As Ye Yin's fourth spirit ring flickered, a black light shot from his hand and merged with Yu Tianxin's body. The Mental Curse took hold instantly.
An overwhelming thought completely consumed Yu Tianxin's mind: Beautiful legs! A goddess! I must find her! I must praise her!
He scrambled to his feet, the lightning in his eyes replaced by a frantic, obsessive gleam. He no longer saw Ye Yin or the ongoing battle. Instead, his gaze swept over the Shrek team like a pair of searchlights.
Ning Rongrong? She was wearing pants… he couldn't see her legs. Zhu Zhuqing? Her black leather pants showed off an excellent shape, but they were covered! He couldn't feel the breathtaking beauty he was searching for. Xiao Wu? Her pink outfit revealed her legs, but something was wrong. It wasn't her! The feeling was all wrong!
Goddess! Where is the goddess?! Yu Tianxin felt like he was going mad.
The rest of Shrek Academy was still locked in combat with Thunder Academy, but Yu Tianxin was completely lost in his single-minded quest, oblivious to the chaos around him.
"Captain!" his teammates shouted in horror. "What are you doing? Attack!"
Their voices managed to pierce through the fog in his mind, and a sliver of his rationality returned. No! This is a match! What am I doing? He fought to suppress the frantic thoughts, trying to focus on Ye Yin once more.
But it was too late. Ye Yin's fifth spirit ring, a deep black halo, began to glow.
"Fifth Spirit Ability: Curse Replication!"
He targeted the "beautiful leg fanaticism" curse currently active on Yu Tianxin and prepared to copy it onto the rest of Thunder Academy. A black thread of light extended from Yu Tianxin's body, instantly splitting into six smaller strands that shot out and connected to the other six members of his team.
In the next second, an eerie silence fell over the entire arena.
The seven members of Thunder Academy froze in place with perfectly synchronized movements. The anger, fear, and fighting spirit on their faces vanished, replaced by an identical, searching gaze. Seven pairs of eyes began to sweep back and forth across the Shrek team in unison. Their target: beautiful legs.
Dai Mubai was stunned, his fist still extended from a punch. Xiao Wu held her jade pestle suspended in mid-air. Zhu Zhuqing's sharp claws, ready for another attack, froze in place. Ning Rongrong stared, dumbfounded, while Tai Long and Huang Yuan rubbed their eyes in disbelief.
The entire audience was silent.
Yu Tianxin was the first to act. A wave of shame washed over him as he realized he was searching for legs in front of the entire arena, but the powerful urge from the curse quickly took over again. His eyes locked onto Lei Dong, who had just been knocked back by Tai Long, stumbling in a way that exposed a section of his calf.
"I found her! It's her! Lei Dong!" Yu Tianxin roared, pointing dramatically. His voice was filled with the deep, emotional fanaticism of a pilgrim who had just found his holy site. "Your legs… my god! So slender! So full of power! They are truly the Creator's masterpiece! You are the eternal goddess in my heart!"
Lei Dong stared back, his expression a perfect blank. ???
A single "Pfft!" was heard from someone in the audience who couldn't hold it in any longer. That small sound was like a match lighting a powder keg.
"Pfft—hahahahahahaha!!!"
The entire arena exploded with laughter.
"Oh my goodness! Has Yu Tianxin gone crazy?! He's calling Lei Dong a goddess?!"
"Lei Dong's legs? Hahaha! Yu Tianxin, what kind of taste do you have?!"
"Thunder Academy is collectively searching for legs?! This is even more ridiculous than Goddess Bing'er making it snow!"
"Ye Yin! My god, he's done it again! Thunder Academy has fallen! The Five Element Academies have been completely wiped out!"
"Hey, Yu Tianxin! Has your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon mutated into a Blue Lightning Pervert Dragon?!"
The thunderous laughter was so loud it felt like it could bring the whole arena down.
On the stage, guided by Yu Tianxin and the curse, the other five members of Thunder Academy all focused their gazes on Lei Dong's dusty, hairy calf.
Lei Dong watched as six pairs of eyes filled with deep affection and praise stared at his legs, and his hair stood on end. A chill ran from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head. Although the curse was also affecting him, the sheer terror of the situation actually managed to overpower it. It was the first time Ye Yin's Curse had failed to work completely.
"C-Captain… what are you looking at my legs for?" he stammered. "Get away from me!" he shrieked, instinctively scrambling backward.
"Don't be shy, goddess! Let me praise you!" one of his teammates shouted.
"This leg shape! These lines! Absolutely stunning!" another added.
"All hail the beautiful legs!"
The six of them began to surround a horrified Lei Dong, their faces twisted into strange expressions of appreciation and adoration. Scared out of his mind, Lei Dong turned and ran.
And so, an utterly absurd scene unfolded on the stage. The captain of Thunder Academy, Yu Tianxin, led five of his teammates in a fanatical chase, pursuing their terrified vice-captain all over the arena like crazed fans chasing their idol. All the while, they shouted an endless stream of nauseatingly sappy compliments.
"Lei Dong! Don't run! Let me look one more time! Just one glance!"
"Goddess! Your steps are so agile!"
"Ah! The way those calf muscles contract! So full of the beauty of strength!"
"Get away from me, you lunatics! I'm a man! A man!" Lei Dong cried as he ran for his life.
[Resentment from Lei Dong +99!]
[Resentment from Lei Dong +99!]
[Resentment from Lei Dong +99!]
The scene was completely out of control. The members of Shrek were frozen in place, utterly petrified. Tai Long was the first to break, clutching his stomach as he collapsed to the ground, rolling with laughter. "Oh my god! Yin Ge! You… you won! You're a true god! Thunder Academy… hahaha… this is the worst loss of them all! No one even comes close!"
Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were laughing so hard they were shaking uncontrollably, with tears streaming down their faces. Even Zhu Zhuqing's normally cold expression couldn't hold, her mouth twitching as she tried not to smile. Dai Mubai just looked stunned, while Ning Rongrong covered her eyes, unable to watch anymore.
The referee stared at Thunder Academy, who had completely lost their will to fight and were now engaged in a large-scale perverted leg-chasing farce. He then looked at Lei Dong, who was huddled in a corner, trembling and on the verge of a mental breakdown. Taking a deep breath, he used all his strength to shout the words that had become so familiar in matches involving Shrek Academy.
"All members of Thunder Academy have lost the will to fight! Shrek Academy wins!"
The moment Lei Dong heard they had lost, he jumped off the stage without a second's hesitation. Yu Tianxin and the other five followed right behind him. As soon as their feet left the stage, the effects of the curse vanished. They stopped their pursuit, looking around blankly at the laughing audience, then at the lingering shame and fanaticism on each other's faces.
Yu Tianxin looked down at the hand he had just used to point at Lei Dong's leg and remembered the words he had shouted. He slapped himself hard on the forehead as a surge of blood rushed to his throat.
This genius of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the final hope of the Five Element Academies, was overcome with such intense shame and despair that his vision went black. He fell straight to the ground, completely unconscious.
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