Looking at the five spirit rings—two purple and three black—that appeared on Tang Chuan, the exclamations from the hundreds of thousands of spectators rose like a raging tide, erupting simultaneously from their mouths.
"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!"
"Am I seeing things? Two purple, three black? His first spirit ring is a thousand-year one?! His third spirit ring is a ten-thousand-year one? His... his spirit ring configuration is even more terrifying than that Tang San's?"
"Illusion! This must be some kind of illusion Soul Skill!"
"Oh my god... this... this spirit ring configuration is unheard of! How did he do it?"
"That purple one... his second spirit ring is a thousand-year one? His first spirit ring is also purple? And a thousand-year one? This completely violates the Soul Master's theoretical limit for absorbing spirit rings!"
The stands completely erupted, with countless gasps, doubts, and screams of disbelief sweeping through every corner like a tsunami.
At the VIP platform.
The imperial family members and civil and military officials, led by Emperor Xue Ye, found it even harder to remain composed; they almost simultaneously rose from their seats, their faces filled with shock and incredulity.
Emperor Xue Ye frowned deeply, his gaze fixed on the illogical spirit rings on Tang Chuan below the stage, muttering to himself:
"This... how is this possible? His first spirit ring is a thousand-year one? His third spirit ring directly jumped to ten thousand years? This... could this be some kind of advanced illusion Soul Skill?"
But he immediately felt the genuine Spirit King-level aura emanating from Tang Chuan, and he instantly dismissed his own guess, his brows furrowing even deeper.
"No... this aura cannot be faked; he is a true Spirit King. But these spirit rings..."
Unable to comprehend, Emperor Xue Ye suddenly turned his head to look at Ning Fengzhi beside him, his tone carrying inquiry and a hint of imperceptible scrutiny, saying:
"School Master Ning, it seems... you must have known something beforehand, right? Otherwise, why would you exclusively favor this Tianxing Academy?"
At this moment, Ning Fengzhi had already lost his usual cultured composure. His mouth was slightly agape, and his face was also filled with astonishment and disbelief.
He did support Tianxing Academy, and he knew that Tang Chuan was exceptionally gifted and powerful, but he had never seen such a shocking spirit ring configuration before!
"Your Majesty, with all due respect, my support for Tianxing Academy is mainly because my youngest daughter, Rongrong, also studies there... As for the spirit ring configuration on this young friend Tang Chuan..."
"I am also seeing it for the first time, and I was truly startled. If I had known earlier, I would certainly have reported it to Your Majesty immediately, and would never dare to conceal anything."
Questioned suddenly by Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi finally came back to his senses, hastily composing himself, but his tone still carried a trace of unfully settled shock and a hint of awkwardness as he explained.
Watching this scene unfold, Platinum Bishop Salas's previously narrowed eyes suddenly lit up, then a fleeting, imperceptible glint flashed through them. His hands, resting on his knees, unconsciously clenched as he thought to himself:
"This... could this academy also belong to our Spirit Hall?"
"Otherwise, why would those two Elders specifically seek me out and ask me to arrange for this academy to fight Shrek Academy in the first match?"
Thinking of this, his brows suddenly furrowed again, and his expression grew even more profound.
"That's not right. If this Tianxing Academy belonged to our Spirit Hall, why haven't I received any news from Spirit City?"
"No, I must report this matter to Supreme Pontiff Your Holiness as soon as possible!"
...On the Douhun Stage.
When Tang San saw the terrifying spirit ring configuration on Tang Chuan—two purple and three black, completely defying all logic—his face instantly changed drastically, and his pupils suddenly contracted to pinprick size!
"How... how could this be!?"
"This... this is absolutely impossible!"
Tang San's current state was extremely poor. His face was pale, and his body swayed precariously, as if his spine had been hollowed out.
He felt the World turn dark.
He felt as if the sky was about to collapse.
"Brother's spirit ring configuration is actually two purple and three black? He... he is already a Spirit King. I... I have Innate full Soul Power and twin spirits, but compared to Brother now..."
