Haoyu Palace was the private residence of the Sixth Prince, Xu Tianhao. For over half a year, The Four Little Ones had spent most of their time within Haoyu Palace.
Thanks to Xu Tianhao, Xu Tianzhen and The Hongchen Siblings had also received guidance from Kong Deming to varying degrees in their spirit tool cultivation.
This was an opportunity even Jing Hongchen envied immensely, so during this period, Jing Hongchen would often drop by Haoyu Palace whenever he had the chance.
In the morning, the group of four finished their spirit tool cultivation, and the afternoon was dedicated to practical combat.
Today's drawing of lots paired The Hongchen Siblings together, while Xu Tianhao and Xu Tianzhen formed the other team.
After the draw, The Four Little Ones began their Spirit Duel in front of Kong Deming.
Their two-on-two Spirit Duel followed the rules of the Great Spirit Arena; one could also say it followed the rules of the All-Continent High-Level Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.
In the courtyard was an arena with a diameter of a hundred meters; surrendering or being knocked out of the arena counted as a loss.
On the arena, the two teams stood facing each other.
Xiao Hongchen smiled triumphantly, "Fourth Princess, Sixth Highness, we're definitely winning today."
Meng Hongchen also raised her fist, not to be outdone, "My brother and I's Spirit Fusion Ability has improved further; its power is even stronger now."
Xu Tianhao and Xu Tianzhen exchanged a look, both revealing a faint smile.
Xu Tianhao replied, "Whether it's a mule or a horse, let's take it out for a walk. Talk is cheap."
Xu Tianzhen chimed in, "Exactly. Brother, let's give them a good lesson."
With those words, the four of them simultaneously released their respective Spirits.
"Xu Tianhao, Spirit: Sun Moon Divine Pupils, Level 17 one-ring control system Battle Spirit Master."
"Xu Tianzhen, Spirit: Sun, Level 22 two-ring attack system Battle Spirit Master."
"Xiao Hongchen, Spirit: Three-Legged Golden Toad, Level 24 two-ring attack system Battle Spirit Master."
"Meng Hongchen, Spirit: Vermilion Eye Ice Toad, Level 22 two-ring control system Battle Spirit Master."
Xu Tianzhen and The Hongchen Siblings all had two yellow spirit rings; although they had all absorbed them beyond their levels, it wasn't as ridiculous as Xu Tianhao.
Amidst the group of two yellow spirit rings, only Xu Tianhao had a single purple spirit ring around his body.
Although he had only one spirit ring, the aura it emitted far surpassed that of two yellow spirit rings.
The moment their Spirits were released, The Hongchen Siblings merged directly, their Spirits fusing together.
If they didn't use their Spirit Fusion Ability, a single Domain from Xu Tianhao would be enough to cripple them.
Amidst the flashing gold and red light, a giant toad over three meters long appeared where they stood.
This toad had only three legs, its entire body emitting a gold-red metallic luster, with red eyes. With a croak, terrifying energy seemed to be brewing within its large mouth.
The siblings' Spirit Fusion Ability was named [Hongchen Nostalgia].
Its effect was to perfectly fuse their Spirit abilities, rather than doubling them.
It could launch terrifying attacks from its mouth, containing a mixture of metal, ice, and poison attributes.
It could also condense toad saliva into poison bombs to cover the battlefield from a distance, paralyzing and poisoning anyone hit.
[Hongchen Nostalgia] was also a powerful ability that combined attack, control, and deadly poison.
Among many Spirit Fusion Abilities, it was an outstanding existence.
Facing a monster like Xu Tianhao, the siblings used their strongest power right from the start, giving Xu Tianhao no room for error.
But the group of four had been together for so long; how could Xu Tianhao and Xu Tianzhen not know the siblings' tactics?
As they completed their Spirit Fusion Ability, the second yellow spirit ring on Xu Tianzhen's body had already lit up.
"Second Spirit Ability: Blazing Sun Meteor!"
Dozens of miniature suns suddenly condensed and fell toward the location of The Hongchen Siblings.
At the same time, Xu Tianhao directly unfolded the Sun and Moon Together in the Sky Domain.
