"Hey! Everyone! I think we should eliminate those six in the middle first!"
A fourth-year core disciple among the core disciples separated by the mountain rocks shouted loudly to the people around him.
Xu Sanshi also responded loudly:
"I think so!"
With one person taking the lead, the others also responded one after another, and collectively turned their attention to Bai E and the others in the middle.
Bai E, watching the spirit rings of those around him light up, gripped the Dawn-Invading Greatsword tightly, his gaze slightly serious.
"Maidemus, things don't look good."
Maidemus twisted his wrist.
"Are you scared?"
"These guys aren't even as strong as that idiot Xiao Hongchen."
Bai E glanced at Feng Jin and the others beside him, a smile spreading across his face.
"How could that be!"
"Or rather, I've wanted to fight alongside you guys for a long time!"
"This should be our first collective action!"
"It's really exciting!"
A barely perceptible smile appeared on Maidemus's lips.
"Then let's see who eliminates the most people?"
Bai E swung the Dawn-Invading Greatsword, leaving a dazzling sword light in the air.
"Of course!"
"The loser has to do a week's worth of laundry!"
Maidemus's golden eyes blazed with fighting spirit.
Looking at the core disciples forming a formation around him, he clasped his hands in a fist, crimson flames beginning to solidify.
Feng Jin and Ti Bao were instinctively protected in the middle by Bai E and the others.
She looked at the two people in front of her, their fighting spirit boiling, and a sweet smile appeared on her face.
"They're still the same."
"But this is indeed the first time we've fought side by side."
Ti Bao and Xia Die also nodded. Sui, who was standing in front, smiled and said to them:
"It just so happens that we are both from the Xilu City Orphanage."
"Let's give them a little Xilu City shock!"
On the stands, Xuan Zi and Long Xiaoyao watched the scene below intently. Long Xiaoyao became interested and said to Xuan Zi:
"Forcing the strongest people to stick together is not a good idea."
"Young people nowadays don't understand that in situations where the strength is vastly different, chaos is the best situation."
"It seems that this time the reserve team should be a foregone conclusion."
Xuan Zi didn't speak, but looked at Wang Dong and the other two who were observing from the edge and said:
"There are still three people who are taking advantage of the chaos.
The last spot will be chosen from among the three of them."
In the Soul Fighting Zone below, support-type Soul Masters like Ning Tian began to move to the back, power-type Soul Masters took the lead, and agility-type Soul Masters began to warm up.
Everyone awaited the first shot.
Soon, the encircling force launched its attack.
He Caitou, the only core disciple of the Soul Guidance System present, activated his Soul Guidance Cannon, quickly charging up under the cover of those around him.
Twenty beams of light erupted from his body, passing over the core disciples in front of him at incredible speed, completely covering the area where Bai E and the others were located.
Feng Jin, seeing the fierce attack, activated her Martial Soul. Rainbow light, accompanied by a hurricane, formed a barrier in the sky.
All attacks that struck it exploded violently, but no aftershocks broke through the rainbow.
"Everyone, get ready!"
Feng Jin's first Soul Ring lit up, and a rainbow halo appeared around Bai E and the others.
Their Soul Power began to recover rapidly, and their life force surged.
Under the blessing of this surging life force, everyone gained extremely powerful self-healing abilities.
This was Feng Jin's first Soul Skill, Rainbow Dawn, which Zhuang Yusen called the most outrageous healing-type first Soul Skill.
The tranquility of the Soul Arena was shattered. Ning Tian immediately unleashed his Soul Skills on Wu Feng, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Xie Huanyue.
"Seven Treasures are famous: first, Strength; second, Speed; third, Soul!"
Bei Bei and the others felt the surge of power within them, gave a thumbs-up to those behind them, and then led the core disciples around them towards the six in the center.
"I have a thick cigar, I have a big cigar, I have a long cigar, I have a thin cigar!"
He Caitou opened his mouth wide, puffed on four cigars in one go, then activated his Soul Guidance Device again, unleashing a barrage of attacks!
The surrounding core disciples all turned their heads, shocked by this continuous and terrifying attack.
"Earthquake!"
Bai E and his group also began to act. Huo Sui'er was the first to act, her second Soul Ring igniting.
The entire Soul Arena began to tremble violently, and cracks appeared like wounds on the earth.
A strange, earthy-yellow light emanated from the cracks, and a sense of crisis rose in everyone's hearts.
Everyone realized they absolutely could not fall into them.
