In the resting room, Lin Yang saw his name appear on the screen and stood up to head to the stage.
On the stage, the host's voice boomed, maintaining the continuously high atmosphere of the venue.
"Next, let's begin today's thirty-second one-on-one soul fight. First on stage is our new face tonight, 'Blade Demon,' soul power level thirty-two, martial soul Nichirin Blade."
"We don't know whether our new face will sink without a trace tonight or create a legend. Let's wait and see."
Accompanied by the host's voice, Lin Yang stepped onto the stage.
"And Blade Demon's opponent is…" The host paused for two seconds, then changed his tone, his voice rising with excitement.
"'Tyrant Dragon' Yu Tianheng!"
Lin Yang, already standing on the stage, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. He had actually run into an "acquaintance."
However, Yu Tianheng was already a three-ring Soul Venerable at this time?
The host continued,
"Although contestant Yu Tianheng is only a twenty-eight-level great soul master, his martial soul is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, known as the 'strongest beast martial soul in the world.' It is extremely domineering."
"It seems that tonight, contestant Yu Tianheng wants to challenge his own limits."
"Alright, enough talk. Tonight, let's witness the wonderful showdown between a veteran Soul Venerable and a rising new star."
As the cold and arrogant Yu Tianheng stepped onto the stage, the emotions of the surrounding audience were instantly ignited. The cheers seemed ready to overturn the dome.
The value of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon naturally needed no explanation.
Anyone with even a little understanding of soul masters knew what it represented.
As a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, Yu Tianheng naturally received the admiration of many.
Lin Yang, on the other hand, felt somewhat surprised. In Suotuo City, he had always been the one challenging Soul Venerables above his level. Today, the tables had turned—he was being challenged by someone below his level.
Truly, the wheel of fortune turns. The heavens have good karma!
At this time, Yu Tianheng had already activated his martial soul.
A dazzling blue light suddenly lit up between his eyebrows, then spread throughout his body. Streaks of blue-purple lightning arcs coursed across him.
The most eye-catching part was his arms, which had suddenly swelled.
His hands turned into sharp claws covered with tough blue-purple scales, looking exactly like dragon claws.
Two yellow soul rings revolved around him, emitting brilliant light.
This was the domineering aspect of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul. With each additional soul ring, the dragon transformation on his body increased.
Ordinary beast soul masters facing the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon would feel intimidated before the fight even began, their strength reduced by thirty percent.
Seeing that he had already completed martial soul possession while the opponent called "Blade Demon" still hadn't moved at all, Yu Tianheng couldn't help but sneer.
He didn't even dare to use his martial soul?
"If you're scared, just jump off the stage yourself," Yu Tianheng "kindly" reminded him.
Lin Yang lifted his eyelids and hooked his finger at him.
"Come on!"
This provocative and contemptuous gesture instantly enraged Yu Tianheng.
"Bastard!"
Bang!
Yu Tianheng stomped heavily on the ground. His figure shot forward like a cannonball. His thick dragon claw shone brilliantly under the lights.
The first soul ring flashed brightly. Blue lightning condensed into a massive claw shape in mid-air and grabbed straight toward Lin Yang.
Wherever the dragon claw passed, the air distorted, erupting with heart-palpitating crackling sounds.
First soul skill: Thunder Dragon Claw!
Facing such a terrifying attack, Lin Yang merely raised his eyelids. His figure suddenly disappeared.
In the VIP resting room, Qin Ming suddenly stood up, his expression changing drastically.
"Bad. Tianheng has kicked an iron plate."
"What?"
Dugu Yan hadn't reacted yet when she saw a scene that left everyone dumbfounded.
The soul master called "Blade Demon" had actually used his bare hands. With just one hand, he slapped Yu Tianheng flying.
Slapped flying?
Dugu Yan's mind blanked for a moment.
Qin Ming roared, "Lingling, quickly go treat Tianheng!"
With that, Qin Ming was the first to leave the resting room.
Ye Lingling followed closely behind. The last to react was Dugu Yan.
"Heh, interesting!"
With that, Dugu Yan twirled her hair with her finger, her gaze fixed on Lin Yang's figure, before gracefully leaving the resting room.
Bang!
The moment Yu Tianheng fell to the ground and lost consciousness, the entire venue fell silent. Even the host stood frozen in place.
Fortunately, the surrounding noise pulled him back. He wiped nonexistent cold sweat from his forehead and immediately shouted,
"Uh… um… Contestant Blade Demon… wins!"
Lin Yang nodded, glanced at the unconscious Yu Tianheng, and walked off the stage.
By coincidence, in the corridor he ran into Qin Ming and Ye Lingling who were coming out of the resting room.
Qin Ming first told Ye Lingling to treat Yu Tianheng, then stopped in front of Lin Yang.
"Friend, please wait."
Lin Yang stopped and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, feeling a few guesses in his heart. "What is it?"
"Impressive skill. Your soul power is probably more than thirty-two levels, right?"
Qin Ming stared intently at Lin Yang with sharp eyes, as if trying to catch a trace of guilt in his expression.
Lin Yang was first stunned, then smiled.
"Who are you?"
"I am Qin Ming, a teacher at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. The one you just defeated is my student," Qin Ming said in a deep voice.
So it was him.
A strange look flashed in Lin Yang's eyes. After a few seconds of silence, a smile appeared on his face.
"Teacher Qin, Dean Flender asked me to… convey his greetings to you."
Qin Ming was first stunned, then an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.
"You… you are a student of Shrek?"
"No," Lin Yang answered straightforwardly.
Qin Ming became even more puzzled. "Then you…"
"My friend is currently studying at Shrek Academy. Dean Flender once invited me to join the academy," Lin Yang said without blushing or missing a beat.
"But I refused. I said I wanted to join Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, so Dean Flender recommended you to me."
What Lin Yang said was mostly true, except the timeline had been reversed. Now it formed a perfect logical closure.
Qin Ming was momentarily dazed, but what followed was overwhelming joy.
What was a pleasant surprise?
This was exactly what a pleasant surprise felt like!
He trusted Dean Flender's judgment. Anyone personally invited by the dean was definitely a one-in-ten-thousand monster.
And now, this monster had appeared right in front of him.
Truly, after searching high and low, it came without any effort!
Qin Ming did not doubt the truth of Lin Yang's words.
First, very few people knew about Shrek Academy, let alone his relationship with Flender.
"Why didn't you come find me earlier?" Qin Ming asked with a trace of nervousness on his face.
"Were there any concerns?"
He was afraid such an outstanding student would be poached by someone else.
"No," Lin Yang shook his head and said softly.
"It's just that the registration period hasn't started yet, so I didn't want to disturb Teacher Qin too much. Besides, I can enter Heaven Dou Imperial Academy with my own strength."
"Good! Ambitious!"
At this moment, Qin Ming looked at Lin Yang with thick admiration. He patted his shoulder and said,
"However, geniuses have the privileges of geniuses. Come with me back to the academy right now. I'll personally handle your enrollment procedures."
Since there was a shortcut, Lin Yang naturally wouldn't stubbornly wait for regular registration.
"Then I'll trouble Teacher Qin."
"No need to be polite with me," Qin Ming said familiarly. He couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.
Heh, what a huge gain!