"Scatter!!!"
Tang San's roar rang in the ears of the Shrek Seven Devils like a thunderclap, filled with a panic unlike anything they had ever heard from him.
Yang Teng's Space Collapse activated too quickly. A terrifying, invisible force that could even devour light erupted in an instant.
A pitch-black vortex formed, visible to the naked eye!
Ning Rongrong was farthest from Tang San and a little slower to react. The moment she heard his warning, she instinctively tried to take out the Flying Mushroom Sausage Oscar had prepared earlier.
But as soon as her hand touched the Soul Tool, the suction had already enveloped her petite body! There was no time to put the Flying Mushroom Sausage in her mouth.
With a scream, she was swallowed by the deep spatial black hole!
"Rongrong!!!"
Oscar's eyes nearly burst from their sockets, his heart and guts torn apart!
He watched helplessly as Ning Rongrong vanished at the edge of the black hole, the pink-and-blue hem of her skirt flickering out of sight.
In the final instant before Ning Rongrong was pulled in, the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda spun wildly in her palm.
"Little Ao! Catch!"
With the last of her strength, she aimed the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda toward Oscar. It was Ring Fusion!
Before the black hole swallowed her, she forcibly used her Ring Fusion talent, compressing all the Soul Power left in her body into a ball of light and hurling it toward Oscar with all her might!
"Everyone... you have to win!!!"
Ning Rongrong disappeared completely.
Oscar lunged forward and caught the scorching ball of light.
There was no time to grieve, no time to hesitate!
Oscar knew what he had to do. Gritting his teeth against the heart-rending pain, he threw the ball of light, now fused with his own Soul Power, toward Ma Hongjun, the nearest person to him!
"Fatty! Catch!"
Ma Hongjun's eyes were bloodshot, tears and sweat mingling on his face. He, too, felt the immense power in the ball of light.
Without hesitation, he poured in what little Phoenix Soul Power he had left, then tossed it to Zhu Zhuqing on the flank!
"Zhuqing!"
Zhu Zhuqing caught it and infused it with the chilling Soul Power of her Hell Spirit Cat. Then it went to Xiao Wu, who finally threw it to Dai Mubai!
Dai Mubai let out a thunderous tiger roar. He held nothing back, no longer caring about what might come afterward, and poured every last bit of Soul Power in his body into it!
The light blazed brilliantly, and the energy sent the entire arena trembling!
"Little San! It's up to you!!!"
With the last of his strength, Dai Mubai hurled the ball of light toward Tang San, who was struggling with all his might against the pull of Space Collapse, trying to steady himself.
Then his burly body, his Soul Power utterly exhausted, was swept up by the black hole's wake. With a muffled groan, he staggered into the warped space!
"Boss Dai!!!"
Tang San watched Dai Mubai disappear, pain and fury threatening to consume him.
He had to catch that ball of light, which held all his companions' hopes and strength!
But just as he reached out to catch it, a freezing current swept in!
"Ice Seal!"
Enduring the agonizing backlash from the disruption of her Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Shui Bing'er seized the fleeting opportunity and unleashed her first Soul Skill.
She tried to freeze the ball of light flying toward Tang San with frigid ice crystals, even if she could only delay it for an instant!
"Crack!"
The ice crystals shattered before they could even touch the ball of light! Shui Bing'er's face turned even paler, and a trickle of blood ran from the corner of her mouth.
"Yang Teng! What are you doing?!"
She couldn't understand. They already had the advantage, so why was Yang Teng stopping her from interfering with Tang San? It made no sense!
But Yang Teng's gaze remained fixed on Tang San and on the ball of light, drawing closer by the second, its radiance growing ever brighter.
"I don't want to win by luck. I want an overwhelming victory!"
His gaze swept over Tang San, his tone brimming with provocation and absolute confidence.
"Don't they believe that with their Seven-in-One Fusion Skill and Tang San's Clear Sky Avatar, they can create a miracle and defeat anyone?"
"Then today, in the very field where they're most confident and powerful..."
"I'm going to beat them completely, cleanly, and decisively!"
Yang Teng swept out his hand. A gentle yet irresistible force of space instantly enveloped Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, Shui Yue'er, and all the other Skywater Academy team members.
"Yang Teng! Are you crazy?! We can still fight!"
Shui Bing'er and the others cried out, struggling, but they found they couldn't resist that power at all.
