Huo Yuhao had spent more than a year cultivating with his blood, sweat and tears. In addition to Skydream Iceworm's guidance, he was getting more and more proficient in controlling his spiritual power. Even though he still didn't have a spiritual sea that was sufficiently large enough, it was comparatively elaborate enough under his subtle control over his spiritual power.
As a result of that, it appeared as though his entrance into the spiritual sea in Wang Dong's body was exceptionally gentle when he did so from his temple.
Wang Dong felt a burst of warmth from his temple. Following which, he seemed to be in a slightly dazed state, as though everything wasn't real anymore. Immediately after that, he strongly felt as though someone was openly spying on him.
Huo Yuhao's spiritual power entered Wang Dong's spiritual sea without a hitch. The first thing he saw was a faint golden field, nothing too different compared to his spiritual sea. The only difference was that Wang Dong's spiritual power was much weaker than his own.
I succeeded! Huo Yuhao was elated. For a connection between spiritual seas to work, both parties had to be extremely in sync. If one were to forcefully enter another's spiritual sea, it was very likely to cause damage to either parties' soul sea. At the very least, the connection happening at this moment proved the absolute trust Wang Dong had in him.
The spiritual sea could be said to be the most mysterious place in the human body. Even till today, no one had really been able to grasp the mysteries of the spiritual sea. As a result of that, Huo Yuhao was exceptionally careful as started delving into the depths of Wang Dong's spiritual sea.
But at this very moment, an indescribably terrifying aura suddenly surged out of Wang Dong's spiritual sea.
That incomparably imposing aura was like a mountain. When faced with such terrifying might, Huo Yuhao's spiritual power was as small as a drop in the ocean.
"Run!" The Skydream Iceworm's startled voice suddenly rang out in Huo Yuhao's spiritual world. A massive suction force came from behind. Right before that terrifyingly formidable power came in contact with him, Huo Yuhao's spiritual power had already been completely stripped back to his original body.
Even though that was the case, Huo Yuhao still felt that the sight before his eyes had turned into a golden world. After that, his whole body flew backwards in a completely uncontrollable manner, viciously striking the wall. It was as though he'd been branded there for a good couple of seconds. Only after that did he slowly slide down while his own spiritual sea started vibrating violently.
The Skydream Iceworm barely kept Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea intact as it released its sealed, powerful spiritual power. Even so, Huo Yuhao was unable to regain his senses for a long time. His face was completely pale as he sat listlessly on the ground.
His mind drew a blank. After a good ten or so seconds passed, Huo Yuhao gradually regained consciousness, and the scene before his eyes was plain once more.
He clearly saw Wang Dong standing there with his eyes still closed as his body slowly absorbed a light golden light. He was emitting a feeling of divinity.
W-what's going on? Huo Yuhao was in a state of shock when he felt a wet puddle on his back. It was no surprise he was afraid. Just a moment ago, he had clearly felt as though his spiritual world was about to be completely destroyed if the Skydream Iceworm hadn't pulled his spiritual power back into his spiritual sea!
That power was really too terrifying, to the point where the Skydream Iceworm and the Ice Empress were a little sluggish. They were rendered temporarily unable to answer Huo Yuhao's question. Just what exactly was hidden in Wang Dong's spiritual sea that had stunned the two powerhouses in his mind?
"Elder Electrolux, what exactly is that power? How can it be so powerful?" Huo Yuhao asked, feeling horrified.
"Since the process was too brief, I can't determine what it is for sure either. I could only faintly feel that there's something sealed within his body. This seal is extremely powerful, so unimaginably powerful. Even when I was at my strongest in my previous life, I'm afraid I couldn't even compare to this seal. This seal seems to be sealing something on Wang Dong's body, or putting it another way, something in his consciousness. But at the same time, it's also protecting his spiritual sea so that it doesn't corrode. In any case, you shouldn't try it again. Just a step later, and your body and soul would've been obliterated. Thankfully, the big worm's sensitive to spiritual power, and was able to save you in time," Electrolux spoke with a heavy tone.
