Time flew by, and the final battle of the first-year promotion tournament arrived in the blink of an eye.
Class 5 versus Class 1!
To everyone's surprise, Jiang Yi replaced Xie Xie instead of Tang Wuling, who only had a ten-year spirit ring.
"Tsk! Why did that Two-Dagger player leave the stage? Could it be that Class 5 is going to hold back?"
In the spectator area, the chubby boy from Class 4 stroked his round chin, muttering in confusion.
Several students around him were also whispering and discussing amongst themselves.
"Now there's suspense!"
The chubby boy's eyes lit up, and he looked at the arena with great interest. In his opinion, a hundred-year spirit ring was much stronger than a ten-year one.
Suspense? What suspense!
Xie Xie stood in the Class 5 rest area, glancing at the chubby boy beside him with a strange look.
Xie Xie didn't complain about Wu Changkong replacing him; compared to the three on the stage, he was indeed a level below.
Those three overpowered players!
The neighbor's kid was about to cry from fright!
...
"The match begins!"
Amidst the murmurs below, the referee's command instantly ignited tension.
Class One was the first to act; Wang Jinxi and his two companions revealed their martial spirits and, following their pre-match plan, approached their opponents.
Two yellow spirit rings rose around Wei Xiaofeng, his body becoming supple as he pounced on Tang Wuling like a ghost.
"How disgusting!"
Tang Wuling wrinkled her nose in disgust at Wei Xiaofeng's approach.
A man twisting and turning like a seductive snake demon was just plain awkward.
Just then, Gu Yue gave a soft shout.
"Wind Tracks!"
With a flick of her slender hand, several cyan wind tracks instantly intertwined and crisscrossed on the arena.
"Sister Gu Yue, you're a genius!"
Tang Wuling's eyes lit up. She lightly touched the ground with her toes, stepping onto the wind tracks, her body moving like a ghost, her speed significantly faster than before.
Gu Yue blinked her beautiful eyes upon hearing this.
This was actually Jiang Yi's idea, and it was indeed quite effective.
" Zhang Yangzi! Stop her!"
Wang Jinxi roared upon seeing this; the speed increase from the wind track was too great.
"Understood!"
Zhang Yangzi responded from the air, flapping his wings and swooping down like a falcon, bypassing Jiang Yi and the other two, heading straight for Gu Yue.
"Your opponent is me!"
Wang Jinxi roared, his bone dragon claws whipping up a fierce gust of wind as he viciously grabbed at Jiang Yi.
His mission was to entangle Jiang Yi until Zhang Yangzi and the others finished off their opponent, then they would kill Jiang Yi together.
"Heh!"
Jiang Yi looked at the aggressive Wang Jinxi, unmoved. His halberd appeared in his hand, and without using any spirit rings, he met the attack head-on.
"Arrogant!"
Wang Jinxi roared angrily; the other party clearly didn't take him seriously.
He raised his bone dragon claws, creating a gust of wind, and frantically grabbed at Jiang Yi, wanting to teach him a painful lesson.
Jiang Yi seemed oblivious to Wang Jinxi's anger, instead immersed in a wondrous state of mind.
His halberd traced intricate trajectories, each strike precisely hitting the weakest point of the bone dragon claw, repelling it.
He was honing his halberd technique against his opponent.
Recently, Jiang Yi had vaguely grasped that state of mind.
One strike, one withdrawal.
Amidst Wang Jinxi's impenetrable attack, suddenly, a glint flashed in Jiang Yi's eyes, as if he had caught something.
He concealed his aura, and slowly thrust his halberd forward, countless crimson rays converging at the tip, transforming into a single, cold star.
A thousand fingers pointing at him!
Jiang Yi thrust his halberd forward silently, as if it were a casual strike.
Boom!
The halberd tip collided with the bone dragon claw, but the next second, countless sharp points erupted at that point.
Bang! Bang!
Wang Jinxi was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, rolling several times on the ground before barely stopping at the edge of the arena.
"Awesome!"
A gasp rippled through the audience; indeed, he lived up to his reputation as the top freshman.
At the same time,
"How is this possible?"
Zhang Yangzi, soaring through the sky, suddenly cried out in alarm. He seemed to have lost his balance, plummeting to the ground.
"Hmph!"
Gu Yue snorted coldly, waves of heat rising from her body, disrupting the airflow.
The rising air temperature caused a large amount of water vapor to evaporate, creating an updraft…
Watching the crashing Zhang Yangzi, Gu Yue inexplicably recalled Jiang Yi's usual strange utterances.
Suddenly, knowledge had flooded her mind… she couldn't forget it even if she wanted to.
On the other side, Tang Wuling flashed golden light, shattering the last illusion released by Wei Xiaofeng.
She turned to look at Wei Xiaofeng, who had revealed his true form, a kind smile spreading across her pretty face.
"Hide and seek is over!"
Tang Wuling swung her hammer, whistling through the air, and smashed it into Wei Xiaofeng's chest.
Wei Xiaofeng's face showed shock. The girl's terrifying strength during their brief exchange had left a deep impression on him.
He couldn't withstand even a fraction of this hammer blow!
Wei Xiaofeng turned his head, trying to dodge, but with the wind-tracking ability and teleportation, how could he possibly dodge it?
Bang!
With a muffled sound, Wei Xiaofeng was blasted off the stage.
"Wei Xiaofeng is eliminated!"
The referee caught Wei Xiaofeng and announced loudly.
The audience erupted in an uproar. No one had expected Tang Wuling, with only a ten-year soul ring, to be so powerful.
"Cough cough!"
Wang Jinxi struggled to his feet, clutching his chest, looking at the three opponents with grim expressions.
If it weren't for his second soul skill, Bone Soul Transformation, which granted him immunity to physical attacks, he would have been eliminated as well.
He hadn't expected that in just one exchange, his side would be completely suppressed!
" Zhang Yangzi! They are no ordinary opponents!"
Wang Jinxi released his Bone Dragon Claw and looked at the disheveled Zhang Yangzi beside him, his gaze burning with sincerity.
"We must strike hard! Let's use that move!"
"Alright!"
Zhang Yangzi nodded and extended his hand to Wang Jinxi.
"Come on! Let them witness the bond between us!"
Wang Jinxi solemnly grasped Zhang Yangzi's hand, and then the two shouted simultaneously.
"Bone Dragon King!"
"Dark Demon Eagle!"
As their voices fell, their auras merged, transforming into a black pillar of light that shot into the sky, engulfing their figures.
Boom!
A terrifying aura erupted from the arena, the black pillar of light dissipated, and a majestic and robust figure appeared on the stage.
At this moment, Wang Jinxi's hands had transformed into bone dragon claws, with black wings on his back, radiating a suffocating pressure.
"A Spirit Fusion Skill!"
Wu Changkong, watching the match, raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised. Donghai Academy really had quite a few talents!
This Spirit Fusion Skill alone was enough for the two of them to be admitted to Shrek Academy's outer academy.
"Interesting!"
Wu Changkong's lips curled slightly, but his expression remained calm.
But what you're facing is a true monster!
On the stage, Tang Wuling stood solemnly at the front.
She retracted the hammer in her hand, twisted her wrist, and a dazzling golden light flashed as countless golden dragon scales covered her arm.
Even more miraculously, the girl's finger joints lengthened, transforming into a golden dragon claw.
"This time, let me do it!"
The girl's voice was firm and clear, her eyes burning with fighting spirit.
All along, she had been under the protection of a few others; this time, she wanted to prove her worth.
(End of Chapter)