Spirit City.
The finals of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, watched by countless eyes, officially began.
No one had expected that the team to reach the final stage and face the Spirit Hall Academy Team would actually be the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team.
Off the stage, Gangzi was encouraging everyone.
"Believe in yourselves, everyone. We've already come this far. We can definitely win."
"It's only the Spirit Hall Academy Team. I'm sure you know them very well, too. Although there's still a gap in Soul Power this time, you absolutely must not be afraid. Understand?"
Dugu Yan nodded, thinking Gangzi was referring to their previous matches. Only the six Shrek members who had likewise been reborn knew what he meant.
Dai Mubai said, "I'm sure you all know very well how great a price we've paid and how much effort we've put in to reach this stage."
"This time, we must succeed. Failure is not an option!"
Without Immortal Herbs, everyone had managed to reach Soul Power levels nearly equal to those of their previous lives. Besides their experience, Dai Mubai and the others had used a secret method to squeeze out their potential, at the cost of slower Soul Power growth over the following year.
They had done this precisely to make their mark in this tournament.
After all, given Dai Mubai's and Zhu Zhuqing's identities, a poor performance would greatly affect their future development. The two of them had to seize this opportunity.
However, the draw for this tournament differed from their previous lives. The Shrek members had not faced Star Dou Imperial Academy head-on. Matters concerning the succession would have to wait until they returned to the Star Dou Empire after the tournament.
But the Three Soul Bones offered as prizes were also rare treasures. Whatever the case, none of them wanted to lose.
Soon, the finals began!
Dressed in fiery red, the Spirit Hall Academy entered the arena. Xie Yue led them, arrogance on his face, showing no sign of taking Dai Mubai and the others before him seriously.
"What did we come here for?"
As his words fell, a roar like mountains crying out and seas surging rose from the substitutes' bench at the side.
"The championship!"
As the roar ended, the match officially began. All fourteen competitors released their Martial Souls in unison, and Soul Rings lit up around them.
Xie Yue, Yan, and Hu Liena each displayed the perfect Soul Ring configuration of two yellow, two purple, and one black. The four behind them all had the optimal configuration of two yellow and two purple as well.
The New Shrek Seven Devils facing them seemed somewhat lacking in imposing presence.
Only Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Dugu Yan, Ma Hongjun, and Xiao Wu lit up four Soul Rings. Oscar and Ning Rongrong each had three.
Dai Mubai stared ahead, his gaze utterly resolute, and said gravely, "Be careful!"
According to his memories, Hu Liena would make the opening move for the original Spirit Hall Academy Team. That move was fairly easy to deal with; simply closing their eyes would let them avoid much of it.
Yet, to the Shrek Seven Monsters' surprise, the first to move was not Hu Liena, but Yan!
Yan's body abruptly swelled. With a loud laugh, he suddenly spewed a jet of flame from his mouth.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Raging Flame Earthsplit!"
The unexpected strike threw their plans into disarray. Dai Mubai gritted his teeth. With no other choice, he could only make a hand signal. Everyone behind him immediately understood, pulled out sausages, and ate them.
"I have a Flying Sausage!"
Thanks to its effect, the Shrek Seven Monsters took to the air, only narrowly avoiding the strike.
Yet just then, red light shone from Xie Yue and Hu Liena, directly enveloping most of the arena.
Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demon Charm!
With help from the support-type Soul Master behind them, the red light erupted almost instantaneously. Even the Shrek Seven Monsters flying in midair could not dodge it in time.
"Not good!"
Gangzi's expression changed as he watched from below. Flight had originally been reserved for countering this Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Yan's opening attack had disrupted their plans right from the start, forcing them to use it immediately.
"Go on, blast them down!"
Xie Yue watched them flying through the air with a smile on his face, utterly unconcerned about the enormous consumption of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Behind him, Yan was already prepared. Another Raging Flame Earthsplit shot out. This move could even strike airborne targets!
"Fatty, hurry up and use your Soul Skill!"
Dai Mubai grew anxious at once. Enveloped in the red mist, their senses were reduced by fifty percent, leaving them to respond by feel alone.
Hearing him, Ma Hongjun gritted his teeth. "Fourth Soul Skill, Fire Phoenix Flame Incineration!"
As his words fell, a layer of feathers appeared over his body, and several brightly colored tail feathers sprouted from his rear, exactly like those on a fire phoenix chicken's backside.
At the same time, Ma Hongjun spewed a jet of flame from his mouth, sending it straight into the fiery blast Yan had released.
Boom!
A tremendous crash rang out as the two flames battered each other fiercely. In the end, Yan's proved superior. His fierce flames were overwhelmingly forceful, setting Ma Hongjun's entire body ablaze.
"Fuck!"
Ma Hongjun wailed. Every feather on his body burned away, leaving him looking just like a plucked pheasant as he fell to the ground.
Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing exchanged a glance, silently thinking, Not good. They likewise unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Hell White Tiger.
Meanwhile, Dugu Yan's various poisonous mists spread, covering most of the arena.
"Jade Phosphor Scorpion Poison!"
An enormous white tiger burst from the red mist. With boundless dominance, Dai Mubai charged recklessly through everything, knocking one opponent straight out of the arena.
Quite a bit of anger had also accumulated in Dai Mubai's heart. During the tournament in their previous lives, he and Zhu Zhuqing had never even gotten to use Hell White Tiger, and God King Tang had taken all the limelight. This time, he decided not to wait and unleashed it directly.
Had they used it, whose performance would have shone brighter in the finals was still uncertain!
This move consumed an enormous amount of Soul Power, but its might was equally tremendous. Having lived another life, the two could better control their Soul Power consumption. With a tiger's roar, great swaths of red mist immediately dispersed.
Xie Yue snorted coldly and immediately canceled the Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Holding two crescent-shaped evil blades, he charged straight at the Hell White Tiger.
Yan laughed heartily and followed. Although the two had no Martial Soul Fusion Skill, bolstered by Soul Power as high as level fifty, they fought the Hell White Tiger to a standstill for the moment.
Hu Liena raised an eyebrow. Pink flashed through her alluring eyes, and she released a charm that bore straight down on the Hell White Tiger.
Just as the pink mist flew out, Xiao Wu appeared.
"Your opponent is me!"
Using charm to counter charm was an extremely effective tactic. Its usefulness had already been proven in their previous lives.
Xiao Wu used Instantaneous Shift to teleport over and, relying on Invincible Golden Body, kept closing the distance to Hu Liena. Just as she wrapped herself around Hu Liena's neck, Hu Liena revealed a strange smile.
"Too late!"
At those words, Xiao Wu's mind jolted.
"What's too late?"
At some unknown point, several more clouds of pink mist had appeared in the arena besides the one Xiao Wu had blocked. They had already landed on Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan.
They had never imagined that Hu Liena could divide her attention to control multiple clouds of charming pink mist. All of them fell victim in an instant!
Victory and defeat had been decided.
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