Chapter 242.
As the game came to an end, many teams had already planned to surrender directly to the Purple Star Academy, just as Wang Feng had expected. Some teams didn't really believe that Jiu Yikai could win the competition alone in the qualifiers. After watching this game, there wasn't much doubt left.
When Wang Feng stepped off the ring, he happened to see Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu staring daggers at him, their eyes filled with extreme unwillingness and anger. This was their trump card, saved to use in the promotion tournament specifically to deal with powerful soul masters like Jiu Yikai. But they didn't expect even this to not work and once again facing defeat by Jiu Yikai.
Especially Huo Wushuang, he was frustrated and felt his strength in the ring wasn't fully displayed, being blown away by Jiu Yikai's huge fist.
"I'm not convinced!" Huo Wushuang stared at Wang Feng, his tone low and filled with anger and unwillingness.
He did not accept it, and no one should accept it too. The rest of the team watched quietly, without interrupting.
"It's really frustrating if we really think about it... they used their trump card and saved up the strength of six people, and in the end when it was to time to showcase their full strength and they lost like this," Ma Hongjun, who observed from a distance, smiled wryly. "If it were to be me, my mentality would burst and I too would be fuming with anger."
"It's really difficult to beat the Jiu Yikai," Xiao Wu shook her head.
"If you want to defeat him in an individual battle, strength is probably not the key. As the senior Sixth Ring Soul Emperor said, dealing with opponents stronger than us requires procrastination. Let the opponent take the initiative to attack... we dodge. After all, he's only one person."
Everyone nodded, recalling the teachings of the senior six-ringed soul emperor.
"It seems that it's really unrealistic to want to beat Jiu Yikai from the standpoint of single player strength. We need to play using the guerrilla warfare, to tire him out, and finally, exhaust him. That's the correct way of thinking," –Tang San remarked. "Don't attack directly, and don't take the opponent's moves head on."
"Blazing Academy's combined skills were certainly strong, but in the first five games, Jiu Yikai didn't even engage directly. He maintained his best condition. Although we have become stronger, others haven't become weaker either."
Wang Feng looked at Huo Wushuang and didn't speak, but gestured towards the three members of the tournament committee, indicating they could address any dissatisfaction there.
The members of the Blazing Academy were left with perplexed looks, but they had nothing to say.
"These Blazing Academy people are so clueless. What's the point of not accepting it? Do they want a rematch?" Shui Yue'er from Skywater College couldn't help but chuckle.
"Sister, what if we face Jiu Yikai?"
"We don't," Shui Bing'er shook her head. "We can't defeat him. We don't have enough people or strength to defeat him. I feel like unless we have more than ten soul masters, we won't be able to wear him down at all. I don't want to fight him. It's too much of a headache."
"Yes, once we start fighting Jiu Yikai, we don't know what moves he'll make! It's like hitting a wall with egg!" Shui Bing'er added.
Despite having fully recovered and control of her fourth soul ability, Shui Bing'er didn't dare to use it casually. Its power was too great and could easily cause fatal injuries.
This sentiment was echoed by more than a dozen other academies.
Thus, until the fifth day of the promotion matches, the three academies that Purple Star Academy faced had all surrendered voluntarily. Their highest soul power level was only at 41.
On the fifth day, Wang Feng faced the Shadow Academy team. In the past four days, Shrek Academy had maintained its winning streak as usual.
Dai Mubai had the most victories. On the third day, Blazing Academy faced Shrek Academy once again and used their special charged soul ability. Huo Wu unleashed three consecutive [Brilliant Sun] attacks, targeting Tang San.
It seemed like they wanted to take out all their frustration from their defeat by Jiu Yikai on Shrek Academy. Both Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang were driven to retreat by their own attack.
Although Tang San was immune to fire, he couldn't avoid the shockwaves generated when Huo Wu exploded the [Brilliant Sun]. The consecutive explosions not only sent Tang San flying but also directly blew Huo Wu away. It was clear there was no reason to continue playing.
However, the three consecutive [Brilliant Sun] attacks also depleted the stored energy on the ring's ground, which led to Huo Wushuang's defeat by Dai Mubai.
