Chapter 289: Shrek's Tradition, Cheating!!

Chapter 289: Shrek's Tradition, Cheating!!

Blazing Fire, Divine Wind, and Tianshui Academies vs. Shrek Academy.

Huo Wu, Shui Bing'er, and Feng Xiaotian stepped forward to represent their respective academies, while Shrek sent out Yu Tianheng, Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong.

"Wait a minute!"

The moment he saw Huo Wu enter the field, Yu Xiaogang immediately rushed forward, pointing at her and shouting sternly, "Wasn't it agreed that only students from the Elemental Academies would face Shrek? You're clearly a graduate of the Nine Star Academy!"

Hearing this, Huo Wu's brows furrowed, her eyes flashing with undisguised disdain. She pointed right back at Yu Tianheng without hesitation and snapped, "And what about him? If I'm not mistaken, Yu Tianheng is a graduate of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, isn't he?"

With his hands behind his back, Yu Xiaogang struck the pose of a lofty master and responded proudly, "Tianheng is my nephew. He received guidance from me in the past and can be considered a student of Shrek!"

At that, Huo Yang burst into laughter. "Yu Xiaogang, if you can pull that kind of connection, then Huo Wu is my own daughter. Are you saying she hasn't received instruction from me? Why can't she represent Blazing Fire Academy?"

"This—"

Yu Xiaogang was momentarily speechless.

Truth be told, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San really were a perfect pair of master and disciple—always nitpicking the other side while never once reflecting on whether their own side had issues.

"Yu Xiaogang, if you've got nothing useful to say, then shut up. The less you talk, the less you embarrass yourself."

Xiao Yu waved his hand impatiently. A powerful surge of soul power whipped up a gust of wind and sent Yu Xiaogang flying through the air like a fly being swatted.

After casually swatting Yu Xiaogang away, Xiao Yu turned to the competitors already on the field and said, "Alright, hurry up and get started."

"Uncle!"

Seeing Yu Xiaogang treated that way, Yu Tianheng clenched his fists tightly.

He had always been close with Yu Xiaogang, and now that most of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had been wiped out, he cared even more about this last surviving uncle.

"Miss Ning, Brother Hongjun—activate your spirits!"

Yu Tianheng roared, his voice loud and charged with fury, as if trying to vent the anger in his heart. A dazzling blue light burst from his body, forming crackling bolts of lightning that danced around him. Two yellow, two purple, and one black soul ring rose beneath his feet.

"Yu Tianheng, level 56 Power Attack System Battle Soul King!"

As he declared his strength, his body underwent dragonification. His arms and right leg transformed into dragon claws, swelling to nearly double their size, covered in blue-violet scales.

Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun also released their spirits. Like Yu Tianheng, they had two yellow, two purple, and one black soul ring.

"Ma Hongjun, level 51 Power Attack System Battle Soul King!"

"Ning Rongrong, level 53 Support System Battle Soul King!"

As Ning Rongrong activated her spirit, two multicolored beams shot out from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda in her palms and fell upon Yu Tianheng and Ma Hongjun. The momentum of the two surged instantly.

"Hmm?"

Xiao Yu, watching from the sidelines, frowned slightly. Even with the support from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, the soul power boost they received seemed... abnormal. Especially Yu Tianheng—his aura was nearly approaching that of a Soul Sage. There was no way a five-ringed Soul King like Ning Rongrong could produce that kind of amplification on her own.

Could it be...

Xiao Yu's mind shifted, and his gaze turned to Oscar, who hadn't taken the field. He spotted Oscar hiding behind Bone Douluo and Flender, glancing nervously around, clearly avoiding looking up at the platform.

As expected.

Xiao Yu instantly understood. Yu Tianheng and Ma Hongjun had definitely eaten Oscar's sausages before going on stage. Right now, they must be benefiting from dual enhancements, which was how they'd reached that level.

Cheating.

Truly, a fine Shrek tradition.

A cold, mocking smile tugged at the corner of Xiao Yu's mouth. This method, which clearly violated the principle of fair competition, didn't even need guessing—he knew for certain it must have been concocted by none other than that so-called Grandmaster he had just swatted away.

"Xiaogang, are you alright?!"

Yu Xiaogang, who had been smacked away, was just being helped up by Liu Erlong.

He glared resentfully at Xiao Yu, but considering the vast difference in their strength, he quickly turned his gaze back to the center of the field. Inwardly, he muttered: If my beloved disciple Tang San were here, I wouldn't have had to resort to this kind of method just to secure victory!

But the next moment, he was completely stunned.

Across the field, two of the opposing fighters—Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er—each released their spirits, and seven soul rings rose up beneath them.

"Huo Wu, level 79 Control System Battle Soul Sage!"

"Shui Bing'er, level 75 Control System Battle Soul Sage!"

Yu Xiaogang wasn't the only one dumbfounded. Even Feng Xiaotian, who had initially stepped forward to stand in front of the two girls, froze for a brief moment. He looked back in disbelief until he confirmed that, yes, both women had indeed released seven soul rings.

Feng Xiaotian gave a bitter smile. He hadn't expected that not only had Huo Wu surpassed him, but even Shui Bing'er had left him in the dust.

"Brother Feng, hurry and release your spirit!"

At Shui Bing'er's soft reminder, Feng Xiaotian finally snapped out of it and summoned his Gale Double-Headed Wolf spirit. Two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings rose up around him.

"Hey, are you fighting or not? If you're going to surrender, do it now!"

Huo Wu stood proudly, one hand on her slender waist, taunting Yu Tianheng and the others, who were clearly still shaken.

"In your dreams!"

Yu Tianheng roared. His dragonized right leg stomped hard into the ground, using the recoil to launch himself like a cannonball straight toward her.

As a direct heir of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and successor to the clan's leadership, Yu Tianheng had his own pride. Even knowing he was at a disadvantage, he would never utter the word "surrender."

By contrast, Ma Hongjun appeared far more hesitant. Even as Yu Tianheng charged halfway across the field, it wasn't until Ning Rongrong and Flender shot him death glares that he reluctantly flapped his wings and took flight.

"Bing'er, Brother Feng! Leave Yu Tianheng to me!"

Huo Wu shouted and stomped the ground. Her figure shot forward like a bolt of lightning, directly meeting Yu Tianheng head-on.

As Yu Tianheng closed the distance, he was suddenly hit with an overwhelming surge of fire elemental energy. The very air around him became turbulent and unstable.

"What terrifying fire elemental energy!"

Yu Tianheng couldn't help but take a sharp breath. During his time with Shrek, in pursuit of revenge for his clan, he had trained relentlessly under the guidance of his uncle, Yu Xiaogang.

During that time, he had sparred several times with Ma Hongjun, who had just broken through to the Soul King realm.

Back then, he had found Ma Hongjun's flames intense, sticky, and powerful—among the best he'd seen in fire-type Soul Masters. But now, faced with the fire Huo Wu unleashed, Ma Hongjun's flames felt like the difference between a candle and a volcano.

(End of Chapter)

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