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Once the purple smoke had completely dissipated, the time limit for the 'Flying Sausages' finally expired for the Shrek Five Monsters, who now resembled five little bald eggs. They descended with a slow, measured drift, eventually landing on the opposite side of the grand arena stage.
Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar immediately began to stare at one another's conspicuously shiny, bald heads. After running a hand over his own perfectly smooth scalp, Dai Mubai's expression instantly turned grim. He simply could not fathom how he was supposed to go about charming any girls before his hair managed to grow back.
As for Ma Hongjun, he furtively snuck a glance toward Xiao Wu's completely bare head. Seeing the once-lovely little beauty Xiao Wu now looking for all the world like a little nun, he had to forcefully suppress the urge to burst out laughing, desperately wanting to laugh yet not daring to make a sound.
Among the members of the Shrek team, Ma Hongjun had always been considered the least attractive. But after becoming bald, the chubby Ma Hongjun, on the contrary, now looked more like an affable, plump monk. A plump monk was much more pleasing to the eye than a skinny one, after all. Ma Hongjun felt that everyone else's aesthetic appeal had now been dragged down to his own level, and a small flicker of delight even sparked within his heart.
Oscar, meanwhile, was continuously swallowing 'Recovery Sausages', desperately attempting to make his incinerated hair grow back. He couldn't begin to imagine how he could possibly face Ning Rongrong looking like a braised egg.
That's right, Ning Rongrong…
At the thought of Ning Rongrong, Oscar's heart filled with apprehension; he felt even more afraid to face her now. Just before their entrance, Tang San had suddenly informed the other four of his plan to swap their support members. Tang San wanted to sacrifice Ning Rongrong in exchange for a chance to eliminate Ye Leng Leng from the match. Although he had wanted to voice his opposition at that moment, as a marginal member of the team, he possessed absolutely no power to refute Tang San's decision.
And so, he had remained silent.
As he walked onto the stage, he was constantly wrestling with the dilemma of whether he should betray the other four and directly reveal the plan to Ning Rongrong. But then again, Oscar felt this was only a spirit fight, so it probably wouldn't matter that much, right? Under the influence of this profoundly hesitant state of mind, the spirit fight had already commenced. In the end, Oscar never informed Ning Rongrong of Tang San's true intentions.
At this moment, feeling too ashamed to face Ning Rongrong, Oscar stealthily glanced across the arena, checking to see if she was even still on the stage. After scanning the entire area, he found that Ning Rongrong was completely gone. Oscar thought about his own hair, thought about how they had failed to eliminate Ye Leng Leng, and finally, how Ning Rongrong had been abandoned.
A surge of pure anger rushed directly into his mind. Oscar turned and questioned Tang San, "Little San, was this your grand plan? Look at what has become of us all now! The most critical point is that the 'Nine Heart Flowering Crabapple' still hasn't been eliminated, and yet Ning Rongrong has vanished!"
Originally, Tang San was already at a complete loss over Xiao Wu's anger, not knowing what he should do. Now, Oscar's inexplicable outburst provided Tang San with an outlet for his own frustrations.
Tang San cast a cold, sideways glance at Oscar and said, "Do you think I didn't want to eliminate the 'Nine Heart Flowering Crabapple'? If it weren't for the 'Xuanwu Shield,' we would have already succeeded! And you have the nerve to say my plan was a failure!?"
"If not for my plan, you wouldn't have even had the slightest opportunity to attack the 'Nine Heart Flowering Crabapple'!"
Ma Hongjun, seeing Tang San's uncontrollable fury, certainly did not dare to open his mouth. Ma Hongjun raised his head and looked at the clouds in the sky, as if he expected the fluffy white clouds to suddenly produce rain.
Dai Mubai rubbed his bald head one more time and shouted angrily, "Everyone, stop arguing! Look at the time! We should be thinking about how to deal with the Royal Fighting Team!"
"Ausluo, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong are all off the stage. Right now, it's five of us against their six."
"If we keep arguing, we will have absolutely no chance left!"
Ma Hongjun continued to stare at the sky. He was already feeling ready to just give up. Even before the battle started, he felt it was impossible for the Shrek team to ever defeat the Royal Fighting Team.
Just as Tang San was about to speak again, a huge commotion erupted from a distance. After blocking the sleeve arrows, Shi Mo's and Shi Mo's hands were both numb. With the assistance of Ye Leng Leng, the Royal Fighting Team, having taken a moment to regroup, was now activating its field-clearing mode.
