Chapter 112

Given the situation of the battle between Shrek and the Star Luo Royal Academy, if it were to drag on, the Shrek team would likely suffer a heavy loss, especially since Control System Soul Master Tang San, a Soul Elder, is being countered; after all, the two sides already have a Soul Elder‑level soul power gap.

According to Yu Xiaogang's tactics, Tang San's main role is to protect Ye Lingling and provide overall control; he does not need to exert strong attack power, but must immediately use Blue Silver Grass to support the others.

However, it is clear that the Star Luo Royal Academy Team arranged its lineup specifically to counter Shrek's matchup against the Shenfeng Academy, especially to suppress Tang San, the core of the Control System.

Especially since the previous match where Yang Xiong faced Feng Xiaotian drew attention, this match deliberately placed Zhu Zhuyun to check Yang Xiong; it is evident that Zhu Zhuyun is not seeking a quick victory, merely aiming to restrain Yang Xiong and then seize a moment to attack him.

After the match lasted a full ten minutes, Yang Xiong and Zhu Zhuyun had basically raced across the arena, and both sides were unable to get past the opponent's attacks on each other's support.

Even when Yang Xiong used Teleportation, Zhu Zhuyun reacted extremely swiftly, directly activating the Third Soul Skill: Nether Spring Fall, completely disregarding the consumption of her soul power; of course, Zhu Zhuyun also relied on a soul power of forty‑seven levels.

Although Tang San is being countered, Zhu Zhuyun also cannot easily approach; at least she cannot reach Ye Lingling.

However, compared with Yang Xiong, Dai Mubai and the Shi Brothers are relatively worse off; they have to face Dai Weisi and Ying Wei, and there are Agility Attack System Soul Masters relying on extreme speed for ambushes, making them look outmatched.

Especially Dai Mubai, who was hit by Dai Weisi's soul skills several times; if it weren't for his unruly and unusually tenacious personality, plus Ye Lingling's healing, he would have fallen long ago.

Most of Ye Lingling's healing soul power was directed at Dai Mubai, and Dai Weisi also specifically targeted Dai Mubai; this is why the Shrek team can hold on.

Seeing the team gradually fall into disadvantage, Tang San, who had been constantly countered, finally grew angry, and his combat resolve intensified.

He even seized the instant after Dai Mubai and Dai Weisi collided, directly activating First Soul Skill: Entanglement; countless Blue Silver Grass suddenly sprouted from the ground, swiftly winding around Dai Weisi and several others—this is his Second Soul Skill: Parasite.

Lin Yao, who had been watching Tang San, directly activated Third Soul Skill: Fire Shadow Meteor; countless feathers from the Fire Eagle fell from the sky, turning the entire arena into a sea of fire.

Seeing the Blue Silver Grass about to be burned to ash, Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng exchanged a glance; Dai Mubai directly activated Fourth Soul Skill: White Tiger Meteor Shower, while Yu Tianheng likewise activated Fourth Soul Skill: Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Rush, clearly aiming to seize this moment to heavily damage Dai Weisi.

Seeing Dai Weisi besieged by everyone, Ying Wei also activated Fourth Soul Skill: Water Buffalo Charge, forcibly standing in front of Dai Weisi, intending to block Dai Mubai's and Yu Tianheng's soul skills.

Dai Weisi gritted his teeth and directly activated Fourth Soul Skill: White Soul Extinguish Divine Annihilation, a massive White Tiger instantly emitted endless light, appearing even more formidable than Dai Mubai's White Tiger Meteor Shower.

Tang San, moving at extreme speed, in that instant grasped the Clear Sky Hammer and smashed it toward Dai Weisi, clearly unwilling to stop without knocking Dai Weisi down.

Both sides seemed to ignore soul power in their collisions, but Dai Weisi's strength is indeed formidable; even after such a heavy blow, his body was hurled dozens of meters, standing while spitting fresh blood, appearing to have sustained some injury.

