Chapter 34: with translation of chapter title

Huo Lie and Huo Jun teamed up to attack Yu Feng, thinking it should be easy, after all the Royal Battle Team only had Yu Feng as a flying Soul Master, others couldn't join their fight, so their two-on-one should be the easiest.

But reality was completely different from what they imagined, because when they teamed up to attack Yu Feng, two dark green turtle-shell shields, each about a meter long and eighty centimeters wide, came flying at them.

If the two weren't agile enough, getting hit by those shields would have meant they could be declared eliminated on the spot.

What's more important is that those turtle-shell shields were being controlled by the two defense-system Soul Elders, meaning they weren't just defense-system Soul Masters; they also had this long-range attack capability.

Moreover, those turtle-shell shields seemed to have eyes, directly chasing the two as they turned, like a rotating great blade, making it impossible for them to wholeheartedly attack Yu Feng.

Meanwhile, Yu Feng, with the assistance of those two shields, actually took the initiative to attack them.

The two went from a two-on-one to a two-on-three; if it weren't for Shi Mo and Shi Mei being unable to fly, their pressure would have been even greater.

Because those shields were too huge and spinning at high speed, even with the boost from their own auxiliary-system Soul Masters, they dared not face the attack of the Xuanwu Flying Shield.

As for the Flaming Fire Academy, up to now, aside from the team captain Huo Wu, everyone else had already joined the battle, and the two auxiliary-system Soul Masters had no combat ability, so for a moment the Flaming Fire Academy actually fell into a stalemate.

Moreover, Huo Chong was being pressed and beaten by Gu Xuan; if Huo Chong were eliminated by Gu Xuan, then he and Yu Tianheng would join forces to take on Huo Wushuang, and they would directly fall into a disadvantage.

Furthermore, the auxiliary-system Soul Master of the Royal Battle Team had not yet made a move; although they knew Ye Lingling was auxiliary and had little offensive power, they also knew how terrifying her healing ability was, and if this continued, their Flaming Fire Team would be completely suppressed.

What's more worrying to them is Du Gu Yan, this control-type Soul Master who uses poison for control; although they could rely on fire to burn her poison, they had also inhaled some toxins, and although there were no signs of poisoning yet, Du Gu Yan's third soul skill had not been used yet.

Huo Wu's gaze had been fixed on Du Gu Yan all along; just as she was thinking about this, Du Gu Yan moved—only to see the purple third soul ring on her body begin to emit purple soul power light, and as she slowly raised her right hand, with the flashing of the third soul ring, purple poison mist sprayed from her palm, quickly spreading toward the Flaming Fire Team.

Du Gu Yan's cold voice also sounded at this moment: "Third soul skill: Emerald Scale Purple Poison!"

As the poison mist spread, an extremely unpleasant smell also began to drift, and Huo Wu's face changed as she shouted in a sweet voice: "Hold your breath, don't inhale the poison mist!"

At the same time, the purple third soul ring on her body also lit up right after Du Gu Yan released her third soul skill.

"Third soul skill: Resist Fire Ring!"

As Huo Wu released her third soul skill, a circle condensed from flames suddenly appeared around her, and it continued to expand outward.

When the circular flame ring came into contact with Du Gu Yan's poison mist, it actually pushed the mist back somewhat; although it didn't directly disperse the mist, it also slowed the spread of Du Gu Yan's third soul skill.

Gu Xuan, seeing this, also hadn't expected that Huo Wu's Resist Fire Ring could not only repel the enemy's attack but also defend against poison mist? However, Gu Xuan soon realized that Huo Wu's Resist Fire Ring had indeed blocked Du Gu Yan's third soul skill once, but immediately afterward the poison mist released by Du Gu Yan's third soul skill began to continue spreading.

Huo Wu's Resist Fire Ring could block it once, but it could not eliminate Du Gu Yan's Emerald Scale Purple Poison; the poison mist continued to spread, only its speed was slowed by the Resist Fire Ring.

When Gu Xuan saw Huo Wu's condition, he understood even more that prolonged use of this soul skill consumed a great deal of her soul power; fortunately, with the boost from two fire-attributed auxiliary-system Soul Masters, Huo Wu could sustain output and resist the poison mist.

"Brother! I can't hold on much longer—quick battle, quick decision!" At the same time, Huo Wu shouted sweetly.

Huo Wushuang and the other members of the Flaming Fire Team, upon hearing Huo Wu's words, also went all out, releasing soul skills one after another, directly activating berserk mode.

The two auxiliary-system Soul Masters also had their two yellow and one purple soul rings flash in succession, providing boosts to their teammates.

For a moment, the Flaming Fire Team instantly ignited, each member began to riot, fully releasing the burst of the fire element.

Although they were all strong and had managed to bring out their strongest state, the members of the Royal Battle Team were not inferior.