Naturally, Huo Yuhao didn't dare to try again. His lapels were completely drenched from the back. He never would've thought that the outcome would be like this. This was just as Elder Electrolux said. He had almost gone to the dogs!
"Elder Electrolux, would this situation cause harm to Wang Dong?" Huo Yuhao asked urgently.
"No, it shouldn't. This situation is actually very rare, but it's not like something like this hasn't appeared amongst humans before. There are a very few situations in the human world that will cause humans to have godlike traits, just like this one. To put it simply, a deity exists in your friend's body," Electrolux said.
"Gods were nothing but illusions in the world I came from. Once one broke through that realm, they had to give up their corporeal body and everything they had. A deity expands itself all across the world and controls everything, yet controls nothing at the same time. This is main reason why people from my world weren't willing to become gods. When gods appeared, their souls would spread across the world. If a new life graced the world when that happened, the newborn's vitality might very well cause a shred of the deity's soul to enter their body. This is very beneficial to humans because, it would endow that child with talents. Moreover, this deity wouldn't affect the newborn's body, and would gradually disappear as the human aged. To put it in other terms, it's called luck."
"Those who possess deities in them are lucky individuals. Don't you guys have that saying where lucky people don't have any worries in life?"
After hearing Electrolux's explanation, Huo Yuhao gently exhaled. Everything was fine as long as Wang Dong was okay. Naturally, he wouldn't try and pry into his spiritual sea anymore in the future. His experience from a moment ago was really too scary.
The Skydream Iceworm and the Ice Empress didn't give him any other explanation. After all was said and done, they were soul beasts, and their understanding of the human world wasn't as profound as that of Electrolux. Moreover, the deity that was like a seal really didn't harbor any ill intent towards Wang Dong. It only silently protected Wang Dong's soul. As a result of that, their conclusive opinion was the same as Elder Electrolux's, and they felt that everything would be fine as long as Huo Yuhao didn't purposely go and stir up trouble for himself.
Wang Dong seemed to have woken up at this moment. He slowly opened his eyes, and was taken aback when he saw Huo Yuhao collapsed on the ground. "Yuhao, what happened to you?" He quickly strode forward and lent Huo Yuhao an arm.
Huo Yuhao smiled bitterly and said, "It's nothing. I just pried into your spiritual sea just now, and it consumed too much of my spiritual power. That's all. Your status is very normal, and there's nothing wrong with you. I reckon it's a psychological burden from when you cultivated your martial soul as a child. Don't mind it too much. You don't have to use soul tools if you don't like them. You have me, after all. Come, let's cultivate for awhile. I consumed quite a lot of my spiritual power just now, so you need to help me out. Are we going to stay here, or are we going over to your side?"
Wang Dong saw his pale face and quickly said, "Why torture yourself? We'll stay here." As he spoke, he helped Huo Yuhao to the bed. The two of them pressed their palms against the other's, and the gentle fluctuations of soul power converged into Haodong Power, starting to circulate within their bodies. Only then did Huo Yuhao feel somewhat stronger than before.
A thousand miles away…
A massive castle built atop the peak of a mountain. The grey castle was filled with an archaic aura, making it seem as though it had reached the pinnacle of existence.
In the castle, two middle-aged men were drinking wine in a spacious hall.
They were extremely tall. They still exuded a majestic aura even as they sat there.
The middle-aged man sitting at the head of the table had long green hair draped over his impressively wide shoulders. His eyes were actually green too! As he closed and opened his eyes, there was an ineffably special sense of realism to his simple and unadorned eyes. It was as though they were faintly revealing the tyrannical aura that his body couldn't suppress.
White skintight garments enveloped his tall figure. He held a huge wine cup in his hands, letting fine amber wine enter his system.
A middle-aged brawny man whose body wasn't inferior to his sat in the seat next to the head of the table. This person had fine, short hair that resembled steel needles. He had a majestic appearance, with a chiseled, resolute face. His eyes were light brown, and shone faintly with a golden glow.
