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Xu Tianxi naturally tried his best to support Alex's research, and said that Boss, do whatever you want, and go back to look for soul bones produced by the same soul beast in the Sun-Moon Empire.
Apart from anything else, he was still very envious of the soul bone armor that the God King Tang had accidentally created ten thousand years ago. The soul bone armor of the God King Tang was created by accident under the effect of the external soul bone Eight Spider Lance. He also had the Ice Blue Emperor Scorpion Tail external soul bone, so he might as well give it a try.
Although he couldn't do what the God King Tang did to seek out the bad luck of the Human-Faced Demon Spider clan to nourish his soul bones, the Ice Emperor's 400,000-year-old soul bones did not need nourishment. It was just that he couldn't unleash their full power yet.
As for the soul, in the original book, what Alex made before his death had many flaws, and Huo Yuhao did not perfect it, which later aggravated the extinction of soul beasts. He cooperated with Alex in the research and needed to perfect it, otherwise Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Ice Emperor would not look back and find that the Far North was gone.
Xu Tianxi does not consider himself a saint and will not call for the protection of soul beasts when the overall strength of humans has not yet surpassed that of soul beasts. He does this to gain benefits for himself and those around him, while also taking into account the feelings of Tianmeng Ice Silkworm and Ice Emperor.
When you take the investment in soul beasts, you naturally have to consider the living space of the soul beasts. Only when everyone benefits from each other can you achieve long-term development.
"In addition to the Far North, we can also try to contact the ocean. A member of the Tongtian Baxia clan was killed by the Demon Emperor and is on the verge of death. Let's go back and see if there is a suitable person in the Xuanming Sect to form a soul. Xu Sanshi has suffered so much in Shrek, it's time for him to feel the warmth of the family..."
He already knew the whole story of Xuanming Sect's attack on Shrek. Xu Sanshi's spirit was shattered while protecting Beibei and Jiang Nannan, and he had been taken home by Xu Fu to recuperate.
Xu Xiaoyun personally treated his injuries, and his martial soul was successfully re-condensed, but this injury prevented him from entering the Xuanwu awakening state for at least half a year. This is quite miserable. We can find a big sea turtle to heal him and make him the first batch of soul volunteers.
After such an accident, Shrek naturally would not issue Xu Sanshi a graduation certificate. Poor Xu Sanshi had endured seven years in Shrek, but in the end he didn't get much benefit and ended up with a disability.
Xu Tianxi was even thinking about whether he should bring this guy to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, as there were too few talented soul masters here.
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The next morning, the Continental High-Level Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition officially opened.
The competition only gets its turn to be hosted by the Xingluo Empire every twenty years. Xingluo City began preparing for it more than a year ago. The inside and outside of Xingluo Plaza have been renovated. Xu Jiawei even mobilized the army to maintain safety and order at the noisy scene.
The road from Xinghuang Hotel to Xingluo Square, where the contestants were resting, was under complete martial law. Only the contestants could pass through, giving the major colleges a sense of importance.
The competition stage for this competition is not located in the center of Xingluo Square, but in front of the main gate of the imperial city. This makes it convenient for the Xingluo royal family and all the civil and military officials in the court to watch the competition from a high vantage point, while also ensuring safety.
The competition stage is one hundred meters long and wide, and five meters high. There are one hundred and eight metal columnar defensive soul guides on the periphery to prevent soul skills from accidentally injuring innocent people.
However, as soon as Xu Tianxi took a look at the competition stage, he felt that this venue was very unfriendly to agile attack soul masters. For agile attack soul masters at the Soul Sect and Soul King levels, there was really not much room to dodge and maneuver.
The imperial city was on the north side, and the academy rest area was on the west side. It could only accommodate about seventy academies. The fourteen members of the Sun and Moon Team lined up in the waiting area, their position second only to Shrek Academy.
The leading teachers from various colleges were responsible for drawing lots. Xu Jiawei led the empress and civil and military officials to stand on the top of the city wall, watching this grand event of national celebration with smiles on their faces, and arranging for the audience to enter slowly.
