After everyone retreated from the Soul Dueling Platform, Xu Tianran and Zhang Lexuan no longer held anything back.
The moment their gazes met, terrifying fluctuations of spirit power erupted from each of them.
Zhang Lexuan knew that Xu Tianran had a thorough understanding of her Spirit, but that was only within the scope of what was normal.
She, Zhang Lexuan, was the number one genius of the current Shrek Academy; she was not someone that just any Tom, Dick, or Harry could compare to.
Since Xu Tianran was familiar with her Spirit and abilities, she would bring out abilities that Xu Tianran had never mastered!
She did not believe that Xu Tianran could truly be stronger than her, the number one genius of Shrek Academy, in the attainments of Spirit cultivation!
Zhang Lexuan pushed her hands forward, and a bright moon erupted with dazzling radiance, with countless rays of moonlight flowing out, almost blinding people.
Seeing this, Xu Tianran's dragon head spat out an aura of destruction, and a dragon's breath as thick as a water vat was spewed out.
But Zhang Lexuan did not intend to attack with this at all; rather, she was using the dazzling light of the moonlight to conceal her true purpose.
After she obscured Xu Tianran's vision with the moonlight, the seven spirit rings on her body—two yellow, two purple, and three black—began to rhythmically pulse in unison.
Immediately after, a shocking scene occurred.
Zhang Lexuan's two yellow spirit rings fused into one purple spirit ring, and then it fused with the two subsequent purple spirit rings into a pitch-black ten thousand year spirit ring.
Then, the four black spirit rings on her body fused, transforming into a pseudo hundred thousand year soul ring with a red tint!
Unfortunately, this scene was concealed by the light of the moonlight, so ordinary spectators did not notice it at all.
Only those Spirit Master powerhouses whose cultivation had reached the Spirit Douluo level or above.
As well as Xuan Zi, who was hidden in the audience, Kong Deming beside Xu Tianhao, and Jing Hongchen to the side, were able to see this scene by virtue of their profound strength.
A Titled Douluo official from the Dou Ling Empire could not help but raise an eyebrow: "This is... spirit ring fusion?"
spirit ring fusion is not a Spirit Ability, but a patent unique to geniuses.
After mastering the talent of spirit ring fusion, a Spirit Master can pour all their power into a single blow, erupting with terrifying strength.
Even in Shrek Academy, where geniuses gather, only a few people can master spirit ring fusion.
Zhang Lexuan is one of them, and she can even achieve almost instantaneous spirit ring fusion.
In this way, she does not need to worry about the process of spirit ring fusion being disrupted by Xu Tianran.
This meant that her blow would definitely succeed!
The reason she used the moonlight to cover it was to catch Xu Tianran off guard.
Xu Tianran's Purple Blazing Heaven Dragon Martial Soul is indeed very strong; under conventional means, Zhang Lexuan admitted she could not take down Xu Tianran.
Coupled with the fact that Xu Tianran also had those powerful spirit tools on him, if she used spirit ring fusion openly, Xu Tianran would definitely take precautions in advance.
After all, Xu Tianran was not a fool; seeing the seven spirit rings on her body fuse into a pseudo hundred thousand year soul ring, he would definitely find a way to counter it.
In that case, she could not guarantee whether she could win in one blow.
Xuan Zi, hidden in the audience, lifted the corners of his mouth almost imperceptibly:
"Even if Xu Tianran is gifted, so what? Le Xuan is, after all, the number one person of our Shrek's younger generation today."
"Le Xuan has already reached perfection in this spirit ring fusion technique. Although this is not a true hundred thousand year soul ring, all the power is gathered on one spirit ring; the power of Le Xuan's blow has already reached the power of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill!"
Xuan Zi looked at the Purple Bright Heaven Extinguishing Dragon that was churning clouds and rain, and sneered coldly: "Young, arrogant, and conceited; nothing to fear."
Meanwhile, Jing Hongchen also came to Kong Deming's side: "Old Kong, this little girl from Shrek really did hide a trump card."
"This should be the spirit ring fusion technique unique to genius Spirit Masters, but why is it different from what I saw when I was young?"
"Doesn't spirit ring fusion require charging up to accumulate power? This little girl actually completed it instantly."
Kong Deming explained: "This little girl is truly gifted; it would be great if she came from the Sun Moon Empire."
