Could they still fight?
They could!
Elder Ma would not give up at a time like this.
The team had prepared so thoroughly this time. Even if they could not win the championship, they could not fall to third place!
He could already imagine the punishment he would face upon returning if the Sun Moon Royal Team failed in this tournament and even lost second place.
Even if the hall master did not punish him, he would find no peace in his heart.
Even if their opponents were indeed powerful, he would still find no peace.
Not to mention that their opponents were not especially powerful.
Their Martial Soul mechanics were merely unusual.
"This Dou Ling Team had hidden such a trump card until now. They must have been waiting for this moment."
The team's two trump cards had actually canceled each other out for no apparent reason.
Who could accept that?
In Shrek's preparation area, Wang Yan wiped the sweat from his forehead.
The clothes on his back were already soaked through.
What had just happened truly left him terrified in hindsight.
Fortunately.
Fortunately, the Dou Ling Team's opponent was now the Sun Moon Royal Team, not Shrek.
If Shrek had faced the Dou Ling Team, and Su Fan had used that move against the Shrek Team...
He did not even dare imagine it.
If the Shrek Team, already far from its peak condition, lost two top-tier combatants, its outcome against the Sun Moon Royal Team would have been no different.
Huo Yuhao looked at Su Fan on the arena, and for a moment, he felt a sense of kinship.
He felt that he and Su Fan were alike.
Both were burning themselves out to help their teams achieve better results.
If their cultivation was insufficient, they made up for it with mechanics.
He himself had several exceptionally powerful Soul Rings, along with Tian Meng and the Ice Empress occasionally secretly sending him power.
Su Fan, meanwhile, was simply a little higher in level.
"What a pity. His trump card has still been exposed. The final championship can only belong to Shrek."
Su Fan's sudden revelation that his Apertures could be used for Space Jump had caught everyone off guard.
The Sun Moon Royal Team had responded in a hurry.
Yet they still could not escape Su Fan's true trump card.
With two exposures, the Dou Ling Team had also reached its limit.
They were destined to have no connection with the championship.
"Actually, Su Fan hid his Soul Skill too well. No one had known the effect of his fourth Soul Skill before."
It was only in this match that Su Fan revealed the effect of Evil Spirit Mirror Annihilation, and it was also in this battle that he used the linkage between Evil Spirit Mirror Annihilation and Heaven Sealing Earth Locking.
From then on, everyone could theoretically work out how to deal with his Soul Skills.
All four of his Soul Skills had been revealed. What new tricks could he possibly have?
The overall situation was decided!
The team battle ended, and Su Fan returned to the preparation area.
Holding a Milk Bottle, he began restoring his Soul Power.
Although the Apertures within his body could store Soul Power, he still needed to replenish it.
He had to restore all the Soul Power that had been consumed from his Apertures.
"Next is the 2-2-3 Team Battle. We're at a considerable disadvantage."
Director Chi's expression was rather grave.
He had been very happy just moments ago.
However, once he considered the current situation between both sides, he could not help worrying.
Su Fan had long considered this.
"Director, don't worry. We won't lose this 2-2-3 Team Battle either. The Soul Tool Ma Rulong used was of an extremely high grade, so he won't be able to compete next. That's our opportunity."
"Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen will definitely be locked into securing a victory with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. All we need to do is avoid them."
Naturally, Martial Soul Fusion Skills were not without restrictions.
At first, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill between two people even required a cooldown period.
As the two became more coordinated and their Soul Power increased, the cooldown would gradually decrease.
At a certain point, they could even use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill several times in succession within a short period.
However, doing so would damage their vitality.
But in this tournament, they had no other choice.
While they rested, the match between the Shrek Team and the Sun Moon Royal Team began.
Su Fan had no energy to watch it either.
The Soul Power he had expended was not something an ordinary Soul Master at rank fifty could possess.
Naturally, it would take longer to recover.
Time slowly passed.
Very soon, it was time for the second match between the Dou Ling Team and the Sun Moon Royal Team.
"In the 2-2-3 Team Battle, winning two two-on-two matches, or one two-on-two and one three-on-three match, means victory."
"With Ma Rulong gone, there's no longer any so-called gap in levels between them and us."
"It's just that they have Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, who can use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill."
"So we avoid them and send our weakest pairing to face their Martial Soul Fusion Skill."
"Our remaining strong combinations only need to handle the other two matches."
"That's easy to say, but how do we avoid those two? Even if we really avoid Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, how can we ensure victory in the other two matches?" Director Chi asked worriedly.
They knew their own strength best.
"Guzhu Jian, Qian Yuan, are you two confident you can win a two-on-two match?"
At those words, both men's expressions changed slightly.
They looked at Su Fan.
"If the two of us go for the two-on-two, how will the three-on-three be fought?"
"Brother Yu, Xiao Feng, and I will handle it."
Xiao Feng was a slight young man. He possessed a spiritual attribute, and his Martial Soul was the Mystery Pearl, which was designed to counter illusions.
Upon hearing this, Guzhu Jian and Qian Yuan's expressions shifted repeatedly.
They did not know what Su Fan intended with this lineup.
But since Su Fan had led them to victory in the team battle, they had no way to refute him now.
Su Fan was now the core of the team.
They only needed to listen to him.
Standing nearby, Director Chi felt a sense of reassurance.
Su Fan's arrangement surely had its reasons.
Guzhu Jian and Qian Yuan were the Dou Ling Team's two strongest fighters in direct combat. As long as they avoided Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, they still had a good chance of desperately securing one victory.
And since Su Fan believed that he, Heng Yu, and Xiao Feng were enough to win the three-on-three, he must have had some new idea.
"How do we avoid those two?"
Director Chi still asked curiously.
Su Fan smiled.
"It's simple. Send Brother Jian and the others out in the first match."
"Huh?"
Director Chi was somewhat confused.
"It's a psychological game. I'm betting those two will want to go later."
Since they were guaranteed a win, there was no need for them to go first.
Of course, Su Fan was not certain either.
So if the gamble failed, he would throw the following three-on-three match and lose directly to them, then enter the individual elimination round without hiding his abilities anymore.
Pretending to be weak could easily turn one into the weakling.
So Su Fan would not force himself to play the weakling.
If it truly came to that, he would not insist on saving his trump cards for the fight against the Shrek Team.
At worst, he would simply clash head-on with Shrek.
In fact, luck still favored Su Fan.
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen did not take the field.
When they saw Guzhu Jian and Qian Yuan step onto the arena, their expressions changed slightly.
"How could it be those two?"
It was not only Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. Elder Ma was also uncertain and suspicious.
Many times, once the lineup had been chosen, half the suspense of the battle had already been revealed.
The moment Guzhu Jian and Qian Yuan stepped onto the stage together, Elder Ma already knew the outcome.
In truth, Guzhu Jian and Qian Yuan's strength might not guarantee victory either.
Among the Sun Moon Royal Team's seven members, Ma Rulong could not take the field, so a substitute stepped in.
Aside from Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, any two-person combination formed from the remaining five could defeat Guzhu Jian and Qian Yuan.
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