Chapter 44: Stunning Skills.
As Yu Xiaogang spoke, everyone's gaze fell through the glass onto the central main fighting arena. Spotlights cast a radiant glow across the arena, illuminating it as if it were daylight. In the center of the arena, a two-meter-diameter circular platform suddenly rose from the ground. It slowly ascended, and a beautiful young woman stood on it.
She wore a graceful white dress and long, wavy brown hair. Her ample breasts and breathtakingly slender waist combined to create a breathtaking beauty. In her hand, she clutched a conical amplifying spirit guide, a professional smile on her pretty face.
"It's an honor to see you all again," the girl in the white dress said, swirling in place as the platform ascended to its proper position, then waved to the surrounding stands.
The spectators in the stands cheered with utmost respect. Clearly, this young woman held considerable popularity within the Soto City Grand Fighting Arena, demonstrating the importance the Soto Grand Fighting Arena attached to this fight.
The girl in the white dress finished interacting with the audience, and the elevator quietly descended, quickly returning to its normal position.
Shi Yi looked at the girl on the elevator and smiled slightly. Unlike the noisy and excited outside, their room was extremely quiet. At this moment, Shi Yi felt a sharp sense of the class gap.
"If this girl had been a star in her previous life, she would have at least been an internet celebrity," Shi Yi thought to himself.
Years of diligent study and training were now giving Shi Yi the most realistic feedback. With a higher perspective, his perspective had changed.
"It is Doudou's honor to host the Group Fighting Soul Competition in the main fighting arena for you all. I hope you all enjoy it tonight. Today will be the highlight, and we have only scheduled this one. Doudou will provide commentary for you all. Now, let me introduce the two teams to you."
"Royal Fighting Team, Captain: Yu Tianheng, Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Soul Master..."
"Shrek Seven Devils Team, Captain: Evil-Eyed White Tiger, White Tiger Soul Master..."
"Alright, enough unnecessary talk. Now, please invite the players from both teams to take the stage. Doudou is also a Soul Master, and I'm really excited to see what exciting performances these soul masters of the same level will bring."
As she spoke, a white light suddenly emanated from the host, Doudou. Then, a streak of white suddenly appeared in her long, wavy brown hair, and a pair of pure white wings quietly extended from her back. Three yellow spirit rings appeared on her body simultaneously. The third spirit ring shone brightly, and with a flick of her wings, she unexpectedly soared into the air, holding her amplified spirit guide.
Two doors on either side of the fighting arena silently opened simultaneously, and the players from both teams entered at the same time, heading towards the center of the fighting arena.
As the players from both teams entered, the gazes of Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng, who were at the front, met fiercely in the air. This fighting was not only Zhu Zhuqing's, but also Dai Mubai's, the perfect opportunity to perform.
Their eyes froze for a moment, and the entire fighting arena seemed to resonate with the roars of dragons and tigers.
Dai Mubai's heart trembled as he met Yu Tianheng's gaze. He immediately felt a surge of pressure, not from their similarly matched soul power levels, but from the other's powerful martial spirit.
A glow of fighting spirit shone in both of their eyes. Even before the duel began, their auras were already clashing.
After a month of fighting in the Grand Soul Arena, despite never having participated in a team soul battle, the successive victories had instilled immense confidence in the other five members of Shrek. They looked at each other without the slightest fear. Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were filled with determination, both fully understanding the significance of this soul battle.
The Shrek teachers focused their attention on Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, curious to see what this young man, Shi Yi, could achieve.
"Please, both competitors, summon your spirits!"
For a moment, the two fields, each a different color, glowed with the light of their spirit rings. After months of training, Tang San and Xiao Wu had successfully broken through to the Soul Master realm. Of the seven, only Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong hadn't yet reached level 30.
However, under Shi Yi's training, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong had made significant progress compared to their predecessors in the original novel, both reaching level 29, just one step away from a Soul Master breakthrough.
The attentive Flanders had also noticed this: Ma Hongjun's spirit power level was now level 28. He had also used Shi Yi's new meditation method, but his training speed had even surpassed that of Ning Rongrong, a supporting spirit master.
"How did you do it, boy? Even Ning Rongrong is advancing so quickly," Flanders asked Shi Yi.
