Shadow Strike

Since it was just a competition, Chen Feng did not use his second Soul Skill, Sharpness, which could easily cause injury, and only used his First Soul Skill to fight.

The moment Chen Feng's sword made contact with Gu Yue Ling's fist, he felt the immense power of the opponent.

This is not only because Gu Yue Ling's Soul Power is higher than his, but also because the opponent's Soul Skill have a power boost.

Furthermore, there might be some issues with Gu Yue Ling's so-called Golden Lion Martial Soul. These factors combined have led to Gu Yue Ling's power being quite exaggerated.

Even though Chen Feng increased the weight of his sword and constantly trained his strength, he still couldn't match Gu Yue Ling's power.

Therefore, Chen Feng decisively changed his strategy and used his Tai Chi Swordplay to fight Gu Yue Ling.

Tai Chi Swordplay focuses on evasion and deflection, using variations in the Heavy Sword to neutralize the enemy's attacks, making it an excellent choice for dealing with opponents who rely on brute force.

As expected, after Chen Feng changed his tactics, Gu Yue Ling immediately felt as if she were stuck in a quagmire, unable to exert her strength effectively, and felt extremely uncomfortable.

If she could use her Third Spirit Skill at this moment, she could seize the opportunity to control Chen Feng and win.

Unfortunately, as the Grandmaster had said beforehand, neither of them could use their Third Spirit Skill in this competition, which left Gu Yue Ling without a way to break the deadlock.

Gu Yue Ling felt increasingly frustrated as the fight progressed. After throwing another punch that failed to land, she became somewhat exasperated and, as Chen Feng swung his sword, she grabbed it with her Chen Feng hand.

Chen Feng instinctively used his second Soul Skill, Sharpness, in an attempt to force Gu Yue Ling to repel her sword-grabbing behavior.

The Sharpness greatly enhances the attack power of the Tai Chi Bagua Sword, and it can even cut through metal.

If Gu Yue Ling had landed a solid grab, even with her First Soul Skill, Golden Lion Body Protection, her hand would definitely have been injured.

Chen Feng thought Gu Yue Ling would avoid him because of his second Soul Skill, but he didn't expect that Gu Yue Ling was already a bit carried away and was determined to grab his sword regardless of the consequences.

Just as Chen Feng was pondering how to deal with the enraged Gu Yue Ling, the Grandmaster's stern voice rang out.

"Stop! Don't you want your hands anymore?"

Gu Yue Ling's hand paused on Chen Feng's sword. She hesitated for a moment, then withdrew her hand.

"I concede defeat."

"This little blondie is really competitive," Chen Feng muttered to himself, looking at the unconvinced look on Gu Yue Ling's face.

The Grandmaster noticed Gu Yue Ling's emotions and asked calmly:

"Do you think you haven't lost? Do you think you'll be fine even if you grab Xiao Feng's sword with your bare hands?"

Gu Yue Ling remained silent, but the displeasure on her face betrayed her true feelings.

"Xiao Feng, let her try catching it," the Grandmaster said to Chen Feng.

Chen Feng did as he was told, and Gu Yue Ling, maintaining her First Soul Skill state, grabbed his sword. When their hands made contact, a metallic clang rang out.

Gu Yue Ling's hand was not injured, but her brows furrowed.

The Grandmaster then said:

"Did you feel it? Xiao Feng's sword is extremely sharp in his second Soul Skill state. If you try to grab it with your hand during a battle, the powerful impact could easily cut your hand or even sever your finger."

Although Chen Feng's Tai Chi Swordplay looks very soft, its actual slashing speed during the sword dance is quite fast; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to defend against all of Tang San's Hidden Weapon.

Furthermore, since forces are reciprocal, Gu Yue Ling herself possesses immense strength, catching a Sharpness sword with her bare hands becomes a very dangerous task.

"I'm sorry, I acted impulsively just now." Gu Yue Ling wasn't an unreasonable person; she readily admitted her mistake in the face of the facts.

The Grandmaster saw it clearly. "You weren't acting impulsively, but rather you were annoyed by Xiao Feng's entangled tactics. It must have been frustrating to feel like you couldn't exert your strength, right?"

Gu Yue Ling nodded silently. She wasn't a good-tempered person to begin with, and Chen Feng's fighting style was disgusting, so she easily lost her temper.

This is the original sin of being "impatient," commonly known as being "impatience-driven."

