Inside the waiting room, Grandmaster studied the data on the Rock Armor Battle Team with a solemn expression.
The Rock Armor Battle Team, consisting of seven members, was a newly formed spirit master team, much like Shrek Academy's.
It was said that a team called the Berserker Battle Team had been dominating the Great Spirit Arena recently, causing significant losses for the arena. To counter this, the nobles backing the arena had hastily assembled the Rock Armor Battle Team to challenge the Berserker Team.
However, the Berserker Team had already advanced to the Copper Spirit Arena, so by the rules, the Rock Armor Team needed to win several matches against other teams before they could face them.
This led to today's battle against the Shrek Team.
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*Rock Armor Battle Team Roster:*
- *Captain: Shi Hu*
- Martial Soul: Black Mountain Tiger
- Level 35, Assault System Spirit Elder
- Spirit Rings: Yellow, Yellow, Purple
- *Vice Captain: Yue Gong*
- Martial Soul: Stone Armor Bear
- Level 35, Assault System Spirit Elder
- Spirit Rings: Yellow, Yellow, Purple
- *Member: Pan Zhi*
- Martial Soul: Stone Armor Lizard
- Level 34, Defense System Spirit Master
- Spirit Rings: Yellow, Yellow, Purple
- *Member: Shi Kui*
- Martial Soul: Stone Armor Turtle
- Level 32, Defense System Spirit Master
- Spirit Rings: White, Yellow, Purple
- *Member: Ding Fei*
- Martial Soul: Rock-Horned Horse
- Level 32, Agility System Spirit Elder
- Spirit Rings: White, Yellow, Purple
- *Member: Ding Jian*
- Martial Soul: Rock-Horned Horse
- Level 31, Agility System Spirit Elder
- Spirit Rings: White, Yellow, Purple
- *Member: Feng Tianyang*
- Martial Soul: Stone Orchid
- Level 33, Support System Tool Spirit Master
- Spirit Rings: White, Yellow, Purple
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After reviewing the team roster, Grandmaster analyzed the situation:
"The Rock Armor Team's strength is on par with Shrek Academy's. A frontal confrontation will be difficult for us to win. I believe the key to this battle lies in targeting Ding Fei, Ding Jian, and Feng Tianyang. They are the weak points of the team and our only opportunity."
Fatty raised a question:
"Master, even if those three are the weakest, they can't really be called weak points, right? They're still Spirit Elders. I don't stand a chance against them."
Grandmaster responded calmly:
"You're right—alone, you wouldn't have the advantage. But this is a team effort. Have you forgotten Rongrong's support?"
He turned his gaze to Ning Rongrong and explained:
"Rongrong's martial soul, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, is the best support-type martial soul on the continent. With her assistance, you'll be able to match their spirit power levels."
The group nodded in agreement.
Grandmaster then laid out his tactical plan, pointing to the profiles of Ding Fei, Ding Jian, and Feng Tianyang.
"For the team battle, Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Bei, and Ning Rongrong will participate. Focus on the three spirit masters I mentioned."
He emphasized the support spirit master, Feng Tianyang, and addressed Fatty and Meng Bei:
"Hongjun, Xiao Bei, your priority is to locate Feng Tianyang and eliminate him quickly. Tang San and Mubai will distract the Rock Armor Team's firepower to create opportunities for you."
"Understood!" Fatty and Meng Bei nodded in agreement.
Grandmaster continued:
"Xiao Wu and Zhuqing, your job is to protect Rongrong and prevent the enemy from ambushing her."
Both Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing nodded in acknowledgment.
Grandmaster concluded confidently:
"If we can take out their support spirit master first, Rongrong's Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda will help us neutralize the spirit power gap. After that, we'll focus on eliminating Ding Fei and Ding Jian. Once they're out, the scales of victory will tilt heavily in our favor."
"Does everyone understand?"
"Yes!"
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Soon, it was time for the teams to enter the arena.
In the main arena of Soto's Great Spirit Arena, the Rock Armor Battle Team and the Shrek Team stood facing each other.
The Rock Armor Team adopted an aggressive 4-2-1 formation: two assault and two defense fighters in the front, followed by two agility attackers, with their support spirit master at the rear.
The advantage of this formation was its high initial offensive capability, but its weakness was a lack of sustained defense. If the enemy bypassed the front, their rear would be vulnerable.
Shrek Team, on the other hand, used Grandmaster's defensive 2-2-3 formation. Dai Mubai and Tang San held the front line with their assault and control capabilities.
Fatty and Meng Bei followed behind them, ready to support and exploit openings in the enemy's rear.
At the back, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing guarded Ning Rongrong while remaining ready to strike when opportunities arose.
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As the countdown began, both teams activated their martial souls.
At the signal to start, the arena erupted into chaos as the battle began in earnest.
The four strongest spirit masters of the Rock Armor Team charged forward immediately.
Tang San reacted quickly, his palm glowing blue.
"Third Spirit Ability: Spider Web Restraint!"
A blue-green light shot forward, transforming into a large web that enveloped the four attackers.
The Rock Armor Team's captain, Shi Hu, led the charge. Seeing the web approach, he raised his fists, his third spirit ring glowing.
"Black Tiger Rampage!"
A massive black shadow of a fist smashed through the web, shattering it instantly.
"What?!" Tang San was shocked. He hadn't expected his third spirit ability to be broken so easily.
*How could his Blue Silver Grass lose to an ordinary Black Mountain Tiger?*
In the next moment, Shi Hu closed the distance.
Dai Mubai stepped forward, his third spirit ring shining.
"White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
His body expanded, intercepting Shi Hu's attack head-on with a resounding crash.
Meanwhile, the Rock Armor Team's vice captain, Yue Gong, advanced behind Shi Hu. Yue Gong's martial soul, the Stone Armor Bear, gave him a towering and bulky frame, resembling a humanoid bear.
Tang San stepped forward again, thinking: *Shi Hu specializes in offense, so my Spider Web couldn't hold him. But this guy looks slower and heavier—he won't escape!*
"Spider Web Restraint!"
Another web flew toward Yue Gong.
Yue Gong sneered and charged straight into the web.
Enraged, Tang San thought, *Does he think he can break my web too? Arrogant!*
The web wrapped around Yue Gong, and Tang San tightened it with his spirit power, releasing its poison.
But Yue Gong's second spirit ring lit up, covering his body in stone armor. No matter how much Tang San pushed his spirit power, Yue Gong was unaffected.
"What?!" Tang San was stunned.
Yue Gong, still entangled in the web, charged forward.
"Rampaging Bear Fury!"
With a roar, Yue Gong slammed his fists into the ground. The arena trembled, and massive stone spikes erupted from the earth, surging upward.
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