Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue

Chapter 282 The Hongchen Family's Trump Card

Most defensive soul tools are one-time consumables. The Invincible Shield is a soul tool that is applied to oneself, while the other level seven defensive soul tools were produced by Mingde Hall and obtained from the Hongchen siblings.

The competition didn't prohibit the use of high-level soul tools, only fixed-position soul tools, because fixed-position soul tools don't have high level requirements for the user. High-level soul tools, on the other hand, still require the support of soul power.

Ma Rulong's conjecture was immediately confirmed. The level-seven absolute defense soul tool that was originally able to trap Ma Xiaotao developed cracks after a brief resistance and then shattered.

Then the Holy Light Shield withstood the impact of the pseudo-Phoenix True Form. This thing is even more powerful than the Absolute Defense Soul Tool, but its range of action is smaller and it has a certain ability to deflect attacks, so it serves as the second line of defense.

Each time the Fire Phoenix struck the Holy Light Shield, it produced a booming sound and reflected some of the evil fire attack back, striking Ma Xiaotao.

"Cry—" A cry came from the phoenix's mouth, and she increased her output power once again.

A dark red gap began to appear, and under Ma Xiaotao's all-out attack, the level-seven soul tool, the Holy Light Shield, began to melt from the intense heat. Although Ma Xiaotao's flames did not reach the level of ultimate fire, with the current amplification, they were close to the half-step ultimate.

"Wow—" On the Sun Moon Empire's side, the fifth-level Soul Master Mika was the first to give in. His absolute defense shattered completely at this moment, and he was hit by the reverse impact of the soul power, so he jumped off the stage and left the arena.

Huang Jinxu stared intently at the situation in the center of the arena. He breathed a slight sigh of relief when he saw the Sun and Moon team members jump off the stage. If any casualties had occurred during the finals he was hosting, he would have completely lost face as the Guardian Douluo.

Immediately afterwards, the other three level-five soul masters also jumped off the stage.

Only Hongchen and his sister, along with Ma Rulong, remained on the field.

Ma Rulong chuckled softly: "Xiao, Meng, don't let our efforts go to waste."

Xiao Hongchen nodded solemnly and looked at Meng Hongchen.

The Evil Phoenix crashed into the last layer of protection, a level seven soul tool that Ma Rulong had made himself. It was also the defensive soul tool he was most comfortable using. It was called Dustless Land and was very similar to the Star Guardian of a long time. It could forcibly expand around itself and repel energy, similar to a domain skill, but without the effect of isolating attributes.

"The future belongs to you young people," Ma Rulong suddenly said with an unpleasant smile, "but the present is mine!"

The phoenix crashed into the edge of the Dustless Land! The Dustless Land emitted a sound almost like shattering glass. In the eyes of the audience, dark red cracks seemed to unfold in the air, extending in all directions.

Xiao Hongchen sighed softly: "Brother Ma, I've often spoken rudely to you before, but this time, please believe me."

boom--!

Amidst Ma Rulong's smile, smoke rose, and the defenses of the Dustless Land were finally breached, with a massive explosion generating countless plumes of smoke.

A colossal figure appeared in the smoke and dust that followed the explosion. It was a toad nearly five meters tall, its body radiating a metallic sheen. The crimson-gold luster made this five-meter-tall toad appear incredibly magnificent, and its eyes were as black as an abyss.

The Hongchen siblings' trump card: the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Hongchen Affection!

Can the fusion skill of two Soul Kings stop the crazed Ma Xiaotao?

Of course not.

However, Xiao Hongchen has his biggest trump card.

That was a level nine soul tool that Jing Hongchen had specially given him before this competition, the Red Dust Blessing!

This is the pride of their Hongchen family.

With the combined blessing of worldly protection and worldly attachment, they finally blocked Ma Xiaotao's last attack!

Behind the giant toad, Ma Rulong slowly walked out, glanced contemptuously at the dumbfounded Shrek Academy members, and then, before Bei Bei could speak, said to Huang Jinxu, "Referee, we concede the first team battle."

Huang Jinxu took a deep breath: "Finals, Match 1, Team Battle, Shrek Academy wins!" The unsuspecting audience immediately shouted, "Why did they concede?!"

They were initially thrilled to see the giant toad appear, eagerly anticipating the clash between the unprecedented Martial Soul Fusion Technique and the forcibly summoned Phoenix True Form.

Just as the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy had blocked Shrek Academy's strongest attack and was about to perform a miracle of god-slaying, they stopped at the last moment.

Immediately, some angry people in the crowd began to shout and curse, saying that all their expectations had been for nothing.

"Silence!" The White Tiger Duke's powerful voice rang out, resounding throughout the entire venue.

"Victory and defeat are common occurrences in war. The competition field is like a battlefield. Any act of verbally abusing participating students will be severely punished!"

When Dai Hao saw that the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy had admitted defeat, he was not happy at all. As a marshal who had commanded troops for many years, he always felt that the other side was plotting something.

But as the host, he had to say it.

"Both sides will have a 15-minute break, and then the individual matches will begin immediately," Dai Hao said in a deep voice. "I hope both sides can continue to bring us wonderful performances."

Sitting in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Qian Renxue was using the soul guide communication system: "How much longer until we reach the Mingdou Mountains?"

"Young Master, there's still a little over half an hour left." Coco Nair was speeding away under the escort of Bone Dragon Douluo.

"Alright, once we reach the Mingdou Mountains and meet up with Wuyun, we'll immediately begin our investigation." Qian Renxue hung up the communication.

At this moment, Ma Rulong and the Hongchen siblings were helped down. The three of them glanced at Qian Renxue and then nodded.

Although the Hongchen siblings used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they didn't actually consume too much energy, as most of the impact was actually blocked by Hongchen's protection.

By restoring their soul power with baby bottles, they can still return to the field after individual battles in the 2-2-3 battle formation.

"Instructor, I've never seen you go all out before," Xiao Hongchen grinned. "You're not going to hold back in this individual match, are you?"

Qian Renxue laughed and said, "I'm not that good. The other side is Shrek Academy, the number one academy in the world."

Hearing Qian Renxue's slightly sarcastic tone, Xiao Hongchen felt relieved.

At this moment, Master Ma submitted the list of personnel for the individual battle, which included only Qian Renxue.

On Shrek Academy's side, Wang Yan was a little frustrated. Originally, according to the plan, they intended to give the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy some hope first, and then tell them through individual battles and the 2-2-3 battle strategy that their team battle victory could only rely on their charity, and then decisively win the other two battle strategies to tell them that the number one on the continent can only be Shrek Academy.

However, the mysterious Sun Goddess did not appear in the team battle, thwarting their plan to have Ma Xiaotao injure the opponent.

But this is good too. We got a free victory, which adds a bit of leeway for the uncertainties ahead.

(End of this chapter)