The match was held right on the academy's training field, with Yu Xiaogang serving as the referee. Tang San's team was given about fifteen minutes to discuss their strategy before the battle began.
Fifteen minutes passed quickly. The Shrek Seven Devils had finalized their tactics.
As usual, the plan was proposed by Tang San. As a control-type Spirit Master, it was his job to dominate the battlefield, and naturally, his opinion held weight.
This time, Tang San gave Li Chang'an a level of caution that was rare. In his eyes, Li Chang'an was the type of person wrapped in mystery and danger—there was no such thing as being too careful.
"Alright, give it everything you've got. As your teacher, I'll take this chance to really test you."
Li Chang'an stood with his hands behind his back, his expression relaxed as he looked at the seven students before him.
"Teacher Li, please instruct us!"
The Shrek Seven cupped their fists in unison—a gesture of utmost respect.
"Begin!"
Yu Xiaogang called the start, and the match officially began!
In the blink of an eye, soul rings burst to life across the battlefield. But the most eye-catching among them were Li Chang'an's—purple and black rings alternating, a sight that instantly shattered Yu Xiaogang's understanding of soul ring norms.
'What the hell? That's impossible. My research doesn't support this at all… But the pressure from those rings—it's real. There's no way they're fake!'
Tang San's team launched into action immediately. The first to move was Ning Rongrong, their support-type Spirit Master. Two yellow soul rings rose from beneath her feet, and a radiant pagoda appeared in her hands.
"Seven Treasures Glazed Tile—activate!"
"First Soul Ring—Strength Amplification !"
The first ring lit up, and her pagoda pulsed with light. With a flick of her finger, six beams of multi-colored light shot out, landing on Tang San and the others.
"Second Soul Ring—Agility Amplification!"
Another six beams of light burst forth. Ning Rongrong wasted no time, buffing the entire team right out of the gate. The intent was clear—end this fast.
Zhu Zhuqing vanished into a series of afterimages, darting out of sight. At the same time, Dai Mubai charged forward, activating his White Tiger Shield Body Barrier. With claws bared, he lunged straight at Li Chang'an!
Right beside him was Xiao Wu. This time, the two powerhouses struck together—Li Chang'an's insane soul ring setup left no room for hesitation.
"Phoenix Fire Wire!" Ma Hongjun launched his attack from the rear, trying to pin Li Chang'an down and open a window for Dai Mubai and Xiao Wu.
Meanwhile, Tang San had silently spread his Blue Silver Grass across half the field. His control skills activated one after another, working in tandem with Ma Hongjun to keep Li Chang'an under constant pressure.
Li Chang'an moved calmly. His right hand gripped the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel) and jabbed it toward Xiao Wu, while his left hand curled into a fist and punched at Dai Mubai.
His staff strike forced Xiao Wu back, while his fist was ready to clash directly with Dai Mubai's charge.
But just then, his legs suddenly halted. Blue Silver Grass had coiled around his ankles again. This time, he could feel that the vines were far tougher than before—Tang San's control had clearly leveled up.
In that same moment, a faint black blur flashed in front of him. Li Chang'an caught the subtle fragrance of Zhu Zhuqing's presence just as her attack struck.
"Hell Hundred Claws!"
Dozens of shadowy claw strikes slashed toward his flank, instantly putting Li Chang'an on the defensive.
'Seriously? They're just taking turns now…'
Without missing a beat, his fourth soul ring flared to life—Fourth Soul Skill: Phantom Speed!
His attack speed exploded tenfold. With his left hand, he parried Dai Mubai's strike like a blur. His right hand whirled the Golden Staff into a rapid vortex, forming a solid barrier that blocked Zhu Zhuqing's claws.
Then he flexed his legs, snapping the Blue Silver Grass binding his feet—he was free to move again!
All of this happened in a split second. Besides Zhu Zhuqing, no one on the field could even follow his speed. The team was completely caught off guard.
With the fight opened up, Li Chang'an flashed across the field in several bursts of movement—his destination was Ning Rongrong.
As the support, Ning Rongrong gave everyone on the team a twenty percent power boost. Naturally, she was priority number one.
However, Tang San had already activated his Purple Demon Eye and barely tracked Li Chang'an's position. Just as Li Chang'an vanished, he launched Ning Rongrong into the air with his Blue Silver Grass and shouted for her to eat one of Oscar's Mushroom Sausages.
'Perfect timing!'
Yu Xiaogang stood to the side, nodding in approval at Tang San's command.
'Li Changsheng is strong, but my student's tactics are flawless. Victory's at ninety percent now.'
But just as he finished that thought, Yu Xiaogang froze.
Ning Rongrong had just taken to the sky when Li Chang'an shot after her without hesitation. His Golden Staff expanded—longer, thicker, and faster than anyone could track!
Was Ning Rongrong fast? Yes.
But Li Chang'an's staff was faster.
With a simple sweeping motion, she was knocked out of bounds—Shrek's strongest support, eliminated!
Even as he dealt with Ning Rongrong, Tang San's third soul skill activated.
"Spider Web Restraint!"
"Hmph."
Li Chang'an didn't bother dodging. He casually raised his left hand, summoned a burst of flame, and incinerated the web mid-air.
Thanks to Gu Yuena's training, Li Chang'an now wielded fire elements with mastery—perfectly countering Tang San's Blue Silver Grass.
Then, his second soul ring lit up. A lightning-charged crescent moon formed in his palm and launched toward Oscar!
"Oscar, move!"
Tang San triggered the Blue Silver Grass tied to Oscar and yanked him into the air.
"Tang San." Li Chang'an's voice echoed next to his ear. "My real target… is you."
The next moment, Tang San saw a whip kick slicing toward him at blinding speed!
Too fast!
He instinctively tried to block using Controlling Crane Catching Dragon, but the force behind the kick far exceeded what he could withstand. It slammed into him, sending him flying off the stage.
"Agh!"
Li Chang'an hadn't even gone full power—but it was enough to eliminate Tang San.
Classic misdirection.
But even as fast as he was, after taking out Tang San, Li Chang'an found himself surrounded—Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun had closed in from all sides!
"Teacher Li, give up! You're surrounded now!" Xiao Wu teased with a playful wink and stuck out her tongue.
Li Chang'an just smiled and pointed outside their encirclement.
Beyond the ring of students—ten identical Li Chang'ans stood, each holding a Golden Staff, each radiating the exact same soul pressure.
"Xiao Wu, take a closer look—who's surrounding who?"
All ten Li Chang'ans spoke in perfect unison, their voices echoing like a chorus.
Yu Xiaogang stared in shock.
'That's not right. He's just a Spirit King—at most he should be able to summon three clones. There's no way he has the soul power to maintain ten full-bodied copies!'
'But they're real… completely solid, each with a full aura. How does he have this much soul power?!'
From the moment Li Chang'an made his first move, everything he did had shattered Yu Xiaogang's understanding—from his soul ring configuration, to the strength of his martial soul, to the absurd power of his soul skills, and now his stamina.
'My theories can't be wrong. They can't… '
He repeated the thought over and over again.
But by then, the clones had already moved in.
Behind every Li Chang'an, five dazzling soul rings flared to life.
All ten activated their first soul skill in unison—
First Soul Skill: Heavenly Cleave!
In an instant, the entire Shrek training ground was consumed by blinding golden light as the sky itself seemed to change color.
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