Martial Soul Fusion Skill! Azure Underworld Holy Turtle!

Time passed quickly.

Jiang Yi, Xu Sanshi, and Bei Bei entered from both sides.

"Woohoo, it's finally starting!"

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

"Sanshi, so handsome!!!"

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

Xu Sanshi waved back at the audience while shooting Jiang Yi a smug look.

Jiang Yi did not care in the slightest and walked straight to the center of the arena.

"This is an uneven challenge. First-year Jiang Yi is challenging fourth-year Bei Bei and fifth-year Xu Sanshi! Are you sure?"

The referee stepped forward and looked at Jiang Yi questioningly once more.

"I'm sure!"

Jiang Yi nodded slightly.

"Very well—begin!"

At the referee's command, he swiftly retreated beyond the arena.

"Kid, are you ready to take a beating from us brothers?"

Xu Sanshi stood beside Bei Bei, cracking his knuckles as he looked at Jiang Yi.

A black shield appeared in his hand, yet for some reason, no soul rings showed on his body.

As times progressed, methods of concealing soul rings were not uncommon, but they were meaningless. Releasing soul skills required releasing soul rings.

Xu Sanshi was most likely hiding some underhanded trick, but before absolute strength, everything was futile.

"Come out, Xiao Lan! Tian Meng!"

Jiang Yi flipped his hand and threw out two Master Balls. At the same time, two eerie purple soul rings rose beneath his feet.

The next instant, a massive azure bird appeared in the arena. Its fierce presence and immense size both revealed its strength.

"Holy crap! A Soul Beast!"

"He can control a thousand-year Soul Beast? No wonder he dared challenge Senior Bei Bei!"

"..."

The audience instantly erupted, every gaze focusing on the enormous azure bird.

"Hmph! Just a thousand-year Soul Beast!"

Xu Sanshi sneered and charged at Jiang Yi first.

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

"Screech—!"

Its sharp claws tore through the air and instantly closed in on Xu Sanshi.

"Damn! So fast!"

Xu Sanshi was startled. He no longer dared underestimate his opponent, and three soul rings swiftly rose beneath his feet—two yellow and one purple.

The three soul rings flashed in succession. The Black Tortoise Shield split into several phantom images that circled around him, forming an impenetrable shield formation.

Bang! Bang bang!

The claws slammed against the shield formation, producing an endless series of piercing scraping sounds.

"It's got some skill..."

Xu Sanshi braced his shield, his face darkening slightly.

That bird was too fast. It retreated after every strike, leaving him unable to find any angle for a counterattack. He could only passively endure the assault.

Fortunately, its attacks were not powerful enough to break through his Black Tortoise Shield.

"Bei Bei!"

Xu Sanshi called out softly.

On the other side, Bei Bei had already made his move. He stepped through Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track as streaks of blue lightning exploded around him.

"Where's your other Soul Beast?"

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

"No need for it."

Jiang Yi replied calmly, but to Bei Bei, that indifferent tone was nothing less than blatant mockery.

"Arrogant!"

Bei Bei shouted angrily. The Thunder Dragon Claw in his hand flared brightly, carrying countless bolts of lightning as it came crashing down upon Jiang Yi.

Jiang Yi remained calm and instead glanced at Tian Meng on his shoulder.

"Tian Meng, watch carefully! This is how Tang Sect techniques are used!"

Jiang Yi chuckled. His hands instantly turned jade-like, and he too stepped through Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track as he met Bei Bei head-on.

As his Mysterious Jade Hand moved, he did not clash directly with Bei Bei. Instead, he precisely struck Bei Bei's wrist from the side.

Bang! Bang bang!

The two exchanged dozens of moves in rapid succession, but every one of Bei Bei's attacks was deflected by Jiang Yi's skillful force.

Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon!

"How is that possible?!"

Bei Bei gritted his teeth, his eyes full of disbelief.

He knew Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon too... but why could Jiang Yi's Mysterious Jade Hand ignore his lightning attacks?

Jiang Yi only smiled without answering.

If I told you this was lightning poison, wouldn't you explode... Well, actually, it was Xiao Lan's Wind Thunder Affinity shared with me doing the work.

As long as he did not take it head-on, that little bit of current could be ignored.

Meanwhile, in the stands.

"Huh? Tang Sect techniques too!"

Ma Xiaotao raised an eyebrow, then looked at Bei Bei being suppressed by Jiang Yi and shook her head disdainfully.

"Bei Bei, this is way too embarrassing! You're being beaten so badly with the exact same techniques that you can't even fight back."

Both used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, yet the other side always managed to evade with ease.

"No—it's that Soul Beast!"

Zhang Lexuan looked toward the arena thoughtfully. More precisely, she was looking at the little white silkworm on Jiang Yi's shoulder.

"That Soul Beast should possess a Spirit Detection-type ability. That's why he can so easily evade Bei Bei's attacks."

"A Soul Beast?"

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

"That silkworm."

In the lower stands, Huo Yutong stared at the white silkworm, a thoughtful gleam 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 some special Soul Beast, but after coming to Shrek, she learned that anything capable of speech was at least a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast.

"Hehe..."

She blinked, a faint smile rippling across her eyes.

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

"You really are strong."

In the arena, Bei Bei was knocked back once again, but rather than being discouraged, he let out a faint sigh.

If his dignity had not been on the line, he truly would have wanted a fair fight with Jiang Yi. But not in this battle.

"Power of Thunder!"

