Chapter 153: Sitting Back and Watching

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On the Douluo Stage, fourteen soul masters simultaneously unleashed their soul power, and dozens of soul rings shimmered with dazzling light. This spectacular scene was exactly why group battles in the Douluo Arena were favored by the audience.

Everyone's passion soared instantly, and the enthusiastic cheers grew louder.

The Seven Monsters of Shrek caused everyone to gasp in astonishment when their soul rings lit up. All seven of them had the best configurations for their soul rings: four Soul Elders with yellow, yellow, and purple rings; two hundred-year to one thousand-year soul rings combined. Three Soul Grandmasters with yellow, yellow; two hundred-year soul rings.

Having such soul ring configurations undoubtedly meant they were geniuses with a powerful background.

On the other hand, the Mad Battle Team had somewhat mediocre soul ring configurations. Captain Kong Xi had one white, one yellow, and one purple ring—the standard combination of a ten-year, hundred-year, and thousand-year soul ring. The other four male team members had one white and two yellow rings. The oldest-looking middle-aged man among them also had a shining purple thousand-year soul ring, the same as Captain Kong Xi's configuration: one white, one yellow, and one purple ring.

The only female member, the vice-captain of the Mad Battle Team, Red Spider, also had the same top-tier soul ring configuration as the four Soul Grandmasters from Shrek: two hundred-year soul rings and one thousand-year soul ring.

The orderly colors of the Seven Monsters of Shrek formed a sharp contrast to the irregularity of their opponents' soul rings.

Seeing this, Kong Xi couldn't help but feel his mood sink. When the host mentioned the relationship between the Seven Monsters of Shrek and Ronin Yi, he already had some speculations. But seeing it with his own eyes surprised him even more. For soul masters, the quality of their soul rings determined the strength of their abilities. The longer the age of the soul ring, the stronger the soul skills it bestowed upon the soul master.

Fortunately, three of the opponents were only Soul Grandmasters with two rings each. If they were all Soul Elder, just their soul ring configuration alone would make him reluctant to fight them; he would prefer surrendering directly.

The battle commenced, and it wasn't the front-line Soul Masters who made the first move, but the support Soul Masters at the back of their respective teams.

The support Soul Master from the Mad Battle Team was the oldest middle-aged man. He held a silver disc in one hand, and the first two rings on his body began to shimmer. The disc suddenly emitted a dazzling light.

"Disk of Fulfillment, Light of Defense, Light of Attack."

Two rings of light with colors matching the two rings on his body were released, adding a layer of yellow-white light to each of his six companions.

At the same time, on Shrek's side, Ning Rongrong held a sparkling crystal pagoda in her delicate hands, and her body shimmered with multi-colored light.

[Strength Amplification]

[Agility Amplification]

Amidst the multi-colored light, Ning Rongrong exuded an ethereal aura as she lightly opened her rosy lips and chanted a soul mantra. Twelve streams of seven-colored light quickly entered the bodies of her six companions.

Immediately, Shrek's six members felt their bodies filled with a lightness and tremendous power. Their strength and speed had instantly increased by thirty percent.

Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was known as the continent's number one support martial soul, and it was well-known to many. Seeing that their opponents had a Martial Soul Master with Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the complexions of all the members of the Mad Battle Team turned unsightly. Leaving aside the terrifying boost from Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the mere fact that they were affiliated with the Seven Treasure Glass Sect was enough to give them concern.

Perhaps the members of the Shrek team had weaker soul power by one level, but with the support of a Martial Soul Master with Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, they could close that gap.

"Charge!"

The arrow was already on the bowstring; they had no choice but to let it fly and engage in this Spirit battle.

With a command from Kong Xi, the members of the Mad Battle Team charged towards the members of the Shrek team with a imposing momentum.

Not willing to be outdone, Dai Mubai let out a roar and charged ahead.

"Hey Xiaogang, do you think they're in danger going against a team with an average level above thirty-five?" Looking at Dai Mubai colliding head-on with the Mad Battle Team's captain, Kong Xi, Flender's face showed deep concern as he turned to the Grandmaster at the side who was watching the fight on the arena.

Although the Grandmaster had no expression on his face, the tightly clenched fist indicated that he was restless inside.

"There shouldn't be a problem." The Grandmaster spoke nonchalantly but even he felt some lack of confidence in his tone.

He was familiar with the Mad Battle Team. Every team that had fought against the Mad Battle Team ended up with injuries after defeat. This team was brutal, and he was concerned for his students, afraid that they would be hurt.

Perhaps they should have sent Zeng Yi.

The Grandmaster couldn't help but turn to Zeng Yi at the side, who was leisurely drinking tea and eating fresh fruits while watching the battle on the arena, his face showing no signs of nervousness.

