Heaven Dou vs. Shrek: A Clash of Equals! Tang San Takes the Field!

The second Heaven Dou team member immediately stepped onto the platform.

He possessed a fire-attribute Martial Soul, and his fighting style was extremely direct.

Huang Yuan blocked several attacks in succession, his stamina gradually declining.

In the final exchange, he was blasted back by the flames and fell outside the Spirit Battle Platform.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy pulled one back.

The second-line members of both sides took the stage one after another.

The light of Soul Skills flashed constantly across the Spirit Battle Platform.

Some won through speed.

Some relied on defense to wear down their opponents.

Others completed a counterattack at the very last moment.

By the end of the first match, both sides had claimed victories and defeats.

The host picked up the list again.

The host picked up the list again.

"The second match, three versus three."

"Please send out your contestants."

On Heaven Dou Royal Academy's side,

Yu Feng, Shi Mo, and Shi Mo stepped onto the Spirit Battle Platform together.

Yu Feng spread his cyan wings, his body slowly rising into the air.

Shi Mo and Shi Mo stood on either side of the ground.

Their positions were not completely close together, leaving a gap between them.

Shrek Academy sent out Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun.

Dai Mubai walked at the front.

Zhu Zhuqing followed behind him, her long black hair tied into a high ponytail, a narrow belt cinching her fitted combat outfit at the waist.

A water pouch hung at the side of her leg, lightly brushing against her long boots as she stepped onto the platform.

Ma Hongjun was the last to step onto the Spirit Battle Platform.

He glanced at Tang Feng, who stood at the edge of the arena, and his steps paused for a moment.

"Fatty, what are you looking at?"

Dai Mubai turned around.

Ma Hongjun quickly withdrew his gaze.

"Nothing."

Zhu Zhuqing did not look at Ma Hongjun.

She took her position to Dai Mubai's right, her body slightly lowered and her hands hanging naturally before her.

The host raised a hand.

"Match begin!"

As the words fell,

Yu Feng took to the air at once.

His cyan wings pressed downward, and his body shot into the sky.

Unlike before,

Yu Feng did not accelerate in a straight line. Instead, he immediately changed the angle of his wings after ascending.

His left wing drew in by a third.

His right wing tilted downward.

The side airflow swept beneath his wings, and his cyan figure instantly veered away.

Ma Hongjun raised his head.

His first Spirit Ring lit up rapidly.

"Phoenix Line!"

Purple-red flames spewed from his mouth.

A thick line of fire streaked through the air, covering Yu Feng's original path.

Yu Feng had changed direction in advance.

The flames brushed past the edge of his wings and all fell outside the Spirit Battle Platform.

The stone slabs were burned red.

Yu Feng flipped in midair, avoiding the remaining flames before climbing higher.

"This direction is wrong!"

Ma Hongjun raised an arm.

"He's above us!"

"I know."

Three Spirit Rings rose beneath Zhu Zhuqing's feet at the same time.

Yellow. Yellow. Purple.

Hell Spirit Cat possessed her.

Her body left a faint afterimage where she stood as she rushed straight for the gap between Shi Mo and Shi Mo.

Shi Mo immediately stepped forward.

Black Tortoise Shell covered his entire body.

He did not pursue Zhu Zhuqing, instead facing Dai Mubai head-on.

Dai Mubai raised both arms at once.

After the White Tiger Wuhun possessed him, his body rapidly expanded, sharp tiger claws extending from his fingertips.

"White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

His third Spirit Ring lit up.

White light covered his body, and the strength of his muscles rose with it.

Dai Mubai did not pause. His legs shattered the stone slabs beneath his feet as he charged straight at Shi Mo.

Shi Mo raised both arms.

Thick tortoise shell armor blocked his chest.

Boom!

The tiger claws crashed down heavily.

The tortoise shell slid back half a foot.

Shi Mo's legs sank into the stone slabs, shattered rocks scattering to both sides behind him.

"Shi Mo, seal off the rear."

Shi Mo blocked Dai Mubai's second attack.

Shi Mo did not turn around.

He shifted half a step sideways, holding his tortoise shell armor diagonally before Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing tapped off the ground with her toes, her figure sweeping past Shi Mo's side.

