Dai Huabin's third spirit ring ability was truly powerful. Even in a heavily disadvantageous situation, it still protected him from heavy damage.
Although Wang Dong flew up, Huo Yuhao was still there! He did not retreat with Wang Dong but charged toward Dai Huabin instead. With Ghost Elusive Steps, he went forward as his hands turned into the color of white jade. It was the Tang Clan's Mystic Jade Hands. While Dai Huabin was still tilted, Huo Yuhao arrived in front of him. He then waited for Dai Huabin to start resuming his upright position before hitting his chest.
Huo Yuhao used every ounce of strength available in this attack. He knew that he could not kill Dai Huabin. But this attack contained all of the pain he endured at the White Tiger Duke Household. When his palms hit Dai Huabin's chest, his eyes turned slightly red.
His three months of training was not wasted. Not only did Huo Yuhao's Spirit Power and skills improve, his basic constitution did as well. Mystic Jade Hands plus Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon was the most powerful physical attack he could use. Since Dai Huabin's White Tiger Vajra was just weakened by Wang Dong's attack, Huo Yuhao's fully forced hit shook Dai Huabin's chest and blood spurt out of his mouth.
Even though Huo Yuhao was agitated, he was still a mental attribute Spirit Master. No matter when, his mental powers allowed him to retain clarity. He quickly retreated after his attack and did not continue. In the next instant, Dai Huabin's body bounced back and his tiger claws passed through where Huo Yuhao had stood an instant ago. With his combat power, if the hit had connected, then it would have at least broken a few bones.
Wang Dong floated down and resumed his position on Huo Yuhao's shoulders. Meanwhile, even though Huo Yuhao did not truly hurt Dai Huabin, he still still felt a shower of carefreeness in his heart.
Mom, did you see? Your little Yuhao just started your revenge. This hit is only the beginning. There will be a day when I will gain enough power to wash away our decade of pain and humiliation.
Dai Huabin missed his counter attack. His eyes glowed with rage. He could not imagine that he did not gain an advantage at such a close distance. His opponents power was supposed to be weaker than his. But good cooperation and control of timing made him unable to show his strength. The White Tiger Vajra may be powerful, but it also exhausted his Spirit Power rapidly. If too much time passes, he will start weakening.
Without a second of hesitation or pause, Dai Huabin charged toward Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong again.
This battle had just reached the climax.
On the other side, Xiao Xiao was also in a good condition. Her cultivation was comparable to Zhu Lu. Even though Zhu Lu's Nether Civet was the peak of agility type Battle Spirits, Xiao Xiao's Battle Spirit was not bad either! She still possessed dual innate Battle Spirits. In terms of overall strength, she was even stronger than Zhu Lu. Her Nine Phoenix Flute was also the perfect counter to Zhu Lu's speed.
In the current situation, Xiao Xiao also had the support of Huo Yuhao's Mental Detection and Sharing. If she still could not block Zhu Lu, then she might as well get kicked out.
Three one meter long cauldrons rotated in the air. Each time an opportunity seemed to present itself, Zhu Lu would increase her speed to break through. But then, the cauldrons would encircle her like a cage. No matter how hard she tried, she could not charge through.
She also tried brute force. But, her offensive strength was not enough to destroy a Battle Spirit at the level of the Three Lives Soul Sealing Cauldron.
Of course, Xiao Xiao was not an expert at offense so she could not win against Zhu Lu either. Because of this, the two of them were in a stalemate.
In the eyes of the observing teachers, this was already Xiao Xiao's victory. For Spirit Masters, agility types counters control types. Yet, Xiao Xiao was able to control Zhu Lu using her dual innate Battle Spirits. With this, she already had an advantage by not letting her help Dai Huabin. On the other side, the Nine-Tailed Fox Spirit Grandmaster was eliminated early on because of Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's clever tactics. In this match, the two sides' strengths have become much more even.
"See? I am the one with foresight, Old Yan. Haha," said Qian Duoduo with pleasure.
Yan Shaozhe smiled, "It is too early to tell. Those three little guys have not won yet."
Qian Duoduo laughed, "Look at their cooperation. Even though their strength may be lacking, their tacit understanding makes up for it. Over time, who do you think will win?"
