The strength of Frost Academy and Spirit Hall Academy was about equal. Their battle lasted a long time, but it was almost always evenly matched.
Ailan was very strong, strong enough to keep Yaomei occupied on his own. He could not defeat her, but she also could not break away to help her teammates.
Yan was strong as well, but Liu Yunxi's strength was no less than his. A level 51 and a level 52 soul master fought evenly.
In terms of physical fitness alone, the members of Frost Academy were much stronger than those of Spirit Hall Academy, because they were all avatars of Oscar. They had only taken the Duplicate Sausage, which changed their martial spirits.
However, Oscar did not go all out from the start. He had controlled his avatars to output just enough strength to push Spirit Hall Academy's members to their limits , unable to defeat them but forcing them to fight at full strength.
As time went on, the soul power of Spirit Hall Academy's members began to run dry. They had expected Frost Academy to be strong, but they had not expected them to be this strong.
Yaomei broke through the icy sword aura with a single strike, then split into two figures and quickly retreated. Spirit Hall Academy's members seemed to have already coordinated with Yaomei. The moment she split apart, they also withdrew.
The seven members of Spirit Hall Academy instantly regrouped together. Yan immediately used his fourth soul skill, Magma Surge, to block Frost Academy's members from approaching.
Xu Yu stood in the very back, with Li Kai, Sun Chuantao, and Zhang Ping standing in front of him. Starting from Xu Yu, each person transferred all of their soul power to the one ahead of them. Xie Yue and Yan stood to the left and right behind Hu Liena, channeling all their soul power into the two of them, who then transferred it to Hu Liena.
At the same time, two purple soul rings lit up on Xu Yu's body, and a brilliant golden light instantly enveloped all seven of them. The soul power transfer process sped up dramatically and became perfectly stable.
Ailan immediately raised his sword, his black fifth soul ring shining as seven arcs of icy sword aura swept across in an instant.
"Fifth Soul Skill: Frozen Sword Dance!"
Fuzi, Liu Yunxi, Zhao Lei, and the others also unleashed their strongest soul skills. The sudden movement of Spirit Hall Academy's members clearly showed they were preparing a major attack. How could Frost Academy allow them to succeed so easily?
However, under the effect of Xu Yu's soul skill, the fusion process became not only perfectly stable but also incredibly fast.
In the blink of an eye, just as Frost Academy's attacks were about to land, a terrifying fluctuation of soul power erupted from Hu Liena. Its intensity had already reached the level of a Soul Saint.
A sharp cry rang out. This sound had no physical attack power, but it carried an unparalleled mental shock. Even Ailan stumbled slightly.
A massive demonic fox phantom appeared behind Hu Liena, more than ten meters tall. Its huge tails swept through the air, shattering Ailan's seven sword strikes piece by piece, leaving only a thin layer of frost on the tails.
The attacks of Fuzi, Liu Yunxi, and Zhao Lei were also blocked by the massive fox tails.
After blocking the attacks, the demonic fox let out another sharp cry. Its pink eyes reflected endless mist. Even though Ailan and the others tried to avoid looking at its pupils, they all felt something was wrong.
Soon they all felt lightheaded, as if they had entered a paradise. They unconsciously released their martial spirit possessions and gazed at the fox phantom with infatuated expressions.
Far away in Star Dou Forest, Oscar suddenly opened his eyes during his meditation, surprise flashing across his face.
He was not charmed because although the fox phantom's soul power had reached the level of a Soul Saint, its spiritual power was only at the level of a Soul Emperor.
His surprise came from the fact that Spirit Hall Academy was using the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill. He had not expected them to possess this technique.
Oscar immediately thought of Yu Xiaogang. After all, the only additional factor in Spirit Hall Academy these days was Yu Xiaogang.
Combined with the information Ailan had previously obtained from Hu Liena, this was likely Spirit Hall Academy's ultimate trump card.
He had to admit that this trump card was indeed powerful. But the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill was not something that could be used casually.
Every use placed a tremendous burden on the soul masters themselves. It was impossible to use it again in a short period of time.
Now that they had used this trump card, what would they have left to face Shrek Academy tomorrow?
This thought made Oscar curious. Without this Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, Spirit Hall Academy was no match for Shrek Academy.
As expected, after Spirit Hall Academy used their trump card, the massive fox phantom secured them the victory. Even Ailan could not escape defeat.
Spirit Hall Academy won the losers' bracket and would face Shrek Academy tomorrow in the final battle. The winner would become the champion of this tournament and claim their reward.
What was thought to be a tough battle between Spirit Hall Academy and Frost Academy turned out to reveal that Spirit Hall Academy had been hiding such a trump card.
After the massive fox phantom dissipated, Hu Liena collapsed to the ground. Controlling such an enormous amount of soul power had pushed her body to its limit. It was impossible for her to use this ability again in the short term.
The situation of the other members of Spirit Hall Academy was not much better. Although their consumption was not as severe as Hu Liena's, all of their faces had turned pale.
Supporting each other, Spirit Hall Academy's members walked down from the Soul Fighting Stage and disappeared from view.
Ailan led Frost Academy's members away, his back carrying a trace of loneliness. In the eyes of others, he had come with hope but left with the regret of defeat.
The members of Shrek Academy had witnessed everything. They followed Oscar back to the hotel to rest and prepare for tomorrow's decisive battle in the best possible condition.
In Shrek Academy's rest room, Flender and Liu Erlong were present. They gathered the group of little monsters together.
"Little Ao, you all saw Spirit Hall Academy's strength today. Have you figured out how to deal with them tomorrow?" Flender asked.
Oscar smiled slightly. "They have no chance."
Oscar took Du Gu Yan's delicate hand and said softly, "First of all, their Seven-in-One Fusion Skill cannot be used continuously. Even if Spirit Hall expends huge resources to restore them to peak condition, they cannot withstand my sister's poison."
Hearing Oscar's words, Ma Hongjun and the others' eyes lit up. "Boss, are you planning to let sister-in-law fight?"
Oscar nodded. "Originally my sister and I did not plan to fight, since this is meant to be your training. But thinking about those three soul bones, I changed my mind.
"And since Spirit Hall Academy is so strong now, in order to guarantee victory and secure those three soul bones, I will hold nothing back.
"Training can be done later, but soul bones delivered to our doorstep only come once."
Hearing Oscar's words, Flender and Liu Erlong's last worries were dispelled.
They knew Oscar's strength, and they knew Du Gu Yan's strength as well.
Although this was just an avatar, Du Gu Yan, with her level 55 soul power, was even more terrifying than Oscar in this kind of team battle.
No matter how strong Spirit Hall Academy was, could they withstand Du Gu Yan's poison?
Du Gu Yan had sparred with Dai Mubai and the others before, but she never used her full strength, because her poison was too deadly. Without an antidote, soul masters of the same level could not last even a quarter of an hour.
If Du Gu Yan fought, even if Spirit Hall Academy used the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill again tomorrow, they could not defeat Shrek Academy.
Oscar, Du Gu Yan, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun were all level 55. With Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai's Hell White Tiger fusion, along with Ning Rongrong's support, Shrek Academy's strength already far surpassed every other academy.
Moreover, Oscar and Du Gu Yan were only avatars. No one knew what kind of strength their real bodies had reached by now.
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