The opening ceremony concluded, and the competition officially began. As the most watched team, Shrek's representative team was arranged for the opening battle. Their first match ended without suspense amidst a deafening roar of cheers. In this match, their opponents were not strong, not even having a single Spirit King.
Precisely because of this, Shrek's Team Leader Teacher did not choose to have all the main team members overwhelm the opponents directly. Instead, he let reserve team members like Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen play, with Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo from the main team acting as controllers.
This was considered training on the competition field, allowing the reserve members to familiarize themselves with the competition and prepare for the next tournament.
Ma Xiaotao and the other reserve members did not disappoint the Team Leader Teacher. Although they were a bit green, their performance was exceptionally outstanding. With their cooperation, they easily defeated their opponents, fully displaying Shrek's profound heritage and the quality of its students.
At this moment, the faces of the reserve team members were beaming with excitement and pride, immersed in the glory belonging to Shrek. However, Zhang Lexuan, as the captain, had no excitement in her eyes, only calmness.
Perhaps Zhang Lexuan herself didn't realize that the so-called glory of Shrek in her eyes had long lost its brilliance in repeated disappointments. Only rotten dregs remained, dressed in the splendid clothes of the past, outwardly brilliant but inwardly decayed and putrid, making one nauseous.
Lexuan? Han Ruoruo couldn't help but ask.
Zhang Lexuan snapped back to reality, shaking her head lightly. I'm fine. There's another elimination match this afternoon. I've looked at it; the opponent isn't strong. You and Wu Ming, or a few others together, won't have difficulty winning. I'm a bit tired and want to go back to the hotel to rest first.
Han Ruoruo had doubts, but Zhang Lexuan didn't linger. She stood up and left the competition venue directly. Han Ruoruo watched Zhang Lexuan's retreating figure, her worry undiminished. After a brief hesitation, she looked not far away.
Wu Ming!
Hmm? What's wrong, Sister Ruoruo? Wu Ming leaned in, a bit puzzled.
Come with me, I feel like something happened to Lexuan. What could possibly happen to Sister Lexuan? Hey, hey, hey! Sister Ruoruo, don't drag me! I can walk by myself.
Han Ruoruo ignored her, pulling Wu Ming and walking in the direction Zhang Lexuan had left. On the other side, Zhang Lexuan walked out of Shrek's resting area, but her steps did not lead towards the hotel. Instead, she walked into the bustling crowd. Soon, according to the information she had gathered beforehand, she arrived at the entrance of another sub-arena.
And here, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy representative team's match was about to begin. Although the Sun Moon representative team was a strong team, perhaps due to the Empire's stance, the level of noise in the stands was far less than that of the main arena; it was more like people had come to watch the excitement.
Zhang Lexuan used her status as a participant to directly sit in a front-row seat, her gaze fixed on the field below. The Sun Moon representative team's opponent in this match was the Tianxiang Advanced Spirit Master Academy representative team from the Tianhun Empire. Their seven-member lineup was complete, their spirit rings shining.
In total, there were two Spirit Kings and five Spirit Ancestors. Their strength was already considered good among the various representative teams. On the other side, the seven figures of the Sun Moon representative team slowly stepped into the competition arena.
Zhang Lexuan's gaze searched among them, and soon, at the very front of the seven, she found the figure she was looking for. It was a young, even tender, boy. Perhaps due to his age, his figure was slightly thin, appearing delicate. Coupled with his excessively handsome face, he seemed out of place with the atmosphere of this grand competition. Zhang Lexuan heard excited or curious voices from the stands, mostly about the boy's appearance and age.
She ignored all of it, her eyes fixed on the boy, unwilling to move even an inch. She had come to find Kong Mingan. She wanted to clarify the matter of her background and explicitly reject him. This was what she intended to do. Now that she could confirm the boy was here, she could go up and make things clear later. She thought there wouldn't be any problems.
A slight sigh of relief eased her heart. Zhang Lexuan relaxed her posture slightly, preparing to observe the match and gather information about the Sun Moon representative team, which might be useful in later competitions. However, the next moment, her expression subtly changed.
On the competition stage, the boy slowly walked forward alone, while the other six sat casually on the edge of the arena, seemingly having no intention of participating. The captain of the Tianxiang team couldn't help but look at the referee. However, the referee was only stunned for a moment, contacted the staff outside the arena, and received a reply that there was no problem.
The members of the Tianxiang team exchanged glances. Finally, they suppressed their doubts and watched the somewhat solitary boy in front of them with serious expressions. Whether the opponent was overconfident or truly had something to rely on, they had to go all out. This was a sign of respect for the competition.
The match begins!
As the referee's voice fell, the seven members of the Tianxiang team instantly released their Spirits, their spirit rings glowing brightly. They strategically spread out their formation, cautiously and swiftly closing in. And it was at this moment that Kong Mingan moved.
Taking a casual step, the next moment, a scorching Qi and blood, like a tangible red tide, erupted centered on him! The surrounding temperature rapidly rose, the vision distorted and deformed in the heat, and the terrifying Qi and blood boiled, slowly condensing and outlining behind him, vaguely forming a gigantic humanoid phantom with a blurred face!
The members of the Tianxiang team gasped for breath, beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down their foreheads, their eyes fixed on the massive phantom, but their pupils trembled uncontrollably. They instinctively tried to escape, but it was as if they were pressed down by an invisible mountain, even the circulation of their spirit power became sluggish, firmly suppressed.
What in the world was this thing? As Spirit Masters, although they did not come from a top-tier Spirit Master Academy, they still possessed basic common sense. Therefore, they could instantly confirm that the massive humanoid blood-red phantom was absolutely not a Martial Soul True Body, because there was not a trace of Spirit aura within it!
Although it was blood-red, there was not a hint of the sinister evil of an Evil Soul Master. There was only a pure and profound sense of power originating from the Origin of life, exuding a heavy pressure that made their bodies and wills tremble together! Under this indescribable pressure, the members of the Tianxiang team stood frozen in place, their bodies and pupils trembling slightly. Their will to resist was completely swallowed by the body's instinctive fear, leaving only blank terror in their eyes.
The Spirit Douluo referee responsible for safety was unsure whether he should intervene, but the next moment, the boy gently clapped his hands, and the terrifying Qi and blood that covered the entire arena, along with the blood-red phantom behind him, surged back into his body like a tide. Everything returned to normal, as if everything just now had been an illusion.
Kong Mingan's gaze was calm as he looked up at the referee in mid-air. The victor has been decided.
As his voice fell, the members of the Tianxiang representative team fell one by one like stalks of straw, unable to get back up. The entire venue was dead silent. Every single person in the crowd was shocked by what they had just seen. Yu Xiaogang would have been speechless at such a display of raw power.
This was not a normal match. It was a complete display of dominance that left everyone questioning what they knew about spirit power. Zhang Lexuan felt her heart race as she realized the boy she came to find was far more than she expected. The air in the stadium felt heavy even after the pressure vanished.
The silence lasted for what felt like forever until the referee finally spoke up to announce the winner. The Sun Moon team had won without the others even moving a finger. This was the start of something that would change the tournament forever.