stonecrandall Chapter 595, Round 4, Elephant Armor Academy
Chapter 595, Round 4, Elephant Armor Academy
Chapter 595, Round Four: Elephant Armor Academy
Through the practice of the Distraction Control Technique, Tang San accidentally mastered the skill of using his mind to control three things at once, and also unexpectedly gained more powerful environmental control.
After finishing his training, Tang San, filled with excitement, found Yu Xiaogang, told him about the incident, and demonstrated the new abilities he had gained with his Blue Silver Grass martial soul, hoping to get a theoretical analysis and explanation from him.
However, Yu Xiaogang's title of "Master of Martial Soul Theory" is ultimately somewhat exaggerated. He has extremely limited knowledge of mental power and has not conducted any research on it, so he cannot give any accurate answers at all.
After all, he was just a Great Soul Master with a Soul Power of Level 29. He didn't even know what spiritual power was, let alone how to feel or use it.
This is evident from the fact that he didn't even know that a ten-thousand-year soul ring could cause soul vibrations.
After listening to Tang San's account and watching him demonstrate his newly acquired abilities, Grandmaster Yu Xian indeed couldn't discern anything special about them; instead, he felt a sense of panic.
Of course, the reason he felt panicked was not because Tang San's acquired ability was anything terrifying, but because he attributed the change in this ability to the mutation of his martial soul.
After all, the mutation of a martial soul is a double-edged sword. It can make a martial soul stronger, but it can also make it weaker, or even turn a soul master into a useless person.
For example, the master Yu Xiaogang.
Because his martial soul mutated into a pig, his innate soul power was only half a level, which is why he became a useless soul master who could only stay at the level 29 Great Soul Master realm for his entire life and could not make any further progress.
Of course, even if a martial soul mutation makes it more powerful, it is not without its flaws.
For example, Ma Hongjun of the Shrek Seven Devils is like this. While he transformed from a chicken into a phoenix, his martial soul also carried the evil fire, a vile impurity, which he had to release through sexual intercourse with women in order to survive.
Otherwise, if the evil fire in the body cannot be released, it will inevitably burn with lust and cause the body to explode and die.
Having finally obtained a disciple with extraordinary talent and twin martial souls, Yu Xiaogang absolutely did not want his disciple to become a useless person due to martial soul mutation and follow in his footsteps.
Fortunately, it turned out that his worries were unnecessary.
The new ability Tang San gained did not weaken him in any way; on the contrary, it greatly increased his strength, making him more adept at controlling the Blue Silver Grass martial soul.
Even his own soul power was significantly enhanced as a result.
This is actually another result of the powerful ability to control the environment—the cultivation of a top-level mimicry environment.
The so-called top-level simulated environment cultivation means cultivating in the environment most suitable for oneself, so as to completely integrate oneself with the surrounding environment and become a part of it.
Cultivating in such an environment not only speeds up cultivation but also purifies one's martial spirit and evenly enhances one's attributes.
However, this top-level ability to mimic cultivation is not something every Soul Master can possess; it is only possible for Soul Masters above level 70 to achieve.
This ability requires an extremely large amount of mental energy to be used.
Even so, not every Soul Master can do it; only certain Martial Souls can accomplish it.
Those Soul Masters who lack the ability to adapt to their environment and demonstrate this ability need artificially created or naturally derived simulated training grounds to assist them in increasing their cultivation speed.
This is one of the key reasons why every advanced Soul Master academy must be equipped with mimicry training.
Closer to home.
When Tang San told Grandmaster that he had successfully mastered the Distraction Control Technique and had officially entered the Three Apertures Control Heart Realm, Ning Rongrong happened to be there as well.
After hearing Tang San's words, she was completely stunned, her jaw practically dropping in astonishment, and she finally had to describe him as a "monster".
This evaluation made Tang San quite proud.
He was an extremely proud person, and deep down he believed that he was not an ordinary person, but a monster. Ning Rongrong's evaluation was exactly what he wanted.
Compared to "genius" and "prodigy," the title "monster" is clearly more fitting for him.
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The morning light illuminated Tiandou City, which had been asleep all night. The bright sun in the distance rose slowly like a burning furnace, and the entire city instantly awoke, returning to its former prosperity and bustle at a visible speed.
