On the competition stage, Wu Feng stood rooted to the spot, watching her Red Flame dissipate, her eyes filled with a complex, indescribable light.
Her lips moved slightly, and finally, she managed to squeeze out a sentence.
"Young Lord, how on earth did you do that?"
They were both from the Spirit Pagoda, and they had basically been studying together the whole time, so how did she not know Ning Tian was this awesome?
One had to know that the combat ability displayed by the Holy Light Spirit Deer had clearly far exceeded the scope of a Support System Spirit Soul.
Hearing this, Ning Tian couldn't help but smile slightly, her eyes carrying a touch of gentle light, and then she began to explain.
"Fengmei, if it were a direct confrontation between Spirit Masters, I would naturally be far inferior to you."
"But in battles between Spirit Souls, besides the type of the Spirit Master's own Spirit, there is another even more important factor: Mental Force."
"The higher the Mental Force, the higher the strength of the Spirit Soul, and the higher the upper limit of the Spirit Ability it can bear."
"My Mental Force is indeed a bit higher than yours."
Wu Feng couldn't help but be slightly stunned upon hearing this.
Mental Force? She did know that the level of Mental Force would affect the strength of a Spirit Soul, but back at the Spirit Pagoda, the gap in this regard hadn't actually been so obvious.
"When I went out for training a few days ago, Teacher Ye specifically taught me a further training method for Spirit Souls, which is letting the Spirit Soul master self-created Spirit Abilities."
Her gaze landed on the Holy Light Spirit Deer, her eyes carrying a touch of gratitude.
"Holy Light Shelter and Holy Light Judgment are both self-created Spirit Abilities that the Holy Light Spirit Deer comprehended on its own; they do not belong to my own Spirit Ability system."
What the Spirit Pagoda teaches is that a Spirit Soul can fight alongside the user, and the Spirit Soul can use all of the user's Spirit Abilities, so that in battle, one person can be used as two.
"Teacher Ye Zhi told me that the potential of a Spirit Soul goes far beyond this, and self-created Spirit Abilities are one such thing. However, our training is different; Teacher Zhuo Shi had you train yourself, not your Spirit Soul, so I took advantage in this battle."
After listening to Ning Tian's explanation, Wu Feng revealed a smile and then nodded.
"So that's how it is."
Meanwhile, in the Divine Realm, Ning Rongrong sat in her seat, her lively eyes swirling with a light of deep emotion.
She looked at Ning Tian, who was standing calmly on the competition stage, then looked at the Holy Light Spirit Deer that had already returned to Ning Tian's side, and couldn't help but speak softly.
"If I had possessed such a Spirit Soul back when we were fighting the Spirit Empire… that would have been so great."
Her voice carried a touch of reminiscence.
Back then, although she had provided quite a bit of support effect on the battlefield, in the end, she still needed others to protect her, which could be considered as diverting a portion of the high-level combat power.
If she had also had a Spirit Soul back then, and if the Spirit Soul could have mastered defensive and offensive self-created Spirit Abilities like Ning Tian's Holy Light Spirit Deer, their situation would definitely have been better.
At the very least, when facing the Spirit Empire at that time, they wouldn't have performed so poorly; perhaps they could have resolved the battle before Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue became gods.
If that were the case... perhaps Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone wouldn't have died.
Of course, this is under the premise that both the Heaven Dou and Star Luo coalition sides had Spirit Souls, while the Spirit Empire did not.
Oscar, sitting beside her, couldn't help but nod upon hearing this, his eyes also carrying a look of agreement.
"That is indeed true; I worried about your safety quite a bit back then."
He paused, then added with a smile.
"But it's useless to talk about this now; it's all in the past."
Ning Rongrong smiled slightly, didn't say anything more, and just cast her gaze back onto the competition stage.
At this moment, a new line of text had lit up on the light screen above the competition stage.
[Second Match Rules: Comprehensive Battle]
When Wu Feng saw this rule, a flash of Battle Intent suddenly ignited in her eyes.
She had lost the first match, the Spirit Soul battle, and she had accepted the defeat willingly, but that was a battle of Spirit Souls.
The second match, the Comprehensive Battle, was a true confrontation between Spirit Masters. If she lost this one, Teacher Zhuo Shi might really think she was throwing the match, right?
The moment the match began, Wu Feng's figure darted towards Ning Tian like a crimson flame!
Raging flames ignited around her entire body, and her fists were covered in scorching Dragon Fire. She charged towards Ning Tian with unstoppable momentum.
Although Ning Tian's reaction was considered quick, facing an Attack System Spirit Master like Wu Feng who was fully unleashing her power, she had no power to fight back at all, so she directly released the Holy Light Spirit Deer.
Wu Feng, on the other hand, chose to integrate the power of Red Flame into her body, directly erupting with even more terrifying power. After just a few exchanges, the Holy Light Spirit Deer was directly beaten back.
Seeing this scene, Ning Tian also directly conceded. After all, her only attacking partner had been beaten back, so as a Support System Spirit Master, she naturally had no means of attack.
As for things like Spirit Tools, although Ning Tian had them, facing the current Wu Feng, the Spirit Tools in her hand were still insufficient. If she had high-level Spirit Tools, it might have been a bit more secure.
Wu Feng withdrew her fists and cupped her hands towards Ning Tian.
"Young Lord, excuse me."
Meanwhile, the light screen on the competition stage began to scroll again.
[Third Match Rules: Battle Armor Battle]
The two of them each put on their respective Battle Armors, and the result naturally didn't have much suspense.
Wu Feng once again achieved victory with an overwhelming advantage, winning two out of the three matches.
Ning Tian stood on the competition stage and breathed a sigh of relief. There wasn't much disappointment in her eyes; instead, there was a touch of relief.
For a Support System Spirit Master to be able to reach this point... was already quite good.
She lost two matches and won one, obtaining a total of one point.
For a Support System Spirit Master, this was already a quite remarkable achievement. Of course, if she were fighting against people from the Counterfeit Shrek Academy, then Ning Tian felt that if she didn't win all three matches, it would be a failure.
Many people in the audience had their gazes fixed on Ning Tian, and those gazes carried a touch of recognition and appreciation.
The scoreboard below the competition stage also changed again, and corresponding numbers jumped out after the names of Ning Tian and Wu Feng.
However, everyone's attention was quickly attracted by the contestant list that had started scrolling again.
Names flashed alternately, and after a few breaths, the scrolling suddenly stopped, and two new names steadily appeared at the very top of the list.
[Tang Sect · Wang Dong'er] VS [Spirit Pagoda · Gu Yue]
The moment Wang Dong'er saw her name, she sat up straight, a flash of nervous light suddenly igniting in her pink-blue eyes.
It was finally her turn.
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[Detected that key figure Ning Rongrong's recognition of Shrek Academy is a Monster Academy has increased!]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the reward: Resurrection Divine Light * 10]
[Detected that key figure Oscar's recognition of Shrek Academy is a Monster Academy has increased!]
[Congratulations to the Host for obtaining the reward: Divine Realm Fragment * 10]
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