Cheers, screams, and shouts filled the entire Soul Arena.
"Next, the fourth team battle, between the Berserker Team and the Shrek Team.
Now, please welcome the members of both teams to the stage."
The two teams, which had been waiting for a long time, entered the Soul Arena together from the preparation area.
Ma Hongjun and the others also saw the entire Berserker Team.
Six men and one woman. The two men following Mad Rhino were about the same age as Mad Rhino, both equally muscular, along with two relatively thin young men and a middle-aged man who looked quite ordinary.
Only the woman was slightly younger. She was a very glamorous woman, heavily made up, making it impossible to tell her real age. Judging from her figure alone, she should be over twenty years old. Her clothing was extremely revealing, with only a tube top on her upper body and a skirt on her lower body that was as thin as gauze.
She gave Ma Hongjun a flirtatious wink, but Ma Hongjun had no interest in her at all.
Ma Hongjun had no interest in heavily made-up women. In his previous world, even a seventy-year-old grandmother could make herself look seventeen.
He still remembered Princess Qiao Biluo before he transmigrated.
Ma Hongjun gave her a disgusted look, then quickly turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing. He
needed to rest his eyes first.
The glamorous woman's face immediately turned cold, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in her eyes.
They entered the Soul Arena.
The host on the stage was actually Manager Ao, who stood in the center of the arena:
"The fourth match, a team battle. The two sides are the Berserker Team and the Shrek Team.
I think I don't need to introduce the Berserker Team much; they have already achieved a seven-game winning streak. If they can continue their valiant efforts and win a few more matches in the future Soul Battles, then they are very likely to set a record for the fastest to reach the Bronze Soul rank in the Soto Grand Soul Arena.
Now, let's take a look at the mysterious combination on the other side of the Soul Arena. This combination just registered today, and this is their first team Soul Battle.
However, the most noteworthy team is the Shrek Team, because they just registered as a Silver Soul Team, which will only take effect after they win their first match.
Their captain, Undying Golden Spear, is a Soul Master level Silver Soul."
Manager Ao's words caused a stir among the audience.
The people who had been shouting for the Berserker Team, for them to be torn apart, for them to be killed, stopped.
"Silver Soul Fighters! A Silver Soul Fighter Team has appeared! Soto City hasn't had a Silver Soul Fighter Team in a long time."
"A newly formed Silver Soul Fighter Team, with zero wins and only one person holding the title. I don't think they're a match for the Berserker Team.
They'll probably fall to the Bronze Soul Fighter Team soon."
"I think so too. The Berserker Team is so strong; this Shrek Team is newly formed, they definitely can't beat them."
...
The Berserker Team's previous seven-game winning streak, coupled with their ferocious fighting style—every match resulting in death or serious injury—was incredibly exciting, captivating a large audience.
Those who watch team-based Soul Fighting generally enjoy this kind of thrilling battle.
Manager Ao, adept at building suspense, paused briefly before continuing.
"Will the Berserker Team secure another victory, or will the Shrek Team achieve a triumphant first win? Let me witness it together."
At the forefront of the Berserker Team stood Captain Kuang Xi, followed by two middle-aged men with gloomy expressions, the three forming a triangular formation. A
glamorous woman, her complexion restored, stood in the center of the seven, still sporting a charming smile. Two slender young men flanked them, while the seemingly ordinary middle-aged man brought up the rear. The entire formation resembled a sharp cone.
The Berserker Team used a 3-3-1 formation,
while Shrek followed Ma Hongjun's earlier arrangement, a 2-3-2 formation.
Both sides were ready, and Captains Kuang Xi and Ma Hongjun nodded simultaneously to the announcer.
"Five seconds countdown begins. Five, four, three, two, one. Team battle, fourth match, begins."
This countdown was absent in one-on-one and two-on-two matches to allow both teams' Soul Masters time to release their Martial Souls, preventing mistakes during team battles where slow Martial Soul release could negatively impact performance. Of course, for the Grand Soul Arena, this was also to make the battles more exciting and attract viewers.
The Berserker Team had already released all their Soul Rings.
Except for the Mad Rhino's white-yellow-purple and the alluring woman's yellow-yellow-purple configurations,
the other five all had white-yellow-yellow configurations.
Ma Hongjun stretched out his left hand, a slight smile playing on his lips, and loudly proclaimed,
"Brothers, activate your Martial Souls!"
A dazzling light instantly appeared, suppressing the Berserker Team's momentum.
Both teams had twenty-one Soul Rings, but the Shrek Academy team started with yellow ones.