They had the boost from Du Gu Yan's first and second soul skills, so each of them was completely unafraid of the burning of flames, because Du Gu Yan's second soul skill eliminated their pain.

And when their injuries worsened, light purple crabapple blossoms also fell in succession, allowing their wounds to heal quickly.

In this moment, Ye Lingling's terror was fully displayed. One could say that as long as Ye Lingling does not die, they will not fall!

Huo Wushuang and Yu Tianheng were evenly matched, while Huo Lie and Huo Jun were on one side defending against the attacks of Shi Mo and Shi Mei, and on the other side trying to eliminate Yu Feng. However, the two of them were constantly entangled by Shi Mo and Shi Mei's second soul skill, so they not only failed to eliminate Yu Feng, but they themselves almost fell.

And when they wanted to first ask Yu Feng to deal with Du Gu Yan and Ye Lingling, Shi Mo and Shi Mei were like two insurmountable mountains for them; one could say they perfectly achieved offense-defense integration, and could even protect their teammates well.

Aside from them, the worst off was Huo Chong; even with his firepower at full blast and the boost from auxiliary-system Soul Masters, he was still no match for Gu Xuan, and couldn't even suppress him.

Even with his firepower at full blast plus the assistance of auxiliary-system Soul Masters, he could at most fight Gu Xuan to a draw, and even that draw seemed to be an illusion.

Because Gu Xuan, from the start until now, had only used two soul skills, and they were merely hundred-year soul skills; his thousand-year soul skill had not yet been released.

What a monster! I knew Gu Xuan's soul power level was only thirty-three, while he is thirty-five; with all three of his soul skills fully unleashed and the auxiliary-system assistance, he could only fight Gu Xuan to a draw?

Just as Huo Chong began to doubt life, Gu Xuan in front of him suddenly sighed softly and said, "Face defeat…"

Then he saw Gu Xuan's purple third soul ring light up on his body; before he could react, bone swords like swords sprouted from the ground beneath his feet, instantly engulfing him.

"Third soul skill: Bone Dragon Purgatory!"

Boom boom boom!

Countless bone swords rose from the ground one after another, Huo Chong was severely injured and immediately lost consciousness.

And Gu Xuan's third soul skill had not stopped, continuing to surge forward; ahead of him were only three people: Huo Wu, who was fully maintaining her Resist Fire Ring, and the two auxiliary-system Soul Masters, Huo Yu and Huo Yun.

"Not good!"

Huo Wu was greatly startled; she, who was maintaining the Resist Fire Ring, immediately withdrew her soul power, relying on her strong control over her own soul power, and released her third soul skill again.

This time it was not large-scale, but only included her and Huo Yun, Huo Yu.

The Resist Fire Ring appeared instantly, forcing Gu Xuan's third soul skill's advance to halt, unable to penetrate even a bit of the distance of the Resist Fire Ring.

Gu Xuan was not surprised at all; in the original story, Huo Wu's third soul skill could directly bounce off all the attacks of Shrek Academy's members, so being able to withstand his third soul skill's assault was reasonable.

But even though Huo Wu managed to withstand her own third soul skill, without the obstruction of the Resist Fire Ring, Du Gu Yan's Emerald Scale Purple Poison instantly enveloped the entire Flaming Fire Team.

Aside from the flying Huo Lie and Huo Jun, and the two auxiliary-system Soul Masters inside Huo Wu's Resist Fire Ring, five people were unharmed.

The already downed Huo Chong and Huo Wushuang instantly inhaled a large amount of poison gas; Huo Chong was fine, as he had already lost consciousness and felt no pain.

Huo Wushuang, however, fared badly; his whole body lurched, and he instinctively wanted to breathe fresh air, but when he took a big breath, all he inhaled was poison mist.

Gu Xuan, meanwhile, had his full-power third soul skill rubbing against Huo Wu's Resist Fire Ring, not allowing her any extra movement.

By this point, Huo Wu already knew her team was at a disadvantage, but they had not yet lost.

But at this moment Gu Xuan spoke up, only hearing him say: "Hey, I advise you to just admit defeat; Du Gu Yan's third soul skill is deadly poison—first, not to mention you few who are still in decent condition, just speaking of the one who has collapsed and the one still struggling, they won't last more than a moment; even if they are Soul Elders, they will ultimately turn into a puddle of pus."

Upon hearing Gu Xuan's words, Huo Wu immediately wanted to retort, but quickly realized the seriousness of the problem, because Huo Wushuang and Huo Chong had already been poisoned.

Du Gu Yan knew from data how terrifying her poison was; Gu Xuan indeed had not exaggerated.

Thinking of this, Huo Wu glanced at the suppressed Huo Lie and Huo Jun, then glanced again—there was actually nothing—and still using her third soul skill to try to break through Gu Xuan's Resist Fire Ring, she finally gritted her teeth and slowly said:

"Flaming Fire Team, we admit defeat…"

PS: Typos will be corrected later.

(End of chapter)