"Damn it, White Tiger is annihilated!"
"Netherworld Hundred Claws!"
Dai Weisei and Zhu Zhuyun were utterly furious after being severely injured by the Shi brothers. They realized that if they didn't deal with these two immediately, they would have no chance of merging their martial spirits.
As long as the two brothers got close, the fusion would be disrupted.
"Black Tortoise Shield!" The Shi brothers simultaneously raised their shields.
With just two "ding ding" sounds, Dai Weisei's punch and Zhu Zhuyun's claws couldn't even scratch the surface of their shields.
"These two people really underestimated my Shi brothers" Jun Tianlin said, shaking his head disdainfully. "Even if Dai Weisei and Zhu Zhuyun were at full strength, they still might not have been able to defeat the Shi brothers. Not to mention that they've already exhausted so much soul power and suffered severe injuries. They have no chance now."
Everyone could see that the battle's outcome was already decided, and the rest of the team didn't need to intervene. The Shi brothers, who were patiently waiting for their moment, were more than enough to secure the victory.
At that moment, Yu Tianheng suddenly shouted "Shi brothers, stop! Let them merge."
"What?" Everyone was shocked. They felt that Yu Tianheng was being too arrogant. Even though they had a great advantage, they shouldn't let their guard down.
A lion, even when fighting a rabbit, will fight with all its might. This was a battle.
Moreover, the fusion skills of the Dai and Zhu families in the Xingluo Empire, the Nether White Tiger, were world-famous. Once merged, their strength would far surpass that of ordinary soul kings for a brief period. At that point, the outcome of the battle wouldn't be guaranteed.
After all, Ye Lingling had already left the field, and they could no longer use their riot tactics like before.
Despite this, the Shi brothers still chose to respect their captain's orders and retreated. They had an inkling of what Yu Tianheng was planning.
"Humph, Yu Tianheng, you'll regret your arrogance!" Dai Weisei snarled. Without hesitation, he grabbed Zhu Zhuyun's hand, and the two fused their soul power.
"Roar!"
With a thunderous roar, a massive Netherworld White Tiger, radiating purple-blue light, appeared on the Soul Fighting Stage, staring coldly at the six members of the Emperor Team.
"Yanzi." Yu Tianheng showed no fear. After all, didn't Dai Weisei have a fiancée? He too had his own.
Dugu Yan nodded and took Yu Tianheng's hand. The Ice and Fire Jade Scaled Flood Dragon and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon circled and merged, transforming into a colossal dragon.
The two fusion martial skills—the Ice and Fire Thunder Dragon—appeared once again.
"Everyone, retreat. In this dragon-and-tiger battle, I will face them head-on," Yu Tianheng declared, signaling that no one else should intervene. He had his own plans.
The teachers from both the Spirit Hall and Shrek academies were now visibly solemn. They hadn't expected that at this crucial moment, the Emperor Team still had a trump card—a martial soul fusion skill.
This greatly weakened Spirit Hall's advantage. The fusion skills used by Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan were undoubtedly beyond Yan's ability to withstand. If their opponents didn't quickly defeat Jun Tianlin, the rest of the team would soon follow.
The Spirit Hall had always focused on Jun Tianlin, but today, they realized how wrong they were.
Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, who could fuse their souls, Oslo, whose movements were unpredictable, Yufeng, who had a powerful solo combo, Gu Ran, a soul king, the Shi brothers with unmatched defense, Ye Lingling, the world's finest healer with her Nine Heart Begonia, and even Huanyin, who could unleash overwhelming power when fully charged—all of them were formidable. Each one was a powerful individual, and none were weaker than the Spirit Hall students, if not superior.
Since the preliminaries, the Emperor Team had demonstrated immense strength, making it clear that they were no longer the insignificant underdogs they had once been. Even the golden generation had to admit that the Emperor Team was a force to be reckoned with, and its overall strength had now surpassed that of the Spirit Hall Academy.
"Take this, Davis!" Yu Tianheng roared like a dragon and charged toward the Nether White Tiger.
In response, the Nether White Tiger roared like a tiger, dodging the attack with a leap and then biting the Ice and Fire Thunder Dragon's tail. It swung its head and hurled the Thunder Dragon through the air.
Yu Tianheng unleashed a burst of lightning power, but the Nether White Tiger had no choice but to release its grip.
However, the subsequent attacks from Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan were easily deflected by the Nether White Tiger. It became clear that the two had recently practiced their fusion skill. While powerful, their control over it was still imperfect.
On the other hand, Xingluo's Nether White Tiger was a fusion skill passed down for generations in the royal family. They had perfected its combat style and even developed a potent soul skill while in fusion.
"Nether White Tiger Break!" The Nether White Tiger charged forward, its immense power knocking the Ice and Fire Thunder Dragon to the edge of the arena.
Taking advantage of this opening, Davis swept his tiger tail. The Shi brothers, with their formidable defense, had to retreat, and Oslo and Yufeng were forced to withdraw to avoid the attack.
The Ice-Fire Thunder Dragon rose again, but Davis laughed triumphantly. "Haha, you still haven't given up? How could you possibly defeat my Nether White Tiger with your half-baked fusion skills?"
He raised his tiger claws to strike again, but this time, Yu Tianheng easily blocked it with his dragon claws. The tide of the battle began to shift. From initially being at a disadvantage, the battle had now become one of equal strength.
Davis laughed, but the faces of the Spirit Hall team grew more and more grim. Xie Yue, frustrated, growled, "Davis, this fool can't see it. He's learning our fusion technique. If this continues, not only will we lose, but we'll make the Emperor Team even stronger."
"The Nether White Tiger Break was a move that combined the white tiger's power with the civet cat's speed" Yu Tianheng observed. He was keen to learn from their techniques.
"Tianheng, Xiao Tian mentioned that the greatest strength of our fusion skills lies in the three attributes: ice, fire, and thunder. Ice evolved from water and inherited its characteristics. It benefits all things without competition, showing great tolerance. That's why when choosing soul rings, water was the first attribute" Dugu Yan reminded him.
"Water, benefits all things without competing…" Yu Tianheng repeated, his eyes lighting up "I understand now, Yanzi. Let's show them the true power of our fusion skill."
"Okay, go ahead, Tianheng!"
The Ice-Fire Thunder Dragon raised its claws. At that moment, the left claw burned with flames trapped in ice, while the right crackled with thunder and lightning, surrounded by a frigid aura.
"Such terrifying power, what are they planning?" The teachers of the various academies instinctively shielded their students. The power radiating from the two dragon claws felt like it was at the Soul Emperor level.
"Extremely Cold Flame!"
"Frozen Volts!"
Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan controlled their respective claws, unleashing immense power toward the Nether White Tiger.
The attack covered a wide area, leaving no chance for the Nether White Tiger to dodge. Davis could only watch as the attacks closed in.
In an instant, the massive body of the Nether White Tiger was frozen solid, rendering it immobile. However, neither Davis nor Zhu Zhuyun felt the cold.
Instead, the flames roasted their upper bodies, while the lightning ravaged their lower halves.
It was a hellish sensation.
Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan withdrew their fusion and stood panting on the stage.
Jun Tianlin smiled and looked at the referee"Referee, why don't you announce the result? If this continues, the two frozen in ice will be useless."
The referee, hearing this, immediately declared "The match is over. The winner is the Tiandou Emperor Academy Team!"