Chapter 53: Kong Ling: Brother, why don't you play tomorrow?
The National Soul Master Class Tournament had been held for two days, with a total of three rounds.
Actually, these three rounds of matches could only be considered "preliminaries," designed to eliminate teams with average strength.
Aside from teams that were exceptionally lucky and didn't encounter strong opponents, all the remaining teams could now be called elites.
After three rounds, there were now twenty-nine teams left.
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At the same time, the format of the competition also changed.
Previously, the matches between various teams usually started at the same time.
Now, the competition venue had been moved to the Great Spirit Arena in the center of the Soul Fighting Arena, so subsequent matches could naturally only proceed one by one.
Kong Ling's team finally met a formidable opponent in their next battle.
The team was from Liuyun Advanced Soul Engineer Academy, led by Yuan Qingshuang, a Second Ring Great Soul Master.
The day before the match, Kong Xuan, Kong Ling, and Xu Tianyi gathered in the training room, waiting for Xu Wei's arrival.
Not long after, the training room door was pushed open with a "bang," and Xu Wei rushed in impetuously.
He had already transformed into a busybody, having gathered all the information on tomorrow's opponents.
Although they were very confident in their own strength, battles between Spirit Masters sometimes relied not only on strength but also on information.
So, at Kong Xuan's reminder, they also attached great importance to information about their opponents.
Facing the gazes cast by the three, Xu Wei slowly began, "I've found out everything. Among our three opponents tomorrow, Yuan Qingshuang is a Second Ring Great Soul Master, and the other two, Ming Zhe and Hu Qifeng, are both First Ring Spirit Masters."
"Ming Zhe, his Spirit is the Swift Light Falcon, an agility-attack system Spirit Master. His First Spirit Skill can increase speed and allow for rapid attacks."
"Hu Qifeng, his Spirit is Candy, a support system Spirit Master. His First Spirit Skill can amplify spirit power."
"It's actually a food system support Spirit Master?"
Kong Xuan was also a bit surprised, not expecting there to be a food system Spirit Master among their opponents.
There were various types of support system Spirit Masters, but the food system was relatively rare.
Seeing Kong Xuan specifically mention it, he also asked curiously, "Brother Xuan, is there anything special about the food system?"
Kong Xuan shook his head, "Nothing, it's just that food system Spirit Masters are relatively rare. You continue with the introduction."
Xu Wei nodded and continued, "Finally, there's the Great Spirit Master Yuan Qingshuang. Her First Spirit Skill is an attack of phoenix feather-shaped blades formed from profound ice, a group attack skill."
"As for her Second Spirit Skill, she hasn't used it, so we don't know yet."
A flash of fighting intent crossed Kong Ling's eyes: "It seems not only us, but other teams are also holding back."
After learning this information about her opponents, Kong Ling only paid attention to two people.
One was Shui Ling, and the other was Yuan Qingshuang.
Shui Ling was because her grandfather had compared her to herself, and she wanted to see who was stronger.
Yuan Qingshuang was because of the opponent's Profound Ice Phoenix Spirit. Kong Ling's Sun Martial Soul was fire-attributed, which was directly opposite to Yuan Qingshuang's ice-attributed Spirit, and she also wanted to see who was stronger.
Always following Kong Xuan, as Kong Ling's strength grew, her competitiveness was no less than Xu Tianyi's.
Xu Wei finally said, "This is all the information we have for now. Let's discuss how we should fight tomorrow."
Everyone immediately turned their gaze to Kong Xuan. Although he had never been on the field, he had always acted as the tactician.
The previous three battles, what tactics to formulate, and how to hold back, all followed Kong Xuan's plan.
Kong Xuan's mind echoed with the information Xu Wei had just spoken, and he slowly said, "Tomorrow's battle will indeed be difficult."
"Yuan Qingshuang, this Second Ring Great Soul Master, needs to be focused on, but the other two cannot be underestimated either."
"Ming Zhe and Hu Qifeng's spirit power is unknown. To be safe, let's assume they are at level nineteen."
