Chapter 387 Xiao Xiao vs. Lu Genggeng
"In the individual elimination round, Shrek King Qiu'er wins the second match!" Zheng Zhan announced to the podium, then looked back at the Holy Spirit Sect's rest area, "Holy Spirit Sect, please send your next player to the stage!"
At the same time, Zhongliwu, who was next to Xu Tianran, lowered his head again and murmured something in the direction of the Holy Spirit Team's rest area.
Zhang Peng, who had been looking cold and aloof, seemed to have received some kind of instruction, and a strange smile appeared on his face as he looked in the direction of the Shrek Academy members.
"Lu Genggeng, you go!" Zhang Peng said in a hoarse voice, looking at the tallest and strongest young man.
"Yes." The young evil spirit master named Lu Genggeng showed no fear whatsoever, his voice booming—a rarity among evil spirit masters. Far from being sinister, it exuded a strong sense of masculinity.
Lu Genggeng then walked directly over the platform, head held high, and head toward the competition stage.
At this moment, in the eyes of Zhongli Wu and the others, Xiao Xiao was the strongest member of the Shrek Academy team. Although there were still two Soul Emperors, Qian Gu Ming and Nanmen Yun'er, they were not particularly noteworthy. Therefore, if Shrek Academy wanted to win, they had to save Xiao Xiao for the later team battles, so that they would have a fighting chance against them.
Therefore, after Lu Genggeng, who has the strongest defense, eliminates Wang Qiu'er, and then consumes the soul power of the other two Soul Emperors of Shrek Academy, thus winning three battles, Zhongli Wu immediately starts the team battle.
At that time, only one top-tier Shrek player remained, and in team battles, he was completely at their mercy.
Wu Xuan naturally saw through Zhong Liwu and the others' intentions, and he stood up shakily and shouted to Zheng Zhan on the competition stage: "Referee, we concede this match. Shrek Academy makes a substitution."
Wang Qiu'er had fought two consecutive battles, even defeating Wu Yu, who possessed the cultivation of a Soul Douluo, and her soul power was already nearly exhausted. According to Wu Xuan's plan, she had already exceeded the mission objective, so there was no need for Wang Qiu'er to deplete her opponent's soul power in this third round, which was bound to be lost.
"Shrek concedes defeat in the third match and makes a substitution. The next player will enter the game." Zheng Zhan announced the next match without any hesitation.
At Wu Xuan's signal, Xiao Xiao darted onto the competition stage. She smiled and gave Wang Qiu'er a thumbs-up as she left.
Wang Qiu'er was clearly stunned for a moment, but the next instant a faint smile appeared on her lips.
On the other side, Zhongli Wu and Zhang Peng, who had initially been smug about Shrek Academy's concede defeat, instantly turned ashen-faced. What exactly was Shrek Academy trying to do? Were they really going to disregard the final team battle?
"Grand Preceptor, it seems reality has exceeded your expectations!" Xu Tianran put down his cup, a slight smile appearing on his lips.
"Hmph!" Zhongli Wu snorted coldly, his gaze fixed on the direction of the Tang Sect. At this moment, Zhongli Wu had only one thought in his mind: Shrek Academy wanted to wear them down so that the Tang Sect could reap the rewards in the finals the day after tomorrow.
Zhongli Wu never imagined that Wu Xuan would pretend to be injured, because in his opinion, they had already paid such a price by sending a Title Douluo to ambush Wu Xuan, so how could they fail!
"In the fourth round of the individual elimination tournament, both sides announced their names."
"Holy Spirit Team, Lu Genggeng".
"Shrek Academy, Xiao Xiao."
"The match begins!" Zheng Zhan shouted without hesitation and then retreated to the other side of the field.
At his announcement, both sides sprang into action. Xiao Xiao took small, quick steps, rushing towards her opponent at a moderate pace, yet with a rhythmic flow. She, however, did not unleash her martial spirit.
