Walking out of the Pope's Palace, the Royal Fight and Shrek's match was set for the afternoon, giving them time to return and prepare.
Tianlin noticed that Ning Rongrong's expression was somewhat conflicted as they left, likely because she didn't want to face him.
Back at their lodgings, Grandmaster summoned the Shrek Seven Devils to his room, his gaze sweeping over them. "In the afternoon's match, you will face your strongest opponents. I can say with certainty that the Royal Fight's strength is actually above that of Spirit Hall, because they have that Sword Prince. To be honest, even after traveling the continent for decades and collecting information on countless Soul Masters, I have never seen a genius like him."
"If not for the existence of Tang San and Bibi Dong, these two Twin Spirits Soul Masters, he would surely become another unshakable mountain after the Twin Peaks of the Soul Master World."
"Then Grandmaster, what should we do? Should we just admit defeat?" Dai Mubai stepped forward to ask. He didn't really care; the Royal Fight Team was a formidable enemy that had even defeated the Star Luo Royal Academy, and he couldn't even beat Dai Weisi, so he saw no hope of victory.
Grandmaster shook his head. "No, there is still one way to win: the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill. The key to executing this lies with Tang San and Rongrong."
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at the two of them. Tang San's face was expressionless, and no one knew what he was thinking. Grandmaster's reason for choosing him was simple: among the current Shrek Seven Devils, he possessed the most powerful Spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer. Therefore, choosing this Spirit as the carrier for the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill was the most logical choice.
Ning Rongrong, on the other hand, looked troubled. Not long ago, to ensure victory, Grandmaster had taught her the Spirit Fusion Theory that she had always wanted to learn. With the help of her talent for spirit fusion, she could almost guarantee that she could complete the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
However, having just mastered this move, the first opponent she had to face was her lover. How could Ning Rongrong accept this? "Rongrong, I know that Sword Prince is the person you love, but remember, you are opponents now, and this is just a match. Even if we defeat him with the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, it won't really affect him much. If he blames you for this little thing, then frankly, I would think he doesn't deserve you," Grandmaster advised.
This time, he was right. If Tianlin were to blame Ning Rongrong for taking the match seriously, let alone others, Tianlin himself would be disappointed in his own pettiness.
"I... I understand, Grandmaster," Ning Rongrong said hesitantly.
Seeing her like this, everyone could tell that she still hadn't made up her mind, but no one blamed her. Using the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill to deal with the person she loved most was a dilemma for any girl.
This was something Ning Rongrong needed to figure out on her own.
On the other side, Tianlin also found Ning Fengzhi and informed him of some things. This father-in-law and son-in-law were up to no good again.
Then, time quickly came to the afternoon. Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, the two teams that had overcome all obstacles stood on the competition field in front of the Pope's Palace.
"Brother Jun, I won't be polite with you today. You must be prepared," Tang San said confidently.
Seeing him like this, combined with Ning Rongrong's conflicted expression in the morning, Tianlin knew that his prediction was correct. They would definitely use the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
Tianlin smiled calmly. "Then I'll be waiting at any time. You must also be prepared. I won't hold back."
The tension between the two slightly intensified.
"Brother Sword, you must be careful. In a moment, I..." Ning Rongrong seemed to want to say something.
But Tianlin interrupted her, "Rongrong, you don't have to say anything to me. Don't forget, we are also opponents now. Leaking information at this time is a betrayal to your partners."
"The only thing you need to do now is to use all your strength to help them defeat me. Only then will you live up to the reputation of the Next Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
Hearing Tianlin's words, even Grandmaster, who had a strong dislike for him, nodded in rare agreement. Although this Sword Prince was very rude to him, at least he was fair and square in the competition.
Sword Dao Chen Xin looked at his disciple on the field, his face filled with pride. That's right, in battle, whether you win or lose, you must be upright and honorable, only then will you live up to the name of a swordsman.
Tianlin's one sentence was worth more than ten from others. Encouraged by him, the confusion in Ning Rongrong's eyes gradually dissipated, and she nodded firmly at Tianlin. It seemed that she had finally made up her mind completely.
"Then, both sides are ready, the match begins!"
With the referee's order, the Royal Fight Team members immediately activated their Spirits and prepared for battle.
Yu Tianheng did not play today. After all, the secret of his breakthrough to the fifth ring would be revealed when dealing with the Spirit Hall Academy, which could catch them off guard.
Therefore, standing at the forefront today were Tianlin and Gu Ran, the two Soul Kings.
The remaining five stood in a two-three formation, a very traditional formation.
But the Shrek side, to everyone's surprise, didn't display their usual formation, but instead formed a circle.
Inside the circle were only Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran.
Zhu Zhuqing wasn't on the Shrek side today either, because for the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, apart from the caster, the higher the others' soul power, the better. Meng Yiran's soul power currently surpasses Zhu Zhuqing's, and she's already infinitely close to the Soul Ancestor level.
Apart from the two in the middle, the soul power of the other five also surged wildly, converging towards the center.
What is this? Even Pope Bibi Dong looked surprised; even she didn't quite understand what Shrek was preparing to do.
Ning Fengzhi, on the other hand, watched and used Secret Sound Transmission to say something, and the target of his Secret Sound Transmission was Qin Ming, the teacher of the Royal Fight Team.
Tang San, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar, the five of them took steps that were surprisingly consistent, as if following a special rhythm, and the soul power fluctuations on the five of them also formed a special trajectory, constantly spreading out around their bodies.
Standing in the center of the formation, Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran held hands and closed their eyes at the same time. What rose from Ning Rongrong's body was a nine-colored treasure light, while what appeared on Meng Yiran's body was a faint purple light. The two rays of light swirled back and forth, rushing towards the sky.
"Change formation!" Tang San shouted loudly.
Shrek's formation changed again, this time into a straight line of seven people, with Tang San at the very front, and Ning Rongrong and Meng Yiran standing at the back.
Meng Yiran gathered all the energy from just now and input it into Ning Rongrong's body.
At the same time, Ning Rongrong activated her special talent, Ring Fusion.
Continuing to guide the energy into the body of the person in front, in this way, after layers of progression, the massive soul power concentrated on Tang San alone.
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