Drowned Ghost

"Hope you can keep talking tough after the match starts!"

Hearing Li Zuozhuo's words,

Xin Yang merely smiled without answering.

The referee asked whether they were both ready.

Xin Yang and Li Zuozhuo answered in unison:

"Ready, Referee!"

The match began.

Li Zuozhuo dove into the water

and summoned his bonded ghost.

In official matches, bonded ghosts were not allowed to directly attack ghost energy users.

Bonded ghosts could only fight other bonded ghosts.

Chen Yanli had merely used a ghost trick to conjure a ghost sword earlier; she had not directly sent her bonded ghost out to attack a ghost energy user.

This was common knowledge in matches between ghost energy users.

Normally, in matches between ghost energy users,

they would stand on separate platforms and duel with ghost tricks.

The ghost energy users would also be confined within a restricted arena.

Therefore,

Li Zuozhuo naturally would not truly have his bonded ghost attack Xin Yang.

After all, all sorts of big shots were seated on the podium. There was no way he would break the rules in front of so many important people.

His purpose in doing this was to force Xin Yang into panic and make him lose his composure.

After receiving his master's command,

the Drowned Ghost immediately understood.

It entered the water and swam toward Xin Yang's legs, reaching to grab them.

The Drowned Ghost's eyes instantly shifted from calm to vicious.

It directly switched into battle mode.

After a month of training and nurturing,

the Drowned Ghost and Li Zuozhuo might not have reached perfection, but they worked together with remarkable coordination.

The moment Li Zuozhuo finished speaking, the Drowned Ghost swam toward Xin Yang.

It shot straight at Xin Yang like a submarine.

Its agile body sped through the water, sending spray flying everywhere.

All the students present saw Li Zuozhuo directing his Drowned Ghost to launch an attack.

In an instant,

everyone around the arena cried out!

The first- and second-year students were witnessing a bonded ghost attack right before their eyes.

For students who still had one or even two years before they could awaken, how thrilling was that?!

"Holy shit?! The Drowned Ghost is so fast!"

"Obviously. The Drowned Ghost's attribute is water! And this is a water arena. Isn't it normal for it to be fast?"

"Look! Senior Xin Yang still hasn't used a ghost trick!"

"What's going on with Senior Xin Yang?"

At the shouts of so many boys,

quite a few girls turned their heads.

They also noticed that Xin Yang had not used a ghost trick yet and thought he had been frightened.

The girls immediately cried out anxiously, "Senior Xin Yang, hurry up and use one!"

"Senior Xin Yang, go!"

Watching the Drowned Ghost rush toward his feet while hearing the girls' warnings and cheers around him,

a faint curve finally lifted at the corner of Xin Yang's mouth.

"Brother, are you ready?"

"I'm awake, little brother!"

"Little brother, I can't wait to toy with that stupid ghost." Brother gave a savage grin.

"Then you take over, Brother. Remember to go easy on it."

Buzz!

A barely noticeable flash of black light appeared before Xin Yang.

Everyone immediately held their breath.

Because Xin Yang's bonded ghost

had appeared!

Whoosh—

The black light slowly faded.

At that moment,

the Dreamsource Ghost's true form

was finally revealed.

The current Dreamsource Ghost was no longer the chubby little panda it had been a month ago.

A month ago, the Dreamsource Ghost had only just awakened. It was merely a first-rank Disaster Ghost.

Its body had therefore been extremely small.

It had looked adorable and pitiful enough to make people want to dote on it.

But now,

with the help of Xin Yang's cheat ability, the Dreamsource Ghost had advanced to second-rank Disaster Ghost.

Its size and aura had changed dramatically as a result.

Originally, the Dreamsource Ghost had only been the size of two or three of Xin Yang's fists.

But now,

the Dreamsource Ghost had grown to the size of a small dog.

"Wow! Senior Xin Yang's bonded ghost is so pretty! Look at its eyes—they're absolutely killing me."

"Senior Xin Yang's bonded ghost is so cute! They must cuddle up and sleep together every night."

"Do you think Senior Xin Yang's Dreamsource Ghost is female or male?"

"Hehehe, either works for me..."

"Caught a fangirl."

"I really want to pet her tail..."

"How can there be such a gorgeous bonded ghost? It's absolutely incredible..."

Clearly,

all the students present were stunned by the Dreamsource Ghost's appearance.

"Brother" was not disturbed by the noisy discussions outside the arena.

Xin Yang (Brother) directly activated the ghost trick Dream Origin.

Then he plunged headfirst into the water.

"Brother Yang is going into the water to fight the Drowned Ghost?"

"Damn, Brother Yang's got guts."

"What a shame. Xin Yang's going to stop at the third round."

After Xin Yang (Brother) entered the water, he swam toward Li Zuozhuo. With his sharp eyesight, he quickly spotted Li Zuozhuo, who had been confused by the illusion of Dream Origin.

Xin Yang (Brother) swam to Li Zuozhuo's side and broke Li Zuozhuo's left arm with a single palm strike.

Just as Brother was about to break Li Zuozhuo's other arm, Little Brother hurriedly warned him.

"Brother, stop hitting him. If you keep going, we'll be disqualified."

"Fine..."

Brother kicked Li Zuozhuo out of the water.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the Dreamsource Ghost had pinned down the Drowned Ghost and was beating it senseless.

The Drowned Ghost's screams were agonizingly shrill.

The screen for Arena No. 2 immediately displayed Xin Yang's victory.

After being flung out of the arena, Li Zuozhuo threw a tantrum, constantly claiming that Xin Yang had cheated.

He said Xin Yang had deliberately injured him.

Even the referee could no longer stand watching.

At last, he spoke:

"Student, you really did lose. The other student did not cheat either. Please face reality."

Following the referee's words,

Li Zuozhuo completely lost the will to fight.

Seeing Li Zuozhuo's current state, the referee lightly shook his head.

Then he looked around at everyone present and announced in a clear voice:

"I declare the winner of the sparring match in Arena No. 2 to be Xin Yang of Class 76, Wucheng No. 2 High School!"

The moment the referee finished speaking,

everyone around the arena erupted into thunderous applause!

The students of Class 76 were especially enthusiastic.

From the very beginning, they had worried that Xin Yang would lose to Li Zuozhuo.

After all, the arena advantage could enhance the Drowned Ghost's various abilities.

No matter how they looked at it, Xin Yang's odds of winning seemed lower than Li Zuozhuo's.

Yet the final result left everyone dumbfounded.

From that day onward,

many students in Wu City began paying attention to Xin Yang.

Even after Xin Yang went to university, younger female students would ask everywhere for his contact information.

It had to be said that Xin Yang truly left behind a legend at Wucheng No. 2 High School.

Many years later, the principal of Wucheng No. 2 High School repeatedly mentioned on various occasions that he had been Xin Yang's guide.

Xin Yang did not care about that at all.

Because when he had first crossed into this world, that principal truly had given him some encouragement.

All of today's matches had ended.

The remaining thirty-two contestants were the top thirty-two.

And the attention of those big shots now shifted to Xin Yang as well.

Good evening, brothers!