Within the Domain, The Hongchen Siblings' mental force was suppressed by twenty percent, while Xu Tianzhen received a twenty percent boost to her mental force.
With the mental force boost, Xu Tianzhen's control over her second Spirit Ability reached a new level, allowing for more precise attacks.
Furthermore, after being enveloped by the Domain, the merging bodies of The Hongchen Siblings were directly wrapped in a layer of Yin-Yang Qi.
This caused their attack speed, movement speed, and spirit power recovery rate to plummet by a full fifty percent.
Simultaneously, the brilliant sun above dropped scorching True Fire of the Sun, while the lunar moon shed Lunar Essence of Taiyin.
At this critical moment, it was also the instant The Hongchen Siblings' Spirit Fusion Ability was fully integrated.
A massive gold-red three-legged giant toad appeared quietly, and a terrifying spirit power fluctuation spread out, shattering Xu Tianzhen's Blazing Sun Meteor.
With a wide-open mouth, it spat out a Breath of Ice and Fire, blocking all the True Fire of the Sun and Lunar Essence of Taiyin falling from the sky.
This was the power of Hongchen Nostalgia; once used, it could resolve most crises.
Taking advantage of this gap, the gold-red giant toad's third leg suddenly exerted force, pouncing straight toward Xu Tianhao and Xu Tianzhen.
Despite the restrictions reducing attack and movement speed by fifty percent, the giant toad relied on its massive spirit power to forcibly increase its speed.
This was like the siblings originally having a movement speed attribute of five each, but when stacked, it reached twenty.
With such a boost, even with a fifty percent reduction, ten still remained—double what it was before the boost!
So even though it was weakened, the giant toad's stats remained terrifyingly high.
This was also why it was difficult for low-level Spirit Masters to fight across levels, with the exception of a few geniuses.
Just then, the purple first spirit ring on Xu Tianhao's body lit up, and his Sun Moon Divine Pupils shot out two brilliant rays of gold and silver light.
"First Spirit Ability: Sun Moon Divine Seal."
Under the Domain's enhancement, the power of Xu Tianhao's strike surged, increasing by at least thirty percent.
The two divine lights flashed by. The giant toad condensed a large amount of spirit power on its surface to block the spirit power impact.
However, the mental shock caused the giant toad's movements to falter, making it fall mid-way.
With the first Spirit Ability and Domain stacked, the mental shock of Xu Tianhao's strike was comparable to a Level 30 Spirit Elder.
The siblings' spirit power level was at most 24; it was only because of the Spirit Fusion Ability's boost that they weren't instantly defeated.
Under the terrifying power of the mental shock, the giant toad was paralyzed for a full three seconds.
During this time, Xu Tianhao had already triggered the Sun Seal and Taiyin Seal.
Since it was just a sparring match, Xu Tianhao naturally wouldn't directly detonate their sea of consciousness.
So from this perspective, Xu Tianhao was holding back.
If he were facing an enemy, Xu Tianhao would not be so merciful.
Under the Domain's enhancement, Xu Tianzhen even lit up her first spirit ring, using her First Spirit Ability: Divine Fire Explosion.
Using the first Spirit Ability in combination with the second, the already intense True Fire of the Sun became even more ferocious.
After the mental force boost, the dozens of small suns were condensed by Xu Tianzhen into one large sun, which smashed down toward the paralyzed giant toad.
The power of Xu Tianzhen's strike was already comparable to the attack of a Three-Ring Soul Elder.
On the other side, the giant Three-Legged Golden Toad remained paralyzed, and before it could recover from the mental shock, it was affected by the Taiyin Seal.
Its sea of consciousness and conscious mind were instantly frozen, causing the giant toad's movements to slow down, making it look somewhat dazed.
Simultaneously, under the effect of the Sun Seal, the giant toad's massive spirit power actually turned into fuel, burning frantically.
In just an instant, the seemingly matchless Three-Legged Golden Toad fell into a complete disadvantage and passivity.
But Kong Deming, who was watching the battle, smiled. "Truly a bunch of Little freaks. However, the good show has just begun."
As if in response to Kong Deming's words, the moment he finished speaking, a brilliant light flashed within the Three-Legged Golden Toad's mouth.
Looking closely, it was actually a spirit tool!