Hearing who their opponents were this time, the expressions of Tang San and his group couldn't help but turn strange.
After a brief moment of surprise, the surrounding spectators also erupted into discussions and low snickers. After all, Shrek Academy's team uniforms were truly too "conspicuous."
Among the Shrek crowd, Fatty Ma Hongjun began rubbing his hands together, eagerly saying to Tang San, "Third Brother, let me play! Let me properly teach those guys who think they're above everyone else a lesson!"
Tang San gave him a stern look, his tone leaving no room for argument. "We go according to the original plan. No need to argue."
Tai Long patted Ma Hongjun's shoulder at this moment, comforting him in a muffled voice, "Fatty, listen to Xiao San's arrangements."
Dai Mubai also turned his gaze toward Tang San, directly handing over the on-field command of this battle. "Xiao San, you make the arrangements."
Soon, Tang San finalized the lineup for the match. "Dai Mubai, me, Xiao Wu, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, Jiang Zhu, Tai Long. The seven of us will go up."
As Tang San quickly finished explaining the brief battle plan, Dai Mubai clapped his palms together. A fierce light flickered in his evil eyes, and a cruel smile curled at the corner of his mouth. "That's right! We only need one minute!"
He was clearly suppressing a stomach full of anger from all the previous mockery, and he planned to pour it all out onto their opponents.
Watching from the sidelines, Tang San understood from everyone's conversation and emotions that their opponent this time, the "Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team," seemed to have had some conflicts with them previously.
As everyone took the field, they saw that the entry style of the Imperial Academy Second Team was extremely flashy and showy.
Dai Mubai cold-snorted at this moment, suppressing everyone's restlessness. "Let's go, it's our turn to take the stage."
Afterward, as the team members from both sides stared at each other on the arena, exchanging elegant trash talk, the referee's resonant voice rang out. "Both sides, salute! Non-participants, leave the arena!"
Ultimately, both sides could only reluctantly and half-heartedly bend their waists toward each other in a symbolic salute.
"The match is about to begin! Both sides may release your martial souls!"
Just as the referee's voice fell, Dai Mubai took the lead with a loud shout, "Brothers, open martial souls! White Tiger, Possess!"
When both sides released their martial souls simultaneously and all the spirit rings were revealed to the audience, a massive roar of astonishment spread through the spectator stands like a tidal wave!
Setting aside the other six people for a moment, even with the optimal spirit ring configuration and Dai Mubai's standard setup of two yellow and two purple rings, what shocked and even terrified the entire audience--and the spectating Tang San--the most was the set of rings on Tang San, who stood at the core of the team: two yellow, one purple, and one black! Four spirit rings!
Especially that fourth one, deep as ink, as if it could swallow light--a ten-thousand-year spirit ring!
"A ten-thousand-year fourth ring?!"
Watching from the sidelines, Tang San's mind was also deeply shaken, filled with disbelief. "I... my future fourth spirit ring is actually a ten-thousand-year one?!"
He hadn't expected that under the guidance of Senior Fu Shiyan, his future self could actually be just like Senior Fu Shiyan himself, possessing a ten-thousand-year fourth ring that surpassed the limits!
After all, according to the theory he had obtained from Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang in his last simulation--which was considered common knowledge in the spirit master world--the maximum absorption limit for a fourth spirit ring was only around five thousand years, and it was absolutely impossible to reach the ten-thousand-year level!
No matter how shocked everyone and the spectating Tang San were, the battle still commenced according to the procedure!
"Swift!"
With Tang San's brief and powerful shout, the seven people in Shrek's formation launched their attack like arrows leaving a bowstring!
The battle was triggered at a touch!
Dai Mubai, Tai Long, and Huang Yuan, several power-attack system spirit masters, took the lead in launching a fierce offensive!
Dai Mubai, whose spirit power had reached rank forty-four, didn't even hold the line in the rear but led the charge himself! Facing opponents whose strength was clearly inferior to theirs, the Shrek crowd's moves were incomparably sharp!
