Chapter 95: Battle Against Thunder Academy
Seeing everyone becoming extremely excited, Yu Xiaogang continued, "Everyone, soul bones are very precious, and only the champion of the finals can obtain them. This is the greatest reward in the history of the Soul Master Tournament. I can promise you that the rewards will be divided based on your performance."
Hearing this, everyone became even more excited, but Yang Xiong couldn't help but think to himself, "It's just three soul bones. Only the head bone would really suit me. Unfortunately, given Yu Xiaogang's usual ways, he will definitely give them to his disciple, Tang San. As for the other two, they really don't interest me."
Rather than relying on the Soul Master Tournament to win the championship, he'd rather go directly to Ning Fengzhi. Maybe the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had similar treasures. If not, he could bring two experts to the Sunset Forest and Star Dou Forest; he knew some similar information.
After Yu Xiaogang's persuasion, everyone walked confidently onto the arena, as if the championship was right in front of them.
After some arrangements, Yu Xiaogang set Yang Xiong as the main attacker, Ma Hongjun was responsible for aerial harassment, Zhu Zhuqing was the agile attacker, and Qin Shuang was assigned to protect the three support members.
As soon as they entered the arena, Yang Xiong couldn't help but feel speechless when he looked at the setup of the Flame Glory Academy.
Notably, the opponent didn't have a single support-type soul master. Aside from a control-type soul master, all the other members were either strong attackers or agile attackers. There wasn't even a defense-type soul master, which likely meant they had gathered information on Shrek's team.
The control-type soul master on the opposing team had the Heavenly Green Vine as his martial soul, but his soul power was only at level 36, and he appeared to be over 22 years old.
Their team captain, the only Soul Sect in their team, had a martial soul of the Red Flame Tiger, which was a decent martial soul.
As expected, once the match started, Yang Xiong and the others rushed straight into the opponent's formation.
However, the opponent seemed to have anticipated this and sent three people to intercept Yang Xiong, including numerous Heavenly Green Vines rising from the ground, attempting to surround him.
Yang Xiong used Instant Transmission to appear in front of the control-type soul master, but three other soul masters came to rescue him. With a single strike, one of the opponent's soul masters was sent flying several meters, a trace of blood dripping from his mouth, but he quickly recovered and continued the attack on Yang Xiong.
Yang Xiong found himself surrounded in an instant, with soul skills coming at him from all sides. Even though Yang Xiong's attacking power was strong, his movements were hindered.
Compared to Yang Xiong, the others were in an even worse situation. The other three battle soul masters had to face opponents with soul power more than five levels above theirs, and they quickly found themselves overwhelmed.
Even with Ning Rongrong's support and Oscar's sausages, they soon found themselves at a disadvantage, especially with all three support soul masters quickly being knocked off the arena.
As the other six members were gradually defeated, a situation where all seven of the opponents surrounded Yang Xiong emerged. Even though Yang Xiong performed admirably, taking down four opponents, he ultimately couldn't hold out, and he jumped off the arena himself.
In truth, Yang Xiong had only exerted about 50% of his strength, barely on par with a Soul Sect, but facing so many opponents, there was little he could do. Not to mention, Yang Xiong hadn't intended to win in the first place.
Ultimately, Shrek Academy was defeated by Flame Glory Academy with a score of two losses in a row.
Although Yang Xiong had taken down four of the opponents, the scene wasn't as impressive as it seemed. The entire team was disorganized, with no proper commander. If it weren't for Yang Xiong's extraordinary battle power, it would have been a complete rout of the seven.
After the match, Yu Xiaogang's face looked even worse. The entire process didn't have the explosive effect he had hoped for. Yang Xiong had performed well, but that was expected. The other battle soul masters couldn't withstand the joint attacks of opponents five or more levels higher, and they were easily defeated.
Even the referee was taken aback, as he had never seen a team with three support soul masters before.
Yu Xiaogang's face turned pale hearing this, and he immediately stormed off, since the strategy for the fight had been his arrangement. It wouldn't make sense to scold all the substitutes or blame the support soul masters for their lack of battle power.
Next, they faced a mid-tier team, and Flander immediately announced the forfeit. The matches of the Tiandou Royal Academy's second team attracted many high-ranking officials, including Emperor Xue Ye, who would be spectating. Rather than face the embarrassment, it was better to claim multiple main members were injured and forfeit in advance to save some face.
However, after losing consecutive matches, Shrek's team now had a record of ten wins and three losses, with three losses in a row.
After a couple of days of rest, Tang San and the others had mostly recovered, and the team returned to its original condition.
However, just as they returned to the team, luck wasn't on their side. Their next opponent was Thunder Academy.
As everyone knew, Thunder Academy was also one of the Five Elements Academies and was exceptionally strong, boasting a 13-match winning streak, tied for first place among all teams, and was considered a top-tier team.
Thunder Academy had four Soul Sects in their team, surpassing even Flame Glory Academy and Elephant Armor Academy in terms of Soul Sect numbers. Moreover, all of their members had lightning-type martial souls, giving them exceptional destructive power.
