The End

"Take this!" A somewhat deep voice rang out. The enlarged Wang Jinxi swung a Bone Dragon Claw at Xie Xie. Just as Xie Xie tried to dodge, darkness suddenly spread around him. He felt as if he had fallen into a swamp, unable to break free.

It had all happened far too suddenly. Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass had not had time to come to Xie Xie's aid. Xie Xie could only raise his Light Dragon Dagger and Shadow Dragon Dagger before him before he was sent flying by the blow.

While still in midair, he spat out a mouthful of blood. Tang Wulin even heard the crisp crack of bones breaking in his arm.

"Xie Xie!" Tang Wulin lunged forward and caught Xie Xie's flying body.

Xie Xie's eyes were tightly shut. He had already fallen unconscious, and the Light Dragon Dagger and Shadow Dragon Dagger in his hands vanished with it. His breath was faint.

"Bastard, this is just a match!" Tang Wulin roared as he charged recklessly toward the enormous bone dragon.

As he sprinted, a layer of golden scales slowly emerged from the fingers of his right arm. His entire arm seemed to swell by a full size.

Tang Wulin's pupils had completely turned gold. He stomped his left foot fiercely against the ground, and as he sprinted, a layer of golden scales slowly emerged from the fingers of his right arm. His entire arm seemed to swell by a full size.

Tang Wulin's pupils had completely turned gold. His left foot slammed fiercely into the ground, producing a deep boom.

He shot toward the mutated Wang Jinxi like a cannonball.

Wang Jinxi's body had changed greatly from before. With a beat of the wings on his back, his two-meter-tall body rose sharply into the air. He twisted his body, and his long tail whipped toward Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin opened his mouth and exhaled a stream of black mist. His right palm suddenly enlarged, his fingers lengthened, and golden claws rapidly grew out, likewise transforming into a dragon claw.

But unlike Wang Jinxi's Bone Dragon Claw, his dragon claw had five talons.

Smack! Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Claw struck the Bone Dragon Tail so hard that even the air warped. Tang Wulin was flung into the air by the tail's sweep, but a flash of golden light also flickered across the Bone Dragon Tail.

Tang Wulin curled up in midair and flipped over. Several Blue Silver Grass strands Bind around Wang Jinxi's bone dragon body. Using the pulling force of the Blue Silver Grass, he dragged himself back over, and his Golden Dragon Claw came down at Wang Jinxi's head.

Wang Jinxi brought both Bone Dragon Claws together, slapping them toward Tang Wulin at the same time. But just then, a resounding dragon roar suddenly sounded from Tang Wulin's mouth.

A faint golden halo burst outward from his body for an instant, and Wang Jinxi's Bone Dragon Claws immediately slowed.

The Golden Dragon Claw slammed down at his head.

"Hold back!" Long Hengxu and Ye Yingluo shouted almost simultaneously.

But Tang Wulin had already been blinded by his fury over Xie Xie's severe injuries. He struck with the Golden Dragon Claw at full force and could no longer pull it back.

At that moment, a slender hand silently appeared on Tang Wulin's right arm and gave it a gentle push, turning Tang Wulin's body. The Golden Dragon Claw that had been aimed at Wang Jinxi's head instead struck Wang Jinxi's right Bone Dragon Claw.

Smack! Wang Jinxi's body, which was nearly twice Tang Wulin's size, was actually smashed straight from the air onto the ground by that claw. Tang Wulin himself was guided by a gentle force and landed to one side.

"Enough!" A cold voice rang in his ears like a morning bell and evening drum, jolting Tang Wulin awake.

Wu Zhangkong stood beside him, still carrying the heavily injured Xie Xie in his arms.

Wang Jinxi's bone dragon body hit the ground. The tail that had first been struck by Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Claw let out a crisp snapping sound, while his right Bone Dragon Claw had also broken and hung limply at his side.

At the same time, Wang Jinxi's mutated body separated amid a black halo. Cries of agony rang out from two people at once.

Zhang Yangzi lay on the ground with both legs broken, while Wang Jinxi's right arm was fractured. The excruciating pain made them scream uncontrollably.

No one had expected this Class Promotion Tournament to turn out so brutal.

"Teacher Wu, how could you let your students attack so viciously?" Ye Yingluo had also rushed onto the stage by then. Pointing at Wu Zhangkong, she roared furiously.

Wu Zhangkong said to Tang Wulin, "Go." From beginning to end, he did not even glance at Ye Yingluo.

Ye Yingluo had just wanted to pursue them when she suddenly felt an incomparably sharp, icy aura emanating from Wu Zhangkong. In an instant, her entire body felt frozen stiff, and she ultimately could not take that step.

Nan Fusheng, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin, whose arm had already returned to normal, followed Wu Zhangkong off the Competition Arena.

Long Hengxu stood on the Competition Stage, his face so gloomy it seemed as though water could drip from it.

This was a serious incident.

In a single Class Promotion Tournament, three people had been severely injured. As the Referee, he could not escape responsibility! This was a major accident that had not occurred in many years.

Wu Zhangkong carried Xie Xie straight to the infirmary, where a teacher with a healing-type Martial Soul examined him. Fortunately, they were only stress fractures. Both of his forearms were broken, and though the injuries were serious, there was nothing wrong elsewhere. His internal organs had merely suffered some shock and would need time to recover.

The teacher also dispelled the lingering dark energy from Tang Wulin's body.

"Teacher Wu, I..." Tang Wulin looked at Wu Zhangkong, who stood there in silence with a cold expression, wanting to explain himself.

"There's no need to say anything. You did nothing wrong. The three of you should go back and rest," Wu Zhangkong said flatly.

"Oh. Then Xie Xie..." Tang Wulin asked.

"I'm here," Wu Zhangkong said, glancing at him.

The three left the infirmary together. Seeing Tang Wulin's self-reproachful expression, Nan Fusheng said, "Don't think too much about it. None of us could have anticipated that situation.

"If I'm not mistaken, what Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi used was a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. I've heard that Martial Soul Fusion Skills are nearly extinct in the Soul Master world. They can only be used when two Martial Souls are exceptionally compatible."

After saying that, Nan Fusheng looked at Tang Wulin, who no longer seemed quite so guilty, then at Gu Yue, who watched Tang Wulin as though she wanted to say something but held back. Tactfully, he bid them farewell and returned to the dormitory.

When Nan Fusheng returned to the dormitory, Wang Ba and the other two had not yet come back. Sitting on his bed, Nan Fusheng recalled the earlier match.

"Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Claw is much stronger than I imagined. Although I had intended to conceal my abilities in this match, my performance now wasn't outstanding at all.

"I wonder whether, based on the level I've shown in the previous matches, I can still join the Zero Class that hasn't even been established yet."

That was right. Nan Fusheng had basically coasted through the entire match. It could even be said that he bore some responsibility for the injuries Xie Xie had suffered.