Chapter 208: Thunder Team

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Black Thunder, under Tie Li's control, transformed into four snarling Poison Snakes, attacking Xie Yue and Hu Liena from four directions.

Boom

Black Thunder was blocked, but the ones who blocked it were not the three of them, but a Soul Commando whose duty was to protect Hu Liena.

From this alone, one can see that the three have differing statuses.

"This is Wu Hun City; if you strike us here, you're only asking for trouble," Hu Liena said, looking at Tie Li, her seductive eyes carrying a trace of lofty arrogance.

Tie Li was of course aware of this, but his overt identity was a Fenglei Sect inheritance disciple, and faced with provocation, how could he not retaliate at all?

"From the start it was he who was looking for trouble; you must understand that. You, as prodigies cultivated by the Spirit Hall, should know the saying 'killable but not disgraceable';"

"If you truly have skill, prove it on the competition field, not by using such tactics offstage."

Tie Li's words are optional for seasoned old Soul Masters, but for twenty‑year‑old young Soul Masters like them, they are perfectly fitting.

"Remember your words; we will prove ourselves on the competition field."

Sure enough, upon hearing that, Xie Yue and Hu Liena's eyes flashed with a different light;

Yan's expression turned sour; Tie Li's remark was so pointed that he instead became the schemer behind the scenes.

He had been pursuing Hu Liena, trying to showcase his excellence before her, and Tie Li's comment inevitably tarnished his image.

"You…"

Xie Yue quickly gave Yan a look, stopping him in time.

Watching their departing silhouettes, Tie Li seemed to sense something.

"The hidden observers must be them, right?"

Tie Li's spiritual power is highly sensitive to malicious intent; when Yan openly released his malice, Tie Li had already detected that it was them.

The next day's group matches proceeded as usual; the five teams of the five groups all fielded substitute members.

Tiandou Royal Team—Gu Qi and Tuo Yu could not compete as usual, so two substitutes were swapped in, their Soul Power Level only thirty‑five.

Except that Thunder Team still maintained a configuration of one Soul King and six Soul Ancestors, the other four teams each had a Soul Elder member.

Today's first match was Tiandou Royal Team versus Thunder Team.

"Try to avoid injury; we can forfeit this point and preserve strength for the Baiguang Team," Zhao Tianhe said.

Although in Preselection Tie Li led Tiandou Royal Team to defeat Thunder Team, that Tiandou Royal Team fielded its full main roster and Thunder Team was off‑form, which is why they secured only one point.

Now that Thunder Team has Yu Tianxin, command of the team rests with him, and he can fully exploit Thunder Team's advantages, making them three points stronger than before.

Perhaps Tie Li has a chance to beat Thunder Team, but it will certainly cost something, Zhao Tianhe thought.

As long as they take one more point, they can advance to the next round; it's not necessary to defeat Thunder Team outright, they can conserve strength to face the weaker Baiguang Team.

"First, assess the situation."

Tie Li led his team onto the arena, and Yu Tianxin also appeared on the opposite side with Thunder Team.

Before the battle began, Lightning Light surged uncontrollably within both of them.

Within Thunder Team, two unfamiliar faces appeared;

But Tie Li recognized them; the day before the Preselection match against Thunder Team, Lei Ying came to Tiandou Royal Team's conference room and ran into Tie Li, with those two following Lei Ying.

Arnold and Feng Yu's eyes carried a hint of apology; the two were originally core disciples of Fenglei Sect, but now they were under someone else's wing, forced to use sect methods against inheritance disciples, which left them with mixed feelings.

Moreover, the two themselves were the hidden assets of this Thunder Team.

After the referee announced the start of the match, Yu Tianxin shouted at them.

"Quick battle, quick resolution; use your techniques now."

"Alright."

The two hesitated briefly, then released their respective martial souls.

Arnold's martial soul is White Rock Thunder Ape; the moment he merged with it, his body exceeded 2.5 meters, unusually massive, the crystalline white rock forming a heavy armor over him, providing extremely strong defense.

Feng Yu possesses the Swift Wind Demon Eagle martial soul, able to effortlessly command raging winds and turn them into his attacks.

They are core disciples of Fenglei Sect, not yet having learned Thunder Dragon Six Tones and Wind God Technique, but their talent meets the criteria to become inheritance disciples; only time is lacking.

Therefore, they were each taught lower‑level battle skills of Thunder Dragon Six Tones and Wind God Technique.

When they become inheritance disciples, they will quickly master Thunder Dragon Six Tones and Wind God Technique.

Unfortunately, the Spirit Hall's annihilation operation deprived them of that chance.

Nevertheless, the battle skills they mastered complement each other, allowing the techniques to achieve an effect similar to a Soul Fusion Technique.

Their auras gradually merged, momentum soaring, moving every Soul Master present.

"Is that a Soul Fusion Technique? Another Soul Fusion Technique."

"It doesn't look like it, this isn't a Soul Fusion Technique, no, this is a Soul Fusion Technique… *hiss*."

"Thunder Team hides so deeply, huh?"

Wind rises, thunder appears!

Wind rushes, thunder gathers!

The union of wind and thunder makes the battlefield's situation indecipherable.

It seemed as if a Vanishing Light was unleashed, its momentum overwhelming; the strike's power definitely reached Soul Emperor level.

Huff—

Arnold and Feng Yu gasped heavily; their internal soul power had dropped below ten percent, yet the effect achieved fully met their expectations;

Looking toward the Tiandou Royal Team ahead, aside from Tie Li still in the arena, all his teammates had been struck by the Vanishing Light, losing the ability to continue fighting.

Tie Li's figure seemed disheveled, but the damage from the Vanishing Light was limited.

"You're the only one left, concede!" Yu Tianxin said.

Before Tie Li could speak, Zhao Tianhe, from below the arena, immediately spoke, forfeiting the match.

Zhao Tianhe immediately brought the wounded team member down, letting the healing Soul Master in the squad perform treatment.

"What's wrong?" Zhao Tianhe looked at the solemn‑faced healing Soul Master, feeling something ominous in his heart.

"The opponent's fusion skill must have a special effect; my soul skill cannot perform healing," the healing Soul Master shook his head, helpless.

"What?" Zhao Tianhe was startled.

If they cannot receive treatment, then the upcoming match can only rely on Tie Li alone; can they still defeat the Baiguang Team?

Everyone in the Baiguang Team showed a delighted expression; of their two matches today, one will face the Tiandou Royal Team, and now the Tiandou Royal Team has only Tie Li left, which is good news for them.

(End of chapter)