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Witnessing the five Spirit Ringsâtwo purple and three blackâmanifest around Tang Chen, the hundreds of thousands of spectators erupted in a collective roar of disbelief that swept through the arena like a violent storm.
"Impossible! This is completely impossible!"
"Am I seeing things? Two purple, three black? His first Spirit Ring is a thousand-year one?! His third Spirit Ring is ten thousand years old? His... his Spirit Ring configuration is even more terrifying than Tang San's?"
"It has to be an illusion! This must be some kind of illusion-type Spirit Ability!"
"Oh my gods... this... this Spirit Ring combination is unheard of! How did he manage it?"
"That purple one... his second Spirit Ring is a thousand-year one? His first is also purple? And a thousand-year one? This completely goes against the established theoretical limits for a Spirit Master absorbing Spirit Rings!"
The stands were in complete pandemonium. Gasps, doubts, and screams of utter shock swept across every corner like an inescapable tsunami.
On the VIP platform, the imperial family members and civil and military officials, led by Emperor Xue Ye, found it impossible to remain seated. They all shot up almost in unison, their faces etched with shock and disbelief.
Emperor Xue Ye frowned deeply, his eyes locked on the nonsensical Spirit Rings beneath the stage. He muttered to himself, "How... how can this be? His first Spirit Ring is a thousand-year one? His third jumped straight to ten thousand years? Could this be some kind of high-level illusion Spirit Ability?"
But in the next moment, he felt the genuine Spirit King-level aura radiating from Tang Chen, which instantly made him dismiss his guess. His frown deepened further.
"No... this aura isn't fake; he's a true Spirit King. But those Spirit Rings..."
Unable to make sense of it, Emperor Xue Ye abruptly turned to Ning Fengzhi, his tone carrying a mix of inquiry and a subtle hint of suspicion. "School Master Ning, it seems you must have known something about this beforehand, right? Otherwise, why would you show exclusive favor to this Tianxing Academy?"
At this moment, even Ning Fengzhi had lost his usual calm and cultured demeanor. His mouth was slightly open, and his face was also filled with astonishment.
He did support Tianxing Academy, and he knew Tang Chen was exceptionally talented and powerful, but he had never seen such a shocking Spirit Ring configuration before!
"Your Majesty, with all due respect, my support for Tianxing Academy is mainly because my youngest daughter, Rongrong, also studies there," Ning Fengzhi explained, hastily composing himself after being suddenly questioned.
"As for the Spirit Ring configuration on young friend Tang Chen... I am truly seeing it for the first time, and I am just as startled. If I had known earlier, I would certainly have reported it to Your Majesty immediately; I would never dare to conceal such a thing." His tone still carried a trace of lingering shock and slight awkwardness.
Watching the scene unfold, Platinum Bishop Salas's previously narrowed eyes suddenly widened before an imperceptible glint flashed through them. His hands, resting on his knees, unconsciously clenched into fists as a thought formed in his mind: Could this academy also belong to our Spirit Hall?
Otherwise, why did those two Elders specifically come to me and ask me to arrange for this academy to fight Shrek Academy in the very first match?
His brow suddenly furrowed again, and his expression grew more thoughtful. That's not right. If this Tianxing Academy belonged to Spirit Hall, why haven't I received any news from Spirit City? No, I must report this matter to Supreme Pontiff Your Holiness as soon as possible!
On the Douluo Stage, when Tang San saw Tang Chen's completely illogical, terrifying Spirit Ring configurationâtwo purple and three blackâhis face instantly changed drastically. His pupils contracted sharply to pinpricks!
"How... how could this be!?"
"This... this is absolutely impossible!"
Tang San was in a terrible state. His face was pale, and his body swayed precariously, feeling as if his spine had been completely hollowed out.
He felt the world spin and darkness start to creep in. He felt as if the sky itself was about to collapse.
"My brother's Spirit Ring configuration is actually two purple and three black? He... he is already a Spirit King. I... I have Innate full Spirit Power and Twin Spirits, but compared to my brother right now..."