Having finished their adjustments, the Royal Fighting Team was certainly not going to give the Shrek Five Monsters any more time for idle chatter. Prior to the start of the battle, besides designing the combination spirit ability of Poison Mist and 'Winds and Clouds Surging' for Dugu Yan, Ye Lan had actually designed another ace in the hole for the Royal Fighting Team. Ye Lan referred to it as the earth-pushing strategy.
What exactly was the earth-pushing strategy?
It involved Shi Mo and Shi Mo advancing side-by-side with their 'Xuanwu Shields' activated, continuously charging toward the enemy's position and plowing through the ground! The other tactical members would then follow closely behind the 'Xuanwu Shields', advancing together in a unified rush!
Aside from Shi Mo and Shi Mo, the most crucial roles in the earth-pushing strategy were played by Ye Leng Leng, Dugu Yan, and Yu Feng. Ye Leng Leng was responsible for constantly healing Shi Mo and Shi Mo, who were absorbing the damage at the front. Dugu Yan, meanwhile, followed just behind them, continuously releasing her poison mist. High above, Yu Feng acted as the team's eyes in the sky, constantly directing the movement of Shi Mo and Shi Mo.
Under the relentless advance of Shi Mo and Shi Mo, Dugu Yan could very quickly envelop their opponents within a circle of poison mist. Most importantly, Ma Hongjun was left with absolutely no opportunity to unleash his Phoenix Ray from a frontal position. Even if Ma Hongjun could release the 'Phoenix Ray,' it would only be blocked by Shi Mo's and Shi Mo's 'Xuanwu Shields'.
The sole weakness of the earth-pushing strategy was the team's flanks. At this point, without Shi Mo's protection, Ye Leng Leng was highly vulnerable to being forcibly taken out in a one-for-one exchange by the opponent's agility-type Spirit Master. However, the Shrek team's strongest speed-type Spirit Master, Zhu Zhuqing, was already out of the match.
Therefore, the Royal Fighting Team decided to directly implement the earth-pushing strategy to clear all the remaining members of Shrek from the stage!
From a distance, Tang San now noticed the Royal Fighting Team gathering into a tight formation and charging relentlessly in their direction. Leading the charge at the very front were the formidable 'Xuanwu Shields' of Shi Mo and Shi Mo. Above the team, Yu Feng was continuously directing the brothers' charging path.
Thump! Thump-thump!!
The bodies of the Shrek Five Monsters began to tremble as the arena continuously shook from the earth-shattering sound of the 'Xuanwu Turtles' stomping charge.
Tang San's scalp tingled with alarm, and he hastily commanded, "Mubai, Ma Hongjun, unleash your most powerful spirit abilities immediately!"
Dai Mubai's entire body glowed with purple and yellow light as his third and second spirit rings lit up!
"White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
"White Tiger Light Wave!"
A 'White Tiger Light Wave', even more massive than the one before, began to coalesce.
Ma Hongjun, for his part, decisively stuffed two of Oscar's sausages into his mouth to increase the duration of his 'Phoenix Ray'. The two yellow spirit rings on his body lit up simultaneously.
"Phoenix of Passion's Fire!" Ma Hongjun's flame attack was instantly enhanced by a whole level.
"Phoenix Ray!"
A giant, violent energy sphere of white light and a fierce, purple flame simultaneously collided against the two 'Xuanwu Shields'!
However, this incredibly powerful spirit ability, which would make any Spirit Ancestor's face pale, was directly ignored by the two brothers, Shi Mo and Shi Mo. After activating their first spirit ability to enhance their defense and grant 40% immunity to energy damage, they proactively charged straight into the 'White Tiger Light Wave' and the 'Phoenix Ray'!
BOOM!
The 'White Tiger Light Wave' exploded once again, the flash so brilliant that the members of Shrek could not even open their eyes.
Shi Mo and Shi Mo both let out a muffled grunt as blood trickled from the corners of their mouths. But the two of them had nevertheless withstood the combined attack from Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai!
Ye Leng Leng spoke softly, "Nine Heart Flowering Crabapple, third petal."
Countless flower petals drifted into the bodies of Shi Mo and Shi Mo. In just a moment, the damage from Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's combined energy attack was completely healed by Ye Leng Leng.
