Wang Dong'er stepped onto the finals stage with light yet resolute strides.
The phantom of the Light Goddess Butterfly flickered behind her, as though she had brought a miniature dome of radiant sky into the arena.
Simply by standing there, she naturally became the focus of the entire venue.
Her unique aura, blending breathtaking beauty with heroic spirit, carried an undeniable sense of pressure.
Her opponent, Nana from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, stepped onto the stage as well.
Unlike Wang Dong'er, who seemed to radiate light by nature, Nana's aura was restrained and profound.
Her gaze toward Wang Dong'er was incomparably solemn, with not the slightest distraction caused by her opponent's appearance.
There was only utter vigilance.
She knew full well that the one standing across from her was another pinnacle representative of the towering mountain that was Shrek.
"Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, Nana. Please enlighten me."
Her voice was cool and clear, carrying a faint, elusive quality that was difficult to detect.
Nana's fate should have been entirely different in the original timeline.
Back then, Huo Yuhao would have discovered and rescued her. In the end, she would have left the Sun Moon Empire and joined the Tang Sect.
However, in this world line forcibly altered by Xia Ming, the river of fate had long since changed course.
The headquarters of the Holy Spirit Cult and its high-ranking forces had already been reduced to dust of history by Xia Ming.
And the Holy Spirit Cult's secret base that had imprisoned her parents' souls and tormented her day and night—
It had been completely eradicated by the team led by Ye Guyi, allowing her parents' souls to finally rest in peace.
The weight of that grace, that liberation and salvation, was heavier than mountains.
Therefore,