chsdbacks Chapter 38: The Planner Successfully Eliminated
Chapter 38: The Planner Successfully Eliminated
"What?!" Outside, Xuanzi's eyes widened in shock, forgetting to even eat the chicken leg in his hand. "This...this is a self-created soul skill? Such exquisite penetrating force, concentrating power to the extreme, piercing through defenses and striking directly at the body? This kid is truly a genius! This move is practically a natural counter to most defensive soul masters!"
Qian Duoduo and the others also looked surprised, clearly not expecting that Dai Youheng could master such a tricky and terrifying technique.
Xu Sanshi was both shocked and furious. He discovered that his renowned defense was greatly reduced in effectiveness against the opponent's strange palm force, while the opponent's speed and power under the two amplified soul skills were in no way inferior to his own, a Soul Master! He was instead being suppressed and was somewhat flustered!
"Damn it!" Extreme anger and humiliation drove Xu Sanshi to madness. "You forced me to this! Xuanwu Awakening!"
He frantically urged his soul power, attempting to forcibly draw upon the not-yet-fully-awakened power deep within his bloodline, temporarily upgrading the Xuanming Shield into a true Xuanwu Shield, and unleashing the forbidden move Xuanwu Descent, which was extremely powerful but also had severe side effects.
A massive amount of water element began to gather around him, making his aura extremely unstable and dangerous.
Unfortunately, for Dai Youheng, this pre-animation process was too long and extremely unstable!
At this moment, Dai Youheng is in the state of Shadow Boiling, which not only provides attribute boosts, but also grants him the ability to stealthily move within short distances!
Inside the maze, sunlight cast shadows through the cracks in the stone walls.
Dai Youheng's figure instantly merged into a shadow and disappeared. The next moment, he silently emerged from another shadow behind Xu Sanshi like a ghost.
Xu Sanshi was still struggling to gather his strength for that dangerous awakening, and had no time to react!
"It's over." Dai Youheng's cold voice rang in his ears.
A palm strike, imbued with all its power and infused with the Emperor's Palm technique, landed squarely on Xu Sanshi's back!
This palm strike was not only powerful in terms of physical force, but the penetrating shadow force also instantly shattered Xu Sanshi's already unstable soul power, which he had forcibly condensed.
"Pfft—!" Xu Sanshi spat out a mouthful of blood. His forced awakening process was violently interrupted, resulting in a severe backlash. His vision went black, and he collapsed to the ground, losing consciousness.
The announcement soon rang out throughout the venue: "Xu Sanshi has been eliminated by Dai Youheng."
In an instant, chaos erupted both inside and outside the maze!
Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, Huo Yuhao and the others were all in disbelief! Xu Sanshi, a four-ring Soul Master, was actually defeated head-on by Dai Youheng, a three-ring Soul Venerable?
However, the moment the broadcast ended, Dai Youheng, who had just completed a feat of defeating his superior, immediately swayed, half-kneeled on the ground, supported himself with one hand, and began to breathe heavily. His face turned pale, and he looked like he was at his last gasp, having exhausted both his soul power and physical strength.
The bait has been thrown in, and the fish has taken the bait.
Sure enough, the very next second after he showed extreme "weakness".
"Now!"
From the passages on both sides, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, who had been lying in ambush for some time, shot out like two bolts of lightning. The White Tiger Blazing Light Wave and the Netherworld Thrust attacked Dai Youheng, who seemed to have no power to resist, at the same time.
Dai Youheng's face showed shock and resentment. He seemed to want to struggle to get up and defend himself, but his "exhausted" body could not react effectively.
"Bang!" "Sizzle!"
Both attacks hit him squarely!
He groaned, his body was sent flying, crashing into the wall before slumping down, "fainting".
Less than half a minute later, the announcement came over the loudspeaker again: "Dai Youheng has been eliminated by Dai Huabin."
