sun in the sky, and then at the " Xue Beng Prince" walking to his side, the referee Ao Luo felt completely uneasy.
These imperial nobles are so cunning! I need to go back to the Spirit Hall!
As for Flender and the others below, they also sensed the abnormality of the " Xue Beng Prince". After a little thought, they understood what was going on. They were about to get angry, but Yu Xiaogang held their shoulders down tightly.
Although he understood that this was deliberately targeting them, all of their actions were within the rules, and they had no way to interfere or refute it; otherwise, the other party would seize the opportunity to disqualify them from the competition.
Having already come this far, they certainly cannot give up easily!