End of Month Team Battle

"With Lord Tyrant leading us, isn't victory in the team battle inevitable?"

In the classroom, Hua Lian looked at Qin Ming with a playful grin.

There was no doubt that Qin Ming was now teamed with Hua Lian and Bai Heng for the End of Month Team Battle. The academy required the average level of team members not to exceed Level 25.

This was to prevent overly powerful students from joining forces. Qin Ming's group was all below Level 25; all three of them were Level 22.

They fully met the requirements.

"Don't celebrate too soon. This team battle was meant for Support Type Soul Masters like you. The referee scores you based on your performance."

"If I finish off the other side too quickly, you won't get a very high score."

"All right, all right, I get it." Hua Lian put on a mock surrendering pose and gave up on the idea of simply coasting to victory.

"I just hope I won't hold you back." Bai Heng spoke weakly from the side.

His Glazed Sky Crystal Martial Soul had an inherent flaw: his Mental Power could not sustain prolonged combat.

"It's fine. It's only one team battle."

"All right, students. It's time for this month's team battles. Let's head to the Soul Fighting Arena together." Ling Yuan clapped her hands from the podium.

Team battles were fought in groups of three, and the system randomly matched each team against an opponent. The losers were eliminated, while the winners continued to be matched.

There was no time during the matches for Spirit Masters to recover Soul Power. It was a fight straight through to the end.

Continuous battles greatly tested a Spirit Master's teamwork and ability to adapt.

Inside the Soul Fighting Arena, a staff member's voice rang out from the Soul Guidance Horn. "All students' team battle opponents have been matched. Please proceed to your assigned Soul Fighting Arenas as soon as possible."

"We've been matched against one support and two power attackers, in No. 25 Soul Fighting Arena." Hua Lian held the Mirror Soul Tool, which already displayed Qin Ming's opponents for their first team battle.

They had a Level 24 Support Type Soul Master, along with a Level 23 and a Level 24 Power Attack Type Soul Master.

It was a very standard lineup. Qin Ming was not particularly interested in team battles. A proper Spirit Master team was supposed to include Power Attack Type, Control Type, Support Type, and Defense Type Spirit Masters.

But once one reached the level of a Title Douluo, where would one find so many Title Douluos to fight team battles? Usually, everyone just fought on their own.

Qin Ming's group soon arrived at No. 25 Soul Fighting Arena.

On Qin Ming's side, the three stood shoulder to shoulder.

Hua Lian stood on the left, her Spirit Flower Martial Soul surrounded by two yellow Soul Rings as pale pink petals swirled around her.

Qin Ming stood in the center, his aura steady. Under Martial Soul Possession, Gray Wolf Fire lay faintly dormant, while his Thousand Year Soul Ring shone dazzlingly.

Bai Heng stood on the right, with the Glazed Sky Crystal floating before him and seven-colored light flowing through it.

"Damn it, we ran into Tyrant's team in the first round?" The opposing Support Type Soul Master instantly broke down upon seeing Qin Ming's group. Though the referee scored Support Type Soul Masters based on their performance in battle, team rankings still made up the bulk of the points.

"No, even if we lose, we have to drain more of their Soul Power!"

"Match, begin!" the referee declared.

The opposing Support Type Soul Master boosted the two Power Attack Type Soul Masters. One of them, the Thin Cat Boy, charged straight at Qin Ming, while the other guarded the Support Type Soul Master.

"I'll hold back those two Power Attack Type Soul Masters. Bai Heng, can you take out their Support Type Soul Master while you have the chance?" Qin Ming quickly made his arrangements based on the situation.

"Ah, okay!" Bai Heng nodded seriously.

"Go for it. First Spirit Skill, Spirit Flower Protection!" Hua Lian raised her hand first. Spirit Flower petals danced through the air, and a pale pink glow enveloped Qin Ming and Bai Heng, increasing both their speed and Soul Power recovery rate.

Qin Ming felt a warm current spread throughout his body. Not only did it make him feel lighter, it increased his speed by roughly twenty percent and slowly restored his Soul Power.

This was Qin Ming's first time receiving a Support Type Soul Master's enhancement. The effect truly was extraordinary.

Facing the Cat-type Beast Martial Soul Power Attack Type Soul Master rushing to kill him, Qin Ming smiled calmly. The other party dared to restrain him alone? He was seriously underestimating him.

