"Both sides, prepare," the Referee signaled.
This was the Time for both sides to release their Martial Souls and prepare for battle.
The seven people from Tianling Academy confidently released their Martial Souls, and Soul Rings appeared one after another.
Five four-ringed Soul Grandmasters and two three-ringed Soul Grandmasters. Their overall strength was definitely not weak; among all the participating teams, they belonged to the middle tier in terms of strength.
From Shrek Academy, Shi Yu, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, and Wang Dong released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings.
Huo Yuhao had no Soul Rings appear, but he had already released his Martial Soul and could activate his Spirit Detection and Spirit Sharing at any Time.
One Soul Grandmaster, two Soul Grandmasters, one Soul Grandmaster, and one person whose Soul Ring had not appeared, but their strength should also not be strong.
This lineup left many who supported Shrek Academy silent.
Not only were they two people fewer than the opponent, but their strength also had a clear gap. Wasn't this a guaranteed loss?
Team battles could have a maximum of seven people, with no minimum limit. If you wanted to field only five people, you could. You could even field just one person.
They were worried from the start because Shrek Academy only fielded five people.
Now, after seeing the strength of these five people, they were even more worried, even to the point of despair.
The seven people from Tianling Academy were also momentarily stunned after seeing the situation of Shi Yu and the others. Immediately after, someone burst into laughter; their strength was too weak.
They had expected that Shrek Academy's team would suffer a significant loss in strength after the incident.
But they didn't expect their strength to be so weak. Wasn't this just asking to be easily defeated?
"Tianling Academy really has such good luck," many students from other Academys were incredibly envious. With Shrek Academy in this state, they could also easily crush them.
"Is Shrek Academy's strength at the bottom now?" someone chuckled.
Many agreed. Their strength was such that any other Academy could easily crush them in comparison.
On the city wall, the Star Luo Emperor was not particularly surprised by this situation, but he still watched with great interest.
He focused on Shi Yu, eager to see how Senior would perform.
"Prepare," the Referee spoke again. Three seconds later, the match would officially begin.
The assault and agility-type Soul Masters from Tianling Academy were eager to rush forward and forcefully defeat the people from Shrek Academy.
They were afraid of being a little slow and being beaten to it by their teammates. This was a perfect opportunity to make a big splash, and they absolutely couldn't miss it.
Shi Yu and the others didn't move. They waited until the opponent's assault and agility-type Soul Masters had rushed out a certain distance before disappearing from their original spots.
There was no warning whatsoever, which greatly surprised many who had anticipated that the Shrek Academy team would be crushed.
"What's going on?" The four rushing Soul Masters were stunned to see Shi Yu suddenly disappear. Some even rubbed their eyes, wondering if they were seeing things.
"Ah!" A scream suddenly echoed, attracting the attention of the audience and causing the four rushing Soul Masters to look back.
There were two members of Tianling Academy, a defense-type Soul Master and a control-type Soul Master, along with Shi Yu.
Originally, there was also a support-type Soul Master, but at this moment, this person had already fainted.
Many people didn't know what had happened. This scene unfolded too quickly for them to react.
Only those who had been watching Shi Yu the entire Time knew what had happened.
Just now, Shi Yu used Naruto's Instant Transmission behind the support-type Soul Master and delivered a hand chop to the back of their head, easily knocking them out.
The scream just now was from this person.
"Such fast Naruto's Instant Transmission," a Soul Master exclaimed in surprise.
"I'll ram you to death!" The defense-type Soul Master reacted after a moment of stunned silence, angrily holding their shield and forcefully charging towards Shi Yu.
Shi Yu watched Senior with a calm expression. Just as Senior was about to get close to Shi Yu, Senior disappeared from the spot again without any warning, causing Senior to charge into empty Space.
The control-type Soul Master from Tianling Academy felt a sharp pain in the back of their head as they were about to become vigilant, and then they lost consciousness, collapsing to the ground.
"Whoa!" The scene erupted in an uproar, all surprised by Shi Yu's performance.
The participating students from those Soul Master Academys were even more terrified in their hearts; Shi Yu's ability made their hearts tremble.
"You two go deal with the others from Shrek Academy, and we two will deal with this kid," the combat commander from Tianling Academy said.
Senior and another agility-type Soul Master chose to fall back and defend.
The other two nodded and continued to charge towards Jiang Nannan and the others.
Jiang Nannan was not afraid of them and actively met the challenge, single-handedly blocking these two people.
Jiang Nannan's individual strength was definitely not weak. Facing two Soul Masters whose Soul Power was slightly weaker than hers, it was very easy for her to briefly fight one against two.
Furthermore, she was not alone. Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao also helped, and the three easily entangled these two people.
Huo Yuhao's Spirit Detection and Spirit Sharing were also provided to them, allowing them to fight better.
Shi Yu did not receive Huo Yuhao's Spirit Detection and Spirit Sharing, mainly because it was inconvenient to use.
When Shi Yu moved through Space, it would also cause Huo Yuhao's Spirit Sharing to lose its target, which was very troublesome and intermittent, causing Shi Yu to directly give up on Huo Yuhao's Spirit Sharing assistance.
After easily dealing with the support-type Soul Master and the control-type Soul Master, Shi Yu would not be able to deal with the remaining three as easily.
However, Senior remained calm and composed even when fighting one against three. All of these three people's attacks were easily dodged by Senior using Naruto's Instant Transmission.
After dodging the attack, Senior appeared behind the agility-type Soul Grandmaster and delivered a violent punch to Senior's back.
The power of Space combined with Shi Yu's own vital energy caused the agility-type Soul Grandmaster to cough up blood, fly a great distance, and even hit the barrier on the edge.
"Cough cough," the agility-type Soul Grandmaster coughed as Senior fell to the ground. This punch had caused Senior to lose most of Senior's combat effectiveness.
Seeing how powerful Shi Yu's punch was, the other two were filled with trepidation and a sense of fear.
The assault-type Soul Grandmaster unleashed Senior's fourth Soul Skill, which looked powerful enough to cause significant damage to Shi Yu, a Soul Grandmaster.
In reality, it could indeed cause some damage to Shi Yu, but the premise was that it could hit Senior.
Shi Yu just took a step back and disappeared with Naruto's Instant Transmission, allowing the opponent's fourth Soul Skill to miss with ease.
Senior appeared behind Senior, and in the opening that appeared after Senior released Senior's Soul Skill, Shi Yu delivered a heavy punch.
This person was also sent flying by a punch, and Senior's situation was no better than the person before.
One assault and one agility-type Soul Grandmaster were easily heavily injured by Shi Yu. The remaining defense-type Soul Grandmaster looked at Shi Yu with some fear, not daring to attack proactively.
Shi Yu smiled slightly at Senior, then took a step forward and disappeared from the spot.
This person immediately turned around and attacked behind Senior, thinking that Shi Yu would appear behind Senior.
In reality, this Time Shi Yu appeared in front of Senior, which was the front from before, or rather, the back now, and delivered another punch.