Noah Academy

Kaiqi led the team to one of the Great Soul Arena's sub-arenas. Across from them stood the Noah Academy Team.

After discussing it that morning, they decided that Youhe, Tie Li, the Lin Wen and Lin Wu brothers, and Bai Jiao would compete.

This time, the draw resulted in a seven-versus-seven team soul battle.

"This is a team soul battle. For us, it counts as an opportunity," Kaiqi said.

In a seven-man team soul battle, the advantages of individual soul masters would be weakened, placing greater emphasis on teamwork.

At the referee's signal, both teams stepped onto the soul battle stage.

When the audience learned it was a seven-versus-seven team soul battle, their enthusiasm erupted.

Both sides were observing one another. The seven members of Rock Team had information on their opponents, and the moment they saw the seven who took the stage, they had a general understanding.

Three Soul Elders and four Great Soul Masters.

The one they needed to pay the most attention to was their captain, who was also one of the Soul Elders.

Zhang Bing, a level thirty-four control-system Battle Soul Elder, martial soul: Ice Spider.

Li Qing'er, a level thirty-one agility attack-system Battle Soul Elder, martial soul: Nether Wolf.

Zhang Qing, a level thirty-two assault-system Battle Soul Elder, martial soul: Mighty Ape.

Information on the three Soul Elders flashed through everyone's minds at the same time.

The remaining four Great Soul Masters consisted of two defense-system soul masters, one support-system soul master, and one assault-system soul master.

"Noah Team, Captain Zhang Bing, level thirty-four control-system Battle Soul Elder. Please enlighten me." A trace of arrogance appeared in Zhang Bing's eyes as he looked at Youhe, the only Soul Elder in the opposing team.

"Rock Team, Captain Dolangbu, level thirty control-system Battle Soul Master." Dolangbu showed no other emotion at being ignored.

Zhang Bing froze for a moment. He had not expected the opposing captain not to be this three-ringed Soul Elder.

Dolangbu's soul power level was not bad; he merely lacked a third soul ring.

"Both sides, prepare. The soul battle begins!"

Martial souls possessed their wielders, weapon martial souls were summoned, and brilliant soul ring colors instantly enveloped the entire soul battle stage.

Among the opposing team's three Soul Elders, aside from Zhang Bing's optimal configuration of two yellow and one purple ring, the other two had rather ordinary soul ring setups.

Li Qing'er, who possessed the Nether Wolf martial soul, had three yellow rings. Zhang Qing had one white, one yellow, and one purple ring. In terms of soul ring configuration, Zhang Qing was superior to Li Qing'er.

The control-system soul masters on both sides struck first. Zhang Bing's martial soul was the Ice Spider, and he attempted to control the field with spider silk and frost.

His first and second soul rings lit up, and a vast cloud of snowy mist immediately appeared across the soul battle stage. Fortunately, it only reached everyone's knees.

Screech!

As assault-system soul masters, Tie Li and Bai Jiao stood at the front of the team. At that moment, they felt a pulling force beneath their feet.

Two strands of spider silk had wrapped around their ankles at some point, trying to drag them out of formation.

Li Qing'er and Zhang Qing, who were coordinating with Zhang Bing, immediately unleashed their soul skills. Two yellow lights fell upon them from behind—it was their support-system soul master applying enhancement skills.

The spider silk was quite tough. Tie Li did not break free immediately, but the pulling force was insufficient. With only a little effort, it could no longer move him.

Bai Jiao was a step slower and had already been dragged five or six meters away from the team.

Cai Xin's enhancement soul skills landed on them. With a forceful pull, Tie Li broke free.

Li Qing'er attacked Bai Jiao first. Having been separated from the team, he was the best target.

Li Qing'er's first and third soul rings lit up as she pounced toward Bai Jiao like a starving wolf.

Bai Jiao immediately unleashed his first and second soul skills, attempting to withstand Li Qing'er's offensive.

Dolangbu's vines were a step too slow, but Bai Jiao managed to endure Li Qing'er's first wave of attacks. The vines wrapped around his waist and pulled him back.

This prevented Li Qing'er and Zhang Qing from eliminating him together.

Youhe had already appeared from the other side. Relying on her individual strength, she wanted to try eliminating the most troublesome control-system soul master.

Zhang Bing's snowy mist appeared to obstruct vision and conceal the spider silk, but it was gradually reducing Tie Li's side's speed and perception.

It was like a slow-acting poison, poisoning them without their notice.

Youhe's martial soul was rather special, and her senses were keen, allowing her to notice something wrong immediately.

"You want to eliminate me that badly?" Zhang Bing grinned.

Two defense-system soul masters blocked the way in front of him, both with two yellow soul rings.

Both of their martial souls were shields. Though their martial souls differed, their soul skills had similar effects.

One activated his first soul ring, while the other activated his second. At the same time, Youhe's speed dropped, and her movements became sluggish.

"Careful, she's about to use her third soul skill."

The thousand-year soul ring on Youhe's body lit up. The purple glow made their expressions change drastically. The power of a thousand-year soul skill far surpassed that of a hundred-year soul skill.

Whoosh!

Youhe instantly broke free from the sluggish state. A dark violet glow flowed across her body, dispelling negative effects and comprehensively enhancing her speed, attack power, and explosive force.

The two defense-system soul masters unleashed their soul skills again, but the sluggishness effect could no longer affect Youhe.

They immediately used their other soul skills, standing in front of Zhang Bing to block Youhe's attack.

Yet what they had not expected was that Youhe had somehow circled past their shield defense and appeared on the other side.

With that, Zhang Bing was completely exposed before Youhe.

"Do you think I wouldn't have anticipated this?" There was not the slightest panic in Zhang Bing's eyes as his thousand-year soul ring lit up.

The snowy mist on the ground transformed into a web without warning. Youhe was already standing within it, and it stuck to her feet.

The spiderweb suddenly contracted, trapping Youhe inside.

The other members of Noah Team could not help but smile. Even the only three-ringed Soul Elder had been trapped by their captain. The remaining Great Soul Masters were nothing to fear.

Bang!

The sound of shattering bones and crackling lightning accompanied the elimination of a two-ringed Great Soul Master.

One of Noah Team's assault-system Great Soul Masters had wanted to take the opportunity to ambush Tie Li, but Tie Li countered him. Combined with the knockback effect of his second soul skill, his blow landed on the man's chest armor and eliminated him outright.

"You..."

Zhang Qing flew into a rage at the sight. After possessing his martial soul, his body had grown to three meters tall. His powerful physique was terrifying, but it also made him prone to anger.

He leaped up fiercely, his fists smashing toward Tie Li like two round hammers.

Tie Li's expression did not change much. Just as Zhang Qing's fists were about to strike him, two rough vines wrapped around Zhang Qing's body.

The vines coiled around him, climbing up both arms and restraining the arms that were about to strike.

They stopped just a foot in front of Tie Li.

Meanwhile, Tie Li's first and second soul rings had lit up at some point.

Under the effects of his first soul skill, his second soul skill was a purely single-target attack, and its damage was extremely powerful.

Second soul skill, Thunder Strike!

Intense lightning surged across Tie Li's right arm. This terrifying aura wiped the rage from Zhang Qing's face completely.