Yan Shaozhe responded indifferently, "I know what you want to say. That little girl playing the flute and cauldron has been reducing her Spirit Power expenditure by using a single spirit ability from the beginning. If this continues, that little black cat will run out of Spirit Power and the win will be theirs."
Qian Duoduo chuckled, "I knew you would see it. Then you should admit your defeat."
Yan Shaozhe gave him a stare, "Old Qian, you have spent too much time with metals. You seemed to have forgotten some of the Spirit Master world's teachings. What kind of relationship does the White Tiger Duke household and the Star Dou Empire's Zhu family have?"
Hearing this, the smile on Qian Duoduo's face froze, "No way. The Zhu family and the Dai family only had one pair each generation. At most, only two pairs are formed. How old is this little guy? The White Tiger Duke would actually let him inherit the household?"
Yan Shaozhe smiled, "Why is that not possible? He is not even twenty but already has three rings. This accomplishment is already greater than his ancestor, leader of the Shrek Seven Devils, standing in front of the gate of Shrek Academy. The Dai family always passed on the position to those with true talent. The White Tiger Duke sent his son to Shrek Academy, not only to learn, but to see how far we can develop his abilities. The Zhu family also has many factions. This little girl is probably the investment on Dai Huabin from one of the factions. We will soon see whether my guess is correct."
As Shrek Academy's Battle Spirit Division Dean, Yan Shaozhe not only had great cultivation but was in control of all of Shrek Academy's learnings and data. It would not be wrong to call him Douluo Dalu's encyclopedia.
Hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, Qian Duoduo's smile completely disappeared. With a face of pain, he said, "I knew you old sly bastard wouldn't let me gain any benefit. So you were waiting for me here. Can it be a little less? You see, this match is not over yet. If I give up now, can I give you thirty Mounted Spirit Guidance Cannon shells? We have been good brothers for so many years. You know what I value most. You are cutting meat off my back now!"
In the back, the Battle Spirit Division Director Du Weilun's face was twitching as he tried to keep back his laugh. Next to him, Fan Yu held his face in his hands, acting like he didn't know the person talking.
Dean Qian was quite outstanding in many areas. But he had one problem. He was very stingy. Within the school campus, he has a long nickname for being a tight fisted penny pincher. (literal translation: Lots of money, small hands, metal rooster, porcelain quail, glass cat.) It means that also he controls lots of money and resources, but it is ridiculously difficult to get anything from his hands. Not even one penny.
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong definitely had the upperhand within the Examination Area. Comparing strength, the two were inferior to Dai Huabin; even if the two worked together. However, Huo Yuhao's Mental Detection and Sharing played a decisive role in the battle. With the strong prediction ability, they don't really need to battle with Dai Huabin head on. Often times, the enemy's attack could be used for their benefit. Wang Dong used the power from HaoDong power to expand his wings while Huo Yuhao used his Ghost Elusive Steps. The two of them acted as one, soaring in the blue sky. No matter how hard Dai Huabin tried to attack, it was almost impossible.
It was not like he did not try using brute force. However, the problem was that his opponents seemed to know exactly what his next step would be. This often resulted in another scar on his own body while his opponents cleverly escape.
Dai Huabin also noticed the situation on Zhu Lu's side. In the beginning of the battle, Zhu Lu had already put in her best effort, pushing her speed to the max trying to break through Xiao Xiao's barrier. Because of that, her spirit power was draining extremely fast. On the other hand, Xiao Xiao, who was already prepared with every step, was using much less spirit power in comparison. Even though she was using duo battles spirit, she was only using the first skill of the Nine Phoenix Dancing Flute.
Right now, Zhu Lu's speed had noticeably decreased. Under the effect of the Nine Phoenix Dancing Flute, signs of fatigue could be seen.
On Dai Huabin's side, in order to maintain his upper hand in attack, he consistently used the thousand years spirit ring ability-White Tiger Vajra. The huge drainage of his power was began to take toll on him. From what he knew, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong should also be using a lot of spirit power. However, they seemed fully charged. If this continued, Dai Huabin's team might actually lose the battle.