Qin Ming activated his First Spirit Skill. Thousand Spin Steps flashed beneath his feet, and a streak of crimson-gold afterimage swiftly swept across the Soul Fighting Arena.

"Where did he go?" The Thin Cat Boy watched Qin Ming, whom he had been staring at, turn into a blur and vanish from where he stood. Then he lost sight of him completely.

With the enhancement from Qin Ming's First Spirit Skill and Hua Lian's Soul Skill, Qin Ming's speed had risen to an extremely terrifying level. An ordinary Soul Grandmaster's eyes could not catch it at all.

"I'm right here." Qin Ming's whisper suddenly came from behind him, but to the Thin Cat Boy, it sounded like a whisper from the abyss.

"You..." Before the Thin Cat Boy could finish speaking, Qin Ming kicked him straight back into the opposing half of the arena, sending him flying toward his two teammates.

The other Power Attack Type Soul Master leaped up and caught the Thin Cat Boy. Qin Ming gave them no time to catch their breath and charged directly toward the opposing Support Type Soul Master.

The End of Month Team Battle had been specially prepared for Support Type Soul Masters. If the opposing Support Type Soul Master was eliminated, it meant defeat in the Soul Fighting match.

"Damn it, stop Tyrant together!" The Thin Cat Boy let out a low roar. His Soul Ring flashed beneath him as he and the other Power Attack Type Soul Master attacked Qin Ming.

"Second Soul Skill, Spirit Flower Amplification!" Hua Lian provided Qin Ming with support at just the right moment. Her second yellow Soul Ring flashed, and a pink stream of light entered Qin Ming's body.

Qin Ming's attack power and strength were each enhanced by twenty percent.

At that point, the two opposing Power Attack Type Soul Masters were completely tied down by Qin Ming, leaving their Support Type Soul Master wide open and unguarded.

"Bai Heng, now." Hua Lian reminded him softly.

Bai Heng's gaze sharpened. The colored light around the Glazed Sky Crystal before him surged. First Spirit Skill, Glazed Shattered Mirror!

Several Glazed mirrors as thin as cicada wings tore through the air, sealing off the opposing Support Type Soul Master.

The opposing Support Type Soul Master's expression changed. He hurriedly mobilized his Soul Power and raised a Soul Power shield around himself.

"Not good!" The Thin Cat Boy's expression changed. He immediately broke away from Qin Ming and shot toward his own Support Type Soul Master.

But a Glazed mirror gleaming with seven-colored light suddenly appeared in midair between them. In his panic, the Thin Cat Boy had no time to dodge and crashed straight into it.

Under the enormous momentum, the Thin Cat Boy felt his head go heavy. Blood flowed from his nose and mouth as he fell straight backward.

By then, the best chance for support had already passed. Surrounded by three Glazed mirrors, the shield formed purely from Soul Power could not hold out for long.

The next moment, with a crack, the shield shattered, and the Support Type Soul Master was sent flying by a Glazed mirror.

"Since Wang Qiang's Support Type Soul Master has lost the ability to fight, Qin Ming's team wins!" The referee announced the result of the Soul Fighting match.

Qin Ming withdrew his Martial Soul and returned to Hua Lian and Bai Heng. Then he asked Bai Heng with concern, "How much Mental Power did that use up just now?"

"About one-twentieth," Bai Heng answered honestly.

"All right." Qin Ming nodded. If Bai Heng went all out, he could probably only keep it up for a few minutes.

"And Hua Lian, your enhancement just now was very timely." Qin Ming was referring to when she added her Second Soul Skill while he was fighting two opponents alone.

It was not that Qin Ming could not handle them by himself. With Hua Lian's enhancement, however, he used less Soul Power to keep the two of them occupied.

After all, consecutive Soul Fighting matches were a test of endurance.

"That's only natural. I'm the team's Support Type Soul Master, after all." Hua Lian smiled.

Just like that, the three completed their first Soul Fighting match perfectly, then continued on an uninterrupted winning streak.

Until the final arena.

Qin Ming saw a familiar name in the match results—Qi.

It could only be said that it was expected. After all, Qi had been the strongest in the former Genius Class. With him leading two Level 21 Soul Grandmasters, one of whom was even a Support Type Soul Master, reaching the finals was no problem at all.