After some discussion, the final seven to appear were: Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Shi Mo, Shi Mo, Ye Lingling, Clan Ancestor, and Xiao Wu.
Qin Ming looked around at everyone, a gratified smile on his face. With such a lineup, perhaps their Royal Fighting Team could make a name for themselves in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament two years later.
Qin Ming said, "Now that the lineup has been finalized, does anyone have anything to add? Feel free to speak."
Seeing everyone's silence, Zu zong's eyes darted around, a smile appearing on his lips. He knew Shrek Academy's situation very well.
"Teacher Qin, I've watched their matches, so let me explain!"
Just as everyone fell silent, Zu Zong suddenly spoke up, drawing everyone's attention to himself.
"Alright." Qin Ming pointed, signaling Zu Zong to continue.
The zuzong said, "Alright! Then let me tell you a few things everyone should pay attention to."
"First, there's Yanzi. While your poison is a powerful weapon in team battles, it's also the easiest target. The Thousand-Handed Asura of the Shrek Seven Devils, Tang San, hunted for his first spirit ring with me, so he knows that realgar wine can counteract your snake venom, so..."
Tang San (angrily): You plagiarized me!
As he spoke, the zuzong leaned close to Dugu Yan's ear and whispered a few words. He then handed him a fist-sized, light purple iron egg.
Hearing this, Dugu Yan's lips twitched slightly. This guy was too wicked. Taking the iron egg, Dugu Yan nodded, "Okay, I understand."
"Next is Tianheng. You do this..." The clan leader beckoned to Yu Tianheng.
Yu Tianheng followed suit and leaned closer.
Then there's Xiao Wu. Her second spirit skill, "Charm," is Tang San's nemesis. It's just unknown whether Tang San will be able to explain it clearly to Meng Yiran afterwards.
Ye Lingling, Shi Mo, and Shi Mo, the three clan leaders, also gave a few instructions.
"Alright, I've said everything I need to say. Oh, and don't hurt Zhu Qing! I'll take care of her
." "Okay, okay," Xiao Wu pouted, dissatisfied.
Qin Ming nodded, a relieved smile on his face, inwardly marveling at the clan leader's leadership qualities. "In that case, everyone, let's all hurry up and get into top form!"
If the zuzong knew Qin Ming's thoughts, he would probably roll his eyes at him, because he was simply reacting to the situation based on his understanding of the original story and the current circumstances. Defeating Shrek Academy was easy, but scheming against Yu Xiaogang and Tang San would require considerable thought.
The main arena at the center of the Soto Grand Arena.
The area of the main arena was only slightly larger than the other branch arenas.
It was surrounded by a series of enclosed boxes, with VIPs of considerable influence hidden behind crystal glass that allowed only one side of the scene to be seen.
None of these people were willing to easily reveal their identities here, much less cheer and shout like ordinary spectators. What they wanted was their own sense of pride and superiority.
Although the crystal glass windows didn't reveal the interior from the outside, they shimmered under the dazzling golden lights of the main arena. The arena itself was enormous, spanning a diameter of seventy meters due to the absence of an open-air audience. It could easily
accommodate even a hundred fighters on each side, let alone a team battle of ten or fewer.
Led by the arena attendants, the seven members of the Royal Fighting Team, including Zu Zong and Xiao Wu, left the rest area and stepped onto the arena stage, as did the Shrek Seven Devils on the opposite side.
Zu Zong glanced at the large crystal glass windows, feeling extremely displeased. They were all a bunch of incompetent fools.
Suddenly, in the center of the Soul Battle Arena, a circular area with a diameter of two meters suddenly bulged up from the ground. As it slowly rose, a thick golden pillar could be seen supporting the rising circle, and a young woman was leaning against that golden pillar.
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The young woman looked to be only eighteen or nineteen years old, dressed in an elegant white dress and with long, wavy brown hair. Her full breasts and breathtakingly slender waist exuded stunning beauty. She held a cone-shaped megaphone in her hand, and a professional smile graced her pretty face.
