Chapter 108: Officially Entering the Competition
The next moment, Lin Yang's figure instantly vanished from where he stood.
"What?"
Zhao Yu's spear thrust missed, and before he could react, a muffled "bang" came from behind him, followed immediately by a team member's exclamation.
He turned around abruptly, only to see the team's control system Soul Master already lying on the ground, unconscious.
"One!"
Lin Yang smiled, held up one finger, and then his figure vanished again.
The entire arena was quiet for less than a second before Zhao Yu shouted, "Careful, he's very fast!"
"I'll do it!"
A burly team member stepped forward, his fourth Soul Ring gleaming with purple light.
"Fourth Soul skills, Earth Tremor!"
He stamped his foot heavily, and the training ground floor began to undulate and ripple like the surface of water.
"Too slow!"
Lin Yang suddenly appeared behind him and slammed a fist toward the back of his neck.
"Third Soul skills, Rock Bear Body!"
A layer of earthy yellow light covered the burly member, firmly protecting his entire body within it.
"This time, there's no way you can break my Third Soul skills with your bare hands, right?"
A flash of smugness crossed the burly member's eyes.
However, Lin Yang just chuckled and still threw his punch.
Under the Transparent World, with flaws all over his body, what is there to block?
With one punch.
The seemingly impregnable barrier shattered instantly, and the immense impact caused the burly member to roll his eyes back and collapse to the ground.
Lin Yang held up two fingers: "Second."
"Damn it!"
Zhao Yu let out a low shout, his spear vibrating rapidly, instantly thrusting out countless spear blossoms.
"Fourth Soul skills, Overlapping Spear Shadows."
At the same time, an attack from the agility-attack system Soul Master came from behind.
Lin Yang did not dodge or avoid, his hands simultaneously reaching out rapidly.
His right hand accurately grabbed the real spear amidst the sky full of spear shadows, while his left hand flipped to seize the agility-attack system Soul Master's throat; with a gentle squeeze, the other person's small face instantly turned beet red.
Lin Yang casually tossed the person away, and they couldn't get up for a long time.
"Third!"
"You..."
Sweat beaded on Zhao Yu's forehead, and his gaze toward Lin Yang was filled with fear.
Is this really the strength a four-ring Soul Master should have?
Lin Yang smiled slightly, grabbed the opponent's Martial Soul, and gave it a fierce twist; the spear flew directly out of his hand, and he backhanded it toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master on the side.
"I surrender!"
As soon as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master's words fell, the spear shaft pierced straight into the ground in front of him, vibrating with a hum.
When Lin Yang looked at the two remaining Soul Elders, they were so scared that they hurriedly raised their hands, "We surrender!"
Looking at Zhao Yu again, he had a bitter expression, "I... I surrender too!"
Lin Yang withdrew his hand, scanned the entire arena, and said calmly, "Not bad, you held on for thirty seconds."
Chief Educator Meng Shenji watched from the side, the corners of his mouth twitching uncontrollably. This is what you call "not bad"?
Tang Nian opened his mouth, looked at his own team members lying on the ground, then looked at the calm and composed Lin Yang, and found he was completely speechless.
What reason did he have to refuse?
One person, without even activating their Martial Soul, defeated a well-coordinated team in half a minute?
This... what kind of monster is this?
Lin Yang walked up to Zhao Yu and revealed a kind smile, "Captain, please take care of me in the upcoming matches."
"No, no, no," Zhao Yu hurriedly waved his hands. How could he have the face to be captain now? "You should do it."
Lin Yang smiled gently: "Chief Educator Meng was just joking earlier. You are the most familiar with this team, so naturally, you should be in command. I'll just be an ordinary team member."
"This..."
Zhao Yu instinctively looked at Tang Nian, and Tang Nian looked at Chief Educator Meng Shenji.
Chief Educator Meng Shenji snorted lightly, but in his heart, he was satisfied with everything.
He has strength but isn't arrogant, knows how to advance and retreat, understands how to make trade-offs, and from start to finish, he handled it beautifully.
"Arrange it yourselves."
After saying this, Chief Educator Meng Shenji turned and left, knowing his mission was accomplished.
After Chief Educator Meng Shenji left, everyone breathed a sigh of relief in unison, then instinctively looked at Lin Yang.
Lin Yang smiled: "I was serious about what I said earlier."
Zhao Yu took a deep look at Lin Yang, then nodded and said in a deep voice: "Thank you!"
"You're welcome."
The next day, the third round of the Spirit Hall Elite Tournament finals officially began.
In this round, the Spirit Hall and Thunder Academy teams had a bye, and the remaining eight teams competed for four qualification spots.
Among them, Heaven Dou Royal Academy was matched against Tianshui Academy.
And that very day, Lin Yang stood on the arena stage as a substitute member, replacing one of the Soul Elders originally on the team.
In the spectator stands, Xiao Wu puffed up her cheeks and said indignantly, "Hmph, he said before he wasn't interested in these matches, but then he turned around and became a main team member."
"I heard it was Emperor Xue Ye's idea," Ye Lingling said from the side.
Dugu Yan smiled slightly: "I think it's more than that; what he wants is that ten-thousand-year Soul Bone."
Just as they were talking, the battle on the arena stage had already begun.
Lin Yang's appearance also caused many interested parties to start paying attention to the Heaven Dou team.
After all, this is the finals, and any unexpected turn of events could trigger a chain reaction.
"Sigh, don't you think the Heaven Dou team seems different?"
"No duh, they added a Soul Sect, anyone can see that."
"That's not it, it feels like... they seem... more confident."
"So what? It's just one more Soul Sect, not a Soul King. Anyway, the final victory will definitely be... Whoa, holy crap, it's over?"
In the time it took for them to speak, Heaven Dou Academy had finished off Tianshui Academy.
Heaven Dou secured their qualification, and Tianshui stopped here.
"Can someone tell me what just happened?"
"It was that newly joined Soul Sect; he single-handedly kicked the Tianshui Academy captain and their support off the stage."
"Damn, he's a ruthless guy. Kicking such a pretty girl just like that?"
"Is that the point?"
When Heaven Dou Academy secured victory, Emperor Xue Ye, sitting at the very top, revealed a knowing smile.
It seems his choice was not wrong; Lin Yang brought hope of victory to this team.
"Your Majesty, it seems this student named Lin Yang is Heaven Dou Academy's trump card."
On Emperor Xue Ye's right side was a refined-looking middle-aged man; as he looked at Lin Yang, a strange look flashed in his eyes.
"To actually defeat Tianshui Academy's captain without using a Soul skills, relying only on his Physical Body."
"Haha, School Master Ning," Emperor Xue Ye laughed and waved his hand, "Trump card or not, it's just these kids striving for success."
Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly, maintaining a gentle smile on his face, and said nothing more.
On Emperor Xue Ye's left side, an old man wearing ornate white and gold robes had no obvious expression on his face, but a trace of disdain flashed in the depths of his eyes.
Adding just one Soul Sect, how could they possibly compete with their Spirit Hall's seeded team?
It's nothing more than a death throe.
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