"Is this Shui Wuhen really this strong? If I can't even defeat a single Shui Wuhen, how can I lead Shrek to win the championship?"
But soon, Tang San regained his composure. "No, I still have the Eight Spider Lances!"
Although the Clear Sky Hammer and Blue Silver Grass were useless against Shui Wuhen, he still had his final trump card—the external spirit bone, the Eight Spider Lances.
Immediately, Tang San swung the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand and charged rapidly toward Shui Wuhen.
During this process, Tang San also began mobilizing the Eight Spider Lances, preparing to use them to attack Shui Wuhen once he got close.
His Eight Spider Lances carried deadly poison. As long as they hit, even if Shui Wuhen were a Spirit King, he would ultimately have no choice but to admit defeat.
Facing Tang San's frontal assault, a purple spirit ring appeared around Shui Wuhen and lit up faintly.
With a light flick of his finger, a thin ice-blue beam instantly shot out from his fingertip.
In the next moment, Ice Beam struck Tang San. A tremendous force erupted, sending Tang San's body flying backward.
"How is this possible?"
At that instant, Tang San was stunned. All his struggles, all his calculations, were no match for Shui Wuhen's casual point.
The power of extreme cold rapidly spread from where Ice Beam struck. By the time Tang San fell off the arena, his body had already frozen into an ice sculpture.
"Gulp~"
Seeing this scene, everyone present couldn't help but swallow nervously.
From the earlier battle, Tang San's level had already been revealed—Level 45, far surpassing most team captains.
Combined with his twin martial souls, and with his second being the world's number one tool-type martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, he should have been nearly unmatched among Spirit Ancestors.
Yet someone like him was instantly defeated by Shui Wuhen with a casual move, without even the slightest ability to resist—like an adult crushing a child, completely on a different level.
Blazing Academy, Thunderclap Academy, and Godwind Academy—those who had seen Shui Wuhen fight before—were relatively calm. But for those academies who had never witnessed his strength, the shock they experienced at this moment was unimaginable.
At the Beast Academy's side, Meng Yiran watched Tang San being easily defeated by Shui Wuhen, her expression complicated.
"First Feng Xiaotian, then Shui Wuhen… I don't know whether this is fortunate or unfortunate for us."
The existence of Shui Wuhen and Feng Xiaotian had directly raised the overall level of this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament by several tiers, allowing participating academies to hold their heads high when recalling this competition in the future.
But at the same time, their presence had completely cut off any hope for others to win the championship. With two powerful Spirit Kings present, their chances of victory were essentially zero.
At this moment, a Beast Academy member patted Meng Yiran's shoulder and sighed.
"That's something Spirit Hall should worry about. Don't forget, Spirit Hall has three Spirit Kings this time. I wonder who's stronger—those three, or Feng Xiaotian and Shui Wuhen?"
"That's true."
Meng Yiran nodded. Their Beast Academy already had a very low chance of achieving a good ranking. Even without Shui Wuhen and Feng Xiaotian, they still couldn't defeat Tianshui Academy or Godwind Academy—it made no difference.
"Third Brother!"
Almost the instant Tang San fell from the arena, a graceful figure in Shrek Academy's uniform used several teleports to arrive beside him.
Seeing this, the rest of Shrek Academy quickly reacted. Liu Erlong rushed to Tang San's side and struck the ice with her palm, crimson flames instantly spreading.
Soon, Tang San was thawed, and his previously unconscious mind quickly woke up.
"Third Brother, are you okay?"
Seeing Tang San awaken, Xiao Wu immediately grabbed his hand and asked anxiously.
Hearing this, Tang San checked his body. Aside from some pain at the point of direct impact, everything else was completely fine.
Almost instantly, Tang San realized that Shui Wuhen had held back.
He shook his head and answered truthfully, "I'm fine. He should have shown mercy."
But as he said this, Tang San was inwardly shocked. Shui Wuhen could control the power of his attack with such precision—what kind of control was that?
At that moment, a sense of inferiority arose in Tang San's heart. He had always considered himself a monster, but when facing a true genius like Shui Wuhen, he was still far inferior.
After confirming that Tang San was unharmed, Xiao Wu finally let out a sigh of relief. Then she suddenly turned her head toward Shui Wuhen on the arena, her fierce gaze looking as if she wanted to devour him alive.
Shui Wuhen ignored all of this. He simply turned to the referee and said, "Who's next?"
As he spoke, his tone was extremely calm, as if he had just done something utterly insignificant.
And in Shui Wuhen's view, it indeed was a trivial matter.
As a Level 63 Spirit Emperor, did defeating a mere Spirit Ancestor require a fierce battle or grand effort?
As for twin martial souls, he was still only a Level 45 Spirit Ancestor!
Hearing this, the referee immediately looked toward the Shrek Academy team below the stage.
Before the referee could speak, Xiao Wu had already leapt onto the arena and shouted, "Let me fight you!"
Seeing Xiao Wu, Shui Wuhen frowned slightly. His instincts told him that something was off about this girl—she faintly gave him a strong sense of danger.
"The match begins!"
With the referee's command, several of Xiao Wu's spirit rings lit up simultaneously as she launched into her combo.
Charm control, teleportation to close distance, waist bow attack!
This set of spirit abilities was not only simple and direct but also extremely effective. Combined with Xiao Wu's self-created skill, Eight-Stage Drop, even an opponent a whole realm above her could be severely crippled if caught off guard.
However, Shui Wuhen was not merely one realm above Xiao Wu. Nor was he caught off guard. And he would not be affected by charm.
Thus, at the very moment before Xiao Wu teleported, Shui Wuhen had already predicted her landing point and threw a punch!
When Xiao Wu reappeared, what greeted her was Shui Wuhen's fist.
It happened too suddenly. By the time Xiao Wu realized it, it was already too late. Driven by inertia, her abdomen collided directly with Shui Wuhen's fist.
"Boom!"
Even without using spirit power, Shui Wuhen's body—far surpassing that of a Spirit Emperor—was enough to make Xiao Wu vomit bitter fluid as her body was violently sent flying.
In the next moment, Xiao Wu crashed into the edge of the training ground, her body slamming against the wall, causing her to spit out another mouthful of bitter fluid before losing consciousness and collapsing to the ground.
"Xiao Wu!!!"
Seeing this, Tang San let out a heart-wrenching cry that would move anyone to tears.
Immediately afterward, Tang San activated Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and rushed toward Xiao Wu.
As for the referee, he cast a strange look at Shui Wuhen before announcing:
"Since all members of Shrek Academy have been defeated, victory goes to Tianshui Academy!"