The zuzong thought to himself, "Looks like this is DouDou. She's definitely prettier than the current rabbits."
DouDou recited some old-fashioned professional jargon, and the clan leader lost interest in watching further, turning his gaze to the Shrek Seven Devils. First was their little kitten, Zhu Zhuqing. Although she wore a mask, the zuzong recognized her immediately.
"Gulp." The zuzong couldn't help but swallow, because the kitten's hot figure was simply too attractive. Every time they met, the zuzong felt he couldn't control himself. Unfortunately, the kitten was still too young; he had to wait two years before he could "eat" her. The zuzong could only wait.
As for Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and the others, they were easily identifiable by their figures and hairstyles.
But what was that Dai Mubai? If it weren't for his hair color and height, even the clan leader would have almost not recognized him.
Dai Mubai was wearing a black, tight-fitting combat suit. Although it was the same style as the other six Shrek members, it was clearly trimmed, perfectly outlining his physique. If his lower body hadn't been missing, it probably would have bulged out like a small mountain.
Holy crap! That's so flamboyant. He even had a rose stuck in his hair? Was he trying to pull off a "brotherly" act? Was he trying to emulate Chrysanthemum Guan?
Hmm—it seems there was a reason Chrysanthemum Guan wanted to take him as a disciple in the original story.
A moment later, Dou Dou finished the introductions and began announcing the match.
"Attention, Soul Masters participating in the team battle! You now have one minute to summon your Martial Soul. You may attack only when I announce the start. The match continues until one side concedes, all fall, or crashes off the Soul Arena."
As the host Dou Dou announced the match, the atmosphere in the arena immediately became serious.
At the same time, both sides released their Martial Souls simultaneously. In an instant, the Beast Soul Masters' bodies changed, and the Weapon Soul Masters summoned their own Martial Souls, making the entire Soul Arena incredibly dazzling.
"Begin." As soon as the words were spoken, DouDou's Martial Soul manifested, wings unfurled, and it flew out of the Soul Arena.
Just like in the original story, Tang San's strategy was to wrap six Blue Silver Grasses around the waists of the other six Shrek members, allowing him to control the entire arena.
The zuzong was prepared; with a teleportation technique, he instantly appeared in front of Ning Rongrong, casually severing the Blue Silver Grass wrapped around her waist with a hand chop.
"Ah!" Ning Rongrong cried out in surprise.
This move startled everyone present; even the Royal Fighters, despite the zu zong's prior warning, couldn't help but be shocked.
"Damn it!" Tang San exclaimed, never expecting the zuzong to possess a teleportation soul skill. If Ning Rongrong was eliminated, their hopes would be completely dashed.
Just as Tang San was about to take out the Zhuge Crossbow from his storage soul tool to attack the zuzong, Zhu Zhuqing's voice rang in his ears, "Leave him to me."
At the same time, Zhu Zhuqing also used the "Instantaneous Movement Technique," disappearing from her spot. The next moment, the claws of her Netherworld Cat Martial Soul, now possessed by her, reached for the zuzong, who easily dodged with a backflip.
Zhu Zhuqing didn't stop. Relying on the advantage of being an agility-type soul master, coupled with the soul power control techniques taught by the zuzong, her speed was incredibly fast. Her hands transformed into claw shadows, constantly attacking the clan leader.
The zu zong's steps were neither slow nor hurried, but he easily dodged Zhu Zhuqing's attacks with each movement. The clan elder chuckled, "Not bad, little kitty!"
Zhu Zhuqing's lips, barely concealed by her mask, curled slightly; she was delighted to receive the clan elder's praise. "Take this! I won't hold back from now on."
Tang San and the others breathed a sigh of relief seeing Zhu Zhuqing holding off the clan elder. Although they were curious about the two's first use of the "teleportation" soul skill, their priority now was to withstand the attacks from Yu Tianheng and the others.