After Shrek's seven-in-one, Emperor Battle pulled off a five-in-one fusion. If this wasn't a secret skill they'd hidden until now, then they'd learned it instantly after seeing Shrek use it once. But that's not something a group of students could theorize and accomplish—their teacher's theory skills must be terrifying.
Flender looked at Qin Ming with pride—he was very satisfied with this student, not just in the cultivation talent but also in theory.
Qin Ming felt embarrassed under everyone's gaze. This wasn't his achievement at all; a true theory master was helping from behind the scenes.
But Ning Fengzhi loved to keep a low profile, so whether he wanted the credit or not, it was his now.
Moreover, changing from seven-in-one to five-in-one suited Huanyin better. First, Tianlin and Tianheng were free to focus on others. Second, Huanyin's soul power was nowhere near Tang San's; she couldn't possibly withstand the Martial Soul Avatar.
But even without that, with the massive power from the five-in-one, Huanyin was enough to decide the outcome, especially after learning the Shu Mountain's supreme sound-killing technique, the Skylight Array-Breaking Melody, from Tianlin the previous day.
Tianlin himself didn't know music, but this piece, at full power, could rival the Heavenly Sword—a technique he'd never previously taught to outsiders, but without a worthy heir, it would be a waste.
Sadly, time was short, and Huanyin only barely remembered the first layer of the accompanying mental method. Her power was insufficient, but with the five-in-one fusion, she could unleash at least thirty percent of its power. That was enough. As she began to play, the natural energy around her gathered.
Mountains and rivers, gentle breezes, thunder rolling—the melody rose and fell, heavenly to the ears. But for the five Spirit Hall members, it was torture; what was beautiful to others was, to them now, a demonic assault.
"Ah!!!"
Even Yan, a Soul King, was clutching his head and howling. Sound-killing techniques attack the soul directly—physical defense is useless, and he had no resistance.
Inside the red mist, Hu Liena and Xie Yue heard the screams outside and instinctively wanted to help, but they couldn't move either. Since Tianlin gathered his sword intent, they'd been immobilized.
Tianlin's sword intent could become chains, binding all their limbs.
"Take this—my strongest sword technique: Execution Lock Mind Blade!"
The Shu Mountain's Steel Slash ultimate skill—endless sword energy instantly shattered the red mist, revealing the situation to all: Hu Liena and Xie Yue were completely defeated.
Tianlin rose high into the air, merged his body with the Demon Sword, and became a giant sword that blotted out the sky, descending mightily.
This time, not just the Pope's Hall but all of Spirit City shook as if a dragon rolled beneath the earth, the ground cracking open, a bottomless ravine showing how terrifying this move was.
Hu Liena and Xie Yue were forced out of fusion, collapsed, and helpless. Tianlin held back at the end—otherwise, he'd never leave Spirit City alive.
Tang San watched in shock. "If Jun Tianlin had used this move against me, my martial soul Avatar would have stood no chance."
"Not just you—even if I used my own Martial Soul Avatar, I might not beat the Sword Prince," Flender said, feeling lingering fear. Fortunately, Tianlin had shown mercy to Shrek for Ning Rongrong's sake, sparing them humiliation.
At the same time, Huanyin finished her Skylight Array-Breaking Melody.
Yan and the other four's spirits completely collapsed—they fainted, with no external injuries but far heavier damage than Hu Liena and Xie Yue; the latter was only physically wounded, but Yan's group had their souls injured—months of recovery awaited them.
Huanyin downed five at once, elite Spirit Hall members, proving that Emperor Battle wasn't just about Tianlin.
Tianlin sheathed the Demon Sword, smiling as he joined his teammates for high-fives, then turned, "Hey, referee, aren't you going to announce the result?"
"This…" The referee hesitated, but finally announced, "The match is over. The winner is the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy Emperor Battle Team."
The overwhelming strength of Emperor Battle was plain for all to see. Even if the referee wanted to favor Spirit Hall, he couldn't.
Ning Fengzhi, Dugu Bo, Chen Xin, and the others were proud—the soul of Emperor Battle was their sect's future. Today's victory was just the beginning.
On Spirit Hall's side, Bibi Dong's hand trembled as she gripped her scepter. She shot a cold look at Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan. The previous information that Tianlin was no threat and that Tang San was the true enemy came from Salas via Yue Guan. He'd have to take the blame.
Yue Guan, seeing the Execution Lock Mind Blade, was already cursing Salas. "That idiot called this 'no threat'? I'd like to see Salas go up against Tianlin's Execution Lock Mind Blade. With his martial soul? He'd get destroyed."
But Bibi Dong didn't have time to think about punishments. The entire Spirit Hall team was injured and needed healing. She called the Soul Douluo with the Radiant Golden Scepter to the center.
The Soul Douluo raised the scepter, the eighth soul ring shining, "Eighth Soul Skill: Radiant Heavens' Pull!"
A massive healing field—healing wounds, restoring souls, removing all status effects. Though it consumed far more soul power than Nine Heart Begonia, its healing was nearly as strong.
"Seventh Pagoda shines bright, the third is soul, the sixth is amplify!" At that moment, Ning Fengzhi added two buffs.
Bibi Dong looked at him in confusion. Ning Fengzhi smiled, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Your sect's soul masters are geniuses—they shouldn't have lingering injuries from a single match. With my support, the Radiant Golden Scepter's healing will be even stronger."
Bibi Dong nodded, "Thank you, Sect Master Ning."
"Strange, why did Uncle Ning use two skills?" Tianlin wondered. One would suffice for healing—why use the sixth, which amplifies the recipient's strongest attribute? For the Radiant Golden Scepter Soul Douluo, that was his support range. The healing barrier now covered the entire arena and city, and even the streets outside, healing everyone. Soon, Hu Liena and Xie Yue recovered first, and Yan's group looked much better.
But Bibi Dong didn't care about them—she sensed something else.
"Huh? What's this?" Dugu Bo looked at Chen Xin, whose expression matched his own. All the Title Douluo focused on Shrek's side—the healing field's vast range had forcibly dispelled Xiao Wu's Concealment Pill effect.
The aura of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast was exposed for all to see!