Douluo Continent: Simulating Douluo Dalu III, Exclusively Trapping Tang San
As the Xue Ye addressed the stands of the Shitrek team, he said loudly, "Team leaders of the Shitrek Academy, don't you have anything to say?"
Flender sighed and was about to stand up when Yu Xiaogang stopped him.
Then Yu Xiaogang stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that our Shitrek Academy has not violated the competition rules, so we do not accept being punished on trumped-up charges."
"Oh... is that so? A baseless accusation?" Xue Ye wasn't angry, after all, Yu Xiaogang was indeed right, but you can't just say it's right and that's it. You have to explain things clearly. So Xue Ye said again, "Then explain the matter of receiving money mentioned by this student from your academy."
"Yes, Your Majesty," Yu Xiaogang salute. "First of all, I admit that three of our students joined Shitrek Academy later."
This kind of thing can be found out easily, so Yu Xiaogang didn't plan to hide it. He then added, "First of all, the competition does not prohibit buying substitutes. Secondly, the claim of receiving money to fix matches is not true. We did give money to those three students, but it was all scholarships and grants."
Our academy is currently modeled after the Academy of the Gods, establishing scholarship and bursary programs to attract talented students from impoverished families who cannot afford to attend school. Therefore, we are not buying substitutes; our students are all enrolled and are regular students of Shitrek.
Few people might accept Yu Xiaogang's words, but this answer satisfied Xue Ye. In fact, there should be some academies that did what Shitrek did, but they just weren't exposed like Shitrek!
Since Yu Xiaogang's answer satisfied Xue Ye, he naturally preferred not to set off.
Just as he was about to announce that he would not pursue the matter, a sharp voice interrupted him before Xue Ye could even utter a word.
"Fine, Flender, you penniless wretch! You borrowed hundreds of thousands of gold coins from me to start a school, and you're still trying to put on a show of wealth by offering scholarships and grants. Humph... Since you're so rich, I'll give you one month to pay me back, or don't blame me for being heartless."
Whose voice could that be? It was naturally the voice of the female tyrant Liu Erlong. After hearing Yu Xiaogang's account, she was furious and immediately exploded.
Yu Xiaogang had no idea that the money Flender used to run the school was borrowed from Liu Erlong. Flender had kept this a secret all along, so he was extremely disgusted with Yu Xiaogang, who was being kept by him. Yet, he had unknowingly become a kept man, which made his face turn extremely ugly.
Flender, standing nearby, also wore a complicated expression, wanting to explain something, but was stopped by Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang spoke again, "The Academy of the Gods will naturally repay the loan, but this isn't about the loan."
As he spoke, he clasped his hands in a fist salute towards Xue Ye and said, "Your Majesty, in short, our Shitrek Academy has not violated any of the competition rules. The competition stipulates that participants must be no older than 25, but there are no other requirements. Therefore, we will absolutely not accept any punishment."
"Shitrek Academy has indeed not violated any rules, so there will be no punishment. Alright, let's leave it at that for now, the competition will continue." Xue Ye sighed helplessly. It wasn't that he didn't want to deal with the Shitrek Academy, but that he couldn't.
The matter was thus explained. Although some people were still dissatisfied, Xue Ye had already spoken, so no one dared to voice their grievances.
All eyes then turned back to the arena.
At this point, the referee announced that the game would resume.
Luo Huan of Shitrek activated the Brown Bear Possession, unleashing four Soul Ring —two yellow and two purple—and charged straight at Gong Yue, intending to strike first. As he ran forward, the First Soul Ring beneath his feet began to flash.
Gong Yue still didn't summon her Martial Soul, but she showed no fear in the face of Luo Huan rushing towards her. She used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track Steps and also rushed towards Luo Huan.
In the blink of an eye, the two clashed. Luo Huan unleashed his First Soul Skill, Mountain-Shaking Strike, striking Gong Yue with a palm.