"If you have the ability, then let's battle head on." Dai Huabin couldn't resist to shout angrily.
Wang Dong showed a trace of disdain from the corner of his mouth, "Do you even know what tactics are? To think you are the White Tiger duke's son. You don't even know how to use tactics. Such a piece of trash."
A fierce glance came out of Dai Huabin's eyes. Suddenly, out of Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's surprise, he dispelled White Tiger Vajra from his body.
Although there was the support of Mental Detection, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were still trying to avoid battling Dai Huabin head on, and therefore, left some distance between them. Even if Mental Detection had already detected, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong was confused and therefore a bit slower in their reaction.
Instead of going forward, Dai Huabin suddenly ran back. This surprising change shocked the three members of Huo Yuhao's team. Under careful analysis of Dai Huabin's spirit energy rotation by Mental Detection, Huo Yuhao was able to feel that this wasn't a trick but really running back.
Just as Dai Huabin ran back, Zhu Lu, on the other side, also moved. She attacked Xiao Xiao with Nether Thrust and then quickly increased her speed and turned around to catch up to Dai Huabin.
What are they doing? Are they trying to use this opportunity to recover some spirit power?
Wang Dong came down from Huo Yuhao's shoulder. Xiao Xiao also quickly joined them. All three of them showed confusion in their eyes.
Suddenly, inexplicably, Huo Yuhao's heart felt a burst of strong palpitations. This feeling had appeared before. Right before he came to Shrek Academy when he was heading the Star Dou forest, where he met the first monster. It was the foreboding feeling he got from his Battle Spirit, Spirit Eyes.
At this time during the battle, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu's acts were extremely weird. Adding on the this feeling in his heart, his said speechlessly: "Are they planning to use Battle Spirit fusion?"
Just then, Dai Huabin roared like a tiger and his whole body swelled up. White hair and black tiger patterns grew from his body.
Zhu Lu bit down and a faint black glow covered her body. Her body seemed to float, looked almost translucent, and sprang towards Dai Huabin with open arms.
At this moment, they only had each other in their eyes. Dai Huabin's two eyes fused into one. Only the coldness didn't change. However, Zhu Lu's gaze became soft as water, seem to be able to melt his.
White Tiger and Nether Civet completely fused together. This feeling was rather strange. White Tiger seemed to have devoured the black cat. A strong force of spirit power blasted out of their fused body. The black and white light expanded within the golden light fusing together, creating a sublime feeling.
Battle spirit fusion is not 1+1=2. Even two identical Battle Spirits might not be able to fuse. Fusion requires complementarity and perfect fit. When Battle Spirits fuse, the strength of the skill is not only equal to the level of the two spirit master but exceeds the combination.
The bodies of Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu disappeared at the moment of the fusion. Only a huge white tiger remained. This white tiger had a translucent body, white fur and black stripes. His purple gaze watched the three team members of Huo Yuhao's team coldly.
Yes, this is the White Tiger Duke famiy and the Zhu family's secret. Their Battle Spirit Fusion.
Almost every generation's White Tiger Duke has a wife from the Zhu family. The duchess that tortured Huo Yuhao's mom was also no exception. She had great power within the white tiger palace, not only because of her strength, but the power from her family.
The battle spirit of the White Tiger Duke can be more specifically called the Evil Eye White Tiger. Double Pupil Eyes is white tiger battle spirit's most predominant characteristic. Also, the Evil Eye White Tiger and Zhu family's Nether Civet Battle Spirits have great compatibility for Battle Spirit fusion.
Since ancient times, the White Tiger Duke's family and the Zhu family had always kept a close relationship. When the White Tiger Duke family's line was still Star Duo Empire's royalty, the Zhu family acted as prime ministers. Although the two families no longer hold their former glory. They still held great power and position in the kingdom. Marriage throughout history between the two families was also a great bridge to bring them closer.
Of course, not every pair of Nether Civet and Evil Eye White Tiger could have perfect Battle Spirit fusion. However, in history, there had always been one, or even two pairs that show up in each generation. Arranging marriage with the Zhu family was the most important part in inheriting the White Tiger Duke's title. In Dai Huabin's generation, they were the only pair to show perfect Battle Spirit fusion.
