Chapter 127 Laughing at the Mortal World: Shall we send five up too?
The first knockout match didn't last long.
The students of Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy originally thought that if they could hold on a little longer and not lose too quickly, that would be a kind of "victory".
However, to their surprise, the Shrek team on the other side fought incredibly fiercely.
They went all out from the start, showing no mercy and seemingly aiming to kill their opponents.
Faced with this situation, how could the people from Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy dare to continue to resist?
Why would they cause casualties when it was a match they were destined to lose?
After the match, shouts of "Shrek!" echoed across Xingluo Square.
This is the audience cheering for the winner, and also for the top academy on the mainland.
Xiao Hongchen curled his lip: "I wonder what kind of expressions these spectators will have when Shrek Academy loses the match."
The tall and imposing Ma Rulong had a calm expression, but a slight smile appeared on his face at this moment: "I am also looking forward to that day."
As a reserve member of the previous year, Ma Rulong was even more eager to defeat Shrek Academy.
"Defeating such a depleted Shrek team is nothing to brag about. A real victory would be to defeat a Shrek team composed entirely of its regular members."
The team leader, Ren Jun, spoke slowly, for he knew all too well the strength of Shrek Academy.
The surrounding students fell silent upon hearing this. Kong Xuan then spoke up, "Teacher, no matter what lineup Shrek Academy sends out this time, the final victory will definitely belong to us."
"And this... is just the beginning!"
"There will be plenty of opportunities to defeat Shrek again!"
Looking at his most outstanding student, Ren Jun smiled and said, "You seem quite confident."
Ren Jun's smiling face was reflected in Kong Xuan's golden pupils: "Teacher, confidence naturally comes from strength."
"Speaking of strength, your teacher has never seen you go all out. I wonder if you'll have that opportunity in this competition?"
To be honest, Ren Jun felt a little embarrassed. As a teacher, he didn't even know just how strong his student was.
Seeing the expectant look on Ren Jun's face, Kong Xuan turned his gaze to the Shrek group who had already left and said, "Then we'll see if they have the ability."
"Next up, please welcome the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the Rock and Earth Advanced Soul Master Academy."
As this sound echoed throughout Xingluo Square, the second round of the elimination tournament was about to begin.
"The Rock and Soil Advanced Soul Master Academy doesn't have a single Soul King."
Xiao Hongchen looked at Ma Sheng and suggested, "How about we only send five reserve players up as well?"
Everyone present understood that Xiao Hongchen was trying to make a comparison; he wanted to tell everyone that what Shrek Academy could do, their Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy could also do.
Ma Sheng glanced at Xiao Hongchen expressionlessly and said, "You better behave yourself. There's no need to compare these things right now."
After saying that, he turned to Kong Xuan and the other reserve team members and said, "The rest is up to you."
Kong Xuan nodded, released his hand from Meng Hongchen's, and turned to walk towards the arena.
Like the newly entered Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy, Rock and Soil Advanced Soul Master Academy is relatively weak among the participating academies.
Moreover, the two colleges were in the same boat, facing off against the two colleges that had dominated the championship and runner-up positions in previous years in the first elimination round.
The cheers around the arena in front of Xingluo Imperial City had noticeably subsided.
When Kong Xuan led the reserve team of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy onto the arena, there were even a few deliberate boos from the audience.
The people of the Star Luo Empire have never had any goodwill towards the Sun Moon Empire, so naturally they wouldn't give their academy a friendly look at this moment.
Kong Xuan's expression didn't change much. After all, they were playing away from home and had long expected this situation.
Xu Wei and the others frowned slightly, as the surrounding environment did have some impact on them.
"The match begins!"
The seven students from the Rock and Soil Advanced Soul Master Academy instantly possessed their Martial Souls. Through their Soul Rings, it could be seen that there were a total of six Soul Masters and one Soul Venerable, making them only slightly stronger than the Heavenly Spirit Advanced Soul Master Academy.
This academy may have some connection with the Five Elements Academy from ten thousand years ago, and it mainly recruits earth-attribute soul masters.
The martial spirits they are releasing at this moment are mostly defensive in nature.
Kong Xuan, the strongest offensive-type Soul Master, was standing at the very back, without even having his Martial Soul attached to him, seemingly having no intention of making a move at all.
Standing beside him was Huo Yuhao, whose spirit rings, one yellow and one purple, rose up. His shared spiritual detection was now able to cover the entire battlefield.
Although a purple second spirit ring is indeed rare, Huo Yuhao is, after all, only a two-ring Great Spirit Master.
Upon seeing his spirit rings, many people felt that the reserve team of the Sun Moon Royal Spirit Master Academy was nothing special and could not compare to Shrek Academy at all.
However, when they saw the spirit rings on the five people in front of them, their thoughts came to an abrupt halt.
Kong Ling, with one yellow, two purple, and one black soul ring, is a Soul Master!
Xu Tianyi, one yellow and three purple soul rings, Soul Master!
Gu Yuena, with one yellow, two purple, and one black soul ring, is a Soul Master!
Shui Ling, with two yellow and two purple soul rings, is a Soul Master!
Xu Wei, with two yellow and one purple soul rings, is a Soul Master!
The reserve team of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy actually has four Soul Masters, and the soul ring configurations of several of them have also broken the limits of people's understanding.
Judging solely from their cultivation level and spirit rings, they seem to be more like monsters than Shrek Academy!
Compared to the audience, the participants from various colleges were the ones who were truly shocked, as they understood the horror of the situation better.
Wang Yan stared blankly at the arena, his mind involuntarily replaying Ren Jun's words from yesterday.
The reserve team has such strength; they are indeed very strong!
What about their starting players?
How strong will it be?
Beside him, the Shrek Academy students, who had just finished a battle and were beaming with joy at their victory, froze on their faces, staring at the arena with disbelief in their eyes!
They all had only one thought in their minds: "How is this possible?!"
How could the reserve team of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy be so strong?
Those Soul Masters looked no older than Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, and were about the same age as Ning Tian, but they were already Soul Masters!
Moreover, their combat power was not to be underestimated at all; each person's move seemed to be planned, without any unnecessary actions.
In the previous battle, the Shrek Academy students overwhelmingly defeated their opponents with their superior strength.
The battle between the students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy on the arena at that moment gave the impression of effortless ease.
It seemed that they didn't need to go all out at all; it seemed that the rhythm of the battle was completely under their control.
Soon, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy achieved victory.
Although it wasn't as thrilling as the previous match, Kong Xuan and his fellow reserve team members put even more pressure on the other contestants.
If they were to make a judgment in their minds, 90% of them would probably think that the reserve team of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is stronger!
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