"Ning Rongrong is a genius. Even if she can't compare to Oscar, her innate ninth-level soul power is not fake. With abundant resources, it's normal for her to cultivate faster. Traditional martial soul theory has always believed that auxiliary soul masters cultivate slower than combat soul masters. This is indeed true, but no one has ever thought about why auxiliary soul masters must cultivate slower than combat soul masters."
Shi Yi's words instantly aroused the interest of Shrek's teachers, and their eyes all fell on Shi Yi.
"The only difference between an auxiliary soul master and a combat soul master is actually combat. No matter whether it is a weapon soul master or a beast soul master, combat itself is a kind of training. Although the meditation time is the same, this difference causes the physical fitness of auxiliary and combat soul masters to be completely different."
"The body, as the foundation of everything, will affect the meditation efficiency of the soul master. This is why Ning Rongrong can greatly improve her cultivation speed through training, because she is a genius herself, and training only releases her due cultivation speed."
Flanders nodded, Shao Xin patted his belly and smiled, "It seems that I should exercise too."
Upon hearing this, the Shrek teachers all smiled, Zhao Wuji grinned and said, "Old Shao can reach the Soul Saint now, I think there is hope for Soul Douluo if he works hard."
"The Soul Fighting Begins!" Doudou's voice reached everyone's ears, and at this time everyone's eyes slowly fell on the field.
Accompanied by the roars of tigers and dragons, the two captains leaped upon each other, unleashing full force. The White Tiger Protective Barrier and White Tiger Vajra Transformation instantly activated, shrouding Dai Mubai in a golden glow.
A blue figure appeared before him, its sturdy dragon arms gleaming with a dazzling blue glow under the lights of the central fighting arena. Before the figure even arrived, blue lightning had already condensed into claws in mid-air, striking Dai Mubai's chest.
"First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw!"
The golden tiger's paw clashed with the blue dragon's claw, and for a moment, the two were evenly matched.
Seeing this, Shi Yi couldn't help but sigh, "A disciple of a major sect is still a disciple of a major sect. With this formidable physique, coupled with his dragon-like arms and the inherent lightning attribute of his martial spirit, a single First Soul Skill can even rival two of Dai Mubai's.
Even Baihu is beating other beast spirits like this, isn't it like beating his own son?" Yu Xiaogang's face darkened as he watched this scene. Flender was very perceptive of Yu Xiaogang's mood and winked at Shi Yi.
Shi Yi smiled sheepishly and fell silent.
Without the control element, Shrek's fighting style became extremely simple and brutal.
At this moment, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass transformed into leaves floating around him. The purple light in his eyes suddenly intensified. With his nimble hands, Tang San was able to perfectly grasp and launch the floating leaves from any position.
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Of course, this development path also has its disadvantages. Hidden weapons are powerful, but their effectiveness against expert opponents is limited. Even Tang San's ability to land his hidden weapons against a skilled opponent is questionable. Just like Zhao Wuji, as long as Tang San is encased in a gravity field, Tang San can't even successfully launch his hidden weapons.
Otherwise, the original novel wouldn't have seen such extensive use of the Seagod Trident in the later stages, and the reduced use of hidden weapons. Simply put, this is Tang San preserving his advantage in information asymmetry. A classic example is Qian Renxue's encounter with the Guanyin Tears, where she was clearly fooled by Tang San.
Shi Yi genuinely didn't believe there was an attack that could ignore defense and never miss. Once Tang San's information asymmetry with these hidden weapons disappears, everyone will be wary of them.
The piercing sound of piercing air and the swarm of leaves startled the Imperial Fighters. The Shi brothers knew exactly what they had to do. They instantly arrived in front of Ye Lingling. They could be injured by such an attack, but Ye Lingling couldn't afford to make a single mistake.
The first spirit ring on their bodies lit up, and a deep aura emanated from the two Black Tortoise Spirit Masters. The pervasive yellow light, combined with their thick tortoise shells, pinned them firmly to Ye Lingling.
A series of metallic clangs echoed, and apart from Ye Lingling and the two Black Tortoise Spirit Masters, the others were covered in wounds.
The Imperial Dou group paid no attention to the wounds, watching Tang San with a solemn expression.
In Ye Lingling's hands lay a pink crabapple blossom, its white and pink petals vibrant and graceful.
Leaves and vines cascaded down from her palms, their delicate vines swaying in the wind, like a lady with her hair veiling her face, full of tender affection and a charming demeanor.
