On the competition platform, that layer of golden starlight slowly dissipated. Xu Xiaoyan retracted her Star Staff and let out a long breath. Her eyes held a hint of relief; this move had certainly consumed a significant amount of her energy.
Xiao Xiao finally regained her ability to move. She flexed her slightly stiff wrists, then showed a sincere smile toward Xu Xiaoyan and spoke.
"Xiaoyan, you are truly impressive. I concede."
Xu Xiaoyan also nodded with a smile and responded gently.
"Your Domain is also very strong. If it hadn't happened to be a counter, the one who lost might have been me."
The atmosphere between the two was harmonious and natural, with no estrangement whatsoever from their recent exchange.
Just at this moment, Lin Feng, standing in the center of the competition platform, slightly raised his right hand. His slender fingers traced a light arc in the air, and a soft golden light descended from above, enveloping both of them.
At that very moment, both of them suddenly felt that their previous consumption had been replenished in the blink of an eye, directly restoring them to their Peak state, just as if they were in a virtual space.
Meanwhile, Tang San, who was watching the match, was filled with wariness upon seeing Lin Feng's actions. This person cannot be allowed to remain. Tang San turned his head to look at the God of Destruction beside him, his voice low and carrying a tone of righteous indignation as he spoke.
"God of Destruction, you saw it too, didn't you? This person interferes with the Lower Realm at will, and even uses divine force to build an academy, meddling in the order that the Lower Realm should maintain on its own... This is already the greatest blasphemy against our Douluo God Realm."
He paused, his gaze filled with a mixture of sorrow and determination, and continued.
"As gods of the Douluo God Realm, we have a responsibility to protect the balance of the Lower Realm. We absolutely cannot allow others to wantonly destroy the rules of the Lower Realm with divine force. Otherwise, the Douluo Continent will become unrecognizable, and our Divine Realm will also be affected."
Xiao Wu sat beside Tang San, and upon hearing his righteous words, a look of being moved involuntarily appeared in her clear eyes.
She slightly turned her head to look at Tang San's profile, her heart filled with emotion and pride.
Tang San... he was still as concerned about the Douluo Continent as ever, always thinking about the safety and order of the Lower Realm.
However, upon hearing these words, the God of Destruction merely let out a cold snort. His indifferent eyes held a hint of undisguised mockery, and he then spoke slowly, his voice low and icy.
"Tang San, you certainly speak with such righteous indignation."
He narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze falling upon Tang San like a blade, and continued.
"However, you seem to have forgotten... you yourself have no right to say such things."
Tang San's brows furrowed tightly upon hearing this, and just as he was about to retort, he heard the God of Destruction continue.
"Since you are now so actively wanting to maintain the order of the Lower Realm, then let this matter be handled by you. After all, you originated from the Douluo Continent, and all seven of you came from the Douluo Continent."
"Go and capture that Lin Feng, bring him to the Divine Realm, and let us properly interrogate where he actually came from, and by what right he dares to be so unscrupulous on the Douluo Continent."
He paused deliberately at this point, then his gaze swept seemingly unintentionally over Xiao Wu sitting beside Tang San, and added another sentence.
"By the way, Xiao Qi is still in that academy right now. Tang San, don't tell me you have absolutely no connection with this guy named Lin Feng."
The God of Destruction's voice turned cold.
"After all... your daughter is staying safe and sound in his academy, and you were the one who personally sent her to the Lower Realm."
"If you cannot capture him, then I have sufficient reason to suspect that you are colluding with this Lin Feng to disrupt the rules of the Divine Realm, and that this light screen is your provocation, Tang San."
Upon hearing this, Tang San's expression instantly became quite ugly.
He had not expected the God of Destruction to directly slap such a huge label on him—colluding with outsiders and disrupting the order of the Lower Realm. If this charge were substantiated, his status and prestige in the Divine Realm would suffer a massive blow.
Tang San's mouth twitched slightly, and suppressed anger surged in his eyes, but in the end, he forcibly swallowed that anger, merely snorted coldly, then turned his head, his gaze falling back onto that light screen, not saying another word.
Meanwhile, the scoreboard above the competition platform changed again.
Behind Xu Xiaoyan's name, the number that was originally zero jumped slightly and became "1".
Each person has a total of three matches, and the next duel between the two is the Spirit Soul battle!
"Spirit Soul battle? This is an advantage for Xiao Xiao."
Wang Dong'er couldn't help but say as she watched this scene, as Xiao Xiao had two Spirit Souls, while Xu Xiaoyan only had one.
Upon hearing that the match had begun, Xu Xiaoyan and Xiao Xiao quickly began to summon their respective Spirit Souls.
A layer of soft starlight first lit up around Xu Xiaoyan. Within that starlight, a small, crystalline white bear slowly condensed and took shape, floating up and down around her side.
