The Sun Moon Royal Academy was, of course, not unprepared. A golden cannon barrel, about one meter long and only three centimeters in diameter, appeared in Ma Rulong's hands, and a thin, blood-red beam of light shot out.
The moment the light beam appeared, even Ma Xiaotao sensed a hint of danger.
While Ma Xiaotao dodged, a relatively thin-looking contestant behind Ma Rulong took out an ice-blue disc. The moment the disc appeared, the surrounding area instantly became much cooler.
However, while the Sun Moon Royal Academy tried to restrict Ma Xiaotao, they seemed to have forgotten that Ma Xiaotao had other teammates. A golden light flashed, and Wang Nan, clad in Golden Dragon Armor, appeared within the Sun Moon Royal Academy's formation.
His second spirit ring lit up, and his Coiling Dragon Staff swept "gently." Various trigger-type spirit tool shields rose one after another on the contestant's body, but they still couldn't block the attack. He spat out a mouthful of fresh blood and was sent flying.
Others also moved. Xiao Hongchen was already running toward his younger sister, Meng Hongchen.
The Spirit Fusion skill of two Spirit Kings had the potential to change the entire battle. How could Wang Nan just watch them run together? A golden light flashed beneath his feet, and he rushed over.
Although Meng Hongchen was suppressed by the ultimate fire, Lin Xi in front of her blocked again, while Xiao Hongchen on the other side ignored Wang Nan. A golden shield rose around him, and his speed didn't decrease at all.
As the Coiling Dragon Staff landed, Xiao Hongchen's steps faltered, and his face visibly paled.
The spirit tool on him was called the Wall of Tenacity. Its defense was comparable to an invincible shield, and it could be reused, but each use would consume Xiao Hongchen's spirit power to maintain the defense.
Although he blocked Wang Nan's strike, it was clear that it consumed a considerable amount of spirit power, and the resistance was not easy.
A clear Phoenix cry came from behind him. Ma Xiaotao's figure had already risen into the air while dodging the attack. The entire sky was dyed red, and as her sixth spirit ring shone, countless meteors carrying flames continuously fell.
There was no need to aim; the temperature carried by each meteor was enough to distort the surrounding air, and even a mere graze would cause significant damage.
Although Ma Xiaotao's flames were powerful, they didn't distinguish between friend and foe. Even if Wang Nan was clad in Golden Dragon Armor, he could not easily withstand such an attack. A silver light flashed, and Wang Nan's figure instantly disappeared beneath the meteors.
Ma Rulong's expression changed repeatedly. He did indeed have trump cards, but his teammates had no chance of fighting back under such an attack. Even if he could stop Ma Xiaotao, how long could his other teammates last under the attacks of Shrek's other members?
Thinking of this, he looked up at Huang Jinxu, who was standing in mid-air. "Referee, we surrender."
Under the cover of Ma Xiaotao's momentum, the audience below didn't hear what Ma Rulong said, but when they saw Huang Jinxu take the members of the Sun Moon Royal Academy off the arena one by one, there was an uproar.
The two strongest teams had met, and they originally thought it would be a fierce battle, but the reality was that the team match ended so hastily.
At the beginning, Ma Rulong released a flash cannon, and after that, Ma Xiaotao's flames enveloped everyone from the Sun Moon Royal Academy. The audience below didn't clearly see what happened; they just felt as though Ma Xiaotao alone had defeated the entire Sun Moon Royal Academy team.
The flames on the stage gradually extinguished. The half of the arena where the Sun Moon Royal Academy had been seemed to have shrunk by several points out of thin air, and it had become pitted.
However, Ma Rulong's face didn't show much of the usual dejection after defeat; instead, he seemed thoughtful. It seemed they didn't plan to give up but were placing their hopes on the subsequent individual matches.
'Ultimate Fire, it's actually Ultimate Fire.'
'Alas, it's a pity it's from Shrek Academy again.'
Above the Imperial City, Xu Jiawei looked at Shrek Academy with a complex gaze.
In the audience, some people also had other thoughts hidden in their eyes.
All the morning matches had ended.
In fact, besides Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Academy, there should have been another team match, but the Star Luo Empire still needed to repair the arena, so the match had to be postponed.
On the way back, the reserve disciples occasionally glanced at Ma Xiaotao's back. Except for Beibei, the other disciples had thought that this Senior Sister would be very powerful, but they hadn't expected her to be this powerful.
She almost single-handedly suppressed the seven opponents, and that was the Sun Moon Empire's Royal Soul Master Academy, Shrek Academy's strongest opponent.
"Senior Brother, impressive."
Xu Sanshi moved closer to Wang Nan.
Wang Nan turned back in confusion and glanced at him.
Xu Sanshi gestured towards Ma Xiaotao.
"Go, you don't think of anything good for a day." Wang Nan "disgustedly" waved his hand at Xu Sanshi.
He turned his head and scanned the reserve team, suddenly realizing that this reserve team seemed somewhat different from what he remembered.
His gaze swept over Jiang Nannan, then he looked at Xu Sanshi next to him. "You..."
Xu Sanshi followed Wang Nan's gaze and looked back, immediately showing an incredulous expression. "No way, Senior Brother, Senior Sister is... so powerful, and you still dare to think about other girls!"
"You never learn anything good, always thinking about nonsense." Wang Nan playfully scolded, but also noticed that the relationship between Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan in front of him seemed different from what he remembered.
Jiang Nannan also felt Wang Nan's and Xu Sanshi's gazes, nodded at them, and showed no other expression.
After a moment of thought, Wang Nan lowered his voice. "I heard that your Xuanming Turtle Spirit can undergo a second Awakening. Have you awakened it?"
Xu Sanshi's eyes widened instantly. "As expected of an Inner Courtyard Senior Brother, this is a secret of our Xuanming Sect, and you know this?"
"I know many things. If you don't want to say, I won't ask."
"No, no." Xu Sanshi waved his hand. "Since you know about this, I have nothing to hide."
"Our Xuanming Sect does indeed have a method for the second Awakening of the Xuanming Turtle Spirit, but this method... is a bit difficult to speak about. In the past, our Xuanming Sect disciples would awaken their Spirit at the age of fourteen or fifteen, but then something happened, and this rule was changed."
At this point, Xu Sanshi's voice became even lower. "I heard that the sect got into big trouble because of the second Spirit Awakening, so after that, the conditions for the second Spirit Awakening of all Xuanming Sect disciples were changed. They can only undergo the second Awakening after finding a girl they like."
Wang Nan looked at Xu Sanshi with a strange expression. He probably didn't know that he was currently one of the "big trouble" members he spoke of.
However, this was also good, better than causing unnecessary harm because of it.