These two people were only sitting there, but the feeling they exuded was an extremely majestic one. That strong aura definitely couldn't be fully concealed even if they were to suppress it.
These two men had originally been drinking wine when their bodies shook at the same time out of the blue. Soon, a look of terror appeared in their eyes. With a swoosh, they immediately stood up.
At this moment, four bolts of lightning seemed to have suddenly filled the hall. Two of them were the color of jade, while the other two were light brown. The palace-like hall creaked, failing to withstand the sudden terrifying aura that had exploded out in the room.
"It's Wang Dong. What's the matter?" The black-haired brawny man roared, a savage glint in his eyes. He raised his right hand, causing a powerful golden light to shoot out from his palm. Right after that, nine consecutive rings of light instantly rose from his feet.
If a soul master were to see the colors of his nine soul rings, he would definitely have fainted. His nine soul rings were actually as pitch-black as ink. Furthermore, the black emanating from his soul rings seemed to be different from ordinary ten thousand year soul rings; they gave off a profound and mighty aura.
Nine ten thousand year soul rings?
The short-haired man's sixth soul ring lit up, and he quickly sketched out a few golden lines in front of him, forming what seemed to be a pattern.
"Wait a moment." The long-haired man raised his hand and grabbed the short-haired man, suppressing the latter's aura.
"Big brother, Little Dong might be in danger." The short-haired man let out a low roar, somewhat discontent.
His long-haired counterpart shook his head. "It's fine. There shouldn't be anything wrong with him. My senses are never wrong. We can't overtly interfere in Little Dong's growth."
The short-haired man was unresigned, as if he were a fierce tiger protecting its young, "No. I can't be careless. Why don't we go over to Shrek Academy and follow him? We'll be able to avoid most of our problems then. If anything does happen, I won't be able to withstand the consequences."
The long-haired man shook his head slightly. "You! The more you care about him, the more trouble you'll cause. Let's do it this way: let's get the sect to send a few people to protect him from the shadows. Second brother, when will your short-tempered personality ever change?"
"Hmph! What's there to change? Ever since… whatever, I'm not going to talk anymore. Just whose fault was it that we didn't have the ability? Let's drink, drink." As he spoke, he raised an enormous cup of fine liquor and downed it all in one gulp.
The long-haired man shook his head helplessly as he watched his sibling. "You!"
The short-haired man put his wine cup down. The valiant look on his face had turned into one of worry. "Big brother, is he really fine?"
The long-haired man put his own wine cup on the small table beside him and moved his arms a bit. Immediately, a series of pops and cracks echoed from his body.
"I know what you're thinking. Let's do it this way: as long as you can beat me, I won't care about you; I'll let you do whatever you want. How about it?"
"Nope… you're just trying to use me to get your kicks. I'm not going to be fooled by you." The short-haired man said resentfully.
"Come, let's do it once?" The long-haired man replied mischievously.
"Big brother, I feel like you should go find a woman. There are truly many good women out there. Can you not look at me like that?"
Star Luo City.
Shrek Academy was all gathered together at dawn. Today, the second match of the Continental Advanced Academy Soul Duelling Tournament's round-robin section would be commencing.
Dai Yueheng, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen were still recovering from their injuries. At the very least, Ling Luochen would still need a few days to recover from her injuries.
Along with the rest of Shrek Academy who were fully equipped with the soul tools they had bought yesterday, Wang Yan walked straight towards Star Luo Plaza.
He had already given the suitable soul tools to the members of Shrek Academy, with the obvious exception of the Ominous Soul-Devouring Knife. He had personally helped fill Huo Yuhao's Class 4 Milk Bottle before giving it to him.
Their opponents for today were already determined, but the tournament format had to be chosen through by lots. Wang Yan prayed that they wouldn't get a 1v1 fight–after all, that was the most unfavourable format for Shrek Academy. This was because their opponents would have a Soul King. In a 1v1 fight, a Soul King would completely suppress their team, thereby drastically reducing their chances of winning. Star Luo Plaza was as fervent as always, and this was especially true when the members of Shrek Academy stepped out from the soldier-protected contestant's passageway. The crowd immediately flew into an uproar.