"With such talent, it is probably only a matter of time before she reaches level 98, and level 99 is not impossible to glimpse."
The Four Little Ones, listening to the conversation between the two big shots, did not speak; they just stared fixedly at the Soul Dueling Platform.
Because all of this happened too quickly.
The entire process was just a matter of a breath.
The moonlight obscured everything, and the pseudo hundred thousand year soul ring on Zhang Lexuan's body, black with a red tint, suddenly lit up.
"Moon of the Nine Heavens!"
Under the light of the spirit ring, Zhang Lexuan's figure leaped high into the air, her slender hands pressed downwards, and a huge full moon with a diameter of fifteen meters fell like a meteorite.
With spirit ring fusion plus a self-created Spirit Ability, this full-power attack from Zhang Lexuan had already reached a level comparable to a quasi-Titled Douluo!
This is the terrifying strength of a top genius; even compared to the terrifying eruption of an Ultimate Spirit, it is not far off.
Xu Tianran, who was in high Spirits, suddenly trembled; such a terrifying blow brought him immense pressure.
And a hint of a life-and-death crisis.
But just for an instant, Xu Tianran's expression returned to calm.
Xu Tianran had to admit that Zhang Lexuan was indeed a top genius.
Relying solely on spirit power, and even with the premise that he knew the weaknesses of the Moon Martial Soul in advance.
He still could not defeat Zhang Lexuan relying solely on the power of his Spirit.
This is the gold standard of the number one person of the younger generation of Shrek Academy.
But Xu Tianran was not discouraged; at least before Zhang Lexuan revealed this trump card, he had implicitly held the upper hand.
Now that Zhang Lexuan had a trump card, Xu Tianran naturally had one too.
Without a shred of hesitation, Xu Tianran summoned the huang long set again, several spirit rings on his body flashed, and the brilliant dragon spear was directly activated to the limit.
Since spirit power alone was not enough, then add spirit tools.
After all, the combination of Spirit and spirit tools is his true strength.
He could slap his own face for his previous arrogance, but this gamble must not be lost!
"Brilliant Dragon—World-Extinguishing!"
The attack that Xu Tianran erupted with, combining Spirit and spirit tools, also reached a level almost comparable to Zhang Lexuan's blow!
Genius against genius!
Strongest blow against strongest blow!
The full moon, like a meteorite, fell, and the Purple Bright Heaven Extinguishing Dragon below seemed to transform into a dragon spear, meeting it with the force of breaking bamboo.
"Boom—"
The next moment, when the full moon and the dragon spear collided, a violent roar erupted, and the terrifying air waves and spirit power poured out like a tidal wave.
"Not good!"
The Blazing Sun Douluo, who was the chief referee, could not help but raise an eyebrow, and nine spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—suddenly rose from his body, pulsing in unison.
Two attacks comparable to quasi-Titled Douluo colliding together was already beyond what the barrier of the competition venue could withstand.
The air seemed to be torn apart, emitting a harsh explosion.
The competition venue's barrier only resisted for one second before shattering under this terrifying impact.
"Eighth Spirit Ability: Blazing Sun Protection!"
At the critical moment, the pitch-black eighth soul ring on the Blazing Sun Douluo's body suddenly lit up.
A circle of scorching light instantly replaced the broken barrier, blocking the terrifying aftermath of the collision, and thus no accident occurred.
But the Blazing Sun Douluo's face was full of shock: "Holy cow! These two young people!!"
Where is this a competition for the elite of the younger generation? This competition intensity is almost catching up to him!
Fortunately, the Blazing Sun Douluo is a level 92 Titled Douluo who has been famous for a long time and has good strength.
With the Blazing Sun Douluo protecting them with all his might, accidents were avoided.
But the audience at the scene was not only not afraid, but even more excited!
Is this a match they could actually watch?
It was simply too wonderful!
And they also saw a Titled Douluo light up their spirit rings and use an eighth spirit ring, this was simply a huge profit!
As ordinary people, how many chances do they have in a lifetime to see a Titled Douluo?
Although the Blazing Sun Douluo was the chief referee, from the beginning of the competition until now, he had never revealed his strength.
This time, he used his eighth spirit ring as soon as he made a move, plus the two geniuses bombarding each other above the Soul Dueling Platform; the scene made the audience excited to the extreme!
This match was too good!
This money was well spent!