Xu Sanshi, who had just been awakened by a healing-type Soul Master and was feeling incredibly humiliated, was stunned for a moment upon hearing the broadcast. Then, ignoring his injuries, he burst into triumphant laughter, "Hahaha, Dai Youheng, this is what happens when you eliminate me! Serves you right!"
Although he lost, seeing Dai Youheng eliminated immediately made him feel much better.
Inside the maze, Huo Yuhao, upon hearing two consecutive broadcasts, felt a surge of anger. Although he hadn't witnessed the events, he could guess the gist: his brother, Dai Youheng, must have exerted all his strength to defeat the powerful senior Xu Sanshi, but this had also greatly depleted his resources, making him vulnerable to the shameless sneak attack by the lurking Dai Huabin!
"Dai Huabin!" Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed with cold light. "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely avenge you!"
Outside the Soul Battle Zone, Xu Sanshi and Dai Youheng were teleported out one after the other, and healing-type Soul Masters immediately came forward to treat them.
Several teachers from the Martial Soul Department looked rather grim upon witnessing this scene.
Although they said there were no rules for this assessment, allowing all students to fight freely.
But ultimately, we still hope to select the seven best people.
Xu Sanshi was undoubtedly one of the best, but he was knocked out of the competition.
But that doesn't matter. Dai Youheng kicked him out fairly and squarely, which proves that he is better than Xu Sanshi.
The problem is that he was then knocked away by Dai Huabin while he was exhausted.
Dai Huabin clearly got lucky.
As a result, the two outstanding candidates were eliminated one after the other, while Dai Huabin, who was not as good as them, was kept on.
Vice Dean Cai Meier couldn't help but say to Elder Xuan, "Elder Xuan, while this chaotic selection method is simple and direct, it does easily lead to a situation where bad money drives out good. Truly strong students are eliminated due to excessive exertion or being surrounded, while students who are slightly weaker but good at enduring and seizing opportunities advance. Should we consider changing the selection mechanism in the future?"
Xuanzi naturally knew that his method was simply to save trouble, but being questioned to his face still made him lose face. He took a bite of his chicken leg and mumbled, "I don't think there's anything wrong with my approach. Is Xu Sanshi excellent? Yes! But he acts on his emotions and gets jealous, which led to him being defeated by Dai Youheng, who was above his level. This is a flaw in his character! Is Dai Youheng excellent? Yes! He challenged someone above his level and created his own soul skill. He's incredibly talented! But he only cared about the enemy in front of him and forgot that this was a chaotic battle. He lacks a sense of the big picture and vigilance."
"On the other hand, Dai Huabin may be slightly less capable than the former two, but he knows how to assess the situation and seize opportunities. Isn't that another kind of excellence?"
He waved his hand, making the final decision, "Rules are rules. If someone is eliminated, they're eliminated. Even if we need to change it, that'll be next year."
"Yes, Elder Xuan." Seeing Elder Xuan's words, Cai Meier dared not say anything more. In Shrek Academy, apart from Elder Mu, no one could change Elder Xuan's decision.
While lying in the treatment area in a "coma," Dai Youheng listened to Elder Xuan's profound theories and final ruling, and secretly thought to himself that the plan was working.
He was eliminated fairly and squarely, achieving his goal. He also managed to screw over Xu Sanshi and Dai Huabin in the process.
Xu Sanshi lost his qualification to become a reserve team member, and also lost the important opportunity in the original work to protect Jiang Nannan during the competition and thus improve their relationship. This can be considered as a small revenge that this guy has been targeting him all day long.
And wasn't Dai Huabin eager to become one of the Shrek Seven Devils? I've cleared a major obstacle for him.
But is it really a good thing that Dai Huabin has become a reserve player?
Soon, the Shrek reserve team will be led by Xuanzi’s “brilliant” leadership to wipe out the Grim Reaper’s messenger… Given Dai Huabin’s impulsive and brainless personality, I wonder if he will lose an arm or a leg under the “protection” of this Holy Spirit Cult’s Supreme Elder?
Thinking about this, he actually felt a little bit of anticipation.