Violent crashes rang out one after another, lightning filling the arena.
Bei Bei and Chen An collided again and again, breaking apart one moment and grappling the next.
The match was fiercely contested.
As a close-combat Soul Engineer, Chen An most often used a Lightning Short Sword. His Martial Soul, the Lightning Bird, was also a speed-type Soul Beast with lightning attributes, so he had no fear of Bei Bei's lightning.
But by the same token, he could not use lightning to affect Bei Bei either.
Their contest came down to the most primal measures: strength, speed, and fighting skill.
Bei Bei was only a Soul Ancestor, a full ten levels below Chen An, a Soul King. But his Martial Soul's quality, fighting skill, and many other strengths surpassed Chen An's.
Those advantages erased Chen An's lead in Soul Power.
They fought tooth and nail until both were nearly out of Soul Power, yet neither gave up.
Their final Soul Skills collided, sending both flying backward to crash to the ground.
Teammates from both sides sprang to their feet, anxious for their comrades.
Even the noisy stands fell silent.
Thunder rumbled overhead. Raindrops struck Bei Bei's face, and he stirred, bracing himself on both arms before slowly rising. Chen An remained on the ground.
In his condition, Bei Bei clearly could not last another match. But he had stood up, and that meant he had won two.
"The Shrek Team wins! The score is 2–0. Sun Moon Team's third contestant, Mijia, enter the arena."
Only after Mijia stepped onto the platform did Bei Bei turn to leave. The others hurried to meet him and called for a healing Soul Master to examine him.
The score stood at 1–2.
"It's raining, Senior Ling. Watch out for the water."
Lu Yi's out-of-the-blue