Wang Yan's screams quickly weakened. He lay on the shattered spirit battle platform, both arms twisted, more than half the dragon scales across his body torn away, with blood staining the space between his legs.
Forget continuing his cultivation—whether he could even return to normal mobility was questionable.
Several healing-system teachers hurried into the arena, lifted Wang Yan, and carried him away.
As they passed the spectator stands, many Shrek students instinctively clamped their legs together. The anger on their faces had turned into lingering fear.
Wang Yan was a Rank 53 Soul King, yet Xu Tianyao had crippled him head-on.
If they had gotten carried away and truly leaped onto the spirit battle platform to challenge him, they might have been the ones carried away now.
The referee stood at the edge of the arena. He glanced at the spirit battle platform, which had been smashed beyond further use, then looked toward Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe on the raised platform.
Xuan Zi gripped his wine gourd, his expression incomparably grim, yet he had no grounds to lash out.
He had personally agreed to the conditions earlier, and the wager had been settled in front of everyone.
No matter how unwilling Shrek Academy was, it had to accept the result.
The referee drew a deep breath and raised his command token high.
"Wang Yan has lost his ability to fight."
"According to the agreement made before the battle, Xu Tianyao has directly secured first place in this assessment. He need not participate in the subsequent challenges or revival matches!"
As the result was announced, Shrek's side fell deathly silent, while fervent cheers erupted from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy's resting area.
"His Highness is mighty!"
"What outer academy's number one, what five-ring Soul King? Wasn't he still