Soul Land: Bibi Dong Is My Martial Soul

Chapter 121: Su Mo's Combat Prowess

Both the Star Luo Team and the Spirit Hall Team emerged victorious in the second round of the finals.

By the third round, the Heaven Dou Empire's Tianshui Team and another team from the Star Luo Empire had a bye, leaving eight teams to face off.

This time, Su Mo's team was up against the Star Luo Team.

The clash between two seeded teams drew immense anticipation from the audience.

"Our opponents are the Star Luo Team? This is going to be tough!"

"The Star Luo Team's overall strength is stronger than ours!"

Upon learning their opponents, Yu Tianheng and the others wore grave expressions.

Fortunately, their match was the last one of the round, giving them more time to prepare while six other teams competed first.

The first match saw the Godwind Team face off against the Blazing Fire Team. After a fierce battle, the Blazing Fire Team claimed victory.

"I thought the Godwind Team would win!"

"I can't believe the Blazing Fire Team actually pulled it off!"

Ning Rongrong, standing next to Su Mo, was a little surprised.

She had believed the Godwind Team to be stronger, particularly their captain, whose innate full soul power made him an impressive figure. However, his current soul power level seemed unworthy of his natural talent.

"You didn't notice? Feng Xiaotian likes Huo Wu from the Blazing Fire Team, so he wasn't giving it his all."

Su Mo chuckled as he explained.

Ning Rongrong hadn't caught on, but Su Mo had clearly seen it—Feng Xiaotian was holding back against the Blazing Fire Team.

Feng Xiaotian's behavior baffled Su Mo. Was he really avoiding defeating the person he liked because he was afraid of hurting her feelings?

How ridiculous!

As a genius with innate full soul power, Feng Xiaotian was only at Rank 40 in his twenties. Honestly, it was a waste of his talent.

In Su Mo's past life, the Internet speculated that Feng Xiaotian's low level was due to the time spent developing self-created soul techniques or intentionally suppressing his strength to avoid surpassing Huo Wu.

Either way, it left Su Mo speechless.

Women admire strength. To win over someone like Huo Wu, he should have decisively defeated her and earned her respect.

Just like in the original story, Huo Wu developed feelings for Tang San after he defeated her.

"That explains it," Ning Rongrong replied, finally understanding.

After the Blazing Fire Team's victory, the Spirit Hall Team easily defeated the Thunderclap Team, eliminating them with little effort.

"The Spirit Hall Team is too strong!"

"We don't stand a chance against them!"

"…"

The Spirit Hall Team's overwhelming power left the remaining teams, including the victorious Blazing Fire Team, feeling utterly hopeless.

"Little Sister Huo Wu, I have an idea. Would you and your team consider it?"

After his defeat, Feng Xiaotian approached Huo Wu with a proposal.

"What is it?"

Huo Wu frowned slightly at Feng Xiaotian. She was well aware of his feelings for her, but she didn't think much of him.

If he couldn't even defeat her, what right did he have to like her?

"Let's join forces."

Pulling her aside, Feng Xiaotian explained his plan: combining their teams to form a new, all-Soul-Ancestor lineup.

Wind and fire complemented each other—wind stoked fire, and fire borrowed wind's strength. Together, they could achieve a synergy greater than the sum of their parts.

"You want some of your Soul Ancestors to join us and form a new Blazing Fire Team?"

Huo Wu was taken aback by Feng Xiaotian's bold suggestion.

"Yes. You've seen the strength of the other two seeded teams. Your current lineup doesn't stand a chance against them."

"But if our two teams join forces, we could create a lineup of all Soul Ancestors. Combined with the synergy of our attributes, we might have a real shot at victory!"

Though Feng Xiaotian's idea was bold, he was genuinely eager to work with Huo Wu, which spurred his creativity.

"You're not wrong, but is this even allowed?"

Huo Wu, initially dismissive, found herself tempted by the proposal.

"There's only one way to find out—let me handle it!"

"If you agree, I'll negotiate with the organizers."

"Fine, I'll leave it to you," Huo Wu replied after a moment's thought.

She understood that without this collaboration, the Blazing Fire Team might not even make it to the top three.

But with the Godwind Team's Soul Ancestors joining them, they stood a much better chance.

In the end, the Godwind Team and Blazing Fire Team combined forces.

Unlike in the original story, this time the new team wasn't called the Godwind Team but rather the New Blazing Fire Team, as the Godwind Team had already been eliminated.

After the Spirit Hall Team defeated the Thunderclap Team, two Star Luo Empire teams battled, with the Long Kui Team emerging victorious.

Finally, it was time for the Heaven Dou Imperial Team and the Star Luo Team to take the stage.

The audience was eagerly anticipating this match, the final bout of the third round.

"Do you think Su Mo and his team can beat the Star Luo Team?"

In the spectator seats, Ma Hongjun of the Shrek Team asked the others as he watched the two teams step onto the stage.

"It's hard to say. Su Mo's team is strong, but so is the Star Luo Team. Their captain is already a Rank 49 Soul Ancestor," Oscar replied.

"I think Rongrong's team will win," Zhu Zhuqing interjected.

Her gaze was focused on one member of the Star Luo Team—Zhu Zhuyun, her elder sister.

Zhu Zhuqing hoped the Heaven Dou Imperial Team would emerge victorious. That way, Shrek's defeat wouldn't seem as humiliating.

