Chapter 38 Plan Tong was successfully eliminated"What?" Outside, Xuan Zi's eyes suddenly widened, forgetting to gnaw on the chicken leg in his hand. "This… this is a self-created Spirit Ability? What a precise penetrating force, condensing power to the extreme, piercing through defenses to strike the main body? This kid is truly a genius! This move is practically a bane to most defense-type Spirit Masters!"Qian Duoduo and others also showed surprise, evidently not expecting Dai Youheng to possess such a tricky and terrifying technique.Xu Sanshi was both shocked and enraged. He found that his famous defense was greatly diminished in the face of the opponent's strange palm force, and the opponent's speed and strength, under the two amplification Spirit Abilities, were actually not inferior to his own, a Spirit Ancestor! He was, instead, being suppressed and a bit flustered!"Bastard!" Extreme anger and humiliation made Xu Sanshi lose his reason. "You forced me to do this, Mysterious Tortoise Awakening!"He frantically circulated his spirit power, attempting to forcibly activate the not-yet-fully-awakened power deep within his bloodline, temporarily elevating his Xuanming Shield to a true Mysterious Tortoise Shield, and unleashing the immensely powerful but also extremely detrimental forbidden move, Mysterious Tortoise Descent.Massive water elements began to gather around him, and his aura became extremely unstable and dangerous.But unfortunately, for Dai Youheng, this wind-up process was too long and extremely unstable!At this moment, Dai Youheng was in the Shadow Surge state. This state not only provided attribute amplification but also granted him the ability of short-distance Shadow Stealth!Inside the labyrinth, sunlight cast shadows through the cracks in the stone walls.Dai Youheng's figure instantly merged into a shadow, disappearing. The next moment, he silently emerged from another shadow behind Xu Sanshi, like Gui Mei.Xu Sanshi was still trying to gather power for that dangerous awakening, completely unable to react!"It's over," Dai Youheng's cold voice sounded in his ear.A palm strike, infused with all his power and once again incorporating the Emperors Palm's force technique, landed squarely on Xu Sanshi's back!This palm strike not only had immense physical power, but the penetrating dark shadow force instantly overwhelmed Xu Sanshi's forcibly condensed and already unstable spirit power."Pfft—!" Xu Sanshi spat out a mouthful of blood. The process of forced awakening was violently interrupted, causing severe backlash. His vision went black, and he slumped to the ground, losing consciousness.The announcement quickly echoed throughout the venue, "Xu Sanshi has been eliminated by Dai Youheng."For a moment, inside and outside the labyrinth, there was an uproar!Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, Huo Yuhao, and others were all in disbelief! Xu Sanshi, a four-ring Spirit Ancestor, was actually defeated head-on by Dai Youheng, a three-ring Spirit Elder?However, the moment the announcement fell, Dai Youheng, who had just completed a feat of overcoming a stronger opponent, immediately "conveniently" swayed, knelt on one knee, supporting himself with one hand, and began to pant heavily, his face also turning pale, looking utterly exhausted from both spirit power and physical exertion, like a spent arrow.The bait was cast; it was time for the fish to bite.Sure enough, the very next second after he showed extreme "weakness.""Now's the time!"From the passages on both sides, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu, who had been ambushing for a long time, shot out like two bolts of lightning. White Tiger Light Wave and Hell Rush Stab simultaneously attacked the seemingly defenseless Dai Youheng.Dai Youheng's face showed shock and unwillingness, as if he wanted to struggle to get up and defend, but his "overdrawn" body could not make an effective reaction."Bang!" "Hiss!"Both attacks hit him squarely!He grunted, his body was sent flying, hitting the wall, then softly sliding down, "fainting."Less than half a minute later, the announcement sounded again, "Dai Youheng has been eliminated by Dai Huabin."Xu Sanshi, who had just been awakened by a healing-type Spirit Master and was feeling utterly humiliated, heard this announcement, first froze, then, ignoring his injuries, laughed triumphantly, "Hahahaha, Dai Youheng, this is what you get for eliminating me! Serves you right!"Although he lost, seeing Dai Youheng immediately eliminated as well, his heart instantly felt much more balanced.Inside the labyrinth, Huo Yuhao, hearing the two consecutive announcements, immediately felt a surge of anger. Although he didn't see the process, he could guess the general situation: his brother, Dai Youheng, must have fought with all his might, defeating the powerful Senior Xu Sanshi by overcoming a level disadvantage, but then, due to excessive consumption, was shamelessly ambushed by the lurking Dai Huabin!"Dai Huabin!" Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed with cold light. "Brother, don't worry, I will definitely avenge this for you!"Outside the Soul Arena, Xu Sanshi and Dai Youheng were successively teleported out, and healing-type Spirit Masters were already there to treat them.The teachers of the Spirit Department looked at this scene, their expressions a bit unsightly.Although their assessment stated no rules, allowing all students to fight chaotically.They still hoped to select the seven most outstanding individuals.Originally, Xu Sanshi was undoubtedly one of the top contenders, but he was knocked out of the arena.But that didn't matter; Dai Youheng had defeated him fairly, which proved he was more outstanding than Xu Sanshi.The problem was, he was then also knocked out by Dai Huabin, who took advantage of his exhaustion.Dai Huabin clearly took advantage of the situation.As a result, two excellent individuals were successively eliminated, while Dai Huabin, who was inferior to them, remained.Vice Dean Vice Dean Cai Meier couldn't help but say to Elder Xuan Zi, "Elder Xuan Zi, although this free-for-all selection method is simple and direct, it does easily lead to situations where bad money drives out good. Truly powerful students are eliminated due to excessive consumption or being ganged up on, while those with slightly less strength but skilled at biding their time and taking advantage of opportunities advance. Should we consider changing the selection mechanism later?"Xuan Zi naturally knew his method was just for convenience, but being questioned directly still made him lose a bit of face. He bit into a chicken leg and mumbled, "This old man doesn't think there's a big problem with the method. Is Xu Sanshi excellent? Yes, he is! But he was emotional, fighting over jealousy, leading to his defeat by Dai Youheng, who was a level lower. This is a flaw in his character! Is Dai Youheng excellent? Also excellent! Overcoming a level disadvantage, self-created Spirit Ability, amazingly talented! But he only focused on the immediate enemy, forgetting this was a free-for-all, lacking overall vision and vigilance."In contrast, Dai Huabin, his personal strength might be slightly inferior to the previous two, but he knows how to assess the situation and seize opportunities. Is this not another kind of excellence?"He waved his hand, making a final decision, "Rules are rules. Eliminated means eliminated. Even if we change it, it will be next year's matter.""Yes, Elder Xuan Zi." Vice Dean Cai Meier, seeing Elder Xuan Zi speak thus, dared not say more. In Shrek Academy, besides Elder Mu, no one could change Elder Xuan Zi's decision.Lying "unconscious" in the treatment area, Dai Youheng listened to Elder Xuan Zi's profound remarks and final ruling, thinking to himself that the plan was going perfectly.He was eliminated fair and square, achieving his goal. And incidentally, he thoroughly screwed over Xu Sanshi and Dai Huabin.Xu Sanshi lost his qualification to be a reserve team member and also lost the important opportunity in the original story to protect Jiang Nannan during the competition, thereby improving their relationship. This was a small retaliation for that guy constantly targeting him.And Dai Huabin, wasn't he eager to become one of the Shrek Seven Devils? He had helped him clear a major obstacle.However, was Dai Huabin becoming a reserve team member really a good thing?Soon, the Shrek reserve team would go to exterminate the Death God's Envoys under Elder Xuan Zi's "wise" leadership… With Dai Huabin's impulsive and brainless personality, under the "protection" of this Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Church, who knew if he would lose an arm or a leg?Thinking of this, he even felt a little anticipation.