She did not force her way into the tortoise shell armor. Instead, she twisted her body in midair and used the opening in Shi Mo's defense to cut into the rear.

Shi Mo immediately turned around.

"Don't think you can get through!"

Zhu Zhuqing's first Spirit Ring lit up.

"Hell Stab!"

Her black figure suddenly accelerated.

Her hands turned into sharp claws, striking repeatedly toward Shi Mo's chest.

Shi Mo raised his tortoise shell armor to block.

The first strike landed on the edge of the shell.

The second scraped past the armor plates.

The third directly forced Shi Mo half a step back.

Zhu Zhuqing seized the opening, sliding past the side of the tortoise shell armor.

Ma Hongjun's flames had already followed from behind.

"Phoenix Line!"

A purple-red pillar of fire swept across.

Zhu Zhuqing did not stop, immediately flipping to the side.

The flames swept past her back and crashed toward Shi Mo's position.

Shi Mo crossed his arms.

Black Tortoise Shell released heavy Soul Power.

The flames slammed into the tortoise shell armor, erupting into a wave of scorching air.

Shi Mo used the force to retreat, just avoiding Zhu Zhuqing's next attack.

On the other side,

Dai Mubai had already unleashed several tiger claw strikes in succession.

Shi Mo remained blocking him from the front.

With every collision, the tortoise shell armor trembled with a dull impact.

Shi Mo did not compete directly with Dai Mubai in strength.

After blocking the tiger claws, he moved sideways, guiding Dai Mubai's attacks toward the edge of the Spirit Battle Platform.

Dai Mubai noticed the shift in position and immediately pulled back his right arm.

"Don't think you can force me out!"

"Shi Mo, switch positions."

After blocking the tiger claws, Shi Mo retreated to the left.

Shi Mo shifted over from the other side.

Their positions switched in an instant.

Shi Mo caught Dai Mubai head-on.

Shi Mo retreated to the rear instead, blocking the routes Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing might take to approach.

Dai Mubai brought down a claw.

Shi Mo raised his tortoise shell armor.

At the same time,

Zhu Zhuqing cut in from the side once more.

Shi Mo stepped forward in advance, his tortoise shell armor barring her only path.

Zhu Zhuqing changed direction, her figure vanishing past Shi Mo's side.

"She's going to the rear."

Shi Mo immediately warned them.

Ma Hongjun raised a hand and released flames.

"I'll block her!"

A broad swath of purple-red flames spread across the rear.

Zhu Zhuqing's figure flashed past the edge of the flames.

She did not make direct contact with the fire, instead moving swiftly along the edge of the Spirit Battle Platform.

Yu Feng dived down from high above.

Cyan feather blades shot out in succession, falling respectively toward Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing.

"Dodge!"

Dai Mubai raised his tiger claws and directly shattered the feather blades before him.

Ma Hongjun spewed Phoenix Line, blocking all the incoming cyan feather blades.

Zhu Zhuqing stepped on the edge of Shi Mo's tortoise shell armor and leaped up.

The feather blades swept beneath her feet.

After landing, she immediately attacked Shi Mo.

Yu Feng did not continue pursuing Zhu Zhuqing.

He changed direction in midair, his cyan figure streaking diagonally toward Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun was releasing flames and could not withdraw his Soul Skill in time.

Yu Feng swept over his head.

A cyan feather blade slashed through the center of the flames.

Phoenix Line was cut apart on the spot.

Ma Hongjun retreated several steps.

"Don't just keep staring at me!"

"Your flames are too easy to predict."

Yu Feng climbed higher again.

"Then come down and try!"

Ma Hongjun's second Spirit Ring lit up beneath his feet.

"Phoenix Bathing in Fire!"

Purple-red flame-light spread from within his body.

Flames covered his wings, and a heat wave swept out in all directions.

Yu Feng did not approach head-on.

Following the adjusted flight path Tang Feng had given him, he tucked in his left wing early and used the crosswind to complete the turn.

The flames Ma Hongjun released missed once again.

At the center of the Spirit Battle Platform.

After activating White Tiger Vajra Transformation, Dai Mubai's strength continued to increase.

