Chapter 78: The Dust Settles, the Grand Final Approaches
As the dark red light in Lin Sheng's right eye flickered slightly, a ripple like water appeared in the void.
"Buzz..."
The undying black flames of Amaterasu, which made even Titled Douluos feel heart palpitations, were drawn in by the spatial suction of the Pupillary Technique, Kamui.
Instantly, they twisted and contracted.
Ultimately, they turned into tiny black dots and vanished into the alternate dimension.
"Whew..."
"Those black flames... they finally disappeared..."
The suffocating heat on the stage finally receded, but the devastation left behind...
...left the entire Star Luo Great Arena in a deathly silence.
"This... how could this happen?!"
The referee was dumbfounded at this moment.
This...
How was he supposed to explain this...
Ma Rulong and the other seven were sprawled across the scorched metal stage. The Level 5 and Level 6 spirit tool armor they were so proud of...
...had long since melted into puddles of dark red molten iron.
Pungent green smoke rose from the remains!
Aside from Ma Rulong, whose cultivation was the deepest and who still retained a faint breath, the other six—including Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen—had their Auras withered to the extreme.
"No... their Martial Souls..."
Elder Ma, the teacher leading the team, spoke in a terrified, trembling voice.
What was even more terrifying was...
...because those black flames didn't just burn the Physical Body, but followed the source of Soul Power to incinerate everything under the empowerment of pupillary power.
Deep within their seas of consciousness...
...the once-brilliant Martial Soul Sea of Consciousness was now shattered into pieces, a sign that the Martial Soul Origin had been completely incinerated.
Their Martial Souls were shattered!
This was the crippling of the top geniuses of an entire era!
...
"You brat, how dare you!"
Boom—!
An angry roar like thunder tore through the sky.
Elder Ma, the leading teacher of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, looked on with eyes nearly bursting from their sockets.
He watched as the young talents he was most proud of...
...the biological grandson and granddaughter of Hall Master Hongchen, had their Martial Souls crippled right under his nose!!!
That bolt-from-the-blue terror instantly transformed into a sky-high killing intent.
"Go to Hell!"
"You have destroyed my academy's Foundation; today, this old man shall strike you down right here!"
The Soul Power around Elder Ma instantly exploded.
Nine Soul Rings flickered in succession, and his dense killing intent solidified into a massive Soul Power handprint, carrying an Aura that could move mountains and seas.
It slammed down violently toward Lin Sheng in the center of the stage.
Boom—!
That strike had already utilized the Origin power of a Titled Douluo, clearly intending to kill Lin Sheng on the spot.
"Still the same old style."
Lin Sheng sneered.
At this moment, he stood at the center of the storm, his black hair dancing wildly.
His grayish-white left eye remained lifeless, but his blood-red right eye revealed a coldness that was almost mocking.
He didn't dodge.
He didn't even defend; he just quietly watched the giant hand that was about to fall.
...
"Not good, why hasn't that old fellow Du Busi acted yet?!"
Elder Xuan let out a cry of alarm.
At this critical juncture, in the Shrek team's waiting area, Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul Eyes trembled violently.
"Elder Xuan is..."
In his spiritual detection, Elder Xuan, who had been dejectedly drinking this whole time, suddenly stood up.
A flash of extremely complex struggle appeared in Elder Xuan's cloudy eyes, and his right hand was already pressed against the wine gourd at his waist.
His Soul Power was coiled but not released.
He actually looked as if he were about to rush out to save Lin Sheng.
"Elder Xuan... is he going to help that youth?"
Huo Yuhao was shocked to the core.
Shrek and this youth were clearly mortal enemies, so why would Elder Xuan show a look that was almost like regret and a desire to protect?
Zhang Lexuan's Soul Power also surged around her.
She...
...actually wanted to act as well!
Wang Yan, Dai Yueheng, and the others were dumbfounded. What are you guys doing, one after another?!
However, Elder Xuan was ultimately a step too slow, or rather, someone else was faster and more arrogant than him!
Boom—!
"Old Ghost Ma, who gave you the guts to touch my Disciple?!"
A green streak of light instantly tore through the horizon.
Accompanied by a wild, unrestrained laugh, Du Busi's mountain-like figure appeared out of thin air above Lin Sheng's head.
He simply waved his hand.
That Soul Power hand, which seemed capable of suppressing everything, shattered like a soap bubble and vanished into the air!!
"Du Busi!"
Elder Ma's face turned ashen as he squeezed these three words through his teeth.
"Look at what your Disciple has done! This is a competition, yet he actually went for the kill and destroyed their Martial Souls! How is this any different from an Evil Soul Master?"
"Bullshit!"
Du Busi kept one hand behind his back, looking down at Elder Ma from above with eyes full of contempt.
"Which rule in the competition says you can't damage a Martial Soul? If your skills are inferior, don't come here and make a fool of yourself."
"My Disciple's move is called a Pupillary Technique. You're the ones who insisted on staring at it with wide eyes. Who else can you blame?"
"You... you're just twisting logic!"
Elder Ma was exasperated. The spirit tools on his back were fully activated, and various precise core Formations flickered with dangerous light.
"If you don't give me an explanation today, even if I have to sacrifice my life, I'll drag you down to Hell with me!"
"With just you?"
Du Busi snorted coldly, and a terrifying dark green pressure instantly swept through the entire arena.
The two sides instantly clashed in mid-air. For a moment, the sky above Star Luo City seemed to collapse as green toxic light and silver spirit tool rays collided violently.
However, in just a few breaths of time...
...Elder Ma was struck as if by lightning. The spirit tool array on his back shattered piece by piece, and he was sent flying back to the stands by a single palm strike from Du Busi.
He spat out a large mouthful of blood.
...
Elder Ma struggled to stand up.
Looking at Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, who were lifeless and had shattered Martial Souls in his arms, his previously angry eyes were gradually filled with an emotion called despair.
"No..."
He had lost, completely and utterly.
Not only could he not defeat Du Busi, but he couldn't even find a single reason to counter-attack within the overt rules.
Just as Du Busi said, it was simply a matter of inferior skill.
But when he thought of Jing Hongchen back in Radiant City, who cherished this grandson and granddaughter like his own heart, Elder Ma felt cold all over.
This wasn't just the loss of a single match...
...this was a generational gap in the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Engineer world!
"Take your people and get out."
Du Busi floated back to the ground lightly, not even sparing a glance at Elder Ma.
Amidst the trembling announcement of the referee...
...the Snow Demon Sect officially advanced to the finals.
As the audience watched the back of the red-eyed youth departing, the awe in their eyes had reached its peak.
With the conclusion of this semi-final...
...and Shrek Academy's team also securing victory in their semi-final, the most anticipated grand final...
...was about to begin!
...
Snow Demon Sect vs. Shrek Academy.
Lin Sheng stopped in his tracks. Before walking into the tunnel, his blood-red right eye shifted slightly toward the Shrek rest area.
There...
...Zhang Lexuan was looking at him with a complex gaze, while Ma Xiaotao's eyes were filled with both Battle Intent and conflict.
Huo Yuhao clenched his fists tightly.
The corner of Lin Sheng's mouth curled into a cruel arc.
"Finally... it's your turn."
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