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Chapter 430 Team Competition (Part 2)
Alarm bells rang in Huo Yuhao's mind; Xu Sanshi's instant defeat was like a bucket of ice water poured over his head.

Those six hundred-plus flying knives, capable of shifting between reality and illusion and specializing in attacking the mind, swept in from multiple directions like a death storm, almost sealing off all escape routes.

"The Realm of Permanent Frozen!"

Without hesitation, Huo Yuhao activated the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion's torso bone soul skill, unleashing an extreme burst of cold air in an attempt to freeze everything.

However, the flying knife, which had turned into nothingness, was completely unaffected by physical freezing; only pure mental defense could withstand it!

"Dong'er!"

Huo Yuhao gave a low shout and gripped Wang Dong's hand tightly again. Even with the gender switch, there was no barrier between them.

This time, the power of the Spirit Eye and the Goddess of Light Butterfly began to merge!
Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Withering Amidst Brilliance - The Golden Road!
A straight, golden beam of light, seemingly capable of stripping away all attributes of the world, shot out fiercely. Wherever the golden light passed, the spiritual imprints on the flying knives were forcibly erased, their ethereal state was dispelled, and they all fell to the ground.

The golden path continued its unabated momentum, directly striking Bai Yuan, who had temporarily restrained his Devouring Domain due to the flying knife attack.

Golden light enveloped Bai Yuan, causing his protective soul power to fluctuate violently. He felt his martial soul and soul being separated, and the golden light was about to crumble completely.

"Now!" Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were of one mind, needing no words. The two instantly switched their martial soul combinations.

Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Blazing Inferno in Extreme Freeze - Heavenly Emperor's Hammer!
The ultimate ice of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion merged with the supreme power of the Clear Sky Hammer, and a giant hammer phantom, seemingly carved from ten thousand years of mysterious ice yet wrapped in destructive lightning, appeared out of thin air. With the power to freeze souls and shatter mountains and rivers, it slammed down fiercely towards Bai Yuan, who had just broken free from the Golden Path and whose martial soul had not yet fully returned to its place!
If this attack lands, even a Soul Saint would be severely injured.

However, at this critical moment, a platinum-gold figure arrived first, appearing as if teleporting in front of Bai Yuan.

It's Mu Yi!

At this moment, Mu Yi was no longer in his ordinary form. As a user of a physical spirit who had awakened to the innate gold level and further stepped into the platinum level, his exploration of his own body had reached an unbelievable level.

Platinum Awakening, boosting all attributes fivefold! The Body Sect's innate secret techniques have been perfected, allowing him to gain the upper hand in battles against Soul Douluo-level Battle Armor Masters.

His body swelled to three meters tall, radiating a pure and flawless white-gold luster. His clothes shattered as his blood and qi surged, revealing a body that looked as if it had been cast from divine metal, with lines that were perfect to the extreme.

Nourished by the ultimate wood attribute and the life-giving metal, this body has no excess fat, yet contains terrifying power and defense capable of shattering mountains and splitting the earth.

"drink!"

Mu Yi's eyes flashed like lightning, neither flinching nor dodging. Facing the enormous Heavenly Emperor's Hammer, which resembled the true form of a martial spirit, he chose to confront it head-on with his own flesh and blood.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

His fists struck the phantom of the Heavenly Emperor's Hammer with lightning speed, each punch producing a deafening metallic clang.

On the phantom of the Heavenly Emperor's Hammer, even a face contorted in pain appeared.

The next moment, Mu Yi's blood and qi erupted like a volcano, and platinum light shot into the sky.

"break!"

With a clear shout, he unleashed his final punch, and the illusory Heavenly Emperor Hammer, which contained the fusion power of two top-tier martial souls, was shattered by his punch like glass, turning into countless ice shards and specks of light!
"Whoosh—!"
The entire audience was in an uproar. If Bai Yuan's absorption of the Mind Storm was due to the characteristics of his Martial Soul, then Mu Yi's scene of destroying the Martial Soul Fusion Technique with pure physical strength completely overturned their understanding.

"The Soul Emperor... managed to withstand and shatter the Soul Saint's Martial Soul Fusion Technique?"

"What kind of monsters are these Natural Gates?!"

On the high platform, Xu Tianran was numb; his anger had been replaced by a deeper sense of apprehension.

He stared intently at Mu Yi's platinum-gold figure, raising the threat level of the Natural Gate to the highest level, second only to Shrek Academy.

"We must start a war as soon as possible... We must not allow them to grow stronger!"

The wooden watch's radiance dimmed slightly, returning to its triple-amplification state from its Golden Awakening state to conserve energy.

He unleashed his third soul skill, "I Am the Only One," and the surrounding天地元气 (heaven and earth energy) within a thousand meters seemed to be summoned, surging wildly into his body and rapidly restoring the soul power and blood energy he had just consumed.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong watched this scene with bitter smiles. Having repeatedly used their Martial Soul Fusion Techniques, they had already exhausted most of their soul power, yet the results were minimal.

