Xiao Wu burst into tears: "Teacher Erlong, would you like to be my mother?"
Liu Erlong: "Hmm!"
Xiao Wu immediately rushed into Liu Erlong's arms and whispered, "Mommy!"
Liu Erlong hugged Xiao Wu, tears of happiness streaming down his face.
Seeing that Xiao Wu was still a bit weak, Lin Qing cast a healing spell. Although the effect was weakened by many times, it was still enough to restore Xiao Wu's health.
A stream of green energy surged into Xiao Wu's body, and slowly, her pale complexion regained its rosy hue.
Finally, Xiao Wu recovered completely, even her soul power was restored.
Liu Erlong: "Xiaogang, Xiaogang, I have a daughter now, haha!"
Yu Xiaogang: "Erlong, congratulations."
Liu Erlong placed Xiao Wu in Tang San's arms, stood up and said, "Your deep affection and loyalty are truly rare."
"Never let me know that you have wronged her, otherwise, no matter whose disciple you are or how powerful your background is."
"The king of the earth that day is your role model."
Tang San glanced at Liu Erlong, then looked down at Xiao Wu with deep affection, raised his right arm and swore, "Tang San swears with his life that he will never let Xiao Wu down in this life."
Xiao Wu: "Yes, and thank you very much, Senior Dragon King. I feel great now, I'm completely healed."
Lin Qing: "Okay, Xiao San, the Cave Spider is powerless to resist. You should hurry up and absorb the soul ring."
Tang San: "Alright, thank you, Senior Dragon King."
Then, Lin Qing nodded and entered Yu Xiaogang's body again, transmitting his voice to him: "Xiaogang, your strength is still not enough. Work harder to cultivate!"
Yu Xiaogang replied, "Yes, I will work hard to cultivate, Dragon King!"
Tang San: "I'm going to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well to absorb a soul ring in a bit. It will be twice as effective. Don't come near me before I come out, so as not to be injured by my aura."
Then, Tang San used the Blue Silver Grass to wrap up the Ten Thousand Year Cave Demon Spider and rushed towards the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.
The next day
Tang San brought Xiao Wu to their camp, where everyone was waiting.
As soon as Oscar saw Tang San arrive, he ran over and said, "Little San, what is your fourth soul skill? Let us see it."
Tang San: "It's nothing, just a similar skill to the one the Cave Spider used yesterday, with slight variations. Do you really want to see it?"
Xiao San: "Of course, Mini is the first among us to have a ten-thousand-year soul ring, hurry up and show it to us."
The others also gathered around. Seeing this, Xiao San's lips curled up slightly, and he reached out and channeled his soul power.
Four spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, and black—emerged, and the spirit Blue Silver Grass appeared. Suddenly, many Blue Silver Grasses appeared beneath Oscar's feet.
Oscar was then surrounded, forming a black and red prison.
"When did the Blue Silver Grass turn black?" Dai Mubai and the others asked in surprise.
Flander was also surprised, thinking, "There was no fluctuation of energy when it was released."
Tang San: "This is my fourth soul skill, which is derived from the spider web cage of the Cave Demon Spider. Because this cage is formed by Blue Silver Grass, I call it the Blue Silver Cage."
Oscar was trembling in the blue silver cage when Dai Mubai stepped forward and knocked on the cell.
Any punch that landed on it caused a crack to appear on the blue silver prison, but it did not break.
Dai Mubai then unleashed an even more powerful soul force and punched out, instantly shattering the Blue Silver Cage.
Upon seeing this, Ma Hongjun said, "This is quite ordinary. It doesn't even seem as resilient as the Spider Web Binding. Third Brother, is this all there is to a ten-thousand-year soul skill?"
Tang San smiled and said, "Is that so?" Tang San made no move, and instantly...
A blue silver cage appeared beneath Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, Zhao Wuji, and Flander, trapping the four of them inside. None of them noticed beforehand; it was truly terrifying.
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Flander's expression changed slightly as he said, "Ah, a crowd control skill? Isn't that something only control-type Soul Masters above level 50 can possess? This, this is simply terrifying."
Yu Xiaogang said expressionlessly, "A blue silver cage may not be much, but it will take time to break through it."
"During that time, the partner who controls the Soul Master can do a lot of things."
Tang San, seeing that it was about time, put the Blue Silver Cage back into its place.
Ma Hongjun: "Third Brother, can your skills be used in conjunction with mine?"
Tang San: "Of course you can. Blue Silver Cage is a first-strike control skill, while your Phoenix Roaring Strike is a second-strike restriction skill."
"As long as we use them flexibly, we can naturally maximize the effectiveness of our attacks."
Flander chuckled and said, "I'm thinking, were the championship tasks we set for them a bit too easy? These little monsters are abnormally strong."
Liu Erlong: "Come on, are you praising their strength or just bragging to yourself?"
Flander: "We're going back to Shrek Academy soon. There are only five days left until the start of the preliminary rounds of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament."
"After you go back, rest for a day. Meet in the woods by the college teaching building first thing tomorrow morning. Did you all hear me?"
The seven slime monsters said in unison, "Okay."
The next day, in the woods.
