Ning Tian: Nine Treasures Have Names, Zero Calls It Smash

Unlike the fast-paced battle involving You Jie, the skirmish between Wang Dong and Ning Tian was far more grueling.

Although Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er possessed combat power rivaling Soul Elders under the amplification of Ning Tian, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were no ordinary Soul Grand Masters.

Though Wang Dong was a lazybones, her Martial Soul was the top-tier Radiant Goddess Butterfly; not only did it excel in both ranged and melee combat, but most crucially, she could fly.

Ning Tian's two teammates, whether Wu Feng or Nanmen Yun'er, were currently unable to fly and lacked effective long-range offensive capabilities, naturally leading to difficulties when facing Wang Dong.

Meanwhile, Xiao Xiao's Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldron was a Martial Soul that possessed both offensive and defensive capabilities, as well as crowd control; even with Ning Tian's buffs, Nanmen Yun'er could not break through the cauldron's defense to strike Xiao Xiao herself.

However, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were equally unable to defeat Ning Tian's side, because whenever Wang Dong attempted to charge a powerful move, Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er had ways to interrupt her, and while Xiao Xiao's control was strong, she could not coordinate a finishing blow with Wang Dong unless she could restrain both of their opponents simultaneously.

Thus, their battle devolved into a long, drawn-out war of attrition.

Yet, as time passed, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were visibly falling into a disadvantage.

Their own advantages required significant stamina and soul power to maintain, and Ning Tian, who had begun learning Heart Separation Control early on under You Jie's suggestion, could provide unexpected buffs to her teammates, wearing Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao down even further.

As for Wang Dong's idea of cutting to the backline... let's just say, one shouldn't count on the flight speed of the Radiant Goddess Butterfly; unless she was diving to accelerate, she wasn't even as fast as Wu Feng running on the ground.

Moreover, Ning Tian could activate speed buffs to significantly boost her entire team's mobility, making it impossible for Wang Dong to eliminate Ning Tian before Wu Feng and Nanmen Yun'er could return to support.

Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao naturally sensed their current disadvantage; they were sweating profusely from anxiety, yet they had no solutions.

Furthermore, they could feel a gaze with immense pressure coming from the spectator stands—it was their homeroom teacher, Zhou Yi.

Though the reason was unknown, Zhou Yi placed great importance on this match; even though their other teammate, Chun Sanxiang, was already hospitalized with multiple fractures, Zhou Yi demanded they defeat today's opponents.

However, Zhou Yi's expression was currently hideous; even if she took off that old hag mask, it would be enough to scare several children to death.

But smiles do not disappear into thin air; they only transfer.

Mu Jin, standing beside Zhou Yi, was currently struggling to hold back a fit of laughter.

If she hadn't heard that celebrating before the match was over was bad luck, she would have laughed heartily right now to mock that bitch Zhou Yi, who had been bored enough to expel her younger brother.

"Hmph, don't think your students have already won!"

Zhou Yi naturally knew Mu Jin's current state, but she could only continue to put on a brave front.

And anyone could hear that her words lacked any real conviction.

Just then, Wang Dong attempted another sneak attack on Ning Tian; she adjusted her body angle in mid-air, then dove while unleashing her first soul skill, Butterfly God Slash.

"Hmph, I won't let you succeed!"

Wu Feng had long since seen through Wang Dong's routine, and she had already prepared her attack the moment Wang Dong adjusted her posture.

However, this time, the order from Ning Tian was slightly different.

According to the secret signal they had agreed upon, the order Ning Tian just gave Wu Feng was to attack with full force, regardless of anything else.

Although Wu Feng was slightly puzzled, she chose to trust Ning Tian, slightly increasing her charge time and adjusting her power output from a simple interception to a pursuit.

Ning Tian merely watched the diving Wang Dong calmly, slowly moving the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda she held in her hand to her side.

"Got you!"

Seeing this inexplicable behavior from Ning Tian, a smug smile appeared on the corner of Wang Dong's mouth.

However, the next moment, accompanied by a phrase she had never heard before, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda in Ning Tian's hand grew larger and larger in her field of vision...

"Nine Treasures has a name, Zero says: Smash!"

With a dull thud, Ning Tian threw the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, hitting Wang Dong's face with pinpoint accuracy.

Immediately following this, Ning Tian jumped to the side, perfectly dodging Wang Dong's diving attack. At the same time, Wu Feng's pursuit arrived, a Dragon Claw strike landing directly on Wang Dong's backside, sending her flying.

Landing in a sorry state, Wang Dong covered her face with one hand and propped up her upper body with the other, looking at the charging Wu Feng with a heart full of unwillingness.

I don't want to lose! How can I, Wang Dong'er, fall here!

The next moment, right in the center of Wang Dong'er's forehead, hidden by her bangs, a golden Seagod Trident mark suddenly lit up, shooting out a beam of golden light straight toward Wu Feng.

But just then, the figure of an old man with gray hair and white robes suddenly blocked Wang Dong, raising his hand to directly neutralize the light.

At the same time, You Jie's cursing voice drifted over, and the eyes of almost everyone in the assessment area fell upon him.

"You Jie, your feeling earlier was not wrong. I saw it very clearly just now; a Seagod Trident mark did indeed appear on Wang Dong's forehead."

Zhang Lexuan spoke to You Jie as they hurried toward the statues of the First Generation Shrek Seven Devils at the academy entrance.

Although most people hadn't seen the specific shape of the mark due to Wang Dong's bangs, Zhang Lexuan's angle had allowed her to see it clearly.

As for the result of that semifinal match, it naturally ended in the defeat of Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.

The power Wang Dong suddenly erupted with at the end could not be explained by any knowledge of Martial Souls, and Wang Dong herself could not explain what it was.

Coupled with You Jie's personal testimony as a former victim, Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were directly ruled to have lost.

And now, they had come before the statues of the First Generation Shrek Seven Devils for the purpose of comparing appearances.

These statues at Shrek Academy were commissioned by the then-Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, His Majesty Xue Beng, after Tang San destroyed the evil conspiracy of the Martial Soul Hall, with Tang San personally supervising them to "prevent" excessive beautification.

Therefore, compared to the various portraits circulating on the continent, these statues were naturally much more accurate.

"Hiss..." Zhang Lexuan's gaze drifted back and forth between the statues of Tang San and Xiao Wu, and after a bit of mental deduction, she couldn't help but gasp.

They looked alike.

They looked so damn alike!