Deep inside Pope's Palace, Spirit City.
In a hidden space filled with an eerie, ominous presence, Bibi Dong's figure appeared. Her expression was unusually grave, still tinged with a lingering trace of shock.
Ever since returning from the canyon, Yang Teng's words had echoed in her mind. Unable to wait any longer, she had reached out to the Rakshasa Divine Sense of the Rakshasa God Trial.
"Great Rakshasa God!"
Bibi Dong's voice rang out in the space of consciousness, urgent and confused.
"That Yang Teng... who is he, exactly? How does he know about my inheritance? What is his background?"
But the answer she received was not an explanation. Instead, a sinister wave of divine sense swept over her, thick with warning.
The Rakshasa God's thoughts carried both impatience and a hint of wariness:
"I warned you long ago! Do not provoke that person! His origins... are beyond what someone at your current level has any right to pry into!"
A rare seriousness and reserve colored the Rakshasa God's thoughts, as if merely speaking of Yang Teng's origins were taboo.
For Bibi Dong, this was an unprecedented shock.
Bibi Dong was struck dumb. Every question she had prepared was forced back down.
She bowed her head respectfully, suppressing her shock and indignation, then reluctantly withdrew from her connection with the divine sense.
Even the Rakshasa God is this wary of him... Yang Teng is a hundred times more terrifying than I imagined. It seems I must not only avoid making an enemy of him, but also find a way to repair our relationship.
The finals of the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament were underway, the matches fiercely contested.
The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, one of the Heaven Dou Empire's representatives, had earlier suffered a crushing defeat after being targeted by the Spirit Hall Team.
The Spirit Hall Team's overwhelming strength had left countless spectators astonished.
And next up...
One side was Skywater Academy, with the two monsters Yang Teng and Gu Yuena.
The other was the combined team of Godwind Academy and Chihuo Academy, who had announced their merger before the tournament!
Godwind and Chihuo were both among the Four Elements Academies. Wind fed fire, and fire drew strength from wind; their attributes were naturally highly complementary.
More importantly, both academies had suffered at Yang Teng's or Skywater Academy's hands in the qualifiers or individual matches, leaving bad blood between them.
By comparison, they held far less resentment toward Tang San and Shrek Academy.
The newly merged Shenfeng Chihuo Combined Team boasted an impressive lineup: every member had reached the Soul Ancestor level! Such a roster was exceedingly rare in the tournament's history.
The imposing aura and Soul Power fluctuations of seven Soul Ancestors drew gasps from the stands and greatly bolstered the confidence of the Shenfeng Chihuo Combined Team.
The team was still led by its original Godwind Academy captain, Feng Xiaotian, with Chihuo Academy's Huo Wu as vice-captain.
Standing shoulder to shoulder, they looked toward Yang Teng in the Skywater Academy lineup, their eyes blazing with fighting spirit.
Feng Xiaotian stepped forward and spoke loudly.
"Yang Teng! See that? Now that Godwind and Chihuo have joined forces, every one of us is a Soul Ancestor! We're not what we used to be! No matter how strong you and Gu Yuena are individually, today you'll suffer defeat!"
Beside him, Huo Wu folded her arms. Her fiery red hair bounced as she wore a smug, confident expression.
Behind her, the two support Soul Masters were ready, while Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu stood close together, their Soul Power faintly resonating. They were clearly preparing to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Faced with Feng Xiaotian's confidence, Yang Teng merely picked at his ear, his tone unconcerned.
"Oh? Is that so? An entire team of Soul Ancestors does sound pretty intimidating."
Shui Bing'er furrowed her brows and spoke in a low voice.
"Yang Teng, don't underestimate them. Feng Xiaotian was already strong, and now he has Huo Wu and the whole Chihuo Academy backing him up. With wind and fire reinforcing each other, their power may be..."
But Yang Teng waved a hand and glanced at the Shenfeng Chihuo members, who were busily arranging their tactics.
"Captain Bing'er, don't worry. Let them put on their show first."
At the referee's signal, the match began!
The Shenfeng Chihuo Combined Team had clearly planned this in advance.
Huo Wu immediately took her place at the center of the formation, and the two support Soul Masters poured their enhancement skills into her without holding back.
Then the light of Huo Wu's fourth Soul Ring flared!
"Fourth Soul Skill, Blazing Dance Shining Sun!"
A scorching fireball formed, but it wasn't an attack. It was a medium.
Huo Wu used her special innate skill, Ring Fusion!
Feng Xiaotian released his Gale Demon Wolf Martial Soul. As the immense, searing fire-attribute Soul Power poured into him, the green wind blades swirling around him instantly turned a fiery red!
Wind fed fire, and fire drew strength from wind!
Feng Xiaotian's aura surged at a visible, frenzied pace, seemingly reaching the threshold of the Soul King level!
"Feng Xiaotian! Stop them!"
Seeing this, Shui Bing'er immediately gave the order. Snowflakes were already drifting down from Xue Wu, and bitter cold began to spread.
But Yang Teng shook his head again, stopping them.
He looked at Feng Xiaotian, whose aura had reached its peak, and who was staring at him challengingly, then suddenly spoke.
"Brother Feng, after the support you've received, only three people besides you still have their full strength."
He paused, his smile unchanged.
"Since that's the case, why waste time? How about... we settle this in one decisive clash?"
Feng Xiaotian's confidence was soaring. With three people's full support and Ring Fusion, he felt stronger than ever before. Even against a true Soul King, he was certain he could put up a fight!
So when he heard Yang Teng's proposal, he agreed without hesitation, laughing arrogantly.
"Good! Yang Teng, let's do it your way—one decisive clash! I'll show you the true power of Wind-Fire Fusion!"
Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and the other members of Skywater Academy all looked confused and worried.
They knew how terrifying Feng Xiaotian was in his current state. The violent aura of wind and fire intermingled felt even more oppressive than the two of them at the height of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill!
Yang Teng had broken their fusion skill before, but Feng Xiaotian's current state still left them uncertain.
"Xiao Na, let's go!"
Yang Teng suddenly reached out and took Gu Yuena's fair, slender hand. Her violet eyes shifted, but she didn't pull away.
The next moment, two utterly different yet seemingly kindred streams of Soul Power rose from within them. Amid a brilliant silver-violet glow, they erupted with the two of them at the center!
Within the radiance, their figures seemed to blur. In their place, a giant dragon phantom slowly took shape in the void behind them!
It was Yang Teng's true form: the Space-Time Divine Dragon!
Yet unlike before, its wings no longer glimmered with a single silver-violet hue. Dreamlike, rainbow-colored light flowed across them, dazzling and brilliant.
Terrifying dragon might spread out, instantly sweeping away the oppressive wind and fire Feng Xiaotian had created. The entire arena was engulfed in a suffocating aura of power!
"Th-this is?!"
The arrogance on Feng Xiaotian's face froze, turning to incredulous shock. Huo Wu's eyes widened as she cried out.
In the stands, countless spectators rose to their feet and let out thunderous cries of astonishment!
In the VIP seats, Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Poison Douluo, and even Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall—all the powerful figures there—were visibly shocked.
"A Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"
"And a fusion skill between dragon-type Martial Souls! Just how terrifying must that be?"
In the arena, the phantom Space-Time Divine Dragon, fused from Yang Teng and Gu Yuena's power, let out a long dragon's roar that shook the soul!
A gigantic dragon claw reached out from the void, locking onto the imposing Feng Xiaotian before them.
Yang Teng and Gu Yuena's voices rang across the arena, calm yet imbued with the majesty of a sentence being passed:
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"
"Divine Dragon Star-Shattering Claw!"
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