Bing Yekong stood in the contestants' tunnel. He only glanced in that direction before withdrawing his gaze. His heartbeat was a little faster than usual, but it remained steady.
Shui Bing'er stood beside him, half an arm's length away. Neither of them spoke.
"Skywater Academy, take the stage!"
The referee's voice carried down from the arena. Bing Yekong took a deep breath and stepped into the sunlight.
Skywater Academy's seven members walked onto the stage in a line, their ice-blue academy uniforms looking especially crisp beneath the sun.
Shui Bing'er stood half a step to his right, Shui Yue'er to his left, with Xue Wu, Yu Hairou, Shen Liuyu, and Gu Qingbo lined up behind them in order.
Once the seven had taken their positions, Bing Yekong removed the Tianshuang Sword from his back and gripped it in his hand.
From the tunnel opposite them, the members of Shrek Academy emerged.
Their sickly green academy uniforms looked rather glaring against the expanse of ice blue.
Tang San walked at the front. His dark red hair was not tied up today, instead spilling over his shoulders and fluttering in the wind. Paired with his equally dark red pupils, it gave him an exceedingly sinister air.
His right arm was wrapped in thick bandages. What seeped from their edges was not red, but a dark black liquid.
It was evidence that the wound Demon Charm had torn open last night had yet to fully heal, but he had still taken the field today.
Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar followed behind him and took their positions.
After confirming both lineups, the referee's voice boomed through the soul tool amplifier and across the entire venue. "Finals, Skywater Academy versus Shrek Academy. Begin!"
Tang San was the first