On the competition platform.
Xu Yue's gaze swept past Tang Wulin and Xie Xie before settling on Gu Yue between them.
Gu Yue was likewise staring at Xu Yue. No emotion showed on her cool, exquisite face.
"I thought you would surrender outright," Xu Yue said.
At those words, Gu Yue's pink lips moved almost imperceptibly. "I don't have a habit of surrendering without a fight. Besides, I don't think I have no chance of winning."
Over the past few days, the matter of Xu Yue and Heavenly Change had lingered in her mind, making her increasingly curious.
Now that the Class Promotion Tournament had finally arrived, how could she possibly miss it?
Watching the two converse, Xu Xiaoyan beside Xu Yue unconsciously puffed out her red lips.
Tang Wulin also felt inexplicably uncomfortable, his emotions growing more unsettled.
Both sides took their positions and arranged their formations.
The two teams' formations were practically identical.
Two stood in front, while one remained behind.
On Class One's side, Xu Yue and Wei Xiaofeng stood in front, with Xu Xiaoyan, the Control System soul master, behind them. On Class Five's side, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie stood in front, with Gu Yue in the rear.
"Both sides, prepare!" Long Hengxu raised his right hand high.
"Freshman Class 1, Xu Yue." Xu Yue looked at Gu Yue ahead of him and spoke loudly.
"Freshman Class 1, Xu Xiaoyan."
"Freshman Class 1, Wei Xiaofeng."
Xu Xiaoyan and Wei Xiaofeng followed immediately after, speaking in unison.
Tang Wulin stared tensely at Xu Yue and said in a deep voice, "Freshman Class 5, Tang Wulin."
"Xie Xie." Xie Xie's expression was equally grave.
Finally came Gu Yue's calm, indifferent voice.
"Gu Yue!"
After both sides had announced their names, Long Hengxu emphasized the rules.
"Mind the match rules. Stop when appropriate. Do not intentionally harm your opponents, or the academy will impose the proper punishment!"
As he said this, Long Hengxu specifically glanced at Xu Yue. After all, Xu Yue's strength far surpassed everyone else present.
Xu Yue caught the implication in his gaze and nodded almost imperceptibly.
It was only a match, and merely a Class Promotion Tournament at that.
As long as they recognized the gap between them, he could not be bothered to use his full strength.
"Yes!" both sides answered in unison.
"Begin!" Long Hengxu declared without further nonsense.
The instant his words fell, both teams moved.
Soul Rings appeared around all six competitors.
The most eye-catching were naturally the thousand-year Soul Rings glowing with purple light around Xu Yue and Gu Yue.
Yet Tang Wulin's white ten-year Soul Ring also drew shocked cries from the spectators.
"A ten-year Soul Ring! Does Freshman Class 5 have no one else?"
Although the First Grade students knew the circumstances, people from other grades were watching for the first time today and were quite puzzled.
However, the sounds below the platform did not affect the battle above.
Wei Xiaofeng and Xie Xie, both Agility Attack System soul masters, moved almost simultaneously and dashed toward the sides.
They also met almost simultaneously in the middle of the competition platform.
"Little Green Snake!" Xie Xie mocked as he looked at Wei Xiaofeng. "You should just surrender obediently when you meet me! Save yourself from getting hurt!"
"Hehe, is that so?" Wei Xiaofeng chuckled, utterly unconcerned. "Talk after you can actually hurt me."
Xie Xie hesitated no longer. His First Soul Ring flashed, the Light Dragon Dagger in his hand lit up, and a blade of light slashed forward.
However.
Faced with such an attack, Wei Xiaofeng wore a broad smile. He did not even try to dodge, simply standing there stiffly.
"Why aren't you dodging?" Xie Xie asked, stunned.
"Because I'm not afraid!"
Before Xie Xie could understand what Wei Xiaofeng meant, a deep, powerful voice suddenly rang out.
"Indestructible!"
In an instant, a bright yellow shield emerged around Wei Xiaofeng. The blade of light struck it but could not shake it in the slightest, instead exploding into golden sparks that filled the air.
"What?! His shield is even group defense?"
Seeing the shock on Xie Xie's face, Wei Xiaofeng chuckled. "Finished? Then it's my turn now."