Shi Mo exclaimed excitedly, "Brother, even though it hurt a bit, this feeling of completely ignoring their attacks is just too awesome!"
Shi Mo laughed, "Hehe, little brother, let's give Shrek a real taste of the Shield of Heaven Dou's might!"
The two continued to advance, carrying their 'Xuanwu Shields' as they pressed forward to crush everything in their path.
When Tang San saw that the 'Xuanwu Shields' had not slowed their advance in the slightest, he yelled, "Run!"
The Shrek Five Monsters started running in a direction perpendicular to the Royal Fighting Team's charge. It was only after running for a few seconds that the faces of the Shrek members darkened. It turned out that the Jade Phosphor Serpent had been hiding behind the 'Xuanwu Shields' all along, spreading its poison! At this rate, the Spirit Fighting Arena was about to be split in half by the Jade Phosphor Serpent's poison mist!
After Tang San and his group began their escape, Yu Feng shouted from above, "To the right!"
Shi Mo and Shi Mo immediately veered to the right, and Dugu Yan's poison mist followed the 'Xuanwu Shields'' path, drawing a wide arc across the stage. The poison mist was about to completely encircle the Shrek Five Monsters.
Xiao Wu asked anxiously, "Third Brother, what do we do?"
Tang San said with disdain, "And I thought this was some kind of grand strategy. Dugu Yan is just wasting her spirit power, that's all. It won't be long before her spirit power is completely depleted!"
"She actually thinks she can surround us with poison mist!"
"The poison mist that Dugu Yan released first doesn't have the protection of the 'Xuanwu Shields'!"
"Ma Hongjun, eat some more sausages! Charge towards that area of poison mist!"
"As soon as your 'Phoenix Ray' is within range, release it immediately and burn away that section of the mist!"
"Alright!" Ma Hongjun replied, struggling to swallow the terrible-tasting sausages while running.
However, every element of the earth-pushing strategy was intricately linked! If the Shrek team didn't have the 'Evil Fire Phoenix,' then the combination of the poison mist and the 'Xuanwu Shields'' charge would be enough to eliminate them. Ye Lan had long since considered that the 'Evil Fire Phoenix' was the key to breaking the poison mist encirclement.
Therefore, there was another person who had been concealed within the poison mist all this time!
As the Shrek Five Monsters neared the 'wall of poison mist,' they suddenly heard a crackling sound. Yu Tian Heng had been waiting inside the poison mist for the Shrek Five Monsters for a long time. Within the mist, Yu Tian Heng had already begun activating 'Thunder's Fury,' enhancing his own spirit power by one hundred percent and his lightning power by fifty percent.
Upon sensing the arrival of the Shrek Five Monsters, Yu Tian Heng acted.
"Thunder Dragon Claw!"
A massive, claw-shaped bolt of lightning tore through the ground and shot towards the Shrek Five Monsters, as if drawing a lottery for its victim. Unfortunately, today's unlucky winner was Ma Hongjun.
Before the scorching flames in Ma Hongjun's mouth could even be released, he was instantly blasted off the stage by the 'Thunder Dragon Claw'.
Ma Hongjun, eliminated!
Ma Hongjun was sent flying outside the arena, where he lay on the ground, twitching continuously, with arcs of lightning still flashing across his corpulent body. Fortunately, Ma Hongjun had just eaten one of Oscar's 'Recovery Sausages,' so the claw marks on his body were slowly beginning to heal.
"Ma Hongjun!"
Seeing his best friend eliminated by Yu Tian Heng, Dai Mubai was overcome with a furious rage. Throwing all caution to the wind, Dai Mubai charged directly at Yu Tian Heng, tackling him to the ground. At this point, both of their spirit powers were nearly depleted.
One dragon and one tiger tumbled across the ground, trading blow for blow—you a punch, me a claw—and began to furiously brawl with each other. Puddles of blood were left on the ground where the two of them rolled, and countless crimson droplets splattered through the air.
Just as the two were on the verge of mutual elimination from sheer exhaustion, countless pink and white petals drifted into Yu Tian Heng's body. The numerous bloody wounds on Yu Tian Heng's body began to heal. Having received Ye Leng Leng's treatment, Yu Tian Heng channeled the very last trace of spirit power within him. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's claw instantly swelled and grew larger!
"Dragon Fist!"
