On the high platform.
Looking at the remaining less than fifty Soul Master, Chrysanthemum Douluo revealed a meaningful smile.
"A competition of over two hundred people, reduced to just over forty after only one round—that's efficient!"
While the Simulation battlefield was one reason for this so-called first round of competition, the main reason was... to save time.
A competition among a group of Soul Ancestor Masters—if it weren't for Hu Liena and others involved, how could it possibly have attracted the attention of Titled Douluo?
Normally, it would take two to three days for a competition of more than two hundred people to narrow down to the final fifty.
Now, a single round is enough to filter them out.
The remaining fifty people may not be the strongest fifty, but the strongest few must be among them.
After all, even in the midst of a chaotic battle, even if it only takes the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.
True strength lies in achieving goals through one's own abilities.
This is why the competition mechanism was changed in the first round.
It's just to save time.
"Alright, let's congratulate the forty-six Soul Master have advanced."
Ji Yue's gaze fell on the competition stage. At this moment, the remaining forty-six Soul Master looked at each other, most of them showing excitement.
Ji Yue raised her hand, and a series of mechanical rumbling friction sounds rang out from the wide arena. Then, twenty-three stone Soul Fighting slowly rose from within the arena.
Each Soul Fighting arena has a diameter of about thirty meters, making them extremely spectacular.
"Ladies and gentlemen, forty-six people, divided into pairs, with the winners advancing. This is the competition mechanism for the second round."
With a wave of Ji Yue's hand, the light shimmering on the jade tokens of the forty-six people still remaining on the field disappeared, replaced by a number appearing on their jade tokens.
"Nine?"
Xiao Yan looked at the jade token in his hand, then glanced at Hu Liena beside him. Hu Liena smiled and extended her palm to Xiao Yan, showing him her jade token. Her tone was playful:
"What a pity, it seems we'll be rivals later on."
The jade pendant in Hu Liena's hand was clearly marked with the number one.
Xiao Yan ignored Hu Liena's tone and searched for Zhu Zhuqing's figure with his eyes.
From afar, Zhu Zhuqing also showed Xiao Yan the number on the jade token in her hand: fifteen!
"Alright, everyone, proceed to your respective dueling platforms. Once on stage, you will each have fifteen minutes to recover your Soul Power!"
Ji Yue's voice rang out again, urging everyone on.
Nodding to Zhu Zhuqing from afar, Xiao Yan quickly found the Soul Fighting Platform inscribed with the number nine.
When Xiao Yan stepped onto the Soul Fighting Platform, he felt a dense surge of Soul Fighting Soul Power rising from beneath it.
With such abundant Soul Power, it's no wonder Ji Yue gave everyone fifteen minutes to recover their Soul Power.
With such concentrated Soul Power, fifteen minutes would be more than enough.
While Xiao Yan waited, his opponent appeared on the stage.
A tall, imposing young man who appeared extremely brave.
The young man's muscular physique looked extremely intimidating.
"Hello, my name is Bo Gang, level 46, Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Master."
" Xiao Yan, level 47, Control System..."
"What!?"
Xiao Yan suddenly looked at the guy in front of him with a puzzled expression. He was probably two meters tall, and if you count the bulging muscles in his arms, his arm circumference was almost as thick as Xiao Yan's waist.
You claim to be Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Master?
"Hey-hey."
Bo Gang scratched his head with his large hand and grinned at Xiao Yan:
"I only lift weights as a personal hobby; my Martial Soul is the Wind Devil Wolf."
Xiao Yan nodded with difficulty upon hearing this, still looking at Bo Gang in front of him with some suspicion. With a height of two meters, it was hard to imagine that the other party was actually an Agility Attack System Soul Master.
"All arenas, prepare."
As time passed, the Soul Power permeating the Soul Fighting arena gradually disappeared and returned to normal. As Ji Yue's voice rang out, Xiao Ya keenly noticed that Bo Gang's eyes had become serious.
"Round two, begin!"
" Bo Gang, a level 46 Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Master, Martial Soul Wind Devil Wolf!"
" Xiao Yan, a level 47 Control-Type Battle Spirit Master, Martial Soul is the Bone Spirit Cold Flame!"
With the two formally introducing themselves, their battle had officially begun.
" Martial Soul, Possess!"
"Awoo~"
Under Xiao Yan's gaze, a green wolf-shaped Martial Soul appeared behind Bo Gang and then merged into his body.
As the Wind Devil Wolf Martial Soul Fusion, Bo Gang's originally strong and robust body began to glow with a faint bluish-green light. His short hair gradually grew to shoulder length, and his pupils turned bluish-green.
His once broad and thick hands now revealed sharp claws gleaming with an eerie light at their fingertips.
Bo Gang's body also grew a little taller. The muscles that had looked extremely awkward on him before now looked much smoother.
" Gale Assault!"
A Yellow Soul Ring flashed on Bo Gang's body, and his body instantly transformed into a streak of azure light, rapidly approaching the direction where Xiao Yan was.
"Wow, that's fast!"
Xiao Yan sensed that Bo Gang's speed had exceeded the range of ordinary Martial Soul enhancements, which must have been due to the Martial Soul that Bo Gang had just released, thus enhancing his speed.
" Cold Fire Soul Armor!"
A semi-transparent armor enveloped Xiao Yan, who felt Bo Gang's aura approaching, while pale ice crystals condensed behind Xiao Yan.
" Cold Fire - Condensed Soul Stab!"
"Call out!"
As the pale ice crystals condensed, they instantly enveloped Bo Gang's advancing body.
The two sides were not close at the beginning. As Control System Soul Master, Xiao Yan naturally had a certain advantage over Agility Attack System Soul Master.
"Bite!"
The first ice crystal landed on Bo Gang's body, causing him to pause abruptly.
The sudden burst of freezing cold caught him Bo Gang guard, and he froze for a moment.
As the first ice crystal succeeded, the remaining ice crystals also rushed towards Bo Gang's location.
Bo Gang bit his tongue, using the brief pain to recover and break free from Xiao Yan's control. Looking at the several ice crystals flying towards him, Bo Gang couldn't help but think it was monstrous.
Xiao Yan's Soul Skill was a disaster for Agility Attack System Soul Master like him.
Once you're hit, your speed will be affected, making it much harder to quickly close the distance to your opponent.
" Afterimage Clone!"
Bo Gang spoke softly, and immediately, two identical phantoms split off and simultaneously lunged at Xiao Yan's left and right sides from their original positions.
The pale ice crystals that flew out landed on the ground and froze into patches of ice.
"Huh?"
Xiao Yan looked at Bo Gang's Soul Skill; the two Bo Gang phantoms emitted the exact same aura, making it impossible to distinguish the real from the fake.
This seems somewhat different from Zhu Zhuqing's Shadow Clone.
"Laugh!"
Under Xiao Yan's control, the cold white flames tentatively spread towards the illusory figure on the left.
At the same time, Xiao Yan's Soul Power surged, ready to deal with the illusory figure on his right at any moment.
" Shadow Stealth!"
However, just as Xiao Yan's probing attack was about to land on Bo Gang's body, a purple Soul Ring pulsed out from Bo Gang's body.
Purple Soul Ring emanated from both illusory figures simultaneously, and then, under Xiao Yan's gaze, Bo Gang's figure vanished from the spot.
"Invisibility!"
Xiao Yan's gaze swept across the Soul Fighting Arena, but he couldn't find Bo Gang's figure. His eyes immediately revealed a strong interest.