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What's more, He Caitou has now used a secret method to conceal his true appearance, so it is impossible for anyone to recognize him.
But Xu Tianran was still not in a very good mood. He didn't like Jing Hongchen's tone very much.
He suddenly asked, "Master Hongchen, I know about the exchange student from Shrek, but what do you mean by the exchange student from Xingluo? Aren't Xingluo and my Sun and Moon countries enemies?"
Jing Hongchen responded quickly: "Your Highness, that is our deal with the Xingluo Empire. The Xingluo Empire imports rare metals from the Sun-Moon Empire at a high price, and at the same time can send ten students to the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy for further study for one year every year."
Xu Tianran's tone was calm, but it contained a trap: "Don't you know that smuggling of rare metals is strictly prohibited?"
Jing Hongchen seemed to be well prepared and responded with ease: "Your Highness, the Xingluo Empire's offer is much higher than the domestic black market price, and they are not particularly precious rare metals, so it is profitable."
"I have reported this matter to His Majesty, and he personally agreed to it."
Hearing Jing Hongchen mention the Sun and Moon Emperor, Xu Tianran could not make trouble. He smiled slightly and said, "It's hard for Master Hongchen to share the worries for my father."
Although his expression was easygoing, there was a sinister edge to Xu Tianran's heart.
He felt more and more that although Jing Hongchen seemed respectful to him on the surface, he was completely out of his control.
On the competition stage, Dilongmen sent out players one after another, but they were all bombarded and sent off by He Caitou.
His turret tactics became even more ferocious. Soul masters in the middle and early stages could already crush soul masters of the same level, and as a sixth-ring soul master, he had no pressure in beating these five-ring disciples.
After the third member of the Dilongmen team was knocked down, during the interval between substitutions, He Caitou smoked a cigar and used a milk bottle to replenish his soul power.
There was a faint purple light flickering in his bright eyes.
This is exactly one of the Tang Sect's unique skills, the Purple Demon Child.
Among all the people in the Tang Sect, He Caitou felt that these unique skills were most suitable for him.
Purple Demon Child is extremely beneficial to the cultivation of spiritual power, and Xuantian Gong helps to condense soul power, which is very suitable for soul mentors. Ghost Shadow is a light step that can make up for the slow speed of his artillery tactics.
There are also the techniques of controlling cranes and capturing dragons, and a hundred ways to unleash hidden weapons... These techniques, originally used to deploy hidden weapons, would be even more powerful if they were changed to releasing soul guides.
There was only one reason why he practiced the Tang Sect's unique skills while practicing soul guides diligently - assassination.
This sect, once famous for assassinations, is indeed the most suitable for someone like him who is bent on revenge.
He volunteered to be the first to go on stage for another purpose, which was to test his current strength.
What level of power can be unleashed when one goes all out.
The Dilongmen finally sent out the fourth member, the only female member.
Nan Qiuqiu walked onto the competition stage with a serious expression.
Dilongmen had three members defeated consecutively in the individual elimination round. She was facing great pressure. As the strongest member of the team, she had to come out to change the situation.
"The game begins." The referee gave another order.
He Caitou stretched out his gun barrel without any emotion and vented his torrent of shells.
On the rostrum, Xu Tianran sat in the most central position, and below him were many officials and ministers.
A middle-aged man who looked like a worshipper kept his eyes on He Caitou for a long time.
He had a vague feeling of familiarity with He Caitou.
……
Mingdu city center.
Huo Yuhao walked on the street leading to the Qingse Hotel.
Today is the day when the Underground Soul Instructor Competition begins, or to be more precise, the Mingdu Soul Instructor Elite Competition.
In the Golden Hall of Qingse Hotel, more than 200 elite soul mentors under the age of 30 will participate in the first round of auditions.
After several rounds of selection, the Xishui League will select three people to represent the Xishui League to go to the Western Suburbs to participate in the finals.
However, these preliminary rounds were used by the Xishui League to open the market. Their three representatives had already been decided, namely Huo Yuhao and the two sixth-level soul mentor disciples of Minglei Douluo.
Tian Meng asked doubtfully: "Yuhao, since you don't need to participate in the preliminary round, why are you here?"
Huo Yuhao stretched out a finger and shook it: "No, I'm not here to participate in the competition. To be precise, I'm not here to visit the hotel either. I'm just passing through here."
Bingdi asked: "Where are you going?"
Huo Yuhao asked in return: “Think about it, since the Crown Prince and all the civil and military officials are now in the eastern suburbs watching the competition. The Royal Soul Instructor Corps and the army have also sent most of their men to maintain order. So where is the most empty now?”
"You mean..." Tian Meng seemed to suddenly realize something.
Huo Yuhao snapped his fingers and smiled.
"We will come to the palace for guidance."
Chapter 331: He Caitou on the verge of evil
Nan Qiuqiu, the fourth member sent by Dilongmen, is the strongest player in Dilongmen.
Two yellow, two purple, and one black. A total of five soul rings were dancing behind her.
Her already tall figure seemed even more slender, and pink scales covered her entire right arm, revealing an alluring and majestic beauty.
Her martial soul is the extremely rare and powerful Rouge Dragon, and her ability is the extremely special annihilation, which can eliminate all attribute abilities and thus achieve a destructive effect.
Such a domineering ability can be said to be second only to the ultimate attribute.
But at this moment, Nan Qiuqiu's face was full of solemnity, because the opponent she was facing was a soul guide, and the annihilation ability that she had always been proud of did not seem to restrain the opponent.
When faced with He Cai Tou, she didn't know how to start at first.
