A cold glint flashed in Ye Xinglan's eyes. The Star God Sword trembled violently in her hand. The sword blade emitted a three-inch cold light. The sword intent soared into the air, suddenly splitting into three star lines. She wanted to hold off Wang Jinxi and the others by herself, allowing Bai Hanying to break through.
But how could Wang Jinxi and the others let her have her way?
Wang Jinxi's entire body suddenly expanded. His third spirit ring blazed. Countless bones broke through the ground, blocking Ye Xinglan's path.
Ye Xinglan's three star-line sword beams struck the bone spikes. Though they broke through them, the sword beams were also weakened, failing to achieve their purpose.
At the same time, Zhang Yangzi's third spirit ring was equally blazed. His figure in the sky suddenly became illusory, as if he had merged into the surrounding darkness. The next moment, countless black shadows suddenly condensed, turning into Dozens of sharp shadow blades lashed out at Ye Xinglan from all directions.
Ye Xinglan gave a cold snort. The Star God Sword spun rapidly in her hand. The sword blade carved out dazzling star trails, forming an impenetrable net of swords, slicing through all the incoming shadow blades. However, just as she was defending against Zhang Yangzi's offensive, Wang Jinxi had already closed in. His enormous bone claw, carrying a chilling aura, slammed hard toward her back.
Ye Xinglan's gaze sharpened. Her footwork changed. She swept the Star God Sword backhanded. A sharp sword light aimed directly at Wang Jinxi's throat. Wang Jinxi was forced to withdraw his claw and retreat. But Zhang Yangzi's shadow attacks continued, forcing her to divert her attention to counter them.
The two seemed to have practiced a thousand times. Their coordination was seamless. One close, one far, firmly holding Ye Xinglan in place. the center of the battle circle.
Bai Hanying wanted to support. Cherry blossoms were just about to bloom when Xu Yucheng's Dark Demon Scythe was already at her throat.
Sighing, Bai Hanying could only dissolve into scattered cherry blossoms, trying her best to stall Xu Yucheng. But she knew in her heart that without an absolutely absolute main force, no tactics would matter. After all, she herself was not a match for this member of the Junior Genius Rankings.
The change came the next moment.
The blizzard stopped spreading and instead began to weaken. Just as the Shrek students were wondering why, a glimmer of starlight appeared.
A star mark blossomed on Xu Xiaoyan's forehead. Strands of starlight enveloped her Star Track Ice Staff. "Star Wheel Chain!"
The Star Wheel silently appeared. Strands of star chains appeared around... Ye Xinglan.
Before absorbing her ancestor, Xu Xiaoyan logically could not use star-attribute spirit abilities during the day. But her teacher had taught her a special skill for storing star power, allowing her to demonstrate her abilities even in daylight. She had been constantly going to the headquarters' star observation platform recently specifically to absorb more star power.
However, her star power was limited. It needed to be used where it mattered most.
Now was the time.
Ye Xinglan was dealing with Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, unable to focus on other things. Not to mention that the wind and snow were helping to obscure Xu Xiaoyan's actions. When the Star Wheel appeared, it was already too late for her to dodge.
Star attribute. Absolutely valid!
The moment the Star Wheel Chain locked onto Ye Xinglan's body, the entire battlefield suddenly froze.
Wang Jinxi's bone claw moved, stopping three inches from Ye Xinglan's throat. Zhang Yangzi's shadow blades were also pressed against her back.
Ye Xinglan's fingertips trembled slightly. Her right hand still maintained a sword-holding posture, but she could not make any response. The smooth sword surface of the Star God Sword reflected her embarrassed figure.
She had comprehended Sword Intent, yet she could not redeem anything.
She was still... too weak.
A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Ye Xinglan's mouth. She instinctively looked up at the VIP banquet, as if trying to see that figure through the glass.
What expression did he have now? Probably the same as two years ago. Very calm, wasn't it?
It had taken her a very long time to eliminate the shadow shadow he had left. But this time, she did not even have the qualification to compete on the same stage as Huo Yuhao. She had been defeated under his watch.
Heh...
She suddenly gave a low laugh. A trace of blood was bitten from her lip.
Two years ago, she had been defeated by him and left in embarrassment. Two years later, she had tried everything to become stronger. But in the end, she did not even have the qualifications to stand before him.
Lost... she had lost again.
And Huo Yuhao?
He probably would not even wrinkle his brow.
After all, she had never been an opponent he needed to take seriously.
"Ye Xinglan, surrender." Wang Jinxi's bone claw pressed against her throat. His voice was cold.
Ye Xinglan slowly closed her eyes and took a deep breath. When she opened them again, the humiliation and unwillingness in her eyes had turned into a faint indifference.
"I surrender."
Her voice was very soft, yet it clearly echoed throughout the entire arena.
Le Zhengyu, who had been about to use his fourth spirit ability in midair, looked as if frozen by the Star Wheel, his face full of confusion.
As the blizzard gradually receded, the scene around him came into view.
Ye Xinglan had been taken down. She had surrendered.
Bai Hanying's cherry blossoms were twisted into pieces by Xu Yucheng's Dark Demon Scythe, floating on the frozen ice.
He Xiaopeng had also been taken down by Tang Wulin.
His only four-ring teammate was Agility, being "walked" around by the opposing Agility Attack spirit master.
At that moment, countless questions flooded Le Zhengyu's mind.
Who am I? Where am I? What happened? How did almost all of my teammates disappear in the blink of an eye?
"Don't bother looking. You've lost." Yuanen Yehui's tone was low.
Le Zhengyu suddenly snapped back. He clenched his jaw. The Holy Sword was once again ignited with the blazing blazing fire of the Holy Fire.
"Don't be too arrogant! Even if I'm the only one left, I can still..."
The four who had taken down Ye Xinglan and Bai Hanying turned their gazes to him. Their cold eyes were like sharp blades stabbing toward him.
Le Zhengyu's words stopped. His Adam's apple rolled slightly. Though the Holy Sword in his hand still burned with the fire of the Holy Fire, that blazing fighting spirit seemed to have been half-extinguished by a bucket of ice water.
"Can still what?" Zhang Yangzi walked up with a cold smile.
"Can, can..."
Looking at the five people who seemed ready to come over and gang up on him, a bead of cold sweat seeped from Le Zhengyu's forehead. Eventually, he said stubbornly, "Even if I'm the only one left, I still want to fight to the end... Don't suddenly punch me in the face!!!"
Before Le Zhengyu could finish, Yuanen Yehui punched him. The others also did not hesitate to charge toward him.
They were about to win. Why worry about fighting fair? This angel martial soul was fluttering around in the sky, radiating holy light, blinding them. Bring him down quickly.
"...I surrender!"
Not long after, a somewhat pitiful cry scratched the air above the arena.
Le Zhengyu climbed up from the ground, embarrassed. The angel wings behind him were already dull. He clutched his chest, his face pale, clearly having sustained considerable injury. Yuanen Yehui's final punch had almost scattered his spirit power. If the fight continued, even his martial soul would have been damaged.
The remaining two Shrek students, seeing this, surrendered as well.
Thus, the victor was decided.
Seeing this, the referee announced in a loud voice, "The match is over. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy wins!"
The people in the stands immediately erupted in waves of cheers.
The Shrek Academy students looked complex and sadly left the scene. Especially Long Chen, who had regained consciousness, left without a word.
Xie Xie and the others were somewhat dazed. A sense of joy rose in their hearts.
This time, they had won by virtue of their own strength. They had not ridden on anyone's coattails.
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