Soon, it was time for the final match, the one where the three Soul Bones would be contested.
The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Shrek Team's seven members began to walk onto the stage. Their formation was a strange-looking one-two-three-one.
Ning Rongrong was alone at the back, with Tang San and Dugu Yan in front of her. Following them were Yu Tianheng, Dai Mubai, and Xiao Wu, while Yang Xiong stood alone at the very front of the team.
However, the distance between Tang San and Dugu Yan and the three of Yu Tianheng was very close. From a distance, it looked somewhat like a one-five-one formation.
And the Spirit Hall team finally brought out their strongest lineup.
Captain Xie Yue, Martial Soul Moon Blade, level 52 Assault System Soul King.
Hu Liena, Martial Soul Bewitching Fox, level 51 Control System Soul King.
Yan, Martial Soul Flame Lord, level 52 Assault System Soul King.
Zhang Ping, Martial Soul Gold Waist Swallow, level 47 Agility Attack System Soul Ancestor.
Li Kai, Martial Soul Black Horn Mountain Pig, level 47 Assault System Soul Ancestor.
Xu Yu, Martial Soul Bright Gold Scepter, level 46 Support System Soul Ancestor.
Sun Chuantao, Martial Soul Ring Giant Blade, level 48 Assault System Soul Ancestor.
Looking at the Spirit Hall's lineup, Yang Xiong was speechless. The gap was simply too large. He wondered how the characters in the original work, who were only in their forties, managed to win. Could they really rely on the so-called Tang Sect Hidden Weapons?
One had to know that none of these seven members of Spirit Hall had a weak Martial Soul, and their Soul Power was terrifyingly high. In the entire Soul Master Competition, only Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun could barely hold their ground in this team. It was estimated that even Feng Xiaotian wouldn't make it into the main lineup.
As the referee gave the command, the match entered the one-minute preparation time. Everyone summoned their Martial Souls. Yang Xiong's entire body turned silver, and the Dark Tortoise Armor also appeared. His eyes, in particular, turned purple; it was the Purple Demon Eyes.
After all the members of the Spirit Hall team summoned their Martial Souls and Soul Rings, everyone present felt immense pressure, especially from those three ten-thousand-year Soul Rings, whose power was absolutely astonishing.
The audience was in an uproar. The Shrek team had actually sent out two Soul Ancestors. The two Defense System Soul Ancestors who had appeared yesterday were not on the field. How could they possibly withstand the Spirit Hall team's attack?
As the referee announced the start of the match, all of the Shrek members surprisingly charged forward, even Ning Rongrong moved forward slightly.
At this moment, Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda quickly shot out six rays of light, rapidly merging into everyone's bodies. She solemnly chanted, "Seven Treasures, the first is Strength, the second is Speed, the third is Soul."
Everyone was surprised. They had never seen the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda provide such support. Wasn't a mere Soul Ancestor afraid of Soul Power consumption? How long could she possibly last with such desperate support?
The Spirit Hall team's formation was very neat. Xie Yue and Hu Liena walked at the very front, standing directly together. Their original Martial Souls actually merged, transforming into a Charm Demon over two meters tall, holding Moon Blades in both hands and wearing a mask on its head. At the same time, a red aura emanated from its body.
From the perspective of speed, the Charm Demon was extremely fast, especially the red mist surrounding it. Even many Soul Masters in the audience couldn't see clearly what was happening inside.
Yang Xiong transformed into a silver figure and plunged directly into the red mist.
After entering the red mist, Yang Xiong clearly felt his spiritual power being interfered with, and his range of vision was very limited. If he hadn't used the Purple Demon Eyes and if his spiritual power wasn't far beyond that of ordinary people, he would probably have been confused by the spiritual power upon entering the red mist.
The Charm Demon let out a genderless voice, "I didn't expect a mere Soul Ancestor like you to dare challenge me. Then I'll deal with you first."
Yang Xiong snorted coldly, "Just a genderless being like you, where do you get the confidence to say such nonsense?"
The Charm Demon was instantly enraged. It gripped the Moon Blades in both hands and slashed towards Yang Xiong. It seemed that these Moon Blades were extremely sharp, much stronger than Feng Xiaotian's wind blades from before.
But Yang Xiong was not afraid. His hands were like a pair of silver claws, grabbing directly at the Moon Blades.
With just one strike, Yang Xiong felt as if his palms were about to be cut open. A slight scratch actually appeared on his silver palms. This attack was indeed powerful enough.
The Charm Demon snorted coldly, "I didn't expect you to be able to see my attack, but how long can a mere Soul Ancestor like you withstand it?"
Yang Xiong roared, "What's with all the nonsense, you neither male nor female freak? Win against me first if you have the guts."
Charm Demon seemed to care deeply about being called neither male nor female, and their attacks became incredibly swift and fierce. No matter how tough Yang Xiong's hands were, many wounds quickly appeared, especially those that were bone-chillingly deep, reaching the marrow. This was the weakness of Body Martial Souls – they were easily injured.