"I'm simply a useless nobody!"
At this moment, Tang San's fighting Martial Soul was instantly drained.
His original confidence and Battle Intent, born from his ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring, were shattered like withered leaves before this spirit ring configuration that absolutely violated the iron laws of the Spirit Master's world!
And Dai Mubai, Tai Long, and the others standing behind him reacted even worse.
Under the immense Rank pressure and the dual visual and mental impact brought by these five spirit rings, especially the three ten-thousand-year spirit rings, they felt an indescribable, terrifying sense of oppression wash over them, as if they were being stared at by a bloodthirsty primeval beast. Their hearts almost leaped out of their chests!
Dai Mubai's face instantly turned ashen, his evil eyes filled with terror. He instinctively retreated two steps, and the fierce aura of his White Tiger Martial Soul Possession was suppressed and weakened by several points.
Tai Long's legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground. He only managed to stay upright through sheer physical strength, but cold sweat was already beading on his forehead.
The entire Shrek Team's fighting Martial Soul, which had just risen.
At this moment.
Was completely crushed by Tang Chuan alone, in the most direct and overbearing manner!
Just as the members of Shrek Academy.
Were profoundly shaken, utterly terrified, and stunned by the inconceivable spirit ring configuration.
Tang Chuan's deepest and most unsettling black fifth spirit ring suddenly lit up, and an aura interwoven with life and destiny instantly permeated the entire Douhun Stage.
The next second, in the Void Realm behind him, a giant golden vertical eye, shimmering with blue-gold light and woven from vines, appeared without warning!
That vertical eye was cold and indifferent, as if a god was looking down upon ants, devoid of any emotion.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Lament of Fate!"
Without giving the Shrek members any time to react, even while their brains were still in a blank state of shock and fear.
A condensed, incomparably powerful blue-gold light, imbued with a strange power of destiny, suddenly shot out from the pupil of that giant golden vertical eye!
The brilliant blue-gold light instantly traversed more than half of the Douhun Stage, then simultaneously struck the seven members of Shrek Academy who were gathered together.
"Ugh!"
"Ah!"
Tang San and the others almost simultaneously let out a muffled groan or a short cry of surprise.
They didn't not want to dodge; rather, the moment the golden vertical eye appeared.
An unparalleled pressure and a power of destiny originating from the depths of their Souls caused their bodies to suddenly stiffen and their minds to lag, making them unable to perform any effective evasive maneuvers!
The instant the blue-gold light struck the Shrek members, a bizarre scene unfolded.
The White Tiger phantom on Dai Mubai instantly melted and disintegrated like snow in sunlight, and the spirit ring light swirling around Tang San slowly dimmed.
Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, Jiang Zhu, Tai Long... the Martial Souls possessed by everyone were all forcibly returned to their bodies at this moment!
What terrified them even more was the Soul Power that had originally surged through their bodies.
At this moment, it was as if it had been completely frozen and Sealed; no matter how they tried to circulate it, they couldn't muster even a bit! It was as if they had instantly become ordinary people with no Soul Power!
Just one move! One second!
The Shrek Team, all members' Martial Soul Possession was forcibly dispelled, and their Soul Power was Sealed!
They completely lost the ability to resist!
Immediately after, the seven Shrek members, who had been struck by the blue-gold light and had their Soul Power instantly Sealed, felt their heads spin, and a violent dizziness suddenly assailed them.
"Thud!"
"Thud!"
Several dull thuds followed one after another.
Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and six others fell with almost no resistance. Their vision went black, and they completely lost consciousness, collapsing onto the cold Douhun Stage floor.
Immediately, there was an exclamation from the stands!
"What? Is the match over just like that?"
Watching this scene, the referee instinctively took a step forward, his lips slightly parted, ready to announce the end of this strangely one-sided match.
However, at this very moment.
A blue figure, amidst violent shaking.
Stubbornly and with great difficulty, stood up again!
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