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The audience cheered. Their pope would personally make an appearance! This was a matter worth celebrating for the whole Sacred Land. Who wouldn't want to see the glory of the Pope? Who wouldn't want to receive guidance from the Pope?!
Ling Feng thought to himself, these people are crazy, is there really a need for this? What kind of medicine did the Pope feed you? Damn, even the medical ancestor's medicine did not have such a miraculous effect. The Dark Sect's ability to control the mind was intimidating!
From the morning till the afternoon, there was still no sign of the Pope. Ling Feng looked around and saw that all the Soul Masters were still in high spirits, standing up straight as if it was only right and proper.
Ling Feng was too lazy to pay any attention to this. The sun was already high in the sky, and the Sacred Land was already a desert climate, so it was relatively hot. He took a wet towel and covered his face, before half-lying down on the chair and dozing off.
The baby patted his big brother's shoulder, "Big brother, take good care of your divine body. Beat up that bunch of useless things later!"
Suddenly, an aura could be felt. Then, someone was seated on the main platform. There was almost no gap between the appearance of the aura and sitting in the sitting position. That speed was comparable to the speed of teleportation.
All the Soul Masters stood up; the entire hall was silent. Ling Feng also felt his whole body shaking. With a "whoosh", he took off the towel and stood up.
It was for no other reason but because he had once experienced that aura deeply, so he was not unfamiliar with it.
He still remembered when he had first arrived on the land mass, a powerful expert had locked onto him with a powerful aura. That was right, that was the aura of the Pope.
Lingfeng looked towards the Pope who was seated on his own seat. He was young like a teenager, and wore a golden Soul Master robe. There was a 'Soul' character written on his large robe. His face was handsome, and his aura was definitely not inferior to the Ocean Emperor's. It was the aura of a supreme expert.
Of course, Ling Feng was not stupid enough to think that the incomparably powerful Pope was really only a teenager under the age of twenty.
The Pope did not even open his mouth, but his powerful voice resounded, "Sit!"
"Hu La La", no one dared to stand up again. They all sat back down.
F * ck, I'm convinced. This type of execution, there's really no one else!
The host looked to the Pope, and the handsome Pope nodded to him. The host announced, "The seeded teams, please proceed with the first round of drawing of lots."
The four seeded squads were respectively the Royal Soul Master Guild of the Kargath Kingdom. This large guild was publicly acknowledged as a powerful squadron, and was also a frequent guest of the top four teams.
In the Sacred Land's Soul Master Association, eighty percent of the championships had been taken by the Sacred Land's Guild, so their strength wasn't something to be trifled with.
Although they did not win the championship of the Western Soul Masters Guild, they still won the second place title, and had good results as the uncrowned king.
The Wandoah Hun Guild of the Duchy of Babylon had a good record of being the champion.
Each of the four seeded teams had selected a team as their opponent. Following that, the host drew another four teams to draw lots.
This time, one of the four teams was representing the Crozier Soul Master Guild. He took Pa to the main platform to draw a stick, and when he returned, he was full of smiles.
Lingfeng did not need to look to know what was going on, but the baby still went up to take a look, "Mother, the old man is not good or bad, his desire for revenge is really strong."
No wonder he was so happy now that he had drawn the Wang City Soul Master Guild and had such a great opportunity to take revenge.
In a moment, the drawing of lots came to an end. The seeded teams began their matches in succession. The guilds that had drawn the seeded teams only admitted their bad luck, and most of them only resisted slightly. Those that had drawn the seeded teams from the Sacred Land's Association directly admitted their defeat without even fighting a single battle.
The four seeded teams successfully advanced to the next round.
After the seeded team's match ended, they quickly faced a series of evenly matched battles.
No wonder the competition arena was so prepared, the destructive power of the soul masters were not just for show. This was only the first round where one released the wind and the other released the palm shadows, the later the more intense the competition would be, at that time, it would be hard to tell if this ten square kilometers area was enough for the soul masters to use.
It wasn't easy to be a Soul Master, especially one with a higher cultivation. The stronger the will of a Soul Master, the stronger the strength of his will. Either the enemy dies, or I die!
The scene was filled with the appearance of countless dead people. At the very least, they were severely injured. This was the first time Ling Feng had seen a match that even the referee didn't need to see. He was truly shocked.
Very quickly, it was Ke Luo Ze's turn to fight.
"Let me take the lead. The two main forces can stay at the back. This way, we can preserve our combat strength." Niu Dazong volunteered.
