Dividing the Battlefield, Defeating Them One by One

To Su Fan, the greatest threat was Golden Road.

There was no helping it. Its ability to strip away Martial Souls was overwhelmingly powerful by design.

Although Su Fan could unleash strength capable of suppressing Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, Golden Road could still strip away his Martial Soul.

During the period when his Martial Soul was stripped away, eighty percent of his methods would be sealed.

In truth, the Heavenly Circuit Apertures within his body were all refined Apertures. They were closely tied to his Martial Soul, yet they had also transcended the category of Martial Souls, being products of Su Fan's Soul Power cultivation.

Even if his Martial Soul was stripped away, the Heavenly Circuit Apertures within his body could still operate.

However, Golden Road's power would also follow the Soul Power, dissolving and breaking it apart.

If it invaded his Apertures, Su Fan did not know what would happen.

At the very least, before further upgrading his Apertures and cultivating them into Perfect Apertures, Su Fan would avoid Golden Road whenever possible.

Golden Road dissolved and shattered every obstacle in its path.

However, it had little effect on space.

Therefore, after Su Fan's Evil Spirit Mirror Annihilation became deeply connected to space, it was enough to reflect Golden Road.

While Huo Yuhao was shocked, he immediately withdrew Golden Road.

But light was unimaginably fast.

The instant Golden Road was reflected and Huo Yuhao froze in shock, it had already enveloped Dai Yueheng.

Dai Yueheng's Martial Soul was stripped away, his Soul Power dissolved, and the various Soul Skill enhancements on his body instantly collapsed.

At that moment, no one among the Shrek Seven could interfere with Su Fan.

Su Fan set his sights on Ma Xiaotao.

Dai Yueheng had lost his Martial Soul.

The others were even less capable of breaking Su Fan's barrier.

Ma Xiaotao stared at Su Fan.

"Just now, I misjudged your strength. But that doesn't mean you can treat me as your breakthrough point!"

Ma Xiaotao was furious.

As the strongest member of the Shrek Team, strong enough to be made captain for this competition despite joining later, she had her own pride.

She absolutely could not be treated as a breakthrough point.

With that, she disregarded her injuries and forcibly took to the air again.

Bathing Fire Phoenix.

Phoenix Wing Soaring.

Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike.

With the enhancement of three Soul Skills, she returned to her peak once more.

Su Fan answered with only one punch.

His right arm swelled by a full circle. Soul Power nearly burst through his body, condensing into something tangible. A phantom arm formed from Soul Power shot forth like a cannonball.

Boom!

Ma Xiaotao suffered another heavy blow.

This time, Su Fan had even used Evil Spirit Mirror Annihilation. As the fist-light collided with Ma Xiaotao, mirrors formed and shattered.

It did not kill Ma Xiaotao outright, but it left her body drenched in blood.

Wounds covered her body, as though she had been sliced apart by space itself.

In the preparation area.

Yan Shaozhe frowned as he watched this scene.

His Soul Power faintly surged as he suppressed a layer of anger.

He looked at Su Fan, displeasure flashing through his eyes.

If he had previously entertained the thought of apologizing for what had happened and inviting Su Fan to join Shrek,

that thought had now faded somewhat.

Yan Shaozhe did not care much about saving face.

Huo Yuhao had also been treated differently by him at first. Despite winning the Freshman Tournament and serving as team leader, playing a central role, he had only been granted temporary core disciple privileges.

After learning of Huo Yuhao's talent, had Yan Shaozhe not immediately changed his tune, offered compensation, and promised conditions such as hunting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring for Huo Yuhao?

Su Fan's matter was the same to him.

He was shameless and did not care about pride. As long as he could recruit sufficiently outstanding Martial Soul Department students, he could lower himself as a Super Douluo and apologize without hesitation.

However, he also had certain boundaries that could not be crossed.

For example, Ma Xiaotao.

He had raised Ma Xiaotao as though she were his daughter, and he cared deeply for this disciple.

Now that Su Fan had shown no mercy and beaten Ma Xiaotao into such a miserable state, anger naturally rose in his heart.

"You, honestly... why did you have to clash head-on with me?"

Su Fan also wore an incomprehensible expression.

The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, a natural response to the pain.

At that moment, his meridians were swollen, and his Apertures showed faint signs of cracking.

With that fist-light, he had unleashed the same level of power as his very first punch.

It placed an enormous burden on his Apertures.

He could not use it repeatedly.

Ma Xiaotao had also sensed this through Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing.

That was why she had once again used Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike to meet Su Fan head-on.

Yet what she had not expected was that Su Fan would erupt with the power of that first punch again.

Was he willing to suffer severe meridian damage just to crush her again?

A trace of unwillingness flashed through Ma Xiaotao's eyes.

Her strength had not yet been fully displayed.

How could she lose like this?

But her body truly could not endure any longer.

She had charged in a straight line and collided directly with Su Fan.

Once the opponent's strength surpassed hers, the injuries she suffered would be at their most severe.

It was no different from smashing her head into a wall.

If the other side was cotton, then of course she could smash through it with devastating force.

But if it was a wall, then she herself would be left bloodied and battered.

In truth, Su Fan's fist-light was that wall—unyielding and covered in spikes.

Su Fan was not feeling well either. His meridians were swollen, and his Apertures were faintly cracking.

The second time he became that wall, he had merely forced himself to endure.

But it did not matter.

Eliminating Ma Xiaotao was worth it.

Su Fan suppressed the Soul Power in his meridians and threw another punch.

This punch was weaker than both his second and third punches from earlier.

It was the most numerous of all the fist-lights he had unleashed with Kirin Arm today.

Yet it was enough to eliminate Ma Xiaotao in her current state.

"Hiss—"

Su Fan sucked in a sharp breath as he felt his meridians tearing within him.

"Third Soul Skill, Imprint, Holy Healing Art!"

Jade-green light erupted from his body.

A powerful aura of life spread outward, drawing countless glances.

"What kind of healing-type Soul Skill is this? Its effect is actually this strong?"

Su Fan remained silent. Using Holy Healing Art, he drew upon the life force within the Blade of Life and rapidly repaired the cracks in his meridians.

Soon, his meridians healed, and his Apertures became whole once more.

After going through that ordeal, the strength of his meridians and Apertures seemed to have improved by a slight degree.

Su Fan looked toward the six behind the barrier and moved again.

By now, the Space Barrier was close to shattering.

Although it was connected to space, this was ultimately only a technique created by Su Fan, a mere Soul Ancestor. He had not truly peeled space away and turned it into a barrier.

After Xixi, Chen Zifeng, and Ling Luochen bombarded it in succession, it was already on the verge of collapse.

Su Fan took the initiative to open a gap in the barrier, firing a fist-light directly at Xixi.

Xixi was merely an agility-type Soul Master and could not withstand the fist-light, so she dodged immediately.

Su Fan gave her no chance to stall.

"Second Soul Skill, Heaven Sealing Earth Locking!"

The entire barrier quietly faded away and merged into space, freezing the whole area for an instant.

Xixi was struck head-on by the fist-light.

Eliminated.

At that point, the Shrek Team still had five members remaining.

Once the Space Barrier faded, Guzhu Jian and the others surrounded Ling Luochen, Chen Zifeng, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong.

Six against four, suppressing them completely.

Seeing this, Su Fan let out a breath of relief.

These teammates were ultimately still of some use.

He looked toward Dai Yueheng.