The preliminary rounds of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament have reached the fourth round, but the audience's enthusiasm has not diminished at all. On the contrary, as the competition progresses, the teams from various advanced soul master academies are gradually getting into their best form and becoming even more vigorous.
As dawn broke in the east, eager spectators arrived at the Heaven Dou Arena, gathering along the entrance passage to watch the spectacle.
Just like at the opening ceremony, everyone eagerly awaited the arrival of the elite students from the various advanced Soul Master academies.
By this time, almost every viewer had their own team to support or regarded a certain elite Soul Master as their idol.
They gather here to offer their passion, support, and encouragement to their favorite teams or idols.
The Elite Soul Master Competition has only been held for three or four days, but many young elite Soul Masters have already made their mark in the competition and become household names as star Soul Masters.
For example, the seven students of the Spirit Hall's second team.
For example, all the girls in the Tianshui Academy team, Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, the siblings in the Chihuo Academy team, Feng Xiaotian in the Shenfeng Academy team, and Yu Tianxin and Lei Dong, the captain and vice-captain of the Leiting Academy team.
There's also Jiang Zhu from the Blue Tyrant Academy team, Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, Xiao Wu, and others from the Shrek Seven Devils team. These individuals have all become star Soul Masters in this Elite Soul Master Competition.
Even big, muscular men like Hu Yanli from Elephant Armor Academy and Tailong from Blue Tyrant Academy have gained a lot of attention, support and favor from the audience.
As the sun gradually rose higher, its warm rays shone down on the earth, bathing the long-waiting audience in a cozy warmth.
Enthusiasm gradually rises in this atmosphere.
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Before long, the teams from various advanced Soul Master academies entered the arena one after another, greeted by spectators lining the streets.
The Shrek Seven Devils were still wearing their bizarre team uniforms, an incredibly ugly, poop-green color. The only difference was that there seemed to be more "GG" slogans on them now.
The increase in GG slogans only made their already bizarre team uniforms look even more bizarre, thus attracting a lot of whispered discussions from the audience.
The Shrek Seven Devils all looked blank and utterly dejected.
Flander was quite satisfied, striding ahead with an air of arrogance. After all, those were all glittering gold coins, a full 100,000 gold soul coins in income.
In the qualifiers, the Shrek Seven Devils team has won three consecutive rounds, leaving a very deep impression on the audience.
Although their opponents were not very strong, they won every match with overwhelming advantage and the battles were very short.
The Shrek Seven Devils team's explosive power and brutal attack methods displayed on the field inspired awe in the audience.
Their impressive performance made the audience no longer dare to underestimate this oddly dressed team. The appearance of three level 40 Soul Masters has made them a favorite to advance from the qualifiers.
Upon seeing the Shrek Seven Devils team arrive, many members from other academy teams cast their gazes at them, with Tang San, who possessed a black, ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring, undoubtedly receiving the most attention.
Demonstrating one's strength is indeed the best way to prove oneself.
At this moment, although the words on the back of the Shrek Seven Devils' team uniforms had been changed to GG language, the academy teams that were about to become their opponents had no interest in paying attention to this.
Their primary concern is how to defeat Shrek Academy.
Four days have passed since the start of the Elite Soul Master Tournament, and all Soul Master academy teams have completed at least two rounds of preliminary matches.
Without a doubt, among these twenty-nine Soul Master teams, the seven main members of the Auckland Academy team were the most unlucky.
The severe injuries, including broken bones and fractured tendons, have forced them to miss two consecutive rounds of the qualifiers, and the team has lost three matches in a row, making it unlikely that they can achieve good results in the preliminary rounds.
Their team wasn't very strong to begin with, and with the absence of key players, the strength of their substitutes was definitely insufficient to support them in the upcoming matches.
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Nowadays.
The upcoming match is the fourth round of the qualifiers.
"Dean, who are our opponents today?"
Upon entering the Heaven Dou Arena, Dai Mubai looked at Flander, who was at the very front of the group, striding confidently with a smug expression, and asked him a question.
Flander paused slightly, turned his head to glance at Dai Mubai, and said with a hint of speechlessness:
"How would I know? Am I participating in the competition or are you guys participating?"
