The Tree Realm Descends on Douluo Continent

Chapter 177 Dugu Yan, I Don't Want to Play Support Anymore

As the Heavenly Dou Royal Team stepped onto the arena, the atmosphere, which should have been tense, suddenly became somewhat awkward.

"Feng Xiaotian? What are you doing on the stage?" Ning Rongrong asked, somewhat puzzled.

The other members of the Tian Dou team stared at Feng Xiaotian with puzzled expressions, making the young man in his twenties blush.

Only Li Xun seemed to have remembered something and was not surprised by this.

Feng Xiaotian rubbed his nose: "Our Shenfeng Academy first lost to Leiting Academy by accident, and our main players were still injured and hadn't recovered. Then we lost to Chihuo Academy."

Two team members are now seriously injured and have lost their potential to advance, so after discussion among the team leaders, I was transferred to the Blazing Fire team.

Ning Rongrong was somewhat surprised and turned to Li Xun to ask, "Is it possible to team up in the Soul Master Competition?"

Li Xun walked to Ning Rongrong's side and patted her little head: "These elemental academies are closely related because they follow the path of Limitless Soul Masters. Apart from Thunder Academy, which is backed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan, the other academies have a lot of exchanges. It's not surprising that they can merge together."

"Besides, he's just a simp."

Upon hearing the term "simp," Ning Rongrong chuckled at Feng Xiaotian. She had heard Li Xun explain the meaning of "simp" when she was young.

"Brother Li Xun, if they continue to lose, won't they just merge into other elemental teams?" Zhu Zhuqing frowned and walked over. "Wouldn't it be unfair to the other teams if they joined forces?"

Li Xun shrugged: "You could say they exploited a loophole, since no one would expect an academy to give up its honor to someone else."

The Blazing Fire Team could hear the discussions on the Tian Dou team's side clearly, but apart from Feng Xiaotian being a little embarrassed, the others seemed indifferent.

As soon as the referee announced the release of their martial spirits, everyone quickly put aside their thoughts, and various colors of light flashed across the arena.

"The match begins!" came the referee's command.

The temperature on the half of the field where the Blazing Fire Team was located instantly soared, and sparks flew everywhere. Using this sparks, the two support-type Soul Masters quickly condensed halos above the heads of the other team members.

Huo Wushuang, along with a powerful offensive team member, received a buff and let out a loud dragon roar. Flames erupted from his body, and a phantom dragon materialized behind him as he charged fiercely towards the Tian Dou team.

Immediately following them were Feng Xiaotian and another agility-based member of the Blazing Fire Team. Instead of following behind Huo Wushuang, the two of them quickly dashed to the sides, forming an arc as they charged towards the Heavenly Dou Team in a pincer attack.

Only Huo Wu stood motionless in front of the two team members.

"Nine treasures emerge from the glazed glass, the first being strength, the second speed, the third soul, and the fourth control." With a clear chant, the four colors of light entered the bodies of the members of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team.

Li Xun put his hand on Ning Rongrong's shoulder and nodded to the others: "No instructions, just do whatever you want, go ahead."

Yang Qianjun felt the power amplification brought him and grinned. He rapidly spun the Soul-Shattering Spear in his hand, then abruptly stopped and hurled it forcefully at Huo Wushuang.

Before the Soul-Shattering Spear could fully explode out, Yang Qianjun grabbed the butt of the spear and used its momentum to rush out.

The two brothers, Shi Mo and Shi Mo, chuckled and summoned the Xuanwu Tortoise Shell, quickly arriving at the flank of the Tian Dou team to intercept the approaching Feng Xiaotian and his companion.

"Zhu Qing, I don't want to support anymore. Can you lead me to attack the support Soul Masters in the back of the Blazing Fire Team?" Just as Zhu Zhu Qing was about to attack with her sword, Dugu Yan stopped her in time.

"Alright." Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment upon hearing this, then grabbed Dugu Yan's waist, thrust her sword forward, and the two of them instantly disappeared from the spot.

A few breaths later, the two suddenly appeared before the astonished eyes of the two support Soul Masters of the Blazing Fire Team.

"Resisting the Ring of Fire"

Huo Wu was startled. Her third soul ring lit up instantly, and a dazzling purple-gold light suddenly appeared around her. This light merged with a red light as soon as it appeared, transforming into a dazzling halo.

Zhu Zhuqing and Dugu Yan's vision blurred, and they felt a repulsive force surge onto them instantly, catching them off guard and sending them flying.

Fortunately, Zhu Zhuqing reacted quickly and caught Dugu Yan after being thrown a short distance.

"Crimson Flame Velvet" Dugu Yan was furious that she almost made a fool of herself on her first attack today, which she rarely made. Her gaze towards Huo Wu changed.

It is said that women make things difficult for other women. Dugu Yan's third spirit ring shone, and tiny sparks shot out from her mouth, heading straight for Huo Wu and the two support spirit masters of the Blazing Fire Team.

Her martial soul, the Crimson Serpent, evolved from the Azure Serpent. This martial soul retains its original toxicity while adding some fire attribute characteristics.

Dugu Yan originally thought that this flame could only burn off the toxins in her body to strengthen her physique, but by chance she discovered that this fire had another use.

However, it is ultimately inferior to offensive Soul Masters; this method can only be used for support or to spread poison.

The sparks emitted a faint glow, drifting towards Huo Wu and her companions. When they were still some distance away, these sparks suddenly exploded and burst into flames, joining together to form a huge fireball that rushed towards Huo Wu and her companions.

Huo Wu narrowed her eyes upon seeing this and chuckled. She then used the brief moment of retreat with the support Soul Master to release the Fire Resistance Ring once more.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

The Blazing Fire Academy were experts in playing with fire, and Huo Wu could tell at a glance that the fireball released by Dugu Yan had no substance and was just a ball of fire with no substance.

As she expected, the fireball instantly disintegrated upon collision with the ring of resistance, turning into wisps of white smoke.

"Heh, playing with fire with our Blazing Fire Academy." Huo Wu waved her hand to disperse the white smoke around her. Just as she was about to mock Dugu Yan, she found that her soul power was suddenly boiling and decreasing at an alarming rate.

Immediately afterwards, she felt excruciating pain all over her body, as if countless tiny insects were biting her.

The two support characters behind her were also in bad shape; they were trembling all over, as if they were trying their best to endure something.

"There's poison in the smoke!" Huo Wu was startled and looked sharply at Dugu Yan, only to find that the other party was looking at her with a smile.

"Yes, you thought the red dragon was purely fire-attribute?" Dugu Yan chuckled at Huo Wu's surprised expression. "Besides, you can't be distracted during battle!"

Huo Wu was startled, then felt a sharp pain in her waist, and her vision quickly receded backward as she fell off the stage.

Before she could even get up, two support players from the Blazing Fire team fell one after another beside her.

Zhu Zhuqing stood by the arena, her gaze cold as she looked at the three people lying on the ground: "Sister Yan, please help them detoxify."

"You three come over here right now, you'll die if you're too late to get the antidote!" Dugu Yan slowly walked to Zhu Zhuqing's side and stretched out her hand to Huo Wu.

Huo Wu stood up numbly. She could no longer feel the excruciating pain in her body; all she felt was deep regret.

She originally thought that no matter how strong Li Xun was, as a plant-type, he would be countered by the Blazing Fire team, but she didn't expect to be defeated by Li Xun's team members before she even had a chance to make a move.

(End of this chapter)