What came out of the Evil Eye White Tiger and the Nether Civet was a huge figure in the center of the examination area; over 8 meters in length and 2 meters in height. This was the product of their battle spirit fusion: Nether White Tiger.
The body of the huge white tiger seemed a bit translucent, giving it an unreal feeling. In a moment, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu had already started their next attack. The huge body squatted down and jumped toward Huo Yuhao's three member team in a terrifying speed.
As the huge white tiger jumped out with lightning speed, he held his head high with an arrogant look that demonstrated his domination of the world and his rightful title as the king of the beasts.
"Xiao Xiao. Start." Huo Yuhao shouted. Then, he turned around, opened his arm, and hugged Wang Dong.
They didn't want to go this far at first. Huo Yuhao wanted to keep their Battle Spirit fusion hidden for his future. However, at this moment, when their opponent used their Battle Spirit fusion, they could no longer hold back. Huo Yuhao did not want to lose this battle. He needed to let his mom in heaven to see his hard work and strength; to see the moment of revenge.
Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu had a last resort, so why wouldn't Huo Yuhao's team have one as well?
Wang Dong opened his arm and looked directly at the Huo Yuhao. There was a strange light illuminating his eyes. It seemed warm, but also encouraging and comforting. This strange light touched Huo Yuhao's heart. His eyes became even more persistent, but a slight smile appeared on his face. A smile that only Wang Dong could see.
Yes, they had tried to start this Battle Spirit fusion before the beginning of this battle. They succeeded. After only three days, they have recovered enough to release the mysterious battle Spirit Fusion once again.
At this moment, all of the teachers on the observation deck held their breath with the referee being the most nervous of them all. He had already prepared to intervene at any moment.
Beside a few exceptions, most teachers never expected to see such a spectacular scene during the Freshmen Examination. Battle Spirit fusion! This was Battle Spirit fusion!
The referee was already prepared to stop the Evil Eye White Tiger. Even though the Battle Spirit fusion was considered very strong, it was nothing compared to his level of cultivation. He was confident that he could block the attack and save Huo Yuhao's team at the most critical moment. The only reason he had not done so was because he saw Huo Yuhao's action and also Xiao Xiao's movement.
The three large cauldrons around Xiao Xiao gave out a dark light and quickly clashed towards the center. The two additional rings on the Three Lives Soul Sealing Cauldron also started glowing.
Black halos spreaded from Xiao Xiao's body. However, this time, the black lights didn't stop but rather all got absorbed by the Three Lives Soul Sealing Cauldron.
As the three cauldrons fused into one, they caused a noise louder than ever before. A mysterious symbol appeared on this humongous cauldron and it created a majestic atmosphere.
Xiao Xiao's face became pale. She closed her eyes and pointed with her right hand. The huge cauldron flashed and landed in the way of the Nether White Tiger releasing a deafening roar.
"Weighing the Country, Caudron Shock." That was Xiao Xiao's best skill.
Xiao Xiao knew that even the combination of her two spirit skills was not enough to stop the Nether White Tiger and therefore did not try to control it. Instead, she decided to release all the energy at once. Even though this caused her to use a huge amount of spirit power, it did not take as much of a toll on her as previous.
Energy waves could be seen around the cauldron with bare eyes, extending to an area with a 10-meter diameter. It was able to stop Nether White Tiger's attack under the precise guidance of Mental Detection.
As the huge Nether White Tiger felt the attacks from the waves, its whole body lit up with white light. Its movements paused a moment, but its huge body was not affected at all by the strong waves.
Xiao Xiao was shocked. She couldn't believe that her Cauldron Shock was only able to distract the huge white tiger for a second.
However, the next instant shocked her. A beam of strange golden light shot out from her side. This light, coming from Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, filled her eyes with radiance.
On one side, Huo Yuhao's eyes emitted a pale golden light.
On the other side, Wang Dong's Bright Goddess Butterfly showed off his brilliant wings behind him.
When they released their Battle Spirit during their embrace, the area of 10 meters in diameter around them lit up. There was a special type of light given off from their bodies.
The light rotated between being blue, purple, and gold colored. The strong light was also mixed with strange spirit waves.
