Chapter 252

The moment the phantom of the Vermilion Bird appeared, the eerie atmosphere throughout the venue was immediately suppressed.

The chilly feeling gradually subsided.

Song Tianqi clenched his fists and shouted, "The Vermilion Bird Descends!"

Under the golden light, the arena, which had been shrouded in darkness, instantly lit up.

Song Tianqi briefly regained his vision, looked around the scene, and immediately spotted An Yufei hiding at the edge of the ring.

He smirked, clapping his fists together, "Vermilion Bird Token, attack!"

Chapter 252

The Vermilion Bird, gradually solidifying, swiftly pursued An Yufei.

The Vermilion Bird, its entire body ablaze with flames, spread its wings and soared into the sky, quickly spitting out a golden fireball from its beak.

The magma covering the surface of the fireball continued to flow downwards.

An Yufei looked up in astonishment, staring at the fireball in the sky, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes.

"Number Three Spell: Spinning Flying Fish!" He waved his magic wand and swiftly summoned a manta ray to block his path.

The fireball flew in, scorching everything in its path to a high temperature.

The air became incredibly hot.

"Bang--"

After the deafening roar, the manta ray was melted by the fireball after only a second.

A sea of intense heat and flames rushed towards us.

An Yufei's eyes widened in terror, and she cried out, "Referee, help me!"

The referee, who was prepared, immediately took action.

"An Yufei Green Sail Vine Military Academy is eliminated. In this round, Leikdasi Military Academy wins." The referee announced this after rescuing the person.

Standing at the head of the group, Bing Rujiao glanced at Song Tianqi on the stage, "The bloodline of divine beasts is indeed not to be trifled with."

A teammate chuckled, "Captain, with your divine beast bloodline, how could you not understand the threat posed by the Vermilion Bird Token?"

Indeed, Bing Rujiao had long anticipated that she might lose this match.

With the bloodline of a divine beast, Song Tianqi's strength would instantly surge to an extremely terrifying level once he activated his enhanced state, making An Yufei no match for him.

"Captain, I'm sorry, I lost." An Yufei scratched her head obediently, her face full of apology.

"Get some rest." Bing Rujiao stepped forward and patted her head.

An Yufei seemed somewhat remorseful, but there was nothing she could do now that things had come to this, so she could only quietly step aside.

The other three team members exchanged glances, their expressions gradually becoming serious.

When they played training matches against An Yufei, they had to expend a lot of effort to win by sheer luck. But Song Tianqi just now completely suppressed An Yufei with just one move, without much effort at all. They would probably have a hard time resisting such terrifying power.

"Activating the divine beast bloodline boost consumes a lot of his mental energy, so he can't use it frequently. You don't need to worry," Bing Rujiao said calmly.

These words temporarily stabilized the morale of the troops.

"So who will play next?"

Bing Rujiao pursed her lips and pondered for a while.

Before she could speak, a male team member nearby volunteered, "I'll do it."

Bing Rujiao turned and glanced at him, "Hmm."

Kong Ruzhen walked, he flexed his wrists. When he reached the edge of the ring, he pushed off the ground with his foot, his body quickly leaping into the air and landing on the ring in one stride.

Song Tianqi sat cross-legged opposite him, still rapidly recovering his mental energy.

Kong Ruzhen remained undisturbed, simply standing silently opposite with his hands behind his back, waiting for the match to begin.

The audience at the scene was still in a state of shock and disbelief.

"It's really the Mask Squad's Hot Air Balloon; that Vermilion Bird Descent move looks so familiar."

"So Leikedasi's substitute team is actually the Mask Squad. Why am I suddenly having a brain fart?"

"I get it! Leikedasi was definitely hiding their strength, deliberately keeping their strongest Mask Squad on the bench. But they didn't expect the league rules to change so drastically this year, with substitutes no longer allowed to play freely. It's quite a coincidence, though, that the Leikedasi main team was later ambushed and had to bring on their substitutes, which actually worked out in their favor."

The audience was discussing animatedly, and suddenly someone started shouting, "Mask Squad!"

With this one shout leading the way, more and more people began to join in.

"Mask Squad!"

"Mask Squad!"

Some excited fans stood up and cheered.

The venue was instantly filled with cheers and shouts from fans.

Many military academy teams watching the match were astonished by what they saw, exclaiming, "This Leikedasi really has a trump card up his sleeve!"

"To be honest, I used to follow the Mask Squad for a while, but I never expected them to be the enemy."

"Green Sail Vine is doomed. The Mask Squad could even challenge opponents of higher levels during the Ability User Competition, let alone now. Their strength has definitely increased significantly during this period."

The expressions of the VIPs sitting in the VIP section were somewhat complicated.

"Old Miao, you've been hiding this for too long."

"The Mask Squad was incredibly popular a while ago."

"Judging from this, the Ruthless Killer must be Jiang Shiyi, who appeared earlier."

"That Foodie is their captain, Xu Jintang?"