That was Xu Xiaoyan's Spirit Soul, the Ice Bear.
It was originally a Spirit Soul obtained when Xu Xiaoyan still had the Ice Staff Spirit, and the power within its body was also primarily ice-attributed.
But now that Xu Xiaoyan's Ice Staff Spirit had evolved into the Star Staff, the ice attribute within the Ice Bear had also transformed into the power of starlight.
On Xiao Xiao's side, a small cyan bird similarly flew out from her palm, circled above Xiao Xiao's head once, then landed on her shoulder, tilting its head to size up the Ice Bear opposite.
That cyan bird was cyan all over, its feathers as smooth as satin, with long tail feathers, carrying a touch of elegant and agile temperament. It was Xiao Xiao's Spirit Soul, the Cyan Phoenix, and there was another one that resembled a sheep, jet-black all over, with a single horn on its forehead, the Xie Zhi.
The three Spirit Souls were still in their small forms at this moment, only palm-sized, staying obediently beside their respective owners, appearing harmless to humans and animals.
However, the moment the match officially began, the bodies of all three Spirit Souls began to expand almost simultaneously!
The Ice Bear's figure suddenly shot up and grew larger, expanding from the size of a fist to nearly three meters tall within a few breaths. Its body shimmered with silvery-white starlight, its limbs were thick and powerful, and its round face wore a naive yet fierce expression, its pair of silver eyes filled with Battle Intent.
The Cyan Phoenix also spread its wings; its originally palm-sized body suddenly expanded, its wingspan reaching several meters wide. Its cyan feathers shimmered with a gentle luster under the light, and it let out a clear, long cry.
The Xie Zhi also became several meters tall. The three Spirit Souls began to confront each other, and an invisible pressure spread outwards in all directions.
All three Spirit Souls were ten-thousand-year Spirit Souls. Overall, Xu Xiaoyan's Spirit Soul had a higher age, but Xiao Xiao ultimately had two.
The Gu Yuena sat in a corner of the spectator stands, her gaze fixed tightly on the two Spirit Souls on the competition platform, her purple eyes filled with an expression of disbelief.
Is this the human Spirit Soul technique...
She had already witnessed the thing called a Spirit Soul these past few days; it only required a single drop of blood to create a Spirit Beast, used to make a Spirit Soul, without needing to kill the original Spirit Beast at all.
On the competition platform, the three Spirit Souls had already collided.
The Ice Bear's thick front paw slammed down with a sound of breaking air, but the Cyan Phoenix flexibly dodged to the side, simultaneously opening its sharp beak, and a cyan wind blade shot towards the Ice Bear's face.
The Ice Bear did not dodge or evade, just opened its large mouth and let out a low roar. Starlight shimmered around its body, directly shattering that wind blade, and at this moment, the Xie Zhi on the side also struck directly at the Ice Bear.
After all, two fists are no match for four hands; Xiao Xiao won this match.
And on the scoreboard, Xiao Xiao also gained one point.
Lin Feng raised his hand again, and a golden light fell on both of them, restoring their states to their Peak once more.
And following that was the third match, a test of comprehensive combat power.
The moment the match began, the Star Staff in Xu Xiaoyan's hand suddenly lit up with a layer of brilliant golden light. Star Wheel Locking World · Absolute Domain spread out at an astonishing speed, and the golden starlight swept towards Xiao Xiao like a tide!
Facing someone with absolute control, Xiao Xiao could not win even if she tried her best.
In the third match, Xu Xiaoyan won.
In the Divine Realm, the gazes of the God of Destruction, the Goddess of Life, and Tang San remained fixed on those light screens, watching these three matches from beginning to end.
A rare look of seriousness appeared in the God of Destruction's indifferent eyes.
"The potential of those two young girls is extremely astonishing. If they are truly allowed to grow up, each of them has the potential to grow into a God King in the future."
This evaluation by the God of Destruction could be said to be quite high. One must know that even a Child of Destiny of a plane might not necessarily grow into a God King in the future, yet these two young girls now had the potential of a God King.
This made Tang San even more irritated. If he had been in this academy back then, his achievements would certainly have reached an even higher level!
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[Detected that key figure God of Destruction's recognition of Shrek Academy is a Monster Academy has increased!]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the reward: Super Divine Artifact — Scepter of Destruction!]
[Detected that key figure Goddess of Life's recognition of Shrek Academy is a Monster Academy has increased!]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the reward: Blessing of the Goddess of Life]
[Detected that key figure Mother of the Deep Crimson's recognition of Shrek Academy is a Monster Academy has increased!]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the reward: Divine Artifact — Heaven-Burning Divine Pestle!]
[Detected that key figure Tang San's recognition of Shrek Academy is a Monster Academy has increased!]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the reward: Source of Thunder, Mother of Lightning]
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