12 Goddesses

November 3, 2025

Part 168

After introducing the rewards for the Commanders who passed the second round, the judges in each region came forward to cast a strengthening effect on the badges of the contestants. These judges were originally Light Element Spirit Emperors.

 

The Dark system spiritual power (also known as the Dark system) has the ability to weaken, seal or control souls, while the Light system spiritual power (also known as the Light system) tends to strengthen spiritual power, support or heal souls. It sounds powerful, but when not reaching a high level, the effects of these two systems can easily be broken by people with spiritual power of the same level or higher, so there is a condition that the attack or defense strengthening effect only works at the Spirit King level or below.

Not everyone with Light system spirit power can use all of its effects well, instead, most Light system spirit trainers will focus on cultivating one or two effects, because the more they focus on cultivating, the stronger the support ability of the effect will be. This is the reason why the candidates must be divided into 3 groups and need 3 Light system Spirit Emperors, one specializing in strong attack, one specializing in strong defense and one who is good at both.

The judges took turns placing their hands on the badge on each contestant’s chest to apply the enhancement effect. Each contestant’s badge also had a plus sign on it, and when the enhancement feature was activated, the plus sign would disappear. Duong alone had two plus signs on his badge, symbolizing one strong attack and one strong defense.

Once done, the Commanders were able to ride flamingos straight up to the crater of Mount Wrath.

Few people know that the Phận Nổ volcano was once a volcano located in the Pacific Ocean. During the eruption, the Phận Nổ volcano was moved by Lạc Long Quân into the spiritual realm to borrow lava to form the foundation to create a new land for the Khong people. When the construction process was completed, the mountain also cooled down, the flat crater area of ​​​​several square kilometers was used as a small town, this town was the last location in the genocide of the Great An Lord and then followed him into the mountain.

Now, the mountain crater was just a flat, dry land. The eight Commanders left the backs of the flamingos and landed in the middle of the mountain crater, standing in a circle around a judge who was standing next to a cube.

Seeing all the contestants present, the referee began to speak:

– Welcome to round 3 of the Heroic Youth Competition, Reach the Top!

– Before announcing the rules of round 3, please allow me to invite you to come forward and choose a marble for yourself…

The referee pointed to a discreet square box, with only a small hole left just enough to fit a hand inside, then continued:

– The order will start from the first person to ascend to the throne of Commander among the eight Commanders present here: Bach Long Ba Vuong – Sung Hao from Hoan Kiem sect!

Sung Hao immediately stepped forward and reached out to grab a marble. When he took it out, he saw that it was a small marble the size of a fingertip with the number 3 printed on it.

– Next is the second Commander, Vo Sac Tien Vu – Nguyen Hoai Bao from the Imperial Palace of the Imperial City!

Hoai Bao stepped forward and got a marble with number 2 printed on it.

– Next, please invite Black Tiger – Dang Vo Tam from the Zoo!

Dang Vo Tam stepped up and got marble number 1, then happily laughed:

– Number 1! I am number one! Hahaha…

– Next is the Purple-Robed Sect Master – Kinh Vo Nguyet of Kinh Nguyet Sect!

Kinh Vo Nguyet got marble number 4.

– Please invite candidate Luc Van Minh, from… Viet Hon Association!

Luc Van Minh trembled as he stepped forward, tripped over a rock and fell flat on the ground. He quickly stood up, brushed off his clothes, smiled, and reached out to grab a marble, also number 4 like Kinh Vo Nguyet.

But when this Luc Van Minh guy was revealed, Luong Vo Thuong let out a cold snort, while the audience erupted in discussion.

– Representative of Viet Hon Association? Family member of the organizing committee? No wonder you are so lucky!

– I think this guy is hiding a trick! Viet Hon Association must have sent people to participate because they don’t want to lose their divine armor! They wouldn’t easily send weak candidates to compete!

– Right right! This guy must be a secret genius like Long Dich of Dragon Palace!

And next to Luong Vo Thuong, Dang Vo Tam heard Luong Vo Thuong snort and asked:

– Do you have a problem with that four-eyes guy?

Luong Vo Thuong replied:

– A dirty, cunning person who pretends to be weak on the outside but is actually extremely strong.

