Chapter 168: An Unavoidable Battle with the Royal Fighting Team
Yu Xiaogang ignored the murmurs of the crowd.
He then unfolded the dossier in his hand and began introducing the opponent's information.
"The Royal Fighting Team, the ace team of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. There are seven members in total. The lowest soul power is level 35. All are Soul Elders or above."
As soon as the first sentence was spoken, the surroundings instantly fell silent.
"Hiss!"
Oscar sucked in a cold breath and swallowed.
He said weakly, "All Soul Elders?"
This was too terrifying.
You had to know that on their side, aside from Lin Qingmo, Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, the remaining four were still only Soul Grandmasters.
Yu Xiaogang did not stop. His expression was complicated, even tinged with nostalgia, as he continued reading.
"Captain, Yu Tianheng, Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Rank 39 Power Attack System Soul Elder, Soul Rings: two yellow and one purple."
As soon as this line came out, Dai Mubai's expression instantly darkened.
Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, the number one beast martial soul in the world!
Rank 39, only one step away from Soul Ancestor.
As a rank 38 power attack system, he might not have any advantage at all in front of the opponent.
Tang San's expression also grew serious, his fingers tightening unconsciously. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan—he had heard Tang Hao mention it before. It was one of the top three sects, with extremely formidable strength.
"Vice-captain Dugu Yan, Martial Soul: Jade Phosphor Serpent, Rank 38 Control System Soul Elder, Soul Rings: two yellow, one purple."
"Member Shi Mo, Martial Soul: Black Turtle, Rank 38 Defense System Soul Elder, Soul Rings: two yellow, one purple."
"Member Shi Mo, Martial Soul: Black Turtle, Rank 37 Defense System Soul Elder, Soul Rings: two yellow, one purple."
"Member Yu Feng, Martial Soul: Wind Chime Bird, Rank 36 Agility Attack System Soul Elder, Soul Rings: two yellow, one purple."
"Member Osler, Martial Soul: Black Leopard, Rank 36 Agility Attack System Soul Elder, Soul Rings: two yellow, one purple."
"Member Ye Lingling, Martial Soul: Nine Heart Begonia, Rank 35 Auxiliary System Soul Elder, Soul Rings: two yellow, one purple."
After finishing, Yu Xiaogang closed the dossier and looked up at the crowd, whose expressions all varied.
The training ground fell into dead silence. Even the sound of the wind brushing past the leaves could be heard clearly.
Ma Hongjun opened his mouth but couldn't say his usual arrogant remarks.
After a long while, he finally forced out a sentence: "Damn… no, how are we supposed to fight this?"
All Soul Elders was one thing, but there was also the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and two Black Turtle martial souls.
Oscar also said with a bitter face, "We're done; we're really done this time. A silver-tier team is way too ridiculous. With this lineup, they could probably even go up against a normal Soul Ancestor team, right?"
Dai Mubai's gaze was sharp, but he couldn't hide the gravity in his expression.
Zhu Zhuqing, not far away, even her usually calm, cold face, had lost its composure.
At this moment, Ning Rongrong stepped forward. Her expression was especially serious, her voice tense.
"Grandmaster, you said their support martial soul is Nine Heart Begonia?"
Yu Xiaogang nodded. "That's right."
After confirming this, Ning Rongrong took a deep breath.
She then turned to face everyone and spoke word by word, seriously.
"You may not know how terrifying Nine Heart Begonia is."
"On the Douluo Continent, it is the strongest healing-type tool martial soul. There is no equal."
"It's different from our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. No matter how many soul rings it has, it only ever has one soul skill."
"But that one soul skill alone is enough to make it the most desired support martial soul for any team."
Everyone fell silent, listening carefully to Ning Rongrong's explanation.
Her voice continued, carrying a trace of unconcealed fear.
"Its soul skill effect is large-scale group healing. The degree of healing can be controlled at will by the soul master."
"The higher the soul master's level, the more soul rings they have, and the more soul power they can mobilize, the more terrifying the healing becomes. In the future, it can even achieve…"
"My father once told me, as long as there is a Nine Heart Begonia soul master on the battlefield—"
"Unless you can instantly kill her teammates in one blow, otherwise, even if you severely injure them, she can pull them back in an instant. It's almost impossible for them to die."
"So I must remind everyone, once this battle begins, our first objective must be to remove this Ye Lingling from the battlefield."
"Otherwise, before her soul power is exhausted, we won't be able to cause any permanent damage to any opponent. We will definitely lose this fight."
Ning Rongrong's words were like a stone thrown into the already heavy atmosphere.
Even Dai Mubai couldn't help but suck in a cold breath.
A martial soul with such an absurd healing ability—this was his first time hearing of it.
Just as everyone was shrouded in gloom—
A crisp voice suddenly rang out, carrying a carefree tone.
"Ah, why are you all so worried?"
Xiao Wu hugged Lin Qingmo's arm and shook it, looking at everyone as if it were only natural.
"With Ah Qing here, won't taking them down be easy?"
She tilted her head, her eyes full of admiration for Lin Qingmo beside her.
"These seven combined probably aren't even enough for Ah Qing to fight."
Her words instantly drew everyone's attention to Lin Qingmo, who had been leaning against a pillar quietly the whole time.
Their expressions became complicated.
Ma Hongjun and Oscar exchanged a glance. Both saw the same realization in each other's eyes: we still have the big boss.
Whenever things were easy, they handled it. When things got tough, they relied on Lin Qingmo.
It seemed like they were actually quite useless.
Tang San clenched his fists slightly. His throat moved, but he said nothing.
He felt unwilling.
He was the inheritor of the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul and the disciple of the Grandmaster.
Yet every time danger appeared, it had to be resolved by Lin Qingmo.
Even in Xiao Wu's eyes, there was only Lin Qingmo.
However, no matter how unwilling Tang San felt, he had to admit one thing—Lin Qingmo's strength was so overwhelming that he could barely even muster the thought of facing him head-on.
Flender also sighed and said with a bitter smile, "Qingmo, this time… we'll probably have to rely on you again."
Lin Qingmo lifted his eyes and swept his gaze across everyone, a faint smile curling at his lips.
The battle between Shrek and the Royal Fighting Team had already appeared in the original Douluo story, so he was not surprised.
However, he truly did not take the Royal Fighting Team seriously.
Let alone seven Soul Elders; even if it were seven Soul Ancestors, he was confident he could wipe them out.
The current Royal Fighting Team could not possibly withstand even a single exchange from him.
Lin Qingmo shrugged.
His tone was lazy, tinged with indifference.
"I'm not interested."
"Huh?"
Everyone was stunned.
Lin Qingmo continued, "Opponents of this level, even fighting seven alone, isn't interesting. It's just a waste of time."
"So, I won't participate in this battle."
As soon as these words left his mouth, everyone was dumbfounded.
Yu Xiaogang's brows instantly furrowed.
"Lin Qingmo, you're not participating? Then their chances of winning this battle will be extremely low."
Flender also frowned. "Qingmo, don't act on impulse. This is a team battle. Without you, our team's strength will drop significantly."
Lin Qingmo raised a brow.
How could he not see through Yu Xiaogang's little thoughts?
Yu Tianheng was a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and also Yu Xiaogang's nephew.
If he stepped in—
Let alone Yu Tianheng, the entire Royal Fighting Team would be wiped out. Yu Tianheng might not even get a chance to make a move, losing in the most humiliating way possible.
Moreover, Yu Xiaogang hoped even more that this battle would become a stage for his prized disciple Tang San to perform and shine.
—
End of Chapter