A bright light appeared behind Wang Dong that was the perfect and magnificent Bright Goddess Butterfly.
A huge ,shining, pale, vertical eye appeared from Huo Yuhao, with the pupil emitting a light purple haze.
In mid-air, the two huge shadows gradually got closer. During this process, they all began to change. Huo Yuhao' Spirit Eyes became more profound and turned into a bluish purple color. The gold color also completely disappeared.
As the shadow of Wang Dong's Bright Goddess Butterfly got closer to Spirit Eyes, it flared into bluish gold flames.
The two huge shadows fused into one on top of their head, just as when the Nether White Tiger appeared.
As the Weighing the Country, Caudron Shock used its restraining power on the Nether White Tiger, the flaming Light Goddess Butterfly opened its brilliant wings and embraced the shadow of the spirit eye.
At that moment, the Light Goddess Butterfly disappeared but the bluish purple eyes became brighter than ever.
Dazzling bluish golden light spread out from the top of the Spirit Eye. As it gradually fell down, it embraced Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong within.
The huge spirit eye seemed bottomless. Under careful examination, it almost seemed as if the whole universe could be found within. In the next second, a terrifying ray of light composed of the colors blue, purple and gold shot out from the eye.
A straight path was covered by this dreamlike light. The burst of light seemed everlasting and left a distorted brilliance.
The confident Dean Yan Shaozhe had suddenly stood up when Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong embraced each other. His eyes were filled with wonders. The stingy Dean Qian also stood up with him.
Qian Duoduo's eyes were filled with just as much shock as Yan Shaozhe. He also did not know that Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong had such a trump card! Moreover, that it would appear within the Freshman Examination. Spirit Fusion Ability versus Spirit Fusion Ability. It was a rare sight to behold even for the upper level outer school and the inner school students. At this moment, all they could see was the tri colored light shooting out from the huge vertical eye towards the humongous Nether White Tiger.
In this instance, even the experienced referee was dumbfounded. He didn't know whether he should interrupt this battle. Both sides were using Spirit Fusion. How could he decide the winner if he doesn't let the battle play out?
Although he didn't know what to do, it didn't mean everyone was clueless. A white shadow appeared, almost unnoticed at the center of the examination area, and appeared perfectly in between the two Spirit Fusions. He used his back to block the Nether White Tiger's Tiger Palm while facing the brilliant Tri-Colored Light.
A thick white ray shot toward the sky. This illusive light acted as a solid barrier that stopped the two Spirit Fusion Abilities in an instant.
After colliding with the white light, the seemingly powerful Nether White Tiger instantly broke apart. Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu fell on the ground. Too exhausted to even stand up.
On the other side, the brilliant Tri-Colored Light gradually dimmed. The huge Spirit Eye appeared once again. Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were still in their embrace. This time, they did not fell to the ground, but rather, they stared in the direction of their blocked Golden Road with their dull eyes.
This person that seemingly appeared out of nowhere to stop the two Battle Fusions using his own body was Shrek Academy's Battle Spirit Department Director, Du Weilun.
The white light was purely from his spirit energy. Just before the collision, 8 spirit rings rose around his body.
Two yellow, two purple, and four black, the ideal combination. It perfectly represented the true might of a Spirit Douluo.
Du Weilun solved the problem of how one could solve such a violent confrontation. He used his own body to shield both teams from the other's effect. He would then determine the winner based on the strength of the attacks he felt.
Both of the attacks were Battle Spirit Fusion Abilities and both were last resorts. There was no question that the winner could be determined through Du Weilun's action.
From the observation deck, most of the teacher didn't have much of an reaction. Yet, Yan Shaoze and Qian Duoduo in the front row seemed shocked. Because just then, Du Weilun's body had become a gold statue. Meanwhile, the back of his shirt was ripped by the Nether White Tiger's attack, showing his bare back with 5 streaks of blood.
The eight rings Spirit Douluo actually took damage? And it was from a couple of three rings freshmen?
This was unbelievable! Even the other teachers began to realize this situation, each stunned in disblief.
