Among the seven members of Canghui Academy, the captain was a Spirit Ancestor with strength above level 40, appearing to be in his thirties. The rest were all in the thirties in terms of level.
Shrek had three members who weren't Spirit Ancestors, and three who were. Their captain remained highly mysterious, with no one knowing his true strength.
The seven members of Canghui Academy were cautious. When the referee announced to release spirit rings and summon martial spirits, the seven gathered together, their captain standing at the front in a strange formation.
Six of them formed a hexagon, watching Shrek's team warily.
"Only one of Canghui Academy's members has the best spirit ring combo? Out of people already?" sneered Tai Long, which only infuriated Canghui's team further.
Yet, there was something off about the aura surrounding them.
Zhang Fan stood at the front, hands behind his back. Jiang Zhu and Ning Rongrong stood in the back, with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing behind him.
Then came Tai Long and Jing Ling.
The five matches began simultaneously.
The other four stages erupted in combat.
Only the central stage remained motionless.
"Both sides! Begin the match!" urged the referee.
"Buzz..." In the next moment, all seven members of Canghui Academy lit up, each with a glowing gem in the center of their right palms.
The gems varied in shape—round, diamond, angular, teardrop—and appeared in the seven colors of the rainbow. The instant the gems appeared, a hazy, multicolored glow erupted, enveloping the seven.
Gem-type martial spirits were rare—not necessarily powerful, but uniquely capable.
Depending on their spirit rings, their development paths varied: power-type, control-type, agility-type, or support-type.
"You're strong, but in the face of absolute power, all resistance is futile." sneered the Canghui captain.
"Is that so? Then we'll wait till you're done powering up before defeating you." replied Zhang Fan, calmly, hands still behind his back.
"Fine. Since you're eager to die, I'll grant your wish." The Canghui captain laughed coldly, raising his right hand and lifting his glowing gem.
The six around him did the same.
The third spirit ring lit up.
A seven-colored beam shot into the sky, forming a massive pillar of rainbow light, 30 meters in diameter, engulfing all seven inside.
"Is this... a Seven-in-One Martial Spirit Fusion Technique?"
From the VIP stands, even the Snow Night Emperor widened his eyes in shock.
"Seven-in-One Martial Spirit Fusion? No, it seems different—it's probably a fusion skill, not a fusion technique. But their martial spirits are definitely powerful!"
Even Ning Fengzhi didn't expect Canghui Academy to have this kind of move. It caught him off guard.
And he had no idea how powerful this fusion skill actually was.
The brilliant rainbow light spread toward Zhang Fan's team.
"You fools from Shrek, get ready to taste the torment of the Seven Shura Illusion Realm! You will perish in your own agony. Goodbye!"
The rainbow light suddenly expanded, engulfing the entire arena.
The seven members of Shrek were consumed by the light.
The entire arena fell silent. Even the commentators in the VIP stands were speechless.
Because they could no longer see what was happening inside.
It felt like the tables had turned. The rainbow pillar seemed like a sign—was Canghui Academy about to rise?
No one knew what was going on inside.
"Ding! Dialogue Modification Mission Triggered."
[Canghui Captain: Let you die by slaughtering each other in the Shura Illusion Realm.]Four characters can be modified.
Zhang Fan smirked. That Canghui captain was awfully arrogant, even willing to kill his own team. Then he definitely deserved a taste of his own medicine.
With a thought, Zhang Fan replaced "you" with "us".
"Ding! Dialogue modification successful. Minor plot deviation. +20 Modification Points."
Canghui Captain: Let us die by slaughtering each other in the Shura Illusion Realm.
His words acted like a command.
The next moment, the Canghui team lunged at one another.
As if affected by their own skill.
Xiao Wu and the others were stunned.
"What just happened? What are they doing?" asked Xiao Wu, confused. "Wasn't the illusion aimed at us?"
How did it end up affecting themselves?
This was absurd.
She never expected it.
"Whoosh..." With a wave of Zhang Fan's hand, a surge of powerful spirit power shattered the rainbow barrier instantly.
The audience watched in shock as the Canghui members attacked each other.
"Uh… what's going on?"Ning Fengzhi had suspected earlier that Canghui's ability might be an illusion designed to induce infighting among enemies.
But now, how had they fallen into their own illusion?
"Interesting!" exclaimed the Snow Night Emperor, surprised.
Xue Qinghe, watching from the stands, smiled slightly. His gaze softened as it fell on Zhang Fan's handsome face, flashing with a strange emotion. He hadn't expected such a bizarre turn.
He thought Shrek was going to lose—but in the end, Canghui self-destructed.
"Wow… what just happened?"
"That's incredible! Did Canghui go nuts? Same as before?"
"Does Shrek have divine protection or what?"
"Or did their seven-in-one skill backfire?"
Speculation flew.
But with Shrek victorious, the crowd was elated.
"Shrek rules!"
"Shrek is awesome!"
"Uh…" From below the stage, Tang San stared wide-eyed. "This scene is way too familiar… I can't believe their attack hit their own teammates. Even my toes can't figure that one out."
It was just too strange.
The audience disliked Canghui for their cruelty.
That's why they lost favor.
Shrek, on the other hand, had never killed anyone.
So, when Canghui ended up slaughtering themselves, no one blamed Shrek.
"Bang! Bang!" The Canghui members relentlessly beat each other.
They went brutally hard—so much that even Zhang Fan was stunned.
When it's system-made, it's gotta be good.
"Ugh…"Ning Rongrong couldn't bear to watch. She hid behind Zhang Fan. "So scary!"
"They won't die, right?" asked Zhu Zhuqing, a bit worried.
"They won't," said Zhang Fan confidently. "The referee will intervene. Plus, the rainbow barrier's already broken, so others can see. Someone will act."
"But the referee didn't act immediately because they wanted to teach Canghui a lesson. They were so arrogant, trying to kill people in the ring. Even though they dodged punishment by the rules, they still had to pay a price!"
Soon, when Canghui's team was bruised, bloodied, and battered all over—
The referee intervened and subdued them.
All were carried off the stage.
"This…"Feng Xiaotian didn't expect such a result. "How did Shrek pull this off?"
Too lucky?
No—that luck was practically divine.
Even Feng Xiaotian couldn't figure out what happened.
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