Chapter 177: Yan, Xie Yue

"It looks like they are prepared to go all out, just like in the original work, using the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill to win the loser's bracket match this afternoon."

Just as Shi Quan was pondering, Yan had already walked onto the arena.

"Third match, Heaven Dou Team's Shi Quan versus Spirit Team's Yan." As the referee's voice fell, Yan had already walked to the designated position.

As he released his martial soul, scorching dark red flames suddenly erupted from his body, his figure continuously expanding, and two yellow, two purple, and one black—five Soul Rings—emerged beneath him, a scorching aura rushing toward his opponent.

"The match begins!" The referee's voice announcing the start of the match arrived.

Yan's Flame Lord, this ancient martial soul, was not purely fire-attributed, but a dual attribute of fire and earth. Within the seemingly ordinary flames, the heaviness of the earth attribute was mixed in. As the flames struck, they carried not only powerful burning capabilities but also immense impact force, directly pushing back the vines that Shi Quan had grown.

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"Puff, puff, puff," the dark red flames on the ground exploded instantly, the ground beneath his feet shattered immediately, and a terrifying heat wave spread to the surroundings at high speed. The next second, Yan's body surged upward, his hands pushed forward, and the ground immediately kicked up a fire-red sandstorm, rushing straight toward the front.

"Blue Silver Growth." Shi Quan continued to manipulate the Blue Silver Emperor to grow rapidly toward Yan's surroundings.

"We concede this match!" Hu Liena's gritted-teeth voice came from off the stage, and the two stepped forward quickly to carry Yan off the arena.

As for the others from Shrek, their expressions were also full of shock; only Tang San's expression was somewhat solemn.

The flying Moon Blades transformed into two blood-colored discs, tracing graceful arcs in the air, flying toward Shi Quan in a pincer formation from front and back, while his hands controlled the Moon Blades with a peculiar posture.

The discs formed by the high-speed rotation of the Moon Blades flew extremely fast; the one in front arrived before Shi Quan in the blink of an eye, and Shi Quan raised his sword to slash.

"I was waiting for your Fourth Spirit Ability!" A sharp light flashed in Yan's eyes. Under the amplification of his Third Soul Skill and Second Soul Skill, his state had reached its peak. He clenched his right fist, and at the same time the Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword appeared, he smashed his fist violently into the ground.

"Why weren't his vines burned off?" Yan felt a chill in his heart, looking at this scene in astonishment.

Returning to the arena, after Yan was carried away by his teammates, the referee quickly announced the result of the third match. The fourth match returned to Shrek's side, and the result was no surprise. After Xiao Wu went up, she glared fiercely at Shi Quan, and although unwilling, she still directly expressed her concession.

"Third Soul Skill, Hell Flame!"

Two curved blades with graceful arcs, blood-red all over, resembling a crescent moon, appeared in Xie Yue's hands, and the same yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black five Soul Rings emerged beneath him.

Because they had discovered a drawback to Shi Quan's soul skill: Shi Quan could not generate the Blue Silver Emperor out of thin air; the prerequisite for binding was that he must have contact with Blue Silver Grass. As long as they forced the Blue Silver Emperor back, they would not be bound.

"The match begins."

As the referee's voice fell, Xie Yue waved his hands lightly, and red light instantly flowed across the blades.

But Shi Quan had deliberately avoided vital points with these nine puncture wounds; they were all just flesh wounds, causing no damage to the muscles, bones, or internal organs. Although not serious injuries, they would still have a significant impact on Yan's afternoon battle.

"This Shi Quan is truly ruthless; it's fortunate he gave up the Individual Match." Yu Xiaogang's expression also sank slightly. While feeling relieved internally, he was also secretly pondering, "With Shi Quan's strength, the only chance to defeat him is in a team battle, and it must be fast; he cannot be given any opportunity to counterattack or stall."

Didn't Tang San and the others want to win? Then he would help them win.

As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Shi Quan prepared to let him clearly understand the gap between him and himself during the final Grand Finals.

Not just him, Xie Yue off the stage was also shocked. The number of times Shi Quan had made a move in public was limited, and coupled with the fact that he had almost never fought against fire-attributed Spirit Masters along the way, they only knew that Shi Quan's vines were very tough, but they were unaware that Shi Quan's Blue Silver vines also had extremely strong resistance to various elemental attacks.

The stream of light pierced directly through the fire-red sandstorm, breaking open a gap. Eight golden lights protected Shi Quan's figure, and the next second, he carried the momentum of a broken army, passing through the fire-red sandstorm like a hot knife through butter, appearing before Yan. Yan didn't even have time to react before he was directly pierced through the chest by Shi Quan's sword. The eight golden lights also stabbed out together, and the three-meter-tall figure was lifted high by Shi Quan as if he were a doll.

The Flame Lord inherited both the heaviness and defense of the earth attribute and the ferocity and attack of the fire attribute; it was integrated in both offense and defense, and both were top-tier.

Shi Quan still held the Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword, and the two stood facing each other.

Seeing Shi Quan choose close-quarters combat, Xie Yue was even more certain that the soul power within Shi Quan was running low. However, he was still very wary of the eight Dragon Spears behind Shi Quan. Previously, he had forcibly broken through Yan's Fifth Soul Skill, and he believed these Sacred Dragon Eight Spears definitely played a crucial role.

