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Seeing the healing effects of Ye Lingling, the members of the Seven Treasures team were astonished. Yu Tianheng couldn't help but let out a loud laugh. "In a one-on-one fight, I might not be your match. But this is a team spirit duel. How can you possibly win relying on just your own strength?"
Ning Tianchen's expression remained indifferent as he swung his sword to engage with the opponent. At the same time, he said, "Do you really think the Nine-Heart Begonia is the strongest auxiliary soul master?"
His coordination with Ning Rongrong was extremely tacit.
As soon as the words left his mouth, almost instantaneously, seven-colored light fell upon Ning Tianchen and the Yu Die sisters.
The technique of multitasking—Ning Rongrong had already mastered the ability to control two different enhancements simultaneously for multiple targets.
Ning Tianchen received a boost in strength, nullifying Yu Tianheng's advantage in power. Even without using his full strength, Ning Tianchen could now suppress him.
The Yu Die sisters gained a speed boost, completely erasing the gap between their soul power levels and those of their opponents.
"First soul skill, Azure Phosphorus Red Poison!"
Dugu Yan, as a control-type soul master, surprisingly had auxiliary-type skills for her first two soul skills.
If they hadn't been forewarned, Ning Tianchen might have fallen into her trap.
Red poison mist spread across the arena. The members of the Imperial Team inhaled the "poison," gaining a 20% boost in both attack and speed.
However, compared to the enhancement provided by the Seven Treasures Pagoda, Dugu Yan's effect was significantly weaker.
It should be noted that as the soul power level of the Seven Treasures Pagoda increased, the enhancement effect of each soul skill would also improve.
"Second soul skill, Thunderous Might!"
With the aid of Dugu Yan's enhancement, the power of Yu Tianheng's soul skill increased significantly.
The lightning surrounding his body suddenly erupted, forming an artificial minefield centered around him.
As Ning Tianchen retreated, his second soul skill activated simultaneously.
The thunder crashed against the sword qi barrier, but its power wasn't enough to shatter it.
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Below the arena, Qin Ming furrowed his brows.
Ning Tianchen fought while retreating, aiming to draw Yu Tianheng into their encirclement.
Now, it was unclear whether Yu Tianheng had noticed his position, yet he still dared to press forward!
At the start of the duel, the Imperial Team had planned to scatter the formation of the Seven Treasures team with three people.
But they underestimated the strength of the Seven Treasures team. Although they squeezed the latter's stage space, they didn't gain an advantage.
On the arena.
Seeing that the timing was ripe, Ning Tianchen immediately signaled the "net-closing" tactic with a hand gesture.
Oscar's third soul ring lit up, producing two sausages. He handed one to Ning Rongrong and made no further moves.
Zhu Zhuqing and Chen Huayu, boosted by Ning Rongrong's speed enhancement, simultaneously surrounded Yu Tianheng.
From mid-air, Yu Die broke free from Oslo's attacks and accelerated toward Yu Tianheng.
At this moment, Oslo faced two choices.
The backline of the Seven Treasures team was exposed, making it the perfect opportunity to eliminate Ning Rongrong and Oscar.
But if Yu Tianheng were eliminated, their frontline would become unsustainable.
Should he support his teammate or assassinate the opponent?
"Leopard, do what you're supposed to do!" Dugu Yan shouted from the rear.
At the same time, she led the three members at the backline to press forward.
For her, she wanted to protect Yu Tianheng while also eliminating the backline of the Seven Treasures team.
Her legs transformed into a snake-like tail, slithering across the floor. She exhaled a cloud of green poison mist, temporarily cutting off Zhu Zhuqing and Chen Huayu's path of support.
The two were merely feigning support and immediately stopped upon seeing the poison.
Zhu Zhuqing's gaze quickly shifted to where Yu Feng was positioned, ready to provide support at any moment.
Yu Die's mid-air assault was something Dugu Yan couldn't address for the time being.
Moreover, facing the combined attacks of the two, Yu Tianheng wouldn't fall easily in a short period.
