Team Battle
After reviewing the Mad Battle Team's data and analyzing it point by point, the Grandmaster placed the data bag on the table.
"I believe in the results of these three months of training, and I believe in your abilities."
The eight people nodded. Dai Mubai was the first to extend his hand, back of his hand down, knuckles clearly visible. Ma Hongjun didn't say anything, but immediately followed suit with his hand folded over.
Then came Tang San, Wang Xingyu, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar, their hands stacked together.
"Come on!"
The eight Shrek members stepped onto the ring, seven of them wearing masks and each carrying a folding fan.
Only Ma Hongjun was left in the stands. The Grandmaster said the eight people would take turns resting, starting with him. The fat man held the fan painted with a fat phoenix, looking dejected, muttering, "Why do I have to be the first to rest?"
The seven members of the opposing Mad Battle Team had already taken their positions. The leader, Mad Rhino, saw that everyone on Shrek was holding a fan and sneered, "Putting on airs, fighting with fans? Are you here to put on a show?"
The seven Shrek Seven Devils did not answer. Dai Mubai put the fan into his storage bag, and the White Tiger Martial Soul instantly possessed him. White tiger fur covered his entire body, and his First Soul Ring lit up— White Tiger Protection Barrier.
Mad Rhino grinned and released his Martial Soul as well. A layer of earthy yellow light covered his entire body, and a support Soul Master behind him raised his hand to cast a defensive amplification on him.
Dai Mubai didn't turn around, but simply called out, "Rongrong." Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda lit up, and her First Soul Skill, "First: Power," landed precisely on Dai Mubai.
The moment the amplification entered his body, Dai Mubai charged forward. He slammed his right palm into Mad Rhino's crossed arms, creating a dull thud. Kuangxi was knocked back several steps, his feet carving two Mad Rhino furrows in the ground.
Taking advantage of the momentum, Dai Mubai's tiger claws slammed towards the Mad Rhino again. "Secondly: Speed!" Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu behind him had already circled around from both flanks, heading straight for the opponent's support Soul Master in the back row.
At the same time, the opponent's two Agility Attack System Soul Master had also started their attack. They were extremely fast, bypassing the midfield from the left and right, and heading straight for Ning Rongrong, Oscar, and Wang Xingyu.
The host, speaking from above, said, "Oh, it seems both sides have chosen to prioritize attacking the opponent's backline."
Tang San didn't rush over. He stood in front of the three people, his Blue Silver vines spreading out along the ground, his First Soul Ring lighting up, and the Iron Thorn Strangulation activated. Fine barbs grew on the surface of the vines, wrapping around the Agility Attack System Soul Master rushing from the left.
Wang Xingyu's Blue Silver Grass emerged at the same time, its First Soul Ring lighting up. Without needing to aim at the opponent's Soul Master, it only needed to follow Tang San's vines Entanglement around him, the two Blue Silver grasses overlapping to form a net.
Life Drain was activated simultaneously. The opponent stepped into Tang San's trap, and his Soul Power was drawn out through the Blue Silver Grass. The Agility Attack System Soul Master's steps suddenly faltered, and his speed abruptly decreased.
Just as the one on the right tried to flank, Tang San's second vine was already waiting in his path. The two Agility Attack System Soul Master dared not charge in. They exchanged a glance and simultaneously chose to retreat, creating distance to find a new opening.
Just as the two retreated, Xiao Wu had already used the Moon Shadow to create two afterimages to deceive their opponents.
Zhu Zhuqing covered Xiao Wu's retreat.
The opposing support Soul Master was focused on maintaining his amplification when Xiao Wu attacked from the side, activating her Waist Bow and delivering a powerful upward kick to his side. The man was sent flying off the ground, over the edge of the arena, and crashed heavily to the ground.
The Ruyi Plate lit up with a blinding red light the moment he was thrown off the stage— Berserk activated. Except for the only woman, the eyes of the remaining five members of the Mad Battle Team simultaneously turned dark red, and their Soul Power fluctuations surged once again.
Mad Rhino, the captain of the Mad Battle Team, glanced at his teammates who had been kicked off the stage, then at the Shrek Seven Devils whose formation remained perfectly intact, and gritted his teeth. "I didn't expect you to force me to reveal my trump card so quickly."
Berserk light swirled around the remaining five members of the Mad Battle Team, their eyes glowing a dark red, and their Soul Power fluctuations rising steadily.
