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Chapter 253.
"No need to be surprised."
Tang San coughed again. "We made a mistake. Just like brother Feng said, we all are hiding our strength, so why can't others?"
Everyone fell into silence.
Yes, if they could hide, so why couldn't others? It's just that hiding it for so long without revealing it was truly unsettling.
"Is Zhuqing still going to fight?" Xiao Wu asked.
"I will," Zhu Zhuqing affirmed. Although she knew she couldn't win, she wouldn't just admit defeat after all of them had fought.
However, as Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward, Wang Feng furrowed his brow.
He thought to himself, "What are you trying to achieve by stepping up? If you hold back, it's too obvious. But if you go all out, it might raise suspicion."
The second tier of his strength had been activated and in an instant, he defeated Tang San, so Wang Feng wasn't worried that the others would recognize it, as it had been too brief.
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing at this moment, Wang Feng felt a bit challenged.
Firstly, it was almost evening, and Zhu Zhuqing's strength –would be greatly enhanced. If he wanted to defeat her quickly, it would be troublesome without again using the second tier.
Secondly, the attack also couldn't be too heavy, but also not too light, to avoid raising suspicion.
Especially considering Ning Rongrong was also here watching, that girl was too cunning and sensitive. Even if Tang San and the others couldn't detect it, she would notice that something was off.
Looking at Zhu Zhuqing on the opposite side, Wang Feng hesitated for a moment.
At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing swiftly summoned her martial soul.
In the night, the Moon Elf emitted a faint crescent light, creating a beautiful scene.
As her martial soul possessed her body, Zhu Zhuqing seemed to be enveloped in a layer of moonlight, enhancing her allure and strengthening her power.
Knowing it was the final match and aware that her opponent had hidden his strength, Zhu Zhuqing chose not to delay. She planned to attack directly, even if it meant losing.
The moonlight was soothing, cascading its shimmering light upon the stage.
With this environment, Zhu Zhuqing's current strength could be unabashedly described as the strongest among all of the Shrek Academy.
Her speed was naturally exceptional.
Unlike the defensive counterattacks in the previous matches, Zhu Zhuqing went on the offensive directly.
Like an aurora in the dark night, Zhu Zhuqing swiftly struck at Wang Feng.
Jiu Yikai's attack methods were too unpredictable, even Tang San couldn't guess what kind of attack he would use. Naturally, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't guess either, but she didn't need to. The attack would be relentless.
The purple-golden claws flashed through Wang Feng's vision like electric arcs.
Wang Feng gently sidestepped Zhu Zhuqing's attack, but she didn't give him any chance to catch his breath. She continued her assault on Wang Feng without pause. Purple-golden lights and shadows flickered on the stage, as the terrifying speed of the attacks dazzled the spectators.
"Hey, does it seem like Jiu Yikai's soul power is a bit depleted?" Xiao Wu exclaimed from the audience.
"Why is he only dodging? Doesn't he need to use his soul bones?"
However, it took more than a minute for Jiu Yikai to unleash his soul when all seven matches were completed. Although it had already exceeded Tang San's original estimate, Jiu Yikai clearly displayed hidden strength during his fight with Tang San. In other words, his power should surpass Tang San's estimate, and he shouldn't be exhausted now.
At this moment, Xiao Wu noticed that Jiu Yikai didn't seem to be fighting back. Could it be because of Zhuqing's high-speed attacks, leaving him no opportunity to retaliate?
"No! The two of them seem to have reached the edge of the ring," Tang San exclaimed, as if he had discovered something.
Zhu Zhuqing's rapid attacks were evaded by Jiu Yikai, but their figures were too fast, and they had unintentionally reached the edge of the ring.
"Moon Rush Stab!" Another round of attacks came from Zhu Zhuqing, her claws resembling sharp blades as they targeted her opponent.
But why wasn't Jiu Yikai fighting back?
His figure seemed to teleport, creating numerous phantoms, making it hard to discern his movements and hit him!
"Huh!"
At that moment, Wang Feng moved like lightning, grabbing Zhu Zhuqing's wrist directly.
Zhu Zhuqing was taken aback.
In the next moment, Wang Feng pulled her wrist, swiftly maneuvering behind Zhu Zhuqing. With a light push, he forcefully shoved Zhu Zhuqing towards the edge of the ring.
She was almost pushed off the ring!
Zhu Zhuqing's reaction was lightning fast!
Almost the instant she was caught by Jiu Yikai, Zhu Zhuqing immediately activated her fourth soul ability, [Moon Clone]! And switched place.
