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"But Sister, when he fought the Blazing Academy, you seemed to be staring too, didn't you?" Shui Yue'er whispered.
Shui Bing'er's expression froze. "I was looking at his moves. Do you think I'm like you?"
"Really? But he had already finished fighting and was walking back, and you were still looking at him…"
"Hmm?"
"Sister, I was wrong!"
"…"
Amidst the cheers of tens of thousands of spectators, the various teams slowly ascended the stage. The Royal Fighting Team remained in the center arena, as their popularity was extremely high, not only because of their strength but also because, apart from their captain, all the members were female.
Women fighting is inherently attractive, let alone a group of women fighting.
Now, the Tianshui Academy, their opponent, was also an all-female team.
In a sense, this was also the most anticipated match since the start of the tournament.
Walking onto the central arena, the two teams, at the signal of the host Dou Dou, came to the center of the stadium. Both sides stood in a line, with Xuan Ming, as captain, facing Shui Bing'er.
Approaching Xuan Ming for the first time, Shui Bing'er immediately felt an immense pressure. It didn't come from spirit power, nor from his Spirit; it was purely a kind of fear stemming from biological instinct!
Shui Bing'er took a deep breath, trying her best to calm herself. She looked up at Xuan Ming, bowed slightly, and said, "Shui Bing'er, captain of the Tianshui Academy team, a level 43 control system Spirit Ancestor."
Xuan Ming was slightly taken aback, not expecting his opponent to be so polite. As a top student of Moon Pavilion, he naturally couldn't remain indifferent. He also bowed slightly, but instead of speaking directly, he transmitted his voice: "Xuan Ming, a level 63 attack system Spirit Ancestor."
"…"
Shui Bing'er was stunned, looking at Xuan Ming's calm eyes with an expression of disbelief.
Level 63?!
Xuan Ming, over 1.9 meters tall, and Shui Bing'er, about 1.65 meters tall, looked at each other, the huge height difference creating a strangely harmonious feeling.
However, the team members of both sides cast strange glances at the two, who had inexplicably started a height-difference staring contest.
"Captain, didn't you say not to be infatuated?" Xue Wu, standing nearby, gently tugged at the dazed Shui Bing'er and whispered.
Shui Bing'er snapped back to reality, her mood instantly becoming extremely complex.
She didn't doubt whether Xuan Ming was trying to scare her. Spirit Masters reporting their names and levels to each other was basic etiquette. While such misreporting might occur in wild Spirit fighting arenas outside, it was absolutely impossible in this kind of setting!
But, level 63?
"Shui Yue'er, a level 36 agility-attack system Spirit Ancestor." The girl standing on Shui Bing'er's other side, who bore some resemblance to her, seeing her own sister also infatuated, took the initiative to announce her name.
Seeing this, Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong, who were standing on either side of Xuan Ming, frowned slightly. Almost subconsciously, the two of them reached out and grabbed Xuan Ming's arms, and amidst everyone's strange gazes, they dragged him towards their own formation.
Dou Dou was slightly startled, then cleared her throat twice. "Both sides, please release your Spirits."
Shui Bing'er took a deep breath, barely calming her emotions, and directed the Tianshui team into their battle formation.
"What were you looking at with her just now? You guys made eye contact, didn't you?" Ning Rongrong glared at Xuan Ming, pouting.
"This is a competition, how can you be like this?"
Xuan Ming looked speechless. "What the hell are you talking about?"
Ning Rongrong snorted lightly, hooking her arm around Xuan Ming's as if to declare ownership, and raised her chin, glaring at Shui Bing'er opposite them.
However, Shui Bing'er's mood was still complicated at this moment and she didn't notice Ning Rongrong's small gesture at all.
She was even considering whether to forfeit directly, just like the Shrek Team.
No wonder the Blazing Academy had that kind of atmosphere after being defeated—not resentment, but more fear!
She now understood what those people were afraid of!
If Xuan Ming had fought seriously, the Blazing Academy team would have suffered heavy losses, and this tournament would essentially have ended for them.
The same applied to them!
"Both teams, prepare! The match—begins!"
As the host Dou Dou gave the command, Shui Bing'er snapped back to attention. Her first spirit ring lit up, a flash of ice-blue light. Almost simultaneously, Dugu Yan also released a burst of green poisonous mist, pressing towards the Tianshui team.
At the same time, Xue Wu, the support system Spirit Ancestor at the very back of the Tianshui team, also moved. However, she began to dance in place, her four spirit rings flashing alternately. Circles of blue light spread out, and a dark cloud quickly appeared above the central arena. As the front lines of both sides clashed, large raindrops fell, forming a vast curtain of water.
The rain curtain fell, instantly intertwining with Dugu Yan's poisonous mist, producing sizzling sounds. The poisonous mist was diluted by the rainwater, its power greatly reduced, and the rainwater, tainted by the mist, also became somewhat turbid but still enveloped towards the Royal Fighting Team's direction.
"Damn it!" Dugu Yan's face changed, and she quickly stopped releasing poisonous mist.
Her poisonous mist was diluted by the rainwater and then frozen; her potent poison had completely lost its effect!
As a control system Spirit Master, Dugu Yan had completely lost in terms of control.