The Grandmaster sighed softly and said:

"That's why I'm conducting Combat Training with you. Although you are all outstanding geniuses, the outcome of a battle is not determined by who has the higher talent. There are many subtle tactics that can influence the outcome, and for young people like you, the influence of emotions is particularly significant."

"For example, Xiao Feng's unique tactics mainly rely on entanglement and attrition. The opponent wants to attack but cannot exert force, and wants to run but will be entangled. Over time, the opponent will become mentally unbalanced, and their emotions will naturally rise, making it easy for them to make some wrong choices. Xiao Feng can then wait for the opponent to tire themselves out and win."

Chen Feng secretly admired the master. The Grandmaster had clearly grasped the essence of Tai Chi Swordplay. To put it bluntly, it was a mental combat tactic, specifically designed to deal with stubborn fools who were easily angered.

Whether it's a matter of talent or not, Chen Feng seems to be particularly good at such dirty tricks. In his previous life, when he played games, he was often insulted about his family tree because his playstyle was too underhanded. Now, Tang San's Flash Tactics also originated from him.

Perhaps beneath Chen Feng's sunny, boyish exterior lies an indescribable existence.

The Grandmaster dismissed Chen Feng and Gu Yue Ling, his gaze sweeping over everyone's faces as he spoke:

"This Combat Training is not only to increase your combat experience, but also to train your mentality. Only by maintaining rationality at all times in battle and not being easily driven by emotions can you have a better chance of winning. Do you all understand?"

"Understood!" x11

"Alright, let's continue the competition then."

Next, the Grandmaster arranged a competition between the students, dividing them into different groups and then having the groups compete against each other.

The two who sparred the most were Chen Feng and Tang San, because they each had a unique and annoying skill that made them an excellent choice for training one's mentality.

After the morning's competition and a half-day rest in the afternoon, everyone was arranged by the Grandmaster to fight in the Great Soul Arena.

"Compared to the Great Soul Arena of Heaven Dou City, the Great Soul Arena of Suotuo City is much inferior. The previous Silvis Great Soul Arena was also somewhat inferior." Xiao Wu, wearing a mask, looked around the Spirit Fighting Arena with curiosity.

"After all, it's the Great Soul Arena located in the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, so naturally it can't be compared to other places," Tang San said.

They had already visited two Great Soul Arena, and compared to those two, the Heaven Dou Empire's Great Soul Arena had a much more spacious interior and was more luxuriously furnished.

It's said that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect also owns shares here, but Ning Rongrong doesn't know much about it.

Only eleven students have come to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena so far; Grandmaster did not come here with them.

Since their numbers exceeded seven, some choices had to be made for them to participate in the Team Battle, so the Grandmaster made arrangements for these eleven people separately.

In Team Battle, apart from Dai Mubai and Chen Feng not participating, the others will be assigned to the field based on the opponent's lineup.

Tang San was in charge of making the arrangements, which also served as a training opportunity for his command abilities.

Dai Mubai did not participate because his cultivation level was too high, and Team Battle would affect the matchmaking of opponents, so he could only go solo for the time being.

Later, when the team has grown stronger and can challenge teams at the Soul Ancestor level, Dai Mubai will have the opportunity to participate in Team Battle.

Chen Feng, on the other hand, is better suited to small-scale battles because his Tai Chi Swordplay is more vulnerable to interference from others in Team Battle.

In addition, the Shunatsu attack was too taxing on his energy, making it impossible for him to use it repeatedly. Therefore, the Grandmaster instructed him to only participate in one-on-one and Two-on-Two Soul Fighting battles.

Regarding the Two-on-Two team formations, the Grandmaster also split and reorganized the original combinations of these eleven people.

The San Wu Combination and the two-shooter combination remain unchanged. Chen Feng's teammate has changed from Oscar to Zhu Zhuqing, while Oscar's teammate has changed to Meng Yiran.

Of the remaining three, Gu Yue Ling and Ning Rongrong were grouped together, while Dai Mubai remained alone due to his cultivation level.

However, Dai Mubai was not idle. He and Chen Feng took on the responsibility of sparring with the others. Moreover, since their opponents were all Soul Ancestor, the workload was no easier than that of the others.

No one objected to the Grandmaster's arrangement; they knew it was a fairly reasonable one.

Now, Chen Feng and Zhu Zhuqing are about to begin their Two-on-Two Soul Fighting battle.

"Xiao Feng, is this the first time we've fought side-by-side since we enrolled?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.

Chen Feng thought for a moment, "It seems so, but we'll be fighting together more often in the future."