Xu Tianxi took a quick look and did not find the legendary Xingluo military god Dai Hao. He thought he was still guarding the border outside.
At noon, the crowd had finished entering the venue, and Xu Jiawei arrived with the civil and military officials. After everyone was silent, saluted, and stood still, Xu Jiawei gave a formal speech and took the initiative to open the competition:
"I declare that the Continental High-level Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition has officially begun."
Amid thunderous shouts of "Long live the emperor" and the sound of cannon salutes, the host's resonant voice spread throughout the venue thanks to the soul-guided loudspeaker.
"According to the competition rules of the All-Continent High-Level Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition, the first round will be a knockout round. This year, there are a total of 133 high-level soul master and soul instructor academies registered. After the draw, one academy was given a bye in the first round.
There will be a total of 66 matches. The first round will be an elimination match, and the loser will end their journey in this tournament directly."
"Next, the first match will begin soon. The two teams are the Tianyun High-level Soul Master Academy team from the Douling Empire, and the Shrek Academy team, the continent's top academy with countless honors and almost all the championships in the past thousand years!"
In the waiting area, Xu Tianxi frowned when he heard about Tianyun High-level Soul Master Academy. Where did this extra academy come from?
"Old Xiao, do you know what level this academy is? I remember that it is not in the top five of the Douling Empire."
Xiao Hongchen sneered: "How could I remember such an academy? We are the number one genius group in the Sun Moon Empire in a thousand years. We should look further ahead."
Xu Tianxi thought to himself that I shouldn't have asked you about this middle school cancer patient. He turned his gaze directly to the group of college team members who stood up tremblingly in the back, and at the same time activated Xuan Ziwen's detection glasses.
Very good, there is not a single Soul King, and there are only three Soul Masters. It is a real extra academy. It is not easy to find a weaker one.
With this kind of strength, it would be difficult to qualify unless they meet Shrek. Their fate here is probably to be eliminated in the first round. It is not sure whether it is good luck or bad luck for Shrek to be drawn into such an academy.
In the front, Shrek team leader Wang Yan motioned for everyone to come over and listen, and cheer on the students.
"I know that Tianyun High-level Soul Master Academy is a weak academy in the Douling Empire. They can't have Soul Kings, and they don't have many Soul Masters. We are very lucky and drew a very good lot."
Ma Xiaotao pouted in disdain and muttered, "What's so good about that? I actually hope to be selected to a school with a Soul King, so that I don't have to just stand there and watch."
Zhang Lexuan smiled gently: "Xiao Tao, this is all for the college. You must be aware of the overall situation."
Ma Xiaotao nodded reluctantly and said nothing more. Wang Yan breathed a sigh of relief. In Wang Yan's plan, unless they encountered a team with more than four soul kings, Ma Xiaotao would have to wait until the second half of the round-robin match to play. This made her very reluctant, and she confronted Wang Yan on the spot, saying that she would show Shrek's invincible power as soon as she came on stage.
Fortunately, Zhang Lexuan also supported Wang Yan's plan and stepped forward to suppress Ma Xiaotao. The majesty of the Inner Court Senior Sister and the Eight-Ring Soul Douluo forced her to bow her head and submit.
Wang Yan coughed twice and deployed the participants: "Let's treat this match as a practice. Beibei and Dai Huabin will be the main attackers, and He Caitou will play the role of food-type spirit masters and serve as fixed turrets to fire. Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, wait for the opportunity to release your spirit fusion skills; Zhu Lu will roam the field, and Ning Tian will assist."
Dai Huabin's glasses turned slightly red, and he said, "Teacher Wang, Zhu Lu and I both carry the protection and hope of our elder brother. Can we also release our martial soul fusion skills and win the battle cleanly and neatly?"
Wang Yan smiled slightly: "It's up to you. After all, Nether White Tiger is the most well-known martial soul fusion skill on the continent, and there is no need to hide it. Everyone can guess it by listening to the name and martial soul."
The goal of tactics is concealment, but the Nether White Tiger is not within the scope of concealment. Anyone with a little knowledge of history knows that it is better to release it to enhance deterrence.
