The spotlight shone on the other side of the Soul Fighting Stage, where a genuinely handsome man and beautiful woman were gracefully making their way onto the stage.
The man was dashing and handsome, while the woman was icy and aloof. Both had exceptional figures and looks.
In contrast, Zhang Yang and Ning Rongrong looked rather questionable. The man was a little too tall, the woman was a little flat, and both wore Shrek masks, making people doubt their sense of aesthetics.
Compared to Zhang Yang and Ning Rongrong, the Moon Shadow Combination looked more like the protagonists.
"In their previous battles, the Moon Shadow Combination has repeatedly turned the tide with their powerful Soul Skill Fusion Technique, claiming seven consecutive victories through astonishing destructive power. Can the newcomer Seven Treasure Flash Combination bring their winning streak to an end?"
Hearing the host's introduction, Zhang Yang and Ning Rongrong both frowned.
"These two can use a Soul Skill Fusion Technique?" Zhang Yang glanced at the host beside him, then carefully examined his opponents again.
"Zhang Yang, you have to be careful." Ning Rongrong was somewhat worried.
The power of a Soul Skill Fusion Technique could not be underestimated. Ning Rongrong was deeply concerned about Zhang Yang, who was about to face them head-on.
"It's fine. I have my First Soul Skill to save my life. You, on the other hand, need to be quick-witted once the battle begins. If things look bad, get off the stage as fast as you can. My abilities aren't very suitable for protecting others." Zhang Yang seriously warned Ning Rongrong.
Leaving the arena counted as elimination. It was a little embarrassing, but it was still a good way to preserve one's life.
Ning Rongrong nodded. "I understand."
"Then let us begin this match at once. I declare the match... begin!!"
"Borsalino, possess me." Zhang Yang's body instantly grew to two and a half meters tall. Power flooded through him, and three Soul Rings rose and fell around his body.
Ning Rongrong held the crystal-clear Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda aloft in one hand, while her two Soul Rings slowly floated around her.
At the same time, the handsome man and beautiful woman of the Moon Shadow Combination also activated their Martial Souls.
The man instantly transformed into a roiling mass of black mist. Two yellow and one purple Soul Rings hovered around him, no less impressive than Zhang Yang's.
Zhang Yang's gaze sharpened. "This man's Martial Soul is strange. He transformed into black mist... could it also be a mutated Martial Soul? I wonder if, like my Elementalization, he can become immune to all attacks?"
The woman was much more ordinary. A completely black dagger suddenly appeared in her hand, while two yellow and one purple Soul Rings floated around her as well. It seemed that dagger was her Martial Soul.
"That's... the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda?!"
The Moon Shadow Combination instantly recognized Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul and thus determined their first target.
The next moment, the black mist man's First Soul Ring lit up, and the mass of black mist covered the entire Soul Fighting Stage in the blink of an eye.
The woman holding the dagger also used the black mist to escape Zhang Yang's sight, vanishing somewhere within it.
Using the black mist to block his vision before ambushing the Support System Soul Master from the shadows—realizing this, Zhang Yang directly scooped Ning Rongrong up and threw her toward the edge of the arena.
Ning Rongrong's body rapidly flew backward through the air, but the Soul Power around her surged into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in her hand at full force.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda instantly erupted with dazzling seven-colored light. At the same time, Ning Rongrong's two yellow Soul Rings lit up together.
"Seven Treasures Have Names, first is strength."
"Seven Treasures Have Names, second is speed."
Two rays of light shot out from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and instantly enveloped Zhang Yang.
Ning Rongrong knew that with the woman hidden somewhere in the dark, she would undoubtedly be the enemy's first target. She had to leave the battlefield immediately.
The two buffs she had unleashed with her maximum Soul Power before leaving the stage could continue empowering Zhang Yang for one minute after she escaped the Soul Fighting Stage.
"Whoosh..." Ning Rongrong was thrown out of the arena and slid a long way, but she successfully left the Soul Fighting Stage.
Seeing this, the host cried out, "What just happened? The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda user of the Seven Treasure Flash Combination was directly thrown out of the arena by her own teammate. Did her teammate make a mistake?"
Zhang Yang's vision was blocked by the mist, and he could not see Ning Rongrong's condition. However, hearing the host say that she had safely landed outside the arena, he could finally relax.
Moreover, this led to one conclusion: this black mist could currently only be used to block vision. The enemy could not freely use Teleportation within it.
Even so, Zhang Yang did not lower his guard. He had no idea when the enemies hidden in the black mist would attack from the shadows, so caution was still best.
Three seconds later, Zhang Yang's attention became even more focused. At the same time, he activated Paper Art and carefully guarded against an ambush from the dark. At a Soul Elder's speed, three seconds was enough time for her to reach any corner of the Soul Fighting Stage.
Sure enough, behind Zhang Yang to his right, under the cover of the black mist, the woman whose Martial Soul was a pitch black dagger rapidly lit up her First and Second Soul Rings. Her dagger emitted a deep black glow.
The woman's First Soul Skill was Sharpness. It increased the dagger's piercing power and sharpness, while also allowing it to ignore a percentage of an enemy's defense based on her level.
The Moon Shadow Combination's woman was currently Soul Power Level 37, so her dagger could ignore 37% of its target's defense.
It truly was a powerful Soul Skill.
