After several unremarkable matches, Lin Chen, Gu Yuena, and Xie Xie stood on the competition stage.
Lin Chen had originally not intended to participate. Long Hengxu had sought him out and repeatedly tried to persuade him, going on about the academy's honor and its future development. After pestering him for a long time with every excuse imaginable, he had insisted that Lin Chen take the stage.
Xie Xie had spent several matches in a row sitting below the stage as part of the cheering squad, shouting encouragement the whole time. He had been itching for a chance to fight.
Gu Yuena turned to Lin Chen and asked softly, "Lin Chen, you're not planning to slack off the entire match, are you?"
At Gu Yuena's words, the corner of Lin Chen's mouth twitched. "Na'er, am I that kind of person? Don't worry, I'll make a move."
After responding, Gu Yuena turned her gaze toward the three people opposite them. Rarely, all three were girls: a pair of twin sisters. The elder sister, Zhou Hanyou, possessed the Ice Spirit martial soul; the younger, Zhou Tian'er, possessed the Wood Spirit martial soul. The third was named Wang Dongqi.
At the referee's command, Xie Xie almost instantly vanished from where he stood and lunged straight at Zhou Tian'er.
Gu Yuena lifted her eyes as elemental power flowed around her fingertips, facing Zhou Hanyou.
Lin Chen slowly raised his gaze toward Wang Dongqi, who held a sword. The phantom of an Azure Dragon gradually emerged behind him, green lightning endlessly flickering around his body as an invisible pressure of elemental attributes swept toward Wang Dongqi.
Wang Dongqi gritted her teeth. Three yellow soul rings floated beneath her feet. She had watched Lin Chen's match against Yuzhu of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon and understood how