On the Arena, the dust settled.
Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan stood shoulder to shoulder, their figures looking especially tall and straight in the sunlight. The Shrek Academy students around them, who had still been looking at them with some disdain, now stared wide-eyed in disbelief.
"These... these are Tang Wulin's friends? Didn't they say their talent was the worst?"
"The worst? You call this the worst? Two Five-Ring Soul Kings, working in perfect sync, who could defeat even the second-year elites in an instant!"
"Looks like no one who can hold their own at Tang Wulin's side is ordinary!"
In everyone's minds, Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan had always seemed to be the "green leaves" of Tang Wulin's team, supporting characters there to set off the brilliant blossoms. But today's battle had completely overturned that impression. If even those "at the bottom" were this terrifying, just how powerful were Tang Wulin and Gu Yue, who stood at the pyramid's peak?
At the edge of the arena, Yuanen Yehui and Yue Zhengyu wore grave expressions. As the leading figures of the second year, they understood better than anyone how difficult Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan were to handle. Even so, witnessing such an overwhelming victory firsthand put them under a measure of pressure.
"Next, it's our turn."
Yuanen Yehui took a deep breath and turned her gaze toward Tang Wulin and Gu Yue as they slowly walked onto the Arena.
This was the main event of the Selection Tournament, and the match everyone had been anticipating most.
Tang Wulin and Gu Yue versus Yuanen Yehui and Yue Zhengyu.
Both sides took their positions, and even the air seemed to freeze.
Yuanen Yehui did not hesitate in the slightest or give her opponents any opportunity to probe her strength. Purple light