"We'll use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill."
Tang San knew that ordinary attacks couldn't do anything to Ye Tianyun. Their only option was a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
With the power of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they could easily break through Ye Tianyun's defenses.
After all, Ye Tianyun was only a forty-level Soul Ancestor.
"Good. We'll use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill."
The Shrek Seven Devils immediately got ready.
Main Timeline.
When Tang San saw the Shrek Seven Devils' Martial Soul Fusion Skill, he grew smug and arrogant.
"This is our Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill. With all our strength combined, we can rival a Soul Saint."
Yu Xiaogang shook his head.
"No. It doesn't reach the Soul Saint level. Don't forget, the you over there hasn't even reached Soul Ancestor yet. He's still only a Soul Elder."
Tang San thought it over and realized Yu Xiaogang was right. His counterpart in the other world was rather useless and had been defeated by Ye Tianyun.
Although the other Tang San's Soul Power Level was no different from his own, Tang San would never admit that he himself was incompetent.
In the Live Broadcast Room, the Shrek Seven Devils' Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill had already entered the merging stage.
But because Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had a rift between them, their mental connection wasn't going smoothly.
"Don't rush. I'll give you time to prepare."
Ye Tianyun had noticed the seven's unusual behavior. He remained calm, activated his Battle Armor, and readied himself to move at a moment's notice.
With the boost from his Battle Armor, his Soul Power could reach the Soul Emperor level. Combined with his powerful mental strength, he was confident in himself.
Of course, if necessary, he could retreat strategically. He wasn't going to fight Tang San to the death, and his Evil God Wings let him fly very fast.
"Everyone, we absolutely can't lose. We have to be of one heart and mind."
Tang San knew the weakness of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. If they couldn't unite as one, it would never work.
Zhu Zhuqing hesitated briefly. Then she thought of Ning Rongrong and the others, and ultimately decided to put everything aside.
The Martial Soul Fusion Skill quickly took shape.
[This was Tang San's first time using a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. The countless people around him were all stunned by it.]
The three instructors from Heaven Dou Royal Academy were even more regretful.
They shouldn't have turned away such a genius.
In the Main Timeline, the Shrek Seven Devils lifted their chins proudly. Heaven Dou Royal Academy hadn't taken them in back then—that only proved how blind they'd been.
A Martial Soul Fusion Skill—how incredible was that?
But in the very next second, the Live Broadcast Room cut straight in.
[It's a shame. The Shrek Seven Devils are a little shameless, but they're geniuses all the same. In the eyes of a true genius, though, they're only average.]
The seven's faces stiffened at once.
The word "shameless" really rubbed them the wrong way.
More importantly, that Live Broadcast Room comment—what did it mean, "average geniuses"?
Were they not geniuses?
[There are geniuses who are simply called geniuses, and then there's Ye Tianyun. He's a genius in the truest sense.]
[Even when facing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, with Tang San's strength surging to the Soul Emperor level, Ye Tianyun remained composed.]
[He used his enormous mental strength to exert direct mental suppression, resisting the combined mental power of all seven.]
[That's what a true genius is: one person's mental strength holding off the mental strength of seven.]
Main Timeline Tang San was truly shaken.
He specialized in mental strength, yet even seven people working together couldn't beat Ye Tianyun alone.
[Ye Tianyun then activated his Third Soul Skill, letting the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger unleash its full power. The clash between the two sides lasted only a moment before the Martial Soul Fusion Skill was smashed apart, and Tang San was gravely wounded.]
On the screen, blood seeped from Tang San's features as he collapsed to the ground, badly hurt.
[That's the difference in absolute strength: a Soul Ancestor crushing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.]
Silence. The entire scene fell silent.
Countless people watching the broadcast in the Main Timeline fell quiet.
They knew Ye Tianyun was strong, but he was only thirteen—and a Soul Ancestor had effortlessly crushed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
After a long while, someone finally spoke.
"How did he do that? Can you tell what the reason was?"
"What else could it be? His Battle Armor. It boosted his Soul Power by twenty levels, enough to rival a Soul Emperor. Add in his powerful mental strength, physique, and Soul Power, and that's how he did it."
"That shows how important Battle Armor is. If we had Battle Armor, we could overcome stronger opponents despite being weaker."
Tang San stared at himself on the screen, lost in thought and unable to snap out of it for a long time.
His counterpart had been defeated like that.
If he were in that fight now, even with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, there was a good chance he wouldn't be Ye Tianyun's match.
Unless he could overpower Ye Tianyun in cultivation level.
Yu Xiaogang noticed Tang San's silence and kindly tried to comfort him:
"Xiao San, don't compare yourself to Ye Tianyun. He's a prodigy, and he's from another world. In this world, you're invincible."
Even so, for some reason, Tang San felt as though Yu Xiaogang was really saying that he was inferior to Ye Tianyun, so there was no point comparing them—even if that was indeed the truth.
Nearby, the Soul Saint Brothers began shaking their heads again.
"What a pity. Tang San's strength is decent, and the Shrek Seven Devils aren't weak either, but they still fall short of Ye Tianyun."
The gap wasn't small at all.
The Shrek Seven Devils fell silent as one.
This time, the blow had hit them hard.
Tang San's expression grew even uglier the next second.
On the screen, Ye Tianyun walked up to Tang San and kicked him flying.
"Trash is trash. You still like coming after me. Do you even have what it takes? If you can't back it up, stop running your mouth."
Tang San was so furious that his teeth ground together.
"Damn it! It was only a temporary victory. What's there to gloat about? And he even kicked me over!"
In Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong fell silent.
If her Martial Soul Team went against Tang San, they might have a chance of beating him. But defeating Ye Tianyun was almost impossible.
It seemed they really did need to research Battle Armor.
"We must step up our Battle Armor research. We need it badly."
"Yes."
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo nodded in unison.
They really needed Battle Armor. Even an ordinary suit could raise one's Soul Power by twenty levels. It was absurdly powerful.
And it wasn't just Spirit Hall.
The Heaven Dou Empire.
Xue Ye was delighted and spoke on the spot:
"Take a million gold coins from my private treasury. Gather every kind of talent and research Battle Armor. Anyone who manages to develop it will receive a generous reward and be granted a royal title."
A royal title was already a lavish reward.
The nobles below didn't refuse. They knew they didn't have Ye Tianyun's Martial Soul or combat talent.
But Battle Armor could be researched.
It was an important way to improve one's strength.
[The third battle ultimately ended in Ye Tianyun's victory.]
[And it was an absolute victory. This battle was beyond imagination, because even a Martial Soul Fusion Skill couldn't defeat someone their own age.]
Tang San: "..."
Oh, so that was what "beyond imagination" meant.
He'd thought he was formidable, but he'd lost so miserably. It really was beyond imagination—a stinging slap in the face.
"Damn it! How can Ye Tianyun be so strong? Why? I refuse to accept this!"
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