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Her Second Soul Skill was Lock On. She could select and lock onto a target, and before the Soul Skill expired, the enemy would never be able to widen the distance between them. She could also cancel it herself.
Lock On was also an extremely powerful skill, especially when she encountered enemies much faster than herself. Locking onto them ensured that she could still attack.
As the woman finished preparing her attack, the man hidden in the black mist also made his move.
His purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring lit up, and purple light instantly spread through all the black mist across the arena. Zhang Yang, standing in the center of the mist, suddenly felt the air around him become muddy. Even simple movements required immense strength and stamina.
The Black Mist Man's Third Soul Skill: Mire. It could effectively restrict enemies within the black mist, making them feel as though they were trapped in a swamp and slowing their movements. Combined with the Dagger Woman's attacks, it produced miraculous results.
For Zhang Yang, his sluggish body restricted the effects of Paper Art on one hand. On the other, because the black mist around him was filled with the Black Mist Man's Soul Power, Zhang Yang could not use Soul Power Fluctuation to locate the Dagger Woman.
Then, seizing the opportunity, the Dagger Woman instantly launched her attack.
The pitch black dagger was like a silent yet vicious poisonous snake. It shot out from Zhang Yang's blind spot and stabbed toward the right side of his lower back.
Kidney-Blasting Attack.
If that dagger struck him, even if he could be healed, Zhang Yang would be left with psychological trauma.
However, just as Zhang Yang's other enemies had experienced, the dagger in the Dagger Woman's hand appeared to stab into his body, but in reality, it pierced only air.
Sensing that something was wrong, the Dagger Woman immediately retreated after her failed strike. Her figure flashed, and she disappeared into the black mist.
"Trying to run?" Zhang Yang glared viciously at the place where the Dagger Woman had vanished.
You think you can run after trying to pierce my kidney? As if it'd be that easy!
Enduring the tremendous resistance, Zhang Yang fiercely kicked out. An air slash that twisted the black mist flew horizontally toward the place where the Dagger Woman had disappeared.
"Whoosh..."
Carrying the force to tear through everything, the Rankyaku left the black mist in the blink of an eye and viciously cut into the concrete wall beneath the audience stands, carving a huge crack into it.
It was powerful, but it achieved nothing. The Dagger Woman had already fled beyond that area.
However, the next moment, the Dagger Woman attacked again, still aiming for the right side of his lower back.
Are you done yet? You're trying to blast my kidney again? Does it have a grudge against you?
Naturally, Zhang Yang would not trip over the same stone twice. The instant the Dagger Woman revealed herself, Zhang Yang caught her red-handed and sent her flying with a savage Rankyaku.
"Ha!" the Dagger Woman shouted. Surging Soul Power rapidly erupted from within her, and the Rankyaku Zhang Yang had kicked out was shattered by the powerful Soul Power shockwave.
The Dagger Woman flipped in midair and landed steadily, but her hurried breathing showed that blocking that Rankyaku had not been easy.
Unable to defeat Zhang Yang through ordinary means, the Dagger Woman and the Black Mist Man silently met up somewhere within the black mist.
The Dagger Woman said, "This man's defensive method is strange. My dagger felt as though it stabbed into thin air."
The Black Mist Man thought for a moment. "It should be a skill that instantly turns his body intangible. It's rare, but the consumption should also be high. Did you see which Soul Skill it was?"
"No. All three of his Soul Rings were lit up. Still, such a rare Soul Skill probably isn't his First Soul Skill. It's very likely his Third Soul Skill, while the air slash I blocked was probably his Second Soul Skill."
The Black Mist Man analyzed, "In that case, his Soul Power consumption should be no less than ours."
"His reaction speed is very fast. By my second attack, he was already able to defend and counterattack." The Dagger Woman said, "Prepare the Soul Skill Fusion Technique."
The black mist man nodded. "All right."
They immediately got to work.
The Black Mist Man's First Soul Ring lit up again, while the Dagger Woman's Thousand-Year Soul Ring lit up as well.
Moreover, as the Soul Rings shone brightly, the Soul Power released by the two gradually became compatible with one another.
They seemed to act as catalysts for each other. Though the two streams of Soul Power Fluctuation were individually ordinary, they rapidly expanded where they merged, and the Soul Power Fluctuation intensified sharply.
Although this unusual Soul Power would not last long and relied heavily on the Moon Shadow Combination's Soul Power to maintain it afterward, the damage it could inflict at the moment was undeniably formidable.
Sensing the Soul Power Fluctuation, the host beneath the Soul Fighting Stage hurriedly explained, "Oh, this special Soul Power Fluctuation is the Moon Shadow Combination's Soul Skill Fusion Technique. The Yellow Flash of the Seven Treasure Flash Combination has actually forced the Moon Shadow Combination to use their Soul Skill Fusion Technique all by himself."
"It seems the Yellow Flash contestant has caused the Moon Shadow Combination quite a bit of trouble."
The commoner spectators in the stands clearly refused to accept the host's explanation.
What was going on? How had they been forced to use a Soul Skill Fusion Technique? Other than a mass of black mist on the stage and that air slash that just flew out, we didn't see anything at all.
The Moon Shadow Combination was a very powerful Soul Elder-level 2v2 team, but they were not the kind of team the Great Soul Arena liked.
Just look at their battle. Once the black mist covered everything, no one could see anything. It seriously affected the audience's viewing experience.
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