"Let the match begin!"
Both sides released their respective Martial Spirits.
On the 'Seeking Victory' team, there were two Spirit Rings shining brightly, with two yellow Spirit Rings pulsating beneath Ning Rongrong's feet.
On the other side, the Blazing Team had a consistent and optimal Spirit Ring configuration, all consisting of two yellow and one purple Spirit Ring.
In the spectator area, the seven members of the Emperor's Battle Team had solemn expressions as they watched the Blazing Team on the field.
"It's not surprising; they are the seven representatives from Blazing Academy participating in the Spirit Master Competition this year. Judging solely from their aura, their strength seems to surpass ours."
Without considering Su Wen, the Emperor's Battle Team was undoubtedly inferior to the Blazing Team. This was already the result of two years of higher training efficiency under Su Wen's theoretical guidance.
The disparity in strength doesn't actually come from Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, but rather from Yu Feng and Osler, among others.
Ye Lingling, as an Auxiliary Spirit Master, is responsible for healing teammates, and her impact is relatively minor.
The ones affecting the overall strength are Yu Feng and Osler, along with the Shi Mo Brothers, who are two major Defense-type Spirit Masters.
While the configuration of two Defense-type Spirit Masters is theoretically viable, it still limits the Emperor's Battle Team's upper limit.
No matter how strong the defense is, it's meant to be broken.
"Let's deal with that Auxiliary Spirit Master first!"
Huo Xin and the Silver Spirit Fighter Team from yesterday's match had different approaches. One engaged Su Wen up close, catching them off guard with his close-quarters burst strength, while the other opted for a strategy of overwhelming numbers from a distance, gradually wearing down Su Wen until he succumbed.
Now, the Blazing Team has chosen to eliminate Ning Rongrong first.
Even in just two days, Huo Xin and the others have gathered a lot of intelligence, especially regarding Ning Rongrong's enhancement direction.
"Su Wen has formidable endurance; we can't engage him in ranged combat. We must approach him in melee, leveraging our seven-person advantage to deal with him. However, his close-quarters combat abilities are too strong, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda boosting his strength and speed by a whopping thirty percent. To engage Su Wen in melee, we need to eliminate the Auxiliary Spirit Master first!"
The Blazing Team's tactical approach is clear.
Facing the uniformly charging Blazing Team members, Su Wen uses Flame Tornado to divide the battlefield. Identifying the weakest link among the seven, Huo Yun, with a Soul Power level of thirty-four letting him slip through and allowing him to attack Ning Rongrong. Su Wen focused on intercepting the remaining six members from targeting Ning Rongrong.
Huo Yun and Huo Yu are twin brothers in the Blazing Team, their expressions somewhat cold. Their Martial Spirit is the Fire Crane, granting them flight capabilities, making them the optimal candidates for assaulting Ning Rongrong.
Seizing the opportunity, Su Wen allows Huo Yun, who seems to be on par with the rest, to slip through.
As for Huo Yu, he was sent flying to the edge of the arena by the Storm Assault executed by Su Wen, almost leaving the platform altogether.
"Wind Element Control!"
In terms of attack intensity, it was no weaker than his Fire Element Control.
Huo Wu felt a heaviness in her heart, facing such a formidable opponent like Su Wen.
Up to now, she probably understood Su Wen's Spirit Skill combinations, which are related to the three elements of fire, wind, and earth.
She couldn't think of a Martial Spirit that could achieve such a combination for the time being, but it was highly probable.
However, the Spirit Skill combination like this unexpectedly enabled Su Wen to develop such effects.
From this point of view, Huo Wu greatly admired Su Wen.
"However, you still have to lose!" Victory was the only word in her dictionary!
Although it was seven against two, Huo Wu couldn't afford to think about it at this point.
The current audience and even various parties present had already fallen into habitual thinking. Fighting against Su Wen, seven against two was considered a fair match.
Her Third Spirit Ring shimmered.
A halo of flames formed around her, expanding outward from her center.
Behind her, two tall male Spirit Masters' Spirit Rings shimmered, with a Fire Star shining on their bodies.
Between them and Huo Wu, each generated a flame thread, and streams of flame energy flowed into Huo Wu's body through the threads.
At this moment, the fiery halo outside Huo Wu's body had already spread to where Su Wen was.
Su Wen felt a powerful force acting on him.
With no aggression or destructiveness, under the pure elasticity, it instantly interrupted his control over Soul Power and pushed him backward.
"Very strong control ability." Su Wen felt that this kind of coerciveness could be used for reference in development.
So, Huo Wu, you must shed some blood today!
On the other side, Ning Rongrong was ambushed by Huo Yun, but she remained calm.
A sudden wind appeared in front of her.
The wind disrupted Huo Yun's flight path, causing his attack direction to deviate.
Timing was perfect. Just as Huo Yun adjusted his path, Ning Rongrong swiftly moved away, generating a huge Fireball in front of her.
Huo Yun collided head-on with the Fireball in that moment.
Boom!
Ning Rongrong used the wind element to make herself light and agile, constantly evading Huo Yun's attacks, and gathering Fireballs for Huo Yun to run into.
Under such repeated actions, Huo Yun grew increasingly frustrated.
Ning Rongrong's control over the two elements was a result of Su Wen's reinforcement, and to some extent, carried Su Wen's insights. The intensity was up to the mark. Even against Spirit Elder-level Huo Yun, she could rely on her control over the wind element to manipulate the situation.
"Huo Yun, you—"
Huo Wushuang also noticed Huo Yun's predicament.
How could this be possible?
How could a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit Master possibly master these two elements?
Yesterday, Ning Rongrong demonstrated this, but Huo Wushuang and the others thought it was just a rumor.
Could it be that her Martial Spirit mutated?
But this mutation seems too similar to Su Wen's abilities, doesn't it?
It's precisely because Ning Rongrong's current display of mastery over two elements is so similar to Su Wen's methods that Huo Wushuang and the others previously thought the audience yesterday didn't see the details clearly and mistook Su Wen's methods for Ning Rongrong's.
"Fire Leopard? Replication!"
Su Wen saw that although Ning Rongrong was struggling a bit, she could still handle it, so he relaxed and began to prepare to end the battle.
Boom!
Flames surrounded his fists as he struck out, like a flame jet, swirling with the wild wind. The flames continuously spun towards the Fire Leopard Spirit Master.
Su Wen's burst was too sudden; the Fire Leopard Spirit Master could only rely on Spirit Skills to resist.
Su Wen moved forward, swiftly closing the distance for close combat with his opponent.
In order to collect blood, he had to rely primarily on melee as his main fighting style.
The wind in his hand spun wildly, forming a green sphere. The wind under his feet continued to expand and burst, propelling Su Wen forward.
He arrived swiftly in front of the Fire Leopard Spirit Master. The green sphere in his hand exploded, countless wind resembling Wind Blades dancing and severely injuring the Fire Leopard Spirit Master.
Su Wen also collected blood from his opponent.
Once again, he rapidly condensed a green sphere in his hand. This time, the wind within the sphere spun even more violently, and airflow outside the sphere was driven, forming edges of Wind Blades.
He violently threw the spiral-shaped, blade-like green sphere in his hand. (RASENSHURIKEN!!)
The faces of the two Fire Star Martial Spirit Masters changed slightly; the Rasenshuriken was coming toward them.
"You two, hurry and leave!"
Huo Wu was brimming with confidence at this moment.
The two Spirit Masters were supplemented with attribute energy.
Taking advantage of the numerical superiority, she had been gathering her strength in the background for a long time.
"Su Wen, this is my strongest outburst!"
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