"Begin the match."
With the command from the red-clothed bishop.
The match between the Shrek team and the Spirit Hall team was declared started.
Both sides simultaneously released their martial souls.
On the Shrek team's side, two Soul Kings and five Soul Ancestors, most of them quite young, carrying an air of immaturity and naivety.
Tang San had two yellow, one purple, and two black soul rings. Especially that beyond-limit black soul ring was quite eye-catching.
On the Spirit Hall team, Qian Renxue stood in a rear position and didn't seem to have any intention to make a move. The remaining six team members also released their martial souls.
Three Soul Kings and three Soul Ancestors. Their strength appeared significantly more formidable than the Shrek team's.
Xie Yue took a large step forward and let out a cold laugh:
"Shrek Academy, I don't know why our captain pays so much attention to you all, but... your journey ends here."
"Anyone can talk big. Save the trash talk for after you win!" Tang San shot a glance at Xie Yue, his tone icy.
"Heh." Xie Yue didn't mind,
"No matter how strong you are, the one who will ultimately claim the champion's crown will always be our Spirit Hall Academy."
As soon as Xie Yue's words fell, Hu Liena, standing in a rear position, took the initiative to strike.
Moving her lotus steps lightly, Hu Liena's figure flashed to the very front.
A faint smile appeared on her face.
Her already charming and alluring appearance, enhanced by the aura rising with her martial soul, became even more captivating.
A large, fluffy tail grew from her back, giving her an overall seductive feeling.
A pale red light surged out, and the light in her eyes shifted subtly.
"Bewitchment"
As the possessor of a fox martial soul, she was proficient in spirit-type skills.
Although she didn't have innate full spirit power, her strength was still quite commendable among her peers.
The soul skill she used ensnared many Soul Masters present.
Especially a certain pink-haired Ning Rongrong watching the live broadcast in a VIP room.
"Hisss! So cute, I really want to catch her and keep her."
"A fox, a fox! Isn't this much better than the cat girls dad likes..."
"Ahem, no, that's not it, I mean, bewitchment and such are just petty tricks."
Seeing everyone's gaze focus on her, Ning Rongrong snapped back to reality and laughed awkwardly. Especially after seeing Ning Fengzhi's twitching cheek, she braced herself and explained:
"No, Dad, listen to me, I'm not questioning your taste, I mean..."
"Girl, you don't need to say anymore." Ning Fengzhi held his forehead.
If this continued, it would only make things worse.
Ning Fengzhi lightly coughed a few times.
"Keep watching the match, don't mind Rongrong, she's just having an intermittent episode."
Ning Rongrong: "..."
Well then, Ning Fengzhi, you've learned to talk back.
Something's wrong, very wrong indeed!
The crowd's scrutinizing gazes sized up Ning Rongrong for a good while but, seemingly finding nothing worth gossiping about, returned their attention to the live broadcast soul tool.
Ning Rongrong also turned her gaze back to the match.
"Hu Liena's bewitchment isn't bad, but its application is too crude."
So-called bewitchment shouldn't involve coming out to warn others that you're about to use it.
For example, one should seize the right moment during battle.
Not deliberately step out on the arena to let others know you're using a skill and make them wary.
"Too immature."
Sure enough, as the match continued.
The Shrek team's Xiao Wu stepped forward and also used a similar bewitchment skill to counter Hu Liena's.
After the two collided, both sides' bewitchment was dispelled.
Xiao Wu, with lower spirit power, retreated a few steps, two winding trails of blood flowing from her nostrils.
And Tang San, perfectly on cue, handed Xiao Wu a faint pink glow that Oscar had just finished creating, allowing her to recover from her injury.
At the same time, the Blue Silver Emperor martial soul bursting from Tang San's right hand erupted with a wave of intense spirit power.
He used the world-shocking terrifying skill———"Blue Silver Entanglement"
Different from the original work, it wasn't used to entangle himself and his teammates, but directly launched at the enemy.
Sensing the power of the Blue Silver Entanglement, the Spirit Hall team members dodged out of the way.
Only Qian Renxue seemed to take no action. The Blue Silver Grass rising from the ground, before even touching Qian Renxue's body, was completely purified by a cleansing radiance, turning into motes of spirit power and vanishing.
"This Qian Renxue..."
Tang San's expression darkened.
She was stronger than she was two and a half years ago.
Yes, that's right.
Tang San knew Qian Renxue's identity. Two and a half years ago at Shrek Academy, Qian Renxue had already displayed the strength of a Soul Sage. Now, the feeling she gave him seemed stronger than back then, but how much stronger was still unknown.
