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"It seems he's preparing to go all out, just like in the original, and use the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique to win the loser's bracket match this afternoon."
While Shi Quan was pondering, Yan had already stepped onto the stage.
"Third match: Heaven Dou Battle Team's Shi Quan versus Martial Soul Palace Team's Yan." As the referee's voice fell, Yan had already walked to the designated position.
As he released his Martial Spirit, scorching dark red flames suddenly erupted from his body, his figure continuously expanding, and five spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and one black—appeared beneath him, a scorching aura assailing them.
"Match start!" The referee's announcement of the match beginning rang out.
Yan immediately took large strides, charging towards Shi Quan.
"Blue Silver Growth." Shi Quan still manipulated the Blue Silver Emperor to rapidly grow around Yan.
"Third Soul Skill, Hell Blazing Flames!"
Yan's third spirit ring beneath him lit up directly, and dark red flames burst forth from Yan's body. With Yan's step forward, the dark red flames instantly transformed into a wave of fire, surging towards the Blue Silver vines.
Yan's Flame Lord, this ancient Martial Spirit, was not purely fire attribute, but rather a dual attribute of fire and earth. Within the seemingly ordinary blazing flames, there was a heavy earth attribute mixed in. When the blazing flames struck, they not only carried powerful burning ability but also extremely strong impact force, directly pushing back the vines that Shi Quan had grown.
"Why weren't his vines burned through?" Yan's heart tightened, looking at this scene in surprise.
It wasn't just him; Xie Yue, below the stage, was also shocked. Shi Quan had limited public appearances, and he had almost never fought against a fire-attribute Spirit Master, so they only knew that Shi Quan's vines were very tough, but they weren't aware that Shi Quan's Blue Silver vines also had extremely strong resistance to various attribute attacks.
Seeing the growing vines forced back, Shi Quan raised his hand and whipped out a vine, striking out with another whip.
"Second Soul Skill, Granite Rock." His upper body clothes instantly tore, Yan's muscles bulging like granite. In just a flash, his body had expanded to over three meters.
Shi Quan's vine struck his body, emitting a crisp impact sound. With one whip, only a white mark appeared on Yan's body, without the slightest damage.
The Flame Lord inherited both the heaviness and defense of the earth attribute, and the ferocity and attack of the fire attribute. It was an integrated offense and defense, both top-tier.
Yan did not panic because Shi Quan's vines weren't burned through. He had only one goal from beginning to end: close combat, quickly resolving the battle. The only thing he feared was Shi Quan's fourth Soul Skill; his other three Soul Skills posed little threat to him.
Because they discovered a drawback of Shi Quan's Soul Ability: Shi Quan could not generate Blue Silver Emperor out of thin air. bind required contact with Blue Silver Grass. As long as the Blue Silver Emperor was forced back, they would not be bound.
This was the only drawback of Shi Quan's four Soul Abilities.
This brings us to Tang San's Blue Silver Grass's first Soul Skill, bind. In addition to bind, he could directly grow Blue Silver Grass from any location to bind enemies. Perhaps this was the only ingenious aspect of his Soul Ability.
Shi Quan also knew the drawback of his Soul Ability, but this problem should be resolved after the Blue Silver King's sacrifice.
Looking at Yan charging straight at him, Shi Quan was too lazy to waste time with him. "Fourth Soul Skill, Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword."
Blue-gold light appeared in Shi Quan's hand, transforming into a long sword.
"I've been waiting for your fourth Soul Skill!" A sharp glint flashed in Yan's eyes. Under the amplification of his third and second Soul Skills, his state had reached its peak. He clenched his right fist, and as Shi Quan's Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword appeared, he slammed his fist fiercely into the ground.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Flying Sand Blazing Flames."
"Puff, puff, puff." The dark red flames on the ground instantly exploded, and the ground beneath his feet immediately cracked, a terrifying heat wave spreading rapidly in all directions. The next second, Yan's body suddenly straightened, pushing his hands forward, and the ground immediately raised a fiery red sandstorm, rushing straight forward.
"A sword can do more than just cut!"
Shi Quan raised his sword with the momentum, and eight golden lights suddenly appeared behind him. The next second, Shi Quan's figure shot out violently, transforming into a blue-gold stream of light.
The stream of light directly pierced through the fiery red sandstorm, tearing open a gap. The eight golden lights protected Shi Quan's figure. The next second, he, with the momentum of breaking through an army, swept through the fiery red sandstorm like a destructive force, appearing in front of Yan. Yan didn't even have time to react and was directly pierced through the chest by Shi Quan's sword. The eight golden lights also stabbed out simultaneously, and his three-meter-tall figure was lifted high by Shi Quan like a puppet.
On the judges' stand, Bibi Dong's brows furrowed instantly. All those belonging to Spirit Hall present were enraged, mainly because Yan's current appearance was simply too tragic. To inflict such a heavy blow in front of Spirit Hall's people, how could it not provoke public outrage?
Thud!
Shi Quan pulled out the Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword, and with a flick of the Holy Dragon Eight Spears behind him, he directly flung Yan away.
"Puff…" With the impact, Yan spit out another mouthful of bright red blood. The intense pain from his body made Yan feel a chill all over.
