Chapter 98: An Eye for an Eye

Opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared, and this time was indeed the only opportunity for the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.

It is just a pity that in the original work, they were still beaten to a pulp, and in the end, even several of their teammates were carried away.

Unfortunately, they ultimately could not defeat something called the protagonist halo...

The closer it got to the match, the more nervous the members of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy became, but the gaze of that lovesick girl Meng Hongchen never left Wang Dong; if it were anyone else, they probably wouldn't achieve this effect. Actually, the reason is very simple: Meng Hongchen is a typical senior member of the "looks-first" association.

At the same time, Su Yu swept his gaze across the city wall and saw the indignant-looking Xu Jiujiu, as well as the White Tiger Duke Dai Hao, who was maintaining order.

At this moment, Xuan Lao sat down on the sidelines, carrying a wine jar and a Chicken Leg; it was very clear that this old master was here to hold down the fort.

However, in the current human world, there are really very few people who can suppress Xuan Lao.

Following the Heavenly Fiend Douluo's contradictory speech—where he asked everyone to go all out while simultaneously urging them to exercise restraint—the team members from both sides made their entrance.

On the side of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, walking at the very front was their captain, Ma Rulong. And following closely behind Ma Rulong was, surprisingly, Xiao Hongchen, followed by Meng Hongchen.

Next were Mijia, a Level 5 Soul Engineer they had seen in the semi-finals, and the three people behind him were also Level 5 Soul Engineers. Based on each person's facial features, the Shrek group could name them: Xiao Xiafeng, Chen Fei, and Lin Xi. Except for Meng Hongchen, they were all male team members.

Su Yu didn't have much of a reaction to the seven people appearing. If nothing unexpected happened, his side would also have to make changes in this match, because Wang Yan had directly told them to choose to forfeit. Just thinking about it was absurd; if it weren't for the cheats and the protagonist halo on your side, you would probably lose nine times out of ten.

Therefore, Su Yu decided that he still had to step in to save the situation. If something went wrong in the later matches and they lost, it would be a disaster. Su Yu did not agree with Wang Yan's tactics, but since he was the captain and had the support of the entire team, he had the right to change the tactics.

Just as everyone was about to go on stage, Su Yu slowly said, "I think we need to change the tactics. Brother Bei Bei and Senior Sister Jiang Nannan, you two swap with me and Wang Dong. I am confident of winning this match."

Wang Yan, standing to the side, frowned slightly, but things had reached this point. Su Yu was their recognized captain; since Su Yu was confident, he must have his own plans. However, Wang Yan still didn't want Su Yu to fight. If they lost this battle and Su Yu got injured, the subsequent two-three-three strategy would very likely cause Shrek to lose the competition.

Thoughts were just thoughts; they couldn't change Su Yu's decision. Hearing Su Yu's words, Xuan Lao also looked at Su Yu with great interest, "Little Yanzi, it seems this little fellow has some new tricks up his sleeve. You just sit there honestly."

With Xuan Lao having spoken, Wang Yan dared not express any further opinion and could only sit honestly in the spectator area.

As the captain, one naturally has to walk at the very front. When Su Yu and Wang Dong stepped onto the stage, the people on the opposite side were somewhat surprised. In the later battles, Wang Dong had basically rarely appeared. How could Shrek leave Four-Ring Soul Masters unused and send two Three-Ring ones instead?

One of the Three-Ring ones was Su Yu, which the people from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy felt was correct, but Wang Dong's appearance was baffling. In terms of strength, Wang Dong's current performance was at most that of a quasi-Four-Ring, still having a gap compared to a real Four-Ring.

Such a lineup was truly impossible to guess; even Ma Rulong on the opposite side was somewhat bewildered. Had Shrek given up?

As the referee announced the start of the match, the formation on Su Yu's side quickly took shape under his command: Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yaoheng in the front, Ling Luochen in the middle, Wang Dong behind Ling Luochen, Su Yu to the right of Ling Luochen, while Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei were side-by-side in the front.

This bizarre formation, let alone the opposing Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, even their own team leader, Wang Yan, fell into a state of confusion...

As Xu Sanshi's Xuanming Tortoise Shell Shield appeared in his hand, Lin Xi on the opposite side also used a Soul Guidance Device at the first opportunity to protect himself and the teammates behind him. But to Su Yu, this was simply a sitting duck; once the opponent turtled up, Su Yu had ways to torture them.

Xu Sanshi's Xuanming Displacement was indeed a disgusting soul skill, but the focus this time wasn't to disgust people. The key to winning lay with the two Soul Emperors. In case of necessity, Su Yu could even perform their Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Wang Dong on the field.

This match could only be won, not lost. If it had really gone according to Wang Yan's plan, they would probably have lost this time...

