"The team competition is four versus four. Who wants to go?" Qin Yun asked.
Hearing this, everyone exchanged glances and remained silent.
They all knew that Jiang Yuan would definitely be able to flatten the Imperial Academy this time, and the others were just there to make up the numbers.
It didn't matter whether they went up or not.
They might as well stay in the stands and watch how the Imperial Academy was flattened.
Not far away, Xu Dalong saw that they weren't speaking and thought that Mingzhu Academy was scared, so he mocked, "You guys from Mingzhu Academy don't even dare to go on stage? You might as well just surrender."
"Xu Dalong!" Lu Yiming shouted, his eyes warning Xu Dalong to rein it in.
Qin Yun frowned, glanced at the most arrogant and foul-mouthed Xu Dalong, then turned back to Jiang Yuan and the others and said, "Then Jiang Yuan, Mu Nujiao, Bai Tingting, and Zhao Manyan, you four go up."
The four nodded in agreement.
At the dueling arena, everyone was ready.
Jiang Yuan stood at the very front of the team, while the others stood behind him, looking as if Jiang Yuan was going to face four people alone.
"What do they mean by this?" Xu Dalong asked in surprise.
"Don't let your guard down. This person is likely a very strong defensive mage, acting as a sandbag at the front," Liao Mingxuan said.
At this moment, the referee entered the arena. With a command, the match officially began!
In an instant, the Imperial Academy's side glowed with magical light, and star maps appeared one after another.
On Mingzhu Academy's side, there was no movement, but the eyes of the three behind them remained fixed on Jiang Yuan, as if anticipating something.
In the preparation area, Mu Ningxue was watching the match intently when someone quietly crept up to her.
Mu Ningxue turned her head as if sensing something, and immediately saw Mo Fan approaching with a mischievous grin. She frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?"
"Hehe, I got lost and accidentally walked over," Mo Fan said without blushing or his heart racing.
Mu Ningxue simply grunted and turned her head away, looking like she didn't want to bother with Mo Fan.
Seeing that Mingzhu Academy's side still hadn't reacted, as if they had given up resisting, she turned back and asked, "What's going on with the four people from your academy? Why aren't any of them moving? Why is Jiang Yuan standing at the very front?"
Mo Fan was a little disappointed at first, but when he heard her ask this, he immediately became enthusiastic and said, "This is our Mingzhu Academy's world-first, universe-unrivaled trump card strategy. If you want to know, go on a date with me tonight."
It was fortunate that there weren't many people in the preparation area, and their attention was entirely on the dueling arena, otherwise, they would have drowned Mo Fan in their spit if they had heard his words.
"Oh, never mind then," Mu Ningxue said coldly, turning her head back.
"Ask again, ask again, and I'll tell you," Mo Fan quickly said.
"I know your true strength. None of these people are as powerful as you," Mu Ningxue said indifferently, no longer interested.
Mo Fan's face showed embarrassment upon hearing this, and he didn't know what to say.
Ten of him wouldn't be enough to fight Jiang Yuan. Xuexue still thought too highly of him.
But this just showed that in Xuexue's heart, he was very powerful!
Thinking of this, Mo Fan's face bloomed with a smile again.
On the other side of the field, the Imperial Academy immediately took action when they saw that Mingzhu Academy still hadn't moved.
"Earth Element — Prison!"
A girl named Jingjing shouted softly, and a large number of vines grew from her feet, their thorns and barbs shocking to behold, spreading rapidly towards Mingzhu Academy's side.
Upon seeing this, Jiang Yuan's feet emanated a large amount of grayish-black death energy, which condensed into grayish-black Undead Tentacles.
The moment the vines touched the Undead Tentacles, they withered and decayed at a visible rate, eventually turning into a pile of ashes.
"My Earth Element! What kind of magic is this?" Jingjing exclaimed.
Even Mingzhu Academy's side was seeing this for the first time, though Mo Fan had a very familiar feeling.
Jiang Yuan smiled, and more Undead Tentacles appeared from his feet, surging madly towards the Imperial Academy's side.
Jingjing tried to stop them, but her magic had no effect on these Undead Tentacles condensed from death energy. She could only watch helplessly as her plants turned into ashes and scattered into the air.
When the Undead Tentacles wrapped around her ankle, Jingjing immediately felt an incredibly cold aura invade her body, her eyes went black, and she lost consciousness.
In the blink of an eye, one student was dealt with.
A violent clamor erupted in the stands.
After all, this was the Imperial Academy's home ground, and they couldn't cheer for this.
The Undead Tentacles continued to move.
"Everyone, be careful!" Zhao Mingyue, a Fire System Mage, shouted urgently upon seeing this.
At the same time, a massive amount of fire energy erupted from her body. She unleashed a Fierce Fist, but the Undead Tentacles passed right through the flames!
"Watch me, Wind Disc!"
Liao Mingxuan's Wind System magic was also useless, not even able to slow them down.
And Xu Dalong's Earth System magic, the sturdy earth walls, after being touched by the Undead Tentacles, turned into sand as if they had been eroded by ten thousand years!
"Quickly dodge, don't let those tentacles touch you!" Zhao Mingyue reminded.
Although the Undead Tentacles weren't fast, they could only watch as the Undead Tentacles got closer and closer, and the number of Undead Tentacles on the field also increased.
They had nowhere left to hide!
In the end, all four of them were invaded by death energy and fell unconscious.
This result left all the students in the stands, including the exchange students from Xiamen Academy and Huadong Academy who came for the sparring match, in disbelief.
It ended just like that, a complete and utter crush!
Who exactly was this student from Mingzhu Academy?!
Everyone looked at Jiang Yuan, who was surrounded by Undead Tentacles in the center, like he had come from an unspeakable abyss, strange and powerful!
"Holy moly, Jiang Yuan's move is too cool!!!" Mo Fan was already stunned.
Those Undead Tentacles were simply too cool!
They were too similar to the power the Ancient King used in the Ancient Capital that day!
Was this Undead System magic?
Intermediate or High-level?
Mo Fan suddenly disliked his Summoning System, feeling that the Undead System was a superior substitute for the Summoning System.
Mu Ningxue, beside him, also had her pupils contract at this moment. She thought it would be extremely difficult for her Ice Domain to take down Jiang Yuan.
Actually, this was her misconception, because the Undead Tentacles were completely unaffected by the Ice Domain.
As long as there was enough death energy, the Undead Tentacles could grow infinitely, and the death energy in Jiang Yuan's Netherworld Space was just a drop in the ocean even if it covered the entire Imperial Capital!
"Xuexue, tell your academy's people to put in more effort. This is only the tip of the iceberg of Jiang Yuan's strength," Mo Fan kindly reminded Mu Ningxue, seeing her shocked expression.
Although this reminder was useless, he still had to try to please her.
"I know, I will definitely go all out!" Mu Ningxue said with a solemn expression.
"Huh?" Mo Fan's mind didn't process it, and he started to act foolish: "What are you going all out for?"
"I am their captain. In the next sparring match, it's my turn to go on stage."
Mu Ningxue said, and walked away without looking back.