Two, yellow-yellow;
three, yellow-yellow, purple;
one, yellow-yellow, purple-purple;
one, yellow, purple-purple, black!
"My God!"
"What did I just see? A black Soul Ring!"
"That's a ten-thousand-year spirit ring!"
Besides the gasps from the audience, there was also surprise from Manager Ao. He knew about Ma Hongjun's yellow-purple-purple spirit ring configuration when he was a Spirit Master. He
had originally thought his fourth spirit ring would still be purple, but unexpectedly, it was already a black ten-thousand-year spirit ring.
This made Manager Ao's heart burn even brighter; he once again had the idea of recruiting Ma Hongjun, even willing to pay a heavy price.
Moreover, besides Ma Hongjun, the other six were also very outstanding; he knew their true ages.
Regardless of the audience's surprise and commotion, and regardless of the opposing Berserker Team's current mood,
the battle had begun .
In team battles, support-type spirit masters always initiate the attack first.
A dazzling light shone in Ning Rongrong's hand. A seven-colored pagoda, over a foot tall, had appeared in her right palm.
The pagoda shimmered with precious light, exuding an air of nobility. Ning Rongrong smiled, looking ethereal and otherworldly. The support-type spirit master's incantation rang out crisply from her lips.
"Seven treasures swirl to reveal glazed tiles,
firstly, strength,
secondly, speed."
Oscar's vulgarity contrasted sharply with Ning Rongrong's ethereal aura.
"I have a giant sausage,
I have..."
The auxiliary effects simultaneously fell upon Ma Hongjun and the others.
The Berserker team also began to move. At the rear, a gloomy, middle-aged man's hand flashed, revealing a silver disc in his palm. His white and yellow spirit rings lit up simultaneously.
"Ruyi Disc, defensive light blooms!
Ruyi Disc, attack aura blooms!"
Two rings of light, the same color as the spirit rings, were instantly released, adding a layer of yellow-white light to each of his six companions in front.
Kuang Xi's spirit was a rhinoceros, and the two men beside him had sheep spirits—three powerful attack-type beast spirit masters.
The woman in the middle had a spider spirit, presumably a control-type spirit master, while the two thin men on either side had monkey spirits, likely agility-type.
Kuang Xi, along with his two sheep spirit teammates, lit up their spirit rings and began charging towards Shrek Academy.
Their attack method, like their spirits, was a simple and domineering charge, which was often the easiest way to disrupt the opponent's formation, especially since it was three powerful attackers charging together.
The other two, with monkey spirits, followed closely behind the three, but they circled around from the side. Their target was Ning Rongrong and Oscar in the rear.
Shrek Academy had two support characters, so they were missing a power-type spirit master.
"Xiao San, control the Rhinoceros!"
Tang San's third spirit ring lit up, and he threw a ball of green light at the first charging Rhinoceros.
Although the Rhinoceros was very careful and had already used its second spirit ring, it was to no avail. The green light spread out in the air, and a huge spider web descended.
But before that, the alluring woman had also woven a spider web. When Tang San's spider web was released, hers arrived as well, and the two spider webs contracted into each other in the air. The
three Rhinoceros charged forward successfully
. "Mu Bai, become an immortal, take the lead!"
"White Tiger Vajra Transformation! "
"Black Tiger Demon God Transformation!"
The three charging at them were very powerful, and Dai Mu Bai and Dai Mu Bai immediately used their third spirit skills.
As for Xiang Chengxian and Ma Hongjun's fourth soul skills, they weren't needed to deal with this team.
At this moment, the two monkeys had already approached from the left and right, respectively facing Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing.
There was no time to waste. Ma Hongjun activated his first soul skill, piercing the charging monkey with his spear.
Then he kicked it back, rendering the frail monkey incapacitated by Ma Hongjun's spear and kick.
Ma Hongjun then activated his third soul ring, unleashing a barrage of spears that forced back the three members of the Mad Rhino team.
He then used his spear control technique to help Zhu Zhuqing escape.
"Zhuqing, go and deal with their support soul master."
The alluring woman had already recognized Ma Hongjun's strength
and quickly told the support soul master behind her.
"Use your third soul skill quickly!"
The support soul master behind her rapidly finished chanting the soul incantation, and silver light shone from the Ruyi Disc.
Six beams of light fell upon the six members of the Mad Battle Team.
As the silver light entered their bodies, the six members of the Mad Battle Team trembled simultaneously. The next moment, their eyes turned red at the same time, and their bodies swelled up.
"It's fanaticism!"
"It's fanaticism!"
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