Meanwhile, a thousand miles away in Silves City.
The city's busiest Soul Fighting Arena blazed with dazzling lights and shimmering colors. The magnificent venue was packed to capacity, a sea of people filling every seat. Tens of thousands of spectators had gathered, their voices boiling into a thunderous din. A feverish atmosphere swept through the entire venue as cheers, chatter, and shouts intertwined into a deafening roar.
Yu Xiaogang had brought the Shrek Seven Devils to complete their registration. He had deliberately entered the seven of them in a match against higher-level opponents—the Soul Fighting Arena's Fierce God Team.
Before the match began, not one of the tens of thousands of spectators favored the Shrek Seven Devils. Doubts, mockery, and gloomy predictions could be heard throughout the stands. Everyone was convinced that these inexperienced youngsters would be crushed by the Fierce God Team. The outcome seemed beyond question.
As the crisp match bell rang throughout the venue, the eagerly anticipated clash against higher-level opponents officially began.
Every member of the Fierce God Team wore an arrogant, disdainful expression, paying the youngsters no heed whatsoever. Relying on their superior levels and combat experience, they made no probing attacks and held nothing back. The entire team charged at full speed, bearing down on the Shrek Seven Devils with murderous momentum, intending to overwhelm them at close range and claim a swift, effortless victory.
Faced with the ferocious assault and chilling killing intent rushing toward them, all seven Shrek Seven Devils stood motionless, their expressions calm and composed, without the slightest trace of panic.
They kept their Zhuge Repeating Crossbows concealed, focused their minds, and quietly waited for their opponents to enter the ideal firing range.
The instant every member of the Fierce God Team charged into range at full speed, completely unguarded,