The Lan sisters' martial soul fusion skills are not hidden because their soul power is too low. Even if they hide it, it can only trap the Soul Sect and barely stop the Soul King. It is useless in the early stage and will be useless in the later stage.
Unleashing two martial soul fusion skills at once, I believe everyone will be wary of Shrek. Who can be sure that they don't have other martial soul fusion skills? "Okay! Teacher Wang, just watch!"
Dai Huabin agreed excitedly and looked at Zhu Lu. They both saw the blazing fire in each other's eyes.
Big brother risked his life and future to save them, they must not let big brother down and must tear apart every enemy that stands in their way to the championship in this arena!
Bei Bei took a step forward, stretched out his right hand, and said in a deep voice: "Shrek, you will win!"
"Shrek, we will win!" The six contestants put their hands together, shouted, and walked towards the competition stage.
On the other side, the students from Tianyun College came on stage, their legs trembling and their faces pale.
On the competition stage, metal pillars shone brightly, drawing streaks of white light that converged into a dome. The referee emphasized the rules of the competition and announced the start of the game.
Both sides activated their martial spirits, and Beibei, who was standing at the front, was possessed by the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex, with blue and gold lightning surging around his body, possessing the attributes of light and lightning.
"Did Mu En help him stabilize his bloodline of light before he died? A soul power of level 48 is not weak." Xu Tianxi nodded slightly and looked at the others.
There was nothing surprising about the people from Shrek. The highest Soul Master was at level 38. Dai Huabin, who was close to level 39, and Cai Tou were sitting in wheelchairs and looked like they could no longer stand up.
Their opponents, the Three Soul Sect and the Four Soul Masters, one of whom had three yellow and one purple soul rings, caused Xu Tianxi's eyes to twitch, and he thought that they should admit defeat to ensure their safety.
"There's no need to watch this game. It's not on the same level at all."
In the audience, Wang Dong half-lay down with his head in his hands in a very comfortable and relaxed position, and said to Huo Yuhao beside him: "We don't have to pay to watch the game here, so be happy."
Huo Yuhao blinked and said regretfully, "What a pity! If Ma Xiaotao wasn't here, we could have gone down and shown our skills."
He had been practicing hard since entering Shrek, and was confident that he had achieved some results, but now he had no chance to show them.
"That can't be helped. Who wants to see Crazy Ma's stinky face? She's so high and mighty all day long, like someone owes her money. In my opinion, she was beaten too little."
Wang Dong muttered angrily, and then said:
"If I had known that there were so many abnormal people in Shrek Academy, I would definitely not come here to study. I don't know what my eldest and second uncles were thinking, saying that I would definitely gain something from this place.
What kind of monster school is this? I think it's just a school for lunatics who bully the weak and fear the strong."
She never understood why her first and second fathers wanted her to dress up as a boy to go to school, saying that her father was afraid that she would be bullied. You can beat Shrek to the ground, who else dares to touch me?
Xu Sanshi's background may be enough, but he is obsessed with Jiang Nannan, and he doesn't look like someone who would be interested in her.
It is extremely troublesome for a woman to dress up as a man. She has to avoid being seen when washing or doing other things. Otherwise, if someone sees her, she can't even call her a hooligan. Instead, she will be regarded as a female hooligan who invaded the men's dormitory. Although some male disciples may even hope that there are more such "female hooligans", the better.
That unknown and never-seen "father" is really abominable. He doesn't even see me but still points fingers at me. When I see you one day, I will definitely hit you a few times with the Haotian Hammer to show my filial piety.
"Roar~!"
"Ah~!"
At this moment, there was a startling tiger roar and the screams of students on the stage. Wang Dong and the others hurried to see, and their pupils suddenly trembled.
The sisters Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo have released their martial soul fusion skill Heaven and Earth Net, trapping a Soul Sect and three Soul Lords inside. Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu embrace each other and transform into eight-meter-long Netherworld White Tigers. With a few pounces, they actually tear the bodies of the two Soul Lords apart on the spot!
Bright red blood splattered on the stage, tattered pieces of flesh fell on the light shield outside the arena, and life was quickly slipping away.