Then, accompanied by a faint fragrance, a streak of white light descended from the sky. The light was incredibly strange, resembling petals. It slowly drifted down, landing directly on the Imperial Fighters. The areas scratched by the Blue Silver Grass began to heal at a visible speed.
"Group healing, a super nurse! With a nurse like this, I don't have to worry about getting hurt while studying the body anymore. More friends, more paths. Having a friend as a support is even better," Shi Yi thought to himself.
Seeing the other person's recovery, Tang San was shocked. He had never seen such healing efficiency before.
Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong exchanged a glance and nodded, each understanding their own goals and priorities.
Just as Tang San was about to say something, a purple figure merged with two streaks of colored light, appearing behind Ye Lingling in an instant.
"First Spirit Skill: Netherworld Stab!"
Anyone who could have caught sight of Zhu Zhuqing at that moment would have noticed her intense focus. She didn't seem to be engaging in a team spirit duel, and she ignored the Imperial Fighters. It wasn't that she looked down on them, but rather that she was focused on achieving her goal.
Ye Lingling felt a chill on her back. Her spirit master instincts instantly broke out in a cold sweat, but as a support-type spirit master, how could she possibly react to Zhu Zhuqing's lightning-fast speed? The next moment, Ye Lingling felt a sinking sensation at the back of her head, and she instantly lost consciousness.
"How fast! Even the Purple Demon Eye couldn't lock onto her? How did she do that?" Tang San watched Ye Lingling's fall, his horror far greater than his own agility-attack spirit master's joy at having defeated the opposing support in a team spirit duel.
"Lingling!"
The Royal Fighters were shocked. Everyone at Shrek had recovered from their shock and rushed forward, each using their own spirit abilities to contain the Royal Fighter.
The Shrek teachers watching the match were also horrified by this scene and stood up. They had never imagined that under Ning Rongrong's amplification, Zhu Zhuqing's speed could explode to such an extent.
Even Flanders' hawk-like gaze beneath his square-framed glasses could not help but reveal admiration.
"Her posture, breathing, pace, reactions, strength, spirit power, and the use of spirit abilities—even a Soul Sage like me can hardly find fault. This child will become a great man in the future," Flanders thought to himself as he watched the fight.
Flender's gaze then fell on Shi Yi. "This kid is truly a natural teacher. In just a few months, he's managed to fully tap into someone's potential."
Flender was certain that Zhu Zhuqing had reached a bottleneck. It wasn't a bottleneck in her soul power, but a bottleneck in her ability to exert it, at least in terms of speed. Zhu Zhuqing had to break through her cultivation, strengthening her martial soul, soul power, and body, before she could continue to tap into her potential.
Shi Yi couldn't help but curl his lips slightly at this moment. In this era of imperfect martial soul theory, the extraordinary power derived from modern scientific exercise training combined with a soul master's power was undoubtedly a dimensionality-reducing blow, and then there was Ning Rongrong's abnormal percentage attribute increase.
Even though Ning Rongrong's current speed boost is only 30%, don't forget the 30% power boost. This is the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda's most terrifying aspect. All of a spirit master's attributes are mutually reinforcing, and strength, in a sense, can be converted into speed. Using different attributes to boost multiple people is simply the most insane use of them. Stacking all the attributes on a single person, Shi Yi is certain that while the maximum value is only 80%, the power it can unleash far exceeds that.
Low-level spirit masters, with their generally low spiritual power, simply can't react to such speed. Even the noble Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus spirit master is no exception. Of course, the price to pay is also obvious. The soul power consumption of using multiple boosts simultaneously is a significant burden on Ning Rongrong. The current boost figures are low, and with only two spirit skills, this pressure isn't apparent. However, as her spirit skills increase, the boost time will only decrease.
Zhu Zhuqing's speed silenced the audience in the stands. Some even rubbed their eyes, trying to make out that Zhu Zhuqing's two spirit rings were three or even four.
Tang San continuously shot the blades in his hand towards the people in the Royal Fight. Shi Yi's figure could not help but appear in his mind. He secretly wondered, "Is this really the speed that a Great Spirit Master can burst out? Even Xiao Wu's teleportation has a burst interval."
Shi Yi watched the Blue Silver Grass blades in Tang San's hand continuously shooting out and chuckled, "No need to watch. We have basically won. The Royal Fight's defeat is just a matter of time."
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