The moment Ning Chengyi finished saying "three"—
Yu Tianheng's face twisted viciously. Clutching his stomach, he curled up on the platform and let out beast-like groans of pain.
"Ah! Urgh!"
The violent pain left Yu Tianheng completely unable to control himself.
He kept groaning in agony, saliva continuously dribbling from his mouth, followed by black blood.
He wanted to push himself up so he would not look so pathetic, but at this moment, he did not even have the strength to crawl. He could only curl up on the platform, his whole body trembling uncontrollably.
"Tian Heng!" Dugu Yan's expression changed drastically. Her emerald eyes widened instantly, and she looked as though she had been struck by lightning.
She could not figure out when Ning Chengyi had poisoned him—especially since it had happened right under her nose.
On the spectator stands, everyone's shouts abruptly ceased.
At this moment, whether they supported the Imperial Fighting Team or were students of the Heavenly Apex Class, they all fell into a deathly silence.
That was a person from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, an existence like a favored child of heaven, yet he was now being tortured until he barely looked human.
What was most unbelievable was that this person had been defeated by an obscure Soul Master of only rank seventeen.
One had to know that there were still two ranks between a Soul Master and a Soul Elder, yet the world was simply so strange that someone had actually broken this rule.
Especially since this person's First Soul Ring had already granted him a thousand-year Purple Soul Skill.
"Boss!" The members of the Imperial Fighting Team tensed up and wanted to rush forward to help, but Ye Heng and the others stepped forward with smiles on their faces.
"Your opponents are us!"
"You're courting death!" Yu Feng roared and shot forward at incredible speed, wanting to make Ye Heng suffer.
However, Soul Fighting was not a one-on-one battle.
The next second, the Heavenly Apex Class students unleashed their Soul Skills, directly forcing Yu Feng back.
"Reckless! Focus on defense. We'll go over."
The Shi Brothers nodded and once again transformed into a double-door shield. Their sharp eyes fixed on the opposing side as they slowly advanced toward Yu Tianheng.
"Let them go over. I want to see what this Ye Lingling can do!"
A cold smile curled at the corners of Ning Chengyi's mouth as he spoke.
"But..." Ye Heng wanted to say something, but when he saw Ning Chengyi's confident expression, he ultimately kept quiet.
The spectators outside the arena were utterly bewildered. "What are they doing? Why aren't they stopping them?!"
"I don't know! I'm an outsider too, damn it. I can't hear what they're saying inside."
"What a good opportunity."
The supporters of both sides each had their own opinions.
Under the protection of her teammates, Ye Lingling arrived beside Yu Tianheng and once again summoned the Nine Heart Begonia. White, flower-petal-shaped light rose from her palm before descending and enveloping him.
"Cough, cough, cough..." However, after Ye Lingling cast her Soul Skill, she suddenly began coughing violently, then spat out blood.
Crash!
This time, the entire spectator stand could no longer remain seated.
Regardless of which side they supported, everyone stood up in astonishing unison.
"Ye Lingling... What happened to Ye Lingling?!"
"I don't know either! I'm completely confused!"
"Damn it, this Ning Chengyi is terrifying! When did he poison them?!"
"If we were truly enemies, would I suddenly die while fighting Mo Fei? Wouldn't everyone think I died from exhausting myself?"
"Get lost. With your scrawny body, they could only determine that you died of malnutrition..."
The spectators outside the arena instantly erupted into an uproar.
The vast majority of them wore looks of shock.
They all stared at Ning Chengyi with terror in their eyes, unable to understand when he had poisoned them.
At this moment, everyone's fear of Ning Chengyi had risen to an unprecedented level.
Even the Three Education Committee Members, Qin Ming, Su Yao, and the other teachers were not merely amazed by Ning Chengyi's performance. They were filled with deep fear.
If he were a Soul Elder, would he not even be able to poison a Soul Douluo to death?
Once this thought appeared, it was difficult to suppress. It took root and sprouted wildly in their minds.
"Fall!"
Ning Chengyi was not surprised in the slightest when he saw this.
Taking Dugu Yan out of the battle had been the first step, and an extremely important one at that.
Otherwise, the events that followed could not have been carried out.
After Ning Chengyi obtained a brief introduction to the others from Su Yao, he had already begun planning this.
That was why he had lingered on Dugu Yan for two extra seconds.
Because only her poisonous fog could conceal his Second Martial Soul.
At the same time, this was a match between the two top teams of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. The Three Education Committee Members and the others would definitely not recklessly probe the battlefield, giving him enough room to operate.
Ye Lingling being poisoned was a situation he had anticipated long ago.
"You... When did you poison me?" Ye Lingling could still speak normally because she had absorbed only a small amount of poison, but it was enough to deprive her of her combat ability.
Once Ye Lingling, the bug-like existence with unlimited endurance, was removed, the entire Imperial Fighting Team could disband on the spot.
"What are you waiting for? Waiting for me to serve the dishes?!"
Ning Chengyi looked at the few people staring at one another in confusion and shouted coldly.
"Attack!" Upon hearing this, Ye Heng shouted. The others pounced like wolves and tigers, hurling Soul Skills at their opponents as though they cost nothing.
"W-We surrender!" Seeing that their defenses were about to be broken, Ye Lingling spoke with a troubled expression.
Yu Tianheng was already unconscious by then, white foam continuously bubbling from his mouth. Below the platform, Dugu Yan was frantic with anxiety, but there was nothing she could do, because she had already been forced off the stage.
"Good!"
"The Heavenly Apex Class is awesome!"
"I told you the Imperial Fighting Team was no good!"
For a time, the spectators supporting the Heavenly Apex Class erupted in earth-shaking cheers, their voices filled with delight.
The Imperial Fighting Team, on the other hand, looked like eggplants beaten by frost, completely wilted.
"Teacher Qin, your student isn't much either. I heard you were born in Shrek Academy. Is this the kind of student that little academy taught you to produce?"
Su Yao spoke mockingly, her tone filled with displeasure.
Qin Ming's face darkened at this, and he snorted coldly, but he did not dare answer. The facts were right before him.
Seeing that he was so sensible, Su Yao did not continue targeting him.
"I announce... the Heavenly Apex Class wins!"
The Three Education Committee Members exchanged glances before finally making the announcement.
However, the arena was strangely quiet at this moment.
"Cure their poison!" Yu Feng spoke to Ning Chengyi in an unfriendly tone.
"Who the hell do you think you are?"
"I hate people ordering me around the most."
"Bang!"
Ning Chengyi's expression suddenly changed. His body shot forward, and he viciously kicked Yu Feng in the abdomen.
The sudden kick left Yu Feng no time to react. Caught off guard, he took the kick head-on.
There was no denying that Yu Feng was a glutton.
"You!"
"You what? Don't you have any awareness that you're the loser?" Ning Chengyi stood with his hands in his pockets, looking down at Yu Feng as he spoke coldly.
When the other members of the Heavenly Apex Class saw this, they all thought of the hedgehog-head from that day.
The members of the Heavenly Apex Class immediately shuddered involuntarily.
Even Ye Heng and the others on the platform felt a chill in their hearts at this moment.
"Mm..."
Yu Tianheng curled up his body. The pain woke him again, and he rolled on the ground while groaning.
"Consider yourself ruthless!" Yu Feng left those words behind and fell silent.
"Help... Help me..." Ye Lingling's voice rang out, filled with pleading.
At this moment, she finally understood. Her teammates were unreliable.
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