Chapter 178: Hu Li'ena's Change
"Sister Hu Li'ena, if we know Su Mo's strength, we can better prepare, can't we?"
"You, as the team leader, knowing the opponent's strength, how can you not tell us?"
Seeing that Hu Li'ena was not speaking, Zhu Zhuqing had no choice but to bring up the team.
"It's because even if I tell you, you can't change the final outcome. So, it doesn't matter whether I tell you or not!"
Hu Li'ena gave a faint smile, not feeling that she had done anything wrong.
Because, as she said, even if she told the Spirit Hall team about Su Mo's information, they still wouldn't be able to deal with Su Mo. So, it didn't matter whether she told them or not. There was no need to prepare in advance.
"..."
Seeing Hu Li'ena's response, Zhu Zhuqing could only be speechless.
Realizing that she wouldn't get an answer, Zhu Zhuqing stopped asking and instead focused on the match of the Tiandou Royal Team.
The strength of this year's Tiandou Royal Team was just average. There were still two Soul Masters in the team, and none of them had reached the level of Soul Sage.
However, even so, the Tiandou Royal Team still won the final victory.
Although Su Mo did not show his soul rings throughout the match and did not use any soul skills, after Su Mo made his move, he still neatly and swiftly defeated the opponents.
"Amazing!"
"Just by using his martial soul without any soul skills, he easily defeated two Soul Masters!"
"His move just now didn't even use soul power. It's impossible to perceive his current soul power level..."
"Anyway, he's just strong..."
Now, everyone knew that Su Mo was strong, but what his exact level was, apart from those who already knew, others still couldn't tell.
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"You're so bad. You came to the Spirit Hall and didn't come to see me first!"
"I missed you so much!"
In a secluded place where no one would find them, Hu Li'ena first playfully punched Su Mo a few times, then threw herself into Su Mo's arms, holding him tightly and burying her head in his chest.
Smelling the familiar scent on Su Mo, Hu Li'ena felt very content.
In less than a moment, Hu Li'ena lifted her head, looking at Su Mo with her eyes full of tenderness.
Without saying more, actions spoke louder at this moment. Su Mo bent down and kissed her.
The figures of Su Mo and Hu Li'ena flashed and disappeared from their secret meeting place.
When Su Mo and Hu Li'ena reappeared, they had already arrived at the couple's hotel that Su Mo had booked.
That night, Su Mo didn't let Hu Li'ena go.
After such a transformation, Hu Li'ena became even more enchanting and charming in front of Su Mo. She didn't disappoint her martial soul. Su Mo could ask her to do anything, and she could let go and was very willing.
"I finally gave myself to you!"
Afterwards, lying limp in Su Mo's arms, Hu Li'ena murmured contentedly.
"Hmm, what's your soul power level now?"
Su Mo stroked Hu Li'ena's hair and asked about her current soul power level.
Since she had become his woman, Su Mo naturally needed to care about it.
"Thanks to the ten-headed sunfire snake's inner dan that you gave me, after my martial soul evolved into the Nine-tailed Demon Fox, my cultivation speed has become faster than before!"
"Now I'm at level 64!"
Upon hearing Su Mo's words, Hu Li'ena immediately raised her head and said excitedly.
In less than a year and a half after coming out of the Slaughter City, she had already reached level 64.
Such a fast leveling speed made Hu Li'ena very satisfied.
It was the first time she had felt that leveling up could be so fast.
Of course, she couldn't compare with Su Mo, but in Hu Li'ena's perception, her cultivation speed had indeed become much faster, doubling.
"Hmm, not bad!"
Su Mo nodded upon hearing this. It was indeed acceptable.
In the original story, at this point, Hu Li'ena had just broken through to level 60.
Unfortunately, Su Mo couldn't take Hu Li'ena to the Sea God Island to participate in the Sea God Island assessment. Otherwise, Hu Li'ena's cultivation speed could continue to increase.
"Su Mo, the teacher said that you have already broken through to the Soul Sage and even have two hundred-thousand-year-old soul rings. Is that true?"
Hearing Su Mo's praise, Hu Li'ena was even happier than Su Mo.
Then Hu Li'ena also curiously asked about Su Mo's current situation.
Although she had learned about Su Mo's current intelligence from Pope Bibo Dong, she had not seen it with her own eyes, so Hu Li'ena was also very curious whether Su Mo was really that amazing.
