At the voice of the announcer, we all activated our spirits, showing all our rings. It was a big light display in were 6 black rings shined more brightly than the others.
"Start!" The announcer shouted.
Shrek started acting oddly, instead of charging forward they grouped themselves, forming a circle surrounding Rongrong. They started spinning around her.
Nothing good for us will come from this, I could sense energy twirling between them. I gestured to our front line to attack. Before Mò and Mayi started charging, a black ring shined from Shrek's side, it was from Chenxiang.
A Chenxiang charged toward us, while Shrek continued circling around Rongrong. It was clear that this Chenxiang was a copy, but, even if it was I could sense spirit energy from it, so I suspected that it would explode.
"Let me stop it!" I commanded my team. I charged forward my sword in front, passing between Mayi and Mò. I lifted my sword and swung it down creating an intent shield clashing with Chenxiang's copy, trying to block the explosion.
The copy grinned, clashing to the shield it started shining brightly. Instead of exploding as I expected, it exploded in brightly light
My Protection Intent would stop or at least try to stop any attack. But it has to be considered an attack, something as light without any power in it, incapable of physical damage me it won't be stopped. If not I wouldn't be able to see through my shield, incapable of any light to pass through. This was the reason that the copy light wasn't stopped by my shield and blinded us.
I activated my Mind Eye, and I could sense my teammates becoming worried about their inability to see. "Calm down! I would defend you, try to recover as soon as possible" I shouted at them.
I made a guarding position, prepared to stop any of Shrek's attacks, not leaving my position in fright of any sneak attack to my blinded team.
After some seconds we could finally open our eyes. Shrek didn't move of their position, just as we were about to charge to them, they broke their circling formation and formed a straight line. Tang San was at the front, followed by Dai Mubai, Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Chenxiang, Zhuqing and the back of them there was Rongrong.
Rongrong clapped her hand, it could be seen in her face that she was struggling. Her 4 rings started shining and started joining. It was a ring merging. The ring merging was a specialty of our clan, boosting the power of each ability, producing a great supporting skill. The main problem is that its spirit consumption was insane. It was a one-use technique, after using you will be unable to use any other, having run out of spirit power.
Over Rongrong, shining a black ring was formed. From her 9 light rays of different colors were shot towards Zhuqing.
Zhuqing accepted the lights, her rings started shining and the 9 lights grew a little brighter. Zhuqing put her hands to Chenxiang's back and passed the light to her. Chenxiang did the same as Zhuqing passing the lights to Xiao Wu.
This was repeated, the light becoming brighter as they passed trough every member of Shrek. The lights finally arrived at Tang San. Tang San started trembling having received great pressure.
It was clear what Shrek had done, it was a Seven Fusion Technique! I turned to the VIP lounge, looking at Grandmaster who was grinning. I wasn't the only one, the Supreme Pontiff was also looking at him, even if there wasn't any change at her face, and dad was also looking at him with a shocked expression. All of us know that he was one who created this fusion. How could it be expected from a grandmaster and best theorist of the continent!
A Seven Fusion Technique with spirits so different between them was unknown to be possible. It was clear that the origin was Rongrong's Pagoda, but even with that, this was extremely difficult. A Fusion Technique was, when two or more people share their spirit power to one person, concentrating all their spirit power in one.
It mustn't be confused with a Spirit Fusion Technique. A Spirit Fusion Technique is more potent, was not only the energy are combined, but the spirits themselves are also, gaining the power of both combination. A Fusion Technique it was easier to do and less potent. If a Spirit Fusion was a multiplication of powers, a Fusion was an adding. But a 7 man Spirit Fusion Technique it will surpass in raw power to any Spirit Fusion between two, only for their sheer numbers.
For people like me and Mayi, 100% compatible, it was as easy as to make some contact and share our energy. But for others, everyone has a different spirit energy, even people with the same spirits have their differences. Combine 7 different spirit energy was impossible. Clearly, it has been possible thanks to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, capable of supporting every spirit master. Rongrong support was amplified by each of Shrek's strength arriving at Tang San.
Tang San lifted his left hand, from it a hammer manifested, the Clear Sky Hammer! He held it, concentrating the newfound power in it. A dangerous aura started emitting from the Hammer, the air seemed to be twisting around it.
The Hammer started glowing and started to grow in size until it became 3 meters long, making a bizarre image of Tang San holding a hammer bigger than him.
"Spirit Avatar!" I shouted. A Spirit Avatar it was a skill exclusively for spirit sages. Spirit sages obtained this skill from their 7th ring. It was considered the strongest attack, increasing the strength of the spirit to the limit, manifesting the real form of the spirit. For beast spirits, the user will become the beast or invoke it. For tool spirit, it was considered to be even stronger, manifesting their true form, maximizing their skills. Its attack power more powerful, even if the duration was lower.
All Shrek's members except Tang San were laying in the ground exhausted having expended their spirit power in the fusion. Chenxiang looked at me and smiled "It seems I really know more you than you know me"
Tang San clenched his teeth, easily seen the difficulty to move the Hammer. He started to spin, swinging his Hammer, gaining momentum, easing moving the Hammer. After a circle, he jumped and swung down his Hammer toward us.
Sensing the Hammer approaching us I could sense an attracting force pushing me towards it. I remembered dad telling me of the Clear Sky Hammer strength, the most powerful and tyrannical tool spirit. It was considered as unavoidable due to its own gravity created by its pure power.
