In a flash, Qi Lin returned to his bedroom.
The moment he appeared, Gu Yuena also woke up, her purple eyes fixed on Qi Lin.
She didn't ask where Qi Lin had gone. Instead, she glanced out the window and said softly, "Come rest for a while. There are still two team matches today."
Qi Lin nodded with a smile, stripped off his clothes, and burrowed into the covers, holding Gu Yuena tightly with both hands as if hugging a cool pillow.
Gu Yuena smiled, like a gentle older sister, embracing Qi Lin and burying his head in her soft peaks.
Watching Qi Lin quickly fall asleep, Gu Yuena also closed her eyes.
When Qi Lin woke up again, the sun was already high in the sky.
He got out of bed, and Gu Yuena had already prepared breakfast for him.
Noticing him, Gu Yuena said gently, "Go wash up quickly. Xiao Wu and the others have already gone to the Heavenly Dou Great Soul Arena. I told them we'd be a bit late."
Qi Lin responded, thoroughly enjoying Gu Yuena's gentle demeanor, like that of a virtuous wife and good mother.
After breakfast, the two went to the Heavenly Dou Great Soul Arena together.
When they arrived, the matches between the Heaven Dou Team and the Skywater Team had not yet officially begun.
In the Great Spirit Arena, there were five arenas, with ten teams competing simultaneously.
Soon, it was the Skywater Team's turn to enter, and their opponents were the Elephant Armor Academy.
The Elephant Armor Academy was unlucky; their team's strength was not weak. Their captain, Hu Yanli, was a forty-third-level defense-type Spirit Master, and besides him, they had two forty-first-level Spirit Ancestor members.
However, because Hu Yan Zhen was casually crushed to death by Gu Yuena, the entire team now looked lifeless, with only one exception.
That was Captain Hu Yanli!
Hu Yanli was Hu Yan Zhen's eldest grandson and had been deeply loved by Hu Yan Zhen since childhood.
Upon learning of Hu Yan Zhen's death, Hu Yanli first disbelieved it, then became enraged.
But he knew well that a powerful expert who could easily kill his grandfather was not someone he could contend with.
With his chest full of pent-up rage, Hu Yanli now needed an outlet.
As soon as the Skywater Team appeared, their youthful and beautiful appearance, along with their formidable strength, instantly drew most of the attention in the Great Spirit Arena.
Ninety percent of the audience loudly cheered the name of Tianshui Academy.
In contrast, the cheers for the Elephant Armor Academy team's entrance were almost drowned out by the sound waves.
Seeing this, Hu Yanli snorted coldly, a hint of savagery flashing in his eyes.
He knew, of course, that the Elephant Armor Academy was no match for Tianshui Academy. Surrendering to preserve their strength was the most sensible course of action.
But Hu Yanli was now blinded by rage; he only wanted to unleash all the anger in his heart in this match.
"Match, begin!"
As the referee gave the order, the Tianshui Academy members instantly spread out into formation, a faint blue glow emanating from their bodies, their spirit power also interconnecting.
"Sisters, let's finish this quickly!"
Shui Bing'er's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and after her Spirit possessed her, she charged forward.
The seven members of the Elephant Armor Academy threw off their upper garments, also releasing their Spirits. Their bodies rapidly expanded, muscles bulging, incredibly exaggerated, shimmering with a dark golden light like metal.
"Charge!"
Hu Yanli roared, stomping his foot heavily on the arena, similarly leading the charge at the very front of the team.
With him leading the charge, the Elephant Armor Team's previously low morale also became much more spirited.
Unlike other academies, Elephant Armor Academy was an affiliated academy of the Elephant Armored Academy, and all the students in the academy were disciples of the Elephant Armored Academy.
And these seven members of the Elephant Armor Team were, without exception, direct descendants of the Elephant Armored Academy, each with the Diamond Mammoth Spirit.
This could be seen from their shared surname, Hu Yan, indicating a certain blood relation to Hu Yan Zhen.
Although Hu Yan Zhen's death was a huge blow to them, Hu Yanli was still there, and his leading the charge was enough to boost the team's morale.
However, no matter how strong they were, how could they contend against the Skywater Team members who had undergone a complete transformation?
Without Qi Lin's help, with the Elephant Armor Team's lineup of three Spirit Ancestors and their powerful defense, they might have caused some trouble for Tianshui Academy, perhaps even forcing out Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu's Spirit fusion skill.
But now...
After the Tianshui Academy girls unleashed the Tianshui Formation, each of them could unleash Spirit King-level combat power.
How could the Elephant Armor Team possibly fight now?
A head-on collision, and they'd shatter on impact!
This was the most direct description of the match between the two teams.
Although the Elephant Armor Team was brawny and simple-minded, they knew to target Shui Bing'er, and for this, they sent out three Spirit Ancestors, including Hu Yanli.
But was targeting her useful?
Possessing Spirit King-level spirit power and the top-tier Ice Phoenix Spirit, she could still overwhelm three opponents by herself.
If they weren't the thick-skinned Diamond Mammoth Spirit, they would have been easily taken down by one person by now.
"Roar!"
Just then, Hu Yanli, covered in frost, roared, his eyes bloodshot as he stared at Shui Bing'er, and a yellowish-brown helmet instantly appeared on his head.
The moment the helmet appeared, all the frost on Hu Yanli's body melted, and he let out a furious roar.
"I'll fight you to the death!"
Before he finished speaking, Hu Yanli, like a rampaging beast, charged wildly towards Shui Bing'er, the arena shaking with his frantic charge.
And in the VIP stands, the VIPs burst into exclamations as they watched the yellowish-brown helmet suddenly appear on Hu Yanli's head.
"It's a Spirit Bone!"
"And an extremely rare head Spirit Bone."
"Hu Yanli seems to be Hu Yan Zhen's grandson, right? He's quite generous to give his grandson a head Spirit Bone; isn't he afraid of it being stolen?"
Everyone discussed animatedly, and many people's eyes flashed with greed.
Before, when Hu Yan Zhen was still alive, even if Hu Yanli exposed his Spirit Bone, no one would dare to make a move on him.
But now that Hu Yan Zhen was dead, those who coveted the Spirit Bone naturally harbored thoughts of seizing it.
Even Salas, the Platinum Bishop of Spirit Hall's Heaven Dou City, had a flicker of desire in his eyes.
On the arena, Hu Yanli had no idea what disaster his impulsive action would bring upon himself.
In his eyes, there was only Shui Bing'er.
However, even though he had used his Spirit Bone, in Shui Bing'er's eyes, he was at most a qualified punching bag.
Shui Bing'er didn't even use any Spirit Abilities; she merely covered her hands with spirit power, landing punches and kicks on Hu Yanli's body, each punch leaving an indentation.
Aside from Hu Yanli, the other members of the Elephant Armored Academy had already been cleanly defeated and knocked off the arena.
Hu Yanli lasted for thirty more seconds but was still easily defeated, collapsing backward onto the arena, without even the slightest strength to get up.
In contrast, Shui Bing'er looked relaxed, clearly not having used her full power.
As the referee announced, cheers erupted in the Fight Arena like a tsunami.
Tianshui Academy, victorious!