Chapter 92: Blue Silver Grass Countered

In the next few days, because of various targeting, the Shrek team, although able to win, found each match to be bumpy and uneven.

Everyone's criticisms of the Shrek team fall into two points: on one hand, Shrek's Tang San, a Control System Soul Master, is the team's sole Control System Soul Master, and his weakness is very obvious, leaving Tang San looking a bit haggard.

The other point is that Shrek actually has two Auxiliary System Soul Masters; it is well known that Auxiliary System Soul Masters cultivate relatively slowly, which leads many teams to have no auxiliary, or only one; having too many auxiliary Soul Masters would affect combat power too much.

But Yang Xiong, this Defense System Soul Master, stands like a copper wall and iron barrier in front of Oscar and Ning Rongrong, never daring to rush into attack from start to finish.

Moreover, Yang Xiong's strength is far greater than everyone imagined; even when many break through the blockade of the four in front, they are basically smashed by one or two punches from Yang Xiong.

Yang Xiong, this Defense System Soul Master, is gradually being studied by opponents, but unfortunately, no matter how much they study, he seems like a little invisible person, never using any soul skill from start to finish, basically ending battles with a single punch or claw.

When the schedule reached about one‑third, another highlight match arrived: the Shrek team of Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Chi Huo Academy. Among all academies, the so‑called Second Team of Heaven Dou Royal Academy managed to keep an unbeaten record; although they faced few strong teams, their top‑ranked performance was indeed puzzling, even the usually stern Emperor Xue Ye gradually wore a smile. If the Second Team of Heaven Dou also advances to the finals, it would be the best result in the history of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

It should be noted that virtually all elites of Heaven Dou Royal Academy are usually taken by the First Team first; the former Second Team was basically just a placeholder or a gilded aristocratic junior. This performance now is unusually delightful.

Especially the Three Education Commissioners, all three were praised by Emperor Xue Ye, at least confirming that letting Shrek enter Heaven Dou Royal Academy was the right decision.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Shrek team has achieved ten wins and zero losses, tying for first with Shenfeng Team, Thunder Team, and Tian Shui Team, while Chi Huo Academy only lost to Tian Shui Academy; despite only one loss, they placed fifth.

Regarding this match, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were extremely serious, even preparing themselves for possible defeat.

After stepping onto the Arena, Yang Xiong carefully observed the seven members of Chi Huo Academy; everyone was dressed in fiery red clothes, looking extremely dazzling.

Team captain Huo Wushuang, with a body of very solid muscles, clearly the result of long training, and his martial soul is the Unicorn Fire Tyrant Dragon, a top‑grade Beast Soul and also a top‑grade Power Type martial soul, even stronger than Dai Mubai's White Tiger Spirit Soul.

Of course the most dazzling was their Deputy Captain Huo Wu, who wore fiery red clothes with a shoulder‑bare outfit, a head of red hair, and especially a flame mark on his brow—undoubtedly a great beauty, no wonder he attracted the infatuated Douluo number‑one fanboy Feng Xiaotian.

Chi Huo Academy's lineup is very odd: one Strong Attack System Soul Ancestor Huo Wushuang, one Control System Soul Ancestor Huo Wu, two Auxiliary System Soul Masters—Huo Yun and Huo Yu—whose martial souls are Fire Stars, plus three Agility Attack System Soul Masters, among whom two possess the flying Fire Crane martial soul and one has the Fire Leopard martial soul.

Anyone can see this is a wildly ferocious combination; its attack power might be among the strongest of all teams.

Sure enough, at the opening, Huo Wushuang charged ahead, his massive Unicorn Fire Tyrant Dragon charging straight at Shrek, and behind him followed the Soul Master whose martial soul is the Fire Leopard, while two huge Fire Cranes flew in the sky.

Originally Tang San tried to use Blue Silver Grass to control the enemy, but a flash of fire on everyone instantly burned the Blue Silver Grass to ash.