Shrek Academy's previous two matches had left an extremely deep impression in the minds of the audience. Just how would Shrek Academy surprise them again? All of them wanted to know the answer to this question.
Wang Yan had given them an introduction to the opponents they would be facing today during breakfast. Unlike their previous matches, they would be facing a soul academy today. The Thousand Spirits Advanced Soul Academy originated from the Dou Ling Empire, and it was an extremely famous academy within the empire itself. It was ranked in the top three most outstanding academies within the Dou Ling Empire, and it had provided a large number of outstanding talents for the empire.
Huo Yuhao maintained an indifferent look on his face as he walked into the resting area, surrounded by his companions. He had to continue assuming the airs of an expert until he was exposed, after all.
He had fully recovered his spiritual power through yesterday's cultivation. Moreover, his energies were now at their peak condition due to the Haodong Power.
Two fights. They had to persist for two fights, at which time Ling Luochen would return. Their following matches in the round-robin tournament would be much more relaxed with a Soul King overseeing them. After all, a Soul King was already a pinnacle existence within the Continental Advanced Academy Soul Duelling Tournament.
The only academy with a so-called 'special privilege' within the entire tournament was undoubtedly Shrek Academy. They were still participating in the first match of the day, and this had been chosen by Shrek themselves.
8 a.m. It was now time for the match to start. The Emperor of the Star Luo Empire sat above the city walls, intending to spectate the match. There was no doubt about it–he was most interested in Shrek's performance.
The referee walked to the centre of the tournament stage, then used a sound-amplifying soul tool to loudly announce, "Both parties, enter the waiting area. Team leaders, please take the stage to conduct the lot-drawing."
The members of Shrek Academy rose to their feet and entered the waiting area clad in dark green. Wang Yan nodded to Bei Bei, who glanced at Xu Sanshi before climbing up to the stage with large strides.
His counterpart from the Thousand Spirits Soul Academy was also a male who looked around twenty or so. This person had a slim body and a stern face, giving the impression that he was a javelin. He remained expressionless as he faced Bei Bei.
Lot drawing, start!
Everyone present was interested in the results of the lot-drawing. Any match that Shrek Academy participated in would be extremely interesting, regardless of which format was chosen. Right now, the audience only wished for their opponents to last a little longer, so they could watch an even more interesting fight.
Wang Yan's prayers worked–the result of the lot-drawing was what he wanted most.
"Shrek Academy vs Thousand Spirits Academy, team fight." the referee loudly announced the result of the lot.
The team fight was without a doubt the format that contained the most intense and comprehensive fights that tested the overall strength of both teams. The leaders from both teams had no objections to this.
"Both teams, take the field." The referee's voice boomed.
He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong all rose to their feet. One by one, they ascended to the stage under Wang Yan's supporting gaze.
Wang Yan had prepared most for the team fight in the morning. He already had all their strategies in place, and all Shrek needed to do was execute them.
Both parties stood opposite each other on the stage. Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi stood at the very front, while Jiang Nannan and He Caitou stood behind them. This was followed by Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao flanking Huo Yuhao, who stood in between them.
Huo Yuhao placed his hands in front of his stomach and closed his eyes, as if he was just taking a rest. On the contrary, the students from the Thousand Spirits Soul Academy were all staring at him.
Every single academy had conducted an analysis on Huo Yuhao's strength after the first day's elimination round. Although nobody thought that he was a terrifying existence who was able to possess six hundred thousand year soul rings, they had high expectations of him.
After all, the duo's Golden Road Amidst Withering Resplendence had left an extremely deep impression on their hearts. They had won with a single strike!
Huo Yuhao didn't look old from the outside; he was fourteen or fifteen at most. However, the other academies had taken him to be a Soul King, or even a Soul Emperor-ranked expert.
