Before the start of the match, the two teams entered the preparation stage and began to form their formations.
Hongyun Team's formation was the same as the previous match, a 3-2 formation.
Linfeng stood in the middle, while Yunkai and Yu Qiao stood on his left and right, with a distance of two meters between them.
The Maleficent Team's formation was a little strange.
It was completely different from the previous match. This time, it was a 4-1 formation.
Huang Tianze, the strongest and the captain, stood behind his four teammates, and the distance between them was very close.
With the previous match against Central South University as a lesson, they seemed to be unafraid of Linfeng's suicidal attacks.
The audience discussed animatedly. Song Xiangrong also began to explain, but he could not guess the reason. However, he could foresee that this was a new tactical combination.
"Be careful, something's wrong!"
Linfeng whispered as he looked at Huang Tianze, who was hiding behind his teammates and almost out of sight.
"Do I need to summon for this match?
Tentacle monster or? "
Yue Mingming asked from behind Linfeng.
At this time, his right hand was holding 11 silver longswords connected by thin threads, and he carried 17 longswords on his back. It was as if he was still Yunkai's tool, but compared to before, Yue Mingming was more confident.
"Not for now. Leave the trump card for the Great Wall," Linfeng said calmly.
Yu Qiao looked at the Maleficent Team and frowned slightly.
"The Maleficent Team didn't show any tactical combination in the previous match against Mingzhi University. They just fought individually, and their goal is obviously the same as ours. Did you notice that the main lineup has changed by two people?"
"Changed?"
Linfeng did not notice this. Looking carefully, the two main lineups were indeed replaced by substitutes.
This was a little strange.
The main lineups and substitutes were not only a symbol of identity and status, but also a representation of the difference in strength.
In the semi-finals, substitutes generally did not have the chance to fight, and were not much different from the audience.
Unless the main lineups were injured and could not compete, the substitutes would have the chance to fight.
In the previous match, no one from the Maleficent team was injured. Furthermore, as long as they weren't severely injured, they would have all sorts of high-level healers and all sorts of high-level healing techniques to heal their injuries, recover their Soul Power, and recover their blood essence.
In other words, these two substitutes were specially prepared for them.
Linfeng recalled the information and said slowly, "That's right.
"Maleficent's main force consists of five players. Huang Tianze's job is a controller. Combat power isn't his forte. His job's specialty is control and support.
As for the other four, one of them is Chen Zhijun. As for the other three, the strongest one is Huang Zhongtian, who refined the Earth Ranking's Demonic Emperor Bear. The other two substitutes are Yu Yongjun, who refined the Ninth Grade Demonic Earth Bear, and Guo Zhi, who refined the Eighth Grade Golden Armour. All three of them refined earth attributed demon spirits. Although their combat strength isn't as strong as the main force, their defense and control are excellent. "
At this moment, Lin Feng could more or less guess the role of these two substitutes. Furthermore, their abilities were similar to those of a demon spirit.
"Abandon all of your plans. When the match starts, follow me and attack with all your might. It's best if you can throw them into disarray," Lin Feng said.
The rest of the team members also guessed something and nodded.
The preparation time passed quickly. Following the whistle, the five members of the Hongyun Team charged towards their opponents. As they ran, they were possessed by their demon spirits and entered the Demon Transformation state.
However, the Maleficent Team was a little abnormal. Facing Linfeng's attack, no one moved. It was as if they didn't care at all and directly entered the Demon Transformation state.
In a short two to three seconds, the five members of the Maleficent Team completed their Demon Transformation. When Linfeng's team appeared in front of them, the three members in front of the Maleficent Team squatted down and supported themselves with their right hands.
When Linfeng first appeared in front of the Maleficent Team, before he could attack, a five-meter diameter stone wall suddenly appeared in front of him, blocking everyone's vision. Before he could attack, the ground beneath his feet surged like a wave and quickly moved them back thirty to forty meters.
Silver Soul Skill, Earth Wave.
A Silver Soul Skill that didn't have much attack power, but was very strong in support.
But before they could even stabilize their bodies …
"Rumble!"
Following a loud sound, the audience could clearly feel the ground shaking violently.
Amidst the shaking, the arena was filled with flying debris and thick stone pillars rose from the ground.
These yellow stone pillars had a diameter of two meters and a height of thirty to forty meters. In less than ten seconds, they occupied the entire arena, turning it into a sea of stone pillars.
"Amazing."
Although Linfeng was already prepared, the scene in front of him was still far beyond his expectations.
"Don't get separated, follow me!"
