Early the next morning, Ye Yu stretched lazily and woke up. Xue Qinghe was already preparing to leave.
Ye Yu said, "Awake early, huh? How did you sleep last night?"
"Pretty well. I won't bother you, see you later."
"Alright."
Xue Qinghe left, but he had dark circles under his eyes; he didn't sleep well because Ye Yu kept tossing and turning, sometimes stretching his leg on him, sometimes his hand, which gave Xue Qinghe quite a headache as he tried very hard not to be touched.
Two days later, the tournament resumed. This time, Shrek's opponent was the Cangmang Team, which could be said was a Canghui Team. Previously, Ye Yu had caused them to lose their qualification, so to participate, they represented Cangmang, an affiliate of Canghui Academy, and obtained qualification. The original Cangmang Team was defeated and replaced by them.
Ma Hongjun, knowing it was Canghui, was eager to go on stage.
"Let me play today, I really want to teach those guys a lesson."
Tang San shook his head, "No, you still have to remain hidden. Today, let Zhuqing replace Jiang Zhu; it's still the previous lineup."
"Alright."
Zhu Zhuqing was surprised, "Do I need to be on stage against Canghui Academy?"
Master said, "Canghui Academy cannot be underestimated; they've only lost three matches so far, and I feel they are still hiding something. You don't have a good relationship with them, so this time they're bound to give it their all, so don't let your guard down."
Zhu Zhuqing understood and nodded.
Both teams quickly took the stage, with the Canghui Team featuring three slightly above level forty, and the other four being level thirty-nine.
The teams entered to cheers and shouts, naturally all for the Shrek Team; no one paid attention to the Canghui Team.
The Canghui Team captain snorted coldly, "Wait and see, very soon we'll make you look at us with admiration, and end Shrek's winning streak!"
Seeing Ye Yu on this iteration of Shrek Team made them even more hostile and furious.
"That kid's on too, hmph, we'll focus on him!"
The teams stepped onto the platform, and with the referee's announcement of the match start, the seven from Canghui gathered, with the captain at the front, and the other six forming a hexagon.
They released their Martial Souls, Soul Rings blazing, with one ring configuration was even white-yellow-purple. This immediately drew public ridicule because each team was from elite academies, and to see a white ten-year Soul Ring configuration was laughable.
Tang San noticed there were four who hadn't previously appeared in Canghui's matches, thinking these four were the strongest, not the weakest.
Ye Yu took the stage, staying at the back, first letting Tang San and the others hone their skills.
Tang San commanded, "Regroup."
Dai Mubai was surprised, "Not just rushing over directly?"
Tang San cautioned, "Don't be careless."
The audience was bewildered.
"Why isn't Shrek Team engaging?"
"Strange, this team only has three Soul Sects, and their Soul Ring configuration includes a white one; Shrek Team should easily resolve this."
...
At this point, the seven from Canghui Team simultaneously raised their right hands, Martial Souls emerged.
In that instant, those familiar with Martial Soul knowledge had their pupils contract.
Notably, on the Canghui seven's right hands appeared gems, each a different color: crimson, orange, red, green, cyan, blue, and purple. Their shapes varied: elliptical, rhomboid, leaf-shaped, and water droplet-shaped.
The seven gems appeared, encircling the seven with a rainbow aura.
Those familiar with Martial Soul knowledge knew this was Gem Martial Soul, extremely rare. Gem Martial Souls have many development paths, such as strong attack, control, support, and more.
The type of Martial Soul is determined by the Soul Ring, and the appearance of seven Gem Martial Soul Masters was naturally shocking.
Everyone understood why Shrek Team didn't engage directly, sighing lightly, "It seems they are very cautious and haven't become complacent due to their winning streak; they're still careful."
The Canghui Team captain looked at Tang San, not taking him seriously.
"You're very cautious, but any strategy will be useless in front of us; this is an absolute power gap!"
Dai Mubai sneered, "You're saying your ability surpasses ours? Ridiculous, didn't know who was knocked down by Boss Yu, losing competition qualification in such a short time before."
Bringing up this matter filled them with anger.
"Hmph! Back then, we didn't have time to use our strongest move, didn't show our Martial Souls!"
"Oh? What happens when you release your Martial Soul, still not opponents."
The seven from Canghui Team smiled strangely, "Hey, you'll see otherwise soon."
The seven simultaneously raised their gems, with three's fourth Soul Rings glowing, the other four's third Soul Rings shining.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
Instantly, seven beams of colored light soared to the sky, then converged, forming a gigantic rainbow pillar centered on the Canghui Team captain. The pillar reached thirty meters high, then spread to envelop all seven.
The audience was mostly stunned; what kind of skill was this?
However, on the VIP stage, the leaders' expressions drastically changed!
Emperor Xue Ye was extremely shocked, "This... this is... Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill?!!"
Ning Fengzhi looked solemn, "Although it looks like it, it shouldn't be. Currently, there's no one on the continent who can complete a Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill. After all, this is a divine skill. Their fusion is likely not of the Martial Soul but of skills. Although its power doesn't match the Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill, it far exceeds their own strength; now Shrek Team is in trouble."
As the strongest support type, Ning Fengzhi understood Gem Martial Soul, as the Seven Treasures Glaze Tower was an evolution of gem-type Martial Soul.
The skill displayed by Canghui's seven closely resembled the Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but he felt it wasn't; instead, it was because of their high synergy and that all seven's Martial Soul paths were control-type!
Never before had there been a team with seven control-types.
At the same time, in the lounge, watching the match, Flande's face turned ashen.
"Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"
Seeing Flande so anxious, Oscar asked, "What is the Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"
Flande looked gloomy, "It's a divine skill! You know our Golden Triangle uses the Three-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill, which allows us to briefly withstand Titled Douluo. The previous Dragon Lord and Snake Witch demonstrated the combat power to rival Titled Douluo with just a two-in-one fusion. And two-in-one is already extremely rare, comparable to Innate Full Soul Power, three-in-one to Soul Bone, four-in-one to External Soul Bone and Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, let alone seven-in-one."
"The strength augmentation of two or three-person Martial Soul Fusion Skills is already that strong, allowing Er'long and me, two Soul Saints, and Xiao Gang, a Grand Soul Master, to possess the combat power to withstand Titled Douluo. You can imagine how horrifying the augmentation is, not to mention the Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill, whose augmentation is unimaginable."
Master said, "Flande, don't be overly frightened. If it truly is the Seven-in-One Martial Soul Fusion Skill, then there's no point in continuing this All Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament; they would surely be champions. Unless there's a team of more than three Titled Douluo, then who could realistically challenge that legendary divine skill?"
Listening to Master and the dean's conversation, Ma Hongjun and the others were stunned—it's that terrifying?