"I'm sorry."
For the first time, Yang Teng gave them an utterly earnest look, even tinged with apology, and bowed slightly.
"The fight ahead... Xiao Na and I may have to use power that's beyond our control. To keep from injuring you, I can only ask you to leave the arena for now."
He raised his head, his gaze sharp once more.
"Trust me, trust Xiao Na. The championship will be ours."
Shui Bing'er and the others looked at Yang Teng's unprecedentedly solemn expression. The questions and protests on their lips ultimately went unspoken.
They could feel he wasn't lying. The battle to come might truly be beyond what they could endure.
"We... understand. Be careful."
Shui Bing'er bit her lip.
Only Yang Teng, Gu Yuena, and the sole remaining member of Shrek's side, Tang San, were left in the arena.
Gu Yuena had no objection to Yang Teng's decision. She merely nodded.
She raised her pale hand, and a translucent crystal slowly appeared in her palm.
With a flick of her finger, the crystal became a streak of light and silently sank into Yang Teng's forehead.
"Xiaogang! Th-that... what was that?!"
In the VIP seats, Liu Erlong cried out, gripping Yu Xiaogang's arm tightly.
Yu Xiaogang's face was deathly pale, cold sweat beading on his forehead. He quickly searched through everything he had ever learned about Martial Souls, Soul Skills, and Soul Bones, but came up empty.
That crystal lay entirely beyond the bounds of his theoretical knowledge.
"I... I don't know either!"
Just then, a cool voice filled with disbelief sounded, drawing everyone's attention.
It was Pope Bibi Dong.
She stared fixedly at Gu Yuena, then looked at Yang Teng, whose brow had begun to glow blue. Shock filled her eyes.
"The Heart of Space... how is that possible... Only someone with an extremely profound understanding of spatial power could condense one. This girl's mastery of space is actually... greater than Yang Teng's, even... greater than mine?!"
Her words left the VIP seats in complete silence!
Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Poison Douluo, Flender, Liu Erlong... Everyone who heard her was struck dumb with shock!
Greater than Yang Teng's? Even greater than Pope Bibi Dong's? In the power of space?
They looked at the silver-haired, purple-eyed girl on the arena again, cool as the moon. Not a trace of curiosity or scrutiny remained in their eyes.
Only a deep, indescribable fear!
Just what kind of monsters were those two?!
On the arena.
After absorbing Gu Yuena's Heart of Space, Yang Teng's brow blazed with blue light, as if a third eye had suddenly opened!
An ancient, vast, terrifying dragon might that ruled over time and space burst from his body!
"Roar!!!"
The dragon's roar rang throughout Spirit City! Behind Yang Teng, the enormous phantom of the Space-Time Divine Dragon was no longer illusory. It began rapidly taking solid form!
Even more astonishingly, Yang Teng's own body began to change!
Fine silver-purple scales appeared across his skin. His hands transformed into dragon claws, small horns sprouted from his forehead, and a wild, noble aura spread around him!
Martial Soul Avatar!
It was the ultimate form of a Martial Soul, one that could only be fully unleashed upon reaching the rank of a Seven-Ring Soul Sage!
Before everyone's eyes, Yang Teng revealed his Martial Soul Avatar!
With the aid of Gu Yuena's Heart of Space and his own ultimate mastery of time and space, he had forcibly crossed that threshold!
Across from him, the instant the ball of light entered Tang San's body, his whole frame jolted. An unimaginable, surging power exploded inside him!
The Clear Sky Hammer in his hand swelled against the wind, instantly transforming into the Clear Sky Avatar that had once defeated the Spirit Hall Golden Generation!
On one side of the arena stood a silver-purple divine dragon who commanded time and space. On the other loomed a pitch-black hammer, its might bearing down upon heaven and earth!
The commentator's voice trembled and rasped with overwhelming excitement.
"Martial Soul Avatars! Both sides have unleashed their Martial Soul Avatars!"
"This is the Martial Soul Avatar of the Clear Sky Hammer, the world's number one tool-type Martial Soul, facing the Martial Soul Avatar of the Space-Time Divine Dragon, a beast Martial Soul king the likes of which we've never seen before!"
He paused, his voice filled with boundless emotion and shock.
"Th-this... who could believe it! This is a battle between children barely in their teens!"
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