Just as Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yaoheng were closing the distance to the Sun Moon Battle Team, a large number of light orbs shot out from their formation like a peacock spreading its tail, striking directly at the Shrek group.

Dai Yaoheng leaped up, and a large amount of incandescent light emerged. Fourth soul skill: White Tiger Meteor Shower.

A Soul Emperor's soul skill could completely intercept these light orbs. Su Yu actually wasn't worried about these things at all; what he was truly worried about was what came later. In one battle, Ma Xiaotao had directly killed two people; it was truly a bit excessive...

The aftermath of the explosion was completely blocked by Xu Sanshi. Ling Luochen wasn't idle either; a large amount of ice mist permeated the arena, and the cold air currents rushed directly toward the location of the Sun Moon Battle Team. He had thought Ling Luochen was only providing interference to pave the way for Ma Xiaotao's Phoenix Meteor Shower later.

But Su Yu's instruction to Ling Luochen was to go all out without any reservations.

A large amount of ice mist surged out, beginning to erode the Sun Moon Battle Team's Soul Guidance Shield. Just as the members of the Sun Moon Battle Team were about to counterattack, amidst a loud phoenix cry, a dazzling fire phoenix soared into the sky. Following the White Tiger Meteor Shower, what connected was Ma Xiaotao's strongest soul skill: Phoenix Meteor Shower.

The scorching flames caused the temperature on the competition stage to rise sharply. Phoenix meteors, each at least five times larger than the White Tiger meteors, descended from the sky; they were not only dense but also extremely powerful. The air above the entire competition stage became almost completely distorted. Those 108 formation-arraying Soul Masters had to go all out to channel their soul power to maintain the Protective Barrier.

It had to be said that in terms of attack power, Ma Xiaotao was still the undisputed number one. Now, at less than twenty years of age, Ma Xiaotao's cultivation was already about to reach the Soul Saint realm. Coupled with the power of the Evil Fire Phoenix, even if she faced a Soul Saint, ordinary Soul Saints would likely not be her match.

The collision between the first wave of soul skills and the light orbs from the Soul Guidance Devices had already produced a violent impact. When Ma Xiaotao used the Phoenix Meteor Shower, Xu Sanshi also had to stop to block the shockwave of the explosion for everyone.

Just as everyone was being suppressed by Ma Xiaotao alone, and she was planning to continue using the Phoenix Roaring Heaven Strike, Dai Yaoheng had already rushed to the front of the Sun Moon Battle Team.

The battle between the two sides was on the verge of breaking out. Lin Xi, bearing two layers of Soul Guidance Protective Barrier, stubbornly withstood this terrifying strike from Ma Xiaotao.

The opposing team members weren't idle either; instantly, a large number of Soul Guidance Devices appeared on their bodies, all aiming at Ling Luochen and Su Yu's group.

But the next instant, Dai Yaoheng, with the Evil-Eyed White Tiger possessed, slashed a claw onto the opponent's Protective Barrier. Once a long-range Soul Engineer is approached by a Strong Attack System Battle Soul Emperor, it is simply a catastrophe. Clearly, the opponent also realized the severity of the situation.

Mijia, clad in Soul Guidance Heavy Armor, jumped directly out of the Soul Guidance Protective Barrier, and a greatsword appeared. Two massive figures collided fiercely.

Boom!

Even Dai Yaoheng, who had used the White Tiger Vajra Transformation, was not as large as Mijia. That set of Soul Guidance Heavy Armor didn't know how much impact it had absorbed for him. Under such Soul Guidance Heavy Armor, judging by Su Yu's current methods, he feared that only the Super Energy-Gathering Soul Guidance Cannon could break through such a defense.

But the opposite side didn't give Su Yu any chance at all. In just a brief encounter, Ma Rulong on the opposite side targeted Su Yu. For a moment, intense silver light instantly filled the entire competition stage.

Seeing this posture, Su Yu knew immediately that things were going to go wrong. This thing was about the same as a flashbang; if you weren't prepared, fighting would be fucking absurd.

Facing that blinding intense light, Su Yu calmly released his martial soul. A huge Mirror appeared in front of Su Yu, and there was a black hole-like vortex slowly rotating within the mirror.

This mirror instantly enlarged and appeared in front of the three of them. After a burst of intense light, the three of them were not affected at all because of the obstruction of Su Yu's third soul skill.

But just as Ma Rulong on the opposite side was preparing to use other Soul Guidance Devices again, a burst of intense light rebounded from Su Yu's mirror. The blinding light instantly caused the unprepared members of the Sun Moon Battle Team to go blind.

Blindness was blindness, but they still didn't forget to instantly activate their Protective Barriers, which made it impossible for Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi to gain any advantage at all.

