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The remaining eight exchanged glances.
Fang Yuan slowly stepped forward.
Xu Yucheng also moved to volunteer, but Gu Yue beat him to it.
Xu Yuan nodded.
Though both were Soul Masters, they weren't inferior to Soul Ancestors. Especially Gu Yue—her individual strength surpassed Xu Yucheng's. As for Fang Yuan, his synergy with Gu Yue would yield better results than Xu Yucheng could achieve alone.
"Alright, with that settled, the order of the earlier matches is decided. The remaining six will join me in the final seven-on-seven team battle," Xu Yuan said gravely.
With him on the field, this battle was practically guaranteed.
Of course, if he couldn't use his mech, achieving victory might present a slight challenge.
But overall, there was no real issue.
At worst, if something unexpected happened, Xu Yuan could unleash a devastating finishing move.
His second soul skill from his brain martial soul was incredibly overpowered—not just among peers, but even among soul masters under twenty years old. After all, his spiritual power had reached the Lingyuan realm.
This second soul skill could instantly incapacitate everyone, allowing him to secure an easy victory.
However, Xu Yuan rarely used this soul skill to clear the battlefield.
Firstly, he needed to hone his practical combat abilities. His current advantage was only temporary. By the time he advanced to the Soul Sage level, his opponents would no longer be peers but renowned veterans of the continent. At that point, he might lose his overwhelming advantage in spiritual power—or face enemies with countermeasures.
Some abilities, if used too frequently, would inevitably lead to others finding ways to counter them.
Take Yun Ming's Seven Forbidden Techniques, for example. Apart from his seventh technique, the Sealing Law, soul masters had developed countermeasures for the other six techniques—at the very least, ensuring they wouldn't be disarmed outright during battles.
Secondly, it was due to his development of the dreamscape. He had long since regarded it as his personal space—a place for learning and research. Inviting enemies into it felt like an intrusion he was unwilling to tolerate.
Initially, it hadn't been an issue, but as he increasingly used the dreamscape as an auxiliary soul skill for learning and research, this psychological resistance grew stronger.
In short, a combination of psychological aversion and the need to refine his combat skills meant he avoided using this soul skill unless absolutely necessary.
For the earlier one-on-one and two-on-two matches, Xu Yuan had already deployed his strongest lineup.
And the results, naturally, were satisfying.
Through the efforts of seven people, they achieved complete victories in the three one-on-one matches and the two two-on-two matches.
By now, the atmosphere in the Sun Moon Imperial Team's preparation area was extremely tense.
Even the mentors and students from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy who were spectating felt an indescribable pressure.
Too strong!
These are first-years?
Are these really Shrek Academy first-years?
And they've only been enrolled for half a year! What would they be like after two and a half years?
On the arena stage, Xu Yuan stood at the forefront.
Behind him, Xu Yucheng, Luo Guixing, Yang Nianxia, Zheng Yiran, Xie Xie, and Xu Lizhi formed two rows. Xu Lizhi stood at the back, while Luo Guixing and Zheng Yiran were in the middle, flanked by Xu Yucheng and Yang Nianxia. Xie Xie had already moved toward the edge of the battlefield.
Opposite them, Long Chen led the other six members of the Sun Moon Imperial Team onto the field.
This exchange match saw the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy fielding a different lineup compared to the Tianding Starry Sky team and the Sanbao team. The Sun Moon squad members were generally older than Xu Yuan's group but still under twenty, with the oldest being sixteen.
Long Chen released his martial soul, and a dragon roar echoed throughout the arena. Radiant light spilled forth, and an imposing dragon aura filled the air.
Below the stage, Tang Wulin's expression turned strange.
A dragon-type martial soul?
He regretted slightly now. If only he hadn't participated in the third one-on-one match, he could have played a bigger role in this team battle.
Beside Long Chen, four purple soul rings rose in succession, exuding a strong sense of oppression.
This was already on par with Wu Siduo.
However, his soul rings paled in comparison to Xu Yuan's.
Black, black, black, black!
At this moment, Xu Yuan held the Tianyuan Five Elements Spear.
In previous matches in Tianding City and Sanbao City, Xu Yuan hadn't used his spear techniques, opting instead to fight with the Tianyuan Brush to hone his skills with it.
Now, facing the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, he was ready to unleash his strongest techniques.
The spear!
With the spear in hand, Xu Yuan's aura underwent a sudden transformation.
So strong!
Long Chen's expression grew serious. Only by directly confronting Xu Yuan could he feel the oppressive force of that spear technique.
But this was only the beginning.
As the battle commenced, Long Chen instantly felt an indescribable pressure locking down his soul power.
It was as if heaven and earth had sealed away his soul power completely—he couldn't mobilize it.
Even though he desperately tried to break through the seal and managed to regain control of his soul power after two seconds, those two seconds had already determined the outcome of the battle.
The spear struck like a dragon!
Xu Yuan thrust his spear, and the primal energy of heaven and earth converged. A massive spear shadow surged forth from his Tianyuan Five Elements Spear, blending blood qi, soul power, and primal energy into a unified force under the spear's momentum.
Long Chen's face changed drastically. After regaining control of his soul power, his third and fourth soul rings flashed simultaneously.
His martial soul was the Holy Light Dragon.
A dragon roar resounded, its sound waves rolling out like a tangible force, accompanied by a majestic dragon aura.
Outside Long Chen's body, a faint golden light took the shape of a giant dragon, radiating intense holy light.
Third soul skill, Holy Dragon Body!
Fourth soul skill, Dragon's Might!
Both soul skills erupted simultaneously. Although his soul power flow wasn't smooth, the activation of his Holy Light Dragon bloodline allowed him to unleash the intended power.
His first soul ring flashed, and his right hand transformed into a dragon claw, brimming with holy light.
First soul skill, Dragon Claw!
With all three soul skills unleashed, Long Chen boldly charged toward Xu Yuan's spear strike.
Bang!
A figure rapidly retreated from the collision zone, enveloped in holy light.
It was Long Chen.
He had lost this exchange.
Xu Yuan didn't stop. He continued thrusting his spear.
Countless spear shadows, interwoven with crimson flames, lashed out in all directions.
Centered around Xu Yuan, a large fan-shaped area in front of him was filled with spear shadows that seemed capable of piercing through space itself.
Within Long Chen's team, Long Dingqi swung his meteor hammer, three purple soul rings flashing outside his body as he collided with one of Xu Yuan's spear shadows.
Jian Mochen enlarged his martial soul, raising a massive circular shield adorned with tiger stripes to protect his teammates.
Boom, boom, boom!
The spear shadows exploded. Long Dingqi staggered backward six steps before regaining his footing.
Jian Mochen, holding the shield, retreated three consecutive steps.
Bang!
With a single sweep, Xu Yuan's Tianyuan Five Elements Spear struck the tiger-head shield. Jian Mochen's hands trembled violently, and the shield flew out of his grasp.
Xie Xie swallowed hard, trembling with fear.
"The class monitor's explosive power is as terrifying as ever."
Though shocked, Xie Xie didn't fall behind in coordination. He had already bypassed the frontline trio of Long Chen, Long Dingqi, and Jian Mochen. Gripping his Shadow Dragon Dagger, he dashed forward like a blur.
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