Training ground, central dueling platform.
This is the largest dueling platform within the training ground. Although much smaller than the Soul Arena, it can still accommodate over a thousand people.
The news of Bai Zhou and Xu Sanshi's duel spread quickly. As soon as the two got on the platform, more than a hundred curious teachers and students came to watch. People continued to pour in from the entrance, a steady stream of new spectators.
"Bai Zhou, are you sure you want to duel with Xu Sanshi from the third year?" The manager of the dueling platform, who was also the referee, looked at Bai Zhou and asked again.
After all, while duels between lower and higher grades happen every year, a freshman challenging a third-year student had never happened in Shrek's history!
"I'm sure. Let's start quickly, I'm in a hurry." Bai Zhou glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw Jiang Nannan who had just entered from the entrance.
...
At this moment, Jiang Nannan was entering from the entrance and immediately saw Bai Zhou and Xu Sanshi confronting each other on the stage.
"It's over, I'm too late, it's all my fault..." Jiang Nannan instantly fell into deep self-blame.
Because in her opinion, the reason Bai Zhou was targeted by Xu Sanshi was all because of her. After all, Xu Sanshi always followed her and chased away any boys who got close to her...
Xu Sanshi often got into fights with others because of this.
She actually wanted to remind Bai Zhou earlier, but she forgot about it entirely because she was afraid Bai Zhou would rub her bunny ears.
By the time she remembered, the two were already on the dueling platform, which was bad.
Jiang Nannan was full of worry, afraid that Bai Zhou would be bullied by Xu Sanshi.
However, the other spectators didn't think it was a big deal and were enjoying the show.
"Good heavens, this Xu Sanshi is fighting someone again, it must be because of Jiang Nannan. I wonder how many times this is."
"The one fighting Xu Sanshi this time seems to be a newcomer..."
"Holy cow, it really is! Didn't the freshmen just enroll this year? The freshman assessment hasn't even started yet, are they that brave?"
"What did Xu Sanshi say to this kid to force him directly onto the dueling platform? He could have just refused if he couldn't win. If Xu Sanshi forcibly provoked him, he would have been punished even without fighting."
"He's just a newcomer, he definitely doesn't know the academy's rules. Plus, he's young and hot-blooded, he just got carried away..."
"What a pity, what a pity..."
"Yeah, it's a real shame. You can't gamble here. It would be great if they had agreed to duel in the Soul Arena. I could bet on Xu Sanshi and earn some pocket money..."
...
A crowd of students discussed animatedly, full of interest. In just a short while, the surrounding spectators had exceeded 200, from all grades, and even some Teachers were attracted by this battle.
After all, there were many duels on the academy's dueling platforms, but not many on the training ground's dueling platform. Fighting so eagerly clearly indicated a significant conflict, with both sides eager to beat the other to death.
"Since both sides have no issues, you can release your Spirits." On the stage, the referee stepped back and spoke slowly.
"Come on, I'll stand here and let you hit me. If you can break my defense, you win!" Xu Sanshi released his Black Tortoise Spirit, looking arrogant.
"Alright, you said it."
Bai Zhou grinned, too lazy to release his Spirit. Instead, he pulled out a giant iron hammer taller than a person from his storage spirit tool.
"Bang—"
The iron hammer landed, and the entire dueling platform trembled slightly.
"Holy cow, what kind of spirit tool is that!" Xu Sanshi was severely startled by Bai Zhou's giant iron hammer.
Just looking at the weight, it wasn't light. If he got hit by this, it would definitely be a painful experience.
"None of your business, just take the beating and it'll be over." Bai Zhou grinned and looked at the referee, saying, "I won't use my Spirit, I'll just use this to fight him. Hurry up and start."
This giant hammer was a Fusion weapon that Bai Zhou had re-melted from the scraps of rare metals in the laboratory. It wasn't a spirit tool, but it weighed up to 2000 kilograms, which Bai Zhou felt was very suitable for him.
After all, his bare-handed attacks were still quite damaging to his hands, and sometimes when facing some strange opponents, he needed a handy weapon.
Bai Zhou wanted to know how powerful his current strength combined with the 2-ton hammer in his hand would be.
"Okay, the match begins."
Although the referee was puzzled, he didn't say anything. After all, he could also see that the hammer in Bai Zhou's hand weighed at least a thousand catties. With such a terrifying weapon, what Spirit Abilities were needed...
"Whoosh—"
As the referee's words fell, Bai Zhou, holding the heavy hammer, leaped ten meters high and slammed down towards Xu Sanshi like a meteor.
"If you have the guts, don't dodge! I want to see how hard your turtle shell is!" Bai Zhou grinned.
"Come on! Do you think I'm scared of you!!"
"Black Tortoise Shield!"
Although Xu Sanshi was being tough, fine beads of sweat couldn't help but appear on his forehead as he fully unleashed his strongest defense.
Instantly, translucent green shields appeared around Xu Sanshi. This was an area-of-effect defense. In the next moment, all the shields instantly merged, forming an incredibly thick green Black Tortoise Shield, concentrating all the scattered defensive power in front of him to block Bai Zhou's attack.
"Whoosh!"
A sound of breaking air came, and the giant hammer, carrying Bai Zhou like a meteor, slammed heavily onto Xu Sanshi's Black Tortoise Shield.
"Boom—"
A terrifying muffled sound came.
Xu Sanshi felt as if he had been hit by a giant mountain. The terrifying pressure directly made him sit on the ground. He was dragged back over ten meters by the aftershock of the explosion before stopping.
Xu Sanshi immediately touched his butt. Thankfully, his pants weren't torn.
He looked at his Black Tortoise Shield again and found a huge dent in the middle, with spiderweb-like cracks all around, but at least it wasn't broken...
Xu Sanshi quickly injected a large amount of spirit power to rapidly repair the Black Tortoise Shield.
"Hahaha! Come again! Aren't you so awesome? You can't even break my defense!! Come on!!" Although Xu Sanshi was incredibly shocked, he still laughed and stood up, looking arrogant and provocative.
"Heh heh, then I'm relieved. I was really afraid you couldn't take a beating~" Bai Zhou grinned and charged forward again.
He had only used 50% of his strength just now. If he used his full strength, Bai Zhou was afraid he would directly beat Xu Sanshi to death, the kind that even the referee couldn't stop.
Fortunately, this green-haired turtle Xu Sanshi was quite capable, he actually held on.
Since that was the case, Bai Zhou also knew the opponent's approximate level and began to output frantically.
"Bang bang bang—"
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang—"
"Boom boom boom—"
On the dueling platform, bursts of explosive sounds kept coming, like muffled thunder, making everyone's eardrums feel congested.
But it was quite rhythmic.