This was Xu Zhengyang's plan from the beginning: either not to make a move, or to completely crush and severely damage the enemy's personnel.
The seven members of the Shrek Team Spiritual Sharing with Huo Yuhao, which allows them to expand their vision and even act together. This is why Dai Yueheng, Huo Yuhao, and Ma Xiaotao act simultaneously. However, what they don't know is that Xu Zhengyang is waiting for the perfect opportunity for them to act together, and this opportunity is also the best chance, giving them no time to react.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong had already used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, named: The Withering Amidst Brilliance, The Golden Road. They had used this Martial Soul Fusion Skill many times before. In their first battle against the Tianling Academy, none of the other Shrek members made a move. Huo Yuhao displayed six Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, scaring the opponents into forming a defensive formation and gathering together, ultimately leading to their defeat by this Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
The brilliance fades, the Golden Road —this is an excellent control Soul Skill. When using this Soul Skill, Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul Spirit Eyes and Wang Dong's Martial Soul Light Goddess Butterfly light merge to draw a straight line of light that can briefly control the Soul Master, rendering Soul Master unable to move.
However, it also has its drawbacks. Because it attacks in a straight line, although it can hit multiple targets at the same time, its mobility and flexibility are poor. If prepared in advance, it can be avoided or one person can be sacrificed to block it.
Besides assisting in the siege of Dai Yueheng, Mi Jia of the Sun Moon Team focused more on Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong. Mi Jia's Martial Soul is the Silver Moon Wolf, which grants him extremely high speed and exceptional reaction ability. Especially after so many years of training, he is also very precise in seizing opportunities.
Therefore, when Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, everyone knew that Huo Yuhao absolutely wanted to rescue Dai Yueheng and use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill to control Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen. This way, the Shrek team could turn the tide of the battle and win. As long as Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen Meng Hongchen were controlled, Dai Yueheng would definitely be able to take the opportunity to defeat Xu Zhengyang, and then Shrek's tactics would be completely successful.
Unfortunately, Mi Jia actually stood between Dai Yueheng and Huo Yuhao, using three Invincible Shield simultaneously. These three Invincible Shield were different from ordinary Invincible Shield. Not only did Invincible Shield diameter increase to five meters, but their duration also exceeded five seconds. This was the true research achievement of the Sun Moon Empire in Soul Tool, as well as their proficiency in using Soul Tool.
A beam of golden light struck the Invincible Shield directly, colliding with the Invincible Shield's own golden light. Surprisingly, the massive Invincible Shield showed no reaction, remaining extremely stable. This was the simultaneous activation of three Invincible Shield, doubling its defensive capabilities.
Similarly, even though Ma Xiaotao released her Sixth Soul Skill, she was still controlled by Ma Rulong's Absolute Defense. The Absolute Defense was like a solid barrier, and even though Ma Xiaotao used her Sixth Soul Skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower, she still couldn't break through it in a short time. Even though she charged around in the Absolute Defense, it still had no effect. This was Absolute Defense presided over by Soul Emperor and Level 6 Soul Engineer, which was even more stable than the one used by Princess Jiujiu.
While others were merely blocked, Dai Yueheng was in grave danger. In front of him, Meng Hongchen simultaneously unleashed two Soul Ring skills, thrusting her sword directly at Dai Yueheng's shoulder, while behind him, Xu Zhengyang used the Nether Tiger Space-Rending Spear, aiming straight for Dai Yueheng's lower back.
As for why Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen didn't directly attack Dai Yueheng's head and back, it's because the Soul Master Tournament doesn't officially allow intentional killing of enemies. If anyone is in danger, the referee, Heavenly Fiend Douluo, can intervene to stop it.
It's strange in the original work that it's always the Shrek Team members who are stopped and rescued, while the three members of the Sun Moon Team are killed on the spot, and he is never seen stopping them. Xu Zhengyang doesn't believe that a Titled Douluo powerhouse can't stop an attack at the Soul Emperor level, unless he does it on purpose, after all, this is Star Luo City.
Caught between a rock and a hard place, Dai Yueheng was filled with shock and rage. The opportunity he, Ma Xiaotao, Huo Yuhao, and the others had sought to break the deadlock had been used against him by the enemy. They were using this opportunity to target him, which was a blatant disregard for his dignity.
Moreover, from the current perspective, Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen never used their full strength from beginning to end; they were simply trying to seize an opportunity to severely injure him, which would affect the subsequent individual battles and the 2-2-3 battle strategy.
Dai Yueheng showed no intention of retreating. Instead, he roared like a tiger whose ferocity had been provoked. Then, relying on his fighting spirit, Dai Yueheng twisted his body and turned his hands into two huge tiger claws. One hand grabbed at Xu Zhengyang's Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear, while the other hand held the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade. He used all his strength to slash at Meng Hongchen's longsword.
At this moment, Dai Yueheng had unleashed three amplification Soul Skill, reaching his peak in terms of strength, attack, and even defense, making him look like an enraged tiger.
Immediately afterwards, Dai Yueheng's Sixth Soul Ring flashed, and his entire body burst forth with dazzling golden light. His figure also changed rapidly, and all the light formed a huge "kill" character that rushed straight at Xu Zhengyang, with extremely powerful attack force.
This is Dai Yueheng's Sixth Soul Skill: White Tiger Annihilation. Dai Yueheng was clearly going all in, pushing his strength to the limit, especially his right arm, which was flashing with a special light. This light, combined with the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade, not only provided powerful attacks but also extremely terrifying defensive capabilities. This is his Right Arm Soul Bone skill: Absolute Defense.
