Huo Wu walked off the stage in a daze, her shoulders slumped in defeat. Losing to a powerful battle-type Spirit Master would have been one thing, but losing so completely to a support-type like Ye Yin brought a new level of despair and confusion she didn't know how to process.
The rest of the Blazing Fire Academy team had no fighting spirit left. Under the absolute suppression of Ye Yin's pure white flame, their proud fire spirits were like mice facing a dragon, unable to unleash even a fraction of their true power. Ye Yin didn't even need to use another Spirit Ability. The single, flickering flame on his fingertip emitted such an ultimate pressure that it was enough to make his opponents lose their composure. The remaining six members of Blazing Fire Academy went up on stage, one after another, only to be effortlessly defeated by the tiny flame.
Seven consecutive wins. In a way that was even more shocking and unreasonable than Zhu Zhuqing's performance, Ye Yin had also defeated an entire team by himself.
The entire venue was silent. Only the dry, cracking voice of the referee echoed: "Shrek Academy wins!"
A thunderous cheer erupted from the Shrek camp. Xiao Wu jumped up and down, shouting, "Yin Ge! You're so cool!"
Ma Hongjun just stared, murmuring, "Yin Ge, be honest. Are you secretly a 100,000-year Spirit Beast in human form? How can you be this powerful?"
The next day, it was Shrek Academy versus Tianshui Academy. When the host announced the matchup, everyone's eyes immediately focused on Ye Yin and Shui Bing'er. Shui Bing'er's cold and beautiful face showed no emotion, but a hint of complexity was hidden deep within her ice-blue eyes. She took a deep breath and slowly walked onto the stage.
"Miss Shui, please," Ye Yin said with a gentle, smiling nod.
"Captain Ye, please guide me," Shui Bing'er replied, her voice as clear and crisp as ice.
The battle began. Shui Bing'er didn't hesitate, immediately unleashing her third Spirit Ability, Repel Ice Ring. A cold, repulsive force field instantly enveloped Ye Yin, trying to push him away while her first ability, Ice Seal, followed right behind it. Her plan was to limit his movement as much as possible.
However, Ye Yin simply raised his right hand. On his fingertip, a wisp of an equally pure, deep blue ice flame appeared, emitting an aura that was the complete opposite of her own. It was the power of Extreme Ice.
The moment her Ice Seal ability collided with that wisp of blue flame, it melted away like a snowflake falling into a furnace. The repulsive force field also became completely docile, as if bowing before its monarch.
Shui Bing'er's pupils constricted in shock. Her Ice Phoenix Spirit felt a tremor of fear it had never experienced before. Her opponent not only controlled the ultimate power of fire, but the ultimate power of ice as well? This was impossible. It defied all common sense in the Spirit Master world.
Ye Yin flicked his finger, and the wisp of deep blue flame drifted silently towards her. Wherever it passed, the air itself seemed to freeze. Shui Bing'er instantly felt a fatal threat and concentrated all her spirit power into her fourth Spirit Ability.
"Ice Phoenix Breath!"
A highly condensed beam of ice-blue light shot out to meet the flame. But the moment the two attacks touched, her Ice Phoenix Breath disintegrated. The blue flame continued on, stopping just in front of her. The biting cold felt like it could freeze her very soul. Her proud ice attribute was like a firefly next to the bright moon.
Shui Bing'er's face turned pale, her eyes filled with shock. She had thought his fire attribute was her counter, but she never imagined his mastery of ice was even more incredible. How could she possibly fight this? She looked at Ye Yin's calm, gentle smile, and a sense of powerlessness washed over her.
"I…" she began, her voice trembling slightly. "I surrender."
As she said the words, a sense of relief washed over her. At least losing to a pure, overwhelming disparity in strength was far more dignified than losing to one of his strange Curses.
Ye Yin smiled slightly and withdrew the ice flame. "Thank you for the match."
The rest of Tianshui Academy's members took the stage one by one, but the outcome was never in doubt. Facing an opponent who controlled both Extreme Ice and Extreme Fire, their attacks were useless. Ye Yin barely moved from the center of the stage, casually manipulating the two elements to defeat all six remaining members.
Another clean, seven-win victory. The entire venue was stunned into silence. If his victory against Blazing Fire Academy was shocking, his absolute crushing of Tianshui Academy was world-shattering. A support-type Spirit King? No one would ever dare to call him that again. This was a monster who controlled the very origins of ice and fire.
In the VIP section, Ning Fengzhi sighed, his eyes gleaming with a profound light. Xue Qinghe's fingers were clenched tightly inside her sleeves, her expression growing deeper and warier. Bishop Salas's face was terribly grim. If a person like this could not be recruited by Spirit Hall, then he would one day become a disaster for them.
The next day, it was Shrek Academy versus Shenfeng Academy.
When Feng Xiaotian's name was called, all the spectators stretched their necks in anticipation. The captain of Shenfeng Academy, who had been hiding in the shadows since his humiliation in the preliminaries, had finally returned to the stage. His face was still a bit pale, but his eyes burned with a desperate resolve and a twisted fanaticism. He stared intently at Ye Yin as he walked onto the stage.
"Ye Yin!" his voice was hoarse and low. "I admit you're powerful! But today, I, Feng Xiaotian, will avenge my past disgrace! I will use my self-created Spirit Ability to personally break your undefeated myth!"
The massive Storm Devil Wolf wings on his back suddenly spread open as cyan wind blades circled around him. His four spirit rings shone brightly.
"Ye Yin! Take this!" Feng Xiaotian roared, his body transforming into a violent cyan hurricane as he soared into the sky. He wasn't testing the waters; he was unleashing his strongest trump card from the very beginning. "Let me show you my Storm Devil Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Slashes!"
This was the self-created Spirit Ability he had forged from all his humiliation and unwillingness. By diving at high speed and using his wings, the power of each slash would be added to the next, growing stronger like a snowball. Theoretically, after thirty-six consecutive slashes, the final blow would be powerful enough to tear through a Spirit King's defense. This was his only hope. He had to defeat Ye Yin, fair and square.
With unstoppable momentum, Feng Xiaotian swooped down from the sky like a meteor. The first slash tore through the air, heading straight for Ye Yin with a piercing shriek.
The audience held its breath. Everyone wanted to see how Ye Yin would respond to this long-planned, ultimate attack. Would he block it? Would he dodge?
Ye Yin remained standing in place, a hint of anticipation on his face. He watched Feng Xiaotian's determined figure get closer and closer, and the corners of his mouth slowly curved upwards.
His second spirit ring suddenly flickered.
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There will be no chapter updates for one week as I'll be on a trip after a long time. I'll be back on the 19th, and from then on I'll upload chapters regularly. I'll also upload bonus chapters and start a new book then.
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