"There's no other way, Dong'er." Huo Yuhao looked at Wang Dong with a resolute gaze. "It's all up to you now!"

The two joined hands again, this time for the ultimate fusion of the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion and the Goddess of Light Butterfly.

Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Solo Dance in the Frost - Rainbow of Light!
A dazzling array of seven colors enveloped Wang Dong, the power of ice and light intertwining perfectly, draping her in a radiant and magnificent robe.

At this moment, she received a massive boost in all aspects, and all her soul skills would be imbued with the ultimate ice attribute.

Even more shockingly, under the shroud of the Radiant Garment, the effect of Yin Wansheng's Yin-Yang Soul Skill was temporarily suppressed and covered—Wang Dong'er reverted to her female form!

At the same time, the seventh spirit ring at her feet, which was at the level of 100,000 years, shone with an eerie red light for the first time in front of the world.

Seventh Soul Skill: True Form of the Goddess of Light Butterfly!

"Wow—!"

A clear, melodious butterfly cry echoed through the sky, and Wang Dong'er's figure vanished, replaced by a Goddess of Light butterfly with a wingspan exceeding thirty meters, its entire body flowing with blue-gold light, exquisitely beautiful yet radiating terrifying pressure.

Her aura surged wildly at that moment, almost reaching the level of a Title Douluo. This was the Tang Sect's ultimate trump card that they had been hiding until now.

The colossal true form of the Butterfly God hovered in the air, blotting out the sun, with dazzling light patterns flowing on its wings, radiating a heart-pounding energy fluctuation.

"Butterfly Dance!"

Wang Dong'er's clear, cold voice emanated from the true form of the Butterfly Goddess.

In an instant, countless blue-gold crystal butterflies, like a galaxy of destruction, fell from the wings of the Butterfly God's true form, covering the entire arena.

Each light butterfly contains dual attribute damage of extreme ice and light power; once it touches an object, it will trigger a violent explosion.

"Cover them!"

He Caitou roared, and the level 8 fixed-mount soul-guided cannon on his shoulder roared again. The scorching beam shot towards Mu Yi, who was trying to interfere, but Mu Yi withstood it with his golden awakened body, which only made him take half a step back.

He Caitou couldn't help but curse, "Monster!"

Faced with this devastating attack, the Natural Gate finally revealed their true terror. Bai Yuan, who had just recovered from the Netherworld Paradise under the influence of the Netherworld Snow, roared to the sky.

Seventh Soul Skill: Abyssal Gluttonous True Form!
His body expanded rapidly, transforming into a gigantic, dark gluttonous beast that was hundreds of meters tall.

The giant maw opened again, and the Abyss Domain expanded to its full extent, like a bottomless black hole, enveloping the entire arena.

The countless light butterflies, like moths drawn to a flame, were swallowed up in droves by the gaping maw of the abyss.

At the same time, Bo Xi, who had not yet gone all out, finally made his move.

Seventh Soul Skill: Rippling Water True Form - Water God Descends!
The sky darkened instantly, and a torrential downpour began. Bo Xi transformed into a majestic and sacred water monarch, eighty meters tall and composed entirely of flowing water.

In his true form as the Water God, all his water-attribute soul skills can be cast instantly without cost, his resistance to all attributes is greatly enhanced, and he can periodically purify negative statuses and recover from injuries.

Sixth Soul Skill: Water God Possession! The already powerful attributes are doubled again, and the power of the water attribute soul skill is also doubled.

His martial soul, Rippling Water, is a true god-level martial soul, wielding a wisp of water power. Its potential and status are far superior to Wang Dong'er's Light Goddess Butterfly, which requires the Golden Dragon bloodline to advance.

Fifth Soul Skill: Shocking Wave Kill!

The water god, transformed from Bo Xi, let out a majestic roar. The water around him instantly formed countless high-speed rotating turbine vortexes, carrying a terrifying power that could cut through everything. They surged upwards and collided fiercely with the light butterfly frenzy released by Wang Dong'er's true form as the butterfly god in the sky!
“Rumble——!!!”

The deafening roar of the energy collision was like thousands of thunderbolts exploding simultaneously, causing the arena to shake violently and the protective shield to flicker.

Torrential rain, ice butterflies, vortexes, darkness... energies of various attributes intertwined and annihilated wildly, turning the entire arena into a battlefield from a mythical era.

With the authority of his divine martial soul, Bo Xi controlled the boundless water element in the world, launching a continuous and seemingly inexhaustible offensive.

Despite the enhancement of their Light of the Rainbow Robes, Wang Dong'er and Huo Yuhao's soul power was rapidly depleted during their intense clash.

While Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er were engaged in a battle resembling a divine war with the Soul Saints of the Natural Sect in the air, Bei Bei, Xiao Xiao, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou on the arena ground were also undergoing a hellish ordeal.