Watching Yan charge straight at him, Shi Quan couldn't be bothered to dawdle with him. "Fourth Spirit Ability, Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword."

The whipping of Shi Quan's vines against his body directly emitted a crisp clashing sound. One lash fell, and there was only a white mark on Yan's body; he did not suffer the slightest damage.

Naturally, he was eager for Shi Quan to give the Spirit Hall a good slap in the face; he had suffered no small amount of losses at the hands of Chrysanthemum Douluo in the past.

This was also the only drawback of Shi Quan's four soul skills.

"So strong." Ning Rongrong watched Shi Quan on the stage with eyes shining.

This brings up Tang San's First Soul Skill, Entanglement. Besides entanglement, he could grow Blue Silver Grass from any position to bind enemies; perhaps this was the only ingenious aspect of his soul skill.

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"Puff..." With the impact, Yan spat out another mouthful of bright red blood. The intense pain from his body made Yan feel cold all over.

On the Spirit Team's side.

"A sword can do more than just slash!"

Seeing the growing vines forced back, Shi Quan raised his hand and pulled out a vine, lashing out with another whip.

Thud!

Shi Quan pulled out the Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword, swung the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears behind him, and directly sent Yan flying.

Yan was carried off, and Hu Liena and the others quickly understood Yan's specific injuries through an examination.

Yan immediately took strides and charged toward Shi Quan.

"Little sister, I'll take this match. He has already released his Fourth Spirit Ability, so his remaining soul power shouldn't be much. However, just in case, one must be prepared; you wouldn't be able to handle an attack of this intensity, and he still has an External Spirit Bone. I am the most suitable to go up." Xie Yue looked at Shi Quan on the stage with a cold gaze.

The Third Soul Ring beneath Yan lit up directly, and dark red flames erupted violently from Yan's body. As Yan took a step forward, the dark red flames turned into waves of fire, rushing toward the Blue Silver vines.

Blue-gold light emerged in Shi Quan's hand, transforming into a long sword.

"Both sides, prepare." As Xie Yue stepped onto the stage, the referee's voice sounded again.

"I have to say, controlling weapons is truly cool!"

Shi Quan took the opportunity to raise his sword, and eight golden lights suddenly appeared behind him. The next second, Shi Quan's figure shot out violently, turning into a blue-gold stream of light.

On the judging platform, Bibi Dong's brows immediately furrowed. Everyone from the Spirit Hall at the scene was furious; mainly because Yan's current appearance was truly too miserable. To commit such a ruthless act in front of the people of the Spirit Hall, how could it not incite public anger?

With this thought in mind, Xie Yue did not hesitate in the slightest. The Third Soul Ring at his feet lit up instantly, the two Moon Blades in his hands were raised, and then he swung them heavily with a peculiar posture. "Third Soul Skill, Distant Moon!"

"Okay!" After a brief thought, Hu Liena nodded and agreed with Xie Yue's decision.

It had the same effect as the Third Soul Skill of the Shi brothers.

"First Soul Skill, Moon Blade!"

"Second Soul Skill, Granite Rock." The clothes on his upper body shattered instantly, and Yan's muscles bulged like granite; in just an instant, his body had actually expanded to over three meters.

In terms of quantity, it was definitely more than Xie Yue's two Moon Blades.

Yan's current appearance could be described as extremely miserable. With the wounds from the Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword and the wounds from the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears, there were nine puncture wounds on Yan's body.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Flying Sand Wild Flame."

Shi Quan also knew the drawbacks of his own soul skills, but this problem should be resolved after the Blue Silver King's Sacrifice.

So before that, shouldn't he properly help them reduce the strength of the Spirit Hall Team?

However, since this was the Spirit Hall's territory after all, Shi Quan could not be too ruthless; just enough would suffice.

Now that Shi Quan had given the Spirit Hall Team a sound beating, it could be considered venting his anger.

"It should be a soul skill of the Tool Spirit itself, attack? Penetration?" Shi Quan's eyes flashed. Holding his long sword, he stepped out and charged toward Xie Yue. To conserve Internal Energy, Shi Quan chose close-quarters combat directly. Anyway, the Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword had already been condensed, so he had a handy weapon, and with the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears, he was equivalent to possessing nine weapons at once.

Yan did not panic because Shi Quan's vines were not burned through. From beginning to end, he had only one goal: to finish the battle quickly after closing the distance. The only thing he feared was Shi Quan's Fourth Spirit Ability; the other three soul skills did not pose much of a threat to him.

"Zzzzz," the harsh, grating sound of metal clashing against metal rang out continuously.

Hu Liena gritted her teeth, becoming even more certain of Shi Quan's objective, "Yan's injuries look serious, but they aren't actually serious. That Shi Quan held back; he is just whittling down our strength."

Feeling the impact from the Moon Blade, Shi Quan turned his sword and slashed to the left, causing the Moon Blade in front to be deflected to one side.

After deflecting the Moon Blade in front of him, the Moon Blade that had circled behind him followed closely. Shi Quan did not turn his head, and his forward momentum did not pause in the slightest. As the Moon Blade struck from behind, the Sacred Dragon Eight Spears stabbed backward directly. A harsh clashing sound rang out, and the Moon Blade was knocked away. Utilizing the impact force of this collision, Shi Quan accelerated his speed again, and in the blink of an eye, he had already arrived in front of Xie Yue...