"Baby, you go up!" After saying that, Ling Feng covered his face with the towel again, snoring while looking up at the sky.
Napa looked at the baby.
"Uh, old man, didn't you hear what my big brother said? I'll go first. " As she spoke, she gracefully jumped onto the arena.
Qiu Ya, who was sitting at the Wang City Soul Master Guild's seats, had fought with the baby before, so he was terrified of the baby's strength.
The guild leader knew that Qiu Ya wasn't a match for Poppet, so he directly sent his number two player, He Di, onto the stage.
The members of the Crozier Soul Master's Guild were all sweating profusely, anxiously looking at the two competitors, who were ready to accept the challenge.
Ling Feng yawned, not even opening his eyes, "Don't worry, this baby alone can take care of those guys. Among their number, only the middle-aged man can receive more than ten moves from the baby, and the rest of them won't be able to receive three moves from her. "
Just as she finished speaking, the pet sent He Di flying with three consecutive blows of Collapsing Palms. He fell to the ground and had difficulty getting up.
Quinn hurried to get his contestant back. Then he gave one of them a wink, and the two of them ran back to the baby.
"Phew, phew." A long fist that was as fast as a shooting star and a flaming snake caught that person's clothes and set them on fire. The contestant was very experienced, so he quickly took off his clothes and threw them on the ground.
The pink flame had burned all the clothes on the ground, but it was still burning until a huge pit appeared in the ground.
How could that person dare to accept the challenge? He immediately admitted defeat and retreated.
Kun Peng didn't expect the baby to be this strong. The middle-aged man was their guild's trump card. They had originally wanted to save him for the final fight, but in this situation, they had no choice but to make a move.
The middle-aged man was a ninth ranked seventh ring Soul Grandmaster. It seemed like he would soon break through to the eighth ring realm. How could he not be powerful?
But would he really be a match for the baby with the Three Flames? Agree is no. As Ling Feng expected, in fourteen rounds, the baby swept his right leg in only fourteen rounds, causing his upper body to go numb, and he had no choice but to give up the match.
Kun Pao was helpless. There was no point in continuing this kind of one-sided battle. The remaining three players didn't need to fight anymore and directly admitted defeat.
Nappa looked meaningfully at Kun Peng, who was also looking at him. "Nappa, thank your little girl for showing mercy. She didn't hurt my children's lives!"
She bowed to him. The handkerchief didn't show anything on the surface, but it was actually filled with excitement.
Crocell Guild had always had a low position. They were originally the absolute lower class, but now they not only smoothly advanced to the next round, they even won the match. They even won the opponent's heart and soul, giving the guild unlimited dignity!
In fact, it wasn't just him. All of the participants in the competition and the audience were also impressed by this baby's strength.
Each person picked a representative team. This was the strength equivalent to a seeded team. No one could make this girl use a move for fifteen rounds. Could this kind of strength really be achieved by a little girl of this age?
The strength displayed by Crocell Guild began to be noticed by the other teams. After Baby made his move, it was unknown what the teams would think of to do to find out more information about them.
What no one knew was that even the Pope had a strong interest in the baby. That was all. The Three Truths of the Fire had already made his heart flutter. What was the Tower of Technology for? He specialised in studying high end soul skills. How could he let go of such a treasure like this!
Ling Feng stood up and welcomed her with a smile, "Sister, Big Brother is bringing you home!"
"Alright, I must have some wine to drink!"
Following the two of them, they returned to the hotel.
Everyone gathered in Ling Feng's room, all of them in high spirits. "Haha, it's been dozens of competitions. This is the second time that we've made it into the top 16. Moreover, we've preserved all six competitors. The future is very optimistic for us too!" Napa was happy to talk about it.
"Old man, are you satisfied? From what I understand of everyone, the top four and top eight will not become his targets. " The baby was completely confident in Ling Feng.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Niu Dazong was nagging, "A waiter without good eyesight doesn't have to order a meal to deliver to your doorstep."
It was the King who pushed the door open and entered. "But you asked me to look around, so it turns out that all of you are gathered here." Haha, I'm very happy too. I didn't expect our team to be so powerful. "
"We only took out one trump card, so if we both play at the same time, defeating the seeded team might not be impossible."
"Not long after you left, it was the Soul Master of the Darvo Duchy who took action. Their guild only sent out an ancient victor, what do you think they should do?" Wang Laijin wanted to put on airs.
"So what? I say, Old Wang, stop keeping us in suspense. Niu Dazong asked anxiously.
