Soul Land V: Rebirth of Tang San

They had dark purple eyes that looked cold and cruel. Gazing at the Shrek squad, who were significantly smaller in stature, there was an almost palpable sense of them selecting their prey.

"Did you see that? Did you see that? Now you know why I said the bet for the six-minute round made sense. It\'s because the Shrek squad is up against the exceptionally cold-hearted, ferocious, and formidable kings of beasts: the Demon Tiger Team. I am very optimistic about the Demon Tiger Team being able to win within six minutes. No amount of skill will stand a chance in the face of absolute power. The Obscure Team\'s domain control completely outmatches that of the Shrek squad. I\'m in favor of the Demon Tiger Team."

The human audience in the stands couldn\'t help but hold their breath at this moment. The host had one thing right: the Demon Tigers were very strong. Among these five Demon Tigers was a Ninth Stage Obscure. This Obscure Team had also participated in group battles before and achieved five consecutive victories, each time brutally tearing apart their opponents. They were also reputed as a team that could very likely become nobles after a ten-fight winning streak, notorious for their infamy. Unexpectedly, for their fifth match, the Shrek squad was going to face such adversaries.

However, what they failed to notice were the expressions of the Shrek squad members at that moment.

Of course, due to the masks obscuring their faces, it was difficult to see clearly. As for the eyes, they were even less visible given the distance.

At that moment, including Wu Bingji, Wu Bingji, Gu Li, Du Bai, and Cheng Zicheng, all wore a look of surprise and astonishment in their eyes. Then, they all instinctively glanced at Tang San.

The reason was simple. Just yesterday, when they found out that their opponents would be Tiger Demons, Tang San had told them during the analysis that their opponents were very likely to be Demon Tigers today. At the very least, the team was led by Demon Tigers.

And now, the situation on the other side had proven Tang San\'s words to be true, and many of yesterday\'s targeted tactical arrangements were specifically aimed at Demon Tigers.

Were Demon Tigers easy to deal with? Of course, the answer was no, they were not easy to handle at all.

Demon Tigers possessed powerful physical abilities, and all their attacks carried a dark attribute with strong corrosive power. On a spiritual level, they were also formidable, able to cast various dark skills, with mid-range attacks that were particularly terrifying. Especially since one of them was at the Ninth Stage, one could say that this king of beasts had no weaknesses.

If it were not for the fact that the Demon Tiger Line did not have the presence of a Great Demon Emperor, the true ruler of the Tiger Demons might be anyone\'s guess.

The only issue, if there were one, was the Demon Tigers\' excessive brutality, which made them significantly less intelligent than the Golden Tiger Line.

"Both sides, prepare." The announcer\'s sonorous voice rang out.

On the Shrek side, Du Bai took out an Array Plate and quickly lit it up. Immediately, a pale golden light cascaded on the ground, turning into array patterns emitting beams of golden light. The eyes of all five members of the Shrek squad brightened in response.

Unlike the two array plates they had used before, after this one was activated, golden lines rose from beneath their feet, intertwining them together. The five members stood in a line, Wu Bingji at the forefront, Tang San in the second position, Du Bai third, Gu Li fourth, and Cheng Zicheng at the end. The five of them acted as one entity.

At the same time, across from them, black streams of air rose from the bodies of the five Demon Tiger Monsters. The dense black streams instantly created an impression of dark clouds enshrouding their heads, and the terrifying aura echoed in the air. Beneath the vast black canopy, the darkness element in the entire Grand Animal Fighting Arena intensified instantly.

The Dark Domain of the Demon Tiger Monster! This was a special ability of a powerful race, where the concentration of the darkness element within the domain increased. The degree of elevation of the Dark Domain varied with the cultivation base; the Dark Domain created by the five Demon Tigers of eighth stage and above increased the surrounding darkness element by at least thirty percent.

What\'s even more important is that within the Dark Domain, the overall combat effectiveness of the Demon Tiger Monster greatly increases. This is what makes it truly terrifying. The only problem is that the scope of the Dark Domain is limited, its range only extending to a diameter of about thirty meters around the Demon Tiger Monster at its center. Moreover, maintaining the Domain consumes a significant amount of its bloodline power.

If one were to encounter a Demon Tiger Monster deploying the Dark Domain in the outside world, then the first reaction should be to flee the battlefield. Fighting the Demon Tiger Monster within the Dark Domain is essentially no different from seeking death.

But this is the Animal Fighting Arena, where space is limited and exceptionally conducive to the performance of the Demon Tiger Monster\'s Dark Domain. This is also why the Demon Tiger Team is acclaimed as one of the teams most likely to break through to ten consecutive victories. A single Dark Domain often secures them an undefeated position in the Grand Animal Fighting Arena.

As the sky was filled with surging black qi, the Shrek Squad appeared so insignificant under the immense oppressive force bearing down like dark clouds. Only the golden patterns provided by the Array Plate beneath them and the straight-line formation they had never shown before seemed somewhat peculiar.

"Begin!" The host shouted out, announcing the start of the match.

The five Demon Tigers of the Demon Tiger Team let out a simultaneous roar toward the sky.

The spirited tiger roars echoed throughout the entire Grand Animal Fighting Arena, causing many of the spectators with weaker bloodline powers to feel a softness spreading through their bodies. Such was the oppressive might of the king of a hundred beasts.

Under the cover of the Dark Domain, the five Demon Tigers charged straight toward the Shrek Squad. The terrifying aura surged in an instant. The richness of the darkness element caused a layer of violet-black halo to ripple around their bodies.

"Merge!" Tang San said in a deep voice.

Suddenly, different haloes rose up around the five members of the Shrek Squad. Wu Bingji was surrounded by white, Tang San by cyan, Du Bai also by white, Gu Li by a faint white with a hint of distortion, and Cheng Zicheng by gold.

The energy fluctuations from five different bloodlines surged forward, surprisingly all merging into Wu Bingji at the forefront.

The originally white halo around Wu Bingji instantly turned into ice-blue, and his eyes shone with a deep blue luster, his pupils resembling two blue crystals. His aura also skyrocketed along with it.

At that moment, Wu Bingji could only feel the energy from behind him being specially transformed and filtered before completely infusing into his bloodline. The vast torrential bloodline power, like a great river, caused his cultivation base to surge in an instant. Not only that, but his Spiritual Power also became transparent and robust in an instant, and his perception soared as well. He even felt as if he had reached a special critical point, as if he was being called by another world.

The third Array Plate, the Melting Spirit Formation!

The Five-in-one Melting Spirit Formation!

The reason they waited until this battle to use this Array Plate was that Du Bai and Gu Li were slightly weaker in their cultivation base before. When they tried to use the Array Plate, they were unable to truly merge, which greatly increased the possibility of the Melting Spirit Formation failing.

This time, as everyone\'s cultivation base had improved and Wu Bingji\'s bloodline had been refined, he could better integrate the energy brought by the Array Plate. This was the first time it appeared on the battlefield.

Under the effect of the Melting Spirit Formation, the power of the five individuals became one. Although it was not a true superposition, it could still temporarily integrate and channel most of the bloodline power, all of it enhancing Wu Bingji.

Of course, if Tang San were at the forefront controlling the Melting Spirit Formation, things would be different. But he believed that Wu Bingji, who had improved his Ice element control to a commendable level, could also handle it. What was important was that it provided significant training.