However, Gong Yue was not to be outdone. She activated the Sixfold Dragon Elephant Prajna, unleashing a force of tens of thousands of pounds from her palms, and exchanged blows with Luo Huan.
After their palms met, Luo Huan felt an overwhelming force wash over him, and in the next instant, he was sent flying backward.
Luo Huan never expected Gong Yue to use such force right from the start, so he only used his First Soul Skill to test her. As a result, he was directly knocked out of the arena and lost instantly.
The referee was completely stunned. The second round was over so quickly! He had only announced the restart of the match a few seconds ago!
However, there was nothing that could be done. Since Shitrek's representative had already left the arena, it meant they had lost. So he stepped forward and announced, "In the second round of this match, the Academy of the Gods has won. Shitrek Academy, please send out your next contestant."
Chapter 217 Tang San Goes into Battle
With the second round of matches concluded, the third round quickly began.
In this round, the Shitrek team still fielded external trainees, but the result was similar to the previous round. The Shitrek members were kicked out of the arena by Gong Yue in less than ten seconds.
The fourth match, which came so close, was also played by an externally hired student, and the result was no different.
In the fifth game, Shitrek fielded a substitute, while Oscar was not included in the starting lineup.
However, the substitute player conceded defeat as soon as he came on, without even lifting a finger, which made the faces of the teachers and students at Shitrek look very unpleasant.
When the team member returned to the Shitrek Academy area, Flender coldly said, "Tai Meiji, after the promotion matches, just leave the academy. We don't need a student like you."
The reason the student was allowed to leave only after the qualifying rounds was that everyone was currently in the Royal Hunting Ground, and during the qualifying rounds, leaving was not permitted.
To reiterate, my name is Ji Taimei, not Tai Meiji.
The student known as "Tai Meiji" said with a displeased expression, "Besides, who cares about this lousy academy? If I had known back then that Morning Glow Academy would be bought by your infamous Shitrek, I would have dropped out immediately. A bunch of people who are all talk and no action but are actually useless. They even have to buy substitutes to fight in competitions. You don't deserve to be my friends."
"What did you say? Say it again if you dare!" Dai Mubai, standing nearby, was furious after hearing Ji Taimei's words and was even rubbing his fists together. Fortunately, Tang San stopped him in time, otherwise he would have started fighting.
"Hmph... Don't even mention saying it again, so what if I say it a thousand or ten thousand times?" Ji Taimei glared at Dai Mubai, her aura no less imposing, and then she said in a clear and resonant voice, "You're just trash bugs who talk big all the time, but are actually utterly useless. You don't deserve to be my companions."
"Enough, this isn't the time for infighting." Yu Xiaogang suppressed her anger and said, "Take your anger out on the field. Dai Mubai, you're up this round."
"I understand." Dai Mubai suppressed his anger, but his face was full of murderous intent as he rushed towards the arena, like a tiger pouncing on its prey. Anyone who didn't know better would think that someone had a blood feud with him!
Dai Mubai was the second to last to take the stage. In terms of strength, he was the second strongest member of the Shitrek Team. Although his Soul Power Level was not the highest, his strength ranked first below Tang San because of the innate advantage of his White Tiger Martial Soul.
Although Dai Mubai is quite strong, he is still far inferior to Gong Xiao.
After the referee announced the start of the match, Dai Mubai, with the power amplification of his White Tiger Martial Soul, was barely able to exchange a few punches with Gong Xiao. However, as the fight progressed, he became increasingly alarmed.
Because of his Martial Soul, Dai Mubai was confident that his strength was no weaker than others of the same level. He even dared to confront the owner of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul head-on. However, he never expected to run into a tough opponent today.
Moreover, this tough opponent is a Auxiliary System Soul Master. When did Auxiliary System Soul Master in this world become so powerful? Even he, a White Tiger Martial Soul user, is almost unable to handle them.
This is also why Dai Mubai didn't fight Gong Xiao. If Gong Xiao had made a move, a single punch would have sent him flying.
