Back then, he wouldn't have needed to retreat at all — his partners would have arrived on this battlefield and crushed their opponents in a single blow.
There was no way the Shrek Seven Devils, who had achieved a record of twenty-seven wins out of twenty-seven fights at the Sotuo Grand Soul Arena, could be defeated so easily. Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul was undeniably powerful, but at the end of the day, he was deep behind enemy lines with no support — alone.
Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu's silhouettes silently vanished, melting away behind Dai Mubai's back. The Blue Silver Grass that coiled around all of them originated from Tang San as its anchor point. As they drew closer to him, the three of them would naturally overlap on the same spot, and the precise order of that overlap was controlled entirely by Tang San's ability to extend and retract the Blue Silver Grass at will.
Dai Mubai stood facing Yu Tianheng head-on. Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu were positioned behind him — second and third in line.
And just as Yu Tianheng unleashed his third Soul Skill, Thunderous Fury, Dai Mubai simultaneously released his own — a Thousand-Year Soul Ring technique: White Tiger Diamond Transformation.
His body, already made brawny by the White Tiger Martial Soul's possession, swelled even further. His muscles bulged grotesquely, ripping his upper garments to shreds and revealing a terrifying silhouette of raw power. Most eerily, dark horizontal lines began to appear across his skin.
His tiger paws grew another size larger, and the blades that sprang from them turned a gleaming silver. Most striking of all, his entire body was now cloaked in an intense golden radiance, as though he had been plated in gold. His blood-red eyes gleamed with a savage, predatory light, and his whole being radiated the overbearing aura of the king of beasts.
Dragon and tiger — both were among the mightiest of Martial Souls. Even if the tiger fell slightly short of the dragon, the gap was razor-thin. And in terms of Soul Power, Dai Mubai was only marginally inferior to Yu Tianheng — by a single level.
Accompanied by a furious roar, the twin pupils of Dai Mubai's Evil-Eyed White Tiger merged into one. A blinding sphere of white light, wrapped in the golden glow of the White Tiger Diamond Transformation, erupted forth. The white light expanded in midair to a diameter of two meters and shot toward Yu Tianheng like a meteor.
Both were assault-type Battle Soul Masters. Both wielded formidable Martial Souls. The Soul Skills of Dai Mubai and Yu Tianheng were already somewhat similar in nature. So what would happen when a White Tiger Blazing Light Wave under White Tiger Diamond Transformation met a Thunderous Fury under the full force of Thunder's Might?
The lightning bolt and the blazing light wave collided with a thunderous boom. The entire Soul Fighting Platform shuddered violently. The terrifying explosive force radiated outward as a devastating shockwave in every direction.
Dou Dou hovered high above, gazing down at the battlefield below. The blinding blue-white flash seared her eyes and left spots dancing in her vision. She murmured to herself in a daze, "This — is this really just a fight between Soul Venerables?"
After Thunder's Might was unleashed, Yu Tianheng's body had dropped back to the ground. Dai Mubai had landed at the same time. The full-force collision of their Soul Power and Soul Skills sent both of them staggering backward almost simultaneously. Yu Tianheng retreated three steps; Dai Mubai only two. A thin trickle of blood seeped from the corner of each of their mouths. Clearly, in that exchange, Dai Mubai had come out on top.
That didn't mean Dai Mubai was actually stronger than Yu Tianheng. It was simply that Yu Tianheng had already taken a direct hit from Fatty's fiery attack earlier. Though Thunder's Fury's electrical energy helped counteract fire, Fatty's Phoenix flames were not only far more intense than ordinary flames — they also possessed an adherent effect, clinging to whatever they struck. At this point, Yu Tianheng's chest had been scorched pitch-black.
Moreover, while the destructive power of Thunder's Might was terrifying, it was an area-of-effect attack. Dai Mubai's strike, on the other hand, was concentrated into a single target. In terms of Soul Power density, Dai Mubai's White Tiger Blazing Light Wave clearly held the advantage. Even so, Yu Tianheng had only retreated one step more than Dai Mubai — which spoke volumes about just how dominating the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul truly was.
It was a pity that Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda couldn't amplify Soul Skills at this stage; it could only boost strength and speed. Otherwise, Dai Mubai's attack alone would have dealt the opponent a devastating blow.
Though Dai Mubai appeared to have absorbed less impact on the surface, his body was actually completely numb. Neither the White Tiger Protective Barrier nor the White Tiger Diamond Shield had been able to fully neutralize the electrical energy woven into Thunder's Might.
But Dai Mubai wasn't the only one launching attacks — the Shrek Seven Devils fought as one. The moment Dai Mubai's assault ended and the full force of Thunder's Might was neutralized, a lithe shadow flickered and slipped out from behind him.
Nether Thrust propelled Zhu Zhuqing's speed to its absolute limit. Her body trailed a string of afterimages through the air as both of her Soul Rings blazed with light simultaneously. Before Yu Tianheng could even regain his footing, Zhu Zhuqing was already upon him.
Nether Spirit Cat's second Soul Ring technique — Nether Hundred Claws — activated.
Countless claw shadows wove together into a terrifying net of blades. Yu Tianheng's internal energy was still churning wildly, and he had expended far too much lightning power in the earlier Thunder's Might. He was trapped in that critical moment when the old force had been spent but the new had yet to be born.