On the Martial Arts Stage, both sides of the fourth match were already in place.
In the spectator stands, Da Ming and Tai Tan's gazes fell upon Tang Wulin.
Previously, they had only heard about this youth from Wang Dong'er—he was very strong, could insta-kill Wang Dong'er, and was the top monster in the class.
But that was just hearsay, just something they'd heard.
But now, they finally had the chance to see for themselves exactly how strong this Tang Wulin, whom Wang Dong'er had mentioned countless times, really was.
Tang Wulin stood in the center of the arena, golden scales covering his arms, shimmering brilliantly under the sunlight. Those Golden Dragon Claws exuded a heart-palpitating aura, as if containing power that could destroy heaven and earth.
Da Ming's pupils contracted slightly.
"This aura..."
He murmured in a low voice.
"Such a strong dragon-type bloodline."
Tai Tan also had a solemn expression, his gaze fixed intently on Tang Wulin's pair of Golden Dragon Claws.
It should be known that the bloodlines of these two were also quite powerful—one was the Sky Azure Bull Python, the other the Titan Giant Ape. Yet, when sensing Tang Wulin's Bloodline Power at this moment, they actually felt a sense of awe.
Of course, if they were outside, even with a natural sense of awe, it didn't mean they couldn't fight. If they wanted to act, they still could. Thinking that Bloodline Power alone could influence the two of them to the point of not acting was impossible.
This was just a metaphor; after all, the two of them really didn't dare to act within this academy, especially while Er Ming (dragon king version) was still around.
"Big brother..."
Tai Tan lowered his voice.
"Do you think this kid might be related to that one?"
Da Ming was slightly startled, then immediately understood who he was referring to.
The Star Dou Great Forest, the bottom of the Lake of Life, that sleeping Silver Dragon King, the Co-lord of Spirit Beasts.
Legend has it that the Ancient Dragon God split into two: one became the Silver Dragon King, controlling elemental forces; the other became the Golden Dragon King, controlling physical power.
They had seen the Silver Dragon King; deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, sleeping at the bottom of the Lake of Life, that powerful Bloodline Power was enough to suppress all dragon-type Spirit Beasts.
But the Golden Dragon King... legend says he fell long ago.
Da Ming was silent for a moment and shook his head.
"I'm not sure."
He paused, his gaze landing on Tang Wulin.
"But that Bloodline Power... is indeed very strong."
The two looked at each other, both seeing the same solemnity in the other's eyes.
If Tang Wulin really was related to the Golden Dragon King...
What would that mean?
They didn't dare think further.
On the Martial Arts Stage, Zhang Yang's voice rang out.
"Start!"
The moment the words fell, both sides moved simultaneously!
Yang Nianxia was the first to rush out. His body expanded rapidly as he ran, dark gold patterns appearing on his skin. His whole person was like a humanoid giant bear.
Dark Gold Bear Spirit—Frontal Power Attack!
Four Spirit Rings rose from beneath his feet: two purple, two black.
Luo Guixing stood in place, hands raised. The surrounding space began to distort, and transparent Spatial Light Blades condensed around him, ready to strike at any moment.
His Spirit Rings were also two purple and two black, emitting fluctuations of the space element.
Wei Xiaofeng's figure flashed, disappearing from his spot and circling toward Tang Wulin's side.
His Spirit Rings were one purple and two black. Although he had one fewer, his speed was indeed astonishing.
In the spectator stands, Wang Dong'er couldn't help but gasp at this sight.
"They all have two ten-thousand-year Spirit Rings?"
She murmured to herself, her pinkish-blue eyes full of surprise. This Mental Force was even stronger than hers; one must know that her physical fitness and Mental Force were only enough to withstand a single ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring.
Fortunately...
Fortunately, her group hadn't drawn them.
If they faced these three, she and Huo Yuhao might really have had to release their Martial Soul Fusion Skill ahead of time.
But the cooldown of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill... while it didn't take half a month to recover like before, it still required ten days.
If they used it early, what would they do for the finals?
As she was thinking, the battle on the Martial Arts Stage had already begun.
Ling Luochen struck first.
With the Ice Staff in hand, her Spirit Rings flickered.
The First Spirit Ring lit up—Ice Staff!
A streak of ice-blue light shot out, turning into countless fine ice crystals in the air, enveloping Wei Xiaofeng!