"That Gu Shengtian also singled out a team. Moreover, that team was from the second team of the Sacred Grounds, an existence equivalent to the top five. No one can make it past more than a dozen rounds. " Wang Lai was shocked.
What, so strong!? It seemed like this Ancient Victory was at least as strong as the baby, and this news was definitely explosive. This competition was truly a chaotic one, with experienced fighters facing the onslaught of new forces, who knows who would win?
Ling Feng only slightly closed his eyes, "I'm tired, rest, meditate, and cultivate. Do not disturb me!"
Ling Feng sat down on the bed and started to meditate. This intention of his was extremely obvious. Everyone left in a bad mood, afraid that they would disturb his rest.
With his character, of course he wouldn't be ungrateful and chase everyone away. It was only because he felt a hint of understanding, and that understanding came from his soul ring. For the first time, the orange soul ring he attached to had a connection with him, so Ling Feng could only try his best to make soul contact with him within a short period of time.
This was where undead arts originated from. Once a person had reached a certain level of cultivation, they would be able to communicate with all sorts of things or people.
"Master, master, I'm about to evolve. I've never felt such a power in your body before. It's different from soul power, but it's much more comfortable than the nourishment of soul power." The orange soul ring asked Ling Feng.
"Oh, that's my Origin Energy. Origin Energy will bring you great benefits. However, it turns out that your soul rings can evolve as well?"
"Of course, but the evolution of soul rings is extremely difficult, and it's not very obvious. Ordinary soul masters are unable to evolve us, which is why Awakening Soul Masters are able to raise our evolution to a more obvious level. Not only did you awaken them, but you also have that powerful nourishing ability, which is why the effect of my evolution is very obvious." Master, quickly meditate. You are just a bit away from breaking through to the thousand year old level.
Ling Feng did not waste any more time as he entered into a state of clarity. He gathered his soul force and began to use it to size up his origin ability. The orange soul ring appeared on his left arm and continuously flashed, obviously absorbing the 'pleasant surprise' from Ling Feng.
Half a day and night later, the sky was bright and the soul ring had turned yellow. It had successfully evolved into a thousand-year soul ring.
It was that simple, and this wasn't all because of the unique natural strength of Ling Feng and the benefits brought by his Necromancy.
Ling Feng sensed that his strength had increased by about twenty percent. He was overjoyed. With the continuous evolution of the soul ring, how could the benefits only stop at that!
Surprised, he pushed open the door and saw that everyone was already waiting by the door.
Talon said, "It's almost time for the competition. Bro, you're finally out. We wanted to go in and get you. The guild leader said that you weren't allowed to be disturbed and said that you would definitely reap some rewards. "
The baby looked at Ling Feng, "Big brother, it's just that tonight, your aura became even stronger. It seems that you've improved a lot. Hehe, congratulations big brother!"
Everyone had already finished their breakfast, but Ling Feng wasn't hungry, so he took the handkerchief and led everyone straight to the Sacred Ground.
The top sixteen matches were clearly more exciting than the previous rounds, so not only were the field filled with soul masters, but even the commoners, low-ranked soul masters, and soldiers who didn't have the qualifications to enter the arena gathered outside.
Even more, some of the taller buildings, hotels, and turrets in the vicinity were arranged to look over the field.
In the top 16, the four seeded teams would still appear as seeded teams, and each team would draw their own opponents. Coincidentally, this time, their opponents were also weak, and didn't go through any battles, only advancing without any suspense.
The opponent chosen by Crozier's guild was Barastan's Qi Na Soul Master Guild. Qi Na Guild was the seventh ranked member of the previous batch, and could be considered one of the strongest teams in the upper middle tier.
Ling Feng, on the other hand, did not seem to care, "Baby, go out and play, it's best if you don't kill anyone, there are already many ghosts that died under your hands!"
The baby pouted, "Hmph, big brother is still angry at me!" She was as agile as a swallow. As she ate the cotton candy, she came to the competition arena. She didn't even bother to look at who was going on stage.
Napa was a little worried, "Brother Ling, is, is that alright? Could it be that you were too careless and underestimated your opponent?! "
"Don't worry about it. Oh, I'm sleepy. It's best if you don't disturb me. That's right, if someone can hold on for twenty rounds and wake me up, that would be interesting. "
Ling Feng turned around again, trying his best to turn his back to the not too dazzling sunlight.
Everyone's face was filled with black lines. Was the baby still his sister? He actually didn't care at all!
