As the host left the stage with the help of the spatial skill, the match officially began.
Swoosh!
Li Xiaoxiang was the first to start summoning. A huge crack suddenly appeared in the space beside him, and a gigantic creature rushed out.
It had a dragon-like head and a snake-like tail. It was the Black Turtle.
Ye Haoran also summoned his goldfish. The goldfish stared blankly at the huge creature in the distance and blew a few bubbles.
Although there was a huge difference in size between the two contract spirits, the goldfish's Level 7 contract spirit aura made it hard for anyone to underestimate it.
Ye Haoran was on guard against Li Xiaoxiang and didn't dare to be careless.
In the face of the Black Turtle, which could one day evolve into a 6-star divine beast, a single mistake would end the fight.
Buzz!
The Black Turtle suddenly raised its head, and a water arrow shot out.
Ye Haoran responded instantly and activated Divine Dragon Swinging Tail.
Bang!
The sound of a violent collision rang out, and the illusory dragon's tail was knocked aside by the powerful force of the water arrow.
A deep groove was cut into its scales, and a few traces of blood could be seen.
The water arrow also changed direction due to this attack. It flew past Ye Haoran and hit the protective shield of the spirit battle stage, causing the energy on the protective shield to fluctuate slightly.
"He is so strong!" exclaimed Ye Haoran internally.
He instantly ascertained the strength of this skill. It was far beyond what he could withstand.
"Does Li Xiaoxiang's contract spirit possess an offensive type innate skill?" Zhou Jinghai wondered.
In the stands, he placed his hand on his thigh and stared at the match without blinking.
Due to Beitong No.1 High School's strict confidentiality, they hadn't managed to find out the skill of Li Xiaoxiang's contract spirit and could only judge by feeling.
Usually, a creature with good defense such as the Black Turtle would have a strong defensive innate skill. The tactics he taught Ye Haoran were also used to break through defense.
Now that their information was wrong, they could only rely on Ye Haoran's impromptu performance
Gulp.
On the spirit battle stage, the goldfish wagged its tail and blew a few bubbles.
Upon closer inspection, a few scales had already fallen off from its tail, and there were traces of blood.
When its skill was repelled, it would also suffer a certain level of recoil damage.
In the distance, the Black Turtle raised its head again and unleashed another water arrow, shooting straight at Ye Haoran.
A dragon's tail appeared out of thin air and accurately struck the end of the water arrow, causing it to deviate from its course and fly off to the side.
Ye Haoran waved his hand and retracted his skill. At his level, it was easy for him to control it with precision.
He looked at Li Xiaoxiang in the distance and charged over towards the latter.
Although he could handle the Black Turtle's long-range water arrow attack, he would definitely lose if he continued being on the defense. He had to find an opportunity to close in on the other party.
Li Xiaoxiang was surprised to see Ye Haoran rushing towards him.
The Black Turtle's attacks were indeed powerful, but its movement speed was its huge shortcoming. Li Xiaoxiang hadn't expected Ye Haoran to see through it so quickly.
Swoosh!
Another water arrow shot out, and Ye Haoran easily swiped it away with Divine Dragon Swinging Tail.
Seeing that the water arrow attack could no longer stop Ye Haoran's approach, Li Xiaoxiang pressed his hand on the Black Turtle's back and quickly poured in a large amount of spiritual power.
The Black Turtle's eyes lit up with crystal blue light and it suddenly hissed.
Although its hiss was not intimidating, the sound waves carried a tint of blue light as they spread outwards.
The blue light wave enveloped Ye Haoran in an instant. He immediately felt his movements slow down, and even his thoughts were sluggish.
It was clear that this was another debuffing skill.
"F*ck! It has a second skill!" exclaimed someone in the audience as they stared at the stage. Their eyes were full of surprise.
"It indeed has a second skill. Isn't he too lucky?" someone else added.
"He's only at Level 6! Back then, I only managed to learn my second skill at Level 9!"