Tang San and his seven companions had been waiting here for quite some time when suddenly, Yu Xiaogang led five people slowly towards them from afar.
The seven people immediately ran over, and one of them exchanged a smile with Tang San. This person was none other than a teacher from the Royal Heavenly Capital Academy.
Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San and his group, then pointed to four of them and said, "These four are your substitute players. Please introduce yourselves!"
"Huang Yuan, male, level 35, offensive type battle spirit master, martial spirit: Lone Wolf. Spirit rings: two yellow and one purple."
"Level 35 Agility-Attack Type Battle Soul Venerable Jing Ling, male, Martial Soul: Skull. Soul Rings: Two yellow and one purple."
"Level 35 Healing-type Artifact Soul Master Jiangzhu, female, Martial Soul: Healing Scepter. Soul Rings: Two yellow and one purple."
Tyrone scratched the back of his head and said, "I don't need an introduction, do I? Everyone knows me!"
Xiao Wu covered her mouth and laughed, "Hehe!"
Yu Xiaogang: "These four are all elites that Erlong painstakingly trained and kept in the academy. If it weren't for this competition, they would have graduated long ago with their abilities."
Oscar: "Well, the substitutes still need more practice to work on their coordination with us!"
Yu Xiaogang: "This is a necessary addition to the lineup for the Soul Master Competition. The severity of the competition will far exceed your imagination."
"With only seven players, it would be difficult to cope with the heavy schedule and unpredictable opponents, both in terms of physical strength and skill combination."
Yu Xiaogang: "Everyone, please sit down. In a few days, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament will begin. Today, I will explain the rules to you."
"Don't take it lightly; rules are both restrictions and advantages that can be used."
"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament is the largest martial soul competition in the soul master world, initiated and hosted by the royal families of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires and co-organized by the Spirit Hall."
"The strength of the participants is second only to the Spirit Hall Elite Selection Tournament. The tournament stipulates that the students sent by the participating academies must be qualified."
"The participants must be under 25 years old, each round consists of seven participants, and no deaths are allowed during the competition."
Dai Mubai suddenly interjected, "Master, this doesn't seem quite right! Soul skills have no eyes; what if they accidentally kill someone?"
Yu Xiaogang: "What you said is correct, but you must understand the purpose of the two great empires holding this advanced soul master academy competition."
"It is for selecting talent, not for a life-or-death struggle. In addition, no drugs or food made by non-food and non-healing Soul Masters may be used during the competition."
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang looked at Tang San and said, "You also cannot use any weapons other than your Martial Soul."
Tang San reached out and placed his hand on his hidden weapon pouch, saying softly, "In this way, the hidden weapons can no longer be used."
Yu Xiaogang: "Yes, you must remember these rules, otherwise you will be expelled from the competition."
Everyone nodded in agreement, saying, "Yes."
As he spoke, the master picked up a prepared wooden stick from the side and drew two intersecting circles on the ground.
“These two circles represent the two great empires.” Then, he drew a small circle next to the two large circles that connected to both of them. “This represents the Spirit Hall.”
"There are nearly a hundred advanced soul master academies in the two great empires combined. Each academy has one quota for the competition."
"The two empires are divided into a main team and a vice-team. The main team will directly advance to the final round. The vice-team will participate in the preliminary rounds with the soul master teams from other academies."
The Heaven Dou Empire will have a total of six preliminary rounds, and these six rounds will compete for fifteen spots in the competition.
Among them, the Heaven Dou City division, due to its numerous advanced soul master academies and its status as a division directly under the Empire, will have five slots available for qualification.
"The format of the qualifiers and the promotion matches is different. The qualifiers will be conducted in the team battle format that you are most familiar with."
The tournament uses a single round-robin format, with the team with the highest winning points from each preliminary division advancing to the qualifying rounds. These qualifying rounds will be conducted in a special manner.
Although each team still sends out seven participants, they will compete one-on-one. The winner remains on the field, while the losing team sends out more students until one team's entire student pool is defeated.
"The 33 teams in the finals will be drawn into an elimination tournament."
Oscar: "Hey, Master, there are two seeded teams, and thirty teams from each team that advanced through the qualifying rounds, so it should be thirty-two teams. Where did you get thirty-three?"
Yu Xiaogang: "Oh, I forgot to mention, there are actually three seeded teams, not two. The third team is the one recommended by the Spirit Hall."
"They are definitely stronger than the Royal Fighting Team. The finals will use an elimination system, with the three seeded teams receiving a bye in the first round."
"The two teams ranked higher in the second round of the qualifying tournament will receive a bye."
"In the third round, the two teams that came in first will still receive a bye."
"After the third round, the remaining six teams will compete in the fourth round through a team battle drawn by lot."
"The top three will be determined through a combination of team battles and individual elimination rounds. As long as you win every round, these other factors are not important."
“In the preliminary rounds, only three of you seven little monsters can go, and Rongrong can’t go. I’m going to give her special training.”
Tang San: "Huh? Only three can go?"
Yu Xiaogang: "If you reveal your strength too early, the road ahead will be extremely difficult."
Tang San: "I understand, teacher."