Breaking the Deadlock

"You should be eliminated." A savage glint showed in Yan Fei's eyes.

But at that moment, Tie Li turned to look at him, blue-white lightning filling his eyes.

Xiya's First Soul Skill could confuse people's vision. When her First Soul Skill landed on him, the power of lightning within his body surged out of control and gathered in his eyes.

"You..."

Yan Fei froze for a moment, a sense of danger rising in his heart, but he did not stop attacking. No matter how strong you are, you're still a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster like me. Could you really eliminate me outright?

Yan Fei did not believe Tie Li could do that.

First Soul Skill, Thunder Hammer!

The Forging Hammer transformed into a Thunder Hammer, and a layer of Thunder Armor crawled up the hammer's handle and over Tie Li's right arm.

Lightning flared as Tie Li stared at the approaching Yan Fei, concentrating all his strength into his right arm.

"Boom!"

Seizing the moment, he smashed the Thunder Hammer fiercely toward Yan Fei's wings. The blade-like wings collided with the Thunder Hammer, producing the distinct clang of metal striking metal.

Yan Fei felt an enormous force tearing apart his wings, while violent lightning ran rampant through them.

"Bang!"

With his wings broken, Yan Fei was smashed away like a deflated balloon. He rolled across the ground before finally stopping at the edge of the Soul Fighting Platform, only a step away from being eliminated.

He tried to struggle back to his feet, but his body had been severely damaged, and he could no longer even stand steadily.

"Bang!"

A tremendous crash rang out from the Soul Fighting Platform as Tie Li sprang up with force from his knees and launched an assault on the Giant Fang Team's control-type Soul Master.

"I'll handle him!"

The Giant Fang Team's defense-type Soul Master immediately stood in front of Xiya, raising his shield before him as he unleashed his First and Second Soul Skills at the same time.

The shield rose over three meters high. A flash of white gleamed across its surface, and an energy barrier emerged behind it, enveloping Xiya and the defense-type Soul Master.

"Rumble!"

The Thunder Hammer struck the shield with a deafening boom. The defense-type Soul Master's breath caught, panic appearing in his eyes. He could feel the power behind Tie Li's strike.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!

Blow after blow pounded against the shield, and the collisions from each strike made everyone's scalp tingle.

Blood appeared at the corner of the defense-type Soul Master's mouth. Unable to endure any longer, he spat out a mouthful of clotted blood. Clearly, taking Tie Li's attacks head-on had inflicted serious injuries on him.

Xiya was somewhat afraid, but she knew even better that she could not sit back and wait for defeat.

Her second Soul Ring lit up.

Second Soul Skill, Ghost Mirror Image!

Tie Li's reflection appeared on the surface of the Ghost Mirror. The next second, a phantom that resembled Tie Li by eighty percent stepped out of the mirror.

At that instant, Xiya's face turned deathly pale. More than ninety percent of her Soul Power had been consumed.

The stronger the mirrored Soul Master, the greater the Soul Power consumption. Xiya had never before spent more than ninety percent of her Soul Power.

Even when she had encountered a Three-Ring Soul Elder in the past, it had consumed at most seventy percent of her Soul Power.

He... Xiya looked at Tie Li with utter disbelief.

The moment Tie Li's mirror image appeared, everyone felt that things had taken a turn for the worse.

But upon careful thought, the mirror image possessed only fifty percent of the original's combat strength. It was not impossible to defeat.

And the mirror image had to face the original first!

Yang Xiaoyun had just been eliminated by Snake Fang while protecting Dolangbu. A vicious wound gaped across her abdomen, caused by Dark Assault, the First Soul Skill of the Snake Fang Dagger.

Xiya's First Soul Skill had just prevented Bai Jiao and Daisi from eliminating the Giant Fang Team's two agility-attack-type Soul Masters. Now, working together with Snake Fang, they were causing no small amount of trouble for Dolangbu and the others.

Snake Fang glanced toward his own team. There was only one opponent there, and Xiya had even used her Second Soul Skill. They would definitely be able to hold on.

As long as he dealt with the opposing control-type Soul Master, everything would become simple.

"Boom!"

Another thunderous crash made Snake Fang feel that something was wrong, and he could not help looking back.

The Soul Master mirror image summoned by Xiya had actually been smashed into pieces with a single hammer blow. The defense-type Soul Master responsible for protecting her had been unable to withstand Tie Li's attacks and collapsed helplessly to the ground, losing his ability to fight.

The Second Soul Skill used while the First Soul Skill was active was a pure single-target attack, and its power was absolutely formidable. Unless he encountered a Soul Master like Huyan Hao with a top-tier defensive Martial Soul, almost no Soul Master of the same level could withstand it.

Even his own mirror image had been reduced to ashes beneath Thunder Strike.

At that moment, only the control-type Soul Master with barely any Soul Power left and an auxiliary-type Soul Master remained before Tie Li.

Snake Fang, who had still been planning a desperate last stand, suddenly discovered that the enhancement effect on his body had vanished.

His four teammates had already been thrown off the Soul Fighting Platform by Tie Li.

And he had only eliminated one of the opposing agility-attack-type Soul Masters.

Tie Li had deliberately smashed his hammer into the ground to create noise and disrupt them.

With their teammates thrown off the Soul Fighting Platform, the three of them had long since lost their fighting spirit. Every time Tie Li deliberately struck the ground, it was psychological torment for them.

The result of this Soul Fight had already been decided. After spending a little more time, Tie Li eliminated Snake Fang and the other two one after another.

In the VIP private room, Manager Fu saw his team win and a faint smile curled his lips.

"A very good Soul Master. Although he wears a mask, it's clear that he's very young."

"Yes, he's only eleven this year."

The private room fell silent for three seconds before the distinguished figure spoke.

"Very good. He is qualified for us to cultivate."

In contrast, curses filled another VIP private room.

"Trash! You're all trash!"

After the referee announced the result of the Soul Fight, Tie Li and the others returned to the lounge.

"I'll take you to the medical room for some basic treatment first," Dolangbu said.

He had only consumed a great deal of Soul Power and was not injured, but Bai Jiao and the others were in far worse condition. Zong Hao in particular had taken Snake Fang's attack head-on to protect Dolangbu.

After they left, only Tie Li and Cai Xin remained in the lounge.

Cai Xin had wanted to use the opportunity to speak with Tie Li a little longer, but she saw him pack up his things and leave the lounge.

After leaving the Great Soul Arena, he went straight back to his dormitory.

It was not that Tie Li was unsociable. He simply felt that he lacked common topics with them.

Put simply, they were not the same kind of people.

Manager Fu required them to take part in a team Soul Fight once every three days, with him arranging their opponents. They were free to use the rest of their time as they pleased.

The arena had specialized training equipment. Aside from meditating and cultivating, they could also train their bodies during their free time.

A Soul Master had to possess excellent physical fitness.

Having just finished a team Soul Fight, Tie Li had three days of free time, all of which he used for cultivation and training, except for the afternoon of the fourth day, when he would discuss tactics with the others.

Tie Li spent the next half year this way.

Over those six months, the team participated in nearly fifty team Soul Fights and maintained a win rate of roughly eighty percent.

The Rock Team had become a level-twenty Copper Soul Fighting Team and gained considerable fame in the Great Soul Arena. Yet the most eye-catching part was always Tie Li's stunning performance whenever he appeared, using absolute strength to break through the enemy's defenses head-on.

Quite a few factions tried to recruit Tie Li in private, but he rejected every one of them.