"This old woman will join the fun."
"And this old man will accompany you."
Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang and Dragon Duke Meng Shu leaped from the woods on the southern side together.
Snake Granny held a Serpent Cane coiled with snake patterns, while Dragon Duke gripped a long Dragon Staff carved with a dragon's head.
Standing shoulder to shoulder, they raised their staffs together. Two distinct streams of Soul Power met and fused in midair.
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Dragon-Snake Combined Strike!"
The Serpent Cane and Dragon Staff merged into a scepter over ten feet long. From its tip, the massive phantom of a dragon and snake surged skyward, jaws wide as it lunged at Chrysanthemum Douluo.
The phantom carried the combined power of two Soul Saint-level Soul Masters. Though it fell short of a Titled Douluo, it was enough to tear an opening in the battlefield.
Behind them, Ning Fengzhi activated the Martial Soul Avatar of his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
The pagoda hovered and spun above his head. Its first through seventh floors lit up at once, sending golden beams of enhancement onto Tang San, Dai Mubai, Tai Tan, Dragon Duke and Snake Granny, and the others.
Strength, speed, Soul Power, defense—the boost to every attribute sent their fighting power soaring.
With Ning Fengzhi's enhancement, Tai Tan's brute strength grew even more terrifying. A single punch made the ground tremble.
The dragon-snake phantom grew more powerful as well. It twisted around Chrysanthemum Douluo, unable to hurt him but more than capable of distracting him.
The Shrek group seized the chance to reform their ranks.
Tang San recalled the Clear Sky Hammer, and they launched the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill again. This time, Ning Rongrong's enhancement was folded into it too, nearly doubling the hammer's might.
Dai Mubai charged