However, Lin Xi and Mijia, who were still entangled with Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yaoheng, were miserable. All four were blinded, but under Su Yu's command, Ma Xiaotao directly used the Phoenix Fire Line to knock Lin Xi off the stage.

Mijia was even more miserable; he was hit by all of Dai Yaoheng's White Tiger Meteor Shower, and the Soul Guidance Devices on his body instantly disintegrated. If it weren't for the Heavenly Fiend Douluo taking action, he would probably have died directly under this strike.

Lin Xi was severely injured, Mijia was severely injured; both were out of the game!

Ma Rulong hadn't expected such a situation. The only thing he miscalculated was that he hadn't expected Su Yu to be able to return all of his Flash Cannon's attacks. Although the Flash Cannon didn't have any offensive power, its greatest advantage was making the opponent lose their vision...

It was also fortunate that the Flash Cannon had no attack power, which resulted in Su Yu's Virtual Mirror reflecting it directly and returning it all to Ma Rulong.

The intense light dissipated, and the Sun Moon Battle Team realized that in just a brief encounter, they had already lost two people!

What was this to Ma Rulong?

It was a humiliation. Before they had even fully engaged, two people had already been eliminated by the opponent!

"Su Yu, do these shields seem tricky to you?" At this time, Electrolux in the Eye of Life spoke up.

Clearly, he was also observing the changes in the outside world. Being inside Su Yu's body, he could naturally perceive the changes in Su Yu's spirit.

"The marvelous uses of Spirit Power go far beyond this. Just watch carefully, and let me teach you how to perfectly utilize your Spirit Power. If you use it with enough finesse, all things in this world have flaws to be found."

At this moment, the third eye between Su Yu's brows slowly opened, but the current Su Yu had long since grown his hair out, covering his forehead.

Even if that guy Huo Yuhao used his X-ray vision, it would be useless; Yi Lao could completely block Huo Gua's X-ray vision.

In that third eye between his brows, a trace of deathly gray slowly emerged. Afterward, after Yi Lao chanted a few simple incantations, Su Yu could clearly feel his Spirit Power flowing outward. That feeling was very wondrous; wherever his Spirit Power passed, it was as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

That strand of Spirit Power flowed across the Soul Guidance Shield like a stream of water.

"You must understand, everything in this world has flaws; there is no such thing as perfection, even for the gods in your mind, who possess unknown, fatal flaws."

That flowing Spirit Power instantly became like a sharp sword, fiercely stabbing into a point where the soul power was relatively weak, and subsequently, a crack that no one noticed appeared on the Soul Guidance Shield, and Su Yu's Spirit Power followed it into the interior of the Soul Guidance Shield.

At this moment, Su Yu saw the formations inside their Soul Guidance Device completely clearly; under Electrolux's control, that tiny bit of Spirit Power was like a dagger stabbing into a vital point, and the slender Spirit Power instantly pierced through the core formation of Xiao Hongchen's Soul Guidance Shield.

In an instant, Xiao Hongchen was exposed before everyone's eyes without any defense; this bizarre scene immediately made Ma Rulong panic—the Soul Guidance Protective Shield produced by Mingde Hall had actually shattered!

"Senior Xu, quickly use Xuanming Displacement!"

Su Yu made a prompt decision and transmitted his voice directly to Xu Sanshi through the Soul Guidance Device they were using to communicate. Xu Sanshi looked at Xiao Hongchen, who was still in a state of shock, and without a word, immediately swapped him to a spot not far from Ling Luochen.

"Oh no, stop them quickly!"

The Sun Moon Battle Team, which had originally held the initiative, was now clearly in a passive position, their rhythm completely dragged down by the Shrek team. Because of the elimination of Lin Xi and Mijia, the Sun Moon Battle Team was simply unable to spare anyone to suppress Shrek's two Soul Emperors.

What's more, there was Ling Luochen suppressing them from a distance, and Su Yu's Energy Gathering Soul Guidance Cannon was also constantly bombarding their Soul Guidance Protective Shield.

Most of their attacks were blocked by Xu Sanshi, and the entire battle situation was developing in a direction unfavorable to them.

They had thought victory was certain, but the next instant, a massive purple Soul Guidance Device descended from the sky, instantly trapping Su Yu, Wang Dong, and Ling Luochen inside.

The entire battlefield was split in the blink of an eye; having lost the suppression from the three of them—Ling Luochen, Su Yu, and Wang Dong—this meant that the four of them had to face the remaining five members of the fully armed Sun Moon Battle Team.

Theoretically, that was the case, but when the Soul Guidance Device landed, Su Yu had specifically instructed Xu Sanshi to swap Xiao Hongchen over, so the situation inside this Seventh-level Soul Guidance Device instantly turned into three people ganging up on Xiao Hongchen alone.