Now, the Leikedasi reserve team has become a sensation.

Xu Jintang, who had previously received little attention, suddenly became the focus of the entire event.

Everyone is speculating whether she's just Foodie.

Xu Jintang remained seated without showing any emotion.

She had anticipated her identity being exposed and wasn't too bothered by it, simply keeping her eyes fixed on the stage, waiting for the competition to begin.

Halftime ended quickly.

"The Green Sail Vine Military Academy Kong Ruzhen; the mental strength level is at its Peak of the Fourth Tier."

Upon hearing the introduction, Song Tianqi frowned slightly, his expression becoming noticeably more serious.

Although Kong Ruzhen is slightly inferior to An Yufei in terms of mental strength, his skill effects are definitely more effective against Song Tianqi.

The attributes are fully maximized.

Song Tianqi stepped forward and shook hands with the other person.

Then, the two each took a step back, retreating to their respective half of the area.

The referee announced precisely on time, "The second round of 1v1 duels begins now!"

Kong Ruzhen curled the corners of his mouth, instantly raised his hand, and summoned a round silver coin.

The silver coin shimmered faintly under the light.

Kong Ruzhen held the silver coin in his palm and rubbed it a couple of times.

The next second, he threw out the silver coin. Impacted by the force, the coin flew into the air and began to spin rapidly.

"Quiet." Kong Ruzhen uttered a single word with a faint smile on his face.

As soon as he finished speaking, the silver coin that had been spinning in the air suddenly stopped and fell to the ground, where it was precisely caught between his fingers.

At that moment, the restraining force instantly radiated Kong Ruzhen, rapidly spreading in all directions.

Song Tianqi, who was rushing towards this direction, was immediately restrained by the "stillness" technique and forced to stop.

"Damn it!" Song Tianqi cursed angrily.

However, his body remained out of control and completely stilled.

Kong Ruzhen looked at him with a half-smile, the silver coin between his fingers being tossed into the air again, "Illusion."

A powerful hallucinogenic force immediately surged towards Song Tianqi.

Song Tianqi had no strength to resist at all and was directly hit by the illusion.

He was forced to close his eyes, his brows furrowed into a deep frown, looking as if he had been thoroughly tormented by the illusion.

Kong Ruzhen's smile widened even further.

He gripped the silver coin between his fingers and walked step by step toward Song Tianqi, a lightning-fast dagger appearing in his other hand.

Completely under the control of the illusion, Song Tianqi was clearly unaware of the approaching danger.

Kong Ruzhen was about to strike Song Tianqi, the referee raised his hand to stop the attack. "Song Tianqi, a contestant from the Leikdasi Military Academy, has lost his ability to fight. In this round, Green Sail Vine Military Academy wins."

Upon hearing the announcement, Kong Ruzhen slowly lowered the dagger in his hand and gave a faint smile to the audience around him.

The audience immediately erupted in applause.

The referee jumped onto the ring, glanced at Kong Ruzhen, "Break off their illusion."

Kong Ruzhen smiled and nodded at him.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, he tossed out the silver coin, and then opened his palm to catch it.

"Untie."

The force that had been binding Song Tianqi vanished without a trace.

Upon regaining consciousness, Song Tianqi suddenly opened his eyes and found that the situation on the stage had been completely turned upside down. "What happened?" he asked the referee in a daze.

The referee calmly replied, "You've already lost."

Xu Jintang, sitting in the audience, rested his chin on his hand, his gaze fixed on Kong Ruzhen he sized him up.

"This person is really a bit difficult to deal with."

Xue Zhongqi stood to the side, frowning, and said, "Although he's only at the Peak of the Fourth Tier, his Word Spirit Ability is just too monstrous."

The Word Spirit Ability can make everything the user says come true.

For example, his single word "Quiet" immediately silenced Song Tianqi, followed by another single word...

The illusion completely trapped Song Tianqi within it.

This abnormal ability is almost impossible to defend against.

Unless there is a forceful suppression through superior strength, there is simply no way to break through this defense within the same level.

"Squad leader, should we let Sister Shiyi go next?" Yan Yuting leaned over and asked.

Sending Jiang Shiyi is the safest option, given his overwhelming strength and virtually no chance of losing.

"I'll do it!"

Xu Jintang was about to reply, was interrupted by this voice.

Everyone froze, then turned to look.

It was Xue Zhongqi who took the initiative to speak.

Xu Jintang looked at him in surprise, "Are you sure?"

Xue Zhongqi nodded emphatically, "Yes. I roughly know how to counter her supernatural abilities; I'm somewhat confident."

Since someone had offered, Xu Jintang naturally wouldn't refuse and immediately agreed, "Then you do it."

Soon, Xue Zhongqi stepped onto the arena.

Kong Ruzhen fiddled with the silver coin in his hand, glancing sideways at the person in question. "Oh, they actually sent up an assistant." But despite saying that, Kong Ruzhen's expression became noticeably more serious.