MTLNOVEL Chapter 72: Chapter 79: Taking Turns to Stomp
Everything was settled. The champion had been decided.
On the high platform, Du Weilun announced in a deep voice, "Next, I will announce the final champion of the new student assessment knockout tournament. They are..." Here, he deliberately paused, then suddenly raised his right hand, pointed at Ning Tian's group of three, and said loudly, "The team of Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and Nanmen Yun'er!"
"—Boom!" The entire arena erupted, all eyes turning to the three girls in the center of the field. The applause was endless.
Mu Jin had come down from the high platform at some point and rushed towards them. This usually dignified and gentle teacher was at this moment as excited as a child, hugging the three girls and jumping with joy.
The head teacher of Wang Dong's Class One, Zhou Yi, also came to their side, comforting the two. Her gaze from time to time shot fiercely at Mu Jin's group of four, her fists clenched tightly. Next time, I will definitely not lose to you, woman!
Although the first and second places of the assessment knockout tournament had been decided, the vast majority of the students and teachers had not yet left, because there was still a third-place match to come.
If it were just a match between two ordinary teams that had previously been defeated, it might not have aroused so much interest. But the problem was that the two defeated parties were not ordinary!
Excluding Ning Tian, the four-ring Soul Ancestor who had hidden herself until the end, the other two known four-rings had not yet officially clashed. What's more, among them was the martial soul fusion skill that had once resounded throughout the continent ten thousand years ago, the Nether White Tiger!
Dai Huabin's team had ultimately chosen to fight!
"Next, the supplementary match will be the battle for third place in the new student assessment! I believe it is also a match that many people want to see," Du Weilun announced loudly.
Everyone couldn't help but turn their attention back to the competition stage. Although the finals were over, in their original minds, this match was the real final.
Even if Ning Tian's team also had a Soul Ancestor, it was just an auxiliary-type Soul Ancestor with a normal optimal soul ring configuration. Compared to Dai Huabin, whose fourth soul ring was ten thousand years, and Xie Huanyue, whose soul rings were all ten thousand years, there was undoubtedly still a large gap.
Furthermore, any discerning person could see that Huo Yuhao's team had clearly deliberately conceded to Ning Tian's trio, handing over the championship throne!
On the other side, Dai Huabin's team had not used their strongest trump card from beginning to end, the martial soul fusion skill—the Nether White Tiger.
Including the academy teachers, everyone was more concerned about the outcome of this match. For this reason, Huo Yuhao's team had even received permission from the academy—to go all out!
When Huo Yuhao's group of three went on stage, Dai Huabin's trio had already been waiting in the arena for a long time.
It had to be said, the healing ability of the Nineheart Begonia martial soul was simply too heaven-defying. Dai Huabin, who had been beaten to within an inch of his life in the morning, now looked as if nothing had happened, except for his pale face. Beside him were Zhu Lu, with tear stains still on the corners of her eyes, and Ye Linlin, whose aura was unstable due to excessive soul power consumption.
This battle, on the surface for third place, but recognized as a battle between the actual strongest teams, was about to begin—
Under the watchful eyes of all, both sides released their martial souls. Except for the color of Huo Yuhao's third martial soul ring, which he had changed with his simulation soul skill, the soul rings of all the others were their original colors.
Especially eye-catching were Xie Huanyue's four pitch-black soul rings and Cui Yejie's red hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
Huo Yuhao was actually a little frustrated. They were not facing Dai Huabin's team at their peak. Even if they won, some people would say it was an unfair victory.
But rules were rules. Even if Huo Yuhao wanted to ask the academy to intervene and restore Dai Huabin's trio, the academy would not slap its own face and do so.
"It's a real pity that we couldn't fight you in your peak state," Huo Yuhao shrugged, expressing his regret.
"There's no use in talking more. Let's see who's better in a fight!" Originally, the attention of Dai Huabin's trio had been on Xie Huanyue and Cui Yejie from beginning to end, completely ignoring Huo Yuhao. This time, however, they directly faced the latter, who was the core of the team, and said coldly.
Having suffered a great loss at the hands of Cao Jinxuan earlier, this time Dai Huabin dared not be the slightest bit careless. He immediately stacked his two amplification soul skills, the White Tiger Protective Barrier and the White Tiger Vajra Transformation.
"Fatty, beat him up," seeing Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu attack from the left and right, Huo Yuhao ordered coldly.
"You got it!" Xie Huanyue grinned wickedly, and the soul ring at the last position finally lit up.
Fourth Soul Skill, Haki Body!
"Huabin, be careful!" Seeing Xie Huanyue directly use his fourth soul skill, the flashing Zhu Lu hurriedly shouted a reminder.
