Mi Jia managed to dodge Xu Zhengyang's shot by relying on the extreme speed of his Soul Tool.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mi Jia himself fired the cannon barrel in his right hand directly at Xu Zhengyang. A ball of orange light flew rapidly through the air in an irregular manner, its target being Xu Zhengyang. What was even more strange was that this orange-red ball of light made no sound.
Xu Zhengyang swept his spear fiercely, striking the orange-red sphere of light head-on. But unexpectedly, the orange-red sphere of light strangely stopped in mid-air, and its light grew stronger and stronger, looking as if it was about to explode.
Xu Zhengyang instantly understood that this thing was probably a trigger-activated timed Soul Cannon, somewhat like a touch-activated bomb, which would explode upon contact.
Just as the orange-red light was about to explode, Xu Zhengyang suddenly changed his stance, flicking the spearhead slightly, and the orange-red light sphere, which was originally only about one and a half meters away from him, was directly deflected.
The orange-red sphere of light emitted a terrifying explosion, distorting the air within a three-meter radius. Its power was astonishing, comparable to Thousand-Year Soul Skill.
Just then, the cannon on Mi Jia's other arm fired, releasing an orange-red ball of light, and the target was extremely precise— Xu Zhengyang's original spot.
As the orange-red orb of light approached again, Xu Zhengyang's expression turned cold. This thing did look incredibly powerful, but its weakness was equally obvious: it didn't explode instantly; it would only explode one to five seconds after each contact.
Xu Zhengyang gripped the gun with both hands and swept it sharply this time. The tiger head of the spear struck the orange-red light sphere hard, and the entire orange-red light sphere changed in that instant, as if it was about to explode.
However, Xu Zhengyang's spear emitted a tremendous force, striking the light sphere squarely and sending it flying.
The orb of light exploded when it was a full ten meters away from Xu Zhengyang, and the explosion had no effect on Xu Zhengyang.
After Mi Jia released multiple orange-red orbs of light, Xu Zhengyang swatted them all away with his spear, leaving everyone, including the Mi Family members, utterly astonished.
They knew very well that Mi Jia's ball of light, besides its immense explosive power, also possessed a certain stickiness; if you touched it with your hand, it would stick directly to your hand. But Xu Zhengyang used his spear to knock it away, so how could it not have stuck to the spear?
This is because Xu Zhengyang's Martial Soul Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear, possesses an extremely terrifyingly scorching aura. Especially after mastering the Spear Intent, the Spear Intent envelops the spear, greatly increasing its attack power and creating a powerful destructive force on the surrounding area. The light sphere was isolated the moment it approached the Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear.
"It's only polite to reciprocate; I'll let you experience the explosive power of this sphere of light."
Just as a ball of light shot towards Xu Zhengyang again, Xu Zhengyang suddenly turned around and used the move " Turning Back to Gaze at the Moon" to strike the ball of light with his spear, which moved like a broom.
The ball of light seemed to have been hit hard, making a loud bang, and then flew rapidly towards Mi Jia himself.
Mi Jia's expression changed drastically, blue light flashed behind him, and he glided rapidly to the right.
But in that instant, Xu Zhengyang anticipated Mi Jia's next move. His body shot up, several times faster than before, and his spear, like a dragon emerging from the sea, pierced straight into Mi Jia's abdomen.
Mi Jia, who had slid to the right to avoid the explosion, suddenly changed his expression, but it was too late to turn around. Xu Zhengyang seemed to have anticipated everything and guessed his actions.
Mi Jia gritted his teeth, clasped his hands together, and two orbs of light flew out from the cannons in his left and right hands at the same time, heading straight for Xu Zhengyang who was coming towards him.
Unfortunately, at this moment, Xu Zhengyang, wielding his spear, was like a tiger unleashed from its cage. He unleashed a powerful " Overlord's Furious Charge 'Overlord's Furious Charge, and a terrifying aura burst forth from the spear. The entire air seemed to be compressed instantly. Even the two light orbs that were aimed at him did not have time to explode under Xu Zhengyang's all-out "Overlord's Fury" attack and instantly turned into fragments.
When the surroundings returned to calm, Mi Jia was slumped on the ground. The terrifying aura had sent him flying, and a spear was already pressed against his neck.
The crowd couldn't help but swallow hard. They never expected that Xu Zhengyang would shatter such an explosive touch-controlled Soul Tool Soul Tool pieces with a single shot. Especially with that attack, Xu Zhengyang clearly didn't make contact with Mi Jia, but with his terrifying aura and the pressure of the shot on the air, he forcefully knocked Mi Jia to the ground, leaving him no chance to escape even by using the Soul Tool.
At this moment, everyone had only one thought in their minds: Xu Zhengyang was too ruthless and too violent. Even a level-five Defensive Soul Tool might not be able to withstand that final attack.
"Sorry, you lost!"
After saying this, Xu Zhengyang sheathed his Tiger-Head Zhan Gold Spear and returned to his original position, even letting out a sigh in his heart.
Given the level of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy's regular members, although their use of Soul Tool is quite good, their reaction and adaptability are really poor, and their predictive ability is almost non-existent. It can be said that they have never experienced the kind of life-and-death training, and their performance can only be described as average.
No wonder that in the original story, when the Sun Moon Royal Academy team fought against the Shrek Academy, their Soul Power was significantly higher than their opponents, yet they still suffered a crushing defeat, with three unlucky members even being killed on the spot.
Captain Ma Rulong also looked serious. These three second-year students were surprisingly strong, even the regular team members were no match for them. Although he was not familiar with Xiao Hongchen and Xu Zhengyang, he knew that their strength was by no means weak.
