Master had studied Soul Skill Fusion Techniques thoroughly. While they were not as invincible as Martial Soul Fusion Skills, they were still immensely powerful and difficult to resist at the same level.
Dagger Woman's Third Soul Skill unleashed hundreds of attacks around her body. It was fast and highly damaging, very similar to Zhu Zhuqing's Hell Hundred Claws.
However, once this Soul Skill fused with Black Mist Man's First Soul Skill, everything changed.
The twenty-meter-wide Soul Fighting Stage was shrouded in Black Mist Man's black fog, and within that pitch-black fog lurked a dangerous aura.
Dagger Woman's daggers were entirely black and hidden within Black Mist Man's fog, making them even harder to track. Yet once their Soul Skill Fusion Technique was unleashed, the opposite happened.
The spectators below saw countless cold blade flashes suddenly flicker within the black fog. Against the backdrop of the mist, they looked like waning moons rising in the night sky.
That was where the Moon Shadow Combination got its name, and this was their Soul Skill Fusion Technique.
Within the twenty-meter radius of black fog, cold blade flashes filled every inch of space. The Moon Shadow Combination's enemies had nowhere to hide on the Soul Fighting Stage and could only let the endless moon shadows envelop their entire bodies.
"So it's a large-scale barrage of continuous dagger attacks. A Soul Skill Fusion Technique really is terrifying."
They truly deserved to be a combination with seven consecutive victories. Any ordinary combination would surely have met a bitter end against this move.
"Zhang Yang!" Ning Rongrong could not help crying out from below. She could sense the dangerous aura radiating from those successive, desolate crescent moons.
A skill like this naturally could not last long. Three seconds later, the black fog dispersed, and the situation on the Soul Fighting Stage gradually came into view.
On one side, Zhang Yang was still standing on the Soul Fighting Stage. His face was not flushed, his breathing was steady, and there was not a scratch on him. His clothes were undamaged, without a trace of blood, and he still looked completely calm.
On the other side, the Moon Shadow Combination, who had originally been elegant and icy, had completely lost their composed demeanor from when they first stepped onto the stage. Their Soul Power was nearly exhausted, sweat drenched their bodies, and they trembled slightly, looking utterly unable to continue fighting.
Seeing his opponents in such a miserable state, Zhang Yang could only say, "Surrender. There's no need to keep fighting. That Soul Skill Fusion Technique just now consumed too much of your Soul Power. You no longer have any chance of winning."
"..."
Black Mist Man was extremely reluctant to give up the seven-win streak already within their grasp, but facing Zhang Yang, who still retained considerable fighting strength, he had no choice but to surrender.
Black Mist Man raised his hand and said unwillingly, "We... surrender."
Seeing this, the host immediately shouted, "The Moon Shadow Combination has surrendered! I declare that the winners of this 2v2 match are the Seven Treasure Flash Combination!"
As soon as the host announced the result, the Moon Shadow Combination was immediately cursed at by many spectators who had lost their bets.
The Moon Shadow Combination left the stage with ugly expressions, while Zhang Yang stepped down with a smug look on his face.
Seeing Zhang Yang come down, Ning Rongrong happily went up to meet him. Zhang Yang smiled and opened his arms, waiting for Ning Rongrong to throw herself into his embrace.
Seeing Zhang Yang act like that, Ning Rongrong's little face reddened, and she became too embarrassed to step forward.
Zhang Yang smiled, walked over to Ning Rongrong, gave her a gentle hug, then took her hand and left the Soul Fighting Stage through the entrance passage.
In the spectator stands, two men lowered their heads and rapidly scribbled in notebooks.
After the 1v1 and 2v2 battles ended, the Shrek Team arrived at the resting room specially prepared by the Great Soul Arena for team battles. They hurriedly recovered their Soul Power and prepared for the upcoming team battle.
In the team battle resting room, Zhang Yang and the others drew everyone's attention as soon as they entered together. After all, the green Shrek masks on their faces were simply hideous and looked utterly ridiculous.
However, although the Shrek group wore masks, their figures and clothing naturally gave away their genders. Five men and three women—Soul Master teams with such a ratio were rare.
Just as Zhang Yang and the others planned to avoid trouble and cultivate quietly, a two-meter-tall, powerfully built man came over to stir things up. "Hey, little girl. You've got a nice figure, so why hide your face? Let big brother have a look."
Zhu Zhuqing had a standard quick reply for people like this.
"Get lost—"
That single cold word suited Zhu Zhuqing's personality perfectly.
"Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit, huh? You little brat, do you know who I am?" The troublemaker raised his large hand. But at that moment, Dai Mubai had already appeared between them. Beneath his mask, his evil eyes stared coldly at the man several sizes larger than himself, and the imposing aura bursting from him made his opponent's movement stall.
However, the other party had clearly come to probe the Shrek Team's strength, with provoking them merely serving as a pretext. Naturally, he would not stop so easily. After his movement paused, his raised palm came crashing down.
Bang!
Palm met fist. Soul Power collided with Soul Power. The opponent's body swayed, while Dai Mubai took two steps back.
Dai Mubai, with Level 37 Soul Power, had suffered a slight loss.
"Courting death!" Zhang Yang stepped beside Dai Mubai, and his Martial Soul instantly possessed him. His size immediately became enough to suppress his opponent instead, while three Soul Rings pulsed around his body.
Seeing someone dare to activate his Martial Soul inside the resting room, the Soul Masters from the other teams could not help looking over.
The troublemaker frowned when he saw Zhang Yang. Although Zhang Yang's Soul Power was not particularly strong, the optimal Soul Ring configuration of two yellow and one purple still made him somewhat wary.