How about 7th place? So what if they were strong in the upper middle reaches! The moment the baby made a move, he knew if it was there or not. In the entire Qi Na Soul Master Guild, not a single person was able to block twenty moves from the baby. Quickly, the baby team annihilated their entire team, and like a wisp of smoke, they sat down next to Ling Feng.
"Old man, go and buy two lollipops for your family's Bao'er girl. Em, I want strawberry flavored lollipops, have a bite to eat." The baby carelessly ordered the grand guild leader to do so.
"Haha, I will do as you say. We are now one of the top eight teams, and we have fought our way into the top eight. Hehe, my little deity, if you want a basket of candies, I will also buy them for you!"
"Alright, then one basket will do. Eat two, and the rest will be used as stock."
"… …" Nappa was speechless. He had truly been defeated by this little girl.
Even though the competition had already ended, Lingfeng had no intention of going back. He wanted to have a look at that legendary expert's ancient glory. Just what kind of strength was this? It was shocking to the extreme!
Unfortunately, when they arrived at the Davos Guild, their opponent, the Dwarf Spirit Master Guild, immediately gave up. Regarding the formidable Ancient Victory, the Dwarf Guild was simply unable to muster the courage to compete, which made Ling Feng even more curious: "Ancient Victory, who in the world are you?"
The match was quite cruel, not giving each team any time to rest. On the third day, they directly started to fight for the top four spots.
This time, the top four teams began to mess up the order. The top eight teams would randomly draw lots and fight in twos and threes to obtain the top four spots.
Napa went to the podium to draw lots with a nervous heart. In front of us is the top 4, in front of us is the top 4. We just need to take one more step and we can leap into the top rank of the Soul Master Guild. Yes, of course. Our two trump cards are well-preserved. I have great confidence in them.
When he saw the bamboo stick in his hand, his eyes immediately lit up like stars. The Royal Soul Master Association of Kargath Clan represented one of the four great seeded teams. They were the powerful troops that was in charge of the fifth day. What should he do? What should he do!
Niu Dazong returned to his seat in a daze. He took a glance at the bamboo stick, but remained silent. Soon after, the other three contestants also looked over, their moods suppressed.
"Top 8, we have already made history, there is nothing to lose. Even if we can't enter the top 4, it doesn't matter. We have also gained quite a bit of fame and reputation." Mu Wushuang comforted himself.
Suddenly, Ling Feng said angrily: "You don't know anything, is that all you have? A mere guild of the royal family has scared you to such an extent, will the fifth day be worth it?" I'll tell you the truth, back then I had killed more than 200,000 people on the battlefield, so what? I'm so scared that I f * * k off, I, Ling Feng, will never know you guys again! "
Originally, they weren't afraid of death, nor would they want to participate in this life-and-death competition. However, they were used to being dejected and had always been looked down upon by the other guilds, which allowed them to smooth things over.
As soon as Ling Feng's words came out, every one of them was like a chicken that had been injected with blood, full of the desire to fight.
Ling Feng snickered in his heart, "How are you guys any different from those foolish soldiers I have under my command? You guys are lacking in discipline." You have a noble Soul Grandmaster behind you, and in your hearts, you think there's a soldier! "
He didn't expect that the first two to be selected would be the representatives of the Crooked Soul Guild and the Royal Soul Master Guild.
Nappa did not dare to take the initiative to make the decision, and looked towards Ling Feng, who had long since become the core of everyone.
Facing the seeded team, Ling Feng had no choice but to think. After a moment of silence, he looked towards the arena and saw that the opponent's contestant had already jumped over and was already waiting.
"Leng Jun gets first place, Tan Lun gets second, Mu Wushuang gets third, and Niu Dazong gets fourth. Your mission is to probe. Of course, it's best if you win. "You must not do anything. You must ensure your safety. You must ensure that you escape unscathed." Ling Feng arranged them.
The four of them nodded their heads and walked towards the arena in a frosty manner. This was the first time he was going on stage, and he was extremely excited. Finally, he was able to stand in the top eight and enjoy this honor.
The person from the Royal Clan was a middle-aged man. His attitude was arrogant, and that arrogance stemmed from his strength. His name was Guan Ping (Guan Ping), coincidentally, his father was indeed an old gendarme in charge of the morgue.
Later, through unremitting efforts, he became a powerful Soul Grandmaster with seven rings. His father, under his care, became a nouveau riche and, in a single leap, became the biggest landowner of his province. He bullied his neighbors, forcing them to buy and sell. However, other people only dared to be angry at him, not to say anything. What could they do? Who told his son to be one of the top experts in this country?
