The second day was the finals of the individual battles, and Xu Yuan effortlessly secured victory.
Meanwhile, in the semifinals of the doubles matches, Long Yue and Dai Yun'er's team directly forfeited their chance to compete.
On the third day, the doubles battles reached their final showdown, and Xu Yuan's duo directly claimed victory.
The fourth day.
This day marked the decisive team battle of the Star Luo Continent Youth Soul Master Competition.
Long Yue's Heavenly Kings team did not forfeit but instead stepped onto the finals stage under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
The seven participants from the Heavenly Kings team were: the Dragon King Long Yue, the Tiger King Dai Yueyan, the Fox King Su Mu, the Wolf King Hua Lantang, the Pagoda King Ye Zhi, the Spirit King Dai Yun'er, and an Agility Attack Soul King named Teng Teng, whose nickname was Shadow King.
On Shrek Academy's side, the fighters were Xu Yuan, Yuanen Yehui, Le Zhengyu, Wu Siduo, Tang Wulin, Fang Yuan, and Ye Xinglan. Seven main attackers, all except Fang Yuan being power-type soul masters!
Such an arrangement was undeniably impressive.
As both teams took the stage, the entire audience held their breath, carefully observing the competitors.
In the previous individual and doubles battles, these fourteen individuals had already displayed their strength.
Even Tang Wulin, who had the lowest soul power level, performed no less than the Soul Kings from Monster Academy, even defeating the Wolf King Hua Lantang.
Shrek Academy's team may have had lower soul power levels overall, but their explosive strength was absolutely capable of going head-to-head with the Heavenly Kings team from Monster Academy.
"Competitors, prepare."
All fourteen simultaneously released their martial souls and soul rings.
The glow of three-colored soul rings enveloped the entire arena, with Xu Yuan still being the most eye-catching. His five black ten-thousand-year soul rings bore red and azure patterns, and within the deep blackness, there seemed to be specks of starlight hidden, resembling the depths of a cosmic void.
"The match begins!"
The referee for this match was personally En Ci.
Regardless of whether he was originally assigned or not, he ultimately decided to officiate this team battle himself.
After his announcement, both sides unleashed their full soul power.
Simultaneously, Long Yue and Tang Wulin emitted deafening dragon roars.
The dragon roars shook the heavens, spreading out like tangible waves in all directions.
With Long Yue's dragon might protecting him, Hua Lantang also felt the pressure of Tang Wulin's bloodline.
However, his performance this time was far stronger than before.
With the eruption of two dragon roars, both teams instantly entered their peak states.
The seven Heavenly Kings quickly equipped their battle armor. Except for Dai Yun'er, whose battle armor was incomplete, the other six fused with their battle armors.
On Shrek's side, all members partially fused with their battle armors.
Although spirit-forged alloys enhanced their battle armors beyond standard one-word armors, they were still incomplete, resulting in significantly less amplification.
Nevertheless, the members of Shrek Academy showed no fear.
They had a chance to win.
At the forefront of both teams, Xu Yuan and Long Yue surged forward, each unleashing their full power.
Xu Yuan thrust his spear with everything he had.
Crimson and azure flames intertwined, with an outer layer of star energy forming a fiery cloak.
The flames converged at the spear tip, colliding with the mountain that Long Yue had transformed into.
Boom!
The battle began.
Circling around the central arena where Xu Yuan and Long Yue clashed, the others unleashed their full strength.
From Monster Academy's side, Tower King Ye Zhi summoned the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and multiple beams of light descended upon the heads of the Heavenly Kings team members.
Three beams fell directly onto Long Yue's head.
"Fight!"
Tang Wulin let out a fierce roar, charging forward. Instead of clashing with Hua Lantang, he engaged Tiger King Dai Yueyan.
Hua Lantang moved only after seeing Tang Wulin charge, while Fox King Su Mu joined in, engaging Yuanen Yehui, Wu Siduo, and Le Zhengyu on the other side.
Shadow King Teng Teng flickered, and two shadow clones appeared beside him. His martial soul was shadows, so these clones were extensions of his martial soul and possessed physical forms!
With his main body and two shadow clones, three dark silhouettes bypassed Tang Wulin and Dai Yueyan, rushing toward Shrek's rear lines.
Accompanying him was Dai Yun'er, who had activated her Ghostly Spirit Cat martial soul, swiftly circling around Tang Wulin and Dai Yueyan to also charge toward Shrek's backline.
Unfortunately, strictly speaking, Shrek's team had no true "rear line."
Ye Xinglan and Fang Yuan, positioned slightly behind, remained calm.
A spirit-suppressing stele flew out from above Fang Yuan's head, landing in the area behind Tang Wulin, generating a vast gravity space.
Instantly, the previously blurred silhouettes of Dai Yun'er, Teng Teng, and his shadow clones visibly slowed, revealing their positions.
Fang Yuan's first and second soul rings flashed simultaneously.
His gaze shifted, focusing on one of Teng Teng's three figures.
"Space attribute, too? Let's give it a try," Fang Yuan muttered to himself, surprised to find that he had successfully locked them down.
Teng Teng's two shadow clones were physical entities, and what made them even more formidable was that they could swap positions with his main body.
This was truly the ultimate setup for an Agility Attack Soul Master.
In previous battles, Teng Teng's three figures moved with incredible speed, creating afterimages. The three figures constantly switched positions, all possessing attack capabilities and physical forms, making it impossible to distinguish the real body.
Unexpectedly, on top of all this, he could also use space-type soul skills to swap positions.
However, encountering Fang Yuan meant he had met his match.
Ye Xinglan condensed her sword intent, wielding the Star God Sword and thrusting toward one of Teng Teng's three figures.
Teng Teng's expression shifted slightly as he quickly dodged.
Ye Xinglan's second and third soul rings flashed.
Sword qi erupted, forming a network of cutting energy that spread in all directions, sealing off Teng Teng's movements.
Teng Teng had no choice but to retreat.
Dai Yun'er's first soul ring flashed, activating Netherworld Stab.
Her attack came slightly after Ye Xinglan's strike. As Ye Xinglan continued to thrust toward Teng Teng, Dai Yun'er avoided her sword and directly attacked her main body.
Fang Yuan pressed his right hand downward, and the spirit-suppressing stele in the air instantly descended, blocking Dai Yun'er.
Dai Yun'er's eyes glowed with a faint white light, and she launched a mental assault toward Ye Xinglan.
Ye Xinglan's sword intent solidified, her willpower unshakable. The mental impact only affected her momentarily.
But in that brief moment, Shadow King Teng Teng found an opportunity and quickly escaped her sword qi lock.
After breaking free from the sword qi, Teng Teng and his two shadow clones charged in three separate directions, attempting to break out of the gravity space.
Seeing this, Fang Yuan sneered, and his fourth soul ring flashed.
"Suppress!"
The spirit-suppressing stele activated, suppressing the entire area!
The entire space seemed to be isolated into a separate zone, forming an independent region that Teng Teng couldn't escape from.
Gravity, spatial lockdown, spatial isolation—all combined with the spirit-suppressing stele, which integrated with the entire space, providing immense defense.
Fang Yuan's set of soul skills could be considered the pinnacle of control-type abilities.
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At the center of the arena
Long Yue was about to enter a berserk state.
But Xu Yuan didn't give him the chance.
In a team battle, Long Yue couldn't be allowed to go berserk.
One change in terrain, and Shrek's team and strategies would be scattered.
"Dreamspace!"
A hazy expanse of space emerged.
Within it, Xu Yuan and Long Yue's consciousnesses appeared.
Alongside Long Yue was… a residual soul!