As for Xu Zhengyang, this Soul Elder, his strength was even more terrifying. Especially at the moment of that last attack, Ma Rulong even felt that the attack was filled with some kind of special aura, and it would be quite troublesome for him to resist it.
Ma Rufeng also began to understand why Jing Hongchen had made these three people the substitutes. These three clearly all had the combat power of Soul King. Not to mention being substitutes, they could even be the main force. Especially since they were only thirteen years old. Just thinking about how much they could grow in the next Soul Master Tournament in six and a half years was a bit terrifying.
At least six years ago, Ma Rulong's fighting ability was no match for these three second-year students.
If the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Engineer Team has three Soul Emperor, or even Soul Sage, they can definitely defeat the Shrek Team.
When Xu Zhengyang first joined the team, he didn't say anything, but mainly focused on understanding the team's current situation.
In terms of Soul Power Level, the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy team is indeed quite strong, with one Soul Emperor and six Soul King, and several substitutes who are also Soul King. Moreover, they have a year left, and it is estimated that by the time of the Soul Master Tournament, they will have one Soul Emperor and six high-level Soul King. They are definitely among the top teams in all the participating teams in this Soul Master Tournament, and they are not inferior to the Shrek Academy's first team.
Not to mention Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. With their talent, they will definitely reach the Soul King realm in a year and a half. Meng Hongchen, in particular, is a poison Soul Master who is extremely useful in both one-on-one battles and team battles.
The team's training was very intense. The seven main members developed various formations, and with the cooperation of their Soul Tool, their power was greatly amplified, and they were able to suppress the enemy to a great extent. No wonder they were able to crush ordinary teams all the way.
Especially Ma Rulong, the Soul Emperor, with Soul Power of Level 62 and the Martial Soul Big-Headed Spirit Ape, his use of Soul Tool is incredibly smooth. The switching between various Soul Tool is flawless. Judging from his appearance, he can even skillfully operate Level 7 Soul Tool, which may be related to the characteristics of the Big-Headed Spirit Ape.
The Big-Headed Spirit Ape can be considered a spirit-type Soul Beast in a sense, but it also has the relatively strong physique of an ordinary Beast Martial Soul, and is relatively agile, making it one of the most suitable martial Martial Soul for the use of Soul Tool.
As the training was nearing its end, Ma Rulong suddenly approached Xu Zhengyang, which surprised Xu Zhengyang somewhat.
" Xu Zhengyang, I see your combat strength is quite good, but I noticed you haven't used Soul Tool from beginning to end. This makes you seem a bit out of place with our team. Is it because you don't have Soul Tool?"
Xu Zhengyang laughed and said, "Captain, I'm only Level 2 Soul Engineer right now, and only Soul Elder at that. Even if you give me a high-level Soul Tool, I can't use it."
"Besides, I've always focused on cultivating my Martial Soul, so my time cultivating Soul Tool is relatively short. However, I can assure you that I'll advance to Level 3 Soul Engineer within two months."
Ma Rulong nodded. "That's good. Soul Engineer still need to use Soul Tool. If you only fight with your Martial Soul, you'll easily be targeted, especially in team battles. One person can't break through the enemy's firepower and will easily suffer losses."
Xu Zhengyang thought for a moment before speaking, "I don't reject the use of Soul Tool. On the contrary, I've used quite a few Soul Tool before. You could say I cultivate both Martial Soul and Soul Tool. But personally, I think that whether you're Soul Engineer or Soul Master, you ultimately need to rely on your own physical body as the foundation. Only with a sufficiently strong physique can you cope with various dangers. Otherwise, you simply won't have any ability to adapt to changing circumstances."
Ma Rulong said thoughtfully, "I know you are very strong, and I also know you are the class monitor of Class One. Under your leadership, Class One has grown very quickly. Judging from your battle with Mi Jia just now, you probably didn't use your full strength. You can lead a class to become stronger so quickly, so what do you think are the weaknesses of our team?"
Xu Zhengyang remained silent for a while before speaking, "If it's a life-or-death battle, I'm 100% confident I can kill the entire team except for you. Even if it's just you, I'm 20% confident I can kill you."
Ma Rulong's expression changed drastically upon hearing this. He had always been very confident in himself, but he never expected that a Level 2 Soul Engineer and a Soul Elder would say that he had a 20% chance of killing him. This was simply unbelievable.
"What do you mean by that? Are you underestimating our entire team? Although Mi Jia lost to you just now, it was because of his own mistakes, and he didn't expect your attacks to be so swift, which is why he lost so quickly."
Xu Zhengyang shook his head. "I just watched your training. Your plan was indeed extremely meticulous, and your tactical layout was excellent. However, there is a very serious problem: you lack killing intent, or rather, you haven't experienced real combat where you're fighting to the death. This is something that can't be achieved in a short period of time."
Ma Rulong was stunned; he hadn't expected Xu Zhengyang to say something like that.
"According to you, is it that our team's overall combat capabilities are insufficient?"
Xu Zhengyang said, "It's not a matter of actual combat. Among Soul Master or Soul Engineer teams of the same level, you might be invincible, but if you want to fight against Shrek Academy or win the championship, this is far from enough."
"Like when I dealt with Mi Jia just now, I only seized a momentary opening in his defenses. During that opening, he not only made a completely wrong judgment but also lacked any ability to adapt. That's what this team is most lacking."
"This ability cannot be acquired through training, but rather it is an instinct formed by the body after countless life-or-death struggles, giving the body a keen intuition for danger and death."
"You should have gathered information about Shrek. Have you noticed that Shrek students have a terrifying casualty rate? This rate is even the highest among all Soul Master Academy. Although our academy has a relatively high dropout rate, compared to Shrek's mortality rate, the level of danger is far too small."