Linfeng shouted as he dodged. Just as he finished speaking, the ground surged again like a wave. When Linfeng stabilized himself, he turned around abruptly. Other than Yu Qiao who was still following behind him, Dong Xiaomei and the other two had already disappeared.
At the same time, not far to the left, a thick fog began to spread. It wouldn't be long before it covered the entire arena.
Seeing Linfeng turn around, Yu Qiao frowned and said, "Stop looking, we can't keep up."
Facing the stone pillars that kept appearing, they could only keep dodging. Coupled with the rolling Earth Wave, even he almost couldn't keep up, let alone Dong Xiaomei and the others.
Their tactical cooperation couldn't be displayed in this sea of stone pillars. They had already lost three members, so there was no cooperation to speak of.
Linfeng looked around, but he couldn't find anyone. He could only vaguely hear Yunkai's shouts, but for some reason, he couldn't determine the direction.
"Golden Soul Skill, Earth Core Pillar!"
Looking at the densely packed stone pillars, Linfeng couldn't hide the astonishment in his eyes, even though he was a little worried.
What a big move!
This was the first time such a large area of effect soul skill had appeared in the semi-finals.
Even he couldn't help but sigh.
The five of them had refined demon spirits that couldn't fly, and their martial realms hadn't reached the Skysoar Realm. Thus, they couldn't form spirit wings. Facing this array of stone pillars, they felt like they were blind.
The fifth stage of the Dragonfish Transformation allowed him to form a pair of dragon wings, but in order to hide his strength, Linfeng couldn't use it.
This huge sea of stone pillars not only caused them to scatter, but at the same time, it also completely restrained his bubble attack, preventing it from unleashing its power.
At this moment, Linfeng didn't dare to release his bubble attack.
Once he attacked, the stone pillars would break, and a thirty to forty meter tall boulder would fall. Their soul skills couldn't withstand it at all. It would cause a chain reaction, and there was no way to dodge.
According to the information provided by Coach Zhou before the match, no one in the Maleficent team had absorbed the Earth Core Pillar. Clearly, if they hadn't deliberately hidden it, then they had absorbed it at the last minute.
In Linfeng's opinion, the second possibility was higher.
In order to defeat them, one of the Maleficent team's main players and two substitutes had deliberately chosen to absorb the same soul skill.
This was a soul skill and tactic specially prepared for them.
It had to be said that the Maleficent team was indeed ruthless.
Although this soul skill was a gold soul skill, it didn't have much attacking power. Its main purpose was to trap and support.
In order to win, these three team members had sacrificed themselves. One of them was Huang Zhongtian, who had refined an Earth Ranking demon spirit.
However, it was understandable. There was a difference of one rank between the second and third place rewards. If it was the champion, it wouldn't be just one rank.
Many geniuses didn't even have a diamond soul skill in their lifetime.
A diamond soul skill wasn't something that an ordinary person could afford, and not everyone had the talent to absorb it.
Furthermore, the soul skill could be selected, making it even more precious.
Even a purple-gold soul skill was very precious.
This might be the highest rank soul skill that these three team members could absorb in their lifetime.
"The Maleficent team has deliberately scattered them and intends to eliminate them one by one. Yunkai doesn't have to worry too much. He has to find Dong Xiaomei and Yue Mingming as soon as possible. They won't be able to resist much if they're alone."
Linfeng ran for a while, but he still couldn't find his teammates. He also couldn't see the five members of the Maleficent team. However, he began to encounter various kinds of spider webs.
Translucent, silk-like spider webs crisscrossed between the stone pillars, blocking their path.
Linfeng flipped his palm and a dagger appeared.
Sparks flew, accompanied by the sound of metal being cut. The spider webs shook slightly, but they were still intact.
The spider webs were harder than steel wire and sticky. They couldn't be torn apart by hand, even with a dagger.
Yu Qiao came to Linfeng's side and waved his right hand. A crimson dagger seemed to appear in his right hand as he waved it. He slashed at the spider webs and directly cut them into pieces. After waving it a few more times, the spider webs in front of them all disappeared.
Linfeng's body moved, constantly changing directions, but he was like a headless fly.
Seeing Linfeng turning left and right, Yu Qiao was puzzled. "Where are you running to?
I can't sense them. "
Yu Qiao's gold-colored Soul Skill, 'Prying Eyes', had the effect of seeing through fog and illusions. Compared to Linfeng, he could see further. If even he couldn't find them, what could Linfeng find by running blindly?
What he said to Linfeng was clearly the effect of the peace contract, which was also the effect of the 'Heart Pact'.