These past few days he's been busy negotiating with various partners, not just Hualu, but also several others. He's been in the process of negotiating with them, so he hasn't had time to pay attention to the competition.
In fact, each round of the preliminary rounds of the Elite Soul Master Tournament is conducted by drawing lots, and the drawing takes place after the last match of the previous day.
In fact, their opponents had already been determined, but the Shrek Seven Devils' match ended very early yesterday, and everyone returned to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to busy themselves with training.
Meanwhile, Flanders had long since disappeared and had no idea who their opponents in the fourth round would be.
At that time, it seemed that only the master and Teacher Qin Ming remained to participate in the lottery ceremony, and at this point, the opponent's information and data were in their hands.
However, it seemed that Grandmaster and Qin Ming had forgotten about this and did not inform them in advance, so the Shrek Seven Devils still do not know which team their next opponent is.
Hearing Flander's answer, Dai Mubai felt a headache coming on:
"Hey Dean Flander, you can't just think about making money all the time. Shouldn't you also care about us students?"
Flanders smacked his lips and glared at him angrily:
"You brat, you got a problem with that?"
"Uh..." Faced with the strange look in Flander's eyes, Dai Mubai's face twitched violently, and he shook his head helplessly:
"no."
Flander smiled, but the smile was as cunning as ever. Seeing that Dai Mubai was obedient, he then began to explain and offer a few words of comfort:
"Although I am the dean, my responsibilities are different, and drawing lots is not my responsibility."
"Don't worry, Xiao Gang has been observing your opponents these past few days. He'll tell you the details of your next opponent later."
As he spoke, Flander scanned all the members of the Shrek Seven Devils team, excluding the four substitute members, and his tone quickly changed, becoming serious:
"However, I must remind you that you are monsters, not ordinary Soul Masters. If you don't win the championship in this Elite Soul Master Competition, I will not allow you to graduate."
As they were talking, Yu Xiaogang and Qin Ming walked over side by side. Unlike the Shrek Seven Devils, they were all wearing their own clothes.
They have no obligation to set an example for Flander, since the Soul Coins earned by GG don't end up in their pockets.
The expressions on Yu Xiaogang and Qin Ming's faces were somewhat strange, and the Shrek Seven Devils could sense a heavy mood from their expressions.
The Shrek Seven Devils all felt a sudden jolt of fear. Could it be that their opponent in the fourth round of the preliminaries would be difficult to deal with?
As expected, Yu Xiaogang, walking proudly with his hands behind his back, confirmed their suspicions.
After pursing his lips and scrutinizing the Shrek Seven Devils for a few moments, Yu Xiaogang spoke in a deep voice:
"Your opponents in the fourth round of this qualifier are very strong."
"You now have three choices."
As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang paused slightly, pulled his right hand out from behind his back, and held up three fingers.
Seeing that everyone's attention was drawn to his actions, even Ma Hongjun, whose small eyes had been darting around, withdrew his lewd expression and looked over seriously.
He cleared his throat and, looking at the crowd, announced three options:
"First, we should forfeit this match and conserve our strength."
"After all, the top five teams in the qualifiers will advance to the playoffs and the finals, and you can strategically give up this one point."
As Yu Xiaogang spoke, he withdrew one finger:
"Secondly, we will use the same lineup as the previous game and go all out against our opponents."
"But based on my observation, your chances of winning are probably less than one percent."
As he spoke, Yu Xiaogang withdrew one finger, then gave his final choice:
"Third, we will field our full-strength lineup."
"The chances of winning are unknown, but what is certain is that your strength will be fully exposed, which will have a great impact on the subsequent matches."
The Shrek Seven Devils looked at each other, all somewhat bewildered.
They all seemed puzzled as to what kind of opponent could have made the master's expression so solemn, and thus give three choices that seemed to lack confidence.
Fortunately, Qin Ming spoke up at the right moment and answered their questions:
"Have you heard of the Elephant Armor Sect?"
"The sixth-ranked Soul Master force among the Seven Great Sects, and the most famous defensive sect in Douluo Continent."
"Your opponents today are from the Elephant Armor Academy, founded by the Elephant Armor Sect."
(End of this chapter)