"Yo ho, Croze's people!" It's not easy for your guild to depend on a little girl to get into the top eight, but it's hard on that little girl. A little girl with a bunch of useless people, hehe, good talent, after the competition is over, we'll have to trouble ourselves to get that little girl into our guild. " Guan Ping's face was filled with mockery.
Leng Jun was a man of blood nature, how could he endure this? He was a speed type Soul Master, and six soul rings appeared on his left arm, four of which increased his speed. The other two increased his attack speed, and the two others increased their strength as well.
Guan Ping had a lot of battle experience, and the words he said at the beginning were meant to anger Leng Jun, making him unstable and easy to deal with.
As expected, Leng Jun fought for the upper hand, which led to his lack of defense.
Ling Feng shivered, "No wonder Ke Luo Ze didn't achieve any good results, all these years he was only relying on the president to hold on to the situation with difficulty, even the contestants they sent out are only at this level, it seems like they really put in a lot of effort." "Leng Jun's cultivation is already lower than his opponents by quite a bit, yet he's so dispirited. It would be strange if he doesn't lose."
Sure enough, after a dozen moves, Guan Ping pretended that he was no match. He supported himself on the left and on the right, staggering and continuously retreating.
Ling Jun was overjoyed as he unleashed his strongest soul skill — Berserk Slash — and fiercely struck towards Guan Ping. Dozens of punches carrying a sense of great power enveloped Guan Ping's entire body.
Guan Ping sneered as he moved to the left and right of Guan Pingshan, his finger pointing out several points, "Pu, pu, pu." Three bloody holes appeared in his abdomen, with a cold scream, he fell to the ground. In the blink of an eye, a large amount of blood flowed out from his abdomen.
Guan Ping proudly stood up, "Hehe, I say, Ke Luo Ze's guild only have this much strength."
Talon and Mu Wushuang rushed over and carried Leng Jun back. Leng Jun's face was pale as a sheet as he leaned on Ling Feng. He gripped onto the corner of Ling Feng's clothes tightly, "Brother, brother, I, I did not lose face for the guild. I, I am not afraid of death. "Guild, the guild will depend on you from now on!"
Napa half knelt beside him and channeled her soul power into his body. Leng Jun shook his head, "No, I can't. Guild Leader, it's very, very fun to be together with everyone. You guys take care of yourselves. "
After speaking, Leng Jun's originally bright eyes suddenly lost all of its light. A quarter of an hour ago, this was a fresh life that had fallen into this world. A great man had died on the battlefield.
You are a good man, you are the pride of us Crozier!
Watching a hero die just like that, Ling Feng could not help but feel sad for himself.
Mu Wushuang could no longer hold it in and rushed into the arena. She poked her finger towards Guan Ping, "Bastard, you bastard. Today, I will fight it out with you."
In a split-second, all six of Mu Wushuang's six soul rings lit up. They were as fast as the wind, and their attacks were like spears. With their palms at the risk of their lives, their fists were like the wind.
From time to time, he would even use the strongest soul skills he possessed to fight with all his might.
Guan Wanshan seemed to have lost the ability to attack and continued to dodge in that moment. However, due to the massive consumption of soul power, Mu Wushuang's forty-six moves had weakened. This was also exactly what Guan Ping wanted.
Guan Ping began to attack like a torrential storm. After ten moves had been exchanged, he saw an opportunity and released a sinister move. This move was called 'Flexible Golden Chains'. It specialized in attacking from an unimaginable angle, trapping the enemy and restricting their movement ability.
"Pa!" An enormous golden chain appeared behind his back and he pounced towards Mu Wushuang at lightning speed. Mu Wushuang was caught off guard. With the chains tightly wrapped around her, she was immediately unable to move.
"Aren't you very fierce? "Don't you like scolding laozi? No matter how fierce you are, why are you scolding me again?"
"Pfft, I'll scold you just like I did, you bastard!"
"Pa!" Guan Ping threw out a palm attack, sending Mu Wushuang dozens of meters away.
He then used the chains to pull her back and sent her flying again. Like this, three more times, Mu Wushuang could no longer move. Looking from afar, it was unknown whether she was dead or alive.
Everyone in Crooked Soul's guild felt great resentment. Talon and Niu Dazong had rescued Mu Wushuang, but she had been severely injured and had lost her consciousness.
Take Pap and check her pulse, "Fortunately, most of them are external injuries. Although Wushuang has been training hard, with her solid foundation and severe injuries, she shouldn't be able to live. She should be able to gradually recover through recuperation, but in terms of strength, sigh! There should be some regression in terms of power. "