At this moment, both teams were highly focused, ready to burst into action.

After retreating a hundred meters as required, Dan Heng raised his right hand and calmly announced, "Begin!"

With that, as if a fuse had been lit, both sides instantly released their martial souls.

In a flash, soul ring lights shone across the arena, beams intertwining to create a dreamlike spectacle.

"One Sky's Finale!" Gu Yue struck first, unleashing her powerful skill without mercy.

A dragon roared as countless cyan streaks, like a meteor shower, rained down over Shrek's side.

Wherever the cyan lights passed, the air seemed to tear, producing a sharp howl.

"I'm coming too—Ice Carved Arrow Rain!" March 7th followed up, quickly drawing her bow.

Her longbow glimmered with icy light, and with her motion, a barrage of cold arrows traced crystalline arcs, merging with Gu Yue's attack for a powerful offensive.

Robin also unleashed her soul skill instantly, bathing the team in gentle light, boosting all allies.

Shrek would not be outdone.

"White Tiger Meteor Shower!"

Dai Yaoheng's fourth soul ring glowed, white light shooting skyward and becoming countless white meteors, crashing toward St. Freya's team.

"Phoenix Meteor Shower!"

Simultaneously, Ma Xiaotao's flames soared, a phoenix's cry echoing through the stadium.

A giant phoenix phantom spread its wings behind her, taking flight.

Countless fireballs rained down from its mouth like a torrential downpour.

In an instant, the arena was illuminated with flame and heat.

The battle erupted into a clash of soul skills. The dazzling spectacle sent the crowd into a frenzy.

Thunderous explosions rang out, as ice and fire clashed, wind and light intertwined.

Energies collided, creating a fantastic tapestry of color in the sky.

"Black Tortoise Shield Array!" Xu Sanshi shouted, as a black tortoise phantom appeared behind him.

Massive black shields formed a sturdy formation, shielding his teammates.

"Cuteness is Justice!"

March 7th wasn't to be left behind, activating her first soul skill.

A layer of icy blue shield, formed from ultimate ice, quickly covered Lu Jingming and his teammates.

The cold aura and defensive power rivaled Xu Sanshi's shield.

Both sides' soul skills collided, unleashing huge energy shockwaves that spread wildly.

But under the combined defense of Xu Sanshi's Black Tortoise and March 7th's ice shield, the shockwaves caused no real harm.

"Dragon's Shattering Roar!" Jinhsi's clear shout rang out, as light power blazed like the sun.

With a dragon's roar, a platinum dragon, holy and majestic, charged at Shrek.

"Thunder's Wrath, Lightning Dragon's Head!" Bei Bei activated his Holy Light Dragon bloodline.

Golden scales appeared, shining like armor, as two soul rings burst with light.

Bei Bei used his third and fourth skills together—a golden light dragon, unusually bearing wild blue lightning, clashed with Jinhsi's platinum dragon.

The two dragons soared and collided, their roars shaking the stadium.

Light and lightning intertwined in a spectacular display.

But the gap in soul power became clear. Bei Bei, slightly weaker, could not match Jinhsi's Time Dragon.

The golden lightning dragon began to fade and was finally torn apart by the platinum dragon's power.

Undeterred, the platinum dragon crashed toward Xu Sanshi's shield.

"Black Tortoise Power!" Xu Sanshi gritted his teeth, his third ring flashing.

Jet-black water surged from him, forming a huge dark vortex to block the dragon.

After fighting Bei Bei, the platinum dragon's strength had waned.

Though it struck the vortex with a thunderous boom, it could only push the shield back a bit, failing to break through.

At this point, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong exchanged looks. They knew they only had enough soul power to use their Fusion Skill twice.

Thus, it had to be saved for the most critical moment, as their teacher Wang Yan had repeatedly instructed.

On the other side, a cold glint flashed in Lu Jingming's eyes. His left hand shone with dark gold.

Slowly spreading his fingers to the sky, he intoned, "Soul Bone Skill: Heaven-Shaking Phenomena!"

A creepy crack echoed, and the sky seemed to tremble.

Everyone watched, dumbfounded, as cracks appeared in the sky like glass, then shattered entirely.

More precisely, space itself broke under immense gravity.

A huge rift tore open, revealing a vast, dead starfield.

Next, a small meteorite fragment drifting in space was instantly captured by gravity, and dragged into Douluo's world at terrifying speed.

As it fell, air friction ignited the meteor, turning it into a flaming star trailing a long tail—hurtling straight for Shrek's formation with world-ending force.

Seeing this, Ma Xiaotao and the others were shocked.

The audience was left speechless by this miraculous, terrifying soul skill—pulling a meteor from beyond the world by warping space with gravity.

Though its power was less than a real meteor, it was still more than enough to inspire awe.

"Seventh Soul Skill: Martial Soul True Body!" At this critical moment, Ma Xiaotao knew she could not hold back.

Gritting her teeth, she unleashed her Martial Soul True Body.

Only this could block the world-ending meteor—otherwise, Xu Sanshi's defense would be shattered, and the rest would be eliminated instantly.

As her True Body activated, Ma Xiaotao was engulfed in flames, her figure growing massive.

A phoenix's cry echoed as fiery wings spread, and a huge fire phoenix soared skyward.

Her soul rings flashed one after another, amplifying her second and third skills.

Now, her flames neared the ultimate fire, burning hot enough to scorch space.

She charged at the plummeting meteor like a burning comet.

Heaven-Shaking Phenomena versus True Phoenix—every eye was glued to the sky.

The fire phoenix climbed higher, racing to intercept before the meteor's destructive force peaked.

"Boom!"

Phoenix and meteor collided in the sky with a deafening roar.

For a moment, the sky seemed to host a second sun, its light blinding and heat searing.

With an unyielding cry, the phoenix held the meteor, its flames furiously burning to melt it.

At last, just before impact, the meteor was incinerated to ashes by the phoenix's fire.

Ma Xiaotao, having used all her strength, successfully blocked Lu Jingming's devastating Heaven-Shaking Phenomena soul skill.

Shrek's team breathed a sigh of relief, and the crowd erupted in thunderous cheers at this breathtaking spectacle.

"I'll praise you for that—but this is as far as you go!" Lu Jingming smiled.

In an instant, lightning flashed, and he vanished, reappearing above Ma Xiaotao's phoenix form.

His spear had become a massive lightning lance, blindingly white.

"Judgment Sky Spear!"

Lu Jingming's cold voice sent a chill through Ma Xiaotao. Having exhausted her soul power, she now faced a deadly crisis.

"Sister Xiaotao!" Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong turned pale, panic in their eyes.

They knew if Ma Xiaotao fell, Shrek would have no chance left.

Tension peaked—everyone held their breath.

"Black Tortoise Switch!" At the last second, Xu Sanshi roared—