Since the two teams merged, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Shrek Team has been full of vigor, achieving a sufficiently long winning streak. The entire team can basically be said to be unstoppable.
However, due to the previous three consecutive losses, their overall record has consistently ranked fifth in the Heaven Dou Area. Ahead of them are the Divine Wind Academy, Thunder Academy, Heavenly Water Academy, and Blazing Fire Academy.
Their record is better than the Elephant Armor Academy, but the two teams' results are very similar.
During this time, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San were both full of vigor. Their confidence had risen again after the initial three consecutive losses.
Of course, although Salas and others in the organizing committee clarified the situation regarding the personnel changes, they also issued a stern statement that no further changes could be made arbitrarily.
Especially Salas, the Shrek Team has been listed as a key target of his attention. From an age perspective, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Yang Xiong of Shrek can almost break the record for the youngest Soul Ancestor in history, especially Tang San, who is very close to becoming a Soul Ancestor, and he is also a major enemy of the Spirit Hall.
Moreover, the personnel within the Shrek Team are complex, and each has a very strong background. Even Salas does not dare to act rashly.
Of course, there was also a small unexpected event. Shi Nian and the Cang Hui Academy, who attacked Shrek and Tang San in the original work, did not attack again as they did in the original work. After all, from a background perspective, there are not many people in Shrek that Shi Nian can afford to provoke, especially since Tang San revealed his Clear Sky Hammer in advance.
The Cang Hui Academy also did not use the Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill as in the original work, so Yu Xiaogang had no way to learn from it as he did in the original work.
After more than ten rounds of competition, the Shrek Team finally welcomed a strong opponent again: the Heavenly Water Academy.
Although the Heavenly Water Academy ranked third among all teams, their record was even better than the Blazing Fire Academy, second only to the Thunder Academy and the Divine Wind Academy.
Yang Xiong had already taken leave for this match. He had been missing for several consecutive days recently, so Xiao Wu had to serve as the agility-attack type Soul Master for the team. Xiao Wu's Martial Soul is a rabbit, and her speed is also very fast. Moreover, Xiao Wu had actually broken through a level recently, and her soul power is now level thirty-nine.
But on the surface, Shrek had a total of five Soul Ancestors, which was also the best lineup besides Yang Xiong, showing how much importance everyone attached to the Heavenly Water Academy.
However, even with the advantage in soul power level, the actual combat was completely different.
Shui Bing'er is a level forty-three control-type Battle Soul Ancestor with the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul, known as the number one control-type Soul Master in the Heaven Dou Area. Her use of ice elements is very swift and sharp.
As soon as the match began, Shui Bing'er directly activated her First Soul Skill: Ice Seal.
This move is a rare instant-cast ice element control soul skill. Even Tang San, with his extremely fast reaction speed, was quickly frozen.
The only one who was slightly better off was Yu Tianheng. His Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul's powerful thunder attribute allowed him to break free from the ice element's restraint faster than others.
But in comparison, Tang San and Dugu Yan, the two controllers, were greatly suppressed.
Tang San's Blue Silver Grass appeared extremely fragile under the freezing, and he couldn't even use his Second Soul Skill, Parasitism.
It seemed that any plant Martial Soul would be suppressed by ice, especially the Blue Silver Grass itself, which is relatively fragile and more easily countered than other plant souls.
And the poisonous mist emitted by Dugu Yan's Jade Scale Serpent was also completely frozen, turning into snowflakes that drifted onto the arena.
Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai reacted extremely quickly and swiftly used their Second Soul Skills. Dai Mubai used White Tiger Light Wave, and the golden light quickly penetrated the frozen bodies, thus breaking free from the ice's restraint.
Yu Tianheng was also extremely fast, his entire body like thunder, and the ice was quickly shattered.
But even so, the Shrek Team's formation had been broken, and the Heavenly Water Academy had gained the initiative to attack, especially since Shui Bing'er's Ice Seal was only her First Soul Skill, consuming very little soul power.
After using her First Soul Skill, Shui Bing'er immediately used her Second Soul Skill: Ice Ring Armor. Everyone in the Heavenly Water Academy seemed to be wearing armor made of ice, and their defense was greatly increased. Even Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai, two Soul Ancestors, had no advantage against the two Soul Ancestors of the Heavenly Water Academy.
By the time Tang San and the others had completely broken free from the ice restraint, the Shrek Team's formation had been completely scattered. Even though the Heavenly Water Academy had fewer Soul Ancestors, Shui Bing'er's control was indeed strong enough, and the two sides fought back and forth.
Next, the two sides were like a tug-of-war. The Shrek Team gradually regained their disadvantage. After all, there were two more Soul Ancestors in the team, and both Tang San and Dugu Yan had a certain degree of combat power.
Unfortunately, both Tang San and Dugu Yan were completely countered by Shui Bing'er, and they were unable to control the entire field as they had in the past with their dual control.
Originally, everyone wanted to surround and attack Shui Bing'er, especially Xiao Wu, who even used Teleportation. But just as everyone was approaching Shui Bing'er, she suddenly used her Third Soul Skill, Repelling Ice Ring.
This move was very similar to Huo Wu's Repelling Fire Ring, also a top-tier defensive soul skill. Moreover, Shui Bing'er used it very cleverly, directly sending Xiao Wu and Tang San, who were attacking her, flying, and even other Shrek members who were preparing to surround her.
As for the Shi Mo brothers, although their defense was strong, their speed was too slow, and their attack power was slightly weaker. They didn't have a good way to deal with the Heavenly Water Academy Soul Ancestors wearing Ice Ring Armor.
Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu seized this rare opportunity. Shui Bing'er released her First Soul Skill, Ice Seal, again, while the other five people fought against the seven Shrek members.
