Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena.
Heaven Dou Vice Team and Heaven Water Academy Team faced each other across the field.
This time Dugu Yan replaced Meng Yiran and Ye Lingling replaced Oscar, giving Heaven Water Academy plenty of Face.
Among the seven members of Heaven Water Team, Shui Yueer pressed her palms together toward Heaven Dou Vice Team, looking delicate and pitiful.
"Big brothers and sisters, please go easy on us later!"
Watching her hopeless display, the six other members of Heaven Water Academy burst into giggles.
"Don't worry,"
On Heaven Dou Vice Team's side, the seven of them, Dugu Yan included, also smiled; though a big fight was imminent, the atmosphere between the two teams remained harmonious.
"Alright, even if we lose we'll still show the style that belongs to Heaven Water Academy."
"When the match starts, follow the tactics we set at the very beginning."
Shui Binger's voice was calm, yet it carried a reassuring feeling.
"Got it!" the others nodded.
At the referee's order, both teams released their Spirits at once.
Heaven Water Team spread out in a 2-2-3 formation, quickly opening distance.
They had arranged this specifically to counter Zhuqing's Shadow Sneak.
Among Heaven Water Team were four Spirit Ancestors; the lowest Spirit Power Level was Shui Yueer's, a thirty-eighth-RankSpirit Elder.
From the very start they revealed strength and battle experience far beyond the other teams.
After all, Heaven Water Academy had once studied at Heaven Dou Academy for six months.
Apart from Zhuqing and Meng Yiran, the rest of Heaven Dou Vice Team had sparred with them before, so they had some experience.
Moreover, Dugu Yan wasn't going all-out; although Heaven Water Academy was still on the back foot, they didn't suffer the crushing defeat Elephant Armored Academy had.
Five minutes into the fight, every member of Heaven Water Academy except Shui Binger and Xue Wu had been eliminated.
Heaven Dou Vice Team, however, remained completely unscathed.
The reason was simple… Ye Lingling stood at the back, a Nine-Hearted Chinese Parasol Tree floating before her, exuding a hazy radiance.
Under her guidance, that light settled onto the other members of Heaven Dou Vice Team.
The result was that whenever Heaven Water Team finally managed to inflict a slight injury,
in the next second the wound would be fully healed.
That terrifying healing ability even startled Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi and the other VIPs watching from the stands.
"All right, show me your Martial Soul Fusion Skill; let me see how much you've improved."
Dugu Yan had the rest of Heaven Dou Vice Team withdraw and faced Shui Binger and Xue Wu alone.
Yet even though they were facing only her, Shui Binger and Xue Wu still looked extremely grave.
"Fine!"
Before the words faded, the two girls fused their Spirits.
Moments later, snowflakes danced above the arena and the air temperature plummeted.
Screee!
A gigantic Ice Crystal Phoenix appeared above the stage, radiating intense spirit power.
Its ice-blue eyes looked down at Dugu Yan.
With a howling chill, the falling snow around the Phoenix solidified into countless icicles.
"Sister Yanzi, here we come!"
Shui Binger's voice sounded from within the Ice Crystal Phoenix.
"Bring it!"
Dugu Yan replied coolly, emerald-green poisonous mist billowing around her.
Wherever the frost on the ground touched the mist, it was instantly corroded and melted.
Controlling the Ice Crystal Phoenix, Shui Binger wasted no more words; the sky full of icicles rained straight toward Dugu Yan.
At almost the same instant, Dugu Yan took a deep breath; a layer of highly condensed green poison condensed on her palm as she struck out.
Thousand-Mechanism Myriad-Poison Palm!
A several-zhang-long palm made of toxic mist shot from her hand.
Wherever it passed the icicles melted, losing all momentum.
Yet the poison palm didn't disperse; it slammed into the Ice Crystal Phoenix.
The emerald palm exploded, turning the Phoenix green in the blink of an eye.
The outermost layer of ice crystals was also corroded by the poison.
"You've improved a bit!"
Jade Phosphor Violet Poison!
Seeing this, Dugu Yan's third spirit ring flashed, and she spat out a cloud of violet poison.
The Ice Crystal Phoenix flapped its wings, gathering snow to block the violet mist.
But the Jade Phosphor Violet Poison was too domineering; in moments it devoured the snow.
The Phoenix tried to dodge, yet its huge body became an obstacle.
Before it could escape, the violet poison landed on an ice-crystal wing.
In an instant, the Phoenix let out a long cry; half a crystalline wing melted, and it teetered in mid-air.
The entire audience erupted in wild cheers.
In the spectator areas of the various academies, Feng Xiaotian and the others looked grave.
Could even a Martial Soul Fusion Skill not handle Dugu Yan?
In the VIP stand,
Salas said in astonishment, "Is that still the Jade Phosphor Snake Spirit?"
In his memory, the poison of the Jade Phosphor Snake wasn't particularly effective against Spirit Masters of the same level.
And after two Spirit Ancestors used a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, their combined strength was no weaker than a Spirit King.
Yet on the stage Dugu Yan was handling the Ice Crystal Phoenix with ease.
It simply defied common sense.
"Let's decide this in one move!"
Shui Binger's heavy voice came from the Phoenix.
With one wing wounded, she had no choice but to stake everything.
She hadn't expected that even after using the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the gap with Dugu Yan would still be so huge.
As the words fell, countless freezing currents surged above the arena; like an iceberg, the Ice Crystal Phoenix dived straight toward Dugu Yan, locking her in a vast chill.
Dugu Yan narrowed her Phoenix-like eyes, leapt up without hesitation.
Green poison gathered on her palm as she struck.
Boom!
A thunderous blast echoed above the stage; green Qi rolled outward, covering the entire arena in an instant and continuing to spread.
The Ice Crystal Phoenix shattered in response.
Shui Binger and Xue Wu were sent flying.
Dugu Yan landed gracefully, looking completely at ease.
Who was stronger and who was weaker was obvious at a glance.
At the same time, in the VIP stand,
Sword Douluo gave a soft grunt.
A streak of Sword Qi shot from him toward the stage.
The Sword Intent within it instantly obliterated the green Qi shrouding the arena.
Beneath the stage,
the members of Heaven Dou Vice Team cheered.
Several Heaven Water Academy members stood beside them.
Seeing Shui Binger and Xue Wu defeated, their mouths hung open.
"So this is Sister Yanzi's true strength?"
"That's insane—Big Sis and Xue Wu's Martial Soul Fusion Skill could even beat Teacher Wang, a Spirit King!"
"Enough talk—get over here and help; Big Sis and Xue Wu are probably badly hurt."
Once someone spoke, Ye Lingling stepped forward. "Leave it to me!"
…Time passed. After the match with Heaven Water Academy, Heaven Dou Vice Team successively fought Blazing Academy, Divine Wind Academy, and Thunder Academy.
Apart from Divine Wind Academy putting up some resistance, Thunder and Blazing were still crushed in short order.
Heaven Dou Vice Team's final record was set.
Twenty-seven matches, twenty-seven victories—advancing to the next round with a perfect record.
The four other qualifying teams were Heaven Water Academy, Divine Wind Academy, Thunder Academy… and Shrek Academy!
That's right—Shrek Academy pulled off an upset and defeated Blazing Academy,
entering the top five of the preliminaries as the dark-horse nobody had expected.
(End of Chapter)
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