Yang Xiong gritted his teeth, his body becoming much more robust. His skin and bones seemed to harden significantly; this was his Self-Created Soul Skill: Steel Tendons Iron Bones.
Aside from Yang Xiong, the others charged into the Spirit Hall team like tigers released from a cage.
Everyone present instantly understood. It seemed the Shrek team wanted to go all out and gamble, using the time Yang Xiong tied up Charm Demon to quickly defeat the enemy. No wonder the Support System Soul Master was boosting them without regard for soul power consumption.
Yu Tianheng transformed into a giant Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and directly faced Yan from Spirit Hall.
Yan's Martial Soul, Flame Lord, was a top-tier Fire and Earth dual-attribute Martial Soul. It not only possessed powerful fire attribute attacks but also earth attribute defense, making it a perfect combination of offense and defense.
Just from the initial clash, Yu Tianheng was already struggling, being knocked back several meters.
But lightning flashed on Yu Tianheng's body, and he actually used his Fourth Soul Skill, Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Rush, directly. His right hand turned into a giant Dragon Claw, grabbing towards Yan, seemingly completely disregarding soul power consumption.
Meanwhile, Dai Mubai faced Sun Chuantao. The giant White Tiger collided with Sun Chuantao's Ring Giant Blade. The White Tiger was an ultimate offensive Beast Martial Soul, and Dai Mubai even directly used his Third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation. The two were evenly matched for a short time.
Xiao Wu faced Li Kai. Li Kai's Black Horn Mountain Pig attacked extremely swiftly, with very strong Strength. Xiao Wu barely managed to cope by relying on her agility.
Dugu Yan directly released a large amount of poison mist, using multiple soul skills simultaneously. Various poison mists filled more than half of the arena, forcing basically everyone to use soul power to resist the poison mist.
The opposing agility-attack system Soul Master, Zhang Ping, was extremely fast, transforming into a very agile Gold Waist Swallow and charging directly towards Ning Rongrong. It seemed she wanted to defeat the Shrek team's support first.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that the Shrek team had too large a soul power gap. Only with Ning Rongrong's ultimate support could the two sides contend. One must know that Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could increase everyone's Strength, Speed, and soul power by a full forty percent, which could bridge the gap between the two sides.
But Tang San reacted extremely quickly. His Blue Silver Grass quickly wrapped around Ning Rongrong, pulling her away from Zhang Ping, while an emerald green sickle actually appeared in his hand. This was the Mantis Leg External Soul Bone.
Among the entire Shrek team, besides Yang Xiong, only Tang San's Speed could keep up with Zhang Ping. Therefore, Tang San had to both attack the enemy and protect Ning Rongrong.
However, from the formation, Tang San was intentionally or unintentionally very close to the Red Mist where Yang Xiong and Charm Demon were fighting, as if ready to assist Yang Xiong at any moment.
Aside from Hu Liena, the Spirit Hall team did not have any other control system Soul Masters.
And the Bright Gold Scepter in Xu Yu's hand from Spirit Hall emitted a golden light, which could also increase the attack power of everyone in the Spirit Hall team.
The battle between the two sides became increasingly fierce. Just then, a sudden change occurred on the battlefield.
Originally, Yang Xiong and Charm Demon were fighting desperately against each other. Yang Xiong's attacks were sometimes like claws, sometimes like fists, basically in a desperate stance, appearing incredibly violent.
Especially relying on the toughness of the Dark Tortoise Armor, as long as the attacks were not on his limbs or head, the Dark Tortoise Armor could withstand the attacks of the Moon Blade, and only a faint scratch would appear. This defense was absolutely beyond everyone's imagination.
As the attacks from both sides became more and more fierce, Yang Xiong's First Soul Ring suddenly flashed, and he instantly disappeared. The person standing in Yang Xiong's original position had actually been replaced by Xu Yu.
This was Yang Xiong's First Soul Skill: Dark Tortoise Displacement. This skill could already be considered a divine skill.
Especially since the Shrek team had not attacked Xu Yu from beginning to end, allowing Xu Yu to assist others very relaxed in the front, without even any precautions.
Even if Charm Demon reacted quickly, their wild exchange of blows with Yang Xiong was a bit difficult to stop, and the Moon Blade directly and forcefully struck Xu Yu.
Originally, Xu Yu was just a Support System Soul Master with relatively weak defense, and Yang Xiong chose a very tricky angle, allowing the Moon Blade to just miss the Bright Gold Scepter and directly hit Xu Yu's shoulder. It seemed he was not lightly injured.
Yang Xiong himself appeared in Xu Yu's original position, which was at the very back of the opposing formation. He directly clenched his fists and charged forcefully towards Sun Chuantao, who was fighting Dai Mubai. Although Sun Chuantao was a power attack system, he was a Tool Martial Soul, and his defense was much weaker than a Beast Martial Soul.
Sun Chuantao was immediately attacked from both front and back, directly taking a punch from Yang Xiong. He was sent flying and even coughed up blood.
