Martial Soul Fusion Skill! Azure Underworld Holy Turtle!

Time passed quickly.

Jiang Yi, Xu Sanshi, and Bei Bei entered the arena from opposite sides.

"Woohoo, it's finally starting!"

"Bei Bei, I love you! Ahhhhh! He looked at me..."

"Sanshi, you're so handsome!!!"

Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were truly popular; the moment they appeared, the stands erupted with deafening screams.

Xu Sanshi waved to the audience while casting a smug look toward Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi didn't care in the slightest and walked straight to the center of the arena.

"This is an asymmetrical challenge: first-year Jiang Yi challenging fourth-year Bei Bei and fifth-year Xu Sanshi! Are you certain?"

The referee teacher stepped forward, looking at Jiang Yi with a questioning gaze once more.

"Certain!"

Jiang Yi nodded slightly.

"Very well—the match begins!"

At the referee's command, he quickly retreated to the sidelines.

"Kid, are you ready to receive a mixed doubles beating from us brothers?"

Xu Sanshi stood beside Bei Bei, rubbing his hands together as he looked at Jiang Yi.

A black shield appeared in his hand, but through some unknown method, he did not reveal his spirit rings.

With the development of the era, there was no shortage of ways to hide spirit rings, but it was meaningless; one had to release their spirit rings to use spirit skills.

Xu Sanshi was likely brewing some underhanded trick, but in the face of absolute strength, everything was futile.

"Come out, Xiao Lan! Tian Meng!"

Jiang Yi flipped his hand and tossed two Master Balls; at the same time, two eerie purple spirit rings rose from beneath his feet.

The next moment, a giant cyan bird appeared on the field, its fierce aura and massive size revealing its power.

"Holy crap! A spirit beast!"

"He can control a thousand-year spirit beast; no wonder he dared to challenge Senior Bei Bei!"

"..."

The audience stands exploded, all eyes focused on the giant cyan bird.

"Hmph! A mere thousand-year spirit beast!"

Xu Sanshi sneered and charged toward Jiang Yi first.

With a thought from Jiang Yi, the Storm Thunder Eagle circling behind him transformed into a cyan bolt of lightning and dove down.

"Skree—!"

Its sharp claws tore through the air, instantly closing in on Xu Sanshi.

"Damn! So fast!"

Xu Sanshi was shocked and dared not be arrogant anymore; three spirit rings—two yellow and one purple—quickly rose from his feet.

As the three rings flashed in succession, the Black Tortoise Shield split into several phantoms, circling his body to construct an airtight shield formation.

Bang! Bang-bang!

The sharp claws slammed into the shield formation, the ear-piercing sound of friction ringing out incessantly.

"He's got some skill after all..."

Xu Sanshi braced the shield in his hand, his face turning slightly dark.

The bird was too fast, retreating the moment it struck; he couldn't find an angle to counterattack at all and could only take the beating passively.

Fortunately, the opponent's attack power wasn't strong enough to break his Black Tortoise Shield.

"Bei Bei!"

Xu Sanshi shouted softly.

On the other side, Bei Bei had already made his move, stepping into the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track as bolts of blue lightning crackled around his body.

"You still have another spirit beast, don't you?"

Bei Bei had already closed in, yet his gaze remained vigilantly fixed on Jiang Yi.

"Not necessary."

Jiang Yi said calmly, but this flat tone fell upon Bei Bei's ears as nothing short of pure mockery.

"Arrogant!"

Bei Bei roared, the Thunder Dragon Claw in his hand glowing brilliantly as he brought it down toward Jiang Yi, wrapped in thousands of lightning bolts.

Jiang Yi's expression remained calm; instead, he glanced at Tian Meng on his shoulder.

"Tian Meng, watch closely! This is how Tang Sect martial arts are used!"

Jiang Yi chuckled softly, his hands instantly turning the color of jade. He stepped into the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and met the attack head-on.

As his Mysterious Jade Hand swung, he did not clash head-on with Bei Bei, but instead struck his wrist with precision from the side.

Bang! Bang, bang!