This guy, Zeng Yi, really thought of himself as a mere spectator.

This made the Grandmaster twitch involuntarily.

"Ahem~" Flender coughed lightly in response to Zeng Yi's behavior.

Hearing the cough, Zeng Yi turned his head to Flender with some confusion.

"What's wrong? Is your throat uncomfortable? By the way, this melon is quite sweet. Do you want some to soothe your throat?" Zeng Yi lifted the half-eaten melon in his hand and offered it to Flender.

This made the other three have black lines on their foreheads. This guy really thought of himself as a common bystander.

"Hehe, Zeng Yi, you're quite outstanding. Because of your reputation, the Shrek team now has some fame and supporters," Flender laughed lightly.

Even though they were in a private suite, Flender could hear that there were people cheering for the Seven Monsters of Shrek in the audience. Although their cheering wasn't as loud as for the Mad Battle Team, it wasn't far off. All this was happening because the host mentioned the relationship between Zeng Yi and the Seven Monsters of Shrek.

"Hehe, it's not bad! It's normal for us to have fans and support since I'm so handsome and powerful," Zeng Yi boasted, tilting his head and smiling.

Seeing Zeng Yi like this, Flender couldn't help but roll his eyes at him and said, "Do you really think I'm complimenting you? Can't you be a bit more modest? Otherwise, people with ulterior motives might target you."

Hearing this, Zeng Yi shook his head in disagreement. What's the point of being modest? Even if others try to harm you, you won't be able to hide, just like when you were robbed while walking at night.

But Zeng Yi didn't say anything more. He didn't really feel like discussing this matter with Flender.

"How do you see this battle?" Flender asked.

Zeng Yi found this question somewhat ridiculous and replied casually, "How else can I see it? I'm using my eyes to watch."

"Stop being sarcastic and answer seriously." Flender said unkindly. Zeng Yi had been training the other seven people and had fought against them. He understood their strength the most.

Zeng Yi felt a bit helpless. He had already said that the seven of them felt no pressure going against this Mad Battle Team, but why didn't these people believe him?

"Alright, look at the situation on the stage; isn't Tang San's team suppressing the Mad Battle Team?" Zeng Yi turned his gaze towards the ongoing battle on the arena and said to the others.

With Ning Rongrong's soul skill amplification, Dai Mubai had already suppressed the Mad Battle Team' captain. Tang San alone was restraining both the Mad Battle Team' vice-captain, Red Spider, and the Soul Elder with the Sheep Martial Soul. Judging from their expressions, it seemed that they had everything under control. Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun were fighting their respective opponents; the person fighting against Xiao Wu was already in a sorry state and being dominated by her, on the brink of defeat. Ma Hongjun, relying on his Martial Soul advantage and Ning Rongrong's support, was evenly matched against an ordinary Soul Elder with a beast Martial Soul.

As for Zhu Zhuqing, she faced off against a Soul Elder with a Monkey Martial Soul who belonged to the agility attack type. However, Zhu Zhuqing's speed was no inferior to her opponent's, and combined with her exquisite swordsmanship and the flickering of her sharp sword, she had the Monkey Martial Soul elder struggling to catch her breath. His body already had numerous injuries from Zhu Zhuqing's blade, and fresh blood flowed, each close call expertly dodged.

A Soul Grandmaster who managed to reduce a Soul Elder to such a state was truly astonishing.

"They're going to win."

The six members of the Mad Battle Team were being restrained by the five members of Shrek. Oska, along with Oscar and Ning Rongrong, stood on the sidelines without moving.

"Oscar!"

Tang San shouted in the middle of the battle.

"Understood!"

Oscar naturally understood what he needed to do now. Having practiced under Zeng Yi, Zeng Yi had taught him how a supportive soul master should fight.

Soul power was a form of energy that didn't solely affect martial souls.

Perhaps Oscar's soul power as a supportive soul master wasn't as strong as a combat soul master's, but it was still energy! With the method of using soul power that Zeng Yi had taught him, combined with the physique he had developed during this period, even if he couldn't defeat a combat soul master, he still had more than enough capabilities to deal with a supportive soul master.

"I, your father, have a mushroom sausage!"

Oscar's soul power appeared, and a sausage produced from his third soul skill appeared. He ate it in one bite, instantly feeling his body grow incredibly light. Two small wings appeared on his back, and his body lifted off the ground.

Swish~

A sonic boom rang out as Oscar flew at lightning speed toward the opponent's support soul master holding the disk of fulfillment. His right hand clenched into a fist, wrapped in soul power and glowing with radiance.

Who said a support soul master couldn't fight?

Take this punch!