If the Heaven Dou Imperial Team lost to the Star Luo Team after crushing Shrek, it would only highlight how much weaker Shrek was in comparison. For Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai, that was a conclusion they couldn't afford.

"I also hope Su Mo's team wins!"

Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's words, Dai Mubai finally spoke up.

Like Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai did not like Su Mo and would have relished seeing Su Mo's team lose. However, he definitely didn't want them to lose to the Star Luo Team. In fact, he secretly hoped to see the Star Luo Team defeated by the Heaven Dou Imperial Team.

If the Star Luo Team, which included Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, lost to the Heaven Dou Imperial Team—the same team that defeated Shrek—it wouldn't make Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's defeat seem as crushing.

With such thoughts running through their minds, the highly anticipated match between the Heaven Dou Imperial Team and the Star Luo Team began.

Buzz—

Boom—

After both teams summoned their martial souls, they clashed fiercely.

The Star Luo Team was undeniably strong, boasting all Soul Ancestors and higher average soul power levels than the Heaven Dou Imperial Team.

However, as the battle progressed, the audience quickly realized that the Heaven Dou Imperial Team was slightly stronger.

"It's because of their support-type players!"

"Ning Rongrong's enhancements completely bridge the gap in levels. Plus, with Ye Lingling's healing, Su Mo and the others can fight without holding back, without worrying about injuries!"

"If the Star Luo Team doesn't have a countermeasure, they'll lose soon!"

Yu Xiaogang analyzed the situation and shared his observations with Dai Mubai and the others.

He was well aware of Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's backgrounds and knew they didn't want the Star Luo Team to win.

For Yu Xiaogang himself, it was also preferable for the Star Luo Team to lose. If the Star Luo Team beat the Shrek Team, it would reflect poorly on Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's analysis, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing relaxed a bit, their tense expressions easing.

"If only those two hadn't left, we might've had a chance to defeat the Star Luo Team ourselves," Dai Mubai thought as he watched Su Mo dominate Dai Weisi.

If Shrek had managed to defeat the Star Luo Team, it would've been a significant advantage for Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing in the Star Luo Empire.

He sighed inwardly, blaming Su Mo.

"That traitor… he left us at such a critical moment."

Dai Mubai's eyes flashed with resentment as he watched Su Mo, annoyed by his departure and by how strong he had become.

On the battlefield, Dai Weisi was growing desperate under Su Mo's relentless assault.

Before the match, he had been confident that Su Mo, as a Rank 43 Soul Ancestor, wouldn't pose a serious threat, even with a ten-thousand-year soul ring. But the fight had proven him wrong.

He was being utterly overwhelmed.

"Zhuyun!"

Out of options, he called out to Zhu Zhuyun.

The Star Luo Team immediately understood his intent. They coordinated to cover Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, allowing them to close the distance and prepare their martial soul fusion skill.

"You're trying to use your martial soul fusion skill?"

"Did you ask for my permission?"

Seeing their movements, Su Mo snorted coldly.

Boom!

He launched a fierce attack, relentlessly pursuing Dai Weisi to prevent him and Zhu Zhuyun from activating their fusion skill.

Knowing his opponents' trump card, Su Mo wasn't about to give them a chance to use it.

If Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun successfully executed their martial soul fusion skill, it would be much more challenging to deal with them.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Using his Overlord Spear Technique, Su Mo kept Dai Weisi on the defensive, giving him no room to breathe.

"Nether Slash!"

Zhu Zhuyun, realizing the fusion skill was out of reach, joined Dai Weisi in attacking Su Mo, hoping to push him back.

In an instant, Su Mo found himself facing both of the Star Luo Team's strongest players at once.

"Stay back. These two are mine. Focus on the others!"

Seeing the situation, Su Mo instructed Yu Tianheng and the others to handle the remaining Star Luo Team members.

With Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling's support, Su Mo felt no pressure taking on Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun alone, as long as their fusion skill wasn't in play.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Su Mo clashed ferociously with Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, holding his ground against the two of them.

While it wasn't technically a one-versus-two fight due to Su Mo's support buffs, the same could be said for Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun, who also had their teammates' support.

"He's so strong!"

"He's taking on the Star Luo Team's captain and vice-captain alone!"

"Su Mo's combat power is nearly invincible among Soul Ancestors. I wouldn't be surprised if he could fight a Soul King on equal footing. No wonder he could handle a ten-thousand-year soul ring for his fourth ring—he's just too strong!"

The audience was in awe of Su Mo's performance.

His combat prowess far exceeded expectations for a Soul Ancestor, even one with a ten-thousand-year soul ring.

"Impressive! That's Su Mo for you!"

Ma Hongjun couldn't help but praise Su Mo as he watched.

"It's not just his strength—he's smart, too. He's not giving them a chance to use their martial soul fusion skill!"

"They're going to lose just like us—without being able to use their trump card!"

Dai Mubai, who rarely praised Su Mo, couldn't hold back this time. He was delighted by Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun's predicament, as it was exactly what he wanted to see.

Hearing Dai Mubai's words, Tang San and the others nodded in agreement, though they couldn't help but feel bitter.

Their own seven-in-one fusion technique had been interrupted by Su Mo in the previous round, leaving them unable to use it.

No one was more frustrated than Yu Xiaogang.

He had hoped to use the seven-in-one fusion technique to validate his theories, but they had been eliminated without even getting a chance to showcase it.

In the end, they had hidden their trump card too well.

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