Chapter 17: Stepping into the Finals

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He accurately gauged the opponent's attack power and efficiently blocked the attacks without wasting any soul power. Seizing the moment of their pause, he used his Ice Seal Soul Skill to freeze Fengling.

The battle flowed smoothly, like clouds and water.

After watching this match, members of other teams felt even more pressure.

"Next, our opponents will be them, right..." Xiong Lie, whose physique was exceptionally robust for a preteen, clenched his fists.

Beside him were his two teammates, Tang Qing and Wang Feng.

Although Tang Qing shared the surname Tang, she had no connection to the Tang Clan; it was just a coincidence.

"At least we've gained some information. We already know Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu's soul skills; neither of them has any control abilities."

"So, when fighting them, as long as Wang Feng can steadily use his soul skills, it'll suffice. The only one to watch out for is their captain, Shui Wuya."

"Despite being Soul Ancestors like us, Shui Wuya's strength, as displayed, makes me believe he's at least a Soul King." Tang Qing couldn't help but comment.

Who could be so formidable at the Soul Ancestors level? Even though they were controlled by the opponent's soft control, they managed to keep up with the speed of Fengling, an agility-based Soul Master, and accurately defend themselves.

"And that's just his first soul skill, Ice Seal. It's simply unbeatable..."

Shui Wuya had very few actions in this match. After swiftly defeating his opponents in the first round, he let Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu take over, never making a move himself.

"No, there are limitations. Firstly, there's a distance limit," Wang Feng pondered, glancing at the three girls who had just been freed from the ice.

"Although he's only used this soul skill twice, each time, the opponent was very close to him."

"You see, if he could freeze them from a distance, there would be no need to walk to the other side of the arena under the effect of deceleration and freeze the auxiliary girl there. Moreover, in this process, Dai Huabin had to distract the opponent; otherwise, the outcome wouldn't have been as good."

Wang Feng analyzed.

At this moment, Shui Wuya was leading Dai Huabin and the others around the outside of the arena.

"Captain, why are you walking over so slowly?" Dai Huabin asked.

After several sparring sessions with Shui Wuya, he knew that Shui Wuya's Ice Seal Soul Skill wasn't invincible. However, in this match, when he could have ended it faster, Shui Wuya chose to walk a little longer.

"Give them some false information," Shui Wuya smirked.

"Otherwise, they'll all be on guard against me later, and that's just a waste of time."

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu suddenly felt the chilling nature of the boy before them.

Even though their strength was already so formidable, he still chose to disseminate false information...

In the afternoon, another match unfolded just as Shui Wuya had predicted.

The opposing team believed there was a distance limitation to Shui Wuya's soul skill, so they maintained distance throughout the match and were easily defeated by the three of them.

Due to their excessive vigilance against Shui Wuya's Ice Seal Soul Skill, they couldn't fully utilize their own strengths.

And so, they advanced to the top sixteen.

In the quarterfinals and semifinals, victory came just as easily.

Xiong Lie originally thought they would encounter Shui Wuya's team quickly, but unexpectedly, they faced them in the semifinals.

Perhaps due to changes that occurred thousands of years ago, there were a total of six teams with Soul Ancestors participating in the competition this time.

And Shui Wuya's team was exceptionally lucky; they only encountered Soul Ancestors for the first time in the semifinals.

"Class 5, Shui Wuya."

"Class 3, Xiong Lie, Second Ring, Strong Attack." Xiong Lie stared warily at Shui Wuya.

With the referee's command, Xiong Lie quickly completed his soul fusion.

"His martial soul seems to be a Bear..."

Now facing a Soul Ancestor opponent, Shui Wuya felt he should take things seriously.

"Ice Seal!"

Swish~

Ice crystals climbed up Xiong Lie's body, but unlike before, this time Shui Wuya didn't encase Xiong Lie in ice.

"Hehe, my second soul skill enhances my resistance to elemental attacks. Your soul skill won't work on me!" Xiong Lie smiled. After watching many of Shui Wuya's battles, they had figured out the Ice Seal Soul Skill.

Firstly, it had a certain distance limit, but it was farther than they had imagined. The first time was just false information.

Secondly, the Ice Seal's power varied depending on the number of targets. It was strongest against a single target and weakened as the targets increased.

Thirdly, if one used soul power to protect the body, they would have high resistance to freezing.

Fourthly, combined with Xiong Lie's own soul skills, he could still move even after being frozen by Shui Wuya's Ice Seal Soul Skill.

"Let me see your third soul skill. You've been hiding it all along," Xiong Lie thought he could finally see Shui Wuya's trump card.

But he didn't expect Shui Wuya to be so relaxed, even though he had figured out how to counter the Ice Seal Soul Skill.

Instead, Shui Wuya looked entirely at ease.

"Ice Seal."

Shui Wuya used the Ice Seal Soul Skill for the second time.

This time, he increased the output of soul power.

Xiong Lie immediately felt an extreme cold covering his body. Though he could move moments ago, he was now completely immobilized.

However, under the effect of the second soul skill, he felt that he could regain mobility in thirty seconds. Yet, Shui Wuya wouldn't give him that time.

Ice Wall, quadruple shot.

As the battle began, Zhu Lu had already engaged Wang Feng, while Dai Huabin was also in action.

Shui Wuya's Ice Wall quadruple shot directly confined Tang Qing and Wang Feng in a very small area.

They were then easily dealt with by Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu.

"In this match, the winner is Team Shui Wuya," the teacher announced, accustomed to the swift and non-destructive battles whenever Shui Wuya took the field.

"I didn't expect you to master your soul skills so perfectly," the teacher remarked to Shui Wuya after announcing the result.

"I just felt that using soul skills at maximum power all the time was a waste of soul power, so I tried something different," Shui Wuya explained with a smile.

(End of Chapter)