At this moment, the Martial Souls of Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu actually gradually merged, forming a giant Ice Phoenix in the sky. The temperature of the entire arena plummeted, and boundless snowflakes drifted in the sky, as if to envelop the entire arena.
This was the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu: Ice and Snow Fall. Obviously, this move had an extremely wide attack range, and even the referee had to quickly deploy the protective shield of the entire arena, otherwise the audience would be affected.
As the giant Ice Phoenix let out a clear cry, even top-tier Beast Martial Souls like Dai Mubai's and Yu Tianheng's felt their bodies tremble slightly at this moment. From a Martial Soul level, the White Tiger and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon might not be weaker than the Ice Phoenix, but this was the two of them's Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Especially Xue Wu's Martial Soul was Delicate Dance Snow Silk, which complemented the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul. Ice and snow intertwined, finally forming this terrifying Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice and Snow Fall.
Seeing that Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's Martial Soul Fusion Skill had formed, the other five members of Heavenly Water Academy directly walked off the arena. Only the seven Shrek members were left on the arena to face the giant Ice Phoenix.
Shui Bing'er in the sky spoke with some worry: "You guys surrender quickly, our Ice and Snow Fall is not something you can withstand."
Seeing the giant Ice Phoenix seemingly descending from the sky, it was no wonder the five members of Heavenly Water Academy left the arena in advance. At the very least, it was probably a large-scale area-of-effect soul skill, and its power was extremely impressive.
The seven of Tang San were like being in ice and snow. They gritted their teeth and refused to surrender. This kind of Martial Soul Fusion Skill consumed a lot of physical strength and soul power, and the enemy might be bluffing a bit.
Especially since all seven of Tang San had used their strongest offensive soul skills, wanting to fully resist this Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Ice and Snow Fall.
Seeing that the seven Shrek members were unmoved, the giant Ice Phoenix descended from the sky. In an instant, the entire arena was like an explosion. The icy aura was so strong that even the protective shield could barely withstand it, and all the audience felt a chill.
Facing the giant Ice Phoenix descending from the sky, Tang San held the Clear Sky Hammer and smashed it over. Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng both used their strongest soul skills, transforming into a White Tiger and a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. Even the others gave their all.
Unfortunately, facing the giant Ice Phoenix, many were knocked off the arena. Tang San and the others were frozen into ice again. Obviously, this time the freezing duration was much stronger than Shui Bing'er's First Soul Skill.
It took several minutes for the arena to gradually return to calm. The ice sculptures that Tang San and Dai Mubai had turned into had been pushed off the arena, while Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu were panting heavily. Clearly, both of them had exhausted their soul power.
But no matter what, the referee then announced that Heavenly Water Academy had won. The Shrek Team indeed had seven people knocked off the arena.
Tang San and the others shivered from the cold, and some of them still had some soul power left, but unfortunately, a loss was a loss.
Compared to the cheers of Heavenly Water Academy, the Shrek Team members were exceptionally dejected. Originally, they had the advantage in soul power, but not only was their strategy completely crushed, but basically everyone was restrained by Shui Bing'er. It could be said that Heavenly Water Academy completed a typical victory of the weak over the strong, while the Shrek Team was the unlucky one that was reversed.
When both sides were preparing to leave the arena, Shui Bing'er suddenly spoke.
"Wait a moment, Tang San. Why didn't Yang Xiong from your team participate? I still wanted to see the strongest defensive Soul Master in the Heaven Dou Area."
Tang San looked at Xiao Wu, who was shivering from the cold, and couldn't help but shake his head: "Yang Xiong has taken leave. I don't know where he went."
Shui Bing'er said: "That's a bit of a pity. All of us from the elemental schools wanted to fight against this Yang Xiong and see if my ice could really do anything to him."
The Shrek Team lost this match. The faces of both the Emperor Xue Ye among the guests and Yu Xiaogang were very grim. They had thought this match was a sure win, but they didn't expect to lose so easily.
Since the Heaven Dou First and Second Teams changed their lineups, the Second Team was unstoppable and arrogant. At least on the surface, the five Soul Ancestors were the strongest among all the teams. Especially Yu Xiaogang had great confidence in Tang San. He not only thought Tang San had outstanding control ability, but also excellent combat power, and would definitely be the most dazzling existence in the entire Heaven Dou Area.
Unfortunately, Tang San was suppressed by Shui Bing'er throughout the match, and even the entire Shrek Team was suppressed throughout the match. This was a bit unacceptable, after all, the team's entire strategy was arranged by Tang San.
But according to the current situation, Tang San's strength and strategy did not show too many brilliant performances. Now that they could even lose to Heavenly Water Academy, what would happen when they went to Spirit City to participate in the finals?
One must know that in the Soul Master Competition, bullying weak teams was nothing. It was only when facing strong teams that one could truly show their strength and tactical ability. It was clear that the Shrek Team was not as good as expected.
Especially the cooperation between the team members was not that good. Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was basically restrained, and his control ability was greatly reduced.
Another point was that the four people from the original First Team were basically centered around Yu Tianheng, while the captain of the Second Team was Dai Mubai, but the tactical core was Tang San, plus the relatively arrogant Dugu Yan. Suddenly, the entire team had four captains and vice-captains. Although they weren't fighting for power, everyone wanted to perform well, especially since Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai were in relatively complicated situations in their families.
When Yang Xiong was around, everyone knew that Yang Xiong was the strongest. At least in a one-on-one fight, they were not confident that they could defeat Yang Xiong, and Yang Xiong himself was relatively casual. Besides cultivating, he usually spent time with Ning Rongrong in their own world and didn't care about any tactical position.
Now that Yang Xiong had taken leave, various problems suddenly arose. At least there was no longer that tacit cooperation among the group.
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