The Finals Begin

Even the students from the surrounding classes erupted into commotion, their whispers rising and falling:

"That was way too fast! Nirvana Dragon Blade? Just hearing the name sounds badass. One strike took out an Agility Type hundred-year Soul Spirit?"

"This year's Class Five of First Grade is insanely strong!"

"With that strength and talent, how did they end up in Class Five? Was there some kind of mistake?"

"..."

Long Hengxu took a deep breath and pressed down with his hand, signaling everyone to quiet down as he continued watching the match intently.

Xie Xie shook the hand holding his blade and casually looked at Zhang Yangzi, whose expression had turned grave. A teasing smile curled at his lips. "You're next."

Wang Jinxi moved first. Two yellow Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet as the bones beneath his lean frame swelled slightly.

He raised both arms, and a faint black aura burst forth from his body.

Wang Jinxi strode toward Xie Xie, his arms raised and what seemed like two black flames burning in his eyes.

The instant that dark aura emerged, Shadow Cub within Xie Xie's Spirit Sea abruptly opened its blood-red dragon eyes. A bloodline-based pressure instantly swept toward Wang Jinxi.

It was intimidation that came from the depths of one's bloodline. Wang Jinxi felt every hair on his body stand on end.

The instinctive fear evoked by a higher-ranked dragon made every muscle in his body tremble uncontrollably, and the dark aura instantly froze.

The moment Wang Jinxi's body stiffened and he could no longer move, Xie Xie's second golden-yellow Soul Ring suddenly rose beneath his feet.

Dazzling golden light surged along Xie Xie's arm and into the Light Dragon Blade.

The Light Dragon Blade in his hand rapidly broke apart under the urging of Soul Power, transforming into countless golden Light Dragon Chains. Carrying fierce dragon might, they shot toward Wang Jinxi like living creatures!

"Second Soul Skill—Glazed Light Imprisonment!"

Xie Xie shouted coldly as the Light Dragon Chains instantly wrapped around Wang Jinxi's body.

The Light Dragon Chains coiled around him layer after layer, locking tight and pinning Wang Jinxi in place, binding his limbs firmly.

Wang Jinxi's Bone Dragon King Martial Soul was completely unable to resist. He could only widen his eyes and struggle until his face turned red, yet he could not break free in the slightest.

The sight made the entire arena erupt with even more shocked cries than before!

After seeing Xie Xie display such tremendous combat power, no one had considered the possibility that he was a two-ring Soul Grandmaster. Yet the two yellow hundred-year Soul Rings beneath his feet left them no choice but to believe it.

The weakest, most worthless Class Five of First Grade had actually produced a two-ring Soul Grandmaster!

In the seats for Class One of First Grade, Ye Yingluo's face turned pale. Her hands clenched the hem of her skirt so tightly that her knuckles whitened.

But when she remembered that her side still had two two-ring Soul Grandmasters, her expression barely recovered.

"That's right. No matter how strong that brat is, he can't possibly take on two two-ring Soul Grandmasters alone..." Ye Yingluo stared fixedly at the arena and muttered to herself.

She did not take Tang Wulin and Gu Yue seriously at all.

But those two were anything but ordinary!

Long Hengxu, the director of instruction, also widened his eyes. It felt as though someone had slapped him across the face, leaving it burning hot.

Wu Zhangkong, Wu Zhangkong... you really were something else!

Wu Zhangkong's expression remained unchanged. After all, she had already been shocked once. She was used to it now.

"Tang Wulin!" Xie Xie gripped the Light Dragon Chains tightly and turned to shout at Tang Wulin. "Make your move!"

Tang Wulin's gaze sharpened. Golden light seemed to flash in the depths of his eyes as a white Soul Ring lit beneath his feet.

Immediately afterward, a series of crackling sounds came from his bones, and a strange aura erupted from him like a geyser.

There were no flashy moves. He simply clenched his right hand into a fist. Faint golden light gathered around it before he smashed it toward Wang Jinxi.

Since Xie Xie had switched to the Light Dragon Blade Soul Ring, the intimidation he exerted over Wang Jinxi had weakened somewhat.

Wang Jinxi suddenly bit down on the tip of his tongue, and his second Soul Ring lit up as well. In that instant, his body seemed to become illusory.

Second Soul Skill—Bone Soul Transformation!

Bone Soul Transformation allowed part of Wang Jinxi's body to shift from solid form into spirit form. Although it could only last a short time, he would be immune to all physical attacks during that period.

For that reason, the Light Dragon Chains binding Wang Jinxi began slipping off by themselves.

The force transmitted through the chains made Xie Xie stagger back a step, but he was not worried in the slightest, because Tang Wulin's attack had already arrived.

Faced with Tang Wulin's plain, unadorned punch, Wang Jinxi's first Soul Ring lit up as well.

"Roar!"

He had been enraged by Xie Xie's attack just now.

First Soul Skill—Bone Dragon Claw!

Wang Jinxi's entire right arm rapidly expanded, especially his hand. His five fingers became four, but they were incredibly thick, with pitch-black nails at their tips.

That enormous arm, carrying terrifying force, met Tang Wulin's fist head-on.

The instant the massive Bone Dragon Claw came into contact with Tang Wulin's fist, the strange aura around Tang Wulin made Wang Jinxi's body freeze.

Then, he could only watch as Tang Wulin sent him flying with a single punch, as though he were nothing more than a sandbag.

Wang Jinxi crashed heavily onto the ground beside Zhang Yangzi.

The moment Wang Jinxi was sent flying, the other students fighting onstage, the spectators below, and the teachers all stared in utter disbelief once more.

They had no idea how many times they had been shocked that day. Their understanding of the world had been overturned again and again.

Long Hengxu had been about to step in and stop the match, but Tang Wulin pulled something like this. His raised right hand was stuck awkwardly in midair, neither able to rise nor lower.

Fuck...

Even Xie Xie could not help being startled. That punch must have hurt like hell.

He silently hugged his Light Dragon Blade tighter.

Without pausing, Tang Wulin hurled his Thousand-Refined Heavy Silver Hammer with his left hand toward Zhang Yangzi.

A strand of Blue Silver Grass silently coiled around the spiral pattern on the hammer's handle. The Sinking Silver Hammer screamed through the air and arrived before Zhang Yangzi in the next instant.

Gu Yue was not idle either. She raised her delicate hand.

A ray of cyan light appeared beside Zhang Yangzi without warning. He felt his body tighten, and he could no longer move.

The several-hundred-pound Thousand-Refined Heavy Silver Hammer was already impossible to evade.

Zhang Yangzi, who had still been stunned moments ago, instantly came to his senses. Two Soul Rings rapidly lit beneath his feet, and a clear eagle cry rang from his mouth.

With a shake of his body, the wind elements around him nearly collapsed in an instant.

Then, with a sliding step, he slipped out of the Thousand-Refined Heavy Silver Hammer's attack range at just the right moment.

A black shadow rose from behind Zhang Yangzi, while a pair of wings shimmering with faint black light spread open behind him.

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhang Yangzi quickly hoisted up Wang Jinxi, who was lying on the ground.

The two exchanged a glance. With the tacit understanding built from years of cultivating together, they instantly understood each other's intentions. Zhang Yangzi directly carried Wang Jinxi as he lunged toward Xie Xie.

At the same time, Zhang Yangzi's first Soul Ring shone.

The wings behind him suddenly enlarged, and everything within a ten-meter radius turned pitch-black. Black mist directly engulfed Xie Xie.

Yet Xie Xie smiled within the black mist.

"Light Dragon—Storm!!"