In terms of cultivation, she only has five rings, while He Caitou has six rings.
In terms of attributes, He Caitou’s shells seem to have no attributes and are not restrained by her annihilation ability.
In terms of tactics, her long-range attacks, which she was extremely good at, were far inferior to He Caitou in terms of firepower.
But Dilongmen could no longer be suppressed by He Caitou, as He Caitou had already severely injured three of their team members, making them unable to participate in the next team battle. If Nan Qiuqiu could not regain the advantage in the individual elimination round, Dilongmen was doomed to be eliminated in the first round.
Although her brows were solemn, Nan Qiuqiu had already thought of a way to deal with He Caitou.
Her annihilation ability can not only eliminate attributes, but also eliminate the most essential soul power and then feed it back to herself.
Compared with soul masters, soul guides are more dependent on soul power. Once their soul power is destroyed, all their soul guides will become scrap metal.
He Caitou has defeated three people in a row. For him to unleash such a dense firepower network, the consumption of his soul power must be huge. Now he must be at the end of his strength and will not be her opponent.
"Let me change the situation." Nan Qiuqiu said in her heart.
She was a very proud and conceited person, and the solemnity on her face soon disappeared. Although she felt that the situation was a bit difficult, she did not think she would lose.
The two men attacked at almost the same time.
He Caitou set up the gun barrel next to him and fired dense shells and rays again. Facing his terrifying firepower network, Nan Qiuqiu was not afraid at all. He raised his right hand and generated a ball of pink mist, which then condensed and emitted countless pink rays.
He Caitou's shells collided head-on with the pink light, and several shells instantly turned into duds.
"The power of annihilation?"
He Caitou, who had been trained in the Extreme Individual Soldier Program course, was slightly stunned, but quickly recognized Nan Qiuqiu's abilities.
During the brief first confrontation, Nan Qiuqiu noticed something strange about Cai Tou.
His artillery fire was obviously more scattered than in the previous few rounds, and the power was much smaller.
"The short time during the substitution is not enough to replenish his soul power. His soul power will definitely run out soon."
Nan Qiuqiu was overjoyed and decided to press on with the victory, adopting the common tactic used by soul masters against soul instructors - close combat.
Her slender figure dodged quickly among the shells and rays, leaving a gorgeous pink trail on the spacious competition stage.
She was so fast that few of the dense shells could hit her. And the few shells and rays with obviously reduced power could not cause any damage once they touched the annihilation barrier protecting her.
In just a few breaths, the distance between Nan Qiuqiu and He Caitou was less than ten meters.
He Caitou was calm on the surface, with three half-smoked cigars in his mouth, but his heavy nasal tone showed that Nan Qiuqiu's guess was correct. The soul guide turret tactics consumed a lot of soul power, and after three consecutive games, his soul power was not much.
"Just get off the field obediently, you big fool." Nan Qiuqiu shouted softly, and the fourth soul ring behind him lit up. An illusory pink dragon claw suddenly appeared from behind him and rushed towards He Caitou to grab it.
The fourth soul skill, the hand of annihilation. The dragon claw is full of annihilation power. Once caught by it, part of the soul power on the body will be sucked away instantly.
Given He Caitou’s current condition, his limited soul power would probably be drained in an instant.
Nan Qiuqiu's eyes were filled with pride, and one could already see the joy of victory.
Such a strong six-ring soul master should be the strongest in the Tang Sect, right? As long as he is defeated, the Earth Dragon Sect still has a good chance of advancing.
He Caitou was covered with heavy cannon barrels and had nowhere to hide. He was about to be captured by the pink dragon claws.
But in the next second, He Caitou took a puff of his cigar, moved his body, his legs became illusory, and he burst out with an astonishing speed.
The pink dragon claw missed, leaving Nan Qiuqiu stunned.
Seeing this, the Tang Clan members in the audience couldn't help but cheer.
"Cai Tou is performing the Ghost Shadow Step!"
"What a fast speed, he dodged it in an instant."
Nan Qiuqiu's surprise soon disappeared. She turned her head quickly and saw that after the outburst just now, He Caitou had moved behind her.
After getting close to him, Nan Qiuqiu could see the fluctuations of He Caitou's soul power more clearly. She felt relieved and said in a teasing voice, "As a soul trainer, your speed just now surprised me."
"But that's enough. I want to tell you that a soul engineer cannot compare to a soul master. You have very little soul power left, right? Just die!"
As she spoke, she stretched out her scaly-covered right arm and reached directly into He Caitou's chest.
She didn't want to give He Caitou a chance to admit defeat. Such a powerful soul master must not be allowed to have the chance to participate in the subsequent team battles. It would be better to injure him now.
However, at this moment, Nan Qiuqiu's body suddenly stiffened.
He Caitou looked at her coldly, with emotionless eyes and a ferocious bald head. Although he didn't have much soul power left, not enough to launch another complete round of bombardment, the terrifying aura he burst out in an instant made Nan Qiuqiu stunned.
Am I going to lose?
Am I going to lose to this woman in front of me?
No, if I can't even defeat her, how can I take revenge on that man?
Several small devices shining with metallic luster appeared out of thin air in his left hand and were thrown towards Nan Qiuqiu like lightning, aiming at the throat, heart, eyes...all of which were vital points.
Nan Qiuqiu's Tong Kong shrank suddenly and tried to dodge subconsciously. The annihilation light that protected her body never faded away, but she was unable to dodge in time. She avoided the attacks on her eyes and other vital parts, but two spikes still hit her chest.
"Is this a soul guide? Or something else?"