Chapter 71: Chapter 78: Grateful to Have You
Nanmen Yun'er and Wu Feng's martial souls had been continuously evolving in a better direction. Although they had not yet completed their evolution, they had still given everyone a considerable shock.
No one would have thought that these three delicate and beautiful girls would actually possess such astonishing talent.
"Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, hold off their main attacker as much as you can!" Cao Jinxuan shouted. The strength of Ning Tian's trio had already exceeded his expectations. With the support of the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Nanmen Yun'er and Wu Feng could undoubtedly reach the combat power of the Soul Ancestor level, which was not what he wanted to see.
His Time Stop Domain seemed unsolvable, but it also had a major drawback: it did not distinguish between friend and foe. Moreover, the consumption of his own spiritual power was extremely huge, and the cooldown time was not short either.
A great battle was on the verge of breaking out. Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, one power-attack and one control, immediately brought their roles into play. The Clear Sky Hammer landed in Wang Dong's palm, carrying a movingly fierce wind. Empowered by the flight speed of his butterfly wings, he swiftly smashed towards Wu Feng at the very front.
Wu Feng had a fiery temper to begin with. How could she remain indifferent in the face of such a provocation? Her first and second soul skills were used at the same time, and her fists, burning with blazing flames, collided fiercely with the body of the Clear Sky Hammer.
"Eight Treasures have a name, the third is Power!"
In terms of martial soul quality, Wu Feng's not-yet-fully-evolved Red Dragon was still inferior in quality to Wang Dong's Radiant Butterfly Goddess and Clear Sky Hammer. But her abundant soul power and the amplification advantage of the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda forcibly reversed this disadvantage. Wang Dong, who was not in his best condition to begin with, was lacking in strength after a few collisions and was sent flying backward by Wu Feng's furious offensive.
"Eight Treasures have a name, the first is: Speed!"
On the other side, Nanmen Yun'er was using her speed advantage. Although she was inevitably affected by the slowing effect of Xiao Xiao's Nine Phoenix Zither, her speed was not reduced too much under the amplification of the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. This forced Cao Jinxuan to have to activate his Stand martial soul to block the sneak attacks from Nanmen Yun'er for Xiao Xiao.
Both sides engaged in a back-and-forth contest. Under Ning Tian's powerful amplification, the comprehensive strength of the two Soul Elders, Nanmen Yun'er and Wu Feng, was forcibly raised to the level of a Soul Ancestor, firmly suppressing Wang Dong's team.
Nanmen Yun'er's speed was too fast. Although Cao Jinxuan's Stand martial soul's close-combat ability was formidable, the former simply did not engage him head-on, touching and then leaving after an attack, which made Cao Jinxuan not dare to move too far away from Xiao Xiao.
Bang!
Wang Dong was, after all, not in a complete state. After a collision with Wu Feng, his Clear Sky Hammer was even sent flying from his hand, and even the wings of the Radiant Butterfly Goddess on his back were damaged by the burning of the Dragon's Fire.
"Gotcha!" Wu Feng pressed her advantage, her third soul skill, Dragon's Burst, wrapping around her fist as she was about to strike Wang Dong's lower abdomen.
If this blow landed squarely, with just Wang Dong's physical defense, he would probably lose his ability to fight directly.
"Don't even think about it! Time Stop Domain!" Cao Jinxuan finally couldn't help but use his ever-victorious first soul skill of the Time Elapsing Clock. The domain rapidly covered the entire arena, completely enveloping the six of them. He was about to move to the rescue.
In the audience, Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed slightly. Cao Jinxuan has finally used this domain skill. Even Ning Tian, who had the highest soul power level among the three girls, could not avoid being affected by this skill. Within the ten seconds of stopped time, Cao Jinxuan could do many things.
However, as the old saying goes, while the devil grows one foot, the Dao grows ten. Do you really think there's no ability to sanction your Time Stop Domain?
Just as everyone was holding their breath and watching Cao Jinxuan's next move, Ning Tian, who had been frozen in place, suddenly moved.
That's right, Ning Tian had suddenly recovered her ability to move.
"You... how did you..." Cao Jinxuan turned his head in disbelief to look at Ning Tian, who had recovered her freedom of movement. He couldn't believe that his first soul skill, which was invincible among his peers, had lost its effect just like that.
"Eight Treasures have a name, the second is: Release!"
Ning Tian smiled faintly. She had been preparing to trigger her second soul skill from the very beginning. Unlike the one from the original Shrek Seven Devils ten thousand years ago, her original Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's second soul skill in the novel was an auxiliary skill that removed all negative effects on herself. The moment Cao Jinxuan used his first soul skill to stop time, she had used this soul skill on herself.
"Just waiting for you to stop time and imprison your own teammates!" The light of the second soul skill shone on Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er. The two girls were instantly freed from the negative effect of the time stop. Including the negative effect of Xiao Xiao's Nine Phoenix Zither, all were cleared!
Nanmen Yun'er's figure, which was rushing towards Xiao Xiao, instantly turned back. With Wu Feng, one in front and one behind, they sandwiched Cao Jinxuan in the middle. It was a checkmate situation set up specifically against his first soul skill!
At this time, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's bodies were frozen, with no possibility of rescue.
"One three-ring power-attack, one three-ring agility-attack, and you think you can instant-kill me? You can instant-kill me? If you can instant-kill me, Cao Jinxuan, today, I will, on the spot, eat this very stage!!" Cao Jinxuan roared arrogantly. His Stand martial soul directly activated to its golden-level awakening state, and he raised a leg to kick at the fist of the most threatening Wu Feng, which was wreathed in the Dragon's Burst.
