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Two classes, two teams, fourteen people in total stepped onto the arena stage, with a distance of nearly a hundred meters between them. The arena itself was three hundred meters in diameter—quite spacious, offering ample room for maneuvering.
On the stage, Xu Yuan stood at the central position. In front of him were Ye Xinglan and Tang Wulin, with Wu Siduo and Fang Yuan on either side, and Gu Yue and Xu Lizhi positioned at the rear.
On the opposing side, Yuanen Yehui and Le Zhengyu stood at the forefront, while the remaining five were divided into two rows behind them.
"Match begins!"
As soon as the match started, Yuanen Yehui immediately activated her martial soul. Under the influence of her Titan Ape martial soul, her figure instantly grew larger, charging straight toward Tang Wulin.
Le Zhengyu, on the other hand, charged toward Wu Siduo.
As a descendant of the Angel Family, Le Zhengyu had thoroughly gathered intelligence and knew well of Wu Siduo's reputation as the ninth-ranked prodigy on the youth genius list.
Twin martial souls, self-fusion martial soul technique!
Fortieth-rank Soul Elder!
Combined, these three factors made even Le Zhengyu feel inferior.
His confidence to face Wu Siduo head-on stemmed solely from his three-year age advantage.
Indeed, as the two main powerhouse soul masters of Grade Two, Yuanen Yehui and Le Zhengyu had long since set their sights on Tang Wulin and Wu Siduo, respectively.
Ye Xingmo engaged Ye Xinglan to delay her.
As for the remaining three members besides Xu Yuan, Xu Lizhi was a food-system soul master, so they didn't need to worry about him. Gu Yue was a control-type soul master, and they couldn't approach her just yet.
He Xiaopeng charged toward Fang Yuan, who was standing beside Xu Yuan in the second row.
A large hammer materialized in his hand—a bright silver octagonal plum blossom hammer, with its head shaped like a flower. His three soul rings—two yellow and one purple—appeared beneath his feet.
Duan Hunxiao flipped his wrist, releasing his martial soul. A long flute appeared in his palm, and four soul rings—two yellow and two purple—rose beneath his feet.
He was a four-ring Soul Elder and a control-type soul master specializing in sound wave manipulation!
Duan Hunxiao placed the flute to his lips and blew gently, emitting a mournful and piercing sound. Everyone except Xu Yuan and Gu Yue felt their minds overwhelmed by dizziness.
Mass crowd control!
If Yuanen Yehui was considered the strongest in Class One, Grade Two, then Duan Hunxiao was undoubtedly the most versatile. Being a control-type soul master, if it weren't for Yuanen Yehui's overwhelmingly powerful Titan Ape martial soul that pushed the limits of offensive power, Duan Hunxiao would have been unmatched.
Bai Hanying took a step back, holding a slender branch adorned with pink cherry blossoms. As she waved the branch, the petals scattered gracefully, floating down onto her teammates. Each petal that landed on someone caused a faint glow to appear around them.
She was a support-type soul master.
Similarly positioned at the back, Gao Yang had a fiery sphere hovering above his head, radiating intense heat. Two beams of light shot out—but instead of targeting Xu Yuan's team, they landed on his own teammates.
Support type!
Another support-type soul master.
Class One, Grade Two had opted to field two support-type soul masters.
Bai Hanying provided continuous group-wide buffs, while Gao Yang focused on single-target enhancement.
His target? Le Zhengyu.
Le Zhengyu's martial soul was the Sacred Angel. Although it had undergone multiple mutations since the six-winged angel martial soul of twenty thousand years ago—losing the wings but gaining sacred properties—it no longer bore much resemblance to the Angel God. Nevertheless, it remained a top-tier martial soul, and its fire attribute abilities were exceptionally formidable. The sacred flames were the most devastating attack of the Sacred Angel martial soul.
Under Gao Yang's enhancement, Le Zhengyu's strength surged dramatically, undergoing a qualitative transformation. Though not as potent as a martial soul fusion skill, the destructive power of the sacred flames was already terrifying. With full support from a compatible auxiliary system, the temperature and explosive force of the flames skyrocketed.
This was why he dared to challenge Wu Siduo.
The battle erupted instantly.
Xu Yuan stood at the center, orchestrating everything.
Today, he had no intention of fighting personally. As the core of the team, he connected everyone's consciousness through mental links, coordinating their actions seamlessly.
Gu Yue summoned a blizzard using elemental forces, which quickly dissipated under the radiant glow of Le Zhengyu and Gao Yang's sacred flames and fireball. She then channeled wind and water elements to disrupt the two.
"Wu Siduo, directly activate your martial soul fusion technique."
Xu Yuan transmitted his thoughts through the mental link.
"Tang Wulin, integrate your battle armor."
"Gu Yue, prepare the four-element storm vortex."
"Xinglan, don't get bogged down. Use your ultimate burst. Your martial soul has an advantage over his—finish this quickly."
Xu Yuan issued orders methodically.
His mental link even stabilized their mental energy. After the initial dizziness caused by Duan Hunxiao's flute, its effects became negligible.
Seeing this, Duan Hunxiao decisively activated his third soul ring, unleashing his soul skill.
Noticing this, Xu Yuan formed a mental barrier, protecting the five of them through their shared mental link.
It wouldn't be long before he would focus purely on cultivating his brain-based martial soul, so getting accustomed to the role of a control-type soul master was quite necessary.
And honestly, the feeling of controlling the entire battlefield was incredibly satisfying.
"Lizhi, blood-soaked red bean buns."
"Tang Wulin, use your Golden Dragon Claw and unleash Golden Dragon Ascension."
"Gu Yue, launch the four-element vortex toward the rear of Yuanen Yehui."
Simultaneously issuing three commands, the execution was flawless. In an instant, Tang Wulin swallowed the red bean bun, causing his blood essence to erupt. His entire body seemed to go berserk.
His blood essence burned, entering the red-hot state.
The dragon scales on his right arm turned a fiery gold.
Reversing his blood flow, Golden Dragon Ascension!
A dragon roar echoed, startling all seven members of Class One, Grade Two.
Even Xie Jue, watching from below the stage, shivered involuntarily.
In the stands, Zhuoshi and Feng Wuyu both felt a wave of pressure.
BOOM!
Faced with the sudden burst, Yuanen Yehui responded promptly, activating her second and fourth soul rings.
Previously, she had already been under the simultaneous enhancement of her first and third soul skills. Now, activating two more soul rings consumed a significant portion of her soul power.
However, the resulting explosion was equally terrifying.
Her four soul skills worked in tandem: her first soul skill, Titan Power, enhanced her strength; her third soul skill, Adamantine Titan, boosted all attributes; and her fourth soul skill, Demon Titan, significantly amplified all attributes. Combined, her strength far exceeded that of a typical Soul Elder, rivaling even many Soul Kings who might hesitate to engage her directly.
Additionally, her second soul skill, Air Cannon, compressed air into a projectile, unleashing it with extreme force.
Her response reached her limit in an instant.
BOOM!
The air cannon collided with Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Claw.
Through the compressed air, Yuanen Yehui's fist wasn't shattered by the crushing effect of the Golden Dragon Claw. In fact, her air cannon perfectly countered this crushing ability.
This might also have been why she chose to fight Tang Wulin.
With a single blast, Tang Wulin was forced to stumble backward, his feet carving deep craters into the ground as he struggled to stop his retreat.
The elemental vortex descended toward Yuanen Yehui's rear.
Yuanen Yehui's expression shifted slightly.
There was no way to retreat now.
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