The Sun Moon team's tactics were quite desperate; they truly intended to crush Lin Yun with money.
An Invincible Barrier generally costs 100,000 gold soul coins. Of course, this refers to a five-level Invincible Barrier, which is the most standard. There are higher-level ones, but they are too luxurious for use in a competition.
Using a five-level one was already very extravagant.
Lin Yun had just made a move, and the Sun Moon team's response was for all members to use Invincible Barriers.
Given the rarity of Invincible Barriers, their price fluctuates between 100,000 and 150,000. This single move by the Sun Moon team directly burned nearly a million gold soul coins.
Truly, "smashing people with money."
Seeing that the Invincible Barrier successfully blocked Lin Yun's attack, Ma Rulong let out a long sigh of relief, his grave expression relaxing.
They had discussed tactics for an entire day yesterday, simulating strategies entirely around Lin Yun, this powerhouse of a team. Even though his oppressive presence in this competition was unprecedented, the Sun Moon team did not give up.
This formed a stark contrast with the people of the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
Having been brutally beaten by Shrek for nearly ten thousand years, the people of the Douluo Three Kingdoms had long given up on treatment. Their dissatisfaction with Shrek could only be expressed by subtly scheming in the shadows or by making small moves where Shrek wouldn't know.
The Sun Moon Empire genuinely wanted to win. The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy had been suppressed by Shrek Academy for four thousand years, and throughout these four millennia, they had been trying to bring Shrek down.
With such a dedicated attitude, who else would unify the continent if not them?
Spending a million was just for show. In reality, every member of the Sun Moon team still had at least four Invincible Barriers unused, planning to literally wear down Lin Yun until he collapsed.
Taking advantage of the Invincible Barrier's duration, Ma Rulong and the others quickly prepared their soul tools, all their muzzles aimed at Lin Yun.
"Full power, fire!"
At Ma Rulong's command, a large number of muzzles erupted with countless flames. Various projectiles and rays of light attacked Lin Yun overwhelmingly, a true all-encompassing strike that covered all space within a twenty-meter radius around him.
In this situation, even if Huo Yuhao used his Spiritual Detection sharing, it would be impossible to find a weakness.
Having no weakness... was actually the biggest weakness.
If a net surrounds you from all directions, why not just cross through space and escape? That's exactly what Lin Yun did. After the Sun Moon team consumed a large amount of soul power and launched all their attacks, Lin Yun stepped back with a smile, returning to Shrek's formation.
The Sun Moon team's hopeful attack thus fell into emptiness, having no effect whatsoever beyond inflicting tons of damage on the arena.
In this wave, they not only wasted seven Invincible Barriers but also at least thirty percent of their soul power.
"Damn it!"
Ma Rulong cursed under his breath.
Looking at Huang Jinxu in the sky, who remained completely unfazed, Ma Rulong understood that their attack had definitely not worked.
Only the first attack was most likely to be effective. Only when Lin Yun was caught off guard was it possible to eliminate him. This was the lesson Xu Jiujiu taught Ma Rulong in the previous match.
It was precisely that Eight-level Absolute Defense Soul Tool that made Ma Rulong see Lin Yun's arrogant flaw.
That's why they came up with today's tactics.
But unfortunately, what Ma Rulong thought was a weakness had long been overcome by Lin Yun. He was the Fourth Catastrophe, an otherworldly demon who didn't belong to this world. What he had seen most was arrogant villains dying from talking too much, or outsourced companies like the Soul Hall directly making the protagonist soar.
Countless novels warned Lin Yun that until he truly controlled the situation, any arrogance would be a force pushing him towards his demise.
From the very beginning of this match, Lin Yun had no intention of giving the Sun Moon team any chance. When he started with the Golden Dragon Death Scythe and the Demon Spirit Soul Bone, this match was already over.
The dust on the arena gradually dispersed.
The fully armed Sun Moon team and the relaxed, leisurely Shrek team faced each other from across the arena.
Ma Rulong immediately focused his gaze on Lin Yun, only to see that there wasn't even a speck of dust on him, still maintaining his composed posture.
"The plan failed!" Ma Rulong smiled helplessly, his heart sinking slightly as he saw five soul rings appear around Lin Yun.
Previously, it was always Ma Rulong who brought the ultimate oppression of soul engineers to soul masters, making traditional soul masters feel the charm of soul tool artillery fire. This was the first time he had been so overwhelmed by a traditional soul master that he could barely breathe.
Too powerful.
Lin Yun clearly hadn't used any soul tools, relying purely on a soul master's abilities, yet he had rendered their proud soul tools almost useless.
They couldn't hit him, couldn't trap him, couldn't even catch his figure; they could only passively endure.
A soul master...
Could actually be this powerful?
Lin Yun's oppressive presence continued to rise, especially with his gradually lighting up fourth soul ring, which made Ma Rulong's blood pressure surge.
Was he finally going to use his hundred-thousand-year soul skill?
Ma Rulong took a deep breath and said with determination, "Activate Invincible Barriers, use three!"
Since the start of the match, Lin Yun had only used his first three soul skills (in reality, the fifth soul ring had been used when Xu Jiujiu used Absolute Defense to trap Lin Yun, triggering the ice-fire explosion, but Ma Rulong didn't see it because of the explosion). Now that he was using his hundred-thousand-year soul ring, Ma Rulong had no choice but to be cautious.
A hundred-thousand-year soul ring, a supreme treasure coveted by all soul masters, a powerful aid consistently ranked at the top of soul master's dream lists, a terrifying trump card that most Titled Douluo didn't even possess.
No soul master would underestimate any hundred-thousand-year soul ring, for it represented terror, representing world-destroying power.
Even the usually arrogant Xiao Hongchen obediently activated three Invincible Barriers, showing no disrespect for the hundred-thousand-thousand-year soul ring.
Ding—
The hundred-thousand-year soul ring fully lit up, its crimson glow staining half the arena with a bloody hue, making Lin Yun appear like a demonic god.
Golden Dragon Demonic Flash!
Stacking—Golden Dragon Death Scythe, Spatial Shuttle!
The ability of Golden Dragon Demonic Flash was channeled by Lin Yun, forcefully compressed onto the blade of the Golden Dragon Death Scythe. The Evil God Rush ability of Golden Dragon Demonic Flash was also integrated by Lin Yun with the power of time and space, forming a new self-created soul skill.
Lin Yun called it: Evil Dragon Death Slash!
Although using this skill on these weaklings from the Sun Moon team felt a bit like using a nuclear bomb on mosquitoes, wasn't a competition meant for experimentation?
The Golden Dragon Death Scythe, held reversed behind Lin Yun, was entirely enveloped in an eerie light.
Crimson, metallic white, brilliant gold, pitch black.
Lin Yun's figure instantly vanished, and then, the entire arena was covered in endless black lines.
(End of Chapter)
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