Wei Xiaofeng's figure flickered with astonishing speed, but the coverage of the ice crystals was too wide. Some still landed on him, and the frost that condensed slowed his speed for a brief moment.
Immediately after, the third Spirit Ring lit up—Ice Prison!
An ice-blue light bloomed above Wei Xiaofeng's head, turning into countless ice pillars that descended from the sky, trapping him within!
Wei Xiaofeng's face changed. He twisted his body sharply, narrowly avoiding the range of the Ice Prison.
But his path to flank from behind had already been blocked.
At the same time, Tang Wulin also moved.
He didn't rush toward Yang Nianxia. Instead, he raised his hands, and strands of Blue Silver Grass surged frantically from his palms!
That Blue Silver Grass was no longer ordinary grass; it shimmered with a faint golden luster, the vines as thick as arms, and their surfaces covered in fine scale patterns—this was the evolved Blue Silver Emperor!
Four black Spirit Rings rose from beneath his feet.
Black, black, black, black.
Four ten-thousand-year Spirit Rings!
In the spectator stands, Da Ming and Tai Tan gasped again. Especially Tai Tan, who was stunned by the sight. This Spirit Ring configuration—the first four were exactly the same as his own.
Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Emperor also had four ten-thousand-year Spirit Rings?!
The First Spirit Ring lit up—Binding!
Countless strands of Blue Silver Emperor grew frantically from the ground, surging toward Yang Nianxia!
Yang Nianxia roared, slamming his fists into the vines. But the toughness of the Blue Silver Emperor was far beyond his imagination. Although he smashed a few, even more vines had already wrapped around his legs.
The third Spirit Ring lit up—Blue Silver Golden Array!
On the ground, golden patterns suddenly lit up, spreading outward with Tang Wulin as the center! Those golden patterns formed a massive array, enveloping Yang Nianxia, Luo Guixing, and Wei Xiaofeng!
As the golden light flickered, a strange power began to strip away the elemental forces from their bodies.
Luo Guixing's face changed.
"My space elements... are dissipating!"
He tried to condense Spatial Light Blades, only to find that as soon as they formed, they were decomposed by the power within the golden array.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Tang Wulin rushed toward the three with his Golden Dragon Claws. As a power-type Spirit Master with a Beast Spirit, Yang Nianxia naturally took the lead and directly met Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Claw!
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, Yang Nianxia was sent flying backward, simultaneously losing his Spirit Possession state.
Beside him, Wei Xiaofeng and Luo Guixing looked at each other, unable to help but reveal a bitter smile.
In a clash of strength, Yang Nianxia had lost outright. Although they had expected it, they never thought that Yang Nianxia's punch wouldn't even be able to push Tang Wulin back.
Wei Xiaofeng and the remaining Luo Guixing were helpless.
"We surrender."
Zhang Yang's voice rang out.
"Fourth match, Tang Wulin's team wins!"
In the spectator stands, the applause was like thunder.
Da Ming and Tai Tan sat in their seats, speechless for a long time.
After a long while, Tai Tan finally spoke slowly.
"Big brother..."
"Hmm?"
"That kid... is he really only at the four-ring level?"
Da Ming fell silent. An ordinary four-ring Spirit Master truly wouldn't have strength like Tang Wulin's.
Especially that strength; even a ten-thousand-year Earth Demon Rhino would absolutely not be Tang Wulin's match in terms of pure power. (Original work chapter 260, Earth Demon Rhino ranks top three in strength, Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear top ten)
The four matches ended.
Soon, the screen lit up with the roster for the upcoming battles.
[Wang Dong'er's Team vs. Wu Siduo's Team]
[Tang Wulin's Team vs. Xie Xie's Team]
...
Meanwhile, in the Dean's office.
[Ding!]
[Detected an increase in key figure Da Ming's recognition that Shrek Academy is a Monster Academy!]
[Congratulations to the Host for receiving the reward: Special Teacher—Hu Jie (Smiling Face Douluo, Level 98 Super Douluo)]
[Detected an increase in key figure Tai Tan's recognition that Shrek Academy is a Monster Academy!]
[Congratulations to the Host for receiving the reward: Heavy Ion Ray Gun * 20]
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A/N:
I hope all of you are enjoying this story so far. I would appreciate some Power Stones if you can spare any. Leave a review if you like the story. Thank you.