Instantly Slaying the Tiger, the Dean Steps In!

The Hell White Tiger's enormous eight-meter-long body streaked through the air in a black-and-white afterimage. Every time its paws struck the ground, it brought a rumble like muffled thunder.

This killing weapon formed by the fusion of the White Tiger and Spirit Cat bore a berserk momentum that seemed capable of destroying everything, its pupils locked onto Yun Yi.

Yun Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, two clusters of golden flames flickering in their depths.

"Release!"

"Bzz—!"

The roar of the violently trembling bowstring instantly drowned out the Hell White Tiger's howl.

The instant the crimson-gold arrow left the bowstring, the space it passed through visibly collapsed.

This Radiant Sun Judgment Arrow, capable of reducing all things to ashes, was not flying at all—it was directly piercing through the boundaries of space.

The spectators below instinctively held their breath. In their understanding, a clash between Martial Soul Fusion Skills of this level was bound to produce a world-shaking tug-of-war of energy.

Sparks and lightning would intertwine, black and white would tear at crimson-gold, and the victor would be decided in a violent explosion—that was how it was supposed to go.

But reality slapped every one of them hard across the face.

The instant the judgment arrow of light touched the Hell White Tiger, that seemingly invincible beast became like a thin sheet of ice doused in boiling water.

There was no deadlock, no confrontation—not even a second of resistance.

The crimson-gold radiance pierced directly from the Hell White Tiger's forehead to its tail.

"Roar..."

The Hell White Tiger's roar stopped halfway through.

Its solid body began to collapse from within beneath the arrow's radiance.

Before that crimson-gold brilliance, the black-and-white Soul Power was as insignificant as fireflies before the blazing sun. It could not muster even the slightest respectable resistance before evaporating into nothingness.

The originally violent black-and-white whirlwind was pierced clean through by that arrow, turning into countless tiny motes of light that scattered through the air.

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu fell out from the collapsing Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

Both of them were waxen-faced. The weakness from overdrawing their Soul Power made it difficult for them even to stand steadily.

Yet the remaining arrow force of Radiant Sun Judgment, its momentum still undiminished, continued to carry the oppressive might of judging all living beings as it locked straight onto their chests.

If this arrow struck home, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu would undoubtedly be reduced to ashes on the spot.

"Stop!"

A white figure shot up from the viewing platform.

Yan Shaozhe lightly tapped the railing with the tip of his foot, turning into a streak of white lightning as he inserted himself between the two sides at the critical moment.

If the direct heir of the Star Luo Duke were shot to pieces during the freshman assessment, it would be quite troublesome.

Yan Shaozhe landed in front of Dai Huabin and drew a line through the air with his right hand. A dense white Soul Power shield instantly took shape.

He was a level ninety-five Super Douluo, and his Martial Soul was the top-tier Bright Phoenix.

In his view, even if the one opposite him was his own junior granduncle, stopping the last remnant arrow with a defense he had set up should have been effortless.

However, when the residual arrow of Radiant Sun Judgment truly struck his white shield, Yan Shaozhe's expression changed instantly.

"Screech—!"

A harsh sound, like a red-hot iron plunging into ice, rang out.

To Yan Shaozhe's horror, the light Soul Power he had always taken pride in not only failed to defend against the crimson-gold arrow force the instant it made contact, but instead scattered, collapsed, and even submitted as though welcoming a monarch.

This was suppression by the rank of their attributes!

His Bright Phoenix might have been powerful, but before Yun Yi's light and fire that had reached the ultimate level, it was like a commoner meeting an emperor.

The Soul Power in the other party's attack carried a destructive sense of purification, frantically eating away at the structure of his shield.

A dense layer of sweat instantly beaded across Yan Shaozhe's forehead.

To preserve the dean's dignity, he had only used less than thirty percent of his strength just now. He had intended to take this attack lightly and display the foundation of a Super Douluo.

But now, his shield was already covered in countless cracks, and the crimson-gold arrowhead had reached less than three centimeters from his palm.

He had miscalculated!

Yan Shaozhe groaned inwardly.

If he, the dean, had his defenses broken while blocking a freshman's soul skill, then his old face would have nowhere to go in Shrek from now on.

Seeing the arrow force about to completely tear through his defense, Yan Shaozhe could no longer afford to hold back.

Among the Soul Rings that had been pulsing around him, the seventh black Soul Ring suddenly erupted.

"Cry—!"

A clear phoenix cry, loud enough to cover the entire assessment area, soared into the sky.

A massive white phoenix phantom appeared behind Yan Shaozhe.

This phoenix was shrouded in sacred white light, its feathers flowing with a magma-like sheen.

Martial Soul Avatar!

At this moment, Yan Shaozhe used his true strength.

With the boost of his Martial Soul Avatar, the output of Soul Power within his body multiplied several times over. The white phoenix flames forcibly condensed into substance, transforming into a giant claw that tightly gripped the crimson-gold arrow.

Standing not far away, Yun Yi felt Wang Dong's delicate body tremble faintly.

He knew this was already Wang Dong's limit.

His fingers loosened gently, and the judgment arrow of light that had still been stubbornly resisting instantly turned into specks of golden radiance, obediently dissipating between Yan Shaozhe's fingers.

Yun Yi did not truly intend to do anything to Yan Shaozhe. After all, he was his own senior disciple's nephew; giving him a way out was only proper.

The intense light around the arena began to slowly fade.

The sightlines that had been obscured by the radiance were restored.

Yan Shaozhe had long since withdrawn the enormous phoenix avatar. He resumed his immortal, dignified appearance with his hands behind his back, standing straight before Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu.

Though outsiders could not see that his right hand behind his back was still trembling slightly, its fingertips numbed by the extreme heat just now.

Yan Shaozhe steadied the churning blood and energy within him, then looked toward Yun Yi, a complicated glint flashing through his eyes.

This kind of power had completely exceeded his expectations.

He turned around and looked at the three members of Dai Huabin Team, who had already collapsed onto the ground behind him. His steady voice spread across the entire venue.

"In the finals of this freshman assessment, Dai Huabin Team has exhausted its Soul Power and lost the ability to continue fighting."

Yan Shaozhe turned around, his gaze sweeping across the stunned audience before finally settling on Yun Yi. He raised his right hand high.

"I declare that the final champions of this freshman assessment are—Yun Yi Team!"

With that declaration, the previously deathly silent assessment area instantly erupted.

Although the most crucial clash had been obscured by blinding light and most students had not clearly seen how Yan Shaozhe acted, that terrifying aura which had nearly overturned the defensive barrier could not deceive anyone.

"Yun Yi! Yun Yi!"

"Champions! Champions!"

The overwhelming cheers nearly shattered the classroom building's windows.

Xiao Xiao jumped up excitedly, grabbing Yun Yi's arm tightly.

Wang Dong could no longer care about anything else. Her body went limp as she leaned directly against Yun Yi's shoulder, gasping for breath, her little face full of smug pride that said, I was absolutely incredible this time.