In terms of strength alone, both Dai Mubai and Huo Wushuang were at level 45. However, Huo Wushuang's martial soul quality and physical strength were slightly inferior to Dai Mubai's. Nonetheless, Huo Wushuang's attacks had a special burning effect, so the overall situation wasn't bad.
Dai Mubai's victory was mainly due to his effective management of soul power, as he ended up saving about 30% more soul power than Huo Wushuang and also his better close quarter combat skills than Huo Wushuang.
This left Huo Wushuang puzzled.
After that day, Tang San rested for two days, and Huo Wu also took two days to recover from her injuries. In the royal hunting ground, there was a healing soul master available who could quickly heal their injuries.
Until the fifth day.
On this day, the first match was between Purple Star Academy and Shadow Academy teams.
"The Shadow Academy team has maintained a winning streak for these past five days too. Moreover, the captain with the Shadow Demon martial soul hasn't even played yet! Relying solely on a few players has propelled this academy to the top spot. They're a genuinely strong team in the promotion game! Naturally, such a strong team carries the dignity of its strength, and the Shadow Academy, hasn't backed down on fighting Jiu Yikai.
" Third brother I wonder what the Shadow Academy team plans to do with Jiu Yikai?" Ning Rongrong asked curiously.
Tang San's unique ability to see through things with his eyes was no secret to his six companions and teachers. It just so happens that he can easily see through the hidden/invisibility soul skill of the Shadow Academy team members, especially with his Purple Demon Eye.
"I have a feeling that the captain of the Shadow Academy isn't someone to be underestimated," Tang San remarked, eyeing the position of the Shadow Academy where its captain stood.
The Shadow Academy's captain appeared to be around eighteen or nineteen years old. He wore a plain black coat, had a rather ordinary face, and sported a few distinctive tattoos. He seemed quite unremarkable, one might mistake him for a substitute player.
"He's present on the court today!" Ma Hongjun exclaimed, pointing to the ring.
A match between two strong teams naturally drew attention, especially one where Jiu Yikai participated.
After their match against Blazing Academy on the first day, the Purple Star Academy's opponents surrendered in the subsequent games, disappointing many teams still curious about Jiu Yikai's strength.
Thankfully, some were still watching.
In their first game, the Shadow Academy sent out a Level 39 Shadow Ladybug Soul Master.
Clearly, many colleges saw this move as just a test.
Based on observations over the past few days, this particular Soul Master mainly came out to gauge the opponent's strength.
People from the Shadow Academy team weren't ones for chatter.
Wang Feng observed the Soul Master. He wasn't very old, likely not even in his twenties, and his appearance was also quite ordinary.
The soul masters of the Shadow Academy are notably ordinary in appearance and tend to be quiet and silent.
Once martial souls are summoned, the soul master vanished from mid-air, utilizing his unique stealth ability. This ability was intriguing as it can hide them, effectively concealing themselves in plain sight. However, this form of invisibility isn't sophisticated, it only hides the body while he was flying in the air.
Yet, when a soul ability is used, it emits distinct soul power fluctuations. With concentration, one can use their keen perception to sense these fluctuations and predict the opponent's location. Even if the opponent is invisible, as long as the difference in soul power isn't too vast, it's possible to dodge their attacks and abilities.
This is why Wang Feng mentioned that Zhu Zhuqing's clone was easy to spot. The soul power fluctuations within a soul master's body cannot be completely shielded without a special method.
When Wang Feng was in the Star Dou Great Forest, he was chased by the Blood Demon Bettle's soul power locking, which explains his expertise in this area.
As a result, this type of invisibility is highly effective against ordinary soul masters with lower levels, but not against more advanced ones! Moreover, after Wang Feng acquired the [Black Hoop Spiritual Skull], his mental power and perception ability significantly increased.
His second [Perception] soul ability not only allows him to perceive the opponent's information but also clearly discern their position. Once Wang Feng became invisible to his opponent, he wasted no time. He condensed black light in his hand, forming a cloud-piercing arrow or you can even call it a spear because its sheer size and threw it, that swiftly brought down his opponent!
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