Dang Vo Tam laughed:

– Ha ha! I heard you’ve been getting beaten up recently. Was that guy the one who did it?

The conversation ended because it was Luong Vo Thuong’s turn to draw, and he picked the same number 3 marble as Sung Hao.

Next, Kieu Vo Song stepped forward and picked up marble number 2. Duong came in last so he had no choice, so he took the last marble number 1 like Dang Vo Tam.

After the Commanders had chosen, the referee continued:

– You must have guessed the rules of this final round? Yes, it is singles, but this is stage one.

– Round 3, Reach the Top will be divided into two phases, phase one, single combat: The Commanders will be divided into pairs of knockout matches based on the order numbers on the selected balls, from pair number 1 to pair number 4. In this single combat round, the winner or loser will be determined in two ways: One is that in the pair, someone will signal surrender by destroying the ball with the order number just chosen, and the other is the traditional way: If you die, you lose.

– Whether the badge is destroyed or not no longer determines victory or defeat, but if the badge is destroyed, the enhancement effect will also be lost, Commanders should take note.

– After the single-player phase, the mixed-player phase will begin. The 4 Commanders who won the single-player phase will fight each other until only one person remains, and this person will be the King!

– And of course, the King is the champion of the Heroic Youth War, the new number one on the New Star Board, the new owner of the Divine Treasure of the Phu Dong Thien Vuong Armor!

The referee pointed straight up to the sky, from above appeared a suit of armor standing still in the air, around the armor emitted a dazzling halo.

– And I hereby declare, round three, begin!

The contestants began to disperse, giving way to the middle of the field for the first pair, Black Tiger Dang Vo Tam and Black Feather Fairy Dragon Vo Phi Duong.

Entering the position, Dang Vo Tam rubbed his hands and laughed happily:

– Lucky to meet that loser, sure to win, hehe…

As for Duong, he did not pay attention to Dang Vo Tam, because Thanh Giong, in the guise of Thien Anh Di Thu, hiding in his pocket, suddenly said:

– Oh no! I feel something unusual inside the mountain!

But when he saw that Duong was not afraid of him, Dang Vo Tam got angry:

– Hey! You look down on me!

Duong opened his eyes wide:

– Huh? No!

Dang Vo Tam questioned:

– Otherwise, why do I see you are not afraid of me at all?

Duong looked at Dang Vo Tam who was growling like a fierce dog and replied:

– Ah! I’m a little scared…

Dang Vo Tam was annoyed:

– Damn! You haven’t seen how awesome I am yet! I am Black Tiger – Dang Vo Tam, the number one genius among the Four Supernovas!

– Just second place. – Duong was confused.

– Damn! Second place is just a superficial thing! That guy Luong Vo Thuong has long recognized me as first place!

Luong Vo Thuong stood outside glaring:

When?

Dang Vo Tam turned to look at Luong Vo Thuong, rolled his eyes and thought, then said:

– Well, I think you and I have both forgotten! But I definitely remember you saying that! Let me teach this little brother a lesson first, then we can reminisce about that time…

Having encountered this extremely paranoid person, Duong could only shake his head in defeat.

– What are you shaking your head for? I’ll show you!

Dang Vo Tam growled, then spread his legs, waved his arms in a circle, then bent down and slapped his hands on the ground, then stood up with one hand on his chest, one hand raised to the sky like a superhero, and shouted loudly:

– Black Tiger Invincible! Transform!

As for the level of weirdness, there’s no need to discuss it, but the ability to transform is real, Dang Vo Tam’s body quickly expanded into a muscular tiger-like body with jet-black fur and a swinging tiger tail.

In Black Tiger state, Dang Vo Tam said in a hoarse voice:

– How? Scared yet?

Duong was afraid, but afraid of Dang Vo Tam’s showiness:

– I know how to transform!

Having said that, Duong immediately used his Immortal Dragon to transform into a half-human, half-dragon form with fluttering black wings, so cool that Dang Vo Tam opened his mouth as if his jaw was about to fall to the ground:

Fuck!

Taking a few seconds to calm down, Dang Vo Tam cleared his throat:

– Ahem! Not bad… But that alone isn’t enough to defeat me… Let me tell you, I come from the Zoo, a place that specializes in capturing and training spirit beasts. I possess rare and powerful creatures that will make you surrender just by seeing them!

