Chapter 56: Spirit Fighting: The First Seven-Person Team Battle

"Tense, exciting, fair—welcome everyone to the Great Soul Arena! I am the host for this match, Yiyi!" The host of this Spirit Fighting match was a girl with a striking appearance; her martial soul was a microphone, and she was a natural for being a DJ.

"The two sides in today's team battle have both achieved good results in the Great Soul Arena. Today is also their first time meeting. I wonder which side will be able to achieve a winning streak, and whose winning streak points will be interrupted? Let us wait and see."

"I now announce, Spirit Fighting—begin!!!"

As Yiyi's voice fell, both sides activated their martial souls at the same time. As for the seven people from Lan Ba Academy, the martial souls of those four were no different from the original work: Vigor Ape, Skeleton, Healing Scepter, and Wolf.

All four were currently at the Great Soul Master level. Judging from the soul power fluctuations, they were inferior to the members of the Imperial Fighting Team. The strongest, Tailong, was only around level twenty-five at this moment; no wonder he was only level thirty-seven by the time the Soul Master Tournament started.

This talent could not be considered particularly outstanding.

As for those three Soul Elders, they were also just newly entered into the Soul Elder level, and their martial souls were a shield, an ant, and a chain, respectively.

It was very clear: one Control System Spirit Master, one Strong Attack System Spirit Master, and one defense type. This team composition was quite good, but these three did not all have the optimal Spirit Ring configuration. Only the ant martial soul Spirit Master had two yellow and one purple, while the shield and chain Spirit Masters' First Spirit Rings were both white.

This was also normal; after all, Lan Ba Academy only recruited commoners. Before entering Lan Ba, these commoners had no powerful Spirit Masters to assist them in hunting Spirit Beasts, so it was unavoidable that their First Spirit Rings were only of the ten-year level. Although this would affect their foundation, it was still better than losing their lives.

"Everyone, get ready, activate your martial souls!" As captain, Yu Tianheng gave the order, and the seven of them on this side also activated their martial souls and Spirit Rings.

Except for Nan Feihuang, they all had the optimal Spirit Ring configuration. Even though they had one less Soul Elder, their momentum still did not lose to the opposite side.

Nan Feihuang's Spirit Ring, in particular, shocked the entire arena.

In fact, this was not Nan Feihuang's first time coming to the Soul Fighting Arena, so many people had already seen his thousand-year second ring. Coupled with that battle between him and Yu Tianheng back then, it had long since spread, and many people knew of the existence of this genius.

But every time they actually saw it, everyone still could not help but gasp out loud.

Liu Erlong's pupils constricted. "How is it possible? A thousand-year second ring? How did he manage it? Xiao Gang said that the limit for the First Spirit Ring is 423 years, and the second Spirit Ring is 764 years. His theory cannot be wrong."

This was actually her first time seeing Nan Feihuang, as this fellow was a homebody who usually stayed in her own little nest watering flowers, and only rarely would she have a whim to bring her academy's students to the Great Soul Arena to participate in some practical training.

She had not expected that today she would see something so shocking.

"I won't be polite. First Soul Skill, Jade Phosphor Red Poison! Second Soul Skill, Jade Phosphor Blue Poison!" Dugu Yan had her Jade Phosphor Snake possess her, and at the same time, she released her first and second soul skills at Nan Feihuang and Yu Tianheng.

Although she was a Control System Spirit Master, in fact, it was not until her third soul skill that she had attack moves; her first two moves were entirely auxiliary soul skills.

The first soul skill, Jade Phosphor Red Poison, was an excitation poison; its effect was to stimulate the nerves, increasing attack power and speed by 20%. The second soul skill, Jade Phosphor Blue Poison, was a paralysis poison; it eliminated the sensation of pain and increased defense by 30%.

The auxiliary effect of these two moves was so strong that it was almost not inferior to a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda of the same level, but there were side effects: one had to detoxify after the battle, otherwise one would be injured by the toxins. Moreover, one could only withstand this kind of assistance at most once a day, otherwise the body could not endure the continuous erosion of the highly toxic poison.

This was also all that Dugu Yan could do at the moment. Her third soul skill, Jade Phosphor Purple Poison, was a large-area offensive highly toxic poison; those hit would be turned into thick liquid in a short while, so Qin Ming did not allow her to use it at will in the Soul Fighting Arena.

After all, this was only a Soul Fighting match, not a death match; one absolutely could not take human lives.

"Captain, go!" Nan Feihuang shouted, and he and Yu Tianheng charged straight to the very front.

"Haha, good! Finally, someone is fighting side-by-side with me." Yu Tianheng smiled. Previously, he was the only Strong Attack System Spirit Master in the team, so he was always the only one in head-on confrontations, but today, someone was sharing the burden with him.

Nan Feihuang swung the long halberd in his hand, immediately circling the shield Soul Elder and the ant Soul Elder into his own battle circle.

His physique was already superior to a Soul Elder, and now with Dugu Yan's assistance, why would he be afraid of one-versus-two?

"Hmph, ignorant. A mere Great Soul Master dares to confront two Soul Elders? Thousand-year Spirit Ring, it's not like I don't have one." The ant Soul Elder felt he had been looked down upon. He had originally intended to confront the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, but he did not expect that the one appearing before him was only a Great Soul Master, which made him furious.

"Second Soul Skill, Brute Force Fist!" The ant Spirit Master punched straight at Nan Feihuang.

This punch was not to be underestimated. Although his martial soul was only an ordinary ant, and not a top-tier or even superior martial soul like a bullet ant or a Qianjun ant, an ordinary ant was still a rare power-type martial soul.

Ants possess astonishing strength; their stamina and power far exceed what ordinary people imagine. Although ants are small in size, they are able to carry and lift objects exceeding their own weight. For example, certain species of ants can carry heavy objects 50 times their own body weight; this weight is roughly equivalent to an adult trying to lift a small car.

Of course, this guy had not yet developed his martial soul to that degree, but this punch still had the level of three times his own strength.

Nan Feihuang countered with a "Swing" from the Single-Handed Eighteen Picks. In the end, both sides were shaken back simultaneously; Feihuang retreated one step, while the opponent retreated two and a half steps—the difference in strength was clear.

"As expected of an ant martial soul, this power is truly not bad." Nan Feihuang smiled. His figure stabilized quickly, and he charged forward again, the long halberd thrusting straight out.

The ant Soul Elder was shocked inside. "Damn it, what kind of monster strength does this guy have? He is clearly a Tool Spirit, so why is his physique even more astonishing than mine, a Beast Spirit Soul Elder? And he hasn't even used a soul skill."

His hand was still numb from Nan Feihuang's swing of the long halberd, while this kid had actually recovered immediately. Although it looked like a match with little difference, he was actually already at a disadvantage.

"Second Soul Skill, Round Fusion Golden Shield!" The shield Soul Elder cast a defensive soul skill to block in front of the ant Soul Elder.

With a "ding" sound, the Fangtian Halberd pierced the center of the shield, and the impact was completely blocked.

"A decent defense-type Tool Spirit, but..." Nan Feihuang twisted the long halberd with one hand, and the long halberd began to spin rapidly. He changed his move, switching from a thrust to a stab from the Single-Handed Eighteen Picks.

Like a drill, the tip of the Fangtian Halberd rotated and pierced the center of the shield. Very quickly, this martial soul, which did not have weak defense, actually developed cracks and began to gradually shatter.

(End of chapter)