Each round of the Soul Master Competition is determined by drawing lots.
Xu Wei completed all the lottery tasks for Kong Xuan and his team.
Kong Xuan felt that Xu Wei might have some luck, as his numbers in the last few draws were all relatively high.
Take this round of the competition to advance from 29 to 15 as an example. Although he didn't get a bye, he was the first to take the stage.
The sky was a clear, deep blue, and the Yangguang shone on the Great Soul Arena that could hold 100,000 people, adding a touch of sanctity to today's event.
Compared to the first day of the competition when there were only over 500 participating teachers and students in the stands, today the stands were sparsely populated.
Clearly, after the Soul Master Class Competition has progressed this far, many people are very interested in the upcoming matches.
Therefore, the extra audience members today are all teachers and students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
"Both teams, please enter the arena!"
As the announcement came over the loudspeaker, the two teams slowly emerged from the preparation room.
Kong Ling walked at the front, her eyes resolute and bright, while Xu Tianyi and Xu Wei behind her were also full of fighting spirit.
After walking through the players' tunnel and appearing in the Soul Fighting Arena, even if they were 500 meters apart, they could all see their opponents for the day.
Kong Ling's side remained calm, but the three on the other side couldn't help but feel a surge of joy.
Because they saw that Kong Xuan hadn't entered the arena!
Kong Xuan was sitting in the audience, surrounded by his classmates, with his homeroom teacher, Ren Jun, next to him.
As of now, three of the eight teams in Kong Xuan's class remain.
This data is enough to demonstrate that the quality of the students in their class is indeed far superior to that of students in other colleges.
Ren Jun looked down at the Soul Fighting Arena and asked Kong Xuan beside him, "It seems you have a lot of confidence in them."
Upon hearing this, Kong Xuan smiled and said, "Doesn't the teacher have any confidence?"
Ren Jun was taken aback by Kong Xuan's unexpected question, "The opponent is very strong. Even at the very end, I can't be sure of the outcome."
In the Soul Fighting Arena, the two sides stopped when they were about 100 meters apart.
This is the initial distance set for them in the race.
"The match begins!"
At the referee's command, both sides immediately completed the Martial Soul Possession.
Among a sea of Yellow Soul Ring, Kong Ling's purple Second Soul Ring stands out.
Even though many people knew this information in advance, seeing it with their own eyes in the Soul Fighting Arena still left them deeply shocked.
As Auxiliary System food-type Soul Master, Hu Qifeng, after making three candies to enhance his Soul Power and feeding them to his teammates, actually turned around and ran away.
Clearly, he planned to leave the rest of the battle to his two teammates.
However, just as he turned around, a burning sensation came from all around him.
Seeing the golden-red cage that instantly formed around him, he had no choice but to stop.
Feeling the heat emanating from it, he dared not touch it in the slightest.
Not only Hu Qifeng, but Ming Zhe and Yuan Qingshuang were also now trapped inside the golden-red cage.
The instant the match began, Kong Ling activated his Second Soul Skill!
This was also the strategy Kong Xuan devised for them yesterday. Without their own Flight Restriction Domain, dealing with flying Soul Master would indeed be difficult.
So why not go all out from the start and catch the opponent off guard?
In fact, Yuan Qingshuang and her team's strategy was to go all out from the beginning, but it seems they were a step too late.
At this moment, both Yuan Qingshuang and her group, as well as the audience members in the stands, were all wearing expressions of surprise.
What shocked them was not that Kong Ling unleashed his most powerful Second Soul Skill right from the start, but rather the sheer power of Kong Ling's Second Soul Skill!
Area-of-effect attack, instant cast, and crowd control – these three features combined make it a god-tier skill.
But at this moment, Kong Ling was a hundred meters away from the other party!
Even though the Second Soul Skill is from a thousand years ago, no one expected it to be able to be released from such a distance.
As Agility Attack System Soul Master, Ming Zhe was completely helpless against Kong Ling's thousand-year-old Soul Skill. He was anxious but powerless to do anything about it.
However, Yuan Qingshuang, a Soul Grandmaster with two souls, did not feel too much scorching heat even in the Blazing Sun Cage because her Martial Soul was ice-attribute.
At this moment, she was ready to forcefully shatter this Blazing Sun Cage.
Meanwhile, Kong Ling and the other two were not idle either. After releasing their Second Soul Skill, the three of them quickly closed the distance with their opponents.
Xu Wei's target was Hu Qifeng, the Food System Soul Master at the very back, while Xu Tianyi rushed towards Ming Zhe.
Kong Ling activated her First Soul Ring after advancing fifty meters, a distance sufficient to ensure the power of the Sun Divine Light.
Her target was none other than Yuan Qingshuang, the strongest among them.
The competition had only just begun, and Yuan Qingshuang hadn't expected that they would find themselves in such a desperate situation so quickly.
There was no time to think further; Yuan Qingshuang immediately unleashed her most powerful Second Soul Skill, Extreme Cold Breath.
An extremely strong chill emanated from her mouth. At first, it was just a small stream of cold air, but in an instant, it transformed into an ice tornado.
While blocking Kong Ling's attack with the Sun Divine Light, this icy tornado began to spread across the Blazing Sun Cage.
It wasn't just freezing things with its extreme cold; the constantly spinning tornado seemed to be cutting through this Blazing Sun Cage like countless blades.
The scorching Blazing Sun Cage that had trapped Yuan Qingshuang was now Ice Seal.
Kong Ling could sense that the Blazing Sun Cage was quickly unable to withstand the attack of Yuan Qingshuang's Second Soul Skill.
This is due to the principle of elemental counteraction; otherwise, breaking free from her Blazing Sun Cage wouldn't be so easy.
Kong Ling gritted her teeth, thinking to herself that Yuan Qingshuang was really not easy to deal with, and it seemed that the idea of finishing her off in one battle was impossible.
Yuan Qingshuang's phoenix wings, like sharp ice blades, struck the Ice Seal Blazing Sun Cage one last time, finally breaking Kong Ling's Second Soul Skill.
The Blazing Sun Cage transformed into a sky full of ice shards, a patchwork of icy blue interspersed with golden-red hues, creating a surprisingly beautiful sight.
However, no one in this Soul Fighting Arena is in the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery anymore.
"Clang!!!"
With a clear and melodious phoenix cry, Yuan Qingshuang soared into the sky.
It was at this moment, even though the eight-second duration of the Blazing Sun Cage had not yet elapsed, that Kong Ling took the initiative to release Ming Zhe and Hu Qifeng from the Blazing Sun Cage.
Under the scorching heat, both of them lost a lot of water from their bodies.
Although he doesn't appear to be injured at the moment, his combat strength has been greatly reduced.
Xu Wei and Xu Tianyi, who had already arrived beside the two, were ready to attack.
After the Blazing Sun Cage was removed, Yuan Qingshuang had no time to rescue her teammates. Their attacks were already directed at Ming Zhe and Hu Qifeng.
"Bite!"
"Bite!"
Two crisp sounds rang out, but the two attacks did not land on the enemy; instead, they were both blocked by a Defensive Soul Tool.
The referee intervened, which means that Ming Zhe and Hu Qifeng have been eliminated.
Next up is a three-on-one duel.