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Just as Flender was startled by the bloody smell coming from Yu Xiaogang, the situation on the Douhun Stage changed very quickly. The first team to move was not Shrek Academy, but Canghui Academy. The seven members of Canghui Academy moved their feet fast.
They soon stood in a special formation. Their spirit power connected to each other, and they formed a strange array. The seven of them shouted at the same time, Seven Shura Illusion! After they shouted, the spirit rings on their bodies began to glow brightly.
Red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple lights appeared. Seven rays of bright light, each a different color, shot up from their bodies. These lights mixed together in the air above the Douhun Stage. They formed a large curtain of light that felt very strong and scary. A second later, the seven-colored light grew even bigger. It covered the whole Douhun Stage so no one could see inside.
Flender saw this and his eyes went wide. He stopped worrying about Yu Xiaogang for a moment. His face looked very scared and shocked. He cried out, What? Is this a Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill? He believed that only a very high level Martial Soul Fusion Skill could make such a big light. He thought the spirit power and spirits of all seven people were perfectly mixed together.
Flender felt very worried because he knew how strong that skill could be. His heart was beating fast with fear for his students. His spirit power exploded out of him. He was ready to run onto the Douhun Stage right away. He wanted to stop the fight before his students got hurt. But as he started to move, a cold and strong hand grabbed his arm. It pulled him back hard. It was Yu Xiaogang.
Flender shook off the hand. He was very angry and anxious. He pointed at the bright light on the stage and yelled at Yu Xiaogang. Xiaogang, why are you telling me to be calm now? This is a Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill! Are you just going to stand there and watch the little freaks die on the stage?
Yu Xiaogang frowned, but his eyes were very calm. He looked like he was thinking about a problem. He spoke in a deep voice. No, Flender, look closer. Their spirits are not really fused together. Their spirit power is connected, but you can still feel each person separately. This is not a real Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill. If I am right, this is just a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
Not far away, at Tianxing Academy, the students were also watching. Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and the others saw the dangerous seven-colored light. They were very surprised. Dugu Yan said that she had never seen such a big fusion skill before. She wondered if it was a Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Dugu Bo was sitting next to her. He shook his head slowly. His green eyes showed that he understood what was happening. He said in a rough voice, No, Yan Yan, feel the energy carefully. Even though the light looks strong, the energy is not pure. It is mixed up. The seven spirit powers are not completely joined. This is only a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, not a true Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Dugu Yan looked confused. She asked her grandpa what the difference was. She thought they were the same since seven people were using their power together. Dugu Bo looked at her and explained things simply. He told her they were very different. A true Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill happens when the spirits of seven people merge perfectly.
It creates a new power that is much stronger than just adding seven people together. That kind of skill is very rare. This one on the stage is just people putting their powers together like building blocks. It uses the special parts of their spirit abilities. It might be strong, but it has many weak spots. They are not the same at all.
After he finished explaining, Dugu Bo turned to Tang Chen. Tang Chen had been watching the stage quietly. Dugu Bo asked him if he thought the Shrek Academy students could handle the attack.
Tang Chen rubbed his chin and looked at the light. He seemed to be able to see through the colorful curtain. He said calmly, They should be fine. The skill from Canghui Academy looks fancy, but it is not very solid. The energy is spread out too much. Tang San and Dai Mubai are strong enough to stop it if they defend well.
Tang Chen continued to speak. He said that the light was lucky for Canghui Academy because it hid the stage. No one could see what was happening inside the mist. He thought Shrek Academy might cause some trouble soon. Dugu Bo was confused by this. He asked if Shrek Academy could still play tricks inside the light where no one could see.
Tang Chen smiled a cold smile. He said that Tang San liked to get revenge. He told Dugu Bo that Tang San would do anything to win. He asked if Dugu Bo thought Tang San would miss a chance to take life force and spirit power from others while no one was looking. Tang San needed power to cultivate, and this was a good chance.
Dugu Bo was surprised. He understood what Tang Chen meant. He asked if Tang San would use his Blue Silver Grass to steal the life force and spirit power from the members of Canghui Academy. Tang Chen nodded his head.
He said Tang San was currently hurt and really needed more power. He would not be able to stop himself from taking such a good tonic. The seven-colored mist was the perfect cover for him to hide his evil actions.
Tang Chen said this was actually a good thing for them. If Tang San did something evil in front of everyone, they could use it against him. Once the fight ended and the light went away, they could check the Canghui Academy students.
If those students looked like their life force was gone, they could report Shrek Academy to the people running the competition. Even if the light hid what happened, the damage to the students would be enough proof to cause big trouble for Shrek Academy.
On the other side of the stadium, Yu Xiaogang was watching the light curtain very closely. To him, the skill looked like it had many mistakes. His eyes, which usually looked sad because of his spirit, were now glowing with a scary light. He looked very excited, almost like he was going crazy. A huge smile of joy appeared on his thin face.
He took a step toward Flender and grabbed his arm again. He was talking very fast because he was so excited. Flender, I found it! I found a way for us to beat Tianxing Academy and Spirit Hall Academy! Flender was surprised by how happy and wild Yu Xiaogang looked. He felt a bit worried about his friend. He asked what Yu Xiaogang meant and what method he had found. Flender could not think of any way to beat those two very strong teams.
Yu Xiaogang let go of Flender's arm. He pointed at the Douhun Stage like he was looking at a perfect plan. Look at Canghui Academy! Those people are not very strong. They have simple gem spirits and they are not very talented. But they can still make this Seven-in-One Fusion Skill. He sounded like he did not think much of Canghui Academy. Then he sounded very sure of himself.
He said that if Canghui Academy could do it, Shrek Academy could do it too. He said they would not just copy it, but they would learn from it. They would make a Seven-in-One Fusion Skill or even a real Martial Soul Fusion Skill for Shrek Academy. He believed their version would be much stronger than anything Canghui Academy could ever do.