NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 120: Chapter 120: Crushing Defeat for Shrek
Chapter 120: Crushing Defeat for Shrek
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Amidst the poisonous fog, figures clashed violently, and soon several silhouettes were sent flying out, crashing heavily onto the ground and losing their ability to fight.
First, it was the support, Jiangzhu. Then Tai Long. Next came Zhu Zhuqing.
Finally, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar were also defeated, all rendered incapable of continuing.
"Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique!"
"81st Hammer!"
"..."
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Inside the poisonous fog, Tang San was still fighting. He unleashed the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, the signature skill of the Clear Sky School, completing the devastating 81st hammer.
Even though Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer lacked any soul rings, it carried immense destructive power. The final strike of the 81st hammer roared toward Su Mo with a ferocity that seemed unstoppable.
"Fourth Soul Skill: Golden Lion-Tiger Annihilation Strike!"
Boom!
In the face of Tang San's fierce assault, Su Mo didn't even attempt to dodge. Instead, he unleashed his strongest single-target soul skill to counter.
Roar!
A massive golden lion-tiger apparition, several meters tall, materialized around Su Mo, roaring ferociously as it charged at Tang San with unparalleled might.
Boom!
Su Mo's Hunter Spear collided violently with Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer, creating a deafening explosion. The terrifying soul power released from the clash swept across the arena in a powerful shockwave.
The poisonous fog lingering over the stage was blown away by the force of the impact.
Feeling the immense force behind the Hunter Spear, Su Mo couldn't help but acknowledge the power of the Clear Sky School's self-created techniques. The Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, even without soul rings, was exceptionally formidable.
The 81st hammer, in particular, was a move few Rank 40 soul ancestors could withstand.
But unfortunately for Tang San, his opponent was Su Mo, and Su Mo had the added support of Ning Rongrong.
Bang!
After a brief stalemate, Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer was forcibly knocked out of his hands, flying away. Su Mo's Hunter Spear continued its trajectory, hurtling straight toward Tang San.
"Mysterious Jade Hand!"
Seeing Su Mo's attack approaching, Tang San quickly activated his Mysterious Jade Hand, catching the Hunter Spear with his bare hands.
Clang!
Bang!
Although Tang San managed to grab the spear, the overwhelming force behind it sent him flying.
Pfft!
Mid-air, Tang San spat out a mouthful of blood before crashing heavily onto the ground, struggling unsuccessfully to stand.
Swish!
In a flash, Su Mo appeared before Tang San. The tip of the Hunter Spear hovered just inches from Tang San's face.
"You've lost."
Su Mo looked down at Tang San and spoke calmly.
"..."
Tang San raised his head to meet Su Mo's gaze, his hands tightly gripping the ground beneath him, before lowering his head in defeat.
As much as it pained him, Tang San knew he had lost.
The Shrek team had been eliminated in the second round of the finals.
"We've lost..."
"Defeated..."
"..."
Seeing Tang San fall, the already incapacitated Dai Mubai and others muttered bitterly, unable to accept their defeat.
"I declare the winner—Heaven Dou Imperial Team!"
The Spirit Hall announcer wasted no time in loudly proclaiming the victory of the Heaven Dou Imperial Team.
"Yes! We won!"
"Finally, we've avenged our past defeat!"
"..."
Hearing the announcement, Ning Rongrong and the others burst into cheers. For them, defeating the Shrek team was a significant achievement worth celebrating.
"It's a pity we didn't even get to fight."
"Exactly, such a shame..."
The Shi Mo and Shi Mo brothers expressed mixed feelings of joy and regret—they hadn't had the chance to participate in the battle.
Similarly, Ye Lingling hadn't made a move either. She only stepped in at the end to heal Yu Tianheng, but by then, the outcome had already been decided.
Afterward, the Heaven Dou Imperial Team left the arena triumphantly.
Dai Mubai and the others helped Tang San up, their spirits crushed, as they left the stage in defeat.
