Justsky Against the Sun-Moon Empire

The Team Battle was about to begin. Just Sky Academy and the Sun Moon Team stepped onto the arena from opposite sides.

Xiao Hongchen looked at the opposing team, the corner of his mouth lifting with a hint of arrogance. "Come on, Just Sky Academy. Entertain me. Show me what you're really capable of."

Song Que raised an eyebrow. Yep. A teenager who thinks he's the hero of the story.

Beside him, Meng Hongchen rolled her eyes helplessly. She hurried forward, yanked her embarrassing brother behind her, and turned to Song Que with a gentle smile. "Hello. You're Song Que, right? I'm Meng Hongchen. It's lovely to meet you."

"My brother's not too bright. Please don't mind him."

Seeing his sister fawn over an outsider and undermine him in public, Xiao Hongchen seethed. That little brat only cares about looks. Song Que's handsome, so now she's putting me down.

She'd sell out her own brother for a pretty face. Traitor!

His entrance ruined, Xiao Hongchen was about to step back when he saw Meng Hongchen chatting away with no intention of leaving. He snorted, grabbed her by the back of the neck, and dragged her back.

Song Que shook his head helplessly and turned around.

Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi exchanged a look, then gave Song Que teasing smiles. "Brother Song Que, should we go easy on the pretty girl later?"

Song Que rolled his eyes and ignored them.

Go easy on her? If we hold back, that girl will poison us before we know what hit us.

On the Sun Moon Team's side, captain Ma Rulong watched the siblings return and sighed softly.

Below the stage, the Shrek contingent had all taken their seats. Ling Luochen, absent for many days, had quietly arrived as well and sat alone at the far edge of the group.

Ma Xiaotao, seated in the front row, kept losing focus and glancing toward Ling Luochen.

Yan Shaozhe reminded everyone in a low voice, "All right. Watch how the Sun Moon Team fights. They'll probably show their true strength in this match."

Dai Yueheng nodded. "Just Sky Academy is strong, and they did beat our depleted lineup. But overall, the Sun Moon Team has the edge."

The next instant, the referee's whistle blew!

The first seven-on-seven Team Battle of the semifinals had officially begun.

The Sun Moon Team's seven members snapped into formation and immediately deployed the clustered Soul Tool suppression tactic they knew best.

Dozens of Hovering Soul Tool Cannons rose behind them. High-grade Soul Tools activated one after another, glowing with Soul Power of every color as cold cannon barrels charged and locked onto every member of Just Sky Academy.

The Sun Moon Team's Soul Engineers were all at least level five. Many had raised their Soul Power through medicines and secret methods and could not compare with true soul masters, but their cultivation was real.

High-grade Soul Tools powered by Soul King-level Soul Power were already far stronger individually than ordinary Soul King abilities. Now, with dozens of them charging at once, pressure engulfed the entire arena.

"They're all fast. Don't let them get close. Everyone, full firepower!"

At Captain Ma Rulong's command, the entire team entered combat stance.

Standing at the center of the formation, Xiao Hongchen flicked his hands. Countless tiny metal fragments swirled around him as he charged up in advance, ready to launch an assault in concert with the cannons.

On Just Sky Academy's side, Song Que quietly gave Xu Sanshi a look.

Xu Sanshi understood at once. He tightened his grip on the Dark Nether Turtle Shell Shield, his expression sharpening.

In an instant, the Sun Moon Team unleashed its first volley!

Countless Soul Power projectiles soared upward, spreading out to both sides and across the sky. Then they accelerated again and hurtled toward Just Sky Academy like a storm of falling stars.

At the last possible moment, two Just Sky Academy members' Soul Rings lit up together!

"Scatter, Senbonzakura!"

"Fifth Soul Skill, Golden Leaf Dance!"

Song Que gave the hilt of his bladeless Zanpakutō a light swing, and pink cherry blossom petals filled the sky.

Golden light erupted around Ye Wuqing. Hundreds of razor-sharp Golden Leaves spun at high speed, forming a golden storm.

Pink petals and golden blades interwove, instantly raising an impenetrable screen of flowers and leaves before the team.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Explosions thundered one after another above the arena.

The barrage collided violently with the floral barrier, and smoke spread across the air over the stage.

The Shrek contingent stared in astonishment at the Zanpakutō in Song Que's hand. It had no blade, only a hilt.

"What... what's going on with his sword?"

"Wasn't his martial soul wind-attributed?"

Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, and the others frowned in confusion.

Yan Shaozhe knitted his brows, his gaze fixed on Song Que's sword as he sank into thought.

What on earth is going on? It isn't just Huo Yuhao. Song Que has transformed completely too.

After this tournament, the elders are never going to let me hear the end of it.

In the arena, Just Sky Academy's strange yet powerful defense left the Sun Moon Team stunned for a moment.

Once they recovered, they immediately channeled their Soul Power again, preparing a second fierce assault.

Then something unexpected happened. Xiao Hongchen, who had been near the front of his formation, suddenly vanished.

In his place stood Xu Sanshi, wearing a sly grin.

Xiao Hongchen had inexplicably appeared where Xu Sanshi had stood a moment earlier.

Dark Nether Swap was one of Xu Sanshi's most powerful Soul Skills.

Unlike in the original story, where frequent use had put everyone on guard against it, he had kept the skill hidden.

At Song Que's request, Xu Sanshi had saved Dark Nether Swap until now.

The sudden switch caught Xiao Hongchen completely off guard.

Already poised to strike, the Just Sky Academy team did not hesitate. Attacks converged on Xiao Hongchen from every direction, pouring down on him.

His face changed. He hastily activated several defensive Soul Tools in succession, barely holding off the onslaught.

But trapped among his enemies and surrounded on all sides, he was too overwhelmed to break free.

Driven into a corner, Xiao Hongchen's eyes flashed with ruthlessness. He gritted his teeth and shouted, "Then I'll fight you all head-on!"

Golden light flashed. A golden right leg suddenly emerged behind Xiao Hongchen, gleaming like gilded metal, while dense metallic Soul Power covered his body.

His first and third Soul Rings lit up at the same time!

His hands flew. More than a hundred dense metal spheres hovered in the air, and thick cannon barrels rapidly formed around them. In the blink of an eye, he was armed from head to toe.

"Showtime!"

Xiao Hongchen shouted and was about to unleash every cannon in a head-on clash.

But before he could finish speaking, a ring of sharp pink cherry blossom petals silently wrapped around his neck.

At the same time, several tough silver-blue vines burst from the ground and bound his limbs and torso so tightly he could not move.

Song Que's calm voice rang out. "Bro, want to keep your head?"