This was the 'Dragon Fist,' a boxing technique that Yu Tian Heng had mastered through the excruciating pain of striking pebbles time and time again!
Yu Tian Heng bent his knees, drawing power up from the ground. Simultaneously, he twisted his waist and shoulder in a single, explosive motion. The blue Dragon Fist transformed into a blue meteor, instantly crashing into Dai Mubai's chest! Dai Mubai was sent flying by the 'Dragon Fist,' knocked completely unconscious.
Dai Mubai, eliminated!
While Yu Tian Heng and Dai Mubai were brawling, the 'Xuanwu Shields' had already charged right up to Tang San. Faced with the 'Xuanwu Shields' that were about to be in his face, Tang San immediately executed the 'Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track,' his figure flashing like a phantom to dodge the brothers' charge!
After Tang San dodged Shi Mo and Shi Mo's charge, the two brothers continued to rush forward. Their target was now Oscar. Oscar, who possessed no such evasive movement skills, had absolutely no way to dodge the 'Xuanwu Shields'' charge. Oscar was sent flying high into the air by the impact of the 'Xuanwu Shields,' landing hard outside the arena.
Oscar, eliminated!
After knocking Oscar away, the next in line was Xiao Wu! Seeing her teammates fall one by one, the long-suppressed frustration within Xiao Wu could no longer be contained! Her third, purple spirit ring instantly lit up!
"Teleportation!"
Xiao Wu abruptly appeared right in front of Dugu Yan, her legs immediately locking around Dugu Yan's neck. A yellow spirit light emanated from Xiao Wu's body as she activated 'Waist Bow'! She was going to use the Eight-Stage Drop on Dugu Yan!
However, Dugu Yan was no third-rate Spirit Master. With Xiao Wu this close, it provided Dugu Yan with the perfect opportunity to release her poison mist.
"Paralysis Mist!"
From Dugu Yan's lovely lips, a thick fog was instantly expelled. The green poison mist immediately enveloped both Xiao Wu and herself! At that moment, Xiao Wu's entire body went numb, and she was completely unable to exert any strength. The legs that had been tightly clamped around Dugu Yan's neck gradually loosened.
Dugu Yan directly flung Xiao Wu towards Shi Mo and Shi Mo!
By now, Shi Mo and Shi Mo had already turned their 'Xuanwu Shields' and were aiming at the paralyzed Xiao Wu. Seeing the 'Xuanwu Shields' charging towards Xiao Wu, Tang San's heart seized with anxiety, and his third spirit ring immediately lit up.
"Spider Web Restraint!"
Using his hidden weapon techniques, Tang San instantly flung the spider web onto Shi Mo and Shi Mo. However, by this time, Shi Mo and Shi Mo had already reached Xiao Wu! Even though they were ensnared by the spider web, their own inertia still carried them forward, knocking the mid-air Xiao Wu out of the ring.
The paralyzed bunny, Xiao Wu, completely defenseless, was directly slammed off the stage!
While in mid-air, Xiao Wu cried out for the person she trusted the most: "Third Brother!"
Xiao Wu, eliminated!
Tang San had watched, helpless, as Xiao Wu was sent flying, completely unable to stop Shi Mo and Shi Mo! Hearing Xiao Wu's cry of pain, Tang San's pupils instantly turned pitch black! An immense, violent spirit power exploded from Tang San's body.
Eight jet-black Spider Lances shot out from Tang San's back.
Dugu Yan frowned as she looked at the berserk Tang San and said, "My idol was actually right. After Xiao Wu is eliminated, Tang San really does go berserk!"
"But what's the use of going berserk now?"
At this moment, the ratio of combatants still on the stage between the Royal Fighting Team and the Shrek team was six to one!
The enraged Tang San had not lost all of his reason; he knew the spirit power within his body was already running low. Floating in mid-air, Tang San used his 'Eight Spider Lances' to rapidly charge into the purple poison mist!
Yu Feng called out, "Sister Yan, what is Tang San doing?!"
Dugu Yan waved her hand dismissively and said, "Has he lost his mind?"
Ye Leng Leng, however, wore a solemn expression. Ye Lan had specifically instructed her. If Tang San used his Eight Spider Lances, then every single healing spell she cast must be at its absolute maximum power! But doing so would mean that the number of times she could use her healing ability would be severely limited.
(End of Chapter)