Tianheng activated his rings and shot lighting toward Tang San, Mò used his 3rd skill, diving his shield in fragments and creating a tornado from them who shot towards Tang San. Both attacks became useless, they were attracted by the Hammer, deviating them and then destroyed not causing the Hammer to even slow a little.
Looking at the Hammer I knew that it will sweep all of us, even Mayi will be unable to stop it. I lifted my sword held by both of my hands, I turned to look at an exhausted Rongrong "You're not the only one that could merge rings, Rongrong"
From my sword, its 5 rings started shining, they starting converging together. A blinding 9 colored light shined brightly. When the light faded, my sword 9 colors weren't anywhere, replaced by a black light. Only doing it, it almost exhausted me. I couldn't even keep my Stealth Treasure passive. Now over my sword was red ring shining brightly.
Unconsciously, my sword absorbed the energy of my teammates who now were laying to the ground exhausted, all of them except Mayi who seemed unaffected. Tang San pressure was so strong that was difficult to even absorb any energy from him.
The black light grew and manifested a giant phantasm sword. I activated my Sword Domain and insert my maximum Sword Intent in it and I swung to Tang San's Hammer, both of them clashing.
Both, Hammer and Sword, clashed, causing a thunderous sound. The impact was so powerful that a shock wave was created pushing outside the ring, all the contestants that were too exhausted from even to stand, leaving only Tang San, Mayi and I on the ring, Mayi pierced the ring and was barely standing in there.
Against the huge force of the Hammer, I clenched my teeth. I pushed my arm and sword forward, It wasn't only the Hammer, only moving my sword was difficult. My muscles were stretching overcapacity, being ripped in the process.
This wasn't a fight between Tang San and me. It was a fight between teams, especially my sister and me. She used all her team to support Tang San and I used my team's energy to support myself.
Tang San had the advantage of having started the attack, he had more momentum and the gravity force helping him thanks to his height advantage. Even with that, my body was stronger than him, both improved by poisons, but my body went beyond thanks to my terrifying training.
"Haaaaa!" I shouted, busting my strength. My sword gaining ground and pushing Tang San's Hammer. I could finally do a full swing pushing Tang San aside.
Tang San was pushed away, dragging his giant Hammer. He clenched his hand and lowered his Hammer to the ground, it cracked the ring and moving along Tang San it was destroying the ground, stones were flying everywhere, leaving a destroyed trail, Tang San was decreasing his speed. Before mere 10 cm of the limit of the arena, he could finally stop. He turned to me with a smile in his face, even if he was suffering, even if his whole body was trembling, he stopped and was capable of continue fighting, still with his giant Hammer in his hands, now resting on the ground.
Even after winning the clash, I could keep it up. My spirit energy was exhausted, my body was trembling, ignoring any order to move. My arm and leg muscles were overworked and were now a bloodied mess. The light of my sword dissipated and even the rings disappeared, my sword becoming like a normal one "Fuck!" I cursed myself.
Tang San was almost exhausted, his strength having been lowered, but even with this, he could maintain his Avatar state. It seems that even if my strength was greater, my sister's skill last longer.
Tang San stepped forward, creating a crack with her right foot. He busted his muscles, with his both hands, he held the Hammer and with his final strength, he threw the Hammer towards me.
Even if it will not be strong as the last attack it was impossible for me to stop it. I clenched my teeth, ordering my body to move. I could even sense my consciousness fading. With my last strength, I lifted my sword. It was so difficult that seemed to weight more than a ton. Even an instant, it seemed to take an eternity. I finally could swing my sword throwing it to my left side.
The sword spin in circles in the air until a hand reached, holding it from the hilt, it was Mayi. Looking at Mayi holding the sword a smiled, my legs gave out and as my body fell to the ground my consciousness faded with it. Before falling I could listen "Leave it to me" from Mayi.
Mayi took the sword. She stood up, both of her legs together. She lifted the sword, without any resembled of any sword stance, if someone a little knowledge saw her, he would think that she was more holding an ax preparing to cut a trunk, and even that position was wrong! It was neither beautiful or dignified, it was clear that she was a rookie who maybe didn't hold a sword in her life.
Around Mayi appeared 5 shining rings, yellow, purple, purple, black, black. From the sword appeared another 5 rings, purple, purple, black, black, black. Mayi surrounded by 10 rings all of them shining pushing her strength to the limit that her body could sustain.
"10 rings!" The audience shouted shocked.
The throwing Hammer approaching her, she swung the sword clashing to it. Even with the lack of technique, the power of the sword was enormous.
Both weapons clashing, Mayi's sword pushed the Hammer that crashed to the ground, causing a great crack that covert all the ring destroying it completely. Mayi grinning didn't stop at that and continued pushing the Hammer. In the Hammer, cracks started appearing, little by little more crack were made, when the crack connected themselves and surrounded all the Hammer. Tha Hammer broke in pieces and dispersed in the wind.
Tang San vomited blood and fell unconscious. Mayi fell to the earth's ground now that the ring was destroyed and stood kneeling in her right knee while the sword dispersed.
In the arena, complete silence was made. It could be seen Mayi kneeling in the center of the now destroyed ring, surrounded by the traces of the destruction, Tang San laying on one side and Bai laying next to Mayi. The other teammates were sat around the previous ring.
The announcer approached the ring, checking the state of the participants and seeing that only Mayi was awake he shouted "Shrek team is unable to battle. The winners of this match and the winner of the tournament is Heaven Dou Spirit Academy!"
"Woaaaaaaaaah!" Shocked voiced and exited one could be hearing from the audience, incredulously of the match that they saw.