Chapter Thirty-Five: The Blood-Crushing Assault

Shen Wujue wielded his long sword, surrounded by lightning-attribute spiritual energy. Su Xue'er held the Moon-Supporting Heaven-Breaking Halberd, circulating the Dragon Moon Thunder God Technique, with lightning-attribute spiritual energy permeating her surroundings. Both of them possessed sacred bodies of the lightning attribute, but while Shen Wujue was at the pinnacle of Spirit King Realm, Su Xue'er was in the middle stage.

At this moment, Shen Wujue made his move, charging towards Su Xue'er at an incredible speed.

"Clang..."

The two engaged in fierce combat. During the battle, Shen Wujue was puzzled. Despite the two-level difference in realms, how could Su Xue'er's speed match his own?

"I see, she's being boosted by some technique to match my speed. Relying on techniques, hmm, let's see how much spiritual power you have," Shen Wujue muttered to himself.

To the spectators, only ten breaths had passed, but they had already exchanged blows dozens of times.

"Not bad, you can keep up with my speed in the middle stage of Spirit King Realm," Shen Wujue acknowledged.

By now, Su Xue'er was feeling tired. The significant gap in levels was evident. Although she could match Shen Wujue's speed, her spiritual power was weaker than his.

"I don't want to waste any more time. Let's end this," Shen Wujue declared.

Shen Wujue leaped into the air, his sword pointing skyward, as spiritual energy gathered on its blade. In the background, the silhouette of a large bird faintly appeared. Su Xue'er also leaped into the air, accompanied by a dragon roar. Behind her, a huge thunder dragon emerged, while the silhouette of a large bird formed behind Shen Wujue.

"Kunpeng Slaying God Slash."

"Dragon Roar Thunder God."

The collision of the two lightning-attribute energies resulted in a loud bang. Su Xue'er was blasted to the edge of the arena, coughing up blood. She struggled to remain standing, while Shen Wujue stood unscathed.

"I admit you're strong, but don't forget, I'm at the pinnacle of Spirit King Realm," Su Xue'er retorted coldly.

"Oh? Is that so?" At this moment, Shen Wujue felt something amiss as a sudden intense pain surged in his chest. "Pfft~" He spat out blood, but compared to Su Xue'er's injuries, his were much lighter.

Wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, Shen Wujue's face twisted into a fierce expression as he said, "You've angered me."

Suddenly, his spiritual power surged rapidly, visibly healing his wounds at an astonishing speed. He broke through, advancing to the early stage of Spirit Emperor Realm.

Su Xue'er snorted coldly. "You have hidden cards? So do I." With that, spiritual energy surrounded Su Xue'er, rapidly healing her wounds as well. She too broke through, revealing another of her hidden cards.

On the Tianling Continent, when a Ling Shi breaks through, their minor injuries heal rapidly due to the gathering of spiritual energy.

"Su Xue'er, I don't want to continue tangling with you. I'm going all out now." Placing his sword into the ground, Shen Wujue leaped into the air. Su Xue'er tried to move, but suddenly found herself stopped by an invisible pressure. She couldn't budge.

This was Shen Wujue's technique. With two moves, the first was suppression, and the second, the most terrifying, was called Dragon God's Descent. However, when he released the second move, the suppression from the first would be lifted, but it wouldn't stop him from dealing with Su Xue'er.

"Dragon God's Descent."

A huge dragon formed of spiritual energy rushed towards Su Xue'er. After the suppression disappeared, Su Xue'er immediately released the Dragon Roar Thunder God technique, then hastily ran while using spiritual energy to shield herself.

"Boom~"

The Dragon God's Descent shattered the Dragon Roar Thunder God, heading straight for Su Xue'er. She only managed to take a few steps to the side before being sent flying dozens of steps by the impact.

"Wow~" Su Xue'er coughed up blood, and most of the Moon-Supporting Heaven-Breaking Halberd was stained red with her blood. She lay there, her body devoid of strength.

Shen Zixuan clenched his fists tightly, tears filling his eyes. He whispered to himself, "Mom, if you can't do it, just surrender. You mustn't get hurt."

