A quarter of an hour wasn't long, and soon, under the referee's signal, both teams stepped onto the arena.
"The match is about to begin. Both sides may now release their martial souls."
As the two teams took their positions, the referee immediately announced.
The formations began shifting. On the battlefield, beast souls manifested, tool souls materialized, and yellow, purple, and black soul rings glowed brilliantly.
On Sky Water Team's side, the seven members adopted a defensive formation of one in the front, four in the middle, and two in the rear. Shui Yue'er stood at the forefront, four teammates occupied the center, while Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu positioned themselves at the back—clearly preparing to unleash their martial soul fusion technique right from the start.
On Blazing Fire Team's side, the formation was one in the front, three in the middle, and three in the rear. Huo Wushuang took point, while Huo Wu, Huo Yun, and Huo Yu occupied the center. At the very back, Mu Yang positioned himself protectively in front of Huo Chui and Huo Jun.
Blazing Fire Team's strategy was simple—Huo Wushuang charged ahead as the battle soul master, Huo Wu controlled the field, Huo Yun and Huo Yu assisted in attacks, Huo Chui and Huo Jun provided support, while Mu Yang secretly struck with his spiritual technique, "Silent Assault."
"The championship match begins!"
As the referee announced the start of the final match of the Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, he swiftly retreated, leaving the battlefield to the two teams.
At the very moment the match began, Mu Yang's expression sharpened as he launched a Soul Capturing technique toward Xue Wu.
Undoubtedly,Sky Water Team's greatest trump card was the martial soul fusion technique between Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu. If Xue Wu were eliminated, it would render their strongest ability useless.
Moreover, Xue Wu's soul power level was only at the four-ring Soul Ancestor stage. Using a spiritual technique to take her out instantly wouldn't expose Mu Yang's immense spiritual power and expertise in mental attacks.
However, just as Mu Yang activated his Soul Capturing technique, Shui Bing'er, who had anticipated his move, swiftly shifted her position to stand in front of Xue Wu.
In the next moment, the originally targeted Soul Capturing technique landed on Shui Bing'er instead.
Although spiritual techniques were formless and intangible, they didn't directly bypass space. Shui Bing'er had precisely calculated Mu Yang's move and intercepted it.
Seeing this, Mu Yang couldn't help but feel speechless.
Disrupting the Ice Snow Drifting martial soul fusion technique wasn't limited to eliminating Xue Wu—taking out Shui Bing'er would work just as well.
However, if he used his spiritual technique to eliminate Shui Bing'er, it would undoubtedly expose his true capabilities.
Without hesitation, Mu Yang decisively withdrew his attack.
Anticipating this, Shui Bing'er, fully aware that Mu Yang didn't intend to reveal his spiritual prowess in this match, curved her lips into a subtle smile. Her first soul ring lit up, sending three ice-blue streaks of energy shooting toward Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and Mu Yang.
Both teams were well aware of each other's strengths. Shui Bing'er knew that Blazing Fire Team's core members were Mu Yang, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Wu.
If she could freeze these three, leaving only Mu Yang's spiritual techniques as a threat, the remaining four members of Blazing Fire Team would pose little danger. Eliminating them would be just a matter of time.
In other words, if she could control Mu Yang's trio, Sky Water Team would seize the upper hand, creating a massive advantage for securing victory.
But just then, Huo Wu reacted swiftly. Her third soul ring flared, unleashing a surge of fiery soul power, and a dazzling ring of flames erupted, spreading across most of the arena.
As the fiery shockwave surged forward, the three ice-blue streaks Shui Bing'er had launched were instantly repelled by the powerful force. The flames then swept toward Shui Yue'er, who had just summoned five clones, as well as the four other members of Sky Water Team.
Just as the technique reached the maximum range of its effect, it also struck the rear-positioned Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu.
With one wide-area attack, Huo Wu had forced all seven members of Sky Water Team—along with Shui Yue'er's five clones—to retreat under the impact of the overwhelming force.
"Fourth soul skill— Crimson Flame Dragon Claw!"
With the enemy formation in chaos, this was the perfect moment to unleash a powerful move. Without hesitation, Huo Wushuang activated his fourth soul skill. A massive crimson dragon claw materialized and shot straight toward Shui Yue'er.
At the same time, after unleashing her "large-scale attack," Huo Wu didn't pause.
"Fifth soul skill—Phoenix Fire Meteor!"
With the support of Huo Chui and Huo Jun, Huo Wu's fifth soul ring flashed, conjuring several fire meteors imbued with immense explosive power that hurtled toward Sky Water Team at high speed.
"Second soul skill—Ice Ring Armor."
"Third soul skill—Repelling Ice Ring!"
Shui Bing'er was the strongest among them. Under the repulsive force of the Fire Ring, she was the first in Sky Water Team to regain her footing.
Seeing Huo Wushuang's ten-thousand-year fourth soul skill targeting Shui Yue'er, followed by Huo Wu launching a ten-thousand-year level fifth soul skill, Shui Bing'er dared not delay. She quickly cast a defensive soul skill on Shui Yue'er to prevent her sister from being overwhelmed by Huo Wushuang's attack. Then, adjusting her stance, she activated her third soul skill.
In the next moment, a dazzling ice-blue glow erupted. The falling fire meteors were instantly affected by the released Ice Ring.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom—"
The moment they collided, the fire meteors within the Ice Ring detonated mid-air, creating a series of deafening explosions.
Unlike the Fire Ring, which only carried repulsive force without any attack power, Shui Bing'er's Repelling Ice Ring not only possessed a strong repulsion effect but also carried significant offensive capability.
Although Repelling Ice Ring was only a thousand-year soul skill, whereas Huo Wu's Phoenix Fire Meteor was a twenty-thousand-year soul skill, making it seemingly impossible for the Ice Ring to block the meteors, that wasn't necessary.
All Shui Bing'er needed to do was disrupt the energy balance within the fire meteors and force them to explode prematurely.
It was like how a 100-kilogram bomb might not be as powerful as a 1,000-kilogram bomb, but if the smaller bomb detonated inside an arsenal filled with the larger bombs, both would likely be destroyed together.
Having neutralized Huo Wu's Phoenix Fire Meteor with Repelling Ice Ring, and seeing Shui Yue'er and her five clones working together to counter Huo Wushuang's ten-thousand-year fourth soul skill, Shui Bing'er nodded in satisfaction.
Although Sky Water Team had been caught off guard by Huo Wu's Repelling Fire Ring, they had successfully defused the crisis.
However, just as Shui Bing'er was feeling relieved, a voice came from behind.
"Referee, I surrender."
Instantly, Shui Bing'er's expression darkened. Her ice-blue eyes glared fiercely at Mu Yang.
You cunning snake, unbelievable!
Shui Bing'er had guessed correctly. Just as she was neutralizing Huo Wu's Phoenix Fire Meteor, Mu Yang had quietly launched another Soul Capturing technique at Xue Wu.
With Xue Wu's strength, she had no way to resist Mu Yang's attack, a technique capable of subduing even many seven-ring Soul Sages.
In an instant, Mu Yang had manipulated Xue Wu's mind, forcing her to surrender, thereby eliminating Sky Water Team's martial soul fusion technique in one move.
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