In just an instant, Huo Wushuang collided with Dai Mubai; the two were evenly matched, but the Unicorn Fire Tyrant Dragon's fierce Fire Attribute made the body extremely painful, as if being scorched.

At the same time, a huge fire spark flew out from Huo Yun and Huo Yu, instantly merging into the other five, making their flames considerably stronger.

Even Yang Xiong, who was farthest away, felt the Arena's temperature rise sharply, as if in a sea of fire; the most distressed were probably his frontliners Tang San and Xiao Wu, whose martial souls are Blue Silver Grass and Rabbit respectively—both extremely afraid of fire—while Tai Long and Dai Mubai fared a bit better.

Ning Rongrong's massive Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda instantly emitted three beams of light, landing on Dai Mubai, Tai Long, and Xiao Wu, and she even chanted, "The Seven Treasures are named: first, Strength."

Obviously at that moment, Ning Rongrong had used the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda to amplify everyone's power.

Nearby, Oscar immediately handed a Sausage to Ning Rongrong, noting that amplifying the four also consumes a great deal of soul power.

Compared with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, the Food System still has limitations; the food must be passed to teammates to consume, causing a time lag, unlike Ning Rongrong who can assist at any moment.

After receiving the amplification, Dai Mubai faced Huo Wushuang without yielding; both simultaneously unleashed their second soul skills. Dai Mubai's second soul skill is White Tiger Fierce Light Wave, a golden beam shooting from his mouth, while Huo Wushuang's second soul skill is Tyrant Dragon Flame, a blaze also emanating from the Unicorn Fire Tyrant Dragon.

The two powerful auras collided, and both stepped back almost simultaneously; however, it was clear that Dai Mubai's hand trembled slightly and showed faint burns, indicating Huo Wushuang's soul skill was indeed strong, and its Fire Attribute sufficiently potent.

Seeing both sides about to entangle, the opposing Huo Wu moved extremely swiftly; her Third Soul Ring flashed, launching a massive fire ring at Dai Mubai, clearly intending to combine with Huo Wushuang to encircle Dai Mubai and first crush the Shrek team's sole Soul Ancestor.

Others initially tried to rescue, but unexpectedly the fire ring generated terrifying power, blasting all of Shrek's members away; even the Blue Silver Grass Tang San intended to use for support was instantly burned to ash, and the Shrek team's formation instantly fell apart.

Yang Xiong watched Huo Wu's resistance to the fire ring with a twitch of his mouth; Huo Wu's third soul skill was indeed excellent, a top‑grade Defense System soul skill. Moreover, Huo Wu's control was far stronger than expected, able to throw a Defense System soul skill as offense; no wonder she is recognized as one of the Tiandou Region's two strongest Control System Soul Masters.

Speaking of the Tiandou Region qualifying tournament, now a third complete, the two widely acknowledged strongest Control System Soul Masters are Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er; one ice, one fire, both with excellent control. By contrast, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass control is less striking, though his combat performance is decent.

Because the resistance to the fire ring also scattered everyone, Huo Wushuang, the Fire Leopard Soul Master, and the two Soul Masters with Fire Crane martial souls moved at extreme speed in that instant, all charging at Tang San, apparently intending to beat him down.

Tang San himself was startled and immediately used his third soul skill, Blue Silver Hurricane Formation, clearly aiming to wound the enemy while protecting himself.

But the three opponents simultaneously unleashed their third soul skills, especially Huo Wushuang transforming into a massive Unicorn Fire Tyrant Dragon; its roar echoed across the Arena, a huge dragon silhouette charging at Tang San, which was his third soul skill: Tyrant Dragon's Rage.

The other three's soul skills were equally swift, all fire‑type soul skills, and extremely powerful; they seemed determined not to stop until Tang San was defeated.

Ning Rongrong reacted instantly; the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda emitted three beams of light that swiftly entered Tang San's body, while she uttered a chant: "The Seven Treasures are named: first, Strength; second, Speed; third, Soul!"