"I'm just a useless nobody!"
In that moment, Tang San's fighting Spirit was completely drained. His original confidence and battle intent, which had been born from achieving a ten-thousand-year fourth Spirit Ring, were shattered like withered leaves before this Spirit Ring configuration that utterly violated the iron laws of the Spirit Master world!
Dai Mubai, Tai Long, and the others standing behind him reacted even worse.
Under the immense Rank pressure and the dual visual and mental impact of those five Spirit Rings, especially the three ten-thousand-year ones, they felt an indescribable, terrifying sense of oppression wash over them, as if a bloodthirsty primeval beast was staring them down. Their hearts pounded fiercely against their ribs!
Dai Mubai's face instantly turned ashen, his Evil Eyes filled with pure terror. He instinctively retreated two steps, and the fierce aura of his White Tiger Spirit Possession was suppressed and weakened significantly.
Tai Long's legs went weak, and he almost collapsed to the ground. Only sheer physical strength kept him upright, but cold sweat was already beading on his forehead.
The Shrek Team's fighting Spirit, which had only just been kindled, was, in that moment, completely crushed by Tang Chen alone, in the most direct and overbearing way possible!
Just as the Shrek Academy members were profoundly shaken, utterly terrified, and stunned by the inconceivable Spirit Ring configuration, Tang Chen's deepest and most unsettling black fifth Spirit Ring suddenly lit up. An aura interwoven with life and destiny instantly permeated the entire Douluo Stage.
The next second, in the Void Realm behind him, a giant golden vertical eye, shimmering with blue-gold light and seemingly woven from vines, appeared without any warning! That vertical eye was cold and indifferent, as if a god was looking down upon mere ants, devoid of any emotion.
"Fifth Spirit Ability, Lament of Fate!"
Without giving the Shrek members any time to react, even while their brains were still blank from shock and fear, a condensed, incomparably powerful blue-gold light, imbued with a strange power of destiny, suddenly shot out from the pupil of that giant golden vertical eye!
The brilliant blue-gold light instantly traversed more than half of the Douluo Stage, then simultaneously struck all seven members of Shrek Academy who were gathered together.
"Ugh!"
"Ah!"
Tang San and the others let out a muffled groan or a short cry of surprise almost at the same time. They hadn't failed to dodge because they didn't want to; rather, the moment the golden vertical eye appeared, an unparalleled pressure and a power of destiny originating from the depths of their souls caused their bodies to suddenly stiffen and their minds to lag, making it impossible for them to perform any effective evasive maneuvers!
The instant the blue-gold light struck the Shrek members, a bizarre scene unfolded. The White Tiger phantom on Dai Mubai instantly melted and disintegrated like snow in sunlight, and the Spirit Ring light swirling around Tang San slowly dimmed.
Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, Jiang Zhu, Tai Long... the Spirits that everyone had possessed were all forcibly returned to their bodies at this moment!
What terrified them even more was that the Spirit Power that had originally surged through their bodies now felt completely frozen and Sealed. No matter how hard they tried to circulate it, they couldn't muster even a bit! It was as if they had instantly become ordinary people with no Spirit Power!
Just one move! One second!
The Shrek Team's Spirit Possession was forcibly dispelled, and their Spirit Power was Sealed! They had completely lost the ability to resist!
Immediately after, the seven Shrek members, who had been struck by the blue-gold light and instantly had their Spirit Power Sealed, felt their heads spin violently, and a terrible dizziness suddenly assailed them.
"Thud!"
"Thud!"
Several dull thuds followed one after another. Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and six others fell with almost no resistance. Their vision went black, and they completely lost consciousness, collapsing onto the cold Douluo Stage floor.
Immediately, an exclamation rose from the stands!
"What? Is the match over just like that?"
Watching this scene, the referee instinctively took a step forward, his lips slightly parted, ready to announce the end of this strangely one-sided match.
However, at that very moment, a blue figure, amidst violent shaking, stubbornly and with great difficulty, stood up again!