Ye Xinglan's eyes turned cold as the Star God Sword in her hand trembled violently, its blade emitting a three-inch cold light. The sword intent soared into the air, suddenly splitting into three star lines, aiming to hold off Wang Jinxi and the other two by herself, allowing Bai Hanying to break through the encirclement.
But how could Wang Jinxi and the others let her have her way?
Wang Jinxi's body suddenly expanded, his third soul ring glowing brightly as countless bone spikes erupted from the ground, blocking Ye Xinglan's path.
Ye Xinglan's three star line sword slashes struck the bone spikes, shattering them, but the sword light was also weakened, failing to achieve its purpose.
At the same time, Zhang Yangzi's third soul ring also shone brightly, his figure in the sky suddenly becoming illusory, as if merging into the surrounding darkness. In the next moment, countless black shadows suddenly condensed, forming dozens of sharp shadow blades that swept towards Ye Xinglan like a tidal wave!
Ye Xinglan snorted coldly, the Star God Sword spinning rapidly in her hand, its blade drawing brilliant star trails, forming an impenetrable sword net that shattered all the incoming shadow blades.
However, just as she was fending off Zhang Yangzi's attack, Wang Jinxi had already closed in, his massive bone claw carrying a chilling cold as it slammed towards her back!
Ye Xinglan's eyes narrowed, her footwork changing as the Star God Sword slashed backwards, the sharp sword light aiming straight for Wang Jinxi's throat. Wang Jinxi was forced to retract his claw and retreat, but Zhang Yangzi's shadow attack came again, forcing her to divide her attention.
The two seemed to have practiced countless times, their coordination seamless, one close and one far, firmly holding Ye Xinglan in the center of the battlefield.
Bai Hanying wanted to assist, but as her cherry blossoms were about to bloom, Xu Yucheng's Dark Demon Scythe was already at her neck.
With a sigh, Bai Hanying could only turn into scattered cherry blossoms, trying her best to hold off Xu Yucheng, but she knew in her heart that without one of their main forces, no tactics would matter, as she herself was no match for this member of the Young Genius List...
The change came in the next moment.
The blizzard stopped spreading and began to weaken, just as the Shrek Academy students were puzzled, a strand of starlight appeared.
A starry mark blossomed on Xu Xiaoyan's forehead, strands of starlight enveloping her Star Wheel Ice Staff, "Star Wheel Chains!"
The Star Wheel silently appeared, and starlight chains materialized around... Ye Xinglan.
Without absorbing the ancestor's power now, Xu Xiaoyan shouldn't be able to use astral soul skills during the day, but her teacher had taught her a special technique to store starlight, allowing her to display her abilities even in the daytime. Recently, she had been frequenting the observatory at the Spirit Pagoda headquarters to absorb more starlight.
But the starlight was still limited, to be used at critical moments.
Now was the time.
Ye Xinglan was focused on dealing with Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi, unable to pay attention to anything else, let alone with the blizzard covering Xu Xiaoyan's actions. By the time the Star Wheel appeared, it was too late for her to dodge.
Astral attribute, absolute establishment!
The moment the Star Wheel Chains locked onto Ye Xinglan's body, the entire battlefield suddenly froze.
Wang Jinxi's bone claw stopped three inches from Ye Xinglan's throat, and Zhang Yangzi's shadow blade pressed against her back.
Ye Xinglan's fingertips trembled slightly, her right hand still holding the sword, but she couldn't make any response. The smooth surface of the Star God Sword reflected her disheveled figure.
Even though she had comprehended sword intent, she couldn't turn the tide.
She was still... too weak.
A bitter smile appeared at the corner of Ye Xinglan's mouth, and she instinctively looked up at the VIP seats, as if trying to see that figure through the glass.
What expression was he wearing now? Probably the same as two years ago, very calm.
It had taken her a long time to erase the shadow he left, but this time, she didn't even have the qualification to compete with Huo Yuhao, losing under his watch.
Heh...
She suddenly chuckled softly, her lips bleeding from being bitten.
Two years ago, she had lost to him, leaving in disgrace. Two years later, she had pushed herself to become stronger, but in the end, she didn't even have the qualification to stand before him.
Lost... again.
And Huo Yuhao?
—He probably wouldn't even frown.
After all, she was never an opponent he needed to take seriously.
"Ye Xinglan, admit defeat." Wang Jinxi's bone claw pressed against her throat, his voice cold.
Ye Xinglan slowly closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and when she opened them again, the humiliation and unwillingness in her eyes had turned into a trace of indifference.
"I admit defeat."
Her voice was soft, but it clearly spread throughout the arena.
Le Zhengyu, who was about to use his fourth soul skill in the air, was as if frozen by the Star Wheel, a look of confusion on his face.
As the blizzard gradually receded, the surrounding scene came into view.
Ye Xinglan was subdued, admitting defeat.
Bai Hanying's cherry blossoms were shredded into pieces by Xu Yucheng's Dark Demon Scythe, scattering on the frozen ice.
He Xiaopeng was also subdued by Tang Wulin.
The only four-ringed teammate was furious, being toyed with by the opposing agility-type soul master.
At that moment, countless questions arose in Le Zhengyu's mind.
Who am I, where am I, what happened? How, in the blink of an eye, are almost all my teammates gone?
"Stop looking, you've lost." Yuan En Yehui's voice was low.
Le Zhengyu snapped back to reality, gritted his teeth, and the Holy Sword once again ignited with blazing holy fire.
"Don't get too cocky! Even if I'm the only one left, I can still..."
The four who had subdued Ye Xinglan and Bai Hanying turned their gaze to him, their cold eyes like sharp blades.
Le Zhengyu paused, his throat slightly moving. Although the Holy Sword in his hand still burned with holy fire, the fierce fighting spirit seemed to be doused by a bucket of ice water.
"Still can what?" Zhang Yangzi sneered as he walked up.
"Can, can..."
Seeing the five people who seemed ready to gang up on him, a drop of cold sweat appeared on Le Zhengyu's forehead, and he stubbornly said, "Even if I'm the only one left, I'll still fight to the end... Don't suddenly hit me in the face!!!"
Before Le Zhengyu could finish, Yuan En Yehui punched him, and the others also rushed forward without hesitation.
They were about to win, why bother with chivalry? That angel soul was fluttering in the sky, emitting holy light, blinding, better to bring it down quickly.
"...I admit defeat!"
In no time, a somewhat miserable cry pierced the sky above the arena.
Le Zhengyu scrambled up from the ground, the angel wings on his back now dim. He clutched his chest, his face pale, clearly injured. Yuan En Yehui's last punch had almost shattered his soul power, and if they continued, his soul might have been damaged.
The remaining two Shrek Academy students also admitted defeat.
Thus, the outcome was decided.
The referee, seeing this, loudly announced, "The match is over, Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy wins!"
The audience erupted into cheers.
The Shrek Academy students left the scene with complex expressions, especially Long Chen, who had just regained consciousness, leaving without a word.
Xie Xie and the others were somewhat dazed, a sense of joy rising in their hearts.
This time, they had won through their own strength, without relying on others!