Both sides sized each other up.
The team battle spirit arena was much larger than the one-on-one or two-on-two rings, with a diameter of about forty meters.
"Crush them…"
"Beat them until even their parents can't recognize them!"
The shouting from the audience was deafening.
95% of the crowd was rooting for the Mad Battle Team.
The host quickly stepped onto the stage and raised his voice, saying, "Team battle, match four, the Mad Battle Team versus the Shrek Team. The Mad Battle Team, as everyone knows, has already won seven matches in a row and is on the verge of becoming Bronze Spirit Fighters."
"As for the newly registered mystery team—Shrek Team—today is their first match, and they're already facing the Mad Battle Team. Let's give some encouragement to these newcomers."
"Tch…"
"What's there to encourage? That green mask is just disgusting."
The boos from the crowd were overwhelming.
Zhang Fan didn't respond, standing at the front. Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing stood behind him, while Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai stood in front of Ning Rongrong and Oscar.
The Mad Battle Team's captain, Mad Rhino, stood at the front, flanked by two grim-looking middle-aged men.
A seductive woman stood in the middle of the seven-member formation.
Two skinny guys flanked the sides, and a middle-aged man stood at the back.
They formed a wedge formation.
"Countdown from five... Five, four... two, one. Team battle begins."
With Director Ao's announcement, soul rings lit up under everyone's feet, and their Martial Souls were summoned.
Brilliant lights flashed.
Dai Mubai's muscles swelled.
Shrek's lineup included one Soul Sect, four Soul Elders, and two Grand Soul Masters.
The Mad Battle Team's soul rings varied in color, and their first rings were generally weaker than Shrek's.
"Whoa, how are Shrek's soul rings higher in age than the Mad Battle Team's?"
"Yeah, this is insane!"
Even Director Ao was shocked by the colors of Shrek's soul rings—clearly, they were all strong.
But the shock didn't end there.
"Buzz..." A black light glowed beneath Zhang Fan's feet.
He hadn't even summoned his soul rings yet.
That black glow, the overwhelming soul power fluctuation, made the audience cry out in shock.
"Whoa... a black soul ring..."
"A ten-thousand-year soul ring?"
"Four ten-thousand-year soul rings?"
"Ah... my god... how did he do that?!"
The audience screamed in disbelief, and Director Ao was stunned by the scene.
It was the first time he had seen such a thing.
The Shrek captain was level 46 and had four ten-thousand-year soul rings—each one stronger than the last.
It was absolutely mind-blowing.
The arena went dead silent.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
It felt like a dream.
"How is this possible?"
Mad Rhino's once-proud expression turned into one of utter shock, jaw dropped, frozen in place. "How did he do that?"
"No idea!"
The Mad Battle Team members were all stunned.
"Tzzzz…" Zhang Fan held a long sword crackling with violet lightning. "Rumble rumble..." Thunder boomed as dark clouds gathered overhead.
Though they couldn't see the sky, they could hear the thunder.
"Hell, is this guy even human? His Martial Soul is this strong too, and it's radiating a terrifying aura!" Mad Rhino was so shaken he took a few steps back.
Just from the aura alone, he was already losing.
After all, the opponents were freaks.
"What's there to be afraid of? Their soul rings might be higher in age, but our total levels are higher!" the seductive woman said.
"Good point!" Mad Rhino nodded, quickly boosting morale.
"Seven Treasures, first: Strength. Second: Speed."
Ning Rongrong's two soul rings lit up, and fourteen rays of colorful light enveloped herself and her six teammates.
The sensation of lightness and warmth gave everyone an immediate 30% boost in strength and agility.
"Hell… they've even got a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan support!"
The Mad Battle Team's faces turned incredibly ugly.
Jealousy and envy surged.
"Are we going or not?" one of the skinny guys asked anxiously.
Mad Rhino's Martial Soul was a rhinoceros. After spirit possession, his body grew larger, a layer of horned armor formed on his skin, and a half-foot-long horn glowed yellow on his forehead.
The two Soul Masters beside him were of the power attack type with the same Martial Soul, both sprouting twin horns and preparing to charge.
Their support-type Soul Master increased their defense and attack power by 10%, but compared to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, it was night and day.
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The seductive girl's Martial Soul activated, a pink glow enveloping her body. Her long hair transformed into eight strands, forming spider-like legs. A spiderweb mark appeared on her forehead, and her eyes turned pink.
She was the Mad Battle Team's control-type Soul Master.
The team waited for the captain's command.
"Ding, dialogue modification mission triggered."
[Mad Rhino's command: "Attack together!"] You may modify up to four characters.
Zhang Fan originally intended to defeat them with sheer strength, but unexpectedly, the system threw in a curveball.
He immediately waved his hand and changed "一起上 (Attack together)" to "一起跪拜 (All kneel together)!"
"Ding, dialogue modification successful. Slight plot deviation. Reward: 60 modification points."
"All kneel together!" Mad Rhino suddenly shouted.
The rest of the Mad Battle Team was completely confused.
"Captain, what did you say?"
The seductive girl blinked, thinking she misheard. Without even fighting, they were supposed to kneel? Was the captain going nuts?
"Seriously, Captain, what the hell?" one of the burly guys asked, baffled.
"Bang..." What Mad Rhino did next left everyone dumbfounded.
He suddenly dropped to his knees with a loud thud. "Bang..." His head hit the ground, and he stretched his arms forward. "I was wrong! I shouldn't have harassed your teammates earlier!"
"Uhh…" The entire Mad Battle Team froze, utterly stunned by what just happened.
"Bang..."
He kowtowed again, saying:
"I was wrong. I shouldn't have been so arrogant…"
These two kowtows not only left his teammates exchanging bewildered glances but also made the audience explode.
"Ah... what the hell? What just happened?"
"Why did he kneel?"
"Could it be he was scared stiff by the Shrek captain?"
"Maybe!"
The audience stared, dumbfounded, unable to make sense of it.
And it wasn't just the audience.
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were dumbfounded too.
That scene looked all too familiar.
Was this... another mental breakdown like Yu Xiaogang's?
From the viewing platform, Yu Xiaogang looked on, pleased. "Haha, looks like I'm not the only lunatic in this world. So many fellow patients!"
"Uhh…" Tang San also saw the scene and remembered some bad memories. "Uhh… there really are a lot of patients. Why doesn't Zhang Fan ever go crazy?"
"Good point… maybe his spiritual power is just too strong? He did defeat a fifty-thousand-year-old soul beast soul after all!" Yu Xiaogang mused.
"That's probably it." Tang San nodded in agreement.
"Heehee… interesting!"
Xiao Wu looked at Mad Rhino with curiosity. This guy really was crazy.
"Haha…" Ning Rongrong laughed. "Does that mean we win without even fighting?"
"Let him finish bowing first." Zhang Fan said with a smirk.
"Okay!" Ning Rongrong nodded.
(End of chapter)
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