However, this kind of sensing range was only 50 meters. This also meant that the distance between them and Yunkai's team was more than 50 meters.
"Don't run too fast. You haven't used the 'Ichthyosaur Transformation'. The fog is getting thicker and you can't see clearly. Don't get cut by the spider webs!"
Yu Qiao hurriedly reminded him loudly.
Linfeng didn't reply.
As the absorber of the 'Heart Pact' Soul Skill, his sensing range was double that of Yu Qiao's, which was 100 meters.
However, he still couldn't sense anyone else.
The only person he could clearly sense was Yue Mingming's position.
This wasn't the sensing given by the 'Heart Pact', but an ability given by the Nightmare Assimilation.
However, Yue Mingming was also constantly changing his position. It seemed like he was being chased?
Although he knew Yue Mingming's position, Linfeng didn't directly rush in his direction. Instead, he took a few detours. This was because even Yu Qiao, who had the 'Prying Eye', couldn't find him. How could he?
The few Soul Skills he absorbed didn't have any detection Soul Skills!
"They're everywhere. My hand hurts from being cut!"
Along the way, Yu Qiao would occasionally cut the spider webs. However, there were more and more of them, and they became denser and denser. At this moment, his emerald eyes revealed a trace of coldness.
"This brat Huang Tianze was just pretending to be weak, but now he's so ruthless!
He wants to turn the competition venue into his spider web, and we're all prey in his nest! "
"Quickly find someone, whether it's an opponent or a teammate."
Looking at the spider webs that could be seen everywhere, Linfeng's expression became serious.
These spider webs were connected to the two sides of the stone pillars. Although they looked messy, they weren't randomly distributed. Instead, they were very orderly.
The 'Earth's Core Pillar' soul skill could control the rotation of the stone pillars. If Huang Tianze was fully prepared, the stone pillars would quickly rotate. When that happened, they would be surrounded by thousands of densely-packed spider webs, and there would be nowhere for them to escape.
In the Hongyun Team, apart from Yunkai, even Linfeng wouldn't be able to withstand such rapid cutting. They would only be cut into pieces.
This soul skill wasn't only used to deal with them, but it was also used to support Huang Tianze.
If someone was trapped in this nest and couldn't fly, only death would await them, no matter how many people there were.
This was also why Huang Tianze was truly terrifying.
If he encountered Zhan Tianyu, Yunkai, or Ye Qiu in a one-on-one battle, Huang Tianze wouldn't be a match for them. However, if he wanted to escape, no one could stop him.
If he had good teammates to support him, his lethality would rise to a terrifying level. It was far from what others could compare to.
Back at the spatial door in the imperial jade seal, Huang Tianze had caused many foreign races to fear him.
Linfeng wasn't the only one who had realized this. The audience had also realized this.
Under the camera's lens, the audience had an omniscient view, so they were even more shocked.
At this moment, half of the arena was covered in spider webs.
Apart from Linfeng and Yu Qiao, the other three members of the Hongyun Team had split up.
On the screen, Huang Tianze's originally short hair had grown longer. His pitch-black eyes had turned grey. His head and chest were covered in a pitch-black carapace, and there were spider patterns on the surface of his body.
He stretched out his hands and continuously shot out spider webs. The translucent spider webs were very thin and hard to see with the naked eye. However, when shot out from his hands, they had unimaginable speed and penetrative power. He shuttled between the stone pillars like a ghost. He didn't make a single sound, only leaving strands of spider webs between the stone pillars.
As he weaved his web, he got closer and closer to a lonely figure. It was Dong Xiaomei, who was carefully hiding behind a stone pillar. The two of them were less than a hundred meters apart.
"Haha, I lost him. Dong Xiaomei didn't even dare to move. She was so careful behind the pillar, but she was still discovered. How unlucky. Run, Dong Yunan!"
"Dong Xiaomei is finished. She's already a meal on the plate."
"Poor girl."
Amidst the nervous discussions of the audience, the two of them were already fifty meters apart. One of them was on the ground, while the other was bent over a ten-meter tall stone pillar. Almost at the same time, the two of them sensed each other. One of them raised his head, while the other lowered his head, and they looked at each other.
On the screen, Dong Xiaomei was slightly stunned. Her body trembled, and she let out a cry of surprise. Her cute little chubby face flashed with a trace of surprise. Without any hesitation, she turned around and ran.
When Huang Tianze saw Dong Xiaomei, his handsome face revealed a trace of a smile, revealing a trace of evil intentions. He stretched out his hand slightly, and a strand of spider webs flew towards Dong Xiaomei.