Three Versus Seven

Hearing Qin Ming say this, Yu Tianheng, as the team captain, immediately stepped forward to state his position. "Teacher Qin, don't worry, we will definitely secure this victory just like before."

"Mm, conserve your energy and maintain your best condition."

Soon, evening arrived, and the Imperial Team's match was naturally packed to capacity, with the people from Shrek Academy also present.

Flender still wore a sour face. For a miser like him, losing a sum of money was more painful than being killed.

Following a performance of energetic song and dance, the host Doudou took the stage.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today's highly anticipated match is about to begin. Let us invite the Imperial Team to the stage."

Yu Tianheng led the Imperial Team onto the stage, greeted by a wave of cheers. These people had all bet on the Imperial Team to win and had already made quite a bit of profit previously.

The members of the Imperial Team also thoroughly enjoyed this feeling of being the center of attention.

"Next, let us invite the Bifulong Team to the stage."

Lan Yu led Zhu Qing and Ning Rongrong out from the backstage.

They likewise received a wave of cheers; Ning Rongrong and Zhu Qing still held very high popularity at the Soto Grand Soul Arena.

Over at Shrek Academy, the fatty Ma Hongjun nudged Dai Mubai.

"Hey, Boss Dai, who do you hope wins?"

"Hmph! Shut up!"

Dai Mubai snapped at Ma Hongjun, and Ma Hongjun chuckled sheepishly, asking for a snub.

Tang San, meanwhile, noticed Yu Xiaogang's gaze fall upon Yu Tianheng.

"Teacher, that captain of the Imperial Team is..."

"He's my nephew. I haven't watched him in a long time; he's probably going to suffer a setback this time."

Oscar chimed in with a cynical remark. "That guy can even defeat Teacher Zhao, so isn't him going on stage just bullying people?"

"You lot might want to take a closer look at his methods."

Host Doudou announced at that moment, "Please have both sides summon your martial souls."

The members of the Imperial Team summoned their martial souls one by one. Down below, Yu Xiaogang explained the information related to these people's martial souls to the few members of Shrek Academy.

Naturally, he heavily boasted about the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, and casually mentioned the special nature of the Nine Heart Begonia.

Zhu Qing and Ning Rongrong also summoned their martial souls. Seeing that their third spirit rings were genuinely ten-thousand-year spirit rings, the members of the Imperial Team were quite surprised.

"They really are all ten-thousand-year spirit rings. Don't underestimate them."

Immediately after, Lan Yu also revealed his spirit rings. Five crimson spirit rings appeared, instantly making everyone's eyes widen.

Qin Ming stood straight up from his seat.

"Five hundred-thousand-year spirit rings! This... this is impossible!"

Even host Doudou was stunned, failing to react for a long time.

"Host, can the match begin?"

Hearing Lan Yu's voice, Doudou finally snapped out of it.

"Ah! Sorry, I announce the match begin."

Although Doudou announced the start of the match, neither side made a move.

"Mycelial Carpet, deploy!"

As Lan Yu's words fell, the Mycelial Carpet rapidly covered the entire arena.

"Don't say I'm bullying you. Your main opponents are them."

Zhu Qing and Ning Rongrong had four mushrooms given to them in advance by Lan Yu: a healing mushroom, a detoxifying mushroom, a full-buff mushroom, and a high-temperature mushroom skewer.

"Don't look down on people! Captain..."

Aosuo looked toward Yu Tianheng, and Yu Tianheng also let out a loud shout to boost his team's momentum.

"Make your move!"

Yu Tianheng took the lead, heading straight for Ning Rongrong, with Aosuo following closely behind. The brothers Shi Mo stared at Lan Yu, guarding against a sudden strike from him.

Yufeng attacked Zhu Qing, while Dugu Yan guarded Ye Lingling in the back row.

The tactical arrangement had absolutely no flaws. It was just a pity that they still vastly underestimated the strength of the two young women.

Yu Tianheng swung his fist at Ning Rongrong. In his view, Ning Rongrong was ultimately just a support system, and even though intel showed her strength was a bit greater, Yu Tianheng hadn't taken it to heart at all.

His martial soul was the number one beast martial soul under heaven, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon; he had never feared a head-on battle.

Yet when Yu Tianheng exchanged a punch with Ning Rongrong, he discovered he was devastatingly wrong.

Even in his martial soul avatar state, he was actually knocked back by a single punch from Ning Rongrong.

Aosuo cut in from the flank at that moment. "Good opportunity, first spirit ability: Ghost Shadow Pierce!"

"Not good! Don't rush over!"

Unfortunately, Yu Tianheng's warning was already too late. With the amplification of the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda applied to herself, Ning Rongrong not only possessed formidable strength, but her speed was also not slow in the least.

Ning Rongrong delivered a graceful roundhouse kick, landing accurately on Aosuo's face. Aosuo sent flying backward, rolling several times across the Mycelial Carpet.

"Third spirit ability: Thunder's Wrath!"

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang shook his head. "Using Thunder's Wrath right now is not wise."

"Teacher, what kind of spirit ability is this Thunder's Wrath?"

"This is the core spirit ability of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, and also a self-amplification skill.

After using it, one enters a berserk state for a certain period of time, increasing thunder power by one hundred percent and spirit power by fifty percent.

If the skill is not voluntarily stopped, it will continue until spirit power is completely exhausted."

"So strong! This time it'll definitely be able to beat that stuck-up woman to a pulp, right?"

Oscar had fallen in love with Ning Rongrong at first sight, but after discovering he couldn't have her, his affection had turned into resentment.

Tang San remained silent, his gaze fixed on the Mycelial Carpet on the arena.

"Teacher, is that extra layer of things on the lightning also a spirit ability?"

"This... I cannot be certain. It's also possible that it's a domain."

"A domain?"

"Domains are abilities possessed by only a few soul masters. Most domains are innate to martial souls, but it seems there are also places to acquire domains acquired day-to-day. I'm not entirely clear on the specifics."

Tang San nodded. He wanted a domain as well; the next time he saw Tang Hao, perhaps he could ask about it.

On the arena, after activating Thunder's Wrath, Yu Tianheng's figure moved as he attacked Ning Rongrong once more.

"First spirit ability: Thunder Dragon Claw!"

Ning Rongrong chose not to clash head-on, instead continuously dodging Yu Tianheng's onslaught.

The Mycelial Carpet could drastically increase the spirit power recovery speed of Ning Rongrong and Zhu Qing, so if it came to a war of attrition, the losers would still be the Imperial Team.

Meanwhile, Yufeng, who was matched against Zhu Qing, utilized his aerial advantage. He appeared to be toying with Zhu Qing, but in reality, Zhu Qing was sensing the flow of the wind to find Yufeng's vulnerability.

After the Floating Anemo Fungus deeply merged with Zhu Qing's Netherworld Civet martial soul, Zhu Qing's own perception of wind elements grew increasingly acute.

"Third spirit ability: Wind and Clouds Surge!"

Yufeng activated his third spirit ability, and a violent gale swept Zhu Qing into it. However, what Yufeng never expected was that not only was Zhu Qing unharmed by the wind, but she even utilized the wind's power to shoot up into midair.

Gale Claws condensed upon her hands, and the corners of Zhu Qing's mouth curled into an icy smile.

"Second spirit ability: Netherworld Hundred Claws!"

Zhu Qing's figure flashed continuously, and amid a series of screams, Yufeng crashed heavily to the ground.