Bei Bei shouted angrily. His third soul ring lit up once more, and lightning even stronger than before coiled around his arm.

"It's useless."

Jiang Yi shook his head.

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

Yet Bei Bei continued gathering the power of thunder. The lightning on his dragon claw grew increasingly dazzling.

"You fell for it!"

The corner of Bei Bei's mouth suddenly curled upward.

The next moment, an emerald-green formation suddenly appeared beneath his feet.

Whoosh!

With a flash of light, Bei Bei vanished. In his place stood a rather bedraggled Xu Sanshi.

Fourth soul skill, Mysterious Underworld Displacement!

"Hahaha! Bet you didn't expect this—I've got four rings! You idiot!"

Xu Sanshi laughed loudly. Looking at Jiang Yi, who was so close at hand, four soul rings suddenly appeared around him.

Half a month ago, after seeing Nannan being harassed, he had worked himself to the bone and broken through to rank forty in one go.

Today, he could finally show off big time!

"Die!"

Xu Sanshi swung the Black Tortoise Shield down, but Jiang Yi shifted slightly to evade it and pulled back.

"Damn it, you're really slippery! No wonder Bei Bei couldn't do anything to you..."

Xu Sanshi cursed, then started laughing again, a cunning glint flashing through his eyes.

"But it can't dodge!"

The next moment, a dragon's roar rang out from the arena behind him alongside an explosion of lightning.

"Screech—!!!"

The Storm Thunder Eagle cried out miserably and plummeted from the sky.

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

"Hahaha! Now that this beast is dealt with, let's see how you run!"

Xu Sanshi grinned viciously as he and Bei Bei, who had rushed over from behind, closed in on Jiang Yi from both sides.

"Then let's end this."

Jiang Yi looked at the injured Xiao Lan, raised his hand, and recalled it into the Master Ball. His expression gradually turned cold.

He had originally intended to save them some face, but now it seemed unnecessary.

A surge of wind and thunder power emerged from the Master Ball and gradually spread across Jiang Yi's entire body as fierce winds swept over the arena.

At the center of the raging tornado, Jiang Yi slowly rose into the air, a pair of azure wings spreading from his back.

Boom—!!!

Wind and thunder exploded!

Jiang Yi moved like a phantom, instantly appearing before Bei Bei as the beastly claws in his hand came smashing down.

Even faster!

Bei Bei was horrified and instinctively swung his Thunder Dragon Claw.

"I've been waiting for this!"

Jiang Yi twisted sharply and grabbed Bei Bei's wrist at an unimaginable speed.

The lightning around their bodies instantly converged. Under Jiang Yi's guidance, that violent power completely slipped out of Bei Bei's control.

"Fuck! Bei Bei, what are you doing?!"

Xu Sanshi cried out in alarm as he watched that terrifying lightning rush straight at him. He hurriedly raised the Black Tortoise Shield to block it.

Empowered by the wind and thunder power on Jiang Yi's body, this Thunder Dragon Claw was more violent than ever before.

Boom!

The dragon claw slammed into the Black Tortoise Shield, forcing Xu Sanshi's entire body down a notch as blue lightning danced across the shield.

But Jiang Yi vanished again.

"Sanshi, watch out!"

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

The next instant—

Boom boom boom!

Dozens of azure lightning flashes erupted in the center of the arena, weaving a deadly net of light around Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei.

"Aaaahhh—!!"

Every flash of lightning that descended was accompanied by a scream.

They were not lightning flashes at all, but afterimages left behind by Jiang Yi moving at extreme speed.

A few breaths later.

Bang! Bang!

With two dull thuds, Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei crashed onto the arena, filthy and battered, their bodies charred black and their clothes in tatters.

The entire venue fell silent! Not a sound could be heard!

Forget Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi—even the spectators below had not been able to see Jiang Yi's movements clearly.

A complete crushing defeat!

There was no question about it. It was an absolute crushing defeat!

Whoosh—

The referee appeared in the center of the arena. After glancing at their conditions, he was about to raise his hand and announce—

"Cough cough... Wait!"

Xu Sanshi suddenly spoke from the ground and struggled to rise.

Bei Bei also gritted his teeth and staggered to his feet. The two supported each other, covered in injuries, yet their eyes still burned with an unextinguished light.

"We haven't lost yet!"

Xu Sanshi roared loudly, strands of black Soul Power erupting from his body.

He turned his head and looked at Bei Bei.

"Did you feel it?"

"Mm."

Bei Bei nodded, battle intent burning in his eyes as well.

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

Xu Sanshi reached out, grabbed Bei Bei, and pulled him before him. The two stood face-to-face, their gazes meeting, with no one else in their eyes.

"Bei Bei."

"Sanshi."

The two softly murmured each other's names as a dazzling azure light suddenly burst forth from their bodies!

The azure light shot into the sky, shrouding the entire arena in emerald radiance.

"Fuck! My eyes!"

"Green! So green! Why has my hair turned green too..."

"This is a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"

Watching that dazzling emerald light, the audience below cried out in shock.

Roar, roar, roar—!!!

The next moment, an earth-shaking roar exploded across the arena.

As the azure light faded, Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei vanished completely. In their place stood a roaring azure giant turtle.

Its body was like a mountain and its limbs like pillars. Emerald lightning coiled around its entire body, while ancient patterns on its shell glimmered faintly, as though bearing the power of antiquity.

Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Azure Underworld Holy Turtle!!