After Tang San and the others returned to the team, Yu Xiaogang arranged them back into their usual positions. The team formation remained 3-1-2-1, with Dai Mubai in the front, followed by Xiao Wu and Tailong as wings, and Tang San in the center for control, with Yang Xiong and two support members at the rear.
As soon as they stepped onto the arena, Shrek's team immediately felt immense pressure. The entire arena was filled with a terrifying electric energy, making the air feel like it was charged with explosive power.
Thunder Academy had four Soul Sects: the captain, Yu Tianxin, a 43rd-level strong attack Soul Sect with the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus martial soul; the vice-captain, Lei Dong, a 42nd-level control-type Soul Sect with the Thunder Spider martial soul; Lei Tian, a 42nd-level strong attack Soul Sect with the Thunder Eagle martial soul; and Lei Mie, a 41st-level sensitive attack Soul Sect with the Thunder Blade martial soul.
Surprisingly, their team had no support-type soul masters at all, and only one control-type soul master. The rest were all strong attack or sensitive attack soul masters.
As soon as the match started, all of Thunder Academy's members charged forward, full of momentum and incredibly fast, just as expected from lightning-type soul masters.
Tang San's eyes flashed, and the arena was immediately filled with countless Blue Silver Grass, all targeting Thunder Academy's seven members, clearly trying to slow their advance and reduce their attacking momentum.
However, one of the Soul Sects from the opponent team immediately activated a large-scale soul skill: Thunderstorm, and instantly, the entire arena was filled with lightning. All the lightning struck the Blue Silver Grass, and the grass was quickly burned to a crisp, turning into fragments.
Tang San was stunned. His Blue Silver Grass had been countered again, and the effect of the lightning-type counter was as strong as it had been against Flame Glory Academy. The Blue Silver Grass, under the electric strikes, became extremely fragile, and the entire martial soul seemed to be numbed by the lightning.
As the two sides were about to clash, Ning Rongrong raised the huge Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Tower, chanting, "Seven Treasures: First, Strength!"
Three rays of light quickly granted power enhancements to Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Tailong.
However, even with Ning Rongrong's support, the two sides collided quickly, and the three were pushed back several meters.
Dai Mubai's opponent was Yu Tianxin, the captain of Thunder Academy. His martial soul was also an excellent beast martial soul, the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus, and his soul power was at 43rd-level. The two quickly engaged in battle.
Meanwhile, Xiao Wu and Tailong were struggling to hold their own against Soul Sects, as a Soul Sect always had the upper hand against a Soul King.
Tang San reacted quickly, using countless Blue Silver Grass to wrap around Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Tailong, pulling them out of the battle to at least prevent them from facing multiple attackers.
At the same time, one Blue Silver Grass wrapped around Yang Xiong's waist, pulling him from the back of the team to the front.
Now, with seven battle soul masters on the opponent's team, this was the ultimate limit, and Yang Xiong and the others couldn't hold out much longer.
In just an instant, Shrek's formation was completely disrupted, and the two support members had no protection. The formation changed to 2-1-2-2, with Yang Xiong and Dai Mubai at the front.
Tang San knew full well about Yang Xiong's strength. In an instant, Yang Xiong was facing Yu Tianxin, while Dai Mubai faced Lei Tian, a strong attack Soul Sect, Xiao Wu had to deal with Lei Mie, a sensitive attack Soul Sect.
The two sides immediately began exchanging blows, but Tang San's Blue Silver Grass control was clearly no match for the opponent's vice-captain, Lei Dong, a Soul Sect.
Lei Dong's martial soul was the Thunder Spider, a giant spider capable of shooting lightning-infused webs, controlling the entire arena.
While the webs were a bit less flexible than Blue Silver Grass, their power and destructive force were much greater due to the attached lightning.
Every time the Blue Silver Grass collided with the webs, it was quickly burned black, and Tang San felt a great deal of difficulty.
As the seven opponents pressed forward, Yang Xiong's team was now facing the full assault of six enemies.
At this point, Yang Xiong was fighting alone against Yu Tianxin. Yu Tianxin, known as the Blue Electric Twin Stars, had incredibly powerful attack power, with both strength and speed, but he didn't have any advantage against Yang Xiong, and was even being held back by him.
On the arena, the captain usually played a leading role. If the captain couldn't break through the enemy's formation and was instead held back, the leadership role would be lost.
Yu Tianxin snorted coldly, "Is there really no one else in the Tiandou Royal Academy? You're trying to use a Soul King to hold me back? You're really underestimating me."
Yang Xiong grinned, "Is it us underestimating you, or are you just too weak? A so-called captain who can't even beat me."
The two exchanged countless blows, but neither had the upper hand.
Yang Xiong felt the power of the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus' lightning coursing through his body, causing his arms and legs to tingle. It was no wonder this lightning attribute was known for its destructive power.
At this moment, Yang Xiong understood why the Iron Fist of the Body Sect should never use their soul skills easily—during collisions with the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus, the body seemed to be particularly susceptible to shock. This was the true terrifying aspect of the lightning element.
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