Unfortunately, Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen were holding nothing back at this moment, unleashing their full potential.
Xu Zhengyang unleashed his Third Soul Skill, the Nether Tiger Space-Rending Spear, simultaneously combining it with his self-created Tyrant's Furious Collapse. The Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear was not only engulfed in a ghostly blue flame, but the entire air seemed to shatter instantly. The ghostly blue raging tiger charged straight at Dai Yueheng, its terrifying aura exploding in an instant. Even though Dai Yueheng Dai Yueheng his Sixth Soul Skill and his Soul Bone Skill, Absolute Defense, everything was reduced to ashes at that moment.
With a deafening roar, Xu Zhengyang pierced through all of Dai Yueheng's defenses. Not only was his Sixth Soul Skill, the massive "Kill" character, but his original White Tiger Vajra Barrier and White Tiger Demon God Transformation were also instantly shattered.
At the last moment, Dai Yueheng, relying on his powerful physical instincts, managed to dodge the attacks aimed at vital points and blocked the attacks from Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen.
Even so, Dai Yueheng was attacked from both sides and was sent flying. He suffered severe injuries to his shoulder and waist, with two deep wounds that exposed the bone, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.
At this moment, Dai Yueheng's eyes were filled with surprise and disbelief. The blood he spat out was not normal; it was not blood red, but black.
Just then, the audience outside the stadium also noticed something unusual, because something was very wrong inside the stadium. There was an extra layer of fog, and the fog was getting thicker and thicker.
Xuan Zi, who was sitting on the edge of the arena, suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with surprise.
" Vermilion-Eyed Ice Toad Martial Soul!"
As Xuan Zi finished speaking, the crowd that had been fighting with all their might on the arena suddenly changed. Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi suddenly convulsed, coughed up blood, and collapsed to the ground. Moreover, the blood was all black.
Huo Yuhao, who had just unleashed his Martial Soul Fusion Skill at the far end, suddenly shouted, "Everyone be careful, there's poison in the air!"
This wasn't discovered by Huo Yuhao, but by Skydream Iceworm. In the beginning, the toxin released by Meng Hongchen was very weak. This toxin would only slowly seep into the body without causing a significant reaction, only causing a slight disturbance in the Soul Power within the body. Since both sides were fighting with all their might, no one noticed this slight change.
Meanwhile, Meng Hongchen fought alongside Xu Zhengyang against Dai Yueheng. The two were very close, which made the poison even more concentrated. Of course, Dai Yueheng's defense was also the strongest among them. He had used three amplifying Soul Skill, and the amplification effect on his body even exceeded that of Ma Xiaotao.
This resulted in Dai Yueheng inhaling the most toxins of everyone. Even though his body was incredibly strong, the closer he was to Meng Hongchen when she used two Soul Skill at the same time, the stronger the poison became. Not to mention that the longsword in Meng Hongchen Meng Hongchen's hand was also covered in toxins. This prolonged and continuous attack made Dai Yueheng's poisoning even more severe.
Seeing two people fall in succession, Ling Luochеn, who was Shrek Soul Master, was relatively far away from Meng Hongchen, but he was also seriously poisoned, with a trace of blood appearing at the corner of his mouth.
At this moment, Ling Luochеn showed no sign of backing down. He activated his Fifth Soul Ring and instantly summoned a Soul Skill. A ring of dark blue ice floated into the air, rapidly lowering the temperature around it and forming a terrifying blue pillar of light. This blue pillar of light was entirely composed of condensed ice.
This is Ling Luochеn's Fifth Soul Skill: Ice Radiance Ring. It is extremely powerful in terms of attack, defense, and even control, making it a top-tier Soul Skill.
Unexpectedly, these poisons seemed to have extremely strong penetrating power, ignoring Ling Luochеn's Ice Radiance Ring and even spreading rapidly along the ice of the Ice Radiance Ring, like maggots clinging to bones.
At this critical moment, Huo Yuhao, who had just used the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, suddenly unleashed a terrifying chill. His entire body rapidly condensed into ice, as if covered by thick armor, and the ice even instantly covered the surrounding area for dozens of meters.
This is Huo Yuhao's Torso Soul Bone skill: Eternal Frozen Domain. It is a Soul Skill similar to a domain, which can rapidly freeze surrounding objects. Theoretically speaking, if this Soul Bone Skill is used at full power, it can Ice Seal the entire arena, or even an area of tens of meters in radius.
However, at this moment, due to having just used the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Golden Road, Huo Yuhao's Soul Power was already mostly depleted. Moreover, it wasn't Huo Yuhao who used the Torso Soul Bone skill this time, but Skydream Iceworm. It was Skydream Iceworm that sensed the danger of the poison and used it on its own. Because of this, Huo Yuhao's move didn't unleash the true power of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone skill; it could only protect himself and Wang Dong beside him. Strangely, Meng Hongchen's poison was effective against Ling Luochеn's ice, but had no effect on Huo Yuhao's ice. Perhaps this was the restraining effect of Ultimate Ice on other poisons.
At this moment, Xu Zhengyang and Meng Hongchen couldn't care less about anything else. Although their attack was blocked by Dai Yueheng, Dai Yueheng coughed up blood, their plan had been largely successful. Now was the perfect opportunity, and they were determined to severely injure Dai Yueheng and not give him any chance to catch his breath.