The person pushed out turned out to be a clone!
Meanwhile, her real body appeared behind Wang Feng.
"[Moon Decapitation]!" Zhu Zhuqing shouted, combining her shadow clone with her third soul ability, executed with great skill.
She seemed to have anticipated Jiu Yikai's attempt to push her out of the ring and took advantage of it by using the moon clone to deliver a fatal blow to her opponent!
In the moonlight, each of her soul abilities received a tremendous boost.
The combination of [Moon Decapitation] two claws made it almost impossible for the opponent to evade!
But at that moment, black awns condensed behind Jiu YiKai, and a black shield instantly appeared!
Boom!
Zhu Zhuqing's attack directly struck this shield, and the next moment, a huge force came directly from the shield formed by the Armored Black Thorns!
Zhu Zhuqing was sent flying.
The shield, formed by the Armored Black Thorns, possessed the same rebound effect as the Black Thorns Armor. Zhu Zhuqing's attack had been intended to kill, leaving no room for reserve. The counter-shock force, at one hundred and fifty percent, was more than enough to overwhelm even Dai Mubai.
Zhu Zhuqing's delicate body, like a flower blown away, flew upside down from the ring.
A glint flashed in Wang Feng's eyes as the mysterious shield transformed into countless black lights, shaping into a long staff and swiftly flying towards Zhu Zhuqing, seemingly aiming to deliver a final blow.
Though Zhu Zhuqing felt her body shake and weaken, she managed to dodge the attack, lightly sidestepping. She then stepped on the long staff with her toes, using its momentum to barely stabilize her body before landing steadily on the ground.
Seeing this, Tang San rushed over.
"Zhuqing, that was close. Luckily, you reacted quickly, or you would have hit the ground," Xiao Wu sighed in relief, remembering how Zhu Zhuqing had been airborne just moments before.
Fortunately, Jiu YiKai's attempt to deliver a final blow with the long staff in order to knock her out of the ring was narrowly dodged by Zhu Zhuqing, her figure steadying in the air with a display of strength before safely landing on the ground.
At least, that's what everyone assumed.
"Yeah," Zhu Zhuqing nodded, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes as she glanced at Jiu Yikai who gave her a glance before turning around on the ring.
In truth, with the counter-shock force she had felt just now, although she might not have been knocked out of the ring, Zhu Zhuqing was certain she would have been sent flying.
Didn't JiuYiKai know the counter-shock power of his soul bone? There was no need for him to use the long staff to deliver a final blow.
It seemed more like he deliberately allowed herself to have a point of leverage in mid-air, using it to stabilize her body and land smoothly on the ground.
Tang San and the others probably didn't even notice the force of that counter shock.
However, Zhu Zhuqing didn't dwell on it too much. After all, she had been fighting for seven consecutive matches. Maybe she was just a little tired and it was just a hallucination?
With some doubts in her heart, Zhu Zhuqing pondered.
At this point, the match between Purple Star Academy and Shrek Academy was completely over!
The results can be said to have not exceeded everyone's expectations, but the process was far beyond what anyone anticipated.
With Jiu Yikai's array of wild attacks, it was a spectacle to behold, like a dazzling show. As the game concluded, and the promotion matches came to an end, it was undeniable that Jiu Yikai had left the most lasting impression, a legend to be recounted for generation to come!
But some people were pondering a question, 'Why hadn't Jiu Yikai even released his martial soul?'
The three individuals on the VIP seats were all contemplating this issue. Whether it was Emperor Xue Ye, Bishop Salas, or even Ning Fengzhi, they were all making guesses.
However, no matter how they speculated, they couldn't come to a conclusion. It seemed they would only find out during the finals.
After defeating Zhu Zhuqing, Wang Feng quickly stepped off the ring. He had originally intended to guide Zhu Zhuqing to the edge of the ring and push her off directly.
Unexpectedly, she had reacted so quickly, using the moon clone to attack him, forcing Wang Feng to form the shield made of Armored Black Thorns to block her attack.
But the counter-shock was inevitable for Zhu Zhuqing. In order to prevent her from falling to the ground, Wang Feng had to use the last blow to create the illusion of attacking Zhu Zhuqing, acting as a springboard for her to remain in mid-air and stabilize her figure, gently landing on the ground.
In this way, no one should suspect anything, Wang Feng thought to himself.
And so it came to the final day.
It was Shrek Academy versus the Godwind Academy.
This battle didn't seem to surprise Wang Feng; it could even be said to be somewhat similar to what he expected.
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