Yan's current appearance could be described as utterly miserable. With the wound from the Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword and the wounds from the Holy Dragon Eight Spears, Yan had nine penetrating wounds on his body.
However, Shi Quan had intentionally avoided vital areas for all nine penetrating wounds, making them only superficial injuries that did not damage bones or internal organs. Although not severe, they would significantly affect Yan's performance in the afternoon battle.
Didn't Tang San and the others want to win? Then he would help them win.
As the saying goes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Shi Quan planned to make him clearly understand the gap between him and himself during the final match.
So, before that, shouldn't he properly help them reduce the strength of the Spirit Hall Team?
However, since this was Spirit Hall's territory, Shi Quan couldn't be too ruthless. Just enough would suffice.
"We surrender this match!" Hu Liena's gritted voice came from below the stage. The two quickly stepped forward and carried Yan off the arena.
"So strong." Ning Rongrong looked at Shi Quan on the stage with shining eyes.
As for the other Shrek members, their expressions were full of shock. Only Tang San's expression was somewhat solemn.
"This Shi Quan is truly ruthless. Fortunately, he gave up the individual competition." Yu Xiaogang also had a slightly somber expression. While feeling secretly fortunate, he also pondered, "With Shi Quan's strength, the only chance to defeat him is in a team battle, and it must be fast, giving him no opportunity to counterattack or delay."
On the other side, Dugu Bo on the judges' stand also curved his lips into a smile.
He naturally wished for Shi Quan to thoroughly humiliate Spirit Hall. He had often suffered losses at Chrysanthemum Douluo's hands in the past.
Now that Shi Quan had severely beaten the Spirit Hall Team, it was also a way to vent his anger.
Returning to the arena, after Yan was carried away by his teammates, the referee quickly announced the result of the third match. The fourth match returned to Shrek's side, and the outcome was unsurprising. After Xiao Wu came on stage, she glared fiercely at Shi Quan, and although unwilling, she directly conceded.
On the Martial Soul Palace Team's side.
After Yan was carried down, Hu Liena and the others quickly understood Yan's specific injuries through examination.
Hu Liena gritted her silver teeth, becoming even more certain of Shi Quan's purpose. "Yan's injuries look serious, but they're actually not. That Shi Quan held back. He's just weakening our strength."
"Sister, I'll take this match. He has already used his fourth Soul Skill, so he probably doesn't have much spirit power left. However, just in case, we must be cautious. This intensity of attack is difficult for you to handle, and he also has an external Spirit Bone. It's most suitable for me to go." Xie Yue looked at Shi Quan on the stage with cold eyes.
"Good!" Hu Liena briefly thought it over and nodded, agreeing with Xie Yue's decision.
"Both sides prepare." As Xie Yue stepped onto the stage, the referee's voice sounded again.
Two gracefully curved, blood-red scimitars, resembling crescent moons, appeared in Xie Yue's hands. Beneath him, five spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, and black—also emerged.
Shi Quan still held the Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword, and the two stood facing each other.
"Match start."
As the referee's words fell, Xie Yue lightly waved his hands, and red light instantly flowed over the blades.
"First Soul Skill, Moon Blade!"
"It should be a Soul Ability that amplifies the Tool Spirit itself. Attack? Penetration?" Shi Quan's eyes flashed. He held his long sword and stepped out, charging towards Xie Yue. To conserve Internal Energy, Shi Quan directly chose close-quarters combat. Anyway, the Blue Silver Devouring Emperor Sword had already been condensed, giving him a handy weapon. Plus the Holy Dragon Eight Spears, he was essentially wielding nine weapons simultaneously.
In terms of quantity, it was certainly more than Xie Yue's two Moon Blades.
Seeing Shi Quan choose close-quarters combat, Xie Yue became even more certain that Shi Quan's spirit power was running low. However, he was still very wary of the eight dragon spears behind Shi Quan. The previous forced Breakthrough of Yan's fifth Soul Skill, he believed those Holy Dragon Eight Spears definitely played a crucial role.
With that thought, Xie Yue didn't hesitate at all. His third spirit ring beneath his feet instantly lit up, and the two Moon Blades in his hands were raised, then swung out with a peculiar posture. "Third Soul Skill, Distant Moon!"
The flying Moon Blades transformed into two blood-colored discs, cutting graceful arcs in the air, flying towards Shi Quan in a pincer attack from front and back. His hands controlled the Moon Blades with a peculiar posture.
It had a similar effect to the Third Soul Skill of the Shi Mo brothers.
The discs formed by the high-speed spinning Moon Blades flew extremely fast. The front one reached Shi Quan in the blink of an eye. Shi Quan raised his sword and slashed.
"Zzzzzzz," a harsh grinding sound like metal on stone continuously echoed.
"I have to say, controlling weapons is really cool!"
Shi Quan felt the impact from the Moon Blade, then twisted and flipped his sword, sweeping it to the left, deflecting the Moon Blade in front of him to the side.
After deflecting the Moon Blade in front of him, the one that had circled behind also followed closely. Shi Quan, however, did not turn back. His forward movement showed no hesitation. As the Moon Blade attacked from behind, the Holy Dragon Eight Spears directly stabbed backward. A harsh clanging sound was heard, and the Moon Blade was directly knocked away. Shi Quan used the impact force to accelerate his speed again, reaching Xie Yue in almost an instant…