He seized the instant Shi Mo shifted his defense and brought both claws down at once.

Shi Mo raised his turtle shell horizontally.

Boom!

Shi Mo slid several steps backward.

Two deep gouges were dragged across the stone floor.

Dai Mubai immediately pursued him.

Shi Mo moved in from the side to block him.

"Don't let him break through!"

Dai Mubai swung his claws, forcing Shi Mo back.

Shi Mo took the chance to steady himself again, his turtle shell positioned between them.

The two Black Tortoise Turtle Spirit Masters did not defend at the same time.

One took the attacks head-on.

The other continuously sealed off Dai Mubai's route forward.

Dai Mubai changed directions several times, yet he still could not break through both of their defenses at once.

Zhu Zhuqing seized another opening.

She avoided Shi Mo's turtle shell and rushed toward Shi Mo's rear flank.

"Hell Hundred Claws!"

Black claw shadows flashed repeatedly.

Several marks were left on Shi Mo's turtle shell.

Unable to turn around and pursue her, he could only concentrate his Soul Power on his back.

Just as Zhu Zhuqing prepared to press forward, Ma Hongjun's flames swept over from the side.

Zhu Zhuqing immediately withdrew.

The flames brushed past the hem of her clothes as they fell.

Shi Mo shifted sideways, taking the chance to block her path again.

Tang Feng stood outside the Spirit Battle Platform.

Blue-gold light spread outward through the plants beneath his feet.

A ring of low shrubs and grass grew around the edge of the Spirit Battle Platform.

The aura carried back by the blades of grass clearly presented every change in Soul Power on the platform within his awareness.

The changes in Yu Feng's altitude.

The exchanges of position between Shi Mo and Shi Mo.

The shifts in Dai Mubai's muscles whenever he prepared to exert force.

The landing points of every one of Zhu Zhuqing's incursions.

The rate at which Ma Hongjun expended Soul Power.

Tang Feng sensed all of it.

He did not interfere.

This three-on-three battle was precisely an opportunity to test the Imperial Fighting Team's new formation.

Yu Feng dove down from the air again.

This time, he did not attack directly.

His cyan wings skimmed over the Spirit Battle Platform, and the airflow pushed Ma Hongjun's flames to the side.

Shi Mo and Shi Mo seized the opportunity and advanced from the left and right respectively.

Dai Mubai was forced back.

Zhu Zhuqing tried to enter the rear line, but Shi Mo blocked her in advance.

The two formations collided once more at the center of the Spirit Battle Platform.

Flames, tiger claws, and turtle shells struck each other in rapid succession.

Cyan feather blades continuously descended from above.

Zhu Zhuqing moved through the others, approaching the Shi brothers several times, only to be driven back by their alternating defense each time.

"Dai Mubai, pin Shi Mo down from the front!"

"Ma Hongjun, seal off the air!"

"Zhu Zhuqing, attack Shi Mo's right side!"

Dai Mubai immediately charged forward.

"White Tiger Radiant Wave!"

A blazing white beam slammed into Shi Mo.

Shi Mo raised his turtle shell in front of himself.

Shi Mo filled in the defense from the side.

Zhu Zhuqing caught the moment their positions changed and launched Hell Stab once more.

She slipped past Shi Mo's side.

Dark purple light swept past Shi Mo's shoulder.

Shi Mo's steps sank as his body shifted half a step backward.

Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Line descended immediately afterward.

Zhu Zhuqing swiftly turned and dodged.

The flames exploded between Shi Mo and Shi Mo.

The two Black Tortoise Turtle Spirit Masters were forced apart.

Yu Feng descended from above, his cyan feather blades continuously interrupting Ma Hongjun's second attack.

Dai Mubai took the chance to ram Shi Mo aside.

Shi Mo's body retreated to the edge of the Spirit Battle Platform.

Shi Mo immediately shifted sideways, trying to fill the gap again.

"The formation hasn't broken. Keep going."

Tang Feng's gaze rested on the Spirit Battle Platform.

"Don't pursue. Maintain the alternation."

Shi Mo steadied himself.

"Understood."

Shi Mo withdrew the foot he had stepped forward with.

The two formed a front-and-back defensive formation again.