Dai Mubai frowned, about to step forward to confront the enemy head-on, when Wang Xingyu's voice came from behind. "The Grandmaster said that if possible, prioritize dealing with the enemy's Berserk support. Now that Berserk is activated, it's not advisable to fight head-on. Retreat!"
Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu stopped almost simultaneously, their figures blurring as they retreated back into their own formation.
Dai Mubai also retreated, and the seven quickly regrouped. Oscar frantically pulled six Mushroom Sausage from his pocket and stuffed them into his teammates' mouths one by one, muttering, "Don't rush, don't rush, there are plenty."
The moment Wang Xingyu bit into the Mushroom Sausage, a pair of translucent wings unfurled from his back, and he soared into the air. The six others followed closely behind, and the seven of them hovered above the arena, with five members of the Mad Battle Team, who had just been empowered by Berserk and were about to charge at them, below them.
The female Soul Master below looked up at the seven Shrek Seven Devils soaring into the air, gritting her teeth. "Don't think that just because you can fly we can't do anything!"
She suddenly waved her hands, and two thick spider silks gushed out from her palms. The highly adhesive threads instantly wrapped around the waists of Mad Rhino and another Power Attack System Soul Master.
With a twist of her waist, she used the momentum to fling two teammates high into the air, sending them hurtling towards the Shrek team.
Using the force of the spider silk, the Mad Rhino adjusted its posture in mid-air, and its tiger claws, imbued with Berserk, earth-yellow Soul Power, slammed towards Oscar, who was closest to it. Dai Mubai quickly blocked it.
Wang Xingyu and Tang San exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously. Then, their Second Soul Ring lit up at the same time—deep purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring suddenly bloomed above the arena, their purple halo illuminating the entire Soul Fighting Arena.
The host's voice suddenly rose, trembling with disbelief. "A thousand-thousand-year Second Soul Ring! Blue Silver Pivot Heart and Thousand-Hand Asura's Second Soul Ring are both thousand years old! No wonder, no wonder they haven't fully released their Soul Ring! It turns out they were hiding their thousand-year Second Soul Skill!"
I originally planned to continue hiding once I resolved the opponent's Berserk, but now it seems there's no need to hide anymore.
Wang Xingyu unleashed his Second Soul Skill in mid-air, and the thousand-year-old purple Soul Ring lit up again, Flying Fluff dandelion seeds that landed on the Blue Silver Grass.
He didn't stop; the Blue Silver Grass emerged from his palm, binding the other five people besides Tang San. "Everyone, lend me your power." The five nodded in unison in mid-air, and five streams of Soul Power flowed into his body through the Blue Silver Grass.
The Flying Fluff are even more effective at converting Soul Power. All five people below are in Berserk, and Tang San and Wang Xingyu alone may not be able to control them.
Tang San extended his right hand, and his thousand-year-old purple Soul Ring lit up simultaneously. Second Soul Skill - Offshoot.
Blue Silver vines surged forth from his palm, overwhelming everything, and together with Wang Xingyu's Flying Fluff, the entire arena was completely submerged by Blue Silver Grass in just a few breaths.
Mad Rhino the rhinoceros was flung into the air by the spider silk, before it could even swing its claws, it was entangled by countless vines, wrapped up in a giant cocoon along with the spider silk.
The rest of the Mad Battle Team members were not spared either, being enveloped one by one by the Blue Silver Grass that gathered from all directions. The Mad Rhino struggled desperately inside the vine cocoon, and when two vines broke off, four more immediately sprouted and wrapped around it— Offshoot and Flying Fluff, they would grow back as soon as they broke off, and then wrap around it again.
Even if it goes Berserk, it can't escape this living swamp.
In a short while, all six members of the Mad Battle Team were wrapped in vine cocoons, leaving only a slightly wriggling Blue Silver on the arena.
In the stands, Zhao Wuji crossed his arms, watching the Mad Battle Team wrapped up like dumplings on the arena below. Suddenly, he grinned, revealing a set of uneven teeth. "Well done, let them taste this disgusting stuff too."
Ma Hongjun stood beside Zhao Wuji, fan in hand, gazing resentfully at the still-writhing Blue Silver on the arena. He then looked at the fan in his hand, painted with a fat phoenix, and fanned himself vigorously twice. "Tomorrow's my turn. I'm dying to be here!"