The cracks seemed to consciously spread towards He Caitou.
He Caitou stopped his frenzied bombardment, realizing the danger, and tried to escape, only to find himself surrounded by boulders on both sides.
The core disciples around him tried to rescue him, but found themselves blocked by ever-growing boulders.
Seeing the cracks had reached his feet, He Caitou gathered all his soul power, preparing to leap upwards to break through the blockade, only to find that the earthen-yellow light within the cracks possessed a powerful attraction, pinning him to the ground.
He Caitou watched helplessly as he fell into the cracks, then the earth suddenly closed in, trapping him firmly in the soil, his feet gripped by some force, unable to move.
Then the surrounding soil began to compress his body, He Caitou could barely breathe, his bones groaning under the unbearable weight.
Xuanzi, on the high platform, flashed and quickly appeared in several corners of the Soul Battle Zone, rescuing He Caitou and several other unfortunate souls from the ground.
"You're eliminated."
"Next time, remember to watch your step."
"The earth isn't always your friend."
Bebe didn't have time to look back, because he was being targeted by Medemos.
Already severely injured by Bai E, he couldn't withstand Medemos's terrifying attacks.
He managed to hold
his own against Medemos using lightning and the Ghostly Shadow Step, but the other core disciples around him were in serious trouble.
They didn't have advanced movement techniques and were knocked unconscious and thrown down one by one by Medemos.
"You should have sent an agility-based attacker,"
Medemos suddenly said to Bebe, then flashed away. Bebe's eyes narrowed, realizing it was another spatial teleportation!
He looked around warily, and a phantom portal opened above his head.
Medemos gathered crimson flames, enveloping his fist, and swung it fiercely at Bebe below.
Bebe immediately activated Thunderous Fury and Thunderous Dragon Claw to meet the attack!
Fire and lightning, two elements with terrifying attack power, clashed fiercely.
Bebe gritted his teeth and struggled to hold on.
"Is this the ultimate power?!"
The ground beneath Beibei's feet caved in, and the ferocious dragon arm emitted a teeth-grinding cracking sound. Countless dragon scales shattered under the immense pressure, and bright red blood dripped from the cracks onto the ground.
Then, Beibei suddenly felt his arm loosen. Looking up, he saw that Medmus had disappeared again.
This time, before he could react, Medmus's leg, covered in scarlet flames, lashed out at Beibei's abdomen with a terrifying gust of air.
Beibei's mind went blank, his eyes bulged, and his mouth opened wide, but he couldn't utter a sound.
He was sent flying out of the arena like an arrow, crashing into the wall, dust billowing around him.
When the dust settled, Beibei was embedded in the wall, unconscious.
Xuanzi shook his head, pulled Beibei out, and said,
"Foolish!"
"Knowing full well that the opponent possessed the ultimate power, you still fought him head-on. Elder Mu really should teach you a lesson."
Xu Sanshi was entangled with Bai E, and a fierce clash ensued between sword and shield.
"Damn it!"
"That's blatant cheating!"
"Why can you teleport infinitely?!"
Xu Sanshi was completely numb. Every time he used Xuanming Displacement, Bai E would immediately appear behind him, making it impossible to dodge!
"Sorry, I'll explain after you're down."
Seeing that Madmos had finished the battle, Bai E immediately unleashed a blazing sun!
Light and fire are inseparable.
A golden sun appeared in front of Xu Sanshi, and the water element generated by Xuanming power was completely incinerated.
The extreme light made him unable to see anything, only feeling a heavy blow to his back, sending him flying out of the arena.
Only then did Xu Sanshi realize that Bai E had used the blade of the Qinchen Greatsword to knock him away.
He could actually continue using Xuanming Displacement to try and displace Bai E, but after thinking about it, he gave up.
Xu Sanshi gave a helpless smile and looked at the corpse lying in the distance, saying:
"Sigh, I give up."
He slammed his back against the ground with a dull thud, then limped to his feet and went to find Beibei.
The situation on the field was now clear: the former surroundrs were now the surrounded.
Bai E, Maidemus, and Sui, with the help of Tibao's Hundred Realms Gate, were fighting dozens of people simultaneously.
Meanwhile, Ning Tian and the other support-type Soul Masters in the rear were in a bit of a panic, as their turn was coming soon.
Ning Tian's good friend, Wu Feng, was already lying on the ground, having been used as a minion by Maidemus and only lasted two rounds.
"Xue Qing, please don't move."