The audience, however, was unsurprised by the outcome.
As one of the seeded teams, the Heaven Dou Imperial Team was expected to have such strength.
"What a shame, though. We didn't get to see the full strength of the Heaven Dou Imperial Team!"
"Shrek was too weak to force them to go all out..."
"..."
Some spectators expressed disappointment that the Heaven Dou team's full capabilities hadn't been displayed.
After all, several members of the team hadn't even made a move before Shrek's defeat.
But upon reflection, it made sense. With only two Rank 40 soul ancestors, Shrek was outclassed by the Heaven Dou team, which had six. If Heaven Dou still needed to exert full effort in such a matchup, it would mean they were too weak.
"We'll just have to see how they perform in the next round."
Other teams in the audience could only wait to observe the Heaven Dou team's future battles.
"Xie Yue, Hu Liena, keep a close eye on Su Mo and Ning Rongrong of the Heaven Dou Imperial Team. They are not to be underestimated!"
On the Spirit Hall team's side, their mentor warned Hu Liena and the others.
"Here are the Heaven Dou Imperial Team's profiles. Take a look!"
"Su Mo and Ning Rongrong, like you two siblings, can use a martial soul fusion skill!"
The Spirit Hall mentor handed over detailed profiles of the Heaven Dou team to Hu Liena and her companions.
The mentor had prepared these profiles as soon as the Heaven Dou team began competing.
"What?"
"They have a martial soul fusion skill too?"
Hu Liena and the others were shocked, hastily flipping through the profiles.
What they saw left them even more astounded.
"A 14-year-old Soul Ancestor?"
"Su Mo and Ning Rongrong are only 14 years old?"
When Hu Liena and her teammates first saw Su Mo and Ning Rongrong's ages, they were utterly stunned, their faces filled with disbelief.
They had never imagined that Su Mo and Ning Rongrong were only 14 years old.
While they could tell that Su Mo and Ning Rongrong were young, they had no idea that their actual age was merely 14.
A 14-year-old Soul Ancestor—it was simply terrifying.
Hu Liena, who had broken through to Soul King at the age of 20, had always thought she was impressive. But upon learning Su Mo and Ning Rongrong's ages, she realized she was nothing compared to them.
If Su Mo and Ning Rongrong could reach Soul Ancestor at 14, it was entirely possible for them to advance to Soul King by the time they were 17 or 18.
Given their ages, wouldn't they still be eligible to participate in two more soul master tournaments? If Su Mo and Ning Rongrong were already this strong now, what would they be like in ten years?
By then, Spirit Hall might not even have opponents capable of matching them.
Of course, these were thoughts for the future. Shaking off her astonishment, Hu Liena focused on the information about Su Mo and Ning Rongrong.
Next, they looked at Su Mo and Ning Rongrong's records in the Spirit Arena, and they were once again shocked.
So many battles—and not a single loss.
Such a record clearly demonstrated their exceptional combat talent—or, more specifically, Su Mo's combat talent. He had a remarkable ability to fully utilize his strength in battle.
What astonished Hu Liena and Xie Yue even more was that Su Mo and Ning Rongrong's martial soul fusion skill bore a striking resemblance to their own—it also allowed them to enter a combined state.
"You all saw that, didn't you?"
"These two are incredibly strong, especially when they use their martial soul fusion skill. You must be extremely careful!"
"I've even heard that their martial soul fusion skill once defeated a Soul Emperor!"
The Spirit Hall team's mentor solemnly warned Hu Liena and the others.
"What?"
"Their martial soul fusion skill can defeat a Soul Emperor?"
Hearing this, Hu Liena and her teammates exclaimed in unison, their expressions becoming much more serious.
Previously, they had been more surprised by Su Mo and Ning Rongrong's age and talent. But now, after learning about their actual combat prowess, they realized that Su Mo and Ning Rongrong posed a genuine threat to them.