Meanwhile, Gu Yuena and Xiao Wu, who were responsible for the main offense and charge, were greatly interfered with by Shui Bing'er's continuous ice sealing. This included Zhu Zhuqing; due to being frozen repeatedly, the three of them, despite having a strength advantage, were instead suppressed by their opponents.
Because Shui Bing'er's ice-sealing Spirit Ability was extremely troublesome—it was instant, and as long as it locked onto a target mentally, it would directly affect the target, making it impossible to dodge and guaranteeing being frozen. Coupled with the increasingly cold heavy rain, even Gu Yuena found it difficult.
"Nine Treasures turn out with Glazed Tile, Nine Treasures have names: first is power! Second is speed! Fourth is defense!"
Seeing this, Ning Rongrong unhesitatingly released her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Several brilliant rays of light instantly enveloped Gu Yuena, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing.
The amplification of power, speed, and defense instantly greatly enhanced their strength, and the disadvantageous situation of being frozen immediately reversed.
The Tianshui team members, who had just been able to block the three of Gu Yuena, were soon forcibly repelled. Gu Yuena, holding her Silver Dragon Spear, charged directly towards Shui Bing'er.
Facing Gu Yuena's swift and fierce attack, Shui Bing'er knew she couldn't avoid it. Her second and third spirit rings flashed consecutively. The Ice Ring Armor and Repulsion Ice Ring double defenses stacked on her, allowing her to withstand Gu Yuena's spear. At the same time, the Repulsion Ice Ring, which had a similar effect to Huo Wu's Repulsion Fire Ring, erupted with a cold burst, forcibly pushing back Gu Yuena and the other three who had surrounded her.
"The Royal Fighting Team's coordination is too poor, and their tactics are too singular. With their control system Spirit Master being countered, they indeed appear extremely passive," Ning Fengzhi said with some helplessness.
This makeshift team, although their individual strengths were among the best in this tournament, their team coordination ability was almost zero!
From the start of the tournament until now, they had relied solely on absolute strength to overwhelm their opponents.
Once they encountered such a counter, or if their own tactics were disrupted, even if they were stronger than their opponents, they would still fall into a passive state.
"Not good, it's a Spirit Fusion Ability."
Seeing Shui Bing'er rushing towards Xue Wu, and the Tianshui team members gathering in front of the two to defend, Dugu Yan immediately felt a bad premonition. But in the current battlefield environment, she was greatly restricted and had no way to act. She could only instruct everyone to quickly retreat and come behind Xuan Ming.
"Captain, it's up to you!"
At this moment, the six of Gu Yuena showed incredible tacit agreement, all turning their gaze towards Xuan Ming.
Xuan Ming's eye twitched slightly, but he couldn't say much. After all, Dugu Yan was indeed greatly countered in this low-temperature environment, and even using her fifth Spirit Ability would be meaningless.
The colorless wall reopened, but it wasn't a wall; it was like an invisible, colorless cover covering the heads of Xuan Ming and his group, completely blocking the ice and snow storm. Not only the impact, but not even a trace of coldness penetrated.
"It's so cold." The drenched Dugu Yan and the others looked at Xuan Ming with eager eyes.
Xuan Ming was a little speechless, but he still controlled the temperature inside the Domain to rise, helping them dry their bodies.
"I'm still cold." Ning Rongrong took small steps, about to lean on Xuan Ming to warm herself.
When the heavy rain fell just now, Xuan Ming only protected himself!
Even she and Ye Lingling got wet!
Xuan Ming glanced at Ning Rongrong. "Don't force me to kick you down in front of so many people."
Ning Rongrong's expression froze, and she nervously retreated half a step. Dugu Yan and the others, who were about to take advantage, also honestly shrank back.
In the VIP section, Ning Fengzhi was both annoyed and amused by Ning Rongrong's little move.
What time was it? And she was still thinking of taking advantage of Xuan Ming?
The key was that all these young girls actually had this idea!
"The Spirit Fusion Ability unleashed by these two Spirit Ancestors is already no weaker than a Spirit Ability performed by a level 60 Spirit Master," Yue Guan said.
"If used in the finals, it could be a surprise, but using it now means that in future matches, their opponents probably won't give them time to prepare their Spirit Fusion Ability."
This Spirit Fusion Ability clearly required the dancing girl to first release her Spirit Ability to change the weather and construct the battlefield. Only when the heavy rain intensified to a certain degree could its true power be unleashed.
The power was good, but the preparation time was too long. If the preparation time couldn't be reduced, it wouldn't be able to continue to be effective in later matches.
"Not necessarily," Bibi Dong said indifferently.
Yue Guan was slightly startled. "But this Spirit Fusion Ability clearly requires a period of preparation."
"But the main body of this Spirit Fusion Ability is not the support Spirit Master at the back, but the control system Spirit Master," Bibi Dong said.
"This current Ice and Snow Drifting should not be the full form of their Spirit Fusion Ability."
In a Spirit Fusion Ability, whoever is the main body, the enhancement effect leans towards their Spirit.
Just like Xingluo's Hell White Tiger, the White Tiger is the main body.
Now, clearly the control system girl is the main body, but the Spirit Fusion Ability released is an enhancement of the support system Spirit Master's Spirit.
Evidently, this Spirit Fusion Ability has not been fully unleashed!