Chapter 25

By then, Xu Jintang's team and Xu Bohan's team had stepped into the arena.

The six stood on opposite sides, their expressions serious. The match had yet to begin, but the confrontational atmosphere was already at its peak.

Huang Binhan retreated to the edge of the arena and glanced at both teams. "Semifinal elimination match, begin!"

As his words fell, Xu Jintang unleashed her domain, rapidly extending it over the three opponents.

"Gao Boshan's ability is similar to Duoduo's. It also controls enemies and prevents them from fighting. I'll deal with him first."

With that, Xu Jintang immediately turned her gaze toward Gao Boshan.

Just as she was about to strike, a shadow darted toward her.

Claws gleaming with cold light slashed at Xu Jintang's neck.

She swiftly leaned backward to dodge the swipe. Only after regaining her footing did she see that her attacker was Yao Wenna.

Yao Wenna's hands had transformed into furry cat paws. A cat tail rose high behind her, curled into an S.

Xu Jintang froze for a moment.

She had indeed heard of a special type of demonic beast ability that allowed a demonic beast to possess an ability user directly, enhancing physical attributes such as stamina, speed, and strength.

But seeing a living person grow cat ears, paws, and a tail right before her eyes was inevitably a little shocking.

"You still dare to space out?" A cold glint flashed through Yao Wenna's eyes. She lashed out again, her body springing forward with astonishing power. In the next second, she was in front of Xu Jintang.

Xu Jintang snapped out of her thoughts and quickly ducked.

Yao Wenna's claws swept over her head, shearing off several strands of hair.

Xu Jintang's gaze darkened slightly. She turned as she rose, grabbed Yao Wenna's arm, and swung her through a semicircle in the air.

Then, holding her by the arm, she slammed her into the ground.

Bang! The tremendous impact rang out, shaking the arena.

On the other side, Song Tianqi faced Gao Boshan.

"Sleep. When you wake up, you'll have won." Holding a handbell, Gao Boshan repeated the words in a hypnotic voice.

Before long, Song Tianqi's gaze began to lose focus, and he grew drowsy.

The students watching below began discussing the match.

"Gao Boshan's hypnotic bell is terrifying. Even Song Tianqi got hypnotized."

"At this rate, Xu Jintang's team is going to lose. Their strongest fighter has already been hypnotized, and Yao Wenna is keeping Xu Jintang occupied. That leaves Song Duoduo..."

In the arena, the isolated Song Duoduo gritted her teeth, staring at Xu Bohan as he approached her.

Every datura flower she had just released had been shattered by him.

Clearly, Xu Bohan had specifically studied her ability.

"Since we're classmates, I'll let you choose. Will you get down yourself, or should I help you?" Golden light shone all over Xu Bohan, and a layer of hardened metal coated his clenched fists.

Song Duoduo clenched her hands. "I'll get down myself."

With that, she turned and walked toward the edge of the arena.

Xu Bohan watched her back closely and sneered. His body suddenly tensed, and he rushed over, punching Song Duoduo from behind.

Caught completely off guard, Song Duoduo was knocked out of the arena. When she hit the ground, warm blood spilled from her mouth, and her face instantly turned pale.

Everyone present froze.

Huang Binhan's expression darkened, anger edging his voice. "What are you doing?!"

Xu Bohan turned back expressionlessly and lowered his fist. "I was worried she might suddenly turn around and ambush me, so I added that punch. But it won't kill her. That doesn't count as a foul, does it?"

Just then, the hypnosis ended, and Song Tianqi regained his senses. Seeing what had happened, he shouted furiously, "Xu Bohan, have you no shame?! What kind of man attacks someone from behind?!"

On the other side, Xu Jintang stopped fighting Yao Wenna.

Her face darkened, and she fixed an icy gaze on Xu Bohan. Her voice rang out, laced with anger. "She already said she would get down herself. Who told you to attack her again?!"

Yao Wenna frowned slightly and glanced back at Xu Bohan, a somewhat complicated look in her eyes.

A teacher from the medical team stepped forward to examine Song Duoduo's injuries. "Fortunately, her life isn't in danger, but she's seriously injured. We'll take her to the medical center first."

Jiang Lu's face had also darkened with anger. He hurried to Song Duoduo's side. "She's a student in my class. I'll come with you."

Before leaving, he looked up and glared at Xu Bohan in the arena, clearly seething with anger.

After the medical team left, Huang Binhan swept a warning glance at Xu Bohan. "If anything like this happens again, your team will be ruled in violation and lose this match."

Only then did Xu Bohan rein himself in a little.

In the spectator stands, Dean Wang looked up and glanced at Liu Hongfang. "Attacking people from behind isn't conduct our academy can encourage."

Liu Hongfang's expression was none too pleasant either. "Understood. I'll speak to him privately after the match."

The match continued.

A dark fire surged in Xu Jintang's eyes. As she fought Yao Wenna, every strike was exceptionally fierce.