As soon as he spoke, Wei Xiaofeng transformed into a green serpent-like shadow and charged straight at Xie Xie. He possessed none of the nimbleness of an Agility Attack System soul master, but instead the ferocity of a Power Attack System soul master.
"Don't let me bite you, or you'll be in for a world of hurt."
Elsewhere.
Countless ice balls and Wind Blades crashed against the Jade Shield, exploding into streams of chaotic elemental energy.
At this sight, Gu Yue's expression also turned solemn.
Xu Yue shook his head. The Jade Shield's hardness was directly related to his Soul Power Level. Gu Yue's basic elemental skills could do little more than scratch it.
Shifting his gaze, Xu Yue saw Tang Wulin charging toward Xu Xiaoyan in the rear, wielding two Thousand Refinement Sinking Silver hammers.
But just as he was about to step forward and stop him.
The ground beneath his feet trembled, and an Earth Wall abruptly rose up.
"Hmph!" Xu Yue snorted at the sight.
Without any extra movement, he stomped heavily. The rising Earth Wall instantly vanished, and he turned to look at Gu Yue.
"You'd better not use the earth element in front of me. You're really showing off your skills before an expert!"
Though Gu Yue did not know what that idiom meant, she still understood the hidden meaning in Xu Yue's words.
At the same time, she was astonished by Xu Yue's control over the earth element. It was actually stronger than hers, even though she, the Silver Dragon King, was born with dominion over elemental power.
"Thanks for the reminder! Then try this!"
As she spoke, her two jade-like hands lightly waved toward Xu Yue.
"Wind Rise!" "Ice Freeze!"
In an instant, surging gales lent Tang Wulin, who was rapidly approaching Xu Xiaoyan, additional momentum.
Meanwhile, at the spot where the Earth Wall had originally risen, a thicker Ice Wall instantly appeared.
Xu Yue did not hesitate. Vortex Vanquisher condensed in his hand, and he swung it at the Ice Wall before him.
Boom!
An explosive crash echoed through the entire arena.
The several-hundred-pound Vortex Vanquisher, combined with Xu Yue's further enhanced strength, instantly smashed the Ice Wall into countless Ice Crystals.
Yet the scattered Ice Crystals began growing layer upon layer in midair. In the blink of an eye, they condensed into wall after wall of ice once more.
At this moment, Xu Xiaoyan, who stood in the rear and surveyed the battlefield, also realized how troublesome Gu Yue was.
An Elementalist capable of controlling multiple elements was practically an all-rounder who combined support, control, ranged attacks, and more.
Xu Xiaoyan immediately shouted to Xu Yue.
"Brother A-Yue, don't worry about me. Go deal with Gu Yue. I can handle Tang Wulin by myself."
Xu Yue nodded at her words.
Without hesitation, he stomped heavily, shooting toward Gu Yue like a cannonball.
The metal competition platform beneath his feet even bent slightly under Xu Yue's savage force.
With every swing of Vortex Vanquisher, the walls of solid ice before him shattered in response.
In almost an instant, he crossed dozens of meters and charged before Gu Yue.
Amber and black met once more at that moment.
"Looks like you're going to lose," Xu Yue said softly. Vortex Vanquisher in his hand pierced toward Gu Yue like an unpredictable, raging dragon.
"Not necessarily!"
Feeling the fierce momentum carried by the spear tip, Gu Yue remained unmoved, her cool expression seeming as though it would never change.
Just as the spear tip was about to strike Gu Yue's body.
A flash of silver light flickered.
Gu Yue's figure instantly vanished from where she stood.
Xu Yue's eyes lit up at the sight.
"Space Element? Interesting! It's somewhat similar to the Gravitational Wave released by Star of Eden, but not the same."
"Is this the law of physics in another world?"
At the same time, with another flash of silver light, Gu Yue had already appeared in midair.
Specks of cyan wind supported her slender figure.
Gu Yue looked down at Xu Yue. A faint smile appeared on her cool face.
"Xu Yue, the offensive and defensive positions have switched now."
"Wind Move, Fire Rise!"
"Elemental Combination, Wind and Fire Prairie Fire!!"
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