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After seeing Niu Dun fall, the members of the Shrek team no longer held back and unleashed their strongest soul skills.
"Martial Soul Avatar ×4!"
The four Soul Sages directly activated their True Body forms—Oscar manifested the True Body of the Fire Phoenix.
"Sixth Soul Skill: Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike! ×2"
"Sixth Soul Skill: Void! Exploding Eight-Step Thrust!"
"Third Soul Skill: Wrath of Thunder! Sixth Soul Skill: Thunder Dragon Spiral!"
"Sixth Soul Skill: Annihilation!"
"Sixth Soul Skill: Phantom Shadow Assassination Strike!"
"Third Soul Skill: Celestial Wolf Transformation! Sixth Soul Skill: Celestial Wolf Dual Slash!"
"White Tiger Protective Barrier, White Tiger Adamantine Transformation, White Tiger Demon God Transformation! Fourth Soul Skill: White Tiger Meteor Shower!"
"Nine Treasures, renowned far and wide! First Treasure: Strength, Second Treasure: Speed, Third Treasure: Soul, Fourth Treasure: Defense, Fifth Treasure: Attack, Sixth Treasure: Enhancement!"
"Fourth Soul Skill: Nine-Heart Soul Ascension. Sixth Soul Skill: Nine-Heart Protection!"
The members of the Shrek team unleashed their full strength. They knew their teacher, Li Luochen, was unfathomably powerful, so they decided to give it their all—if they didn't, things could go very wrong.
By this time, outside the Shrek Arena, the teachers of Shrek Academy had already erected a soul power barrier. The moment the soul power fluctuations of the Shrek team began, the teachers activated the protective barrier.
There were still hundreds of students on Shrek Square, so their safety had to be considered.
Led by Flender and Zhao Wuji, two Title Douluo, with support from other Soul Conquerors and Soul Sages, the soul power barrier was constructed. As long as the incoming attacks didn't exceed Level 96, the barrier should hold.
Surely Li Luochen, a Level 97 Super Douluo, wouldn't use his full Level 97 soul power against children, right? That would be utterly shameless!
(Li Luochen: Why not? If I don't use my cultivation to bully people, what's the point?)
Meanwhile, inside the arena, Li Luochen wasn't thinking too much. He gripped the wooden sword tightly, condensed his soul power onto it, and swung it toward the barrage of energy-based soul skills unleashed by the Shrek team—things like phoenix illusions and nine blue lightning dragon shadows.
As for those in close combat? Let them suffer a little. Timing mattered even in melee.
Yang Wu, Jing Ling, and Huang Yuan were directly sent flying by the sword qi. Zhu Zhuqing, however, used Xiao Wu's spirit bone skill to teleport and dodge the attack.
After dodging, Zhu Zhuqing activated her Netherworld Shadow Concealment, entering stealth mode.
What Zhu Zhuqing didn't realize was that she had gained something new after obtaining her seventh soul ring—but she had forgotten to tell Li Luochen about it. After absorbing the soul ring, she had been too preoccupied with passion to remember.
However, this was the perfect moment to unveil it. Zhu Zhuqing believed this move would surely surprise Li Luochen!
Once Zhu Zhuqing's figure disappeared, Oscar, the team leader, immediately launched another attack.
"Phoenix Meteor Shower!"
A massive meteor rain rained down on Li Luochen.
Seeing Oscar's actions, Ma Hongjun, though not entirely sure of the reasoning, followed suit. After all, Oscar must have had a good reason for doing this.
As for the support duo, Ning Rongrong and Ye Lingling, they focused on providing auxiliary boosts. They had been taught by Li Luochen to always observe their teammates. Supporting wasn't just about blindly assisting—it required strategy.
How to create false support to cover for those who truly needed it—these lessons had been deeply ingrained in Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong.
After Zhu Zhuqing went into stealth, Ning Rongrong noticed her and continued to provide support. Rather than stopping, she amplified Zhu Zhuqing's speed to its maximum.
On Li Luochen's side, he saw the large-scale area-of-effect skills from Oscar and Ma Hongjun and immediately realized they were using these moves as cover.
Li Luochen thought: 'You kids are all trained by me. Do you really think using my methods against me will work? It's obvious you're trying to cover for Zhu Zhuqing. Even a child could figure that out.'
While blocking with the wooden sword, Li Luochen observed Zhu Zhuqing's position with his naked eye, without relying on any spiritual power.
Using spiritual power against them would be overkill. Li Luochen had imposed many restrictions on himself—he was here to have fun.
Though he couldn't see Zhu Zhuqing with his naked eye, he still managed to pinpoint her location. How did he do it? By smell, of course! Zhu Zhuqing's unique scent—sweet and milky—was unmistakable. Escaping Li Luochen's nose? Not a chance!
However, Li Luochen didn't plan to expose her. Though he could track her scent, Zhu Zhuqing's movements were fast, and the dispersing scent might confuse his judgment.
Li Luochen was quite satisfied with Zhu Zhuqing's tactics—she knew how to deceive!
*BANG!*
The Phoenix Meteor Shower struck Li Luochen's sword, irritating him. He decided to take out Ma Hongjun and Oscar, the remaining active fighters, immediately.
At this point, the Shrek team was starting to crumble.
Li Luochen swung his wooden sword, unleashing sword qi toward Ma Hongjun and Oscar. However, both narrowly dodged. Such danger had become instinctual for them, allowing them to evade.
Meanwhile, Yu Tianxin and others began to restrain Li Luochen—or rather, his sword qi. After all, Li Luochen wasn't using much soul power in his slashes.
The amount of soul power required for each sword qi slash was negligible—perhaps one-billionth of his total soul power. It was nothing more than child's play.
Moreover, Li Luochen possessed a soul core, allowing his soul power to recover at an absurd rate. He had already condensed a Yin-Yang Complementary Soul Core, making his recovery speed akin to a perpetual motion machine.
Li Luochen found the sword qi amusing and continued to rely solely on it. At this moment, a cold voice suddenly rang out beside him.
"Sixth Soul Skill: Void! Explosive Eight-Step Thrust!"
*Clang!*
Zhu Zhuqing's claws struck the wooden sword. As Li Luochen's body instinctively reacted, Zhu Zhuqing used her teleportation skill to launch another attack at the wooden sword.
*Clang! Clang! Clang!*
The Exploding Eight-Step Thrust was derived from Xiao Wu's Eight-Step Throw. Each strike carried a stunning effect, making it nearly impossible to dodge once hit. Additionally, every strike caused violent vibrations, dispersing the opponent's gathered soul power.
Seventy percent of the attack's power was concentrated in the final thrust, while the first seven strikes aimed to break through the opponent's defenses.
Zhu Zhuqing completed the first seven strikes in an instant, delivering the eighth and final thrust directly onto the wooden sword.
The wooden sword cracked under the force, though it didn't break completely.
The outcome was clear—Li Luochen allowed the Shrek team a narrow victory!
'Mmm, Zhu Zhuqing pulled off the Eight-Step Thrust, and I'm still standing here like a gate keeping god, unmoving. Am I even trying?'
Still, Zhu Zhuqing's strength had indeed improved significantly, raising her value in battle.
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