Zhou Yi was obviously one of the spectators. Her eyes dimmed as she saw this scene. Although she couldn't believe something like this could have happened, the Nether White Tiger really did hurt Du Weilun. She knew very well of Du Weilun's cultivation and therefore could be certain that the injury must be real.
Yan Shaoze's face was ugly as he turned around toward Qian Duoduo to see him looking back innocently.
"You really didn't know?" Yan Shaoze asked fiercely in a low voice.
Qian Duoduo laughed bitterly: "Do I look like I knew? They are students at your Battle Spirit Department! How could I have known? Old Yan, don't tell me you are going back on your words?"
Yan Shaoqi snorted. He turned around and left the area. In a split second, he disappeared from view.
As his shadow disappeared, Qian Duoduo smiled. Although he didn't laugh out loud, this facial expression betrayed his happiness.
"Dean Qian, what happened to Dean Yan?" Fan Yu asked with a confused expression as he walked toward Qian Duoduo. Dean Qian should have lost judging by what happened in the battle, but…
Qian Duoduo smiled and said, "Let's go. I'm a really a good person, so let's not act too proud. But I must say, you really found a nice seedling this time! Our plan might have to depend on him. I don't care about what you have to do, but don't let him become a Core Disciple. You heard my beat with old Yan."
Fan Yu said quietly, "Dean Qian, are you saying, we won?"
Qian Duoduo laughed and said, "Of course we did. Let's go." As he spoke, he also flashed down from the observation deck, gone from the teachers' view.
In the examination area, the golden color had dissipated from Du Weilun's body. However, disbelief could be seen on his face. His eyes sparkled with light and stared at the embracing Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong. He could not believe what had just happened. Yet, the burning pain on this back reminded him the reality that had just happened in front of his eyes.
Dai Huabin stood up slowly and support Zhu Lu. The excited Nine Tailed Fox, Spirit Grandmaster, Cui Yajie, came to their side cheering.
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong looked gloomy. Even though they did not see the injury on Du Weilun's back, they saw their opponent's reaction and felt that they must have lost. They could not see the results of Golden Road and were confused with this loss. Huo Yuhao felt disappointed that he did not get to have a fair battle with Dai Huabin. He really wanted to see whether their last attack could have conquered their opponents!
As the headmaster, Du Weilun recovered quickly after blanking out for a short period. A bitter smile appeared on his face. He thought to himself, what an embarrassment!
"Very good. You all performed very well," said Du Weilun. Everyone quieted down and focused their gaze on him.
Du Weilun said quietly, "I am very surprised that you guys were able to cultivate to this extent as freshmen and even used Spirit Fusion Abilities. I have also personally experienced the strength of your techniques."
As he spoke, he stared coldly at the referee standing nearby. If he had acted, then why would I have needed to reveal my back? The referee shamefully lowered his head, afraid to return Du Weilun's look.
Du Weilun said, "Now let me announce the winner of this battle. They are…" He stopped for a second and then pointed with his right hand towards Huo Yuhao's team. "Team Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao!"
"Boom–" The entire field was in an uproar.
Dai Huabin's team could not believe what they just heard. Even the teachers were shocked. From their point of view, Dai Huabin's team must had won due to the injury they had caused. Maybe Director Du was embarrassed and wanted to take revenge? No, that could not be possible. Two deans were present as well, so how could Director Du show favoritism? And, Du Weilun had a reputation of being fair. Ever since he became the director, he had never been wrong.
Not even Huo Yuhao's team could believe this. They looked at each other and murmured: "We won?"
Wang Dong asked in confusion, "Did Director Du say first place or second place?"
Huo Yuhao smiled and confidently said, "I think we actually won!"
As the three of them accepted this reality, smiles appeared on their faces. Dai Huabin's team, however, began to protest. Zhu Lu complained despite her weak body, "Why are they the winners? We should have won!"
Du Weilu turned around and glared at them: "Are you questioning my judgement?"
Zhu Lu was taken back a little by his powerful tone. However, her eyes demanded an answer. Although Dai Huabin didn't say anything, he also stared directly at Du Weilun with no sense of backing down.
Du Weilun forcefully suppressed the tragedy in this heart and secretly thought to himself: An embarrassment is enough. But now they want me to describe how I was embarrassed! These little bastards.