After exchanging a few punches, Dai Mubai realized that Gong Yue's strength was growing stronger. At one point, Gong Yue launched a fierce attack, which collided with Dai Mubai's fist. With a "crack" sound, Dai Mubai's arm was broken because it could not withstand the force of the punch.
"Ah..." After Dai Mubai's arm was broken, he staggered back several steps, crying out repeatedly.
After stopping, Dai Mubai clutched his arm and said to Gong Yue, "I can't fight anymore. I admit defeat."
Upon hearing this, Gong Yue naturally stopped, and the referee immediately declared, "The Academy of the Gods wins the sixth round of the match. Please send out the last player from the Shitrek Academy."
"Damn it," Dai Mubai slunk back to the stands where Shitrek was positioned. But as soon as he entered, he heard Ji Taimei sneer, "What a piece of trash! He's going to admit defeat on the spot, yet he still has the nerve to look down on me."
Hearing this, Dai Mubai's face turned ashen, as if he had swallowed fly excrement, but he had nothing to say. He then snorted coldly, walked over and sat down, and began to circulate his Soul Power to heal his injuries.
Beside her, Yu Xiaogang instructed Tang San, "Little San, it's your turn to go up."
In just this short sentence, Yu Xiaogang would definitely say, "Little San, I believe you will win," in any other situation, but when facing the Academy of the Gods, he lost his confidence.
"I understand." Tang San replied coldly. Although he still followed Yu Xiaogang's arrangements for training, he had long been estranged from Yu Xiaogang ever since Gong Xue Tang San the others plotted to make the master and disciple have a same-sex relationship.
Although they didn't show it on their faces, both master and apprentice knew that they could never restore their relationship to what it used to be.
However, Yu Xiaogang still placed her hopes on Tang San, which is why she tirelessly guided Tang San in his cultivation, hoping that Tang San would one day grow up and vindicate her theories. However, what Tang San was really thinking remains unknown.
From the stands of Shitrek's side, Tang San jumped down and quickly walked into the arena.
"Little Scumbag, today I'll teach you a lesson." Gong Yue wasn't good at making threats, so this seemed to be the only thing she could think of after Tang San entered.
The referee smirked to himself, thinking that this girl's speaking skills needed improvement and that she should study more about culture.
A flash of killing intent crossed Tang San's eyes, though it was fleeting, it was caught by Gong Yue.
"Heh... If you want to kill me, you'd better have the ability to kill me first. But a worm like you, you'd have to wait until your next life to kill me!" Gong Xiao smiled contemptuously and continued to provoke hatred.
The referee, unable to bear it any longer— Gong Yue's explanation was simply too simplistic—said, "Alright, both sides, please activate your Martial Soul."
Tang San snorted coldly, then a blue light flashed in his right palm, and a Blue Silver Grass slowly materialized, with four Soul Ring —two yellow and two purple—gradually emerging from beneath his feet.
This time, Gong Xiao obediently summoned her Martial Soul. A large, emerald-green cabbage, resembling jade, instantly appeared in her hand. At her feet, five Soul Ring— one yellow, one purple, and three black—pulsated forth.
The aura emanating from the several black Soul Ring made the referee tremble slightly. After shivering, he obediently retreated to the edge of the arena.
Tang San was also trembling with shock, and even had some difficulty breathing. The Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul in his hand conveyed fear to him.
Chapter 218 Gong Yue: Who doesn't have a Second Martial Soul?
"How is that possible? How could my Blue Silver Grass be afraid of a mere cabbage?" Tang San muttered to himself, cold sweat pouring down his forehead. It was one thing for the Academy of the Gods to have one person who could suppress his Blue Silver Grass, but now there was a second. How could he possibly accept this?
Logically speaking, a mere cabbage should be of similar quality to Blue Silver Grass, but Gong Yue's cabbage Martial Soul is of far superior quality to Blue Silver.