Just as Ning Tian and Xue Qing were about to move, they saw a girl with eyes like amethyst gems holding a huge scythe against their backs.
Xue Qing said tremblingly,
"Die, we're roommates, right? Be gentle."
Xia Die nodded obediently and said,
"Okay."
"Sleep peacefully."
A faint death energy instantly put these support-type Soul Masters to sleep.
Xue Qing smiled peacefully and said,
"Thank you."
Long Xiaoyao on the platform, however, had a sudden thought and said,
"Xuanzi?"
"I didn't sense it wrong, did I?"
"That power is the power of death?!"
"So pure? Death power without a trace of evil?!"
Xuanzi placed the support-type soul masters, who had been lulled to sleep by Xia Die, below the platform and returned to the platform, saying,
"Yes."
"What's wrong?"
"That child is also one that Elder Mu highly regards."
"The power of death is unbelievably pure."
"According to Xiao Wang, that child named Xia Die loves small animals, is very kind, and is a good child."
"She could never become an evil soul master."
Long Xiaoyao stared intently at Xia Die below and said,
"Of course I know."
"No one understands evil soul masters better than me."
"That power of death is so pure that it seems impossible for a human to possess."
"If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe that the power of death could be completely free of evil."
Long Xiaoyao thought to himself, "If Xi Shui saw this, she would probably spare no effort to bring her back and make her the Holy Maiden of the Holy Spirit Cult."
"We absolutely cannot let her fall into the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult!"
"It's too dangerous."
Long Xiaoyao trembled involuntarily at the thought of Ye Xishui's complete control over the power of death.
At this moment, Wang Dong and the other two, who were observing from the edge of the arena, saw that the outcome of the match was basically over.
Wang Dong looked at Xiao Xiao and said,
"Xiao Xiao, you can leave now."
"Sister Sui and the others have cleared the stage."
"Do you want to be on the reserve team?"
"Staying up there, Sister Sui shouldn't hurt you."
After saying that, Wang Dong prepared to jump down and leave; she didn't want to join the reserve team.
Some time ago, her eldest and second fathers gave her a large sum of money, telling her to have fun during her vacation and not to go back to the Haotian Sect.
She had long wanted to go on a wild adventure on the mainland; rather than competing, she preferred to sit on the stage and watch the match.
Just as Wang Dong stepped off the stage, the golden trident on her forehead suddenly appeared, and a black hammer with blue and gold patterns appeared in her hand.
She then swung it towards Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan.
Jiang Nannan immediately grabbed Xiao Xiao to dodge, thus falling out of the arena.
Xiao Xiao, just realizing what was happening, glared angrily at Wang Dong and said,
"No!"
"What are you doing?!"
"Backstabbing your teammate?!"
Wang Dong looked at Xiao Xiao in horror and said,
"No, I didn't do it!"
"My body moved on its own!"
Before she could even speak, she found herself out of control.
"Sorry, Xiao Xiao."
"I still want to be a member of the reserve team."
"Bullshit! I don't want to be! Who is it?"
Wang Dong watched helplessly as her body, wielding the Clear Sky Hammer, charged towards the others.
As it advanced, her body began to wield the hammer and tumble its cloak.
"You're more skilled at tumbling than I am, who are you?!"
"..."
"I'm your father."
Wang Dong was furious!
"Fuck (Douluo Continent profanity)"
"You (Douluo Continent profanity)"
Tang San got annoyed, locked Wang Dong's consciousness in his spiritual sea, and then focused on manipulating his body to hammer the remaining people off the stage.
Seeing this, Madmos immediately confronted Wang Dong, who was being controlled by Tang San.
A fist wreathed in crimson flames clashed head-on with the Haotian Hammer, its power enhanced by the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique.
The two immense forces collided, compressing the surrounding air before exploding.
A terrifying gale created countless cracks in the ground, and the last few senior core disciples were thrown back by the shockwave.
A blue light flashed in Wang Dong's eyes.
"Huh?"
"Interesting. No wonder they're around the Chosen One."
The blue-gold patterns on Wang Dong's Haotian Hammer became increasingly clear, its terrifying power distorting the surrounding air.
Medmos's expression turned serious.
A crimson crystal appeared, his power reaching its peak, his golden eyes brimming with the menacing power of a lion.
Just as the two were about to collide, a voice rang out.
"Stop!"
"The selection competition is over!"
Medmos dispersed his power and looked around, only to find that only seven people remained on the field.
(End of Chapter)
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