Noticing the change in the Heaven Spirit Team's mentality,
Lu Ran merely smiled.
The white-robed referee stood in the center of the Soul Fighting Arena, standing out sharply against the black Mystic Rock floor.
His voice rang out clearly through the Soul Tool Amplifier, carrying across all of Star Luo City:
"First round, elimination match, team battle."
"You may use Soul Tools, but you may not use high-lethality equipment such as Fixed Soul Tools in battle. If one side surrenders, the other side must stop attacking. Understood?"
The members of the Shrek Team and the Heaven Spirit Team nodded.
"Both sides, retreat to opposite ends of the Soul Fighting Arena and prepare!"
Both teams quickly withdrew to opposite ends of the arena,
putting more than a hundred meters between them.
The Heaven Spirit Team swiftly formed up, while the Shrek Team's formation was impossible to make out—
or rather, they had no formation at all.
Their bizarre arrangement left the spectators confused.
What did this mean?
They couldn't make sense of it, but the spectators didn't doubt Lu Ran and the others. Under the Shrek name, they would sooner suspect themselves:
Why can't I figure it out?
Is it a new tactic? Psychological warfare?
Or do they have something else in mind...?
Whatever it is, there must be a deeper meaning!
Everyone waited for the referee's signal.
The Soul Fighting Arena, which had been roaring with noise, soon fell silent.
Tens of thousands of eyes settled on the two teams, especially on Lu Ran's upright figure.
They wanted to know why things had turned out this way.
Everyone watched with rapt attention.
The arena was so quiet that only the wind could be heard.
The referee raised his arm high.
"Begin!"
"Attack!"
The Heaven Spirit Team's
captain shouted, and in