"First match of the individual knockout stage. Contestants, prepare to enter the arena: Xu Sanshi of Shrek Academy and Feiyan of East Cang Academy."
Heavenly Fiend Douluo's voice rang out. He had not kept everyone waiting long; the individual knockout stage had already begun.
Xu Sanshi jumped straight onto the arena, his gaze unusually serious. Across from him, Feiyan was as light as a swallow, landing on the arena with a gentle leap.
Agility attack against defense. Their soul power was roughly equal, but Feiyan, who had not participated in the team match, was in peak condition, while the others had more or less exhausted themselves. That was why Wu Tong had sent Feiyan out for the first individual match. Shrek Academy, meanwhile, had chosen the defense-type Soul Ancestor Xu Sanshi, intending to proceed steadily and securely. Having already lost one round, they had no room left to retreat.
"Begin!" Without any further delay, Heavenly Fiend Douluo announced the start as soon as both contestants had taken their positions.
Feiyan immediately completed her Martial Soul Possession. Her martial soul was Rippling-Wave Feiyan, a water-attribute martial soul, just like Xu Sanshi's. Besides the four soul rings constantly pulsing up and down around her, faint wisps of moisture gathered about her body. She was petite and slender, and even her four soul rings were slightly smaller than most people's, though their light was more concentrated.
However, after completing her Martial Soul Possession, she did not attack immediately. She knew her opponent was a powerful defense-type Soul Ancestor who had even defeated Soul Kings above his own rank, and his strength was not to be underestimated. Feiyan knew her own limits. Combined with the information she had gathered before the match, she understood that agility attack types had a natural speed advantage against