Chapter 218: The Battle Against the Spirit Hall Team
After returning to the hotel and having a meal, Ning Bei gathered with the little ones and made arrangements for the final match.
Dugu Yan replaced Nami to participate in the final, with the individual match scheduled last, and the team battle would be fought alongside the others, ensuring one final backup for their road to the championship.
The next day, the entire venue was packed, and the audience eagerly awaited the final battle.
The Spirit Hall team thoughtfully arranged for a group of wind element soul masters to form a circle in front of the stands to ensure the audience's safety. If any toxic gas were to spread, these wind element soul masters would protect the audience from harm.
This gesture was met with unanimous approval from the audience, who gave Spirit Hall a thumbs up.
The final match was also divided into individual and team battles. However, the individual matches would separate the winners and losers, with the team that wins two out of three individual battles advancing to the championship. The other two teams would fight in the team battle, with the winner of the team battle proceeding to the championship round.
After receiving the schedule, Da Shi quickly discussed it with the students and decided to forgo the individual match, allowing Shrek Academy to automatically enter the losers' bracket.
Given that Shrek Academy's students were at a clear disadvantage in soul power, it wasn't advisable to fight another individual match. Besides, Da Shi didn't believe the students could win two matches in the individual battle.
When Bibi Dong introduced the prizes for the competition and the individual battles began, Da Shi immediately announced Shrek Academy's withdrawal from the individual matches.
Bibi Dong didn't bother responding to him and instead had the referee announce the results. Next up was the individual battle between Spirit Hall and Imperial Fight Team II.
The first players to take the stage for the Spirit Hall team were the Golden Generation's Yan, while Imperial Fight Team II selected Ah Du as their first competitor.
As the two stepped onto the stage, the battle was about to begin, and the audience burst into applause. Since they were in Spirit Hall's home turf, Yan's supporters were slightly louder.
"Yan, Martial Soul: Flame Lord, 52nd-level Assault System Soul Master."
"Ah Du , Martial Soul: Death God's Scythe, 54th-level Assault System Soul Master."
When the referee announced the start of the match, the two immediately unleashed their martial souls. Yan had already seen Ah Du 's performance in the previous matches and had some understanding of his strength.
Thus, he didn't dare to take it lightly and activated his fourth purple soul ring and second yellow soul ring in quick succession.
"Fourth Soul Skill: Lava Surge, Second Soul Skill: Granite Rock."
In an instant, the entire arena erupted with surging lava, and Yan, standing at the center, was surrounded by a black light, causing his body to expand.
These two skills were designed to prevent Ah Du 's underground ambush. Even if Ah Du managed to burrow underground and avoid the lava, if he dared to surface, the lava would be enough to deal a blow.
Ah Du looked at the suddenly elevated temperature of the arena and the boiling lava. His expression became serious. Clearly, the person before him, known as a member of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, was not an ordinary opponent.
After some consideration, Ah Du didn't plan to test his opponent needlessly and immediately took out his best move.
"Fifth Soul Skill: Shadow Demon Transformation."
A deep blue aura surged around Ah Du 's body, and his momentum doubled. However, what the audience didn't know was that in this state, Ah Du 's soul skills would also be significantly boosted.
To avoid being distracted by the lava, Ah Du also activated his left leg bone skill, Extreme Shadow Step, allowing him to intermittently become intangible, ignoring all physical damage. He just had to master the short window of time when he was intangible.
After waiting a few seconds, Ah Du 's body gradually became blurry, and at that moment, he directly launched an attack on Yan.
Seeing Ah Du crossing the lava without taking any damage, Yan's expression filled with shock. In his panic, he unleashed his wide-area attack.
"Fifth Soul Skill: Sandstorm Blaze!"
In an instant, the entire arena erupted with scorching lava and a sky of yellow sand, creating a massive spectacle.
Ah Du , seeing this, didn't hesitate at all. Feeling his intangibility fading, he quickly activated his second soul skill and burrowed into the ground, waiting for the intangibility to cool down.
Yan kept his eyes on Ah Du 's movements, scanning the arena, hoping to spot his opponent's position first.
However, Yan had clearly underestimated the situation. When Ah Du 's intangibility reactivated, a giant scythe appeared behind him and directly struck at Yan's back. Before Yan could react, the scythe burrowed into his body.
"Fourth Soul Skill: Shadow Split."
A giant dark golden scythe hovered above Yan's head, and he could finally feel what Yu Tianxin had felt. He could only watch as his soul power rapidly drained, with no way to fight back.
In his frustration, Yan began launching soul skills around him in a wild frenzy, but it was futile. One couldn't be so deranged as to attack their own body, right?
On the sidelines, Xie Yue and Hu Liena frowned slightly, clearly struggling with how to deal with this underhanded move.
On the high platform, Bibi Dong shook her head with a sigh, obviously disappointed with the Golden Generation's performance. She believed this move could only work if it was executed just before the opponent burrowed into their body or if the opponent had several soul levels higher to defend against it.
But Yan had already missed the opportunity.
A few minutes later, a fatigued Yan knelt on the arena, his chest heaving with deep breaths, clearly furious at his own performance.
Seeing that the outcome was decided, Ah Du emerged from Yan's body, his giant scythe stopping at Yan's neck.
The referee immediately announced the match result and signaled for the next Spirit Hall team member to take the stage.
Spirit Hall's plan to make a strong opening backfired, and they ended up with a disappointing start. Their faces were extremely dark, as Imperial Fight Team II still had three Soul Kings waiting for them.
Afterwards, Spirit Hall sent out Sun Chuantao, Li Kai, and Zhang Ping, but none of them were able to defeat Ah Du .
However, it must be said that Spirit Hall had its strengths. The three of them worked together to exhaust a significant amount of Ah Du 's soul power, even though they ultimately lost.
After Zhang Ping, the flying soul master, was defeated, Ah Du glanced at his companions. Seeing them nodding at him, he also announced his withdrawal from the match.
After Ah Du left the stage, Xiao Wu slowly walked onto the arena. Her opponent was Hu Liena, which was exactly as Ning Bei had arranged. It was perfect for Little Rabbit to face the charming little fox.
"Hu Liena, Martial Soul: Demon Fox, 51st-level Control System Soul Master, please guide me."
"Xiao Wu, Martial Soul: Soft Bone Charm Rabbit, 58th-level Assault System Soul Master, please guide me."
Ning Bei on the stands was also looking forward to this match. Watching two women pull each other's hair would surely be fun.
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