Zhu Zhuqing smiled, "Then this time I'll show you the results of my training over this period. The Grandmaster's guidance has been very effective; I've mastered a Self-Created Soul Skill."

"Oh? What kind of Self-Created Soul Skill is it?" Chen Feng asked with some curiosity.

Although the Manga says that all Shrek Seven Monsters benefited from the Grandmaster's training, Zhu Zhuqing's gains did not seem very obvious, unlike Xiao Wu and Dai Mubai who directly comprehended their Self-Created Soul Skill.

Dai Mubai even mastered two Self-Created Soul Skill, which is quite extraordinary.

"You'll see soon enough. For a shadow assassin like me, this Self-Created Soul Skill is quite useful," Zhu Zhuqing said with a smile, keeping everyone in suspense.

"Then I'll wait and see." Chen Feng felt a surge of curiosity.

Upon arriving at the Soul Fighting Stage, Chen Feng and his companion found their opponents already in position opposite them.

As the host announced the start of the Soul Fighting, the four people on the field summoned their Martial Soul.

Chen Feng and his companion faced two young men and women. The young man's Martial Soul was a lit Candle, while the young woman's Martial Soul was a long Leather Whip.

Upon seeing the Martial Soul of these two people, Chen Feng subconsciously froze for a moment, and many inappropriate images flashed through his mind.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and brought his attention back to the battle.

At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing's figure had already disappeared into the shadow behind Chen Feng. Before the two opposite him could make any move, Chen Feng Feng's Third Soul Ring lit up, and he transformed into a bolt of lightning, rushing towards the Candle Leather Whip duo opposite him.

Chen Feng did not use the Shunatsu Strike skill, but simply used the dash effect of his Third Spirit Skill, Swift Thunder, to arrive in front of his two opponents.

The SM duo were caught off guard by Chen Feng's sudden attack. The young woman tried to entangle Chen Feng with her Leather Whip, but Chen Feng's second Soul Skill had already lit up.

With a flash of sword light, the young woman's Leather Whip snapped in two.

But the next second, the severed Leather Whip quickly grew back to its original length and then returned to its original shape.

"This Leather Whip of mine can regenerate," the young woman said with a smug smile.

"Pretty fancy moves," Chen Feng commented simply, then slashed at the young man beside him with his sword.

At this moment, the young man flicked the Candle in his hand toward Chen Feng, causing the wax on the Candle to splatter out. Then, the young man blew on the flame on the Candle.

The flame instantly transformed into a flaming line, igniting the splattered wax. This ignited wax, made of some unknown special material, was directly set ablaze by the flaming line, turning into several fireballs that flew towards Chen Feng.

"So he's a fire Mage." Chen Feng thought to himself, his attack continuing unabated as he swung his sword at the young man.

The young woman tried again to stop Chen Feng's movements with her Leather Whip, but this time she was smarter and used Soul Skill to enhance the Leather Whip's strength.

But at that moment, a dark shadow flashed before the young woman's eyes, and a thin bloodstain appeared on her neck.

At the same time, a cold female voice rang in her ear, "You have already lost."

The young woman covered her neck in terror. She couldn't understand when someone had gotten so close to her. How had the girl who had suddenly disappeared gotten so close?

Just as the young woman was filled with fear, she saw the dark shadow beneath her feet wriggle slightly.

shadow?

The young woman immediately understood, and she quickly shouted to the young man:

Watch out for the shadow!

"What?" The young man was still a little confused.

He had just launched a fire attack on Chen Feng. He thought Chen Feng would dodge the flames or deal with them in some way, but unexpectedly, Chen Feng simply walked straight into the fireballs without dodging or avoiding them.

Just as the young man thought the other person was committing suicide, Chen Feng broke through the fireball's blockade unharmed and placed his sword against the young man's neck.

"Immune to fire, kid." Chen Feng grinned.

"Wh-what?" The young man was somewhat bewildered, clearly not yet recovered from the fact that the person in front of him was not afraid of fire.

Chen Feng didn't offer any further explanation. His gaze swept over the bloodstains on the young woman's neck, revealing a look of surprise.

"How about that? Aren't I amazing?" Zhu Zhuqing appeared silently beside him and asked with a smile.

"How did you do that? I remember that after you used Shadow Escape to launch an attack, weren't you supposed to come out of the shadows?" Chen Feng asked, puzzled.

"This is the result of my training. I can now launch an attack directly while in Shadow Escape mode."

Zhu Zhuqing said with a smile:

"I call this technique Shadow Strike."