The Divine Beast Black Tortoise, Death Paid a Visit, and the Black Phoenix's Willing Fall (4K)

During the suspension, both teams submitted their lineups, racing against time to recover their soul power while waiting for the tournament platform to be repaired.

The Milk Bottles Wang Yan had bought at the Starlight Auction House proved invaluable. Ma Xiaotao held one in each hand, replenishing the soul power she had expended in the team battle.

Her anxiety over Shrek's ten-thousand-year glory had driven her phoenix evil fire into an unprecedented frenzy. Fighting back dizziness, Huo Yuhao desperately spewed Ice Breath, but it barely suppressed the flames.

Meanwhile, Shrek Academy kept a close eye on the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy across the platform and discovered that ultimate metal's methods were even more ferocious than those of the Evil Fire Phoenix.

The Gold-Eating Beast operated at full power. A foot-square block of the rare metal mithril vanished into dust within two or three breaths, turning into streams of pure soul power that flowed into him.

"I think I understand how he managed to become a Five-Ring Soul King at such a young age." Wang Yan smiled bitterly. "Devouring metal makes up for an ultimate martial soul's only weakness-its slow cultivation...

"Ultimate metal's conversion efficiency is truly terrifying!"

Watching from afar, Bei Bei's heart sank. He had thought Lin Qing's soul power expenditure was so immense that he could not regain his peak condition for the individual matches and the two-two-three format. But he had underestimated the machine element's ultimate talent. Ultimate metal was so well-rounded that it inspired despair.

"Qing, take it easy..."

Shrek was not the only team frightened. The Sun Moon Team was equally on edge. Watching his brother devour one rare metal after another, Xiao Hongchen felt his eyelids twitch violently.

Both the Three-Legged Golden Toad and the machine element possessed the talent to devour