First, Dai Mubai directly activated his third spirit ring skill--"White Tiger Vajra Transformation"!
His body swelled dramatically, and his aura surged abruptly!
Tai Long was even more simple and brutal. His first and third spirit rings lit up simultaneously, and his body expanded instantly, his muscles twisting into knots as he transformed into a "gorilla" bursting with a sense of power!
Huang Yuan's third spirit skill--Heavenly Wolf Transformation--was also used instantly, causing his speed and attack power to spike!
The three power-attack system spirit masters, like three sharp knives, instantly stabbed into the opponent's formation!
At the same time, that heart-palpitating black light hovered over Tang San.
He didn't even give the opponent's control system spirit master a chance to interfere. The terrifying spirit skill from the ten-thousand-year spirit ring--Blue Silver Shadow Kill Binding--had already been unleashed!
Over a hundred strands of Blue Silver Grass, flashing with an eerie blue light and becoming even tougher and thicker, like shadow venomous snakes endowed with life, frantically surged out from the hard arena floor without any warning!
Almost in the blink of an eye, it formed a massive cage, trapping all seven members of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Second Team inside!
The incomparably tough Blue Silver vines, like steel chains, instantly bound the bodies, hands, and feet of the seven people!
The seven bound individuals struggled desperately, their spirit power erupting, only to discover with horror that they could not move at all!
Subsequently, accompanied by Dai Mubai's angry roar:
"White Tiger Meteor Shower!"
On his formidable body, all the black tiger stripes turned into a dazzling, brilliant gold. Then, centered around his body, countless fist-sized golden light spheres instantly condensed, bombarding the seven opponents firmly bound by the Blue Silver Grass like a meteor storm!
Taking advantage of the opportunity while an opponent in front of him struggled in vain within the Blue Silver Grass, Tai Long roared, lifted him up high, and slammed him heavily onto the ground!
Huang Yuan treated the opponent in front of him like a punching bag, pouring out a tempest of punches and kicks!
The figures of Xiao Wu and Jing Ling also darted through the battlefield, precisely delivering finishing blows and completely clearing out those opponents who attempted to break free or had already been dazed by the primary attacks.
Jiang Zhu timely waved her healing scepter in the rear, scattering a faint healing glow. Although healing was barely needed in this battle, she remained dutiful and responsible.
Dai Mubai's "White Tiger Meteor Shower" erupted following that, with countless golden light spheres bombarding the immobile opponents like a rainstorm;
Tai Long roared as he lifted his opponent high and slammed him down;
The figures of Huang Yuan, Xiao Wu, and Jing Ling darted through the battlefield, pouring down a tempest of attacks.
However, just when victory and defeat seemed to have no suspense left, Tang San's offensive did not stop.
He suddenly clapped his hands together, and an even more majestic wave of Mysterious Heaven Skill spirit power poured into the arena floor like a tide.
"Blue Silver--Hotei Technique!!"
As his voice fell, in the next instant, a sight that left the entire audience dumbfounded occurred.
From the hard arena floor, countless giant wooden hands interwoven from Blue Silver Grass actually broke through the ground without any warning!
These giant hands seemed to share a mind with Tang San, acting like extensions of his limbs, appearing from any angle and any direction at will, precisely grabbing toward those opponents who were already in a wretched state.
The members of the Heaven Dou Second Team had no way to predict where these bizarre arms would strike from. Just as they dodged an attack from the left, their right ankle was already firmly locked by another wooden hand drilling out from the ground;
Attempting to leap up to escape, a new giant palm shrouded over their heads from above.
This elusive, perfectly controlled method of attack completely destroyed their final formation and fighting spirit. In the end, they could only be subdued one after another in a blanket of despair, losing the match with absolutely no suspense.
The entire Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena, after a brief moment of dead silence, erupted into the loudest clamor since the start of the tournament, mixed with shock and disbelief!
Shrek Academy, with a crushing victory lasting less than a minute, declared their formidable power.
At this moment, the spectating Tang San was also left slack-jawed with shock by his own combination of skills and that unimaginable self-created spirit skill!