At this moment, Tang San, who was very close to the Red Mist, transformed into a ghost-like figure and rushed into the Red Mist. This was the Tang Sect's ultimate technique, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track. The Mantis Leg in his right hand grabbed towards Xu Yu from behind. Xu Yu had already been attacked by Charm Demon, and now he was attacked by Tang San again. A deep wound was directly cut from his back, the entire wound deep enough to see bone.
After taking continuous heavy blows, Xu Yu lay on the ground, his whole body on the verge of death, clearly severely injured.
The audience erupted in an uproar. The Spirit Hall team had originally held an absolute advantage, but in an instant, they had lost their only support, Xu Yu, and Sun Chuantao had also been injured by Yang Xiong.
Although this tactic was good, the Shrek team's tactics and timing were excellent. However, there was a huge loophole: during this process, no one could protect Ning Rongrong, no one could match Zhang Ping's speed, and Tang San needed to fight the Charm Demon. Once the Charm Demon's Red Mist got close to the others, the entire battle would instantly be reversed by the Spirit Hall team.
Zhang Ping immediately activated her third soul skill, Flying Swallow Meteor. Her speed was like lightning as she directly attacked Ning Rongrong.
Dugu Yan, who had been releasing poison, quickly came before Ning Rongrong. Her massive Jade Scale Serpent tail swept out, trying to block Zhang Ping's attack.
But Zhang Ping was extremely fast and her attack power was very strong. Dugu Yan took the blow head-on and was sent flying several meters, blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.
Yang Xiong knew he had no time left and no opportunity to attack the Spirit Hall team members from behind. His body flickered, and he instantly teleported next to Ning Rongrong, taking Zhang Ping's attack head-on.
The Spirit Hall team members were all enraged. Now one person was injured and one was down, which greatly affected their lineup and morale.
Yan immediately activated his fifth soul skill, Flying Sand Raging Flames. This was an area-of-effect skill and a ten-thousand-year soul skill. The entire arena instantly became like a sea of fire, and everyone was subjected to terrifying flame attacks.
Yang Xiong pulled Ning Rongrong and fully resisted the flying flames.
Dai Mubai gritted his teeth and activated his fourth soul skill, White Tiger Meteor Shower. Countless meteors seemed to fall from the sky, colliding with the flames released by Yan. Yu Tianheng also activated his second soul skill, Thunderbolt. The massive Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon instantly emitted endless lightning, also countering the flames.
However, the power gap between a ten-thousand-year soul skill and a thousand-year soul skill was still huge. In this sea of fire, Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai's soul skills were somewhat outmatched.
Compared to them, Tang San was in more trouble. Tang San had to fight the Charm Demon alone. The Charm Demon was much stronger than anyone had imagined, and several screams came from within the Red Mist.
Yang Xiong reluctantly activated his first soul skill, Dark Tortoise Displacement, again, switching positions with Tang San. Tang San instantly appeared next to Ning Rongrong, while Yang Xiong entered the Red Mist again.
But Tang San looked quite miserable at this moment. After fighting the Charm Demon for about two minutes, his Mantis Leg External Soul Bone was actually cut into several pieces. The object in his left hand had become the Clear Sky Hammer, but his hands, which were using the Mystic Jade Hand, were somewhat cracked, and he even had several sharp wounds on his body.
Although Yang Xiong's Sāo Cāo Zuo had eliminated one opponent just now, all the spectators present were silent because the Shrek team had no way to stop the Charm Demon. Even Yang Xiong couldn't stop him; Yang Xiong's hands clearly had many injuries just now.
And although Sun Chuantao had taken a blow, his combat power had not completely disappeared. Holding the Ring Giant Blade in his hand, he became even more ferocious.
Time passed quickly, and soon about five minutes had passed. Even Yang Xiong had accumulated many wounds on his body. His pair of Silver arms looked like they were cracked, covered in various knife wounds.
What was even more troublesome was that Yang Xiong felt his spiritual power was reaching its limit and he could no longer clearly see the Charm Demon's attacks.
With a sharp cry from the Charm Demon, Yang Xiong was directly knocked out of the Red Mist. He was gasping for breath, a rare instance of being pushed to this extent in a battle against someone his age.
Meanwhile, the other six members of the Shrek team could only barely contend with the four members of the Spirit Hall.
Especially Yan, his defense was extremely strong, and his attack power was also exceptionally fierce. In terms of Martial Soul, he was definitely not weaker than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and the White Tiger. Even with multiple people surrounding him, they couldn't do anything to him.
The other members of the Spirit Hall team also displayed strong combat skills, especially Zhang Ping and Li Kai. Zhang Ping's speed was extremely fast, and even Tang San had some difficulty dealing with her.
Li Kai charged head-on, completely suppressing Xiao Wu.
The Charm Demon let out another loud shout: "Yang Xiong, your spiritual power is almost exhausted. No one can stop me anymore. Your Shrek team should just surrender obediently."
As the Charm Demon's words fell, the Red Mist began to spread, quickly enveloping the other members of Shrek.
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