The two exchanged dozens of blows in rapid succession, yet every one of Bei Bei's attacks was neutralized by Jiang Yi's deft use of leverage.

Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon!

"How is this possible?!"

Bei Bei gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with disbelief.

He knew Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon too... but how could the Mysterious Jade Hand Jiang Yi was using be immune to his lightning attacks?

Jiang Yi smiled but said nothing.

If I tell you this is lightning poison, you'll just blow up... well, actually, it's the Wind Thunder Affinity shared by Xiao Lan taking effect.

As long as he didn't take the hits head-on, that bit of electric current was negligible.

Meanwhile, in the spectator stands.

"Huh? Tang Sect martial arts again!"

Ma Xiaotao raised an eyebrow, then looked at Bei Bei, who was being suppressed by Jiang Yi, and shook her head with a hint of disdain.

"Bei Bei, this is too embarrassing! To be unable to fight back while being beaten with the exact same techniques."

Even with the same Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, the other person always managed to dodge with ease.

"No—it's that soul beast!"

Zhang Lexuan looked toward the stage, thoughtful. To be precise, she was looking at the little white silkworm on Jiang Yi's shoulder.

"That soul beast must have Spirit Detection abilities, which is why he can so easily evade Bei Bei's attacks."

"A soul beast?"

Ma Xiaotao blinked and looked closely, only then noticing the inconspicuous little creature.

"That silkworm."

In the lower spectator stands, Huo Yutong stared at the white silkworm, a look of contemplation flashing through her beautiful eyes.

This was the silkworm that had attacked her; it even seemed to be able to talk...

She had previously thought it was just a special soul beast, but after arriving at Shrek, she learned that anything capable of speech had to be at least a hundred-thousand-year-old beast.

"Hee hee..."

She blinked, a faint smile spreading across her features.

Brother Jiang Yi, you wouldn't want others to find out, would you?

"You are indeed strong."

On the field, Bei Bei was knocked back again, but instead of being discouraged, he let out a soft sigh.

If his dignity weren't on the line, he would have loved to have a fair and square fight with Jiang Yi, but in this battle, that wasn't an option.

"Power of Thunder!"

Bei Bei roared, his third soul ring shining once more as a surge of lightning, more powerful than before, coiled around his arm.

"It's useless."

Jiang Yi shook his head.

With Tian Meng's Spirit Detection shared, Bei Bei couldn't touch him unless he simply blew up the entire arena.

However, Bei Bei continued to accumulate the power of thunder, the lightning on his dragon claws growing increasingly dazzling.

"You've fallen for it!"

Bei Bei suddenly curled his lips into a smirk.

The next moment, a jade-green magic circle suddenly appeared beneath his feet.

Swish!

With a flash of light, Bei Bei's figure vanished, replaced by the somewhat disheveled Xu Sanshi.

Fourth soul skill, Mysterious Underworld Displacement!

"Hahaha! Didn't expect that, did you? I'm a four-ringed soul master! You idiot!"

Xu Sanshi laughed heartily, looking at Jiang Yi, who was now within arm's reach, as four soul rings manifested around his body.

Half a month ago, after seeing Nannan being harassed, he had worked hard and broken through to level forty in one go.

Today, he had finally pulled off a grand surprise!

"Prepare to die!"

Xu Sanshi swung the Black Tortoise Shield down, but Jiang Yi tilted his body slightly to dodge, creating distance between them.

"Damn it, how sleazy! No wonder Bei Bei can't do anything about you..."

Xu Sanshi cursed, then immediately laughed, a flash of cunning in his eyes.

"But it can't dodge this!"

The next moment, a dragon's roar accompanied by a burst of lightning erupted from the arena behind him.

"Skree--!!!"

The Storm Thunder Eagle let out a miserable cry and plummeted from the sky to the ground.

The sudden swap between the two had caught Xiao Lan off guard.

"Hahaha! With that beast taken care of, let's see how you run now?"

Xu Sanshi gave a sinister laugh, and together with Bei Bei, who had rushed up from the rear, they closed in on Jiang Yi from the left and right.