The javelin-like leader of the Thousand Spirits Soul Academy was now focused on Huo Yuhao. Flickering through his eyes was not fear, but a strong will to fight. Shrek Academy's team formation was much more ordinary compared to the curved formation they had taken during their first team fight. However, their opponents had assumed a somewhat unexpected formation.
The leader of the Thousand Spirits Soul Academy didn't stand at the very front of his team; instead, four people did. This was somewhat unexpected, but their formation consisted of four people standing in front. These four were all tall and brawny male students, forming what seemed to be a wall as they stood there.
Their javelin-like leader stood behind the four, while two young girls stood behind him.
These two girls were very easily differentiated–one of them was red-haired, while the other was blue-haired, making them rather eye-catching. All seven of them looked to be around twenty-or-so years old, and the formation they had taken made it seem as though they were an invulnerable fortress.
Huo Yuhao quickly thought back to Wang Yan's introduction of the Thousand Spirits Soul Academy. Every single academy had a main force and a batch of reserve students, and Wang Yan was able to accurately determine the seven members of the Thousand Spirits Soul Academy's main team after careful observation. Today, the seven people who came out were identical to Wang Yan's predictions.
Wang Yan had delivered an extremely thorough analysis on the enemy team, even talking about their individual specialties.
The Thousand Spirits Soul Academy's current formation could be easily described using a single sentence: The four shields form an invulnerable fortress, while the twin controllers of Ice and Fire attack along with the Thousandstrike Lance.
The four students standing at the very front of the enemy team were called Yang Ming, Song Hu, Bai Chen, and Ye Mao. According to Wang Yan's deductions, the four of them had come from the same place. In other words, they came from the same sect. This was because they shared an identical martial soul–the defense-type Spirit Rhinoceros' Shield, an upper-middle tier defensive martial soul.
On the other hand, the stern javelin-like leader of the Thousand Spirits Soul Academy's team was called Shen Ce. He was the true core and the main attacker of the team, and his Thousandstrike Lance allowed him to specialise in both long and short-range attacks.
The blue-haired girl standing in the back was called An Lengye and had the Frost Bear as her martial soul, while the red-haired girl next to her was called Fei Yuyan and possessed the Blaze Tiger. The reason for their nickname 'Twin Mistresses of Fire and Ice' was because they were both control-type soul masters.
They hadn't used any soul tools during their previous match, thus there was no way to know whether or not they would do so in this match. However, the comprehensive strength of the Thousands Spirits Soul Academy was incomparable to the Cloud Luo Academy they'd faced in the previous round.
Shen Ce was at the five-ringed Soul King level of power. According to Wang Yan's predictions, he was around Rank 53 or 54. However, the other six members of his team were four-ringed Soul Ancestors. Wang Yan estimated that two of them were above Rank 45.
This match would absolutely not be a pushover to Huo Yuhao and the rest.
"Match, start!" Both parties simultaneously released their martial souls following the referee's shout. There was only a single exception to this, and that was Huo Yuhao.
In reality, he had already released his martial soul. Only, his Imitation made it so that no one else was able to see his soul rings.
Huo Yuhao kept his hands over his stomach as he remained motionless, while Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao stood by his side with no intentions of moving either. The two of them had released six soul rings each, and they both had the optimum combination of soul rings.
Two yellow, two purple, and two black rings. This was the optimum combination of soul rings for a six-ringed Soul Emperor.
The easiest way to distinguish the strength of an opponent was by looking at one's soul rings when both parties released their martial souls. Their opponents from the Thousand Spirits Academy were clearly stunned when Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao released their respective six rings. A formless pressure was now acting like a large hand that was crushing their chests, causing their breathing to subconsciously become rushed.
Naturally, only the three of them stayed unmoving. Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou made their moves simultaneously.
Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi both held cigars in their mouths. The former was puffing the Strength Amplifying Large Cigar, while the latter puffed the Defense Amplifying Long Cigar. The four of them simultaneously released their soul rings, and Bei Bei took the initiative to charge towards their opponents with large strides. Xu Sanshi stayed by his side, while Jiang Nannan's body flickered and vanished. However, this was only from the point of view of their opponents. In reality, she was hidden behind Bei Bei.
He Caitou followed close behind as he took large strides forward as well.
At this moment, Huo Yuhao's trio slowly advanced forward.
Shrek Academy's lineup could be described using the word 'formation-less', so much so that they even seemed somewhat scattered. It seemed as though they were each fighting their own battles.
Compared to them, the Thousand Spirits Academy was clearly much more organised.
A dark-yellow layer of light rose from the bodies of Yang Ming, Song Hu, Bai Chen, and Ye Mao as they released their martial souls. Right after that, transformations began to occur on their bodies as a result of the release of their martial souls.
Their originally-tall bodies became even more muscular, and their yellow skin became even thicker. The most noticeable part of their transformation occurred to their right arms, as their forearm muscles started twisting violently. After that, shields started to sprout from their right arms.
The layers of keratin on their dark yellow shields made them seem as thick as armor. The Spirit Rhinoceros' Shield was a mutation of the Rhinoceros, and the four of them possessed it. The four meter-long shields made it seem as though a wall was protecting the three people behind them. These four soul masters each had four soul rings, consisting of two yellow and two purple rings. They gave off a thick and solid feeling as they stood there. Were it not for the formless and choking pressure coming from the distant Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao, the layer of defense they'd created would've been even more perfect.
Their leader, Shen Ce, naturally stood behind the four of them.
Shen Ce's martial soul looked somewhat special as it was released. He raised his arms into the air, causing his body to give off a layer of silver light. He looked towards the sky and motioned in a way that made it seem as though he was trying to hug the heavens. Right after that, a silver light instantly shot out from his back and into the sky before bouncing back into him after coming into contact with the defensive barrier surrounding the arena. This silver light then floated in front of him.
This silver light was actually an extremely sharp and long lance. Its twelve-foot-long body shone a brilliant silver, and faint carvings covered its surface. An intense aura of sharpness immediately surged from the lance the moment it appeared in Shen Ce's hands, creating a distinct juxtaposition with the four Spirit Rhinoceros Shields in front of him.
This was Shen Ce's martial soul, the Thousandstrike Lance! He gave off a somewhat familiar feeling to the seven members of Shrek Academy, being an assault-type soul master who used a tool soul. They had previously encountered this exact feeling from one of the official members of the Shrek's Seven Monsters who was also an assault-type soul master, Chen Zifeng.
Didn't Chen Zifeng's Soulchasing Sword also possess a terrifying aura of sharpness like this as well? Chen Zifeng's aura had been suppressed by Ma Xiaotao during their previous fight, resulting in his abilities not being revealed. However, Huo Yuhao and the rest had sensed just how terrifying that sharpness was.
The Thousandstrike Lance flickered with two yellow and three purple soul rings. There was no doubt that the Soul King-ranked Shen Ce was incomparable to Chen Zifeng. However, his abilities were extremely similar, and his attack power was undoubtedly extraordinary. His fifth purple soul ring gave off an extremely profound feeling, and although it wasn't a ten thousand year soul ring, it was an eight thousand year soul ring at the very least.
Just as Shen Ce released his Thousandstrike Lance, two entirely contrasting lights appeared behind him, acting as a backdrop to his actions. On the left was a blue-colored Ice, while on the right was a red-colored Fire.
These were the martial souls that An Lengye and Fei Yuyan had released.
The martial souls these two soul masters possessed were very distinguishable. They were both possessors of beast souls, but their beast souls didn't cause any changes to their bodies. Instead, they appeared as images of light in front of them.
An enormous, three-metre bear that was dark-blue in color appeared in front of An Lengye, emitting an intense aura of ice. On the contrary, a two-and-a-half-meter long tiger appeared in front of Fei Yuyan, its red body interwoven with black stripes.
