Chapter 389: Seems to have caused trouble

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On the Spirit Duel Arena, countless pink cherry blossom petals floated down, accompanied by the fluttering of snow and ice.

The Spirit Duel Arena, covered in an icy blue mist, reverberated with the clear cry of a phoenix and a sinister ghost-like laughter.

The outcome of this match far exceeded the expectations of the audience present, and its level of excitement was no less than the previous matches.

In the end, to everyone's surprise, the Skywater Academy team was defeated by a single girl named Luo Ying.

This left everyone speechless.

You must know that although the Skywater Academy team was slightly weaker compared to the other three top four teams in terms of strength, they had a fusion martial spirit technique!

The [Drifting Snow] unleashed by Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu was a powerful spirit skill that even Spirit King level experts would suffer heavy injuries from, or even die.

However, this seemingly delicate girl single-handedly defeated the entire Skywater team. Although she used a forbidden spirit skill, it couldn't be denied that it was her own strength.

This Aquila team, which no one had high expectations for, once again won the match and entered the top four.

"The winning team is, Aquila Team!"

As the referee loudly announced, the members of the Skywater Academy left the Spirit Duel Arena with a gloomy expression, leaving only Luo Ying standing on the stage, enjoying the cheers that belonged to her.

Did you see? This is Ying's strength!

Big brother, Ying will soon catch up to you. This time, I will definitely not let you leave Ying's side again!

Although Luo Ying's appearance was somewhat disheveled at the moment, and even though she had absorbed her teammates' spirit power to greatly enhance her strength, it was not an easy victory against a well-coordinated team of seven members. Her face turned pale, her body trembled slightly, and even standing upright was somewhat difficult now.

A sense of weakness and powerlessness overwhelmed her. It was the side effect of using that spirit skill. However, Luo Ying gritted her teeth and persisted. If she were to fall down now, no one would help her because she was alone.

However, excitement and joy still overflowed on her face.

Soon, she would face that woman!

In the spectator area, Zeng Yi sat in his seat, his eyes fixed on the girl on the stage. He furrowed his brows, recalling some things he had heard during his journey.

Evil Spirit Master!

Could it be that girl was an Evil Spirit Master? A sinful and wicked Evil Spirit Master?

However, Zeng Yi couldn't understand why Luo Ying, who appeared like an ordinary girl next door, would be related to Evil Spirit Masters.

It shouldn't be! Her martial spirit is just a cherry blossom, a very normal martial spirit, not one of those strange martial spirits.

So, the martial spirit can't be used as evidence to determine if someone is an Evil Spirit Master. Among the participants in the tournament, there are even people with skeletal martial spirits!

So, judging someone as an Evil Spirit Master based solely on the effect of their spirit technique?

Spirit techniques are diverse and peculiar, that's normal. Even in strange spirit techniques, as long as they are used properly, they are considered good spirit techniques.

Even in normal spirit techniques, if they are used to randomly kill the innocent, that's what's evil.

Power is neither Good nor Evil; it is the intention that determines whether power is Good or Evil!

Among Spirit Masters, there is an endless struggle and killing. For treasures, power, and self-satisfaction, Spirit Masters die almost every day.

Who decided which ones are Righteous Spirit Masters and which ones are Evil Spirit Masters?

Evil Spirit Masters are still Spirit Masters. To Zeng Yi, that was not important. What was important was that he couldn't stand those who relied on their strength and thought highly of themselves, randomly killing the innocent, regardless of age or gender, just like those bandits who treated human lives as dust.

For these guys, Zeng Yi would not hesitate to swing his sword.

"Is she an Evil Spirit Master?"

Qian Renxue looked at Luo Ying standing on the Spirit Duel Arena, her expression becoming serious.

Zeng Yi looked at Qian Renxue with some surprise. "You know about this too?"

"Is that strange? The Martial Spirit Hall knows almost everything that happens on the continent."

After hearing her words, Zeng Yi nodded. "You're right."

Qian Renxue continued, "I don't know when it started, but on the continent, a group of strange Spirit Masters appeared. They can cultivate by absorbing people's greed, anger, fear, and despair, these negative emotions. This can accelerate their cultivation speed, making them stronger and more terrifying than ordinary Spirit Masters.

Not only that, these Spirit Masters are also the source of chaos. In order to absorb these negative emotions, they stop at nothing, indiscriminately killing the innocent. They even provoke wars between nations, causing countless deaths and a battlefield full of lost spirits. For them, it's like being in heaven.

These Spirit Masters are Evil Spirit Masters."

Zeng Yi nodded in understanding. He had heard some information about Evil Spirit Masters before, but after hearing Qian Renxue's explanation, he had a deeper understanding of this type of Spirit Master.

Qian Renxue continued, "Compared to ordinary people without spirit power, Spirit Masters with spirit power are a great supplement to Evil Spirit Masters. They target Spirit Masters as their prey. Therefore, Evil Spirit Masters are treated as enemies by everyone on the continent. My Martial Spirit Hall also considers them as thorns in their side. Evil Spirit Masters are public enemies."

"However, these people hide very well, after all, they are also Spirit Masters. With the use of certain methods, it's difficult to distinguish them. So, completely eradicating Evil Spirit Masters is extremely challenging." Qian Renxue couldn't help but show a hint of helplessness on her face.

Then, Qian Renxue looked at Zeng Yi with a serious expression and said, "Zeng Yi, since you know about the existence of Evil Spirit Masters, let me tell you a secret. My Martial Spirit Hall has had multiple encounters with Evil Spirit Masters and obtained some information. These Spirit Masters are organized! Moreover, their strength is not inferior to the top forces on the continent, such as the Three Upper Sects!

So, be careful of them. If you encounter these people, inform me as soon as possible. Those hidden snakes in the darkness are not opponents you can deal with right now."

After hearing this news, Zeng Yi's pupils involuntarily contracted.

An organized force of Evil Spirit Masters that can stand shoulder to shoulder with the Three Upper Sects means that this force also has individuals of the level of Titled Douluo.

"Hehe, why would I provoke those guys." Zeng Yi smirked and said, but at that moment, he couldn't help but remember something.

If it's an Evil Spirit Master, it seems like I've encountered them before!

When I was obtaining the fourth spirit ring in the Star Dou Forest, I encountered two Evil Spirit Masters, one Spirit King and one Spirit Emperor. I killed both of them.

Zeng Yi's smile froze, and his eyebrows twitched.

A Spirit Emperor should be a high-ranking member, right?

Could it be that I have drawn the attention of that organization of Evil Spirit Masters because of this?

Now, Zeng Yi's heart couldn't help but panic a little.

"However, solely based on this, we can't conclude that she is an Evil Spirit Master. I think the spirit skill she used should be a Spirit Bone skill. She has a Torso Spirit Bone!" Zeng Yi shifted the topic back to Luo Ying.

Qian Renxue nodded, "I also noticed that. As for whether she is an Evil Spirit Master, we will investigate further."

After today's match, the competition didn't end. The next step was the draw for the semifinals. After the draw was completed, the semifinal matchups would take place three days later.

Soon, the drawing results were announced.

Spirit Hall Team v/s the Second Team of the Heavenly Dou Imperial Academy.

Shrek Team v/s Aquila team.

Luo Ying stood on the stage, looking at the result. A sinister curve traced across her pale face.

This was exactly what she wanted. She didn't expect that she would finally meet her long-awaited opponent in the semifinals. She had waited for this for too long.