Chapter 86: The Battle Commences

Chapter 86: The Battle Commences

Location: Tianwu Academy's competition arena.

As Xue Qinghe riled up the students, the atmosphere in the arena grew more and more fervent.

Xue Qinghe retracted his swan wings and landed on the stage, causing the students to erupt in cheers.

"Students, as you can see, the team on my left is composed of inner court students from Tianwu Academy.

Let me introduce you to them: the captain, Lan Yinwang Alan, and the members, Youming Lingcat Zhu Zhuqing, and Qibaoliu Li Ning Rongrong."

Xue Qinghe took the opportunity to introduce the inner court students to the audience.

The audience cheered enthusiastically as they realized that Tianwu Academy's inner court was full of beautiful girls.

Xue Qinghe also took the chance to introduce the Shrek team.

"And this team here joined our Tianwu Academy just a few days ago. They are students from Shrek Academy, and they possess extraordinary talents, all having reached the level of Soul Ancestors.

Let me introduce the captain, Xie Mou Bai, and the members, Bluesilver Grass Tang San and Sausage Oscar."

Instead of shouts of surprise and admiration, the audience responded with a chorus of sighs.

After all, everyone knew about the trouble the Shrek students had caused at the academy, and many had been inconvenienced by it.

Dai Mubai and the others wore unhappy expressions as well. Even though they had joined Tianwu Academy, they had never truly been accepted by their fellow students.

"It seems that you all don't have high expectations for these new classmates of ours. However, I've heard that these three students from Shrek Academy each have a unique skill up their sleeves."

Xue Qinghe smiled mysteriously, throwing the students a curveball, and not giving them time to react, a pair of pristine white wings appeared behind him.

With a flutter of his wings, Xue Qinghe suddenly soared into the air, rising above the stage, and then gracefully arcing to land on the roof of the outer court building.

"Let's wait and see what happens next!"

Although Xue Qinghe had left the competition venue, his voice echoed throughout the academy through the amplification equipment.

On the stage, the two teams had already taken their positions.

With only three people on each team, the formation was simple: one attacker, one controller, and one assistant. Thus, the lineups on both sides were the same, with the strong/agile attacker in front, the controller in the middle, and the assistant in the back.

"Release your martial souls!!!'

Along with Alan and Dai Mubai's shouts, the six students on the stage released their martial souls simultaneously.

In an instant, the stage was filled with yellow and purple hues.

"Qibaoliu Li is renowned..."

"I have a root..."

The assistant soul masters on both sides took the initiative and directly released their soul skills.

Ning Rongrong immediately cast two enhancement skills on Zhu Zhuqing.

Oscar instantly made a snake sausage and threw it to Dai Mubai.

With the help of the snake sausage, Dai Mubai quickly completed the martial soul possession and devoured it, but he did not attack immediately.

Zhu Zhuqing, empowered by the enhancements, rushed forward without hesitation.

There was only a thirty-meter gap between the front lines of both sides, a distance that would be covered in just a few seconds.

During these few seconds, the controllers on both sides were not idle either. Bluesilver Grass and Bluesilver King quickly covered the entire stage.

Setting aside the dazzling patterns of their martial souls, just comparing the thickness of Bluesilver King and Bluesilver Grass, they were clearly in different leagues.

Alan's Bluesilver King was as thick as a forearm, flexible and powerful. In contrast, Tang San's Bluesilver Grass was only as thick as a hemp rope.

However, as controllers, they didn't need powerful attack capabilities; they only needed to be able to control the battlefield. Therefore, the thickness of their martial souls didn't necessarily indicate their strength.

During this time, Oscar had made another snake sausage and thrown it to Dai Mubai, and the first sausage had already been absorbed by Dai Mubai.

As Zhu Zhuqing approached, Dai Mubai finally launched his attack, dashing forward with a burst of speed that was forty percent faster than usual.

Dai Mubai had calculated this distance precisely. If his opponent was even a little slower to react, they would be knocked out by his punch without a chance to fight back.

This was a skill that most Youming Lingcat soul masters learned. Dai Mubai expected Zhu Zhuqing to dart to one side, but instead, she rushed straight toward his right side.

Before he could react, the perfect opportunity to land a punch on Zhu Zhuqing had passed, and Dai Mubai could only sigh. He then rushed toward his original target, Ning Rongrong.

As planned, Dai Mubai charged toward Ning Rongrong. However, a vine as thick as an arm suddenly lashed out at him.

Instinctively, Dai Mubai dodged, but being neither agile nor fast by nature, he relied mostly on his momentum to barge through.

This adjustment not only altered his direction but also slowed him down. He had lost the initial burst of speed and was now struggling to accelerate again.

Just then, several thick vines of the Bluesilver King lashed out at Dai Mubai, leaving him no choice but to grit his teeth and endure the pain.

As he continued to charge toward Ning Rongrong, determined to take her out first, he gritted his teeth and unleashed his first soul skill, "White Tiger Guardian."

A blinding light enveloped his body, protecting him from the relentless lashes of the Bluesilver King. Dai Mubai realized that he could no longer underestimate this controller soul master.

He glanced at Alan and noticed that her first soul skill was still active, with the second and third soul skills yet to be triggered.

So her first soul skill controls these vines? Similar to Tang San's ability.

As he continued to rush forward, Dai Mubai spared a glance at the other battlefield. If they were having a hard time against a controller soul master, Tang San's side should be in a similar situation.

However, what he saw almost made his eyes pop out. Zhu Zhuqing had already passed Tang San and was about to eliminate Oscar!

Wait, isn't Tang San supposed to be skilled in judgment and observation? How did he let her get past him so easily? And they haven't even engaged the opponent's controller yet!

As Dai Mubai stood there in a daze, two more lashes landed on his body.

He couldn't help but grimace from the force of the lashes. Tang San's Bluesilver Grass could only sprout from the ground to entangle people, but these lashes from the Bluesilver King were something else entirely.

Is this still considered control? This is more like a strong assault!

Facing the increasingly dense barrier of Bluesilver King vines, Dai Mubai knew he couldn't afford to waste any more time.

Taking out Ning Rongrong quickly and evening the odds at two-on-two without the Qibaoliu Li would give them a slight advantage.

"White Tiger Fierce Light Wave!"

(End of Chapter)

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