I rely on length to cultivate immortality

Li Xiuchang looked around and saw that there were slightly more first-level soul masters participating in the competition, just twelve people.

There were only five second-level soul masters.

It was just like what Senior Brother Wang Long said, as long as you sign up for the competition, you will basically get a reward.

If those talisman masters saw this, they would be so envious that they would cry.

There was nothing they could do about it, soul masters were rare.

It was only a year ago that the sect announced that it would support unpopular skills. In a year, even if someone wanted to learn soul skills, it would be difficult to get started and there would be no time to participate.

The referee also announced the rules of the first competition item at this time.

The first competition item was to catch ghosts.

The sect would give each person eight first-level ghosts and one second-level ghost, of which the eight first-level ghosts could move freely and had combat capabilities, while the second-level ghosts were controlled and had no combat capabilities.

After the competition started, they had a quarter of an hour to subdue these ghosts.

However, they could not use any external objects, including but not limited to magic tools, talismans, spirit pets, etc.

You can't rely on your cultivation advantage or physical strength, and you can't even use spells.

You can only use the special spells of the Soul Master.

In simple terms, you have to rely on your strength as a Soul Master to fight and capture these ghosts.

Each time you capture a first-level ghost, you get one point. If you capture all eight ghosts, you only get eight points.

That second-level ghost counts as two points.

Although the second-level ghost is in a controlled state and cannot attack, it is not easy for a first-level Soul Master to capture this second-level ghost.

You must first deal with the other eight first-level ghosts.

Otherwise, there will be interference from the first-level ghosts and you can't concentrate.

The referee said: "Because there are too few participants, the sect decided to put the first-level and second-level Soul Master competitions together, and then rank them separately. The second-level Soul Master contestants will also go on stage to prepare for the competition."

It can also be done this way... The sect will also save trouble.

The competition items and rules for the second-level soul masters are no different from those for the first-level soul masters. The only difference is that the ghosts they have to subdue are one level higher, that is, the second-level and third-level ghosts.

Li Xiuchang and other contestants took their positions, and each entered their own competition area - a closed space separated by a formation.

In the space, Li Xiuchang had already seen eight first-level ghosts baring their fangs and claws at him, but they were separated by the formation.

There was also a second-level ghost sealed in the corner.

He quietly waited for the game to start.

As a result, this wait lasted for an hour...

The sect planned to wait until all the competitions were fully prepared before starting the competition together.

Now all the competition venues have been staffed... except for the Fu Dao Youfu Competition.

There is no way, there are too many talisman masters participating in the competition!

After waiting for all the participating talisman masters to report, the competition officially began.

The sect withdrew the law enforcement hall disciples who were blocking the surroundings, and the spectators swarmed forward and chose the competition they wanted to watch.

It can be clearly seen that the number of spectators in front of the ring of the "Talisman Blessing Contest" is the largest.

For the Soul Master Contest, the number of spectators is as low as the number of contestants.

Li Xiuchang didn't care about these, and only focused on the game in front of him.

With the referee's order, the game began!

The eight first-level ghosts restricted by the formation raised a gust of cold wind and rushed towards Li Xiuchang.

Most of Li Xiuchang's few combat experiences were fighting ghosts, and he was besieged by the ghosts of the Paw Patrol before. At this time, facing only eight first-level ghosts, he was calm and steady as a mountain.

He raised his hand and shot out a series of soul control spells: soul-breaking arrows, soul-binding nets, soul-locking chains, soul-fixing spells...

Not to mention these first-level ghosts, even if the second-level ghost was released together, he would still deal with it.

Eight ghosts were all controlled by Li Xiuchang in just a moment.

He began to form soul control seals one by one...

Eight ghosts, eight soul control seals, eight points in hand.

Li Xiuchang then walked towards the sealed second-level ghost in the corner.

It is still difficult for a first-level soul master to subdue a second-level ghost.

But Li Xiuchang also has experience in this regard.

Before he became a first-level soul master, he forcibly subdued a second-level ghost wolf king.

Now it is easy to subdue an immobile second-level ghost.

With another soul control seal, Li Xiuchang successfully completed the ghost catching competition, which took less than three minutes, and got full marks.

However, after him, other people also got full marks.

Just as Brother Motu said, catching ghosts is originally a small path in the soul control skills, and controlling ghosts is also the big path.

It is not difficult to reach a high level in the small path. If you want to distinguish the superior and the inferior, you still have to show your true strength on the big path.

And the full score is the upper limit of the competition, not his upper limit.

There are a total of 17 first-level and second-level soul masters, and only five of them got full marks in the end.

Then came the second competition item, controlling ghosts.

The referee announced: "I have a combined attack formation for ghosts here, called the 'Nine Ghosts Hidden Killing Formation'. You must use the ghosts you just subdued in the last round to practice this battle formation, launch a combined attack, and attack the defense formation in front of you.

"There will be a total of ten layers of defense formations in front of you. You only have one chance to attack. You will get points for the number of layers of defense formations you can break."

