"We drew their team?"
"They want seven of us against two of them? That's so embarrassing. I don't want to do it."
"Enough, stop arguing. Supervisor Zhang just told me that if we win this match, we'll be promoted to a Gold Soul Fighting Team."
"We've been touring the empire's major Soul Arenas precisely to face all kinds of opponents and prepare for the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament. We've fought enough in the Soto Great Soul Arena. Once we win this match, we'll move on to the next place."
Inside the team waiting room of the Soto Soul Arena, the members of the Imperial Fighting Team were displeased when they saw that the two-person team from Immortal Mountain had drawn them as their first team battle opponents. None of them wanted to take the field.
At that moment, Captain Yu Tianheng pushed open the door and spoke to his teammates.
Upon hearing this, a lovely young woman with short deep-purple hair, bewitching green eyes, and a slender waist swayed over to Yu Tianheng's side and said coolly,
"Since Tianheng has said so, we'll reluctantly take the field."
"We'll give those two girls who don't know their own limits a proper lesson. Otherwise, they'll really think there's no one left in the Soul Fighting world."
Through the glass window, Dugu Yan watched Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing in the Soul Arena.
A dainty girl with cascading black hair seemed thoughtful.
"Still, I've heard about Immortal Mountain too. They say its teacher is incomparably handsome, an immortal from the heavens, rarely seen in the mortal world. The students he teaches should all be peerless prodigies as well. They only accept exceptional disciples, so Immortal Mountain has a Trait Entry Detection Platform."
"Before we leave, we can visit Immortal Mountain and see what it's really about."
As Ye Lingling spoke, anticipation showed on her face.
From the audience's cries, it was clear that the Immortal truly possessed considerable charm. Unfortunately, by the time they arrived, he was already nowhere to be seen.
"Sure. The more Immortal Mountain is praised, the more interesting it'll be to defeat them. At least then it won't look like we're simply bullying the weak with numbers." Dugu Yan spoke blandly.
"But no matter what, seven of us against two of them should be easy. After all, we've handled all those seven-person teams in Suotuo City without breaking a sweat."
The two burly Imperial Fighting Team members, the brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo, said this.
"You mustn't let your guard down. You have to go all out in this battle."
Just as the seven members of the Imperial Fighting Team were about to take the field under the staff's guidance,
Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang displayed the Papal Token, ignored the Soul Arena staff's attempts to stop him, and blocked the Imperial Fighting Team's path with a gloomy expression.
The middle-aged man with the flat haircut stood in the middle of the path, immediately displeasing Dugu Yan. She snapped impatiently,
"Who are you? Do you think it's your business how we fight? Get lost!"
"Yanzi, don't be rude."
Yu Tianheng stared at Grandmaster, his expression shifting.
"You are... Second Uncle?"
"Second Uncle?!"
The moment Yu Tianheng uttered those words, the Imperial Fighting Team members all widened their eyes.
Yu Tianheng was one of the twin stars of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, a direct descendant. Wouldn't his second uncle be an elder-level figure of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?
"It's me. We can catch up later."
Grandmaster said gravely, "Tianheng, from what I've observed, your opponents this time are no ordinary opponents. Do not underestimate them just because they are a two-person team."
"You must unite and use every bit of your strength against them. In particular, you must perfectly unleash the power of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. That Hell Spirit Cat Soul Master is very fast, but no matter how fast she is, can she outrun thunder?"
"Use thunder to seal off their retreat directly. Don't disgrace your second uncle."
"I understand, Second Uncle. Wait for our good news."
Seeing Grandmaster, Yu Tianheng looked delighted.
But he did not know that Grandmaster was already on the verge of collapse.
His only remaining hope was that Yu Tianheng could lead his team to defeat those two girls, at least proving that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was still powerful and that he still had some eye for talent.
What if Yu Tianheng lost?
"No. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon will never lose. Hahaha."
Grandmaster's eyes reddened, and a crazed smile began to spread across his face, frightening Oscar and Ma Hongjun into hiding behind Flender.
"Dean, don't you think Grandmaster is acting a little strange?"
"His smile is so creepy."
"Ladies and gentlemen! The opponents of our Immortal Mountain Senior Sister Little Darlings Combination, the Imperial Fighting Team, are ready as well. Next, let us welcome the members of the Imperial Fighting Team!"
Host Keke abruptly raised her arm and pointed toward the western entrance.
"Imperial Fighting Team!"
Seven figures strode into the spotlight in perfect unison. At the front, the young man wore a dark-gold cloak. Fine blue-purple dragon scales covered his bare right arm, and with every step, tiny arcs of lightning burst from the gaps between those scales.
After Captain Yu Tianheng came to a stop, he slowly swept his gaze across the arena. Electric arcs flickered within his vertical pupils, and every section of the audience touched by his gaze fell silent for a moment.
"Captain Yu Tianheng, Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Level thirty-nine assault-type Battle Soul Elder!"
Keke's voice rose sharply. "Whether in team battles or individual matches, his Thunder Dragon Claw has left a deep impression on us all!"
Yu Tianheng cooperatively raised his right arm and clenched his fist. A thunderous explosion rang throughout the arena.
"Vice Captain Dugu Yan, Martial Soul: Jade Phosphorous Serpent. Level thirty-eight control-type Battle Soul Elder!"
Keke's amplified voice shifted toward the woman with short ink-purple hair. "In the previous match, her Jade Phosphorous Purple Poison paralyzed three opponents at once for over five seconds! In a team battle, that is more than enough time for her teammates to focus fire and instantly eliminate their targets! She plays a major role in the team through both control and area suppression!"
Dugu Yan raised her chin slightly. A wisp of pale-purple mist curled around her fingertips, and several lower-level Soul Masters in the front rows instinctively covered their mouths and noses, looking fearful.
"Beyond that, the Imperial Fighting Team also possesses its defensive core: the Shi Mo brothers!"
Keke pointed toward the broad-shouldered twins. "Black Tortoise Martial Souls, level thirty-eight and level thirty-seven defense-type Soul Elders! When they join forces to cast Black Tortoise Barrier, they can even withstand attacks from Soul Ancestors above level forty!"
The two Shi Mos stomped their feet at the same time. A layer of earthy-yellow radiance spread from beneath them, making even the ground tremble.
"The twin agile-attack elites, Yu Feng and Osler!"
Keke spoke faster and faster. "Their Martial Souls are the Wind Chime Bird and Ghost Leopard, level thirty-seven and level thirty-six agile-attack Soul Elders! Yu Feng's extreme speed can carry him across the entire arena in five seconds, while Osler's Ghostly Traceless Shadow has yet to be predicted in advance by any opponent of the same level in our Soul Arena! With the two working together, it seems no backline Soul Master can emerge unscathed."
Two afterimages flashed at once. Yu Feng had already appeared atop the pillar in the northern corner of the platform, while Osler silently appeared in the southern corner, as though he had never moved at all.
"Finally—"
Keke's voice suddenly softened.
"The healing-type Soul Master, Ye Lingling. Martial Soul: Nine-Heart Begonia. Level thirty-five healing-type Battle Soul Elder.
Although her Soul Power is the lowest, as long as she remains on the field, the Imperial Fighting Team's endurance far surpasses that of any other team! The previous team closest to receiving a Gold Soul Fighting Badge was defeated by this healing-type Soul Master through attrition tactics. They were dragged on until their Soul Power was completely exhausted and had no choice but to surrender!"
"Then I hereby announce: Senior Sister Little Darling Two-Person Combination versus Imperial Fighting Team, the Soul Fight officially begins!"