Extreme Speed! Aura Sphere!

The ten clones formed hand seals at once and breathed out black smoke, blocking the view of all seven members of the Zhengtian Team.

"Shangguan Can, call out their positions! Everyone else, get out of there!"

Ye Wuqing shouted his orders.

"Got it!" they answered in unison.

But Chi Hong had already locked onto Shangguan Can. A support Soul Master like him was the easiest target.

"Greninja, use Extrasensory."

At his command, Greninja's eyes flashed purple. An invisible wave of psychic power surged toward Shangguan Can and crushed down on his consciousness.

"Ah... I can't move!"

Shangguan Can cried out. His mind had taken a heavy blow, leaving him dizzy and his body frozen against his will.

That was Extrasensory's flinching effect. Unfortunately, it worked on only one person at a time, not an entire group.

"Don't worry, I'm out!"

As an agility-type Soul Master, Yang Yifan was the first to escape the Smokescreen. But with so many Greninja clones around, he wisely left them alone and charged at Chi Hong instead.

"Once I take down the summoner, we win!"

Yang Yifan grinned, confident in his speed and strength.

Chi Hong glanced at him.

"Lucario, Extreme Speed."

Lucario had just completed a Swords Dance. At the command, his figure blurred, moving too fast for the naked eye to follow.

Whoosh—

The wind arrived before the fist!

Huh? Where did that gust come from?

The question had barely crossed Yang Yifan's mind when a dark figure appeared before him.

Before he could even make it out, a violent pain tore through his abdomen.

Only after he went flying backward did he realize what had happened.

What kind of speed was that?

Wasn't that dog an attack-type?

How could he move so fast that even I, an agility-type Soul Ancestor, couldn't see him?

Amid the pain and his crumbling sense of reality, Yang Yifan made peace with it.

He hit the ground and settled in for a nice nap.

Lucario held his Rising Dragon Punch pose, his gaze sharp.

Taking out an opponent in one move was nothing new to him.

Meanwhile, Greninja used Night Slash to eliminate Shangguan Can.

Less than ten seconds into the fight, the Zhengtian Team had already lost two members!

"Damn it! Plan B!"

Ye Wuqing's voice turned icy. He was clearly furious. With a flick of his fingers, he sent a Golden Leaf shooting toward Greninja.

"Now that you've shown yourself, you're not getting away! Holy Radiance Cross Slash!"

Yu Mengdi beat her angel wings and sent a dazzling golden cross slash at Greninja.

Attacking from both sides, they meant to take Greninja out in one strike and even the numbers.

Greninja refused to back down. He first formed a small Water Shuriken in one hand and hurled it at the Golden Leaf.

Bang! The Golden Leaf exploded in midair.

Then Greninja formed another Water Shuriken, this one a huge cross!

With a sharp backhand throw, he sent it crashing into the Holy Radiance Cross Slash!

The two attacks collided in a burst of golden light, and a fine mist drifted across the battlefield.

Chi Hong smiled.

"Now, Greninja! Change your type and use Blizzard!"

Greninja understood at once. The deep blue glow around him turned a cold, pale blue.

He raised both hands, and dazzling ice-blue light erupted from his body.

A spinning storm cloud gathered rapidly overhead. Fed by the mist, it swelled until it covered the entire battlefield.

The next moment—

Countless snowflakes and hailstones poured from the cloud. A bone-chilling wind swept across the arena, turning it into a frozen wasteland in an instant.

"It's freezing. My Golden Leaves aren't working."

Ye Wuqing frowned, sensing trouble.

This battlefield-wide move severely limited him, and it had come too quickly for him to retreat.

"Mengdi, let's take him out first."

Ye Wuqing raised his left hand. Golden leaf veins spread across his palm, turning it gold and greatly boosting his strength and defense.

"Got it."

Yu Mengdi's gaze hardened. The fifth Soul Ring beneath her feet lit up black as she prepared her strongest killing move.

The Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill, Angel God-Sealing Slash!

Facing two Soul Kings at once, Greninja remained calm.

Elsewhere, Blood Wolf lunged wildly at Lucario, grinning.

"Don't be scared, little dog. Uncle Wolf's here to play!"

He slashed with both sharp claws, while an arrow hurtled in from behind him.

It was a ranged attack from the last Soul King, Tang Xiaolei.

With an archer on the field, the fight had undoubtedly become more dangerous.

"Lucario, meet him head-on! Use Power-Up Punch!"

Chi Hong threw a punch of his own.

"Luca!"

Brimming with fighting spirit, Lucario faced the incoming claws. Brilliant silver-white light flared around his right fist, trailing behind it like a comet across the night sky.

He drove his fist forward!

Boom—

The force of the punch made the air hum.

Thud!

Steel fist met sharp claws. With a crisp crack, fragments of bone fell from Blood Wolf's claws to the ground.

"Aaah! Impossible! How can a wolf lose to a dog?"

Blood Wolf's claws were drenched in blood. He collapsed and howled in agony.

Blood Wolf, KO!

That left the incoming arrow.

Lucario swept an arm across and knocked it aside, stopping the attack with ease.

"He deflected my arrow just like that?"

Shock crossed Tang Xiaolei's face. He drew his bow again, this time nocking three arrows at once!

"Let's see how you block these!"

His eyes narrowed as he fixed his aim on Lucario, covering every angle.

But Chi Hong had no intention of dodging this time. Through Aura, his mind was linked with Lucario's.

Blue Aura light shone in Chi Hong's eyes as he shouted:

"Come on, Lucario! Use Aura Sphere!"

"Lu—ca—!"

Aura erupted from Lucario's body. He crouched slightly and brought his hands together before him. Power flowed between them like water, forming a blue energy sphere that spun and swelled.

"Three arrows at once!"

Gritting his teeth, Tang Xiaolei loosed them. Three razor-sharp arrows tore through the air.

Lucario's eyes narrowed. With all his strength, he thrust the Aura Sphere forward.

Boom!

The huge blue sphere streaked ahead, carving a deep trench through the ground.

The arrows struck it like iron needles hitting stone. They snapped and vanished instantly, unable to slow it at all.

Blue light washed over Tang Xiaolei's face.

He suddenly smiled, at peace with it, and lowered his bow.

"Stronger up close than an attack-type Soul Master, faster than an agility-type, and ranged firepower on par with a heavy Soul Cannon. What's the point of fighting? You win."

Boom!

A massive blue shock wave exploded, throwing up dust and shattered stone.

All the spectators could see was that blue flash.

Xiao Hongchen could no longer smile. That energy blast seemed even more powerful than his Soul Tools.