Chapter 99: Begin!!
Star Luo team members: Captain Xu Jiujiu, Martial Soul Star Crown; Soul King Huang Heyun, Martial Soul Dark Magic Tiger; Soul King Martial Soul Underworld Mad Lion; Lightning Falcon Soul King; Fire and Wind Dual Control Element System Soul King.
Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy team members: Huo Yuhao, Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, Ma Rulong, Chen Fei, Xiao Xiafeng, Mi Jia.
"All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament, Finals, Begin!!"
The referee was still Huang Jinxu, but he looked a bit comical at the moment—a dignified Titled Douluo with huge swellings on his face. Truly embarrassing.
At this moment, Huang Jinxu was cursing inwardly. Xuan Zi, that old scoundrel, was too much. Not only did he hit him for personal reasons, but he also left soul power to continuously damage the injured area, preventing him from recovering quickly.
That old geezer—it's a good thing Shrek didn't make it to the finals. Otherwise, he would have definitely shown Shrek what a dirty trick was.
The moment the match began, Xu Jiujiu summoned her Martial Soul and instantly cast Star Radiance.
Countless cheers erupted, completely different from the atmosphere of the past few days. If there had been some shouts for Sun Moon Team before, now, with the start of the battle against Star Luo Team, the cheers no longer belonged to Sun Moon Team.
After all, this was Star Luo Team's home ground. Even if they didn't give face to His Majesty the Emperor, they had to give face to the beautiful Princess, right?
Star Radiance, as a Soul Skill unique to the Star Crown Martial Soul, was a terrifying group amplification skill. It could enhance teammates' comprehensive attributes like attack and defense, while also interfering with the enemy.
"Oh? It almost even affected my Mental Detection Sharing. Very good."
Huo Yuhao smiled. He felt a slight influence from the Star Radiance Soul Skill on himself, which was already very good.
One must know that ever since he absorbed the Life Gold and strengthened his body to open his second Sea of Consciousness, his mental power had already stepped halfway into the formless and insubstantial level.
That Xu Jiujiu could almost interfere with the entire field with just one Soul Skill. It must be said she truly lived up to her reputation as the strongest offensive support Martial Soul in the hidden world.
But to want to affect his map-hack—sorry, it's not good enough. Xu Jiujiu still needs to practice for a few more years.
Xiao Hongchen and the others were already fighting against the Soul Kings of the Star Luo team. They hadn't realized Xu Jiujiu's powerful support ability yet, so a peculiar situation formed on the field.
The front-line members were all engaged in battle, while Xu Jiujiu and Huo Yuhao strangely stood at the very back of their respective teams.
Xu Jiujiu looked at Huo Yuhao at the very back, a look of "just as I thought" on her face.
Her guess was indeed correct. Although Huo Yuhao had displayed powerful combat strength before, he was actually a control system Soul Master. His previous strong attacks were just a disguise; his core ability should be to provide all-around support for his teammates.
Huo Yuhao: Good guess, don't guess next time!
It must be said that although Star Luo Team had six Soul Kings, the pressure they put on Sun Moon Team was not as great as Shrek's Ma Xiaotao.
After all, no matter how they fought now, it was within a reasonable offensive range, but that crazy woman really went for the kill.
The three great Battle Soul Masters—Underworld Mad Lion, Dark Magic Tiger, and Lightning Falcon—each faced Ma Rulong, Mi Jia, and Chen Fei. Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were responsible for dealing with the Fire and Wind Dual Control Soul Master, while Xiao Xiafeng of Sun Moon Team controlled the field with his Soul Cannon tactics.
Even though Xu Jiujiu's Soul Skill had group amplification capabilities, it still didn't cause much trouble for Sun Moon Team. In a word, there was pressure, but it wasn't overwhelming.
To be honest, if it weren't for Xu Jiujiu's Star Crown Martial Soul being truly heaven-defying, Star Luo Team would actually be on par with the Heaven Soul Academy team.
If this continued, the Sun Moon Team would definitely win in the end.
Xu Jiujiu didn't expect her side to be suppressed by the Sun Moon Team in this situation, so she no longer hesitated. The scattered starlight in the surrounding environment began to gather, like countless bombs, continuously weakening the attack effects of the Sun Moon team.
However, what the Sun Moon Team was best at was not Martial Soul fighting, but Soul Guidance Devices! While the Star Radiance Soul Skill indeed had its advantages in weakening Soul Skill attacks, it was hard to compare to Soul Guidance Devices!
