The strength of Elephant Armor Academy is undeniable. The seven people who took the stage all possessed the top-tier martial soul, Diamond Mammoth.
Among the seven, three had reached the Soul Master realm, and the other four were Soul Venerables. Their unified soul rings represented the optimal configuration.
The Diamond Mammoth's defense was incredibly powerful, and its attack was also formidable. With their unified martial souls, their tactics were simple and brutal: they typically advanced in a single file, forcing their opponents back.
This time, Shrek Academy made a slight change in their lineup, replacing Tailong and Jiangzhu with Zhu Zhuqing and Oscar.
Oscar's flying soul skill allowed him to flexibly counter Elephant Armor Academy.
The battle began, and when Shrek Academy revealed five Soul Master members, everyone was astonished. Shrek Academy, previously unknown and participating for the first time this year, had so many talented students.
Meng Shenji felt a pang of heartache every time he saw Shrek Academy's students on the field; these should have been the honor of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
He glared fiercely at Prince Xue Xing once more.
"Do you know that even against Elephant Armor Academy, they didn't use their full strength? Their strongest captain didn't even go up."
Prince Xue Xing didn't dare to refute, he also regretted helping Xue Beng in the first place.
Back on the stage,
Elephant Armor Academy adopted a conservative tactic, advancing slowly. Facing Shrek Academy, they couldn't afford to be careless; Shrek Academy had five Soul Masters.
Tang San released his Blue Silver Grass, but instead of controlling the opponents as usual, he wrapped it around his teammates. This was a tactic he came up with after learning distraction control.
Just like the Meteor Hammer he used with Xiao Wu before, only this time with more control.
In the head-on collision, under Tang San's new tactic, combined with Oscar's flying soul skill, Shrek Academy quickly disrupted Elephant Armor's formation, separating their captain from the other members.
Facing seven powerfully defended Soul Masters, their formation was like an iron barrel. Even a team a rank higher wouldn't necessarily win, at least defeating them would be difficult.
Therefore, they could only break the formation first, then the individual.
Facing the relentless onslaught of five opponents, Hu Yanli, the leader of the Elephant Armor team, struggled to defend himself. His body was covered in a thick diamond shell, providing protection, but his head was lacking, making it difficult for him to hold out. It seemed he was about to be eliminated.
At this critical moment, a helmet appeared on his head.
Since external objects were forbidden in the competition, this suddenly appearing helmet had only one explanation:
he possessed a spirit bone, specifically a head spirit bone, and this helmet was a skill of his head spirit bone.
With this all-around defense, he withstood the attack, and for a time, the Shrek Academy team couldn't defeat him.
At this moment, his other teammates arrived to support him, restoring their formation. The
battle became a stalemate once again.
Although the Elephant Armor team couldn't defeat the Shrek Academy team, their powerful defense prevented the Shrek Academy team from gaining the upper hand.
Currently, the Shrek Academy team still had two trump cards unused: Tang San's external spirit bone, the Eight Spider Lances, and the Twin Tigers Spirit Fusion Skill.
Tang San provided control, allowing Xiang Chengxian and Dai Mubai to activate their Spirit Fusion Skill.
"Black and White Demon Tigers!"
Under the watchful eyes of the spectators, the black tiger and the white tiger slowly merged together.
Two beams of light, black and white, poured down upon the seven members of the Elephant Armor Academy.
Compared to the Netherworld White Tiger fusion technique, the Black and White Demon Tigers were undoubtedly much stronger.
The Diamond Mammoth's defense, like the Xuanwu Turtle of the Shi brothers from the Heaven Dou main team, was only physical defense, unable to provide mental defense.
Therefore, their fate was the same.
Xiang Chengxian and Dai Mubai were both Soul Masters; this fusion technique was enough to overwhelm even their diamond shells.
Except for the three Soul Masters, the others coughed up blood. Those
injured by the white flames lost the light in their eyes.
Only Hu Yanli, possessing a head soul bone, could withstand the mental attack; his injuries were the least severe.