"Hu Qifeng's Candy Spirit can amplify spirit power. After the three of them consume the candy, their spirit power will increase, so you might not have an advantage in this aspect."
"However, this Spirit Master tournament does not allow the use of spirit tools, so although Hu Qifeng, this food system Spirit Master, will provide them with amplification, their combat power is one person less compared to our side.
"Yuan Qingshuang's Profound Ice Phoenix Spirit, with its ice attribute attacks, will restrain Xu Wei's Lightning Flash and also restrain Ling'er's Sun Martial Soul. This can be considered to make up for the situation of lacking one person's combat power."
"If viewed this way, you two sides are indeed evenly matched."
After Kong Xuan's analysis, serious expressions appeared on everyone's faces.
Kong Ling then spoke, "Brother, why don't you play tomorrow?"
"Hmm?" Kong Xuan looked at his sister: "What? Lost confidence?"
"Actually, it's not that I've lost confidence. They have two Spirits that can fly. With Brother's Sky Prohibition Domain, they won't have that advantage."
Listening to Kong Ling's words, Xu Wei's eyes also lit up, and he said, "That's right, Brother Xuan, your Sky Prohibition Domain happens to counter them. Tomorrow is perfect for you to play."
Although Xu Tianyi didn't speak, his gaze towards Kong Xuan was also full of anticipation.
But Kong Xuan's answer was destined to disappoint them.
"I've said before, unless we encounter a very tricky opponent, I won't make a move."
"Do you think the three opponents in the next match are impossible for you to deal with?"
Facing Kong Xuan's question, all three of them lowered their heads and did not answer.
Looking at the somewhat dejected group, Kong Xuan said again, "Alright, for the next match, you don't need to hold back anything anymore."
"Xu Wei, you can go all out!"
"Ling'er, you can also use your Second Spirit Skill."
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Just as Kong Xuan was formulating strategies for them, in a hotel not far from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
Their next opponents, Yuan Qingshuang and her team from Liuyun Advanced Soul Engineer Academy, were also studying their combat strategies.
However, it wasn't just the three members of the small team there; the academy's Class Teacher, Duan Ming, was also present.
As the seed team of Liuyun Advanced Soul Engineer Academy's Soul Master Class, Class Teacher Duan Ming had high hopes for them.
It was just unexpected that they would encounter the universally acknowledged strongest team so soon. Now, it could only be said that their luck was bad.
Yuan Qingshuang worried, "Teacher, do you think Kong Xuan will play in the next match?"
Even Yuan Qingshuang, the strongest in the team, was unwilling to face Kong Xuan, the legendary strongest genius.
A thousand-year First and Second Ring configuration was simply too terrifying.
Duan Ming frowned deeply and sighed, "No one can say for sure. Your team's strength is considered among the top among all teams. If the opponent wants to win, sending Kong Xuan to play is the best choice."
Duan Ming's words made the three members of the team look solemn.
However, he then changed his tone, "But from the information we have now, even if Kong Xuan doesn't play, the other three are also very strong."
"Kong Ling's Second spirit ring is a thousand-year one, and her Spirit Ability is unknown."
"Xu Tianyi's Purple Bright Heaven Extinguishing Dragon is a top-tier Beast Spirit of the same level as Qing Shuang's Profound Ice Phoenix."
"Finally, Xu Wei, he didn't play in the first three matches, so we know even less about him!"
Duan Ming sighed, then thought for a moment and continued, "So there's no need to dwell on whether Kong Xuan will play or not. What you need to do is be prepared. No matter who the opponent is, go all out!"
"The competition is only to determine a temporary result. The final selection for the Spirit Master Experimental Class depends on your individual performance!"
Yuan Qingshuang stood up upon hearing this. Perhaps due to her Spirit, a cool aura emanated from her.
"Teacher is right, no matter who the opponent is, we will do our best!"
Perhaps infected by her words, Ming Zhe and Hu Qifeng met her gaze, and their eyes also became much more determined.