The power of heaven and earth invoked by the true form of the water god, Bo Xi, was not limited to the air.

The torrential rain was like a celestial river pouring down. The heavy, icy raindrops lashed against their bodies, bringing not only a bone-chilling cold but also the oppressive power of Bo Xi's soul force. Each drop felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, relentlessly impacting and consuming their protective soul force.

The arena had long since turned into a swamp, with turbid water surging and rising continuously, soon reaching above their knees, greatly restricting their movement.

"Roar--!"

Beibei looked up and let out a dragon's roar, forcefully activating the golden holy dragon bloodline within her body. Her body glowed with an unpredictable golden light, like a flickering solitary lamp in the darkness.

The Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Martial Soul was already struggling under the suppression of the Abyss Gluttonous Bloodline, and now it had to face the torrential rain and the cutting vortex hidden in the water.

He swung his dragon-transformed arms, and thunder roared continuously, shattering the whirlpools that suddenly attacked from the water, but more whirlpools kept being generated.

His movements became increasingly sluggish, and fine cracks began to appear on his dragon scales, with blood flowing down mixed with rainwater.

Xiao Xiao stood behind Bei Bei, gritting her teeth and holding on. The Azure Phoenix Martial Soul couldn't fly in the torrential rain, and its healing ability was also woefully inadequate.

She had already released the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, a huge black cauldron hovering above her head, casting streaks of dark light, attempting to suppress this raging water and create an environment for He Caitou behind her to deal damage.

The cauldron, struggling against the invisible water pressure and the undercurrents and whirlpools, emitted a mournful "humming" sound, as if it could not bear the burden.

She would occasionally unleash the cauldron's tremors, the powerful shockwaves temporarily forcing away the surrounding water flow, but the next moment, even more rain and undercurrents would surge in again, seemingly endless.

Jiang Nannan's figure appeared exceptionally frail in the torrential rain; her delicate skills were almost rendered useless in the face of this overwhelming power of heaven and earth.

She could only rely on her ghostly movements to dodge the water blades and whirlpools coming from all directions. Occasionally, she would find an opportunity to kick a stream of water that was attacking Beibei's flank with a back kick, but she would also be shaken by the force of the impact, causing her blood and qi to churn.

He Caitou was the only ranged attacker among the four on the ground. He carried and held various soul tools on his shoulders and in his hands. Blazing beams of light and exploding shells were constantly fired at Bo Xi in the air and Mu Yi, Qing Liuli and others who were trying to get closer.

However, in such harsh conditions, the accuracy and power of the soul tool are greatly reduced.

The torrential rain poured down on the scorching cannon barrel, making a hissing sound and steaming up large plumes of white mist, severely interfering with visibility and the guidance of soul power.

What's even more terrifying is that those water blades and whirlpools seem to have a life of their own, always managing to subtly weaken or even deflect his soul-guided attacks.

The four people stood back to back, forming a precarious defensive circle in the knee-deep, icy floodwaters.

Thunder roared overhead, and the blinding flashes of lightning illuminated their pale yet resolute faces.

Every defense and every counterattack consumed their already limited soul power.

Beibei's dragon roar gradually became hoarse, Xiaoxiao's cauldron light grew dimmer, Jiang Nannan's movements became less agile, and He Caitou's artillery fire began to sparse...

Like a lone boat tossed about in a storm, they tried their best, but still couldn't stop the immense power of the Natural Gate, which seemed to originate from the very source of heaven and earth, and were driven into a desperate situation step by step.

Ultimately, under the aftershocks of Bo Xi's overwhelming "Wave-Surging God-Killing" attack, the defense line built by the four completely collapsed, and they were successively submerged and knocked down by the surging water and the ensuing attacks.

five minutes!
This match, which can be described as the most intense duel of this competition, lasted for a full five minutes.

In the end, Wang Dong'er's true form of the Goddess of Light Butterfly dimmed, Huo Yuhao's face turned pale, his soul power was completely exhausted, and the effect of the Rainbow of Light dissipated.

The enormous butterfly goddess let out a mournful cry and transformed back into Wang Dong'er's figure, falling helplessly from the sky, where Huo Yuhao barely managed to catch her.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the arena, the other members of the Tang Clan—Xiao Xiao, Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, and He Caitou—had already been swept off the stage by the water and picked up by the referee Zheng Zhan, who was soaked to the bone.

On the arena, only Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong'er, who were embracing each other and had exhausted their soul power, remained, facing the seven members of the Natural Sect who still possessed powerful auras.

Referee Zheng Zhan took a deep breath and announced loudly:
"Team match, Natural Gate wins!"

"Natural Gate has advanced to the final in this semi-final!"

The Tang Clan ultimately fell before the terrifying warship of the Natural Clan, a force composed of monsters. Their journey ended at the final four.

Meanwhile, the Natural Gate will face off against Shrek Academy in the finals!

(End of this chapter)