The Second Playthrough Battle!

Zhou You's attack didn't even cause minor injuries to Xie Yue's body, but it was devastating to his mental well-being.

Xie Yue never imagined that the gap between the two would be so vast. Even with the help of others, the result was still the same, and he was even defeated faster and more miserably than before!

For a moment, he was lost again, and the spirit he had finally managed to regain was extinguished by Zhou You.

"Is this... all your strength?" Xie Yue asked with some difficulty.

"Full strength?" Zhou You raised an eyebrow, his face saying, "What are you talking about?"

You can't even see my back, yet you dare to try and figure me out?

Little brother, you're still clinging to illusions.

"You should know very well that if that shot had been aimed at your heart, you would be dead by now."

Xie Yue's already pale face turned even paler, and he naturally considered this possibility as well.

"So, you should also put aside your unnecessary pride and do what a captain should do," Zhou You said calmly. "Treat me as a real opponent you should go all out against. You need them."

The "they" here naturally refers to the others who stood aside and watched the battle at Xie Yue's request.

"I understand." Xie Yue took a deep breath and silently walked towards Hu Liena and the others.

"Brother!" Hu Liena asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

At this moment, Xie Yue's face was deathly pale, and his cheek was covered in blood, which looked very frightening, but these were actually just superficial injuries.

"It's nothing," Xie Yue said succinctly. "The situation has changed; we need teamwork."

"Cooperate? Cooperate like this?" Xu Yu was on the verge of a breakdown, his emotions running high. "I've given you everyone's speed as you said, and even so, you still got one-shotted. What else can we do?"

These words were undoubtedly another knife to Xie Yue's heart, but fortunately, he had been hit hard many times and was now numb and had developed some resistance.

Having calmed down a bit, he pointed out a problem he had just discovered. "For some reason, I feel that the speed increase is not achieving the expected effect."

Xu Yu became even more agitated. His usually calm demeanor was now accentuated by his raised voice. "What do you mean? Are you trying to pin your failure on me?"

He said angrily, "Anyway, I've done what I promised you. If you can't win, it's because you're not good enough, it has nothing to do with me."

Seeing Xie Yue's unpleasant expression, Sun Chuantao quietly tugged at Xu Yu, signaling him not to say anything too harsh.

Actually, he could tell that Xie Yue probably suspected Xu Yu of secretly sabotaging them, but that was impossible.

Their physical weakness was undeniable.

However, Sun Chuantao could understand Xie Yue's confusion, because he had received Xu Yu's assistance and should have had the speed of six people, but he hadn't achieved that effect.

Judging from Sun Chuantao's observation, the speed increase was slightly stronger than he usually experienced, but only slightly. He didn't know what the problem was.

If Zhou You knew they were wondering about this, he would definitely teach them some basic physics.

When any object moves at high speed, it will face the challenge of air resistance. The larger the area in contact with the air during acceleration, the stronger the resistance will be.

This physical law also applies in the Douluo World. Unless one relies on the Soul Skill mechanism, which might allow them to bypass this principle, a human body, when accelerated to a certain limit, will encounter a bottleneck set by the air, namely the "Air Wall."

Xu Yu's Soul Skill can only grant a target object a specific attribute, so even when Xie Yue encounters Air Wall, he cannot break through it. This is the limit of humanity; simply increasing speed is useless.

In fact, a speed of slightly more than twice that was already enough to make him hit the speed bottleneck; adding more speed would be a complete waste.

In Zhou You's opinion, it would be better to apply the "speed" attribute to Golden-Waisted Flying Swallow than to Xie Yue.

Golden-Waisted Flying Swallow's Second Soul Skill, [Sonic Strike], can partially negate air barriers due to the mechanism's effect. By stacking speed on this basis, Golden-Waisted Flying Swallow can completely break through the sonic limit and unleash even greater destructive power.

However, their ingrained way of thinking prevented them from considering this point at all.

"Now is not the time to think about this," Sun Chuantao reminded her. "Xie Yue, have you thought about what to do next?"

Xie Yue stared at him. "Xu Yu and Zhang Ping both listen to you, but in a little while I'll need you to obey my orders wholeheartedly. Are you willing?"

"As long as you don't kick me out of the team, I'm willing," Sun Chuantao said without hesitation.

He could actually sense that his position was somewhat awkward, but in order to participate in the competition, he immediately surrendered to Xie Yue.

This is understandable, after all, Xie Yue has a bright future, and Sun Chuantao cannot afford to offend him if he wants to continue working for the Spirit Hall.

As the oldest among them, Sun Chuantao has a deep understanding of the harsh reality. Right now, the gap in strength and status among them is the smallest. In a few years, some will surely make great strides, while others will gradually fall behind.

He knows his own Talent, and he is very likely to be the first to fall behind, because unlike others, he is not irreplaceable.

So even though he seemed a bit spineless, he had to shamelessly stay; he was so eager to improve!

But Sun Chuantao was just a kid in his teens, unaware that his show of weakness disappointed Xu Yu and Zhang Ping, who were watching the scene.

At this age, who would willingly admit defeat or believe they are inferior to others?

In other words, Li Kai was still receiving treatment at this time; otherwise, he would have been screaming in pain by now.

Upon seeing this, Yan curled his lip in disdain.

This is why he looks down on Sun Chuantao. One failure is like a dog with its bones completely broken, showing no backbone at all.

"Alright, I hope you keep your word." Xie Yue nodded slowly, then looked at the others, "Next, we'll all go together..."

Zhou You stood alone at the other end of the field, patiently waiting for the others to discuss tactics. In fact, it didn't take long before they quickly formed a battle formation.

Zhou You almost burst out laughing when he saw it, since it was just last-minute cramming and he couldn't come up with any fancy tricks.

Therefore, the formation that Xie Yue and the others set up was actually the same one that Sun Chuantao's team had just set up.

However, Li Kai's position was replaced by Xie Yue, while Hu Liena and Yan stood on either side of Xu Yu and Zhang Ping, serving as both support and protection.

Although Yan's Soul Skill is powerful, its activation speed is too slow, making it impossible to hit Zhou You. Therefore, in terms of overall attack power, Xie Yue and Sun Chuantao are stronger.

"Hmm, I should be able to move my arms and legs a little more now."

Zhou You sheathed his sword, slightly raised the Heaven- and Earth-Harmonizing Umbrella, and formed a confrontation with the six people opposite him.

At this moment, Xie Yue and Sun Chuantao suddenly ran to the left and right, rushing towards Zhou You in a pincer movement.

At the same time, Xu Yu immediately raised his scepter, its Soul Skill light shining brightly, but instead of landing on the two main attackers, it fell towards...

Hu Liena!

Her eyes flashed, as if a pink light had flickered within them.

[Charm] activated!