Ning Rongrong Shocks the Audience

After the explosion dissipated, scattered remnants of blasted Scarlet Flame Thorn vines littered the arena. Yao Zi had indeed sustained some injuries, but such minor wounds were of no consequence to her.

Conversely, Huo Wu had exhausted most of her spirit power after executing that Radiant Sun of Huo Wu.

"How is this possible? You're completely unhurt."

"How can you say I'm unhurt? I did sustain some injuries. That fireball of yours certainly looked formidable, but dealing me a severe blow is still quite unlikely."

Just as her voice fell, Yao Zi whipped out Scarlet Flame Thorn vines again to snare Huo Wu's waist, flinging her directly off the inner ring.

Huo Wu was a girl, after all. If it had been another male student, Yao Zi likely would have whipped him straight off long ago.

"Next!"

With both mainstays Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu defeated, Blazing Flame Academy decisively chose to concede.

Once this match concluded, Botanical Academy instantly drew the attention of the other academies.

Quite a few people were studying the roster of the Botanical Academy Team.

Feng Xiaotian of Gale Academy sought out Huo Wu after the match ended.

"Huo Wu, are you alright?"

"Mind your own business."

"I know you're in a bad mood right now. When I encounter that Botanical Academy, I will definitely teach them a proper lesson for you."

"I couldn't win, so you can? Feng Xiaotian, you think far too highly of yourself."

"Huo Wu, it doesn't matter if you don't believe me, just wait and see."

Feng Xiaotian was extremely confident in his own strength, believing that Huo Wu lost to Yao Zi only because Yao Zi's spirit, Scarlet Flame Thorn, possessed fire-immunity effects.

If he were the one dealing with Yao Zi, he could undoubtedly capture her with ease.

He also assumed that Yao Zi was the strongest member of Botanical Academy, refusing to believe there was anyone in the Botanical Academy Team stronger than her.

One could only say that those labeled geniuses invariably harbored a self-righteous arrogance.

Over the next few days, Botanical Academy consistently defeated their opponents with ease, and every member displayed remarkable combat capability.

Botanical Academy's reputation also rose with the tide, elevating them to championship favorites alongside the three seeded teams.

Lan Yu, on the other hand, paid special attention to Shrek Academy's matches.

Although Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer lacked attached spirit rings, he wielded it with formidable momentum. Combined with his Tang Sect methods, winning a one-on-one against a Spirit Ancestor posed no problem at all.

Yet Lan Yu still harbored suspicions regarding how Shrek Academy, lacking the fortification of Immortal Herbs, managed to eliminate Elephant Armor Academy during the preliminary rounds.

Failing to figure it out, Lan Yu couldn't be bothered to ponder it further; if Shrek Academy were truly cheating, they would inevitably reveal their true colors before him.

On this day, Botanical Academy faced Tianshui Academy. Tianshui Academy was an all-female team, and aside from Lan Yu, Botanical Academy consisted entirely of beautiful girls as well.

Shui Bing'er took the stage first for Tianshui Academy, while Ning Rongrong walked onto the platform for Botanical Academy.

"Aren't you a support spirit master? You're going to fight me in an individual match?"

A look of astonishment and confusion surfaced on Shui Bing'er's face.

"Looking down on support spirit masters? Today I'll let you witness this young lady's prowess."

"Since you've put it that way, let me see what special abilities you, a support spirit master, possess."

As the match began, both sides activated their spirits.

Ning Rongrong summoned the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda spirit, still drawing looks of astonishment from quite a few spectators.

Emperor Xue Ye cast his gaze toward Ning Fengzhi at that moment.

"Sect Master Ning, is this your daughter?"

"Indeed, she is my youngest daughter. Thanks to the blessing of the gods, her spirit evolved into the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda. She will also be the next successor of my Seven Treasures Glazed Sect."

"The blessing of the gods? Does Sect Master Ning speak the truth?"

"This subject wouldn't dare deceive Your Majesty."

"Heh, to be favored by the gods, Sect Master Ning, your daughter is truly blessed."

Ning Fengzhi smiled in response as well.

On the arena floor, Ning Rongrong had already applied the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda's enhancements to herself.

Shui Bing'er directly launched her spirit ability, intending to freeze Ning Rongrong in place.

However, Ning Rongrong flashed out of position, dodging Shui Bing'er's spirit ability entirely.

Shui Bing'er's spirit ability did not feature automatic lock-on; freezing a target required Shui Bing'er to utilize her spiritual power to lock onto her opponent.

If Shui Bing'er's spiritual power failed to swiftly lock onto her opponent, her freezing spirit ability would struggle to take effect.

Ning Rongrong's senses were exceptionally acute now, allowing her to shift positions the instant Shui Bing'er's spiritual power attempted to lock onto her, evading the freezing spirit ability.

Such incredible speed! I truly cannot underestimate her!

By this point, Ning Rongrong had rapidly closed the distance to Shui Bing'er.

Third Spirit Ability: Rejection Ice Ring!

Shui Bing'er possessed immense confidence in her spirit ability; not a single opponent in the preliminary rounds had ever managed to cross her Rejection Ice Ring.

Yet right now, she widened her eyes in disbelief, witnessing an incredible scene.

Ning Rongrong swung her fist and smashed it directly against the Rejection Ice Ring, shattering the barrier entirely with that single raw blow.

Not just Shui Bing'er, but virtually everyone present was shocked by this scene.

The brute force of a support-system spirit master proving even more formidable than a power-system spirit master's spirit ability—to Douluo Continent, this was a downright subversive spectacle.

"Xiaogang, can you explain what on earth is going on here?"

Flender asked, patting Yu Xiaogang on the shoulder, but Yu Xiaogang offered no reply because he had no clue what the answer was.

His meager theoretical knowledge was only sufficient for answering basic common sense; delve any deeper, and nothing remained but talking nonsense.

Faced with the current situation, he didn't even know where to begin talking nonsense.

Lan Yu, however, offered a faint smile. It looked as though Ning Rongrong had shattered Shui Bing'er's Rejection Ice Ring through sheer brute force, but in reality, that was not the case.

Ning Rongrong's hands were coated in Geo Elemental Power; to be precise, the geo element had broken the ice shield. Although this shield-breaking efficiency wasn't particularly high, who could blame Shui Bing'er's shield for being so thin?

On the arena, Shui Bing'er momentarily lost focus, but Ning Rongrong did not. Having shattered the Rejection Ice Ring, she dashed straight in front of Shui Bing'er, resting her fist directly against Shui Bing'er's throat.

Recovering her wits, Shui Bing'er swallowed hard as a layer of cold sweat seeped across her back.

If this were a battle of life and death, she would already be dead.

"I... concede!"

With Shui Bing'er's concession, Tianshui Academy's remaining members had no need to take the stage.

Botanical Academy easily claimed another victory.

"How was that? My performance wasn't bad, right?"

Ning Rongrong trotted back to Lan Yu's side, wearing an expression that practically begged for praise.

"Your performance was indeed quite good. Our next opponent is Gale Academy, and the only one worth noting in Gale Academy is Feng Xiaotian."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded. "Mm, I will defeat him in the next match."

Speak of the devil and he shall appear; right then, Feng Xiaotian sought them out on his own accord.

"Which of you in Botanical Academy is the strongest?"

Hearing this, all the girls of the Botanical Academy Team blinked as they looked at Feng Xiaotian. Smiles graced their faces, and that sort of smile made Feng Xiaotian feel extremely uncomfortable, as though he had been reduced to a clown.