Huo Yuhao smiled. It was just group weakening—he could do the same.
Mental Interference Domain, activate!
Under this Domain Ability, the surrounding space was distorted by mental power. The Star Luo team members instantly felt a piercing pain and an inexplicable sense of soul fatigue. Their offensive rhythm was immediately disrupted, allowing the Sun Moon Team to find an opportunity.
"How could this be?!"
Xu Jiujiu found it somewhat unbelievable and looked at Huo Yuhao in shock. At this moment, she realized she had still underestimated this young man; he had far too many trump cards.
"Oh my god, our Star Luo team is being completely suppressed by the Sun Moon Team. We can't even fight back! This is too exaggerated!"
"The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy is still too powerful. Alas, can we only stop here?!"
"That Huo Yuhao is a control system Soul Master. So he's been standing at the back controlling the entire field's rhythm all along."
"Damn, how did a control system Soul Master manage to take on seven people? This is way too overpowered!"
Ignoring the surrounding commotion, the morale of Sun Moon Team soared, and countless gunfire began to be unleashed without restraint.
Xiao Hongchen's one hundred and twenty-eight soul cannons were already eager to fire, coupled with Chen Fei's charge, Xiao Xiafeng's fire support, and Meng Hongchen's dual control of ice and poison. The fire and wind dual control defensive Soul Master on Star Luo's side quickly became exhausted.
What does it mean to instantly lose your temper? This is it. Star Luo Team, to some extent, is truly inferior to Shrek; there's no comparison!
How could Xu Jiujiu allow the battle to continue like this? Soul Guidance Devices were not exclusive to the Sun Moon Empire. They had anticipated such an unfavorable situation, so it was already set in their tactics.
At this moment, Xiao Hongchen's position was almost directly facing the Star Luo Team side. Xu Jiujiu seized the opportunity and used the pre-prepared Level 7 Reverse Invincible Shield, directly trapping Xiao Hongchen.
Trapped, Xiao Hongchen immediately couldn't hold back and almost cursed.
"No, why me? Can't you see Ma Rulong, who's so big?!"
It was unfair. He was truly struggling at this moment; he hadn't even had his fill of bombing yet.
Xu Jiujiu completely ignored Xiao Hongchen's complaints. Those who knew understood this kid was in a competition; those who didn't might think he was playing with a fool. This was the finals—was this the time for jokes?
The Level 7 Reverse Invincible Shield was similar to the one Lin Xi used to trap Ma Xiaotao before, but of a higher level. Soul Masters below Soul Douluo shouldn't even think about breaking it by force.
With Xiao Hongchen's firepower suppressed, Star Luo Team's pressure lessened. Everyone no longer followed the predetermined tactics. The Dark Magic Tiger Soul Master from the Star Luo team suddenly moved to the very front of the Star Luo team members, while everyone else instinctively moved back.
With the suppression gone, Chen Fei wanted to use the high-speed charge of an agility-attack system Soul Master to directly penetrate Star Luo Team's rear and then detonate the triggered timed soul cannons.
"Star's Guardian."
Xu Jiujiu's fourth Soul Skill, Star's Guardian, was a core defensive skill. It generated a Star Domain to isolate external attribute interference, greatly enhancing the team's survival ability—a powerful defensive Soul Skill that isolated attributes.
For a time, Sun Moon Team's offense was thwarted, and Star Luo Team took advantage of the momentum to use their team's trump card, the Nine Transformations Martial Soul Instrument, which could temporarily transfer soul power to others for use, stacking soul power to allow one person on their side to gain abilities far exceeding their own strength.
First, they used the Reverse Invincible Shield to weaken Sun Moon Team's bombardment, then used the Nine Transformations Martial Soul Instrument and Star's Guardian to strengthen their own defense and attack. It was a very precise arrangement.
However, even Ma Xiaotao's high-level Soul Emperor Evil Fire outbreak didn't cause trouble for Sun Moon Team. So, what if Star Luo Team used the Nine Transformations Martial Soul Instrument and Star's Guardian?
The Sun Moon Team had also played enough. It was indeed Star Luo Team's home ground, and it was fine to deal with them appropriately and make the battle interesting to save face, but they shouldn't let Star Luo Team think they could actually win.
"Captain, the battle can end now!"
Huo Yuhao looked at the few people still frowning and pretending to be serious, speaking helplessly.
They were all good actors; their acting was simply too exaggerated.
"Received!"
Fighting like this all along was too boring. Ma Rulong and the others also didn't want to waste time. Face had been given; it was time to end this match.
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