But at that moment, Zhu Zhuyun activated Fourth Soul Skill: Netherworld Slash against Yang Xiong; Yang Xiong landed a direct punch on Zhu Zhuyun's attack, yet Zhu Zhuyun feigned a thrust and instead retreated, like a black shadow, arriving beside Dai Weisi.

Although the attack by Yu Tianheng, Tang San, and Dai Mubai was extremely powerful and well coordinated, the two Agility Attack System Soul Masters of the Star Luo Empire simultaneously employed a "relieve the besieged" tactic, striking heavily at Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai; only Tang San, using Ghost Shadow Mirage Step, evaded this attack.

Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun exchanged a glance, the two sprinted together, and even their martial souls began fusing at high speed; the massive White Tiger and the agile Netherworld Spirit Cat merged in an instant, forming a gigantic black tiger—exactly their Martial Soul Fusion Technique: Nether White Tiger.

The Shangshan Ruoshui Sisters also activated a Fourth Soul Skill at that instant; two streams of Water Attribute energy merged into the massive Nether White Tiger, which instantly let out a thunderous tiger roar, displaying the overwhelming might of the king of beasts.

Before anyone could react, the Nether White Tiger sprang up, leapt over the Shrek members, and a gigantic tiger paw slammed toward Ye Lingling; even though Tang San now wanted to use Blue Silver Grass to rescue Ye Lingling, his sudden attack on Dai Weisi left him too far away, and Ye Lingling was directly struck by the tiger paw on the arena.

Yang Xiong flashed forward, also arriving before the Shangshan Ruoshui Sisters; he clenched both fists, using his robust body to deliver a Crushing Bone Fist, knocking the Shangshan Ruoshui Sisters off the arena simultaneously.

At this moment both sides began to lose members gradually, the support units on both sides were knocked off the arena, and the ensuing match grew even more intense.

The Nether White Tiger truly proved formidable, possessing at least top‑tier Soul King strength, especially with its extreme speed; it ignored Yang Xiong's attacks on its two supports and swiftly approached the Shi Brothers.

Even though the Shi Brothers used all their strength to block, their reactions were relatively too slow, or insufficiently agile; their turtle shells were directly shattered by the Nether White Tiger, and the two were knocked off the arena.

Originally Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng intended to assist the Shi Brothers, but both were seriously wounded, and the Nether White Tiger's speed was simply too fast; essentially it combines the raw power of a normal White Tiger with the agility of a Netherworld Spirit Cat, making it one of the most formidable Martial Soul Fusion Techniques.

The tide gradually shifted toward the Star Luo Royal Academy; given the Shrek members' strength, they clearly could not stand up to the Nether White Tiger, yet without Zhu Zhuyun's restraint, Yang Xiong's speed remained unchecked by anyone.

As time passed, with the massive Nether White Tiger as the core, the Star Luo Royal Academy gradually assaulted Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, and Tang San, while Yang Xiong also used his speed to strike several of the opponent's Agility Attack System Soul Masters; after all, Yang Xiong's mission is to seize openings and crush the enemy.

Whether Tang San uses Fourth Soul Skill: Spider Web Binding or wields the Clear Sky Hammer, against the formidable Nether White Tiger he faces absolute suppression in both power and speed; the Spider Web Binding is quickly broken, and even the Clear Sky Hammer is knocked away.

Seeing the three, including Dai Mubai, all covered in wounds, they still stubbornly resisted the Nether White Tiger.

Especially Dai Mubai, with a wildly arrogant and unbridled look in his eyes, showed a complete refusal to concede, as if he'd rather die in battle than surrender.

A hint of compassion appeared in Yang Xiong's eyes; after more than two years of working with Dai Mubai, despite his somewhat reckless behavior, he still possesses a captain's sense of responsibility, at least some capacity for accountability, and can clearly recognize his own standing.

Yu Xiaogang and the others stared intently at the arena; this battle concerns not only victory or defeat but also Dai Mubai's life and death, and even Tang San and Yu Tianheng at this moment are fighting for Dai Mubai, desperately holding back the Nether White Tiger for him.