After all, Hu Liena and Xie Yue's own martial soul fusion skill had achieved the same feat—defeating a Soul Emperor—and that Soul Emperor had been their own mentor.
"Is this true?"
"Where did you get this information, Teacher?"
Xie Yue asked in disbelief. Considering how many battles Su Mo and Ning Rongrong had participated in at the Spirit Arena, it wasn't difficult to gather information on them.
But to find out that Su Mo and Ning Rongrong had defeated a Soul Emperor was almost unimaginable.
"This information is absolutely reliable. You only need to know that."
The mentor confirmed seriously.
Had Su Mo been present, he would have immediately guessed that the Spirit Hall team's information came from Qian Renxue.
Most of the details weren't hard to find, but the fact that he and Ning Rongrong had defeated a Soul Emperor was something only Qian Renxue could have uncovered.
It wasn't that Su Mo or Ning Rongrong had told her directly. As the Crown Prince, if Qian Renxue inquired with the Heaven Dou Imperial Team's mentor, there was no way the mentor would hide it from her.
Therefore, Qian Renxue could easily obtain such information.
After the mentor's confirmation, Hu Liena and the others looked at Su Mo and Ning Rongrong's profiles again, their expressions completely changed.
If they had been supremely confident before, learning about Su Mo and Ning Rongrong's achievements now made them cautious. While they still felt confident, they now recognized the significant threat posed by Su Mo and Ning Rongrong.
This was a team that could genuinely threaten them.
Meanwhile, after Tang San and his team left the arena, they stood before Yu Xiaogang, still looking utterly dejected.
Especially Tang San, who found this defeat particularly difficult to swallow. Losing to Su Mo made it even worse.
It was always harder to accept defeat at the hands of someone familiar.
What made it worse was that Su Mo had never been his equal before.
To be defeated by someone he had previously surpassed—it was an incredibly bitter pill to swallow.
"Alright, losing is normal, isn't it?"
"You're all still young. Your real stage lies in the future. This tournament was always meant to be a learning experience for you!"
"You've already done great, and I'm proud of you!"
Yu Xiaogang, though feeling disappointed himself, quickly comforted Tang San and the others.
"Yes, you've all done wonderfully!"
Flender and Liu Erlong also chimed in to reassure the team.
After the Shrek and Heaven Dou Imperial teams' match concluded, the second match of the second round began shortly after.
The second round of the finals took two days to complete, eliminating another eight teams. With two teams having a bye, only ten teams remained in the finals.
During this round, the audience witnessed the strength of the other two seeded teams.
Both the Star Luo Team and the Spirit Hall Team proved to be incredibly powerful, with no weak members.
The Star Luo Team, composed entirely of Soul Ancestors, appeared to surpass the Heaven Dou Imperial Team in overall strength—at least on the surface.
Their captain, Dai Weisi, boasted Rank 49 soul power, just one step away from becoming a Soul King.
The Spirit Hall Team was even more astonishing. When they summoned their martial souls, they scared their opponents before the match even began.
"Soul Kings! The Spirit Hall Team has three Soul Kings!"
"My goodness, their strength is unbelievable!"
Upon seeing the Spirit Hall Team release their martial souls, not only were their opponents stunned, but even the audience was left in awe.
Not only were all Spirit Hall Team members Soul Ancestors, but the so-called Golden Generation included three who had already reached Soul King rank.
"Three Soul Kings? This is insane!"
"No wonder they're called the Golden Generation!"
"The three seeded teams are each more terrifying than the last!"
"At least the Heaven Dou Team has one Soul Elder. The Star Luo Team is all Soul Ancestors, and the Spirit Hall Team is the most exaggerated—with three Soul Kings!"
"Clearly, no seeded team is ordinary."
"No wonder Spirit Hall is offering three soul bones as prizes. They're certain their team will win!"
"…"
(End of Chapter)
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