Chapter 205: Tuo Yu's Decision

"Ha ha, taking one point first is already pretty good."

"How about you surrender, preserve your strength for the next opponent, and save us the trouble of acting, ha ha ha."

Facing the provocation of the Tianxing Team, the members of the Tiandou Royal Team all harbored a burning fire in their hearts.

But they were helpless; as a whole their strength was indeed the weakest, and without sufficient power they lacked the confidence to rebut the other side.

"Is your victory in the Star Net Competition Zone just talk?" Tie Li simply gave the other a faint glance, his eyes flat and unruffled; Xing Yu, also a Soul King, at this moment sensed a dangerous aura from Tie Li.

"You and I are both Soul Kings, but I am a control type; you should understand how huge a boost a control-type Soul King gives to a team;

and look at your team: a Three Ring Soul Honorable serving as the primary control Soul Master; do you think there is any comparability between our two teams?" Xing Yu said.

"By your own words, just eliminating you would be enough."

"You can try."

Even before the start, the atmosphere between both sides had already ignited.

The arena's referee was a Soul Master from the Spirit Hall; because four of the five groups had a Soul King on their team, the five-group referee was the strongest among the six referees.

He was a level‑78 Soul Saint!

"The match begins!"

The referee immediately announced the start, and both teams simultaneously released their martial souls and Soul Rings.

The most eye‑catching were undoubtedly the Team Leaders of the two squads, both sporting a Soul Ring Configuration of two yellow, two purple and one black.

"Boom—"

A terrifying Black Thunder materialized out of nowhere, accompanied by a faint draconic aura; the moment the Zhen Long Chui Spirit appeared, it placed immense pressure on the Tianxing Team.

With his first, third, and fourth Soul Rings activated simultaneously, Tie Li directly unleashed three major soul skills; the attribute amplification of the First Soul Technique and the Third Soul Technique raised Tie Li's condition to its optimum.

The fourth soul skill, Thunder Rain!

A three‑hundred percent attribute boost, the amplification on Black Thunder reached an exaggerated level.

Ning Ning's four Amplification Soul Techniques instantly fell all onto Tie Li.

"Full‑defense, block this strike first," Xing Yu's expression changed.

His martial soul was Tianxing; deep‑blue starlight floated in his hand, his fourth Soul Ring lit up, and countless deep‑blue beams coalesced into a massive star‑light giant, attempting to intercept Thunder Rain.

Two defensive‑type soul sects within the Tianxing Team each released soul skills to amplify their own condition; one wielded a star‑shield martial soul, the other a scale‑armor beast martial soul, and the two combined forces to support the star‑light giant.

The team's auxiliary soul skills had already amplified them, jointly resisting Thunder Rain.

"Boom—"

A terrifying collision; the star‑light giant's body suffered Black Thunder's erosion, and countless cracks appeared across its form.

"Bang—"

The two defensive‑type soul sects were the first to falter, their bodies flung backward, a streak of blood appearing at the corners of their mouths.

"How could that be?" a hint of disbelief mixed into Xing Yu's voice.

The star‑light giant's body began to shatter; the original deep‑blue glow was eroded by Black Thunder and completely extinguished.

"Change tactics, eliminate his members first," Xing Yu's expression was grim yet he did not lose his composure, swiftly altering the plan.

Two Strong Attack-type and one agile attack‑type members of the Tianxing Team, upon receiving Xing Yu's order, immediately changed tactics.

Originally they intended, when the star‑light giant blocked Thunder Rain, to encircle Tie Li, gather the whole team's strength, eliminate the opposing Soul King, after which the remaining six would be unable to threaten them.

But Thunder Rain's ferocity exceeded their expectations, and the star‑light giant instead was completely shattered under its onslaught.

"Eliminate their auxiliary Soul Master first," the Strong Attack-type Soul Master of the Star‑light Team shouted.

But before he could finish, a flash of black sheen flickered in his eyes.

"Bang bang bang"

A triple strike at extreme speed, three kicks delivered almost simultaneously; each hit outdid the previous, the third kick brutally crushed his chest, spilling dark‑red blood and leaving a pronounced dent.

He kept falling back, already reaching the edge of the arena!

It was a grievous injury to muscles and bones; even a healing‑type Soul Emperor would find it hard to mend in a short time.

"Bang—"

His left leg, bearing the load of three hits, used his waist's rotation to convert the pressure into an attack, adding his own strength; the force of this strike was comparable to a Thousand‑Year Soul Technique.

The one who took this hit was another Strong Attack-type soul sect of the Tianxing Team.

He was blasted outward; had the referee not intervened and slammed him into the wall, the injury would have been far worse than just a simple wound.

Gu Qi seized the chance, his fourth Soul Ring lit up, eliminating the Strong Attack-type soul sect of the Tianxing Team at the arena's edge.

In less than three breaths, Tie Li's sudden strike caused the Tianxing Team to lose two soul sects.

"You're courting death."

This outcome was unacceptable to Xing Yu; he did not hesitate to unleash his Fifth Soul Ring.

Centered on his star‑light martial soul, seven star points appeared, encircling it.

Fifth Soul Technique, Extinguishing Starlight!

"Boss."

Tuo Yu suddenly shouted, a surge of purple aura flashing in his eyes, a powerful mental wave shooting toward Xing Yu.

It forcibly interrupted his Fifth Soul Technique, but Tuo Yu also fell into a coma as a result.

His spiritual power was clearly weaker than Xing Yu's; releasing a skull soul technique beyond his level would cause a severe backlash.

Dark‑red blood seeped from his eyes, ears and nostrils, yet he seized the opportunity well, providing Tie Li with an excellent opening.

"Boom—"

Gathering momentum, Tie Li vaulted forward and appeared before Xing Yu, the Zhen Long Chui Spirit enveloped in an unstoppable aura, a heavy hammer strike booming onto Xing Yu.

"Bang—"

Having endured Tuo Yu's mental assault, not only was his Fifth Soul Technique forcibly halted, but his consciousness briefly blurred; when he recovered, he saw Tie Li standing before him.

This hammer, Tie Li held nothing back; if it struck Xing Yu, his injury would definitely affect the team's upcoming match.

"We admit defeat."

The Team-leading Teacher of the Tianxing Team, offstage, sensed something was wrong and immediately chose to surrender.

The referee stepped onto the stage and blocked Tie Li's strike for Xing Yu.

Terrifying Black Thunder tore at the referee like a frenzied Poison Snake, trying to erode his soul power.

Tie Li's power was already terrifying; with the Black Thunder added, even a referee of Soul Saint cultivation felt a tingling numbness on his scalp.

"Surrender and admit defeat? I still prefer your arrogant demeanor just now."

"You..." Xing Yu fumed, but as the losers, they had no right to keep shouting.

Tie Li turned his head toward Tuo Yu; his situation was not optimistic—releasing a mental blast beyond his level caused severe backlash damage.

The other three teams obviously saw that Tuo Yu was using a Soul Bone Skill, specifically a Head Soul Bone, which, among the six major soul bones, is second only to the torso bone.

"His injury is serious; he might not be able to play in the second match." Zhao Tianhe's brows showed anxiety and worry.

"Let him rest properly; I'm still confident about the upcoming matches."

(End of chapter)