Several contestants hesitated to speak. They did not get full marks in the last round of competition. They did not subdue all nine ghosts. How to practice this "Nine Ghosts Hidden Killing Formation"?

As soon as you hear the name, you know that this combined attack formation must be composed of nine ghosts.

The referee glanced at them and said: "The contestants who did not get full marks just now can subdue the remaining ghosts with the help of the sect's sacrifice."

Two outer disciples flew up from below, both were third-level soul control masters. With their help, all the contestants concluded soul control seals with the nine ghosts.

Now, all the players are standing on the same starting line.

The referee distributed the jade slips recording the "Nine Ghost Hidden Killing Formation" to everyone and said: "Each of you has half an hour to practice. After half an hour, your practice results will be tested."

Li Xiuchang's spiritual consciousness penetrated into the jade slips, and after a quick glance, he knew the approximate level of the battle formation.

Far inferior to his "Yin Yang Seven Wolves Battle Formation", it is a relatively simple combined attack formation.

After all, they were only given half an hour to practice. If it was really a complicated formation, they wouldn't even be able to practice it in half an hour.

This round of competition will test the soul control master's ability to control and coordinate the ghosts under his command. He must control the nine newly conquered ghosts, let them establish a certain tacit understanding, and follow the command to form a battle formation.

This is not a simple matter.

It can be said that it is impossible for the nine ghosts to fully master a battle formation in half an hour.

We can only try our best to practice and come up with a rough idea.

The more mature the drill is and the more tacit the cooperation is, the stronger the power the battle formation can unleash.

Li Xiuchang happened to have experience in this area. After all, he had guided and urged the Paw Patrol team to practice the "Yin-Yang Seven Wolves Battle Formation", and the Yin-Yang Seven Wolves Battle Formation was much more complicated than the Nine Ghost Hidden Killing Formation.

He immediately released the nine ghosts he had just conquered, but he did not race against time to let them practice battle formations immediately.

Instead, he set his sights on the only second-level ghost among them.

The second-level ghost was the soul of a bull demon. Li Xiuchang's past experience told him that if he wanted to control a group of ghosts, the best way was to control the strongest among them first.

Low-level ghosts are naturally obedient to high-level ghosts that are stronger than themselves.

Moreover, this "Nine Ghost Hidden Killing Formation" is obviously the battle formation of one master and eight auxiliaries. The strongest second-level ghost is the commander, and he is allowed to command the eight younger brothers. Only those eight younger brothers can fully obey the orders of the master spirit to maximize their effectiveness. To bring out the power of the battle array.

Li Xiuchang used the same tactics he used to deal with Wangcai and began to provide psychological counseling to this second-level ox soul.

"Do you want to be free?"

"I can't give you freedom, but I can teach you how to move toward freedom."

"Unity is powerful. When everyone adds firewood, the flames are strong. How can you fight against the brutal Fairy Dust Sect if you rely on yourself alone? You must unite all the forces that can be united!"

"Just like these first-order ghosts around you, although they are weak, they can be well controlled by you..."

"Brave Niu Niu, not afraid of difficulties!"

The other contestants were busy manipulating the Yin Hun to practice battle formations, but Li Xiuchang was the only one who kept the Yin Hun nagging and didn't know what he was talking about.

This relieved those who regarded Li Xiuchang as a strong opponent in the first round. They did not believe that they could practice the battle formation well just by chatting with Yinhun.

But they didn't notice that the light in the eyes of the second-level cow soul was getting stronger and stronger, like two burning flames!

Moo!

Niu Hun let out a low roar, causing the other eight first-level Yin Souls around him to stand, not daring to move.

Li Xiuchang didn't need to communicate with the eight first-level ghosts at all. He only had to teach Niu Hun how to practice the "Nine Ghost Hidden Killing Formation", and Niu Hun himself would train his eight younger brothers.

Next, Li Xiuchang completely acted as a hands-off shopkeeper, watching Niu Hun lead his men to practice battle formations.

Under the management of Niu Hun, the eight first-level ghosts were treated obediently and obediently, and the battle formations became more and more proficient...

This made other contestants look stupid.

They were very busy here, and they had to constantly correct the mistakes of the ghosts. Li Xiu often wandered around looking at the scenery and watching the excitement, but the ghosts under him got better and better as they practiced, and became more and more familiar with them...

What kind of ecstasy soup did he pour into the cow soul?

"time up!"

As the referee shouted, all the ghosts in the ring stopped.

At the same time, layers of transparent protective shields suddenly lit up in front of Li Xiuchang's competition area.

There are ten floors!

"Next, it's time to test your results. Remember, everyone only has one chance to hit, let's get started!"

As soon as the referee finished speaking, Li Xiuchang had already ordered the cow soul to run the combined attack formation. The cow soul ran wildly and hit the ten-layer protective shield in front. The other eight ghosts followed closely behind, like eight pendants.

Bang bang bang...

After a series of explosions, all ten layers of protective shields were broken!