On the arena, Dio Academy's captain looked smugly at Ma Rulong before him, his massive axe resting on his shoulder. He spoke disdainfully, "Ma Rulong, today I'll show you that Soul Tools are nothing but trash!"
With that, he raised his Dark Battle Axe and charged fiercely at Ma Rulong. He leaped high into the air, gripping the axe handle with both hands as Soul Power gathered. A huge phantom of a Dark Battle Axe emerged.
"Get the hell off the stage!"
The axe whistled through the air as it chopped viciously toward Ma Rulong below.
Facing this overwhelming attack, Ma Rulong's lips curled upward. He remained completely calm and directly activated a defensive Soul Tool—Absolute Defense. A scarlet barrier appeared, easily blocking the blow.
"Alright! It's time for you to leave the stage!"
A cannon emerged from Ma Rulong's shoulder. It was his prized creation, a Class 7 Soul Tool High-Temperature Ray! It effortlessly blasted Dio Academy's arrogant captain away, sending him tumbling out of the arena.
Having easily won this semifinal match to advance from the final four to the final two, everyone from Shrek watching from the platform wore grave expressions as they observed the Sun Moon Empire's performance.
Huo Yuhao's eyes, however, shone brightly. Their mastery of Soul Tools was so skillful that even some of their methods of using them were eye-opening to him. As expected, Shrek could only teach the basics.
"Alright, everyone! Tomorrow is our final. Honestly, I never expected us to make it this far, so all we need to do next is give it everything we have!"
Wang Yan earnestly reminded everyone that the Sun Moon Empire was no easy opponent. Though they had lost to Shrek every time before, Shrek had never won easily.
The Shrek team nodded. The Sun