"Haha... Little Scumbag, you don't understand why my Martial Soul is making your Blue Silver Grass afraid, do you!" Gong Yu covered his mouth and laughed, then said, "Because my Martial Soul is of much higher quality than yours, and my Fifth Soul Ring comes from the Blue Silver King, who was about 80,000 years old. It wouldn't be wrong to say that the Blue Silver King is your ancestor."
Upon hearing this, Tang San snorted coldly again, but his jealousy also flared up. He had no idea that there was such a thing as the Blue Silver King among the Blue Silver Grass.
Upon learning this, he was filled with jealousy. He thought that if he had obtained the Blue Silver King's Soul Ring, his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul might have reached a higher level. It was a waste that the person in front of him was living like this.
He cursed inwardly, "Heaven is unjust! Such a good thing should belong to me, Tang San. How dare anyone else have it?"
Under the oppressive power of Gong Yue's Emerald Cabbage Martial Soul, Tang San's attempt to use his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul to fight you, you shouldn't have forgotten that I still have Second Martial Soul!"
After speaking, a gloomy smile appeared on Tang San's lips, and then he slowly withdrew the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul in his right hand back into his body.
In his left palm, a small silver-black hammer slowly materialized, growing to the size of an adult and being held tightly in his hand.
No Soul Ring appeared because Tang San had not yet added Soul Ring to his Second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer. Nevertheless, the Clear Sky Hammer still weighed 500 jin.
"Yo yo yo yo yo, that's really awesome! The Second Martial Soul, the second-best weapon Martial Soul in the world, how amazing!" Gong Yue revealed a disdainful smile, and then the Emerald Cabbage in her hand slowly disappeared, and the five Soul Ring were slowly absorbed into her body as the Emerald Cabbage disappeared.
Immediately afterwards, a silver light flashed in Gong Yue's left hand, and then a long spear slowly materialized, which was the Yue Tian Divine Spear Martial Soul that Gong Yu had given her last time.
Gong Yue stood with her spear held horizontally, and said disdainfully, "What's so great about that? What era are we living in? Everyone has a Second Martial Soul."
That was incredibly pretentious, leaving the onlookers speechless. Having Twin Martial Souls doesn't make you special; all he does is spout irritating nonsense. Could he please explain what he meant by "everyone has a Second Martial Soul"?
In the VIP section, Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Bishop Salas all stood up at the same time. Xue Ye was extremely excited, thinking that he must bring this woman into the royal family. The Crown Prince did not have a Crown Princess yet, so she would be the one.
This is also something Xue Ye was unaware of: Crown Prince Xue Qinghe had already discussed the selection of the Crown Princess with Gong Yu, which is why Xue Ye had the opportunity to daydream.
Ning Fengzhi shared similar thoughts, also considering recruiting Gong Niuniu. However, he was now even more determined to bring Gong Niuniu back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He thought to himself, "Once I bring that bastard back to the sect, I'll find a way to get her to recruit this girl as well. Then, the future of this world will belong to my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Salas, standing to the side, smirked and thought to himself, "These two are definitely trying to recruit this little girl."
However, besides the Spirit Hall, who else is qualified to recruit such a genius? Only His Holiness the Pope, who also possesses Twin Martial Souls, is qualified to recruit her. Everyone else is nothing. We must quickly send a message to the Martial Soul Hall. With such a genius, His Holiness the Pope might very well accept her as a disciple."
At Shitrek's stands, Yu Xiaogang was also filled with excitement. He clenched his fists and muttered to himself, "Another Twin Martial Souls, haha... haha, I must take her as my disciple. Only I, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, am qualified to take her as my disciple. I'll go and fawn over her later. If I can take her as my disciple, Tang San can give up. Compared to her, Tang San is simply trash."
Yu Xiaogang was having a good dream, but who knows what will happen when he goes to grovel before Gong Yue.
"Sigh... I got tricked by the third brother. I'm even a little envious now. I wish I had Second Martial Soul too." Gong Xue said with a jealous look on the viewing platform of the Team of the Gods. She then looked at Gong Yu as if to ask, "Big brother, can you get me a Second Martial Soul too?"