"Then let's end this!"

Jiang Yi looked at the injured Xiao Lan, reached out, and recalled it back into the Master Ball, his expression gradually turning cold.

He had originally intended to leave them some face, but it seemed that was no longer necessary.

A surge of wind and lightning power emerged from the Master Ball, gradually spreading across Jiang Yi's entire body as a gale whipped up on the stage.

In the center of the wind-lightning vortex, Jiang Yi's figure slowly rose into the air, a pair of cyan wings unfurling behind his back.

BOOM--!!!

The sound of wind and thunder exploded!

Jiang Yi's figure was like a ghost, appearing instantly before Bei Bei, his beast-transformed claws slamming down.

He's faster!

Bei Bei was horrified, instinctively swinging his Thunder Dragon Claw.

"I've been waiting for you!"

Jiang Yi twisted violently, grabbing Bei Bei's wrist with unbelievable speed.

The lightning on both their bodies instantly converged, and under Jiang Yi's guidance, that violent power completely slipped out of Bei Bei's control.

"Holy crap! Bei Bei, what are you doing!"

Xu Sanshi exclaimed, watching helplessly as the terrifying bolt of lightning rushed toward his face, and he hurriedly raised the Black Tortoise Shield to block.

Bolstered by the wind and lightning power from Jiang Yi, this Thunder Dragon Claw was more violent than it had ever been before.

BOOM!

The dragon claw slammed into the Black Tortoise Shield, forcing Xu Sanshi to sink into the ground, blue lightning dancing across the shield.

But Jiang Yi's figure had already vanished once more.

"Sanshi, watch out!"

Bei Bei shouted, but it was too late; Jiang Yi appeared behind Xu Sanshi and kicked his Black Tortoise Shield away.

The next moment--

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Dozens of cyan lightning bolts exploded in the center of the arena, weaving into a web of death around Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei.

"Ahhh--!!"

Every strike of lightning was accompanied by a scream.

Those weren't just lightning bolts, but afterimages left behind by Jiang Yi's speed reaching its absolute limit.

A few breaths later.

THUD! THUD!

With two dull sounds, Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei fell onto the arena floor, covered in soot and their clothes in tatters.

The entire arena was silent! Not a sound could be heard!

Let alone the two of them, even those watching from below hadn't been able to see Jiang Yi's movements clearly.

A crushing defeat!

This was an undisputed, absolute crushing!

SWISH--

The referee teacher appeared in the center of the arena, glanced at the state of the two, and was about to raise his hand to announce the result--

"Cough, cough... wait!"

Xu Sanshi, lying on the ground, suddenly spoke up and struggled to crawl to his feet.

Bei Bei also gritted his teeth and stood up, limping. The two supported each other, covered in wounds, yet their eyes burned with an unquenchable light.

"We haven't lost yet!"

Xu Sanshi roared loudly, wisps of black soul power erupting from his body.

He turned his head to look at Bei Bei.

"Do you feel it?"

"Mn."

Bei Bei nodded, his eyes similarly ignited with the will to fight.

"Then let's do it—let him witness the bond between us brothers!"

Xu Sanshi reached out to grab Bei Bei, pulling him close in front of him. Face to face, their gazes locked, and there was no one else in their eyes.

"Bei Bei."

"Sanshi."

Two soft whispers accompanied a dazzling cyan light that suddenly burst forth from their bodies!

The cyan light shot into the sky, shrouding the entire arena in a jade-colored radiance.

"Holy crap! My eyes!"

"Green! It's so green! Why is my hair turning green too..."

"This is a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"

The audience below the stage watched the blinding jade light and cried out in succession.

ROAR—!!!

The next moment, a heaven-shaking roar exploded on the arena.

As the cyan light dissipated, the figures of Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei vanished completely, replaced by a roaring, colossal cyan turtle.

Its body was like a mountain, its limbs like pillars, and its entire form was wreathed in jade-colored lightning. The ancient patterns on its shell glowed faintly, as if carrying the power of the primordial era.

Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Azure Underworld Holy Turtle!!