"Stop." Just as both sides were on the verge of clashing, a middle-aged man in his forties strode forward. "Don't you know private fighting is forbidden in the resting room? You don't understand even basic rules. If you want to fight, fight on the Soul Fighting Stage."
Seeing the newcomer, the muscular man who had stepped forward to provoke them immediately changed his expression. "Supervisor Ao, it was my fault. I couldn't hold myself back for a moment."
The man called Supervisor Ao looked at the masks on Zhang Yang and the others' faces and nodded. "You must be the Shrek Team. Good. Both sides are here, so I won't need to look for you separately."
"The Shrek Team has eight members, but the Mad Team has only seven. You two sides need to discuss and reach an agreement on the number of participants. Mad Rhinoceros, your team has fewer members. What do you say?"
"Supervisor Ao, what's there to discuss? Our team has seven people, so naturally their team must also send seven." A crafty look appeared on Mad Rhinoceros's rough face, utterly mismatched with his appearance. "Seven versus seven—that's fair, isn't it?"
"Then it's settled." Supervisor Ao nodded. "Shrek Team, discuss who will take the field."
Although they had no good impression of Mad Rhinoceros, those were the Great Soul Arena's rules. Since the Mad Team had fewer people and demanded a 7v7 match, the Shrek Team could only send seven members.
After settling that matter, Supervisor Ao looked at Mad Rhinoceros again. "Mad Rhinoceros, if I catch you causing trouble on my turf again, don't blame me for being harsh. This is my final warning. Remember it."
"Yes, yes. It won't happen again, it won't happen again." Mad Rhinoceros's powerful build looked extremely incongruous with the ingratiating smile on his face.
But when Mad Rhinoceros turned his gaze toward Dai Mubai, it immediately became cold and fierce. He pointed a finger at Dai Mubai. "Kid, just wait. If I don't beat you so badly your mother won't recognize you, then I'm not Mad Rhinoceros."
Mad Rhinoceros and the other members of the Mad Team turned and left the resting room.
Only after seeing Mad Rhinoceros and the others leave did Supervisor Ao look at Dai Mubai. "Don't be fooled by Mad Rhinoceros's appearance. The Mad Team has already achieved seven consecutive victories. They strike viciously, and their opponents are either dead or injured. The gap in Soul Power between you and them is too great. It would be best for you to surrender early."
After Supervisor Ao said that, he left as well. Dai Mubai curled his lip. "Either dead or injured? I'd like to see who ends up dead or injured."
"Dai Laoda, we can't underestimate them." Oscar analyzed from the side, "Supervisor Ao specifically warned us not to be deceived by appearances. That means Mad Rhinoceros definitely isn't as crude as he looks. He must have come to test our strength in advance."
Dai Mubai nodded. "Yeah, everyone really should be careful. If the situation goes badly, don't force yourselves. Immediately use Xiao Ao's Flying Mushroom Sausage to fly off the Soul Fighting Stage. Also, we need to decide who stays below."
As the tactical commander, Tang San stepped forward and said, "Let Xiao Wu rest. Although her Soul Power has already broken through Level 30, her fighting style has limited usefulness in a 7v7 team battle."
"Uh..." Tang San's words made everyone fall into thought. Instead, Xiao Wu, who had been directly assigned to warm the bench by Xiao San, became unhappy. "Why? Xiao San, I want to fight too. Watch me beat that guy called Mad Rhinoceros until he cries for his mother."
Xiao Wu's words interrupted everyone's thoughts. Before Tang San could refute her, Ma Hongjun spoke instead. "Third Brother, I should stay behind. With Dai Laoda and Zhang Yang there, the stage doesn't lack my share of damage."
In fact, if they were going by practicality, Zhu Zhuqing should have been the one left below. After all, their opponents' Soul Power was more than ten levels higher, so an Agility Attack System Soul Master would have very little to contribute.
However, no one considered arranging for Zhu Zhuqing to stay behind. After all, she was the one Mad Rhinoceros had just insulted. They could not exactly stop her from taking the stage to vent her anger.
"Then Fatty will rest first." Tang San nodded.
After deciding on the participants, everyone rested for another half hour. Finally, it was their turn to take the field, and only then did they see all the members of the Mad Team.
There was the tall and sturdy Mad Rhinoceros, two Middle-aged Men who looked like twins, two thin young men, a heavily made-up woman in revealing clothes, and a man over forty.
The Soul Fighting Stage for team battles had a diameter of forty meters. Even after both teams formed their formations, the space did not feel cramped at all.
The moment the Mad Team appeared, they ignited the crowd's frenzy. Thunderous cheers echoed throughout the arena.
"Tear them apart... kill them..." Such cries not only created pressure, but also made one's blood boil.
The Mad Team's formation was also quite distinctive. Mad Rhinoceros and the twins stood in a triangle at the very front, the thin young men guarded the woman in the middle, and the man over forty stood at the back.
The Shrek seven used an entirely different formation.
Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing stood at the front, responsible for facing the charge of the Assault Type Soul Masters first. Zhu Zhuqing could also cut into the enemy formation more quickly.
Tang San of the Control System stood behind the three of them, linking the front and rear, responsible for arranging tactics and controlling the enemy.
At the back were Zhang Yang, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong. Zhang Yang was responsible not only for protecting Ning Rongrong and Oscar and preventing Agility Attack System opponents from attacking the rear line, but also for using Rankyaku as a ranged attack to support the others.
Besides, with Zhang Yang's speed, it did not matter whether he was placed at the front or the back.
"Team battle, match four. Five-second countdown. Five, four, three, two, one. Begin!"
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