Hearing the exclamations of the audience, Li Xiaoxiang's face was filled with pride.
Learning a second skill not only required talent, but also good luck.
Just like Zhao Hui, who was extremely lucky, he was also fortunate enough to obtain his second skill at Level 4.
Su Chen clenched his fists. Although he knew that Ye Haoran also had a second skill, he was still a little worried.
Swoosh!
Another water arrow shot out. Ye Haoran turned to the side, and the water arrow brushed past him. He could even feel the sharp cold wind from it.
He couldn't let this continue!
Ye Haoran made a prompt decision. A golden light condensed in his throat, and he instantly activated Dragon's Roar.
Roar!
A golden light wave instantly swept out and overpowered the blue light wave in the air. Then, it directly hit the Black Turtle.
"Uh," groaned Li Xiaoxiang.
He felt dizzy, but he managed to aid the Black Turtle to resist this dizziness.
The Black Turtle was also stunned. The crystal blue light in its eyes disappeared instantly.
The moment it dissipated, Ye Haoran immediately felt that his body was no longer sluggish. The Black Turtle's debuffing skill had been interrupted!
"F*ck! This guy also has a second skill!"
"Aren't you two trying too hard? You guys are making me look like sh*t!"
"Is this really a match to advance from the top 32 to the top 16? Why do I feel like it's the finals?"
The audience and contestants in the stands were all in shock. These two people on the stage were too outrageous.
In the VIP seats, the eyes of the director of the Spirit Bureau, Hong Yong, flickered. He said to the director of the Department of Education, "These two students are quite interesting. They're very talented and need to be nurtured."
The director of the Department of Education nodded and looked at the two contestants with mixed feelings.
With Hong Yong's words, the resources these two people could obtain would far exceed the others.
At this moment, Li Xiaoxiang had already woken up from his dizziness. Looking at Ye Haoran who was about to arrive in front of him, his eyes were filled with shock and anger.
He hadn't expected Ye Haoran to have a second skill, yet alone that the latter's skill would be stronger than his own.
Originally, he had only treated this match as a mere formality. He had never thought that Ye Haoran would be so difficult to deal with.
He had a trump card that he had prepared for the finals, but now he had no choice but to reveal it.
Li Xiaoxiang closed his eyes and then suddenly opened them. His eyes were filled with a golden-blue light.
The Black Turtle beside him also roared. A crystal blue totem appeared on its forehead.
"It is using a divine skill!"
"Black Turtle Divine Defense!" Li Xiaoxiang uttered. A huge blue-gold shield appeared instantly, protecting him and the Black Turtle.
Thump!
The director of the Spirit Bureau, Hong Yong, stood up abruptly. His eyes were filled with shock and joy as he looked at the blue-gold shield on the spirit battle stage.
The director of the Department of Education also stood up, his face full of bewilderment.
"Is this a divine skill?"
Hong Yong took a deep breath, then nodded heavily.
"What a genius! It's been three years since someone has awakened a divine skill in China."
"This person is worthy of being nurtured at all costs!"
On the other side, Zhou Jianghai also grabbed onto the railing beside his seat. His eyes were filled with shock and regret.
He had also recognized the divine skill and felt sorry for Ye Haoran for meeting such a powerful opponent.
On the spirit battle stage, Ye Haoran was knocked back by the blue-gold shield that appeared out of nowhere. He stood at a distance and carefully observed the skill for a weakness.
After a few seconds, he frowned.
He wasn't that surprised that his opponent had three skills, but he was shocked that this skill was so flawless.
The blue-gold shield had a 360-degree defense, without a single gap. It was an absolute defense.
Ye Haoran pondered for a moment, and unleashed Divine Dragon Swinging Tail to hit the shield directly.
Bang!
The blue-gold shield didn't budge at all, but the little goldfish twitched in pain.
Ye Haoran took a closer look and noticed that the goldfish's tail had cracked in several places and its scales had fallen off in large patches.
The shield could reflect so much damage!
This was difficult to deal with.