However, the outcome was already decided. Facing the seven members of Shrek Academy alone again, he was powerless to turn the tide. Refusing to admit defeat would only result in another beating, and the outcome wouldn't change.
Sitting in the VIP section, the Elephant Armor Sect Master, Hu Yanzhen, suddenly stood up and demanded that the Elephant Armor Academy's team leader concede defeat.
An ordinary person wouldn't notice, but as a Soul Douluo powerhouse, he could tell that the Elephant Armor Academy team members were seriously injured and needed immediate treatment.
Hu Yanzhen's face was grim. Just moments ago, he had boasted to the Spirit Hall's Platinum Bishop Salas and others that Elephant Armor Academy's goal was to reach the top three in the finals.
Now, his boast was being proven wrong.
Shrek Academy had won once again.
Seeing Shrek's victory, the various forces watching were mostly shocked and carefully considering Shrek's strength.
Based on the strength Shrek Academy had displayed, competing for the top five was highly probable, causing concern among all factions.
Besides the five single-attribute academies, Shrek Academy had now emerged as a formidable opponent.
The Canghui Academy members clenched their fists upon seeing Shrek's victory, with Shi Nian's eyes flashing with a sinister light.
Canghui Academy had lost to Elephant Armor Academy on the first day, dropping a point.
To advance to the next round, they needed to be even more careful. There were four other single-attribute academies, all stronger than them. Although they still had trump cards, another loss to Shrek Academy would mean their elimination. These trump cards were saved for the final rounds to help the four single-attribute academies climb the ranks.
Therefore, they had to win against Shrek.
Shi Nian coldly swept his gaze over the Shrek academy members; it was time to strike. Besides Tang San, there was also Ma Hongjun, who hadn't yet made a move.
For Canghui Academy to win, the best-case scenario was that Ma Hongjun, Tang San, Xiang Chengxian, Dai Mubai, and others wouldn't participate, so he needed to kill them.
These powerful opponents chose Shrek because Shrek lacked a powerful backer.
...
Ma Hongjun hadn't participated in the competition, so he hadn't been following the team.
Today, Ma Hongjun left the arena alone.
He was unaware that a pair of eyes had been coldly watching him.
Shi Nian finally found his opportunity. He looked at Ma Hongjun's retreating figure and smiled coldly.
Once Ma Hongjun was some distance away from the arena, Shi Nian began his attack.
Black energy emanated from his body, his eyes became hollow, and a three-dimensional image of Ma Hongjun appeared within them.
Ma Hongjun was walking on the street, but gradually he realized he seemed lost. The surrounding scenery was too familiar; he had just walked through it all.
Ma Hongjun walked forward again, and the familiar scenery reappeared.
"Shi Nian!"
Ma Hongjun exclaimed in terror, standing still and muttering to himself.
"As expected of a genius student from Shrek Academy, you found me so quickly.
But it's a pity you're about to die young."
Shi Nian's voice echoed in Ma Hongjun's mind, but Ma Hongjun looked around and couldn't see him.
Ma Hongjun said calmly,
"Even if you kill me, you won't escape."
"No, others won't know I killed you; they'll just think you've disappeared.
Now, you can see where you are."
The street scene around Ma Hongjun suddenly disappeared, and the surroundings transformed into a forest.
And Shi Nian stood right in front of him.
"Why kill me? We don't have a blood feud."
"Indeed, no. But our Canghui Academy needs to enter the finals, and your Shrek Academy is in our way."
"Just for that? Then why the hell did you kill me? Shouldn't you have killed Tang San and Dai Mubai?
I haven't even played!"
Ma Hongjun was furious. Damn it,
he was just sitting on the bench and still got shot. "Killing them would just mean you'd still have to step in. It's better to kill you before anyone notices you.
But don't worry, it'll be their turn soon, and you'll all die."
"I hate it so much! To die by your hand! I'm not reconciled!" Ma Hongjun sighed to the heavens.
Shi Nian's face became even more ferocious, a twisted smile appearing on his face.
"Now, you will die painfully in my broken dream."
(End of Chapter)