The moment Yu Xiaogang's words left his mouth, he regretted them.
I shouldn't have acted tough this time. How did I forget that the Imperial Dou Team's leader was a Titled Douluo?
Yu Xiaogang berated himself inwardly.
"Yu Xiaogang really is shamelessly boastful." Red Fire stomped his foot, and a burst of Soul Power precisely bypassed everyone else before landing beside Yu Xiaogang's feet.
"Ouch!"
Yu Xiaogang let out a miserable cry and fell to the ground.
He gave everyone a perfect demonstration of tripping on flat ground.
"Xiaogang!"
Flender cried out and hurried over to help Yu Xiaogang up.
"Are you alright?" Flender asked.
Yu Xiaogang pushed Flender away, climbed to his feet on his own, and brushed the dust from his clothes. "I'm fine. I just lost my footing."
"Let's watch the battle below instead."
Seeing everyone staring at him, Yu Xiaogang said awkwardly.
The Shrek Seven Devils underwent Martial Soul Possession. Soul Rings of various colors pulsed around them as they stared solemnly at the Imperial Dou Team.
In comparison, the Imperial Dou Team appeared far more relaxed. They had not even released their Martial Souls yet.
"Yan, why not see if you can handle them by yourself?" Osler raised his voice and said with a smug, irritating grin.
"Damn it!"
Dai Mubai stomped his foot, and the White Tiger phantom behind him stomped as well.
"Boss Dai, show them what we've got." Ma Hongjun spread his wings and flew into the air. "First Soul Skill, Phoenix Fire Line!"
The Phoenix Fire Line, wrapped in blazing flames, tore through the air and shot straight toward the center of the Imperial Dou Team.
Dugu Yan completed her Martial Soul Possession almost instantly. A jade-green poisonous mist spewed from the main head's mouth and collided with the Phoenix Fire Line.
"Sizzle—"
There was not even a moment of deadlock before the poisonous mist completely corroded the Phoenix Fire Line away.
Yu Tianheng twisted his wrist. "Have we gone so long without updating our information that you think we haven't improved at all?"
"Brothers, release your Martial Souls!"
Two yellow and two purple Soul Rings appeared beneath Yu Tianheng's feet first. Then Osler, Yu Feng, and Ye Lingling released their Martial Souls as well.
All of them had two yellow and two purple rings.
Every one of them was a Soul Ancestor!
Dai Mubai felt that something was off. It was not because the other side consisted entirely of Soul Ancestors with optimal Soul Ring configurations, but because of what Yu Tianheng had said.
Why did it feel like something that belonged to him had been stolen?
"Let me show you what a real gap looks like!" Dugu Yan raised a hand toward the Shrek Seven Devils.
"Wait, leave that fatty to me," Di Lintian said with a sinister grin. "I forgot to teach him a lesson last time."
"Oh~"
The rest of the Imperial Dou Team looked at Di Lintian and broke into knowing laughter.
"Since that guy is in the air, we'll leave him to the boss," Dugu Yan said.
On the platform, every member of Shrek other than Zhao Wuji, including Flender and Yu Xiaogang, instantly wore expressions as though they had swallowed shit.
Before coming to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, they had even gone to the Great Soul Arena to obtain information on the Imperial Dou Team. That was why they had dared to accept this match.
And now they were being told that information had been from a long time ago?
Flender painfully rubbed his Soul Tool. Since they were not a match for the Imperial Dou Team, buying information on them had cost a fortune.
"Something's wrong," Yu Xiaogang said, composing himself. "That girl's surname is Dugu. She should be Poison Douluo's granddaughter, right? Isn't her Martial Soul the Jade Phosphorous Serpent?"
Flender and the others also shifted their attention to Dugu Yan.
No one could answer Yu Xiaogang's question.
Even the Three Education Committee Members did not know about Dugu Yan's transformation.
Below,
An endless purple corrosive poison spewed from the purple serpent head on the right side of the Nine-Headed Xiangliu, instantly spreading across the entire Soul Fighting Arena.
Dugu Yan controlled the poisonous mist, preventing it from spreading outside and confining it to the Soul Fighting Arena as it continuously closed in on the Shrek Seven Devils.
"Fatty, Mubai!"
Tang San had long prepared countermeasures against Dugu Yan's snake venom. Though her Martial Soul had changed, it was still a snake at its core. Realgar wine should work.
He pulled out a leather wineskin from his Soul Tool and threw it high into the air.
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun immediately understood. The White Tiger Intense Light Wave and Phoenix Fire Line formed at the same time and shot toward the wineskin.
Di Lintian had no intention of letting them have their way. "Fourth Soul Skill, Dark Abyss Dragon Domain."
The pitch-black domain did not spread outward. Under Di Lintian's control, it only enveloped him and Ma Hongjun.
The next moment, his figure abruptly vanished. In the blink of an eye, he appeared before the Phoenix Fire Line, his right fist radiating a faint purple glow of Soul Power—the concentrated attribute of Absolute Annihilation.
He threw a punch!
The Phoenix Fire Line instantly collapsed, turning into drops of scorching liquid that splattered across the ground.
It was not over yet. Di Lintian vanished again and reappeared before the White Tiger Intense Light Wave, using the same move as before.
The White Tiger Intense Light Wave held on slightly longer than the Phoenix Fire Line before being completely annihilated by Di Lintian's Absolute Annihilation attribute.
"Plop."
The instant the wineskin hit the ground, Osler's Ghost Leopard Martial Soul appeared at his side. He became a black afterimage and swiftly snatched the wineskin back.
"No! Don't!"
Ma Hongjun's scream echoed throughout the arena. Watching the approaching fist, he tried to use his advantage in flight to dodge it.
Then Di Lintian flew up. He flew without wings. Ma Hongjun's pupils constricted. "Second Soul Skill, Bath of Fire Phoenix!"
A phoenix cry rang out, and the next moment—
"Bang—!"
Di Lintian's fist slammed into Ma Hongjun's face. He did not stop there; Di Lintian's weight pressed Ma Hongjun downward.
"Boom—!"
Ma Hongjun crashed heavily into the ground, cracking the Soul Fighting Arena.
Di Lintian followed his left fist with his right, then his right with his left.
Every punch landed solidly on flesh, and he was having an utterly satisfying time.
That feeling... The moment Di Lintian took flight, Tang San sensed a familiar aura. It felt incredibly close to him, as though it belonged to his... mother.
For a moment, he completely forgot about his current predicament.
"I've got a little sausage!"
"I've got a little sausage!"
"I've got a little sausage!"
Oscar's voice rang out continuously. He finally made seven Detoxification Sausages. They would not be very effective, but they should at least hold out for a while... probably.
"Xiao San, think of something!"
Seeing Tang San standing there in a daze, Dai Mubai shouted anxiously.
Dai Mubai's voice jolted Tang San awake. Blue Silver Grass shot out from the ground and gently wrapped around his teammates.
Some of the Blue Silver Grass also tried to rush into the poisonous mist to rescue Ma Hongjun, but not long after entering it, they turned into puddles of silver-blue liquid.
Oscar's face, which had become somewhat pale from making the Detoxification Sausages, regained a little color.
This was one of Tang San's Self-Created Soul Skills. After awakening the Blue Silver Emperor, he discovered that Blue Silver Grass possessed pure and immense life force, so he developed this move.
It could heal his teammates' injuries somewhat, adding another healing method to the Shrek Seven Devils' arsenal.
While healing injuries, it could also restore a small amount of Soul Power.
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