Shui Wuhen was momentarily stunned when he saw Feng Xiaotian suddenly take out a Spirit Bone and offer it to him.
Immediately afterward, Shui Wuhen picked up the Spirit Bone and examined it for a moment. His expression quickly turned serious as he raised his head and asked Feng Xiaotian, "Where did you get this Spirit Bone?"
After a brief inspection, Shui Wuhen had already confirmed that the Spirit Bone Feng Xiaotian had taken out was genuine, and its quality was top-tier even among ten-thousand-year Spirit Bones, estimated to be at least over thirty thousand years old.
"That's none of your concern. Just tell me if you want it or not," Feng Xiaotian waved his hand and said.
Seeing that Shui Wuhen still hadn't taken it, Feng Xiaotian smiled casually and added, "Anyway, this Spirit Bone is ice-attribute, so it's useless to me. If you really feel uneasy about it, then after you defeat Qian Renxue, just give me that wind-attribute right leg bone."
"Alright, I'll accept this ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone."
Since Feng Xiaotian had already said this much, Shui Wuhen didn't refuse any longer and directly stored the Spirit Bone into his storage soul tool.
Seeing this, Feng Xiaotian smiled faintly and immediately stood up to leave.
"Wait!"
Just as Feng Xiaotian had walked halfway, a sharp sound of something cutting through the air suddenly rang out, heading straight toward him.
Feng Xiaotian turned and caught it. However, he quickly realized in surprise that what he held in his hand was a bone emitting a faint glow—it was also a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone.
Facing Feng Xiaotian's astonished gaze, Shui Wuhen calmly said, "This is a Spirit Bone that dropped when I killed a fallen one. Now it's yours. Do whatever you want with it."
Originally, Shui Wuhen had planned to use this ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone for exchange, but since Feng Xiaotian had brought one over, he might as well return the favor first.
"Hahaha!!!"
After hearing Shui Wuhen's words, Feng Xiaotian burst into laughter. As expected—how could Shui Wuhen have reached the Soul Emperor level at such a young age without some opportunities?
"I was a bit worried about you before, but now I'm relieved. Still, you'd better work hard in the future, or I'll leave you behind."
After saying that, Feng Xiaotian laughed loudly and strode out of the room.
After he left, Shui Wuhen muttered, "How strange."
He had no idea where Feng Xiaotian got his confidence from. The current situation clearly showed that he himself was far ahead, yet Feng Xiaotian was worried about leaving him behind.
Afterward, Shui Wuhen sat at his desk again, just as he had been before Feng Xiaotian arrived, and began flipping through books.
He needed to quickly create a self-developed soul skill based on his sixth soul skill so he could fully unleash its maximum power.
Meanwhile, as Shui Wuhen studied, the seven-person team battle between Shrek Academy and Spirit Hall Academy in the losers' bracket also began.
As soon as the match started, the seven members of Shrek quickly retreated, forming a circle and surrounding Oscar and Ning Rongrong at the center.
Their strange behavior immediately drew everyone's attention.
"What are they trying to do?"
Hu Liena was puzzled, and the others were equally confused.
At this moment, the soul power of Tang San and the others began to gather toward the center, their target being Ning Rongrong, whom they were protecting.
What Shrek intended to use was naturally their final trump card—the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill!
It is worth mentioning that the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill is not the same as a Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill. It does not produce a "one plus one greater than two" effect. Instead, it simply transfers the soul power of seven people into one person, who then uses that power.
Even so, the effect of the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill was still not to be underestimated.
The difference in soul power between ranks is far greater than imagined. Seven Soul Ancestors, after amplification, combining all their soul power together, could reach the level of a Soul Sage.
With such power, combined with Ning Rongrong's talent of ring fusion, it was theoretically possible to unleash attacks at the Soul Sage level—something the current Golden Generation, who were only at the Soul King level, could not withstand.
A dazzling light erupted from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in Ning Rongrong's hand, illuminating Tang San and the others. Then the seven of them shifted formation again, lining up in a row as their soul power rapidly passed from one to another.
Their target was Tang San at the very front of the team.
Among them, only Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer was the most domineering. Thus, channeling all the soul power to him would maximize their offensive power.
"This is bad… could it be…?"
Seeing this scene, Xie Yue's pupils suddenly shrank as he seemed to realize what Shrek was doing.
He immediately warned his teammates, "Be careful—they're about to use the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill!"
"What?! The Seven-in-One Fusion Skill?!"
The others were startled upon hearing Xie Yue's words and immediately unleashed their respective soul skills to disrupt Shrek.
In an instant, a barrage of colorful soul skills surged toward the Shrek Seven Devils.
Hu Liena and Xie Yue instantly fused into the demon form, a red mist spreading around them as they controlled the fusion form to charge rapidly toward Shrek.
Most of the attacks were aimed at Oscar and Ning Rongrong, as everyone could see they were the key components of Shrek's formation. If they were taken out, the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill would collapse on its own.
However, Spirit Hall was still a step too late. Before their attacks could land, the soul power had already been transferred to Tang San at the front.
"Ah!"
Feeling the immense soul power flowing from his companions, Tang San couldn't help but feel intoxicated.
What a vast amount of soul power! With such support, he believed that even against Qian Renxue, his Clear Sky Hammer might not lose.
However, he knew this power did not belong to him and could not remain in his body for long. He had to release it within a limited time, or he would suffer backlash.
Facing Spirit Hall's overwhelming attacks, a small pitch-black hammer instantly appeared in Tang San's left hand.
"Clear Sky Hammer!"
Without any hesitation, Tang San's only first soul ring lit up, and the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand rapidly enlarged.
The extent of its growth even exceeded Tang San's expectations. He hadn't anticipated that with such immense soul power, the hammer's might would undergo a qualitative change.
But his surprise lasted only a moment. He then swung the hammer, and with a single strike, blocked all incoming attacks around him.
After that, Tang San fixed his gaze on the demon form charging toward him and brought the massive Clear Sky Hammer crashing down without hesitation.
As the hammer drew closer, Xie Yue and Hu Liena within the fusion form immediately felt an overwhelming pressure descending from above.
This pressure was even greater than what they had once felt from Feng Xiaotian, causing their movements to slow down.