"What's there to be afraid of? If we have to fight, we'll fight."
Tang San's gaze was calm and steady. "Don't forget, we're no longer who we once were. We've all undergone Lord Sea God's trials now. Our strength is worlds apart from before."
After hearing Tang San's words, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar felt reassured, as though they had found their pillar of support.
As for the three Nightshade Academy students behind them, they were little more than scenery, completely out of place beside Tang San and the other three.
Of course, Tang San's group didn't need those three to join them anyway.
Then, urged along by the referee, Tang San's group stepped onto the arena.
Seven people were already waiting there.
"Zhu Zhuqing, what's wrong?"
Zhu Zhuyun suddenly noticed something strange about Zhu Zhuqing's expression.
"Nothing."
"I just feel like these people from Nightshade Academy look familiar, but I've never seen them before."
Zhu Zhuqing frowned deeply.
That was indeed the case.
Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun were all disguised. Aside from a slight resemblance in their builds, there was no trace of their original appearances.
It was perfectly normal not to recognize them.
Their disguises went beyond their appearances, too. Their martial souls had also undergone some changes under the influence of Sea God's divine power.
As long as the four didn't unleash their full strength, no one would know what their martial souls originally were.
At that moment, the referee called out, "Both teams, get ready!"
Tang San's martial soul was currently disguised as ghost vine.
Ma Hongjun's martial soul was disguised as a fire crow.
Dai Mubai's martial soul, meanwhile, was a white bear.
Oscar didn't reveal his martial soul. As a food-type support Soul Master, he had no need to