The next match was between Dai Chengqian's team and the Imperial Fighting Team.
Once the match began, the seven members of each side stood on the arena platform in two rows.
Yu Tianheng pointed at Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, his voice icy:
"You two traitors."
Dugu Yan spread her hands at Yu Tianheng and said:
"Tian Heng, we're free to join whichever team we want. There's no question of being traitors.
Judging by my current strength, following the Sixth Prince back then was the right choice.
If Lingling and I were still on the Imperial Fighting Team, we'd be nowhere near as strong as we are now."
With that, Dugu Yan activated Martial Soul Possession, and four Soul Rings-yellow, yellow, purple, purple-rose from her body.
She made no attempt to conceal her soul power level. Yu Tianheng could clearly sense that she had already reached level 43, putting her on par with him.
When he looked at Ye Lingling, her soul power level had actually reached level 47.
She was even higher-level than he was.
Although he could see that Dugu Yan had spoken the truth, Yu Tianheng refused to accept it.
In his eyes, a traitor was a traitor.
He would never forget the ridicule he had endured when those two traitors left.
"Enough talk, you two traitors.
Today, I'll wash away the Imperial Fighting Team's disgrace with a victory!"
With that declaration,
Yu Tianheng activated Martial Soul Possession.
A dazzling burst of blue light bloomed between his brows.
Then bolts of lightning surged from his brow throughout his body, and he instantly began to transform.
His arms thickened, his hands became claws, and blue scales covered his body. Four Soul Rings then slowly rose around him.
"Attack together!"
After giving the order, Yu Tianheng took the lead, charging straight at Dai Chengqian.
The two agility-type Soul Masters behind him rushed toward Ye Lingling from the left and right.
From what they could see, Dai Chengqian was the core of his team.
To win, they had to use all their strength to suppress Dai Chengqian, denying him any chance to help his teammates, while their agility-type Soul Masters seized the opportunity to eliminate Ye Lingling, the healer.
Ye Lingling had once been his teammate. He knew how troublesome things would become if they failed to eliminate that incredible healer.
Although Yu Tianheng's plan sounded excellent in his head, once he put it into action, he discovered that things were nothing like he had imagined.
First of all, he could not suppress Dai Chengqian at all.
Two blasts of dragon-claw force struck Dai Chengqian, but they failed to break through even his first Soul Skill, White Tiger Protection Barrier.
Dai Chengqian seized the opening to fling two lightning chains behind him, sending them toward the two agility-type Soul Masters attempting to ambush Ye Lingling.
Seeing this, Yu Tianheng hurriedly unleashed his Third Soul Skill, Thunderous Fury, boosting his lightning power by one hundred percent and his soul power by one hundred percent.
"Dai Chengqian, I'm your opponent!"
"Face my Thunderous Might!"
A dense barrage of blue lightning arrows shot toward Dai Chengqian.
Dai Chengqian faced the attack without the slightest panic. When it came to a contest of lightning power, he had never been afraid.
"White Tiger Light-Splitting Wave!"
The two Soul Skills collided and exploded in the arena, forming what looked like a brilliant sun.
When the light faded, Dai Chengqian stood exactly where he had been, without moving an inch.
Yu Tianheng, on the other hand, had been sent flying by the violent surge of energy. He landed on one knee, a trickle of blood leaking from the corner of his mouth.
Over by Ye Lingling,
the two agility-type Soul Masters were forced to abandon their attack on her when confronted by Dai Chengqian's lightning chains.
Dai Chengqian took the opportunity to wrap a lightning chain around Ye Lingling's waist and pull her to his side.
At that moment, Dugu Yan seized the opening to unleash her fourth Soul Skill, "Thousand Snake Arrow!"
A dense rain of arrows fell upon Yu Tianheng's team. Though the damage was limited, it inflicted the debuffs "slow," "poison," and "soul power drain" on every member.