Dai Mubai's White Tiger Vajra Transformation was still active.

But more than half of his Soul Power had already been consumed.

Ma Hongjun's phoenix flames gradually weakened.

Zhu Zhuqing had used Hell Stab repeatedly, and her breathing had become hurried as well.

On the other side.

Fine Soul Power fluctuations appeared along the edges of Yu Feng's wings.

Shi Mo and Shi Mo's Soul Power had clearly declined as well.

Both sides kept switching positions.

None of their attacks truly crushed the other side.

After another collision.

Dai Mubai and Shi Mo both retreated.

Zhu Zhuqing had just forced Shi Mo back when Yu Feng's feather blades fell from the sky.

Ma Hongjun released flames to block them.

Shi Mo and Shi Mo stood in front again.

Neither side had enough Soul Power left to continue a fierce assault.

After observing for a moment, the host raised a hand.

"Both sides have expended nearly the same amount of Soul Power."

"Continuing the battle may cause unnecessary injuries."

"The second match is a draw!"

The light from the spirit skills on the Spirit Battle Platform gradually faded.

Yu Feng folded his wings and landed back on the ground.

He looked at Tang Feng and raised a hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"Captain, the new route works really well."

"Your speed improved."

Tang Feng looked at his left wing.

"But you still wasted Soul Power on two turns just now."

Yu Feng immediately lost his smile.

"Should we keep revising it after we go back?"

"Mm."

"I'll remember it."

Shi Mo and Shi Mo canceled their Martial Soul Possession.

Their turtle shells slowly dissipated.

Shi Mo looked at Tang Feng.

"Our exchanges this time weren't disrupted."

"The defensive distance was also more stable than during training."

"Keep it up."

Shi Mo nodded.

"If our Soul Power had been more sufficient, we could have held them off longer."

"Your task is not to stall them."

Tang Feng withdrew Blue Silver Domain.

"It is to ensure the team cannot be broken through from the front."

"Understood."

On the other side.

Dai Mubai canceled his White Tiger Wuhun.

He glanced at the Shi brothers, then turned toward Tang Feng.

Neither side had truly gained the upper hand in this battle.

But he knew clearly that Heaven Dou Royal Academy's three members had acted according to a unified rhythm throughout.

Every retreat and exchange of position had cut off their attack routes in advance.

Zhu Zhuqing stood beside Ma Hongjun.

Her gaze fell on Tang Feng.

Tang Feng did not look at her.

He still stood before Heaven Dou Royal Academy's team, checking Yu Feng and the Shi brothers' Soul Power consumption.

"Tang Feng."

Zhu Zhuqing spoke softly.

Tang Feng raised his eyes to look at her.

"Your new route really suits Yu Feng."

"You didn't help me."

"During the match, I am Heaven Dou Royal Academy's captain."

Zhu Zhuqing's fingers brushed the water pouch at her side.

"I know."

She did not ask any further questions.

Tang Feng withdrew his gaze and looked toward the raised platform.

The host had already picked up the roster again.

"The third match."

"Core members from both sides, prepare to take the stage!"

On Shrek Academy's side.

Tang San stepped forward.

Xiao Wu followed beside him.

Tang San's gaze remained fixed on Tang Feng.

Tang Feng saw him as well.

The next match would be Tang San and Xiao Wu's turn.

The host raised an arm.

"Third match: the core members of both sides will engage in a two-on-two spirit battle!"

"Both sides, please take the stage!"

Tang San and Xiao Wu stepped onto the Spirit Battle Platform together.

Tang San wore Shrek Academy's battle uniform, his short blue hair lightly stirred by the currents of air within the arena.

Xiao Wu followed at his side, her scorpion braid hanging down her back as she walked with light steps.

On Heaven Dou Royal Academy's side.

Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan walked out side by side.

Yu Tianheng flexed his right arm.

Blue-violet sparks of electricity continually flickered between his dragon scales.

Dugu Yan raised a hand to adjust her hair ribbon.

Her long emerald-green hair was tied behind her head, and her silver-white uniform clung to her waist.

She lifted her eyes to Tang San.

"Can your Blue Silver Grass withstand Yu Tianheng's lightning?"