"You should just go cool off on the side," Huo Yuhao raised a hand towards Zhu Lu, his eyes condensing. A terrifying repulsive force instantly sent her flying through the air.
What kind of soul skill is this?
This sudden move by Huo Yuhao instantly astonished countless people. His soul ring had not lit up; it clearly wasn't like a normal soul skill.
Dai Huabin already held a grudge against Zhu Lu because of Cao Jinxuan's conspiracy. He ignored the flying Zhu Lu and charged alone towards Xie Huanyue at the front.
Xie Huanyue's hair all floated upwards, the muscles on his upper body continuously bulged, and purple-black patterns appeared on his skin. His entire person's proportions looked very uncoordinated.
"Haki Body, Bouncing Ape!" Xie Huanyue's legs fiercely retracted inwards, and his figure shot towards Dai Huabin like a combat jet.
Being slightly shocked by Xie Huanyue's strange appearance, Dai Huabin was still quite confident in himself after using two major amplification soul skills. Without Cao Jinxuan's unsolvable Time Stop Domain to control the field, he was confident that no new student could be his opponent in a head-on fight.
"Rubber—Kong Gun!" Xie Huanyue raised a hand, his clenched fist fiercely retracting into his arm, pressing out a swollen shape, aimed at the Dai Huabin in front of him, and blasted out a punch.
Boom!
Dai Huabin immediately blocked with both arms but did not expect the force of this blow to be far beyond his expectations. His entire person was sent flying away like a cannonball.
"Huabin!" The repelled Zhu Lu let out a cry of alarm and was about to rush towards Dai Huabin.
"Universal Pull," Huo Yuhao raised his hand and made a grasping motion. An even more powerful suction force arose, directly pulling Zhu Lu's delicate body over.
What on earth is this soul skill? Zhu Lu's face turned pale with fright, but she found that she was flying towards Huo Yuhao. She immediately used her first soul skill, Nether Thorn.
"A meaningless attack. Almighty Push!" The suction in Huo Yuhao's hand once again transformed into a repulsive force. Zhu Lu, who was using her soul skill to attack while being pulled, was struck as if by a heavy blow, and her entire person was once again sent flying outwards.
In the eyes of outsiders, this scene made Zhu Lu look like a toy in Huo Yuhao's hands, being played with at will.
On the other side, the sent-flying Dai Huabin only felt his arms go numb. After being amplified by two great soul skills, he still felt so uncomfortable. One could imagine just how powerful Xie Huanyue's attack was.
However, Xie Huanyue didn't give him a chance to breathe at all. His body, with the help of the reverse thrust from his retracting and releasing legs, flew at high speed in mid-air, instantly crossing half the competition stage and appearing above Dai Huabin.
This time, Xie Huanyue turned his body, aimed the soles of his feet at Dai Huabin, and his feet once again retracted, gathering power.
"Not good!" Dai Huabin gritted his teeth. In his desperation, he turned his head and shot out a White Tiger Violent Light Wave. The violent energy brewed in his mouth and shot towards Xie Huanyue.
"Rubber—Rhino Howitzer Kick!" Xie Huanyue only took less than a second to gather power. His retracted feet shot out, actually pushing through the White Tiger Violent Light Wave and fiercely kicking Dai Huabin in the face.
Rumble!
Dai Huabin's body was instantly embedded into the floor. For a moment, sand and stones flew, and dust filled the air.
All the spectators almost forgot to breathe. This scene was simply too brutal!
Dai Huabin was like a sandbag, being completely dominated by Xie Huanyue! Zhu Lu on the other side was even more miserable, her delicate body being pushed and pulled by Huo Yuhao's unknown soul skill, comparable to a string puppet.
And Cui Yejie and Ye Linlin, who hadn't moved much in the field, were staring at each other with wide eyes. The former hadn't moved without Huo Yuhao's command, and the latter couldn't help at all.
"Cough, cough!" Dai Huabin struggled to climb out of the ground. That one kick from Xie Huanyue had made his head spin, and his mind was also a little dazed.
This was an absolute gap. Both were four-rings, but the other could still beat you up!
"Rubber—Great Serpent Fist!" Another killing move. Xie Huanyue snorted coldly. His retracted fist once again carried incomparable attack power, weaving back and forth in mid-air, and finally smashed towards Dai Huabin.
"Dark Meteor Shower!" Dai Huabin returned the favor with his fourth soul skill as well, only to find in astonishment that Xie Huanyue's extended arm was constantly twisting and turning in mid-air, managing to dodge his fourth soul skill completely, and finally landing on his body.