If it was true, then how did Su Mo do it?
It must have been very difficult, right?
"Hmm, it's true!"
Su Mo smiled and admitted it.
"Surprisingly, it's true. Su Mo, you're really amazing!"
"How on earth did you do it?"
Hearing Su Mo's personal confirmation, Hu Li'ena couldn't help but prop herself up, looking at Su Mo with admiration.
"I can tell you, but you have to keep it a secret for me first!"
Su Mo thought for a moment and said.
It didn't matter to tell Hu Li'ena about obtaining the Sea God inheritance assessment.
Whether it was from the original story or from the time he had been with Hu Li'ena, Hu Li'ena was indeed a love-struck brain.
Most importantly, Su Mo was not afraid that Hu Li'ena would tell Pope Bibo Dong. Ever since he came out of the Slaughter City, Su Mo was not afraid anymore.
Just like facing Tang Hao, he was not Pope Bibo Dong's opponent now, but he was not afraid of her either.
"Okay, I definitely won't tell the teacher!"
Hearing this, Hu Li'ena didn't hesitate at all and nodded quickly.
Su Mo was willing to tell her, which was a sign of trust. She definitely couldn't betray Su Mo's trust.
"After coming back from the Slaughter City..."
Hearing Hu Li'ena say this, Su Mo no longer kept it a secret and began to tell his experience.
The first hundred-thousand-year-old soul ring was obtained in the Starfall Forest.
As for how it was obtained, Su Mo did not explain in detail.
Then he mentioned that he went to the Sea God Island.
"Sea God inheritance?"
"Su Mo, you're amazing..."
After learning about Su Mo's situation, Hu Li'ena was naturally very shocked, and at the same time, she was happy for Su Mo's fortune.
Excited and exhilarated, she couldn't help but get up and challenge Su Mo to another round.
After thoroughly winning over Hu Li'ena, Su Mo stayed a little longer at the Soul Master Tournament, mainly spending more time with Hu Li'ena.
As the competition progressed, this year's Soul Master Tournament quickly completed the 18 to 10, and then the 10 to 6.
After the fourth round of the final circle, there were no more byes.
Next, the top three teams would be decided among the six teams.
The top three were quickly determined, which were the Tiandou Royal Team, the Shrek Team, and the Spirit Hall Team.
It just so happened that the three strongest teams were left until the end, and the Tiandou Royal Team and the Shrek Team had never met.
By the time they reached the top three, Su Mo still hadn't revealed his soul rings, which truly stunned everyone else.
They were becoming more and more curious about Su Mo's current soul power level.
Most people speculated that Su Mo had already broken through level 60 to become a Soul Emperor.
After all, Tang San had already broken through to level 59, so it was possible for Su Mo to reach level 60.
Although there were rumors that Su Mo's soul power level had already broken through to Soul Sage, no one really believed it.
"It seems that the champion of this year should be the Shrek Team!"
"The Tiandou Royal Team only has Su Mo as a strong individual; the others are not worth worrying about. Ning Rongrong from the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect didn't participate in this competition for some reason. Otherwise, if those two used their martial soul fusion skill, they would still have a chance to defeat the Shrek Team."
"I don't think so. The current Shrek Team is just too strong, with four Soul Kings in total, and Tang San is a dual-soul Soul King. Their strength is much stronger than the Spirit Hall Team back then. Even if Ning Rongrong had participated in the competition, she might not be a match for the current Shrek Team..."
"That's true, but there's no doubt that among the top three, the weakest is the Spirit Hall Team. That's really rare..."
"The Spirit Hall Team is not weak either; they still have one Soul King!"
"It should be said that the Shrek Team is just too strong, too exaggerated..."
"Indeed, in the history of the Soul Master Tournament, there has never been a team with four Soul Kings..."
"I thought the last generation of the Spirit Hall Team was unbeatable, but I didn't expect the record to be broken so quickly..."
"The last generation of the Spirit Hall Team was already incredibly strong, but I didn't expect this year's Shrek Team to be even stronger..."
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Apart from the top three teams, after the top three were determined, people from other teams also expressed their opinions.
In general, everyone agreed that the Spirit Hall Team was not favored.
As for the Tiandou Royal Team, since they hadn't seen Su Mo's true strength, they were still uncertain.
However, more people still believed that the Shrek Team was the strongest.
