"Boom! Boom!"
At this moment, the ice sealing Xie Yue and Hu Liena shattered, and the two broke free.
Everyone in the Sky Water Battle Team, except for Shui Yue'er, who was still trapped in the illusion, was astonished that the referee had intervened to save Yan and the others.
Previously, when Shui Bing'er froze them, Xie Yue and Hu Liena were merely restricted in movement.
Moreover, the ice formed by the freezing soul skill was somewhat transparent, not completely obstructing their vision. Both Hu Liena and Xie Yue clearly understood the unfavorable situation their Spirit Hall Battle Team was in. Without hesitation, they activated their Martial Soul Fusion Technique.
Hu Liena's five soul rings flashed rhythmically, and her entire body radiated a bewitching red glow.
At the same time, Xie Yue, wielding his twin blood-colored crescent blades, charged toward Hu Liena.
Simultaneously, two golden lights burst forth from the radiant golden scepter martial soul in the hands of Spirit Hall's auxiliary-type soul master, Xu Yu, and swiftly merged into the two of them.
In the next instant, a red light screen expanded abruptly. The moment Xie Yue and Hu Liena collided, the red glow surrounding Hu Liena enveloped and swallowed them both before instantly erupting, spreading across nearly half the arena.
Meanwhile, at the back of the Sky Water Battle Team's formation, a dazzling blue-white pillar of light ascended into the sky, snowflakes drifting down as their Martial Soul Fusion Technique, Ice and Snow Drifting, was activated!
In Front of the Pope's Palace
"Tsk~ Looks like the match is getting more exciting," Ning Fengzhi clicked his tongue as he watched the red mist spreading over half the battlefield and the falling snowflakes.
"Brother Huo, your Blazing Fire Battle Team wouldn't happen to have a Martial Soul Fusion Technique as well, would it?" Chen Xin asked the man sitting beside him.
"If only we did~" Huo Lie shook his head regretfully.
The Blazing Fire Battle Team indeed had trump cards, more than one, but they did not possess a Martial Soul Fusion Technique.
To be honest, this year's Spirit Hall Battle Team was ridiculously strong.
In previous soul master tournaments, championship teams at most had one or two Soul Kings at the five-ring level.
But this year's Spirit Hall Battle Team?
There were three Soul Kings outright! And Hu Liena's individual combat strength was undoubtedly among the best below the Soul Sage level. On top of that, they had the hidden trump card of a Martial Soul Fusion Technique—against an ordinary newly advanced seven-ring Soul Sage, they might not even lose.
With such power, they could utterly dominate the Soul Master Tournament.
Unfortunately, despite the Spirit Hall Battle Team's strength, they encountered an opponent who defied common sense—a total cheat.
With Huo Lie's keen eye, it wasn't hard to see that the Spirit Hall Battle Team's Martial Soul Fusion Technique was slightly inferior in power to Ice and Snow Drifting.
Even if they managed to turn the tide using the Martial Soul Fusion Technique, they still wouldn't be able to defeat his nephew, Mu Yang.
That guy's spiritual techniques were completely unreasonable—even a proper seven-ring Soul Sage would fall before him. The Spirit Hall Battle Team's newly advanced seven-ring-level Martial Soul Fusion Technique wouldn't stand a chance.
If Mu Yang didn't hold back, Hu Liena and Xie Yue wouldn't even get the chance to activate their Martial Soul Fusion Technique. They would be taken down by his spiritual techniques the moment the battle started.
Unlike the relaxed demeanor of Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Huo Lie, Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo,all looked grim when they saw the Sky Water Battle Team activate their Martial Soul Fusion Technique.
As Titled Douluo-level powerhouses, even though the battle hadn't truly begun, they could already sense the strength of both Martial Soul Fusion Techniques.
Undoubtedly, from their perception, the Demon Charm enveloped in red mist was slightly weaker than the blue-white pillar of light.
More importantly, after a brief observation, they all realized that breaking through the Sky Water Battle Team's Martial Soul Fusion Technique would be extremely difficult—it would require them to break through the blue-white pillar's defense.
However, any soul master familiar with Martial Soul Fusion Techniques knew that protective light pillars generated by such techniques possessed extreme durability. Without overwhelming power, breaking through their defense was nearly impossible.
This meant that for Demonic Charm, which was at a disadvantage in strength, the only way to counter the Sky Water Battle Team's fusion technique was to wait for Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu to exhaust their soul power and be forced to deactivate it.
But the real question was: could Demonic Charm hold out that long?
After all, Demonic Charm had a tangible form, specialized in control. While Xie Yue's expertise in self-created soul skills gave them strong offensive capabilities, their defensive ability was lacking.
Judging from the nature of the Sky Water Battle Team's fusion technique, which covered a wide area, and given the limited space in the tournament arena, the impending clash between these two Martial Soul Fusion Techniques was bound to be difficult for Demonic Charm!
Peering through the red mist that enveloped nearly half the battlefield, Xie Yue, who was leading the Demonic Charm fusion, felt his heart sink as he gazed at the falling snowflakes and the dazzling blue-white pillar rising on the opposite side of the arena.
He had initially thought that activating their Martial Soul Fusion Technique would be enough to reverse the situation, yet to his surprise, they weren't the only ones with such an ace Sky Water Academy had one as well.
Fortunately, this Ice and Snow Drifting was executed by Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu together. Though Shui Bing'er's soul power level and soul ring configuration were superior to him and his sister, Xue Wu, being only a four-ring Soul Ancestor, was a weak link. Otherwise, they wouldn't have stood a chance.
Even so, the situation remained grim.
Though Xie Yue had confidence, he wasn't certain that Demonic Charm could break through that blue-white pillar's defense with self-created soul skills. On the contrary, Demonic Charm was far more likely to be defeated by the opposing fusion technique.
At that moment, Hu Liena's resolute voice echoed in his mind:
"Brother, it's not time to give up yet. We absolutely cannot lose this battle!"
Hearing this, Xie Yue tightened his grip on his blood-colored crescent blades, his fighting spirit reigniting in his eyes.
She was right. Against the Sky Water Battle Team, they had to win.
Looking back at the past three tournaments, Spirit Hall had claimed the championship twice. Even in the edition won by the Star Luo Empire, Spirit Hall had still secured second place.
If they only managed to finish third this year, their entire generation of Spirit Hall Battle Team members would forever be branded with shame.
It wasn't just about their own record—it would be the worst performance Spirit Hall had seen in several tournaments.
To make matters worse, this year's Soul Master Tournament finals were hosted by Spirit Hall itself.
As the hosts and the so-called strongest advanced soul master academy on the continent, failing to achieve a good result was already embarrassing enough.
Not to mention that before the ranking rounds had even begun, Her Holiness the Pope had confidently declared that they would win the tournament. She had even prepared three soul bones as rewards, tailored specifically for them, and personally secured the hosting rights from the Star Luo Empire.
If they failed to claim the championship in the end, not only would they disappoint Her Holiness the Pope's expectations, but Spirit Hall—after offering up three soul bones as the grand prize—would become the laughingstock of the entire soul master world.
This was something no one on the Spirit Hall Battle Team could accept.
They had to win. They could not lose!
Moreover, Xie Yue firmly believed that if they could defeat the Sky Water Battle Team, tomorrow's championship match would undoubtedly belong to them.
After all, Martial Soul Fusion Techniques were rare, reserved only for a fortunate few.
There was no way the Blazing Fire Battle Team had a Martial Soul Fusion Technique as well, right?
Impossible. Absolutely impossible
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