Even Ning Rongrong, who has always been somewhat at odds with Dai Mubai, now shows a rare look of sympathy and frustration; given the current Arena situation, if it continues, Shrek is undoubtedly headed for defeat.

Yang Xiong couldn't help but sigh, "Fine, we're just classmates; I can't just watch you die for nothing. I'll help you one last time—don't disappoint me."

A massive Nether White Tiger slashed down with a single paw; Dai Mubai exhausted the remaining soul power, ignoring his injuries, trying to activate the White Tiger Protective Shield to block.

But in that instant, Yang Xiong, moving at blinding speed, appeared before Dai Mubai and shoved Dai Mubai himself aside.

The previously overconfident Nether White Tiger suddenly spoke, "I originally intended to finish you off at the end, but I didn't expect you to come here to die; then I'll spare you for now."

Yang Xiong snorted coldly, "You two alone don't even qualify!"

Yang Xiong's entire body turned silver; his once towering frame suddenly swelled a bit, revealing terrifying muscles.

When the Nether White Tiger's paw struck, Yang Xiong felt a massive force, his whole body being forced back several meters; the Tiger's attack power and strength were indeed exaggerated.

Yet in that instant, Yang Xiong gave his all to counter the Nether White Tiger; his soul power seemed to change suddenly, the former Level 39 soul power apparently broke through its limit at that moment, finally rising to Level 40.

The crowd gasped; they hadn't expected Yang Xiong to break through to Soul Ancestor under such pressure. This combat talent is frightening, considering Yang Xiong is only a Soul Elder now, yet he can already contend with the top Soul Ancestor's Martial Soul Fusion Technique, the Nether White Tiger.

Seeing the Nether White Tiger lunge again, Yang Xiong, who had seemed a bit tense, suddenly relaxed; thick armor suddenly appeared on his front and back, the armor's shape somewhat resembling the Shi Brothers' turtle shell, though the back lacked a shell and was similar to the chest armor. The entire armor was silver, looking unusually rustic yet extremely compact.

Now clad in armor, Yang Xiong threw a direct punch at the Nether White Tiger; his strength might be inferior to the Tiger's, but the armor granted him an immensely strong defense.

The onlookers gasped again at the scene, even the Title Douluo stared intently at Yang Xiong's armor.

The Nether White Tiger's toughness is well known, but Yang Xiong's armor's defensive capability is even more terrifying; even when the Tiger struck his chest, nothing seemed to happen, while Yang Xiong seized the chance to punch the Tiger's head, causing the Tiger to emit a mournful, harrowing scream.

Both sides collided repeatedly; the dark silhouette of the Nether White Tiger seemed to fade a bit, appearing to be nearing the limits of Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun.

The Nether White Tiger let out a roar, as if channeling all its power into its mouth, and fired a terrifying black beam at Yang Xiong, clearly a final desperate strike.

Yang Xiong snorted coldly, his Xuanming Armor lit up, and a massive silver shield instantly manifested in front of him—exactly the Xuanming Armor soul bone skill: Solid as Gold.

The black beam struck the silver shield, which remained completely unmoving, as if entirely ignoring the enemy's attack.

The black Nether White Tiger gradually faded, finally turning into Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun collapsing on the ground; it seemed both had exhausted their soul power, injured and passed out.

Yang Xiong then flashed, swiftly blasting the last remaining member of the Xing Luo Royal Academy away; with that, everyone from the Xing Luo Royal Academy was defeated.

The referee then announced that the Shrek team from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy had secured the final victory.

But everyone's gaze fixed on Yang Xiong's External Soul Bone; the Xuanming Armor's strength surpassed all expectations, capable of withstanding attacks beyond two major realms, and since the External Soul Bone can grow, its future defensive power could become terrifyingly immense.

Especially since Yang Xiong's martial soul is his body, which is relatively fragile, but with Xuanming Armor it can essentially fully compensate for bodily shortcomings; thus Yang Xiong becomes both offensive and defensive, and this kind of External Soul Bone is an absolute defense, its value even surpassing the three reward soul bones.

(End of Chapter)