The Hell White Tiger on Star Luo Empire's side landed first.
It was nearly thirty percent larger than Shrek Academy's, standing over four meters at the shoulder. Black stripes spread across its snow-white fur toward its limbs, and with every breath, gray-white vapor streamed between its fangs.
The White Tiger formed by Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing was slightly smaller but more slender. It landed without a thunderous crash, its four paws digging into the stone slabs like nails. It lowered its back and kept its eyes fixed on its opponent's throat.
Dai Weisi's voice came from inside the giant White Tiger.
"The gap in Soul Power is right there. How do you expect to win?"
Dai Mubai did not answer.
The smaller White Tiger moved first.
Its hind legs snapped straight, kicking up a spray of stone chips. The two beasts collided at the center of the arena, their claws pinning each other's shoulders and necks as their fangs snapped past each other's faces.
Boom!
The ground sank beneath them.
A shockwave swept across the arena, forcing the nearest referee back several steps. Three gashes opened in the fur on the smaller White Tiger's chest, but it hooked a foreclaw into its opponent's right shoulder and twisted into a sideways roll with the force of the collision.
The larger White Tiger held an overwhelming weight advantage. It dropped its belly and forced the smaller one back down.
The two beasts rolled across the ground, every strike of their claws leaving a pit half a foot deep in the stone. Snow-white Soul Power tangled with dark light. From a distance, they looked like a thundercloud tearing at itself.
Ning Rongrong held her pagoda in both hands, and the light of her Third Soul Skill fell upon Dai Mubai and Zhu