Huo Yuhao had learned about things like this in Shrek Academy. What An Lengye and Fei Yuyan possessed were called martial soul mimicries. If the first soul ring that a soul master obtained was identical to their martial soul, there was a chance that he or she could cultivate a martial soul projection.
A martial soul projection wouldn't give too much of a power-up to a soul master; it mainly changed a soul master's fighting style. An ordinary beast soul master would use their martial soul to strengthen a particular area of their physical body, then fight using that. On the contrary, a soul master who had a martial soul projection would command their projections to fight for them. The comparative load on their bodies would be lighter, and this made it easier for their companions to protect them. However, there were very glaring flaws to this fighting style–their physical bodies would be comparatively weaker. Thus, it was necessary for a soul master to carefully command their projection to protect themselves.
An Lengye, who possessed the Frost Bear, and Fei Yuyan, who possessed the Blaze Tiger, should've been assault-type soul masters. However, the fact that they were girls and their clans were relatively powerful made it so that they chose to cultivate a martial soul projection during the earliest parts of their cultivation. This allowed them to become control-type soul masters instead. This was the 'Twin Mistresses of Fire and Ice' that Wang Yan had spoken about.
Unlike Shrek's charging assault, the seven members of the Thousand Spirits Academy didn't make a move after releasing their martial souls. The four wielders of the Spirit Rhinoceros' Shields came together, protecting the other team members behind them. At the same time, the four of them simultaneously released their first soul skill, Shield Wall!
Countless dark yellow shadows blossomed from the Spirit Rhinoceros Shields, and the four shields instantaneously transformed into a thousand shields that blocked the line of sight and path of the Shrek's Seven Monsters.
Unfortunately, they didn't know that Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection had been activated since the start of the match. Shrek's team simply didn't need to use their eyes to see what was going on behind the Shield Wall.
The elegant-looking An Lengye and Fei Yuyan simultaneously released their soul skills in a careful manner. An Lengye's soul skill activated first, and the Frost Bear strutted forward with its head held high. After reaching the Shield Wall, it vigorously thumped its own chest. At the same time, An Lengye's first soul ring lit up.
An intense, icy-blue wave of light instantly spread out from the Frost Bear, and the originally-yellow Shield Wall was immediately encased in an icy-blue light. This was An Lengye's first soul skill, Frost Shield.
Her Frost Shield combined with the Spirit Rhinoceros Shields, causing the latter's defensive capabilities to instantly triple.
The person who had the highest cultivation rank after Shen Ce within the Thousand Spirits Academy was An Lengye, who was a Rank 45 soul master.
The Frost Bear's abilities weren't limited to just that. After thumping its chest, it suddenly raised its enormous paws and pounded the ground heavily. An ice-blue wave of light spread out from them, cleverly maneuvering around the four Spirit Rhinoceros Shields before expanding outwards. The icy aura generated from it immediately caused the temperature on the tournament stage to drop drastically. This was An Lengye's second soul skill, Frost Seal!
Affected by the icy air, the charging Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou were slowed down dramatically. Furthermore, a layer of frost started to rapidly cover the floor of the tournament stage; the now-smooth surface caused their footing to become somewhat unstable.
An Lengye's control of Ice was extremely strong, while the four Spirit Rhinoceros Shields seemed impenetrable. However, they weren't attacking, but defending. If that was the case, how was the Thousand Spirits Academy going to win?
A blazing fire rapidly sprouted from Fei Yuyan's Blaze Tiger, and her first, second, and third soul rings flickered alternately.
The Blaze Tiger formed an intense ball of fire in its mouth, then spat it directly at Shen Ce's feet.
A fiery red ring of light immediately appeared, dyeing Shen Ce's entire body a scarlet-red.
Fei Yuyan's first soul skill, Raging Flame Ring, imbued its target with the fire attribute, along with a strong resistant to fire. At the same time, it gave its target the ability to attack and defend using the power of Fire by imbuing the element of fire into their soul skills. This was a powerful Fire-type auxiliary skill. Unfortunately, it was only a single-target skill.