"Think you have victory in the bag?" Qian Renxue still showed no desire to fight. Tang San thought about it and ultimately decided to ignore her for now, maintaining only necessary vigilance.
Get rid of the others first, deal with her later.
Even if she is a Soul Sage, going all out now, he had a chance of winning, even a very good chance.
The main thing was, if he used all his trump cards, dealing with Dugu Yan later would be troublesome.
Tang San currently placed Dugu Yan's strange poison and Qian Renxue's god-level martial soul on the same level.
"Regardless, the final winner will definitely be Shrek Academy."
Thinking this, Tang San began operating fully, launching a comprehensive assault on the other members of the Spirit Hall team.
It had to be said, having Tang Long, a level 52 Power Attack System Soul King, made things much easier.
The Clear Sky Hammer was currently hailed as the number one tool martial soul.
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill — Netherworld White Tiger"
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill — Bloody Phantom"
During the fight, both sides began using Martial Soul Fusion Skills.
Logically, a fusion skill from two Soul Kings shouldn't be weaker than one from Soul Ancestors.
But after a clash, Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai simultaneously sent both siblings, Hu Liena and Xie Yue, out of the arena.
Although they themselves were also defeated by the opponent's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, it was undeniable.
The Netherworld White Tiger surpassed the Spirit Hall's Xie Yue and Hu Liena's Bloody Phantom.
Equivalent to giving the Star Luo Empire a huge close-up.
See, the Star Luo Empire is number one in Martial Soul Fusion Skills.
And it's inherited, not on the same level as your no-name fusion skills.
Seeing Hu Liena sent off the field by Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai, Yan, known as a simp, was instantly enraged.
The Flame Lord's flames, fueled by his anger, caused the surrounding temperature to rise sharply.
Seizing the moment, he threw several fireballs whose explosions sent the Shrek team's Ma Hongjun and Oscar off the field.
Just as he prepared to continue his attack.
"Blue Silver Entanglement"
Suddenly, his body was suspended in the air, bound by vines.
"Da... damn it, I can't move."
Even though his flames were burning the Blue Silver Grass, it could still bind him.
Tang San switched to the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul. As the Blue Silver Grass binding Yan was about to disappear due to the martial soul swap, he brought the hammer down on Yan's chest.
"Pfft"
Spitting a mouthful of blood, Yan flew backwards out of the arena.
Tang Long was even more on a rampage, the Clear Sky Hammer whirling with great force, eliminating two of the Spirit Hall team's Soul Ancestors.
Just as he was about to attack the last Soul Ancestor besides Qian Renxue, also the Spirit Hall team's only support Soul Master.
As the Clear Sky Hammer was about to fall on the support Soul Master, his hand stopped.
"Too arrogant, Clear Sky School."
Qian Renxue suddenly appeared in front of this Spirit Hall team Soul Ancestor.
Merely raising her hand, she blocked the falling hammer face of the Clear Sky Hammer.
Tang Long's pupils dilated, an expression of disbelief spreading across his face.
"Thi... this is impossible."
No martial soul released, just stretching out a hand, she blocked a Clear Sky Hammer attack.
He was a Soul King!
A Soul King of the number one tool martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, had his attack blocked by a single hand.
"I... I don't believe it."
Tang Long quickly retracted his force, then increased the spirit power channeled into the Clear Sky Hammer again, smashing down at Qian Renxue with full power.
"Boom—"
The ground trembled.
"No, impossible!" Tang Long's eyes bulged.
He had held back before for fear of killing the support Soul Master, but this strike was with full power!
Why did the other party still catch it so effortlessly?
"Just... just what level Soul Master are you."
Could there really be such a terrifying existence among their peers?
The figures of Dugu Yan and Gu Yuena flashed through Tang Long's mind.
"You're too noisy." Qian Renxue flicked her wrist. Tang Long's body flew out as if out of his control, vomiting several mouthfuls of blood in mid-air before falling outside the arena.
"The number one school under heaven, the Clear Sky School, is nothing more than this."
Silence—
The competition ground fell completely silent.
How strong Tang Long was, the Soul Masters present had some idea after watching so many matches.
And the Clear Sky Hammer, the universally acknowledged strongest tool martial soul, was casually caught and thrown out of the arena like trash.
Was this the strength of the Spirit Hall?
Terrifying, truly terrifying!
Hisss—
Simply frightening to the extreme