Seeing Ye Xinglan's gaze, Zhang Yangzi curled his lip. "So she is indeed representing Shrek in the exhibition match. A three-ring Spirit Elder, right? No wonder she's so arrogant."
A ten-year-old, on stage in an exhibition match, representing Shrek Academy in combat — and a three-ring Spirit Elder at that. She indeed had the capital to be proud.
"Just a two-ring Great Spirit Master," Gu Yuena said calmly. "Did none of you sense the spirit power she emitted just now?"
"..."
Just... two rings? Then what was she so proud of?
Zhang Yangzi and the others looked at Gu Yuena in surprise.
They had thought Ye Xinglan had been limiting her spirit power fluctuations...
It wasn't that their standards were high — it was just that having two monsters beside them made them judge inland geniuses by a high standard.
Gu Yuena was from elsewhere, Huo Yuhao was a local, and both were from the Spirit Transmission Tower. Other places or major powers should also have geniuses of this level, right?
Was that not the right way to think?
Unlike the others, Tang Wulin focused on Yu Longheng's gaze, frowning.
"Xie Xie — is that leading male student the Shrek student who assaulted people on the street before?"
"That's right."
Hearing this, Xie Xie looked toward Yu Longheng and curled his lip. "What a lousy day. Forget running into Ye Xinglan — he's also on the Shrek representative team."
Tang Wulin narrowed his eyes, his small face frowning.
Assaulting people on the street, and hurting Xie Xie — that's the real villain.
While the Class Zero members were each deep in thought, the two teams on stage were already exchanging formalities and announcing their names.
The referee was an elderly man with a restrained aura. He raised his right hand and chopped it down, announcing: "Begin!"
On Shrek Academy's side, the first to act was Xu Lizhi. Two yellow spirit rings rose from beneath his feet. As they flashed, he quickly threw buns from his hands. The other six team members caught them precisely, quickly stuffed them into their mouths, then simultaneously released their martial souls. Their momentum instantly erupted.
Ning Yue gave a clear shout. Three spirit rings rose from her feet. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's three fell upon Yu Longheng ahead of her.
Yu Longheng let out a long dragon's cry. His body suddenly expanded, especially his arms, which became extraordinarily thick and strong. Four spirit rings rose from beneath his feet — two yellow, one purple... one black!
After several months, he had become a four-ring Spirit Ancestor.
Huo Yuhao's expression shifted slightly.
Not because of Yu Longheng's progress over this period, but because of his other companions.
Among the seven-person team — two Great Spirit Masters including Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi; two Spirit Elders including Ning Yue; and three Spirit Ancestors including Yu Longheng.
Compared to the original lineup, which only had Yu Longheng as a Spirit Ancestor, this was significantly stronger.
Shrek Academy was taking this exhibition match much more seriously than in the original.
"Boss — Tianhai Academy has a Soul King. Do you think Shrek Academy will lose?" Xie Xie's question interrupted Huo Yuhao's thoughts.
Huo Yuhao withdrew his train of thought and glanced at Tianhai Academy's lineup — one Soul King, four Spirit Ancestors, two Spirit Elders — and gently shook his head. "No."
Tianhai Academy's lineup was much stronger than the original three Spirit Ancestors and four Spirit Elders — their strength had even more than doubled. But Shrek Academy clearly hadn't been careless; they had also sent students who were somewhat stronger than in the original.
Most importantly — since Yu Longheng had the constitution to stand a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, he definitely had that.
After receiving the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's, Yu Longheng didn't act immediately. Instead, his eyes condensed. His spirit power suddenly boiled. Blue-purple electric light exploded around him, the air seemed to be torn by violent thunder, emitting a piercing hum.
His arms were first enveloped by a dazzling thunder glow. Then, pieces of dragon-scale-like metal armor emerged from his storage ring, quickly assembling themselves along his arms.
Armor — Assemble!
Five blue armor components appeared around Yu Longheng, attaching themselves to him one by one — his arms, hands, and chest were all covered by the armor.
An aura even more terrifying than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's boosted him. An aura comparable to a five-ring Soul King emanated from him, making the opposite Tianhai students' expressions freeze. The surrounding audience's breath also hitched in disbelief.
Battle Armor!
It was Battle Armor!
This young man, who possessed the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Rex martial soul, was actually an exceptionally powerful Battle Armor Master!
As a four-ring spirit master with a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, Yu Longheng's spiritual power and physical constitution were not inferior to a Soul King's — in fact, he had even greater endurance than Ye Xinglan, who would become a One-Word Battle Armor Master as a Spirit Ancestor.
This was also the capital Yu Longheng took pride in after his precipitation.
At this rate, before even advancing to Soul King, he could become a One-Word Battle Armor Master, wielding strength comparable to a high-level Soul Emperor. Even at this moment, having only completed five One-Word Battle Armor components, with the Battle Armor's amplification, his hard power was not weaker than a Soul King's.
Even in a place like the Tianhai Alliance, where spirit master strength was far inferior to the inland areas, his comprehensive strength was that of a high-level Soul King!
At fifteen years old — a high-level Soul King, five Battle Armor components — how many could match him?
Even at Shrek Academy, only third-year seniors had such abilities. And becoming a One-Word Battle Armor Master before age twenty was one of Shrek Academy's standards for entering the inner courtyard — he had already completed nearly half of it.
Ranked nineteenth on the Junior Genius Rankings — this was simply the result of him not trying. If he had wanted, he could achieve a much higher rank!
Watch closely — your martial soul bloodline suppression doesn't mean your strength is greater than mine!
Glancing toward Huo Yuhao, Yu Longheng's body was tangled in lightning. He charged forward, his ten-thousand-year spirit ring blooming a dazzling light.
In an instant, a deafening thunderclap exploded on the stage. Dazzling blue light burst in the center of the arena. Countless thick bolts of lightning ravaged like mad dragons, instantly engulfing the entire competition platform.
The brilliant electric light made the audience instinctively squint. The energy wave even caused the shield to tremble violently.
When the lightning dissipated, the scene was Utterly silent. The 80,000-seat stadium fell into a deathly silence. Everyone's eyes were wide, staring at the competition platform in disbelief—
The seven Tianhai Alliance competitors lay scattered on the charred ground, while the Shrek seven still maintained their original formation, not even a corner of their clothes out of place.
This highly anticipated match had been decided in the blink of an eye.
The Tianhai Alliance representative team hadn't even lasted a minute, completely crushed by Shrek.
Yet everyone in the stadium, looking at Yu Longheng standing proudly on the stage, felt it was only natural.
This was a Battle Armor Master, after all!
On the judges' platform, Tianhai Academy's team leader's face was ashen.
More than five years in age, yet they still lost this badly — their Tianhai Academy had lost an enormous amount of face this time.
Not only that — the entire Tianhai Alliance's face had been lost.
Shrek Academy was fundamentally using this opportunity to showcase the strength of their newest generation of students to the entire continent.
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