– For example… – Dang Vo Tam spoke slowly, then raised his hands to the sky and called out:

– Burning heaven and earth, overbearing and superlative, I summon you! Fire spirit!

Following the call, a stream of fire flew out from the specially made ring on Dang Vo Tam’s hand, colorfully circled around, and then landed on Dang Vo Tam’s shoulder. Only then did everyone clearly see that it was a small, pretty spirit with fiery red hair.

Duong had never seen another spirit with his own eyes other than Bao Ngoc, so he was very curious to see Fire Spirit. Although this little girl was pretty, she was much smaller than Bao Ngoc and not as adorable as Bao Ngoc. Seeing Duong attentively looking at Fire Spirit, Dang Vo Tam was pleased:

– How is it? Does my super rare creature, the origin of the Elves, Fire Spirit, scare you to death?

Bao Ngoc seemed to also recognize the presence of his kind, so he curiously left the ring and flew out to look at the Fire Spirit.

Seeing Bao Ngoc, Dang Vo Tam asked with eyes wide open and mouth wide open:

– Damn! Why do you have one too? What does your spirit eat to get so big?

Not only Dang Vo Tam, most of the audience was surprised when the two contestants brought out two spirits, rare mysterious creatures, moreover there was a huge and extraordinarily beautiful spirit in the form of a young girl.

But when seeing Bao Ngoc, Dang Vo Tam’s Fire Spirit seemed to show great respect, clasped his hands on his chest and bowed to Bao Ngoc, causing Bao Ngoc to open his eyes wide in surprise and ask:

– Why are you bowing your head like that?

There was no answer, because the Fire Spirit was later taken into the ring by Dang Vo Tam, and Bao Ngoc was also captured by Duong.

– Ahem!

Hometown, Dang Vo Tam cleared his throat and said:

– Very good! It seems you admire me so much that you put a lot of effort into learning my style and searching for a spirit beast like me…

– But the war should end soon even though I don’t want it to…

No more flashiness, Dang Vo Tam in his Black Tiger form placed his hand on the pendant on his chest, the pendant immediately trembled and clung tightly to his chest, from under the tiger fur revealed a bloody drawing…

– Come out! Thunder Shadow Beast!

Hearing Dang Vo Tam call, the audience was surprised:

– Thunder Shadow Beast? Isn’t that the name of the evolved form of the Thunder Rat after it breaks through to the Emperor level and comprehends the Void Transformation realm?

– That’s right! It’s an extremely ferocious beast. Rumor has it that the Zoo caught one, but Dang Vo Tam didn’t expect to be able to tame it!

– Not tamed but only reluctantly controlled through the blood-seal pendant!

– No wonder this guy can fight with Linh De, if we release this beast then the outcome is already decided!

While the audience was in an uproar, a beam of yellow lightning shot out from Dang Vo Tam’s pendant, converging into the shape of a small mouse-sized creature with fur made of lightning. As soon as it came out, it let out a terrifying roar compared to its body size and shot straight towards Duong.

– It’s over… Even the Black Feather Immortal Dragon has no way to fight against an Emperor-level Spirit Beast that can transform its body into lightning…

A Yang fan sighed in disappointment.

But just when it seemed like Duong was about to lose, a pink creature quickly climbed onto his shoulder from his pocket. The strange beast Thien Anh carrying the remnant soul of Thanh Giong just glared, and immediately the crazy Thunder Beast stopped, its Void state also disappeared, revealing the form of a small yellow mouse trembling in fear and lying flat on the ground.

But Dang Vo Tam’s eyes were filled with disbelief. The Thunder Shadow Beast that even his great-grandfather, a Great Emperor, despite being stronger than him, could not completely subdue, was trembling before Duong’s Sky Shadow Beast, a rat-like creature that was even rarer than the Thunder Shadow Beast but was only good at transforming. A Great Emperor could not subdue it, so wasn’t Duong’s Sky Shadow Beast a Lord level? A Spirit General that could subdue a Lord beast?

Thinking so, Dang Vo Tam absentmindedly opened his mouth:

– Damn… Master…

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