Zhang Lie's words rippled through the crowd. 

The team leaders, who had seemed embarrassed just a moment ago, steeled their faces and began circulating their genetic energy. Red, green, blue, yellow, and white circles appeared underneath their feet. Soulshards flashed; genetic armor materialized over their bodies, and the five team leaders seemed to morph into five deities.

Unbelievably dense genetic energy crushed the arena, forcing Zhang Lie to circulate his own genetic energy as well.

"Not bad, not...