But even so, Tang San's Blue Silver Hurricane Formation was quickly burned apart in an instant, as the surrounding flames seemed to envelop him.

Seeing Tang San besieged, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu and Tai Long risked everything to rescue him; the three immediately unleashed their third soul skills, especially Xiao Wu, who instantly Teleported to Tang San's side to help block.

A huge Explosion rang out on the Arena; Tang San and the three others were almost simultaneously hit by flames, and each appeared seriously wounded; Yang Xiong even sensed a charred aura spreading across the Arena, though he couldn't tell which unlucky soul it came from.

Seeing that his three rescuers were injured, especially Xiao Wu, Tang San suddenly became extremely enraged, harboring intense hatred toward everyone on the opposite side.

But a terrifying scene unfolded on the Arena: the two Auxiliary System Soul Masters of Chi Huo Academy had blazing fire light, and the endless fire spark energy began merging into Huo Wu, indicating the two were simultaneously using multiple Fire Attribute amplification soul skills.

Huo Wu's hands rose high, as if grasping a massive sun between them; the sun contained terrifying fire energy, about to explode—this was Huo Wu's Fourth Soul Skill: Fire Wu Radiant Sun.

All the spectators held their breath; Huo Wu's Fire Wu Radiant Sun was already immensely powerful, recognized as one of the strongest soul skills among all Soul Masters in the Tiandou Region, and now with two Auxiliary Soul Masters fully supporting, its power was pushed to the extreme, likely impossible for even a Soul Elder to withstand.

Huo Wu seemed on the verge of collapse, shouting, "You all admit defeat quickly; my Fourth Soul Skill's power is just too great, even I can barely control it now."

Yang Xiong saw that Fire Wu Radiant Sun, in terms of attack, absolutely maximized fire element power; it is not something a Soul Ancestor could withstand, even the supposedly strongest Defense System Soul Master Hu Yanli would likely be gravely injured, perhaps even killed by this move.

Yang Xiong also shouted, "The power of this soul skill is too great; we cannot withstand it now."

Even though Yang Xiong said that, Tang San, holding Xiao Wu, looked filled with resentment: "Yang Xiong, I won't let any enemy who harms Xiao Wu get away; they must pay."

Seeing Tang San's demeanor, Yang Xiong didn't know what to say; it was just an Arena match, yet it felt like a life‑or‑death battle.

Yang Xiong didn't hesitate, directly looking at Yu Xiaogang beside him, but at that moment Yu Xiaogang's focus was entirely on Tang San, seemingly unaware of Yang Xiong's gaze.

Seeing the massive Fire Wu Radiant Sun about to descend, Dai Mubai hurriedly said, "Xiao San, calm down; this is a Spirit Battle, Xiao Wu's injury isn't severe, our bodies can't block this move."

Tang San's gaze was unusually cold: "Captain Dai, I promised Xiao Wu I wouldn't let anyone hurt her; no one may."

Yang Xiong didn't hesitate, instead addressing Ning Rongrong and Oscar: "How's your soul power, you two, and how long can you hold out?"

Ning Rongrong and Oscar instantly understood Yang Xiong's meaning; both swiftly used their soul skills, various amplifications landing on Tang San and the three others, while multiple Sausages flew onto them.

Huo Wu looked at the Shrek members, her teeth grinding, she had deliberately given the opponent time to consider, yet the opponent was still amplifying; does she really have to force her to heavily wound everyone on the opposite side?

Yang Xiong seemed to think of something, quickly looking toward distant Flanders; Flanders appeared to understand Yang Xiong's intent, a hint of resolve flashing in his eyes as he closed them and nodded.

Receiving Flanders' instruction, Yang Xiong swiftly raised his hand: "We concede this match."

But as soon as Yang Xiong finished speaking, the opposing Tang San roared, "If you concede, you concede; I will never concede."

Seeing Tang San's demeanor, Yang Xiong didn't hesitate much, directly pushing Oscar and Ning Rongrong off the Arena, while he stood alone at the edge.

(End of Chapter)