"I... I won't... surrender, I..."

"Su Xue'er, you can go to hell."

Shen Wujue was about to strike at Su Xue'er, but pretended it wasn't intentional. His sword was less than a foot away from Su Xue'er when suddenly, the Moon-Supporting Heaven-Breaking Halberd at Su Xue'er's side flashed with spiritual light, pushing Shen Wujue back several steps.

Shen Wujue felt extremely surprised. "What's going on? How is she still standing?"

The audience erupted into chaos.

"What's happening?"

"Could it be that the Spirit Master Academy isn't surrendering?"

"Or does Su Xue'er have another trick up her sleeve?"

...

Yushi knew Shen Wujue intended to kill Su Xue'er, but he kept his eyes on the Moon-Supporting Heaven-Breaking Halberd from start to finish. He knew she wouldn't die; he just wanted to know the halberd's abilities.

At this moment, a red mist enveloped Su Xue'er and Shen Wujue, stunning everyone present. The entire square fell eerily quiet, with even the rustling of leaves audible.

"The Frantic Bloodshed."

These four words firmly embedded themselves in Shen Wujue's mind. As the red mist dispersed, Su Xue'er stood tall, resembling a god of slaughter, wielding the blood-red Moon-Supporting Heaven-Breaking Halberd.

Su Xue'er uttered calmly, "The show has just begun."

Shen Wujue leaped into the air, shouting, "This is impossible, I refuse to believe it. I won't be defeated by you today. Dragon God's Descent."

The enormous thunderous dragon charged toward Su Xue'er. Su Xue'er didn't move until the thunderous dragon was less than eight feet away from her. In an instant, she blinked into the air, appearing behind Shen Wujue before he could react.

Feeling a chill down his spine, Shen Wujue turned slightly, only to find Su Xue'er behind him. He tried to counterattack but was kicked by Su Xue'er, sending him flying. When he was about two or three zhang from the ground, Su Xue'er was already waiting for him.

Then Su Xue'er kicked Shen Wujue into the sky once more, and she began her assault with the Moon-Supporting Heaven-Breaking Halberd.

"Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!..."

In just a couple of breaths, Shen Wujue had been struck dozens of times by Su Xue'er, landing heavily on the ground, barely conscious.

Su Xue'er's eyes were filled with killing intent. If it weren't for the competition, he would have died countless times just now.

Su Xue'er immediately snapped out of this state, her body on the verge of collapse. Weakly, she said, "Can the result be announced now?"

The host finally regained his senses. "Y-Yes, I announce... the Spirit Master Academy team wins."

The audience erupted in astonishment.

"Su Xue'er is too powerful. She actually defeated someone in the later stage of Spirit Emperor Realm with her middle stage of Spirit King Realm. Truly, we didn't come to the wrong event this year."

"It seems that this year's champion belongs to Su Xue'er."

"Haha, this year's competition will be exciting."

...

Su Xue'er put away the Moon-Supporting Heaven-Breaking Halberd, trembling as she walked. Yushi approached her and gently lifted her, saying softly, "I'll take you for treatment."

Shen Yueru stared fiercely at Su Xue'er in Yushi's arms. "Su Xue'er, I don't believe you'll stay in the Spirit Master Academy. I swear I'll make you wish you were dead."

The Master of the Spirit Roar Pavilion, Ye Dinglin, had an extremely unpleasant expression, not because Shen Wujue lost, but because of his hatred. Once again, his disciple was defeated by the weapon of his own enemy.

At the hotel, doctors were treating Shen Wujue. After a while, Ye Dinglin asked, "How is he?"

"He's fine, Master."

"Good, you may leave."

Ye Dinglin sat at the bedside, looking at the injured and unconscious Shen Wujue. He said to Shen Mingxing, "Your brother is a rare genius of the Southern Yue Empire. He'll definitely lose confidence after this battle. When he wakes up, take him back to the Spirit Roar Pavilion. Remember to tell him that I'm very disappointed in him and that he should return to practice diligently."

Shen Mingxing understood Ye Dinglin's intentions and said tearfully, "I won't disappoint you, Master."