"Eight Treasures have a name, the fourth is, Soul!"
At this, Ning Tian, flying in mid-air, smiled. Her smile was so beautiful it was beyond description. Her Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's fourth soul skill was precisely the most traditional and direct amplification of soul power.
"Two three-rings aren't enough? Then what about two four-rings?"
Nanmen Yun'er's offensive arrived first. A Jadeite Slash slammed directly into Cao Jinxuan's back, causing his charging offensive to stiffen.
"Just you wait to eat the stage!" Wu Feng laughed loudly. The punch that had gathered the power of her three soul skills, which had long been charged up, smashed into Cao Jinxuan's kicking leg with incomparable destructive power.
Crack...
Wu Feng's fully charged blow, after several amplifications, had a destructive power sufficient to contend head-on with a top-tier power-attack type Soul King. It was unleashed on Cao Jinxuan's body. His strong and domineering Stand martial soul, starting from the leg, cracked with dense patterns, and in a short while, it had spread to his entire body.
"Impossible, I, Cao Jinxuan... I, Cao Jinxuan..." Boundless terror appeared for the first time on this arrogant youth's face. He could clearly feel the tearing pain spreading throughout his body from his leg. Every inch of his muscle, every single cell, let out a painful wail.
Cao Jinxuan's Stand martial soul had actually been directly shattered by Wu Feng!
Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao finally recovered their ability to move at this moment, but Nanmen Yun'er would not give them a chance to counter-attack. Using Cao Jinxuan's back as a foothold, she once again turned back with the speed of lightning and knocked Xiao Xiao out of the ring.
Xiao Xiao was knocked off the stage. Cao Jinxuan was heavily injured and fell to the ground. The only one left with combat power, Wang Dong, was not in a much better state. His entire body was covered in burn marks from the collision with Wu Feng, and his soul power was almost depleted.
After knocking Xiao Xiao away, Nanmen Yun'er returned to Wu Feng's side. Against the petite girl Xiao Xiao, she had held back, only to the extent of knocking her out of the ring.
Facing the three girls who were at their full combat strength, Wang Dong for the first time felt a bitterness in his throat. Even the Tang Buddha would not dare to give his daughter cheats under the watchful eyes of so many people. No matter how shameless he was, he still had to consider his daughter's face.
"We... surrender..."
Wang Dong for the first time lowered his proud head. In his memory, she, who was from the Clear Sky Sect, had never known how to write the word "defeat." After this battle, she finally experienced a deep sense of frustration.
"We won!" Wu Feng jumped up, her excitement overflowing. She hugged Ning Tian and the other girl. At this moment, they were worthy of the name of the strongest team among the new students!
Of course, this did not include the three from Huo Yuhao's team, who had deliberately conceded victory and were acting like pigs to eat a tiger.
Nanmen Yun'er and Ning Tian were also extremely excited. Under the premise that the standard of this year's class at Shrek was so high, they had still won the championship. One must know, this was the number one academy on the continent!
This meant that among their peers, they were the absolute top existences!
Amidst their excitement, the three girls couldn't help but turn their gazes towards the audience section, at the youth who was silently applauding them, his smile as faint as ever, his eyes full of encouragement and gratification.
Grateful to have you.
This was the common thought in the hearts of the three girls at this moment.
Wu Feng's nose suddenly tingled. She leaped out of the competition stage and, ignoring all reserve, threw herself into Huo Yuhao's arms, crying her heart out.
"Yuhao... Yuhao..."
"You did well. You are the best," Huo Yuhao patted her back and chuckled. This time, there was no jealousy in Cui Yejie's eyes beside him, only full approval. Even if it were her, she might not have been able to do better than Wu Feng and her group. The extreme coordination of the three girls could only be achieved by truly spending day and night together.
After Cao Jinxuan was carried away by the medical staff, Wang Dong walked towards the audience section, lost in thought, not even noticing the calls of Xiao Xiao beside him.
"Little Junior Brother, don't be discouraged. There will be chances to prove yourself in the future," over there, the two from the Tang Sect and Xu Sanshi had been waiting for a long time. Bei Bei was the first to come up and comfort him.
"You guys already did very well. Their soul power levels are so high, it wasn't a fair fight to begin with," Xu Sanshi put away the folding fan in his hand, without his usual cheeky temperament.
"Waaahhh——" Wang Dong threw himself into Xu Sanshi's arms and cried loudly, but in doing so, inadvertently revealed some of a girl's characteristics.
Xu Sanshi patted her back, intending to comfort her, but his expression suddenly became strange. He only felt two low peaks pressing against his firm chest. His hand, which was holding the person in his arms' shoulder, inadvertently touched a patch of warm softness. The unique maiden fragrance of a woman faintly drifted into his nose, causing his heart to race.
Xu Sanshi was not a pure little boy like the Huo Gua from the original work. If he had been in the same dormitory as Wang Dong, it wouldn't have taken two days for him to discover the truth of Wang Dong'er's cross-dressing.
"Hmph!"
Just as Xu Sanshi was having improper thoughts, a cold snort full of majesty suddenly exploded in his mind, forcibly dispelling his evil thoughts.
Mmm, it was the Buddha from the God Realm who had spoken. Seeing his daughter's miserable defeat, he was now in a very bad mood. Yesterday he beat up Dai Mubai, and today he was going to take it out on Oscar!
He can't touch Ning Rongrong, but can't he deal with her husband?