Under everyone's attention, the individual matches of the top three soon arrived.
The three teams would take turns sending people to the arena. The winner stays, and the loser leaves. The team that remains on the arena at the end will directly enter the final round.
The remaining two teams will decide one team to enter the final round through a team match.
"Surprisingly, it has come to the individual matches!"
Su Mo was a bit regretful that he hadn't met the Shrek Team in the competition so far.
He had originally planned to target the Shrek Team and eliminate them early.
But the Shrek Team had been very lucky, avoiding Su Mo in every round of the draw.
In this way, even if Su Mo defeated the Shrek Team, it would already have given the Shrek Team enough fame.
The same was true for Yu Xiaogang.
Now almost everyone already knew Yu Xiaogang's abilities.
"It must be that woman playing tricks. She knows your strength and definitely won't let you eliminate Yu Xiaogang's team early!"
"She also knows that this competition is very important for Yu Xiaogang!"
Bibo Dong's voice echoed in Su Mo's mind.
She understood herself, so she knew that the Shrek Team had not met the Tiandou Royal Team, which was likely due to Pope Bibo Dong's manipulation.
Bibo Dong also felt very helpless about this.
She wanted Su Mo to help her destroy Yu Xiaogang's hope, but her previous self had been secretly helping Yu Xiaogang.
This further convinced her that unless she saw it with her own eyes, Pope Bibo Dong would never see Yu Xiaogang's true face.
Originally, Bibo Dong had not thought of taking over Pope Bibo Dong's body, but now, Bibo Dong really wanted to take over Pope Bibo Dong's body.
She could not tolerate such a foolish self to continue to exist.
Since she did not listen to advice, then hand over the body to her!
"Hmm, it should be like this!"
Su Mo responded to Bibo Dong in his mind.
He didn't care about it either.
Just one Yu Xiaogang, in Su Mo's mind now, he could easily deal with one Yu Xiaogang, so he didn't pay much attention.
Tang San was the one with great fortune, who might pose a threat to him in the future.
While Su Mo and Bibo Dong were communicating.
The three teams had already drawn lots respectively to decide which team would temporarily be given a bye.
In the end, the Spirit Hall Team was temporarily given a bye.
So the Tiandou Royal Team and the Shrek Team each sent a member to the arena and began the individual matches where the three teams took turns to send people to the arena.
Everyone was very tacit, in order to give everyone the opportunity to show themselves on the arena, the weaker members were sent to the arena first by each team.
Even auxiliary soul masters went on the arena, although they had no means of attack, they could try to delay time and consume the opponent's soul power as much as possible.
Oscar did a very good job in this regard. Oscar, who had mushroom intestines, used his flying ability to hard consume the soul power of a member of the Spirit Hall Team.
So far, the Shrek Team has withdrawn four members, leaving only Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai.
After Ma Hongjun went on the arena, the members of the Tiandou Royal Team and the Spirit Hall Team were defeated one after another, and finally, the two teams were eliminated by Ma Hongjun to only Su Mo and Zhu Zhuqing.
However, Ma Hongjun, who had fought several matches in a row, also had a more serious consumption of soul power.
"Next, it's the turn of Zhu Zhuqing, the captain of the Spirit Hall Team, to go on the arena. She is also the last person of the Spirit Hall Team. If she is defeated, the Spirit Hall Team will be declared defeated!"
The host didn't even need to ask who the Spirit Hall Team would send to the arena, and directly announced the person who would go on the arena.
Whoosh –
Zhu Zhuqing's figure whooshed to the arena and stood opposite Ma Hongjun.
"Fat guy, you get down. I'll take care of this woman!"
After Zhu Zhuqing went on the arena, Dai Mubai stood up directly and let Ma Hongjun, who had little soul power left but could still fight, get off the arena.
Dai Mubai's pair of evil eyes coldly looked at Zhu Zhuqing and slowly walked up to the arena.
"Okay, big brother Dai!"
"Then Zhu Zhuqing is up to you, big brother Dai!"
Ma Hongjun had no objections to this and obediently got off the arena, leaving the arena to Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.
After Dai Mubai went on the arena, his cold evil eyes never left Zhu Zhuqing.
"Zhu Zhuqing, I hope you don't give up too quickly!"
Dai Mubai coldly looked at Zhu Zhuqing and sarcastically said.
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(End of chapter)
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