"Good! Everyone, get ready. We're hunting the Ghost Tiger! Yu Tianheng, you're in command. Use the tactics we practiced, and watch out for its speed and Shadow Clones!"
"Yes!"
Yu Tianheng answered in a low voice and quickly began issuing orders. "Shi Mo, Shi Mo, defend the front and draw its attention! Yu Feng, Osler, harass it from the flanks, restrict its movement, and look for an opening! Yanzi, spread poison fog to slow it down, and watch carefully for the real one! Lingling, keep an eye on everyone's condition, especially Shi Mo and Shi Mo! Lan Yin..."
He looked at Tang Yin. "You're responsible for moving around and providing support. Wherever our defense has a gap, you fill it. Understood?"
Tang Yin's mouth twitched. So I'm a brick—just move me wherever I'm needed. Still, he nodded along with everyone else.
Just as the members of the Heaven Dou Team formed up and slowly closed in, the Ghost Tiger seemed to sense their killing intent. It abruptly raised its head from its meal.
Its ghostly green eyes locked onto them. A low growl rumbled in its throat as black energy surged around its body.
"Go!" At Yu Tianheng's command, he charged first. Lightning coiled around him as he summoned the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, his dragon claw lunging straight for the Ghost Tiger!
A fierce glint flashed in the Ghost Tiger's eyes. It didn't dodge or retreat. A blurred afterimage remained where it stood, while its true body became a streak of black, evading Yu Tianheng's pounce at astonishing speed and lunging straight at Shi Mo at the front!
"Shi Mo, defend with me!" Shi Mo roared. He and Shi Mo slammed their enormous Black Tortoise Shields into the ground. Earthen-yellow light joined between them, forming a solid