Oslo revealed a faint smile.
As an agility-type soul master, assassinating defenseless auxiliary soul masters should be effortless.
However, he seemed to have forgotten that Oscar had just used his third soul skill.
Just as the claws of the Ghost Leopard martial soul were about to descend, Ning Rongrong and Oscar consumed their flying mushroom sausages. A pair of wings materialized behind them, and they swiftly soared into the air at high speed.
The Ghost Leopard martial soul couldn't fly, and its jumping ability was limited. For the moment, Oslo was utterly powerless against them.
Ning Rongrong didn't remain idle either. The instant Oslo looked up, she slammed the Seven Treasures Pagoda martial soul directly onto his forehead.
The Seven Treasures Pagoda martial soul was incredibly hard—no soul master of the same level could shatter it.
Combined with its significant weight, the blow left Yu Feng somewhat disoriented.
Ning Tianchen exchanged a glance with Yu Die, who immediately understood and took over his position, holding Yu Tianheng in place.
"Third soul skill, Sword Wings Soaring."
Ning Tianchen pointed his right hand like a sword, directing the Seven Kill Sword to strike toward Oslo's position.
This feint east, strike west move caught the Royal Battle Team completely off guard.
Upon hearing his teammates' calls, Oslo had just regained his senses when he saw the Seven Kill Sword hovering before his eyes.
The sharp tip of the sword was only a finger's width away from his eyes.
This was the Seven Kill Sword's killing position. One more step forward, and Oslo would undoubtedly be bloodied on the spot.
"Imperial Team, Oslo eliminated!" The referee rang the gong and announced loudly.
"Damn it, their target was actually the Leopard." Yu Tianheng's face darkened.
At the same time, he was surprised to discover that Yu Die's strength was no joke—he couldn't even break free from her in a short time.
Losing one person, especially their key agility-type soul master, reduced the Imperial Team's threat to the Seven Treasures team by 30%.
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Inside the lounge, Sun Buyu couldn't help but shake his head. "They were too reckless. They rushed to assassinate the backline without waiting for their teammates' support. If they failed, there wouldn't even be anyone to cover their retreat. This is practically seeking death!"
"Your analysis is correct." Suddenly, a voice came from behind.
Sun Buyu was startled and turned around sharply.
It was none other than Ke Jie, the principal of Seven Treasures Academy.
Upon learning that the Seven Treasures team was dueling the Imperial Team, he had set aside his work and rushed to the Grand Spirit Arena.
This duel held great reference value—it simply couldn't be missed.
"Principal, why are you here?" Sun Buyu greeted him respectfully.
Ke Jie waved his hand, keeping his eyes fixed on the arena through the lounge's floor-to-ceiling window, closely monitoring the movements on the stage.
"Teacher Sun, tell me about the initial positioning at the start of the duel and Tianchen's decision-making process."
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Ning Tianchen once again took over the battle with Yu Tianheng.
He had originally planned to eliminate Yu Tianheng first, even making detailed arrangements for it.
However, during subsequent simulations, he realized that eliminating Yu Tianheng first would be very difficult and would require the opponent to give him an opening.
Because of this, he changed his mind and decided instead to first eliminate the two agility-type soul masters of the Royal Battle Team.
Yu Feng, caught in the pincer attack from the Yu Die sisters, had no chance to retreat and could only choose to endure.
On the ground battlefield, Ning Tianchen no longer held back, fully suppressing Yu Tianheng.
The Imperial Team's disadvantage was instantly magnified.
Dugu Yan lacked the multitasking ability and couldn't relieve both of them simultaneously.
Due to her relationship with Yu Tianheng, she instinctively chose to assist him and ignored Yu Feng.
Zhu Zhuqing had waited patiently on the ground for some time. Sensing that the timing was ripe, she leaped into the air, her Ghost Cat's claws descending heavily upon Yu Feng.
Realizing he was about to take a heavy blow, Yu Feng immediately conceded defeat.
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