On the other side, Lu Genggeng suddenly exerted force with his legs and made a leaping motion forward. He didn't jump very high, only about two meters off the ground, and only traveled four or five meters forward.
However, his already quite robust body swelled up like an inflating balloon after he jumped.
The moment he landed with a thud, his black robe was completely torn apart. Lu Genggeng, having released his martial soul, was over five meters tall, his enormous body resembling a ball of flesh. His thick legs appeared remarkably short. He was even more exaggerated than Xie Huanyue from the Shrek Academy team when he possessed his martial soul.
What... what kind of monster is this?
The audience stared in disbelief at the scene.
The enormous Lu Genggeng was practically a giant fat man, his entire body radiating a ghastly green aura of soul power. Strangely, this soul power aura resembled irregular mist, rising around his body. His head was spherical. His blood-red eyes gleamed with ferocity. The six soul rings on his body appeared exceptionally large due to his corpulent frame.
Most terrifyingly, the exposed arms and shoulders of this horrifyingly obese man appeared patched together, as if stitched together with chunks of fat. A gaping, blood-red maw opened wide, drool dripping down and landing on the steel plate on the ground, creating plumes of smoke.
Seeing the stunned expressions on the faces of the rest of the Shrek Academy members, Ye Guyi explained, "This is an Abomination. A terrifying undead creature. It enhances its abilities by consuming corpses. If injured, it can also recover by devouring corpses. Its abilities should be speed, control, and powerful attacks. It's a powerful and evil martial soul in every way."
When everyone heard the words "devouring corpses," their gazes toward Lu Genggeng instantly turned to utter disgust.
On the podium, Xu Tianran frowned deeply. He suddenly realized that allowing the Holy Spirit Sect to participate in this competition was indeed a mistake. Their presence was far too inappropriate for both ordinary people and Soul Masters. At this moment, most of the ministers of the Sun Moon Empire on the same podium showed expressions of shock, their eyes revealing undisguised disgust.
The resistance to undead creatures has been a constant since ancient times. They are naturally no exception.
Lu Genggeng's forward momentum seemed to suddenly decrease. Just then, he suddenly shouted, his second spirit ring lit up, and with a sudden leap, his massive body landed firmly on the ground. He raised his fists high and then slammed them down.
At this moment, Lu Genggeng, in his guise of hatred, was still more than forty meters away from Xiao Xiao, so his fist certainly couldn't have hit her. Instead, it struck the ground.
A layer of pale green light enveloped his fists, and when they slammed into the ground, not a sound was heard.
But a pale green wave of energy suddenly swept towards Xiao Xiao.
A dense black light blazed up almost instantly, and a massive cauldron appeared out of thin air without warning. Xiao Xiao's eyes sharpened, and with a flick of her hands, the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron split into three, forming a triangular formation around her in the center. As Xiao Xiao's first and second soul rings lit up, the three cauldrons crashed to the ground.
"Boom!" A violent roar accompanied by a large plume of black energy spreading outwards instantly shattered the pale green poisonous mist that Lu Genggeng had unleashed, preventing it from forming a large-scale impact.
"Fourth Soul Skill, Sealing of the Cauldron!"
The next instant, a burst of intense black light shone from the mouths of the three large cauldrons. Then, the three beams of black light shot into the sky simultaneously, condensing into one in mid-air, and crashed straight into Lu Genggeng, who had transformed into a monstrous form.
"Seal!" Xiao Xiao made a strange hand gesture in front of her, and her body slowly floated up from the three large cauldrons. Her entire body shimmered with magnificent runes. Her fourth soul skill, which seemed to be only a thousand years old, actually unleashed an incomparably powerful aura.
Lu Genggeng's body was too enormous to dodge; the moment its ghastly green poisonous mist came into contact with the black light emanating from the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, it immediately dissipated. Then, a strange scene unfolded.
Lu Genggeng, now transformed into a monstrous form, felt her entire body stiffen, struggling to move under the terrifying gravity.
(End of chapter)