"Xiaoya!" While the others watched with curiosity, Bei Bei's gaze from the Tang Sect's side was filled with deep affection and a trace of worry. Gripping Xu Sanshi's arm, he murmured, "Xiaoya is challenging an entire sect alone. Will she get hurt? How could the Holy Spirit Sect send her out by herself? Even if the others don't plan to fight, they should at least go to the preparation area..."
Xu Sanshi said helplessly, "Hey, brother, isn't this exactly what we planned? We can only make our move if Tang Ya gets hurt! Besides, the Holy Spirit Sect is so strong. Wouldn't their elimination be a good thing for us? At least I don't want to face that freak. Even Sister Xiaotao can't beat him!"
"Who says I can't beat him? No matter how strong he is, he's still my junior brother!" Ma Xiaotao shot Xu Sanshi a glare.
"Yes, yes, he's your junior brother, but he isn't ours. Of course you aren't afraid of him, Sis... but we don't want to die before our campaign even begins," Xu Sanshi said.
On the arena.
The referee had finished announcing the rules. Tang Ya and Wu Yu of the Demon Elephant Sect stood at opposite ends of the arena.
The referee raised his right hand, then brought it down sharply.
Wu Yu let out a low growl and immediately released his martial soul. His martial soul was the Flame Demon Elephant, a fire-attribute variant of the demon elephant. After Martial Soul Possession, his body swelled, and his skin hardened, turning the gray of elephant hide, with fiery red demonic markings running across it. Five soul rings rose around him, two yellow and three purple. He was a Soul King.
His first and second soul rings lit up. With a wave of