Gong Yu retorted irritably, "Your Martial Soul is already so powerful, isn't that enough? Why do you need Second Martial Soul? Don't look at me, I can't help it either. Some things can't be obtained just by talking about them."
Upon hearing this, everyone around burst out laughing, making Gong Xue feel quite embarrassed.
On the other side, in the stands of Shitrek, Yu Xiaogang
"Impossible, impossible! How could you possibly have Second Martial Soul? My teacher said the chance of Second Martial Soul appearing is extremely low. I'm only the third person in this world to possess Second Martial Soul." Tang San was somewhat disoriented.
He was once proud of his Twin Martial Souls and unparalleled talent, but now there was someone his age with the same talent, and that person was even ahead of him in cultivation. In other words, he was no longer the most talented person among his peers, and he was immediately filled with extreme jealousy.
"If you can have Second Martial Soul, why can't I? Do you think you're the only one in this world worthy of having Twin Martial Souls?" Gong Yue sneered. "What are you, Tang San? Just a bedbug parasitizing someone else's body!"
Upon hearing this, Tang San's eyes widened in shock. Gong Yue's words implied that he wasn't from this world and had forcibly taken over someone else's body.
"How could she know all this?" Tang San felt a little panicked, but more than that, he felt murderous intent. How could he allow others to know his secrets? Now that she knew, she had no choice but to die, because only the dead can truly guard secrets.
"Hmph, who cares how she found out? I'll kill her first. Although killing isn't allowed in the competition, if I accidentally kill her, it's not my fault. Besides, as long as the secret is kept, so what if Shitrek Academy loses its qualification for the competition!"
After letting out a cold snort, Tang San's heart hardened, and he swung his greatsword straight at Ben Gong Yue.
As Tang San approached Gong Yue, he unleashed the first strike of his Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
"Well done!" Gong Yue's face was full of excitement. Facing Tang San's hammer, she not only did not dodge, but instead thrust out with her spear.
A flash of cold light appeared first, followed by a spear thrust like a dragon. In an instant, the tip of the Yue Tian Divine Spear in Gong Yue's hand collided with the Clear Sky Hammer in Tang San's hand.
With a clang, two recoil forces separated the two. Tang San staggered back seven steps before regaining his footing. This was only because he used the technique of charging up his hammer strikes and the clever force gained from the second strike to stabilize himself.
Gong Yue, however, only took three steps back, then swung her spear, her body spinning in the air with the spear, before she could stop retreating.
However, Gong Yue Sui did not retreat, nor did she immediately freeze her body. Instead, she used the clever force generated by the spin to swing her spear and thrust it directly at Tang San.
Chapter 219 Silver Dragon Spear Technique
"Silver Dragon Frenzied Dance."
With a soft shout, Gong Yue launched a series of thrusting attacks at Tang San with her spear. The speed was so fast that it created countless silver dragon-shaped spear flowers in the air.
Tang San's Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer requires constant accumulation of power, with each strike stronger than the last. Due to the cumulative force, the Clear Sky Hammer becomes increasingly heavy, making it quite clumsy. Furthermore, Tang San doesn't master it very well, so each strike is extremely slow.
Gong Yue used the Silver Dragon Spear Technique, which she learned from Gu Yuena. Although she was only a beginner, her spear technique was agile and had a great advantage over the clumsy Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.
Each thrust of the spear, with its dragon-shaped flower pattern, interrupted Tang San 'Tang San charged attack, leaving him only able to defend passively.
However, Tang San was not stupid. Under passive defense, he used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track Steps to retreat frequently, quickly opening up Gong Yue's attack range.
Gong Yue followed closely, but she was somewhat careless. She saw Tang San retreating repeatedly, a sinister smile appearing on his lips.
During his rapid retreat, he suddenly stopped, but unexpectedly, he pulled off a dragging-sword move—no, it should be called a dragging-hammer move—and abruptly turned around to deliver a powerful hammer blow to Gong Yue.