The other girls were hardly going to pass up such a perfect opening. Each locked onto her target and attacked.
"Watch out!"
Yu Tianheng tried to rescue his teammates, but Dai Chengqian used Thousand-Flash Thunder Shadow to appear before him in the blink of an eye and punched him in the chin.
Yu Tianheng's entire body was thrown upward.
Dai Chengqian leaped up and drove his foot viciously into Yu Tianheng's chest.
The tremendous force cracked Yu Tianheng's breastbone and sent him crashing to the ground.
Looking at Yu Tianheng, who could no longer get up, Dai Chengqian pointed at the teammates behind him who had already been eliminated and said calmly:
"You lost."
The dust settled on the match.
Though he could not accept it, the facts told Yu Tianheng that his strength was still nowhere near enough to defeat Dai Chengqian.
Dragging his battered body along, Yu Tianheng helped his teammates up and slunk out of the arena.
The spectators' cheers rang out once more.
"Well done!"
"What a fantastic match!"
"Dai Chengqian is too strong. I think only the Spirit Hall Team can put up a fight against them."
After the match between Dai Chengqian's and Yu Tianheng's teams ended, it was the Spirit Hall Team's turn to take the stage.
As Spirit Hall's seven members appeared, thunderous cheers erupted throughout the venue.
Hu Liena in particular, with her naturally alluring, foxlike air, drew the attention of countless male Soul Masters.
Dai Chengqian's gaze settled on Hu Liena. She was tall, her figure full and perfectly curved, and her features possessed a coquettish beauty.
As he watched, Dai Chengqian suddenly felt his mind inexplicably drawn to her, an instinctive sense of closeness arising within him.
Dai Chengqian was inwardly surprised.
Interesting. Is this the demon fox's innate mental charm?
Dai Chengqian's mental power was extremely strong. With a slight stir of his mind, his thoughts became clear again.
Hu Liena seemed to sense something from the arena platform and turned to look at Dai Chengqian.
Seeing her look his way, Dai Chengqian gave her a faint smile and a small nod of acknowledgment.
As Hu Liena looked at Dai Chengqian, she vaguely felt that something about this man was drawing her in, making her unable to resist the urge to befriend him.
Sensing the change within herself, alarm bells rang in Hu Liena's mind.
Something's wrong!
I'm the expert at charming others. Why am I getting the same feeling from a man today?
She gave Dai Chengqian several more suspicious looks but found nothing.
Hu Liena looked away and prepared for the coming battle.
The Spirit Hall Team finished this match very quickly.
Judging by soul power level alone, the two sides were not in the same league.
The Spirit Hall Team had three Five-Ring Soul Kings and four Four-Ring Soul Ancestors.
Facing their opponents, Xie Yue and Hu Liena moved in a dance and unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm, merging into a figure whose sex was impossible to discern.
A red curtain of light enveloped their enemies.
The figure formed by Hu Liena and Xie Yue entered the curtain of light. Before long, all seven opponents were thrown out one by one.
The Spirit Hall Team claimed victory with overwhelming strength.
Such strength placed enormous pressure on the remaining teams.
Watching the platform, Meng Yiran turned to Dai Chengqian and asked:
"Your Highness, everyone on Spirit Hall's team is so strong.
Aside from you, Your Highness, everyone on our team is a little weak compared to them.
The final match is a team battle. No matter how powerful you are alone, a lone tree can't hold up the roof.
Can we really defeat them in the end?"
Rather than answering Meng Yiran's question, Dai Chengqian looked at Ye Lingling beside him and asked:
"How is it? Has your proficiency with the Soul Bone Skill reached the standard I asked for?"
Ye Lingling nodded. "Just about. I think we can give it a try."
Hearing Ye Lingling's reply, Dai Chengqian looked at the girls and smiled.
"Everyone, put your hearts back in your chests.
Before the final round, we still have one devastating trump card to learn.
Once we master it, first place will belong to us and no one else."
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