After several exchanges, Yao Wenna gradually realized that she was running out of stamina.

Yet Xu Jintang showed no sign of fatigue. Without giving her even a moment to catch her breath, she charged again.

"You can get down too!" Xu Jintang seized Yao Wenna's arm and flung her away.

Just as Yao Wenna was about to fly out of the arena, Xu Bohan rushed forward and stopped her.

Xu Jintang panted heavily, her eyes fixed on the two opponents.

Freed from the hypnosis, Song Tianqi ran over from the other side and stood back-to-back with Xu Jintang.

"Class monitor, Gao Boshan's hypnotic bell is a bit tricky," Song Tianqi shared quietly.

Xu Jintang looked up at Gao Boshan, who was hiding behind his teammates.

He was still shaking the hypnotic bell. Each time it rang, a needle-like pain stabbed through Xu Jintang's mind.

"It's probably a sonic mental attack," Xu Jintang said.

Song Tianqi frowned. "I tried plugging my ears earlier to block out the ringing, but it still got me. That bell probably doesn't transmit its effect through sound alone."

Xu Jintang's gaze darkened, and she said decisively, "Then we deal with him first."

With that, she shot forward like a cannonball, deliberately circling around Xu Bohan and Yao Wenna to charge straight at Gao Boshan behind them.

Xu Bohan swiftly moved to block her path, his voice carrying a sinister chill. "Your opponent is me."

Yao Wenna moved at the same time, taking on Song Tianqi.

The students watching below exclaimed at the thrilling sight.

"Two against three. I keep feeling like Xu Jintang's team is going to lose."

"But what Xu Bohan did just now was way too... you know. Song Duoduo already said she'd get down herself, yet he still attacked and injured her."

"Right. Anyway, I'm hoping Xu Jintang's team wins now."

After several exchanges, Xu Jintang was forced back to the edge of the arena.

Xu Bohan really had held something back yesterday. His strength today was twice what it had been.

Every time Xu Jintang attacked, the hardened metal on his body reflected the force back at her, jolting her hands and feet numb.

Forced back once again, Xu Jintang panted heavily, her cold gaze locked on her opponent.

Gao Boshan's hypnotic bell was still ringing.

Having exhausted too much stamina, Xu Jintang struggled to hold on mentally, and her consciousness began to blur.

Then an icy current surged from her sea of consciousness, instantly clearing her head.

It was Brother Long.

As her clarity gradually returned, Xu Jintang slowly raised her head, gritted her teeth, and charged at Xu Bohan once more.

The image of Song Duoduo being knocked out of the arena and coughing up blood kept flashing through her mind.

Bang!

Xu Jintang put all her strength into this punch, striking Xu Bohan, yet she still only forced him back half a step.

Xu Bohan gave her a mocking smile. "Aren't you supposed to be strong? I'll stand right here and let you hit me. Let's see if you can even budge me!"

His tone was arrogant and overbearing, utterly repulsive.

Xu Jintang gritted her teeth and shook her numb hand, sweeping a cold gaze toward him. "Fine. You're asking for death."

In the next second, Xu Jintang began burning all her mental power, instantly releasing the dragon blood power that had lain hidden throughout her body.

Brilliant light erupted from her, and a terrifying aura spread outward.

Xu Bohan froze for a moment. Sensing that terrifying power, which even he could not withstand, he edged backward and stayed on guard.

Xu Jintang raised her hand and flexed her wrist. She lifted her eyes, a cold gleam flashing through them.

"Get the hell down!"

Her clear voice rang out. Xu Jintang moved so fast that she left an afterimage, appearing before Xu Bohan in the blink of an eye.

She grabbed Xu Bohan's collar and forcefully raised her other hand, clenching it into a fist.

At that moment, Xu Jintang was burning not only her mental power but also her dragon blood power.

Her strength had become so terrifying that Xu Bohan could not resist it at all.

Xu Jintang slammed her fist into his chest. Without even a second to struggle, his body flew uncontrollably out of the arena.

As he passed through the arena's protective barrier, that force spread into his internal organs.

A mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth.

The sudden turn stunned everyone present.

By the time they recovered, Xu Bohan had already collapsed below the arena, clutching his chest.

The teacher from the medical team stood stunned for a long moment before hurrying forward to examine Xu Bohan's injuries.

In the arena, Xu Jintang panted slightly and only then stopped burning her dragon blood power.

Watching this, Huang Binhan gradually furrowed his brows.

He could understand how Xu Jintang felt, but this meant that she and Xu Bohan had now thoroughly become enemies.

As a teacher, he naturally did not want to see his students fighting one another like this.

On the other side, Song Tianqi unleashed his full power and scorched Yao Wenna's cat tail.

Yao Wenna's expression turned rather ugly.

Her earlier high spirits were gone, and her scorched cat tail swayed pitifully.