In the Sea of Consciousness, the ball of light flickered at a high frequency.
He was protesting vehemently!
What did he mean by 'the light sphere's rations for a month'?
Were the light sphere's rations a unit of measurement?
Also, I don't eat this kind of food.
"Wasn't I just setting a standard?" Su Ming said with a chuckle. "Fine, I won't mention you from now on. I'll just say one unit of faith."
The light sphere's monthly rations = one unit of faith.
The light sphere was growing, and its monthly rations were changing, which would be inconvenient for calculation later. Su Ming might as well quantify the light sphere's current appetite.
He carefully measured the faith in his Sea of Consciousness again, confirming his deep understanding of one unit of faith.
Shouts from the outside world woke him.
"Junior, it's our turn."
Long Xin woke Su Ming and asked again, "Are you sure you want to go on stage alone? After all, it's Shrek Academy."
"Gotta give them some hope of winning," Su Ming said.
After speaking, he looked towards the arena, confirmed it was his turn, left the preparation area, and walked onto the arena alone.
Only he appeared. This was something no audience member had anticipated, including the referee and the opponents: Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, and the Spirit Elder captain of the academy they had cut in line to join.
Donghai Academy Preparation Area.
Zero Squad.
Tang Wulin watched this scene with a sense of foreboding.
What was Senior Brother doing?
Although he had this question, a guess naturally surfaced in his heart.
Gu Yue's face showed a hint of curiosity, finally revealing an interested expression during this grand competition.
Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie were completely baffled.
Wu Zhangkong examined the young man stepping onto the stage.
He had already met with Shen Yi, learned the identities of Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi, and knew their strength. But now these two had a conflict with a youth from Tianhai Academy and were about to face him in this grand competition.
His gaze was fixed on Su Ming.
"This kid, really doesn't know the immensity of heaven and earth."
Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi from the Inner Court; either one alone could easily defeat others of their level. Even Xu Lizhi, even as a support system, could briefly fight an ordinary Grand Spirit Master using the Tang Sect secret techniques.
Amidst the shock and doubt of the entire audience, Su Ming stepped onto the arena.
Ye Xinglan on the opposite side glared furiously at Su Ming.
"What do you mean by this?"
"Nothing special. Just purely for the fairness of the competition, giving you a bit of a chance to win."
Su Ming stretched his wrists and ankles.
"In Spirit Master duels, intelligence is also an important part. I know your levels and Martial Souls in advance, while you know nothing about me. Naturally, I have to give you some advantage."
Ye Xinglan's expression turned icy.
Pure nonsense.
This Su Ming was completely looking down on them.
"Tianhai Academy Su Ming, are you sure about going on stage alone?" The referee also intervened, asking repeatedly.
"Just me."
"Okay, then both sides are in position—"
"Wait!" Ye Xinglan interrupted the referee and turned to look at the Spirit Elder captain.
The captain's mouth twitched, hesitating whether to step down.
At this moment, Su Ming on the opposite side spoke.
"I advise you to just go along with my intention and complete this match."
As Su Ming spoke, he released his Spirit Rings.
The surroundings instantly fell silent.
Ye Xinglan sensed something was wrong. She turned her head and saw the three Spirit Rings at Su Ming's feet. Her brain short-circuited for a moment.
Three rings?
And all purple Spirit Rings?
"Impossible."
Ye Xinglan murmured, full of doubt.
She stared fixedly at Su Ming, unable to believe such Spirit Rings could appear on a ten-year-old Spirit Master.
Breaking through to the 30th level at ten was already a fantasy, let alone having all the thousand-year Spirit Rings.
Three-thousand-year Spirit Rings were possible on a normal Spirit Elder; there were such monsters in Shrek Academy, too. But these three thousand-year Spirit Rings appearing on the ten-year-old Su Ming were unreasonable.
"Referee, it should begin."
Su Ming's reminder snapped the referee out of his daze.
He looked towards Ye Xinglan's side, saw that Ye Xinglan had fallen silent, and raised his hand.
"Match begins!"
Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, and the Spirit Elder captain simultaneously released their Spirit Rings. Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi both had two yellow Spirit Rings, while the Spirit Elder captain had three yellow Spirit Rings.
In the current era, even for geniuses, it was tough to obtain a two-yellow, one-purple Spirit Ring configuration before the age of fifteen, as it required Spirit Ocean Realm mental power.
Spirit Communication Realm mental power ranged from 51 to 500. At this stage, one could have three yellow Spirit Souls or one purple Spirit Soul. If one already had a yellow Spirit Soul, they could not fuse a new purple Spirit Soul.
In the audience stands, Wu Zhangkong, who had just thought Su Ming didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth, was now silent.
He was now pondering the composition of Su Ming's three purple Spirit Rings.
Was it Spirit Communication Realm mental power with only one purple Spirit Soul, all three Spirit Rings provided by this one Spirit Soul? Or did he have two Spirit Souls?
The difficulty of the former was that the body had to withstand three thousand-year Spirit Rings. The latter, on top of that, required Spirit Ocean Realm mental power!
The match began.
Xu Lizhi immediately made two steamed buns.
"Second Spirit Skill, Lightness Steamed Buns!"
Lightness Steamed Buns could greatly reduce body weight, allowing one to move with agility.
After consuming one, Ye Xinglan, holding her Star God Sword, charged forward with a determined gaze.
Her expression was focused now, without a trace of fear towards Su Ming.
The moment her Martial Soul was released, holding the Star God Sword, it was as if she held her most trusted object.
At the tip of her Star God Sword, starlight gathered into a sword aura, dazzling and seemingly capable of piercing through anything.
The Spirit Elder captain ate the steamed bun, turned into an afterimage, and rushed towards Su Ming. His Martial Soul was the Star Shadow Leopard, belonging to the Agility Attack type.
Seeing this, Su Ming raised his hand. His second Spirit Ring shone.
Above his palm, elemental power gathered.
Water, Fire, Earth, Wind—the four elements formed the outermost vortex. Inside, Light and Dark elements intertwined, forming the core.
The moment the six-element vortex took shape, a violent elemental storm swept across the entire arena.
Zero Squad.
Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie both turned to look at Gu Yue.
Is he your relative?
In the arena, Ye Xinglan stabilized her stance with her sword, then pointed the Star God Sword towards the sky. It emitted starlight-like sword energy, protecting herself and preventing the surrounding elemental power from getting close.
The Spirit Elder captain's third Spirit Ring flickered. A layer of starlight-flowing shield appeared around his body.
But soon, the shield around him was eroded by the elemental power. It looked like it wouldn't hold much longer.
Su Ming's third Spirit Ring shone.
He raised his hand and pointed at Ye Xinglan, condensing a small elemental cannonball and shooting it out.
Then, he swept his right hand in front of him, condensing a full five more elemental cannonballs, bombarding the opposite side indiscriminately.
These elemental cannonballs were all products of the combination of six elements. They seemed stable, but the explosive fluctuations they emitted revealed their terrifying power.
A total of six elemental cannonballs. The one flying towards Ye Xinglan was the largest and had the most terrifying fluctuations. The remaining five covered the competition field.
The Spirit Elder captain gritted his teeth, turned into an afterimage, and passed between two of the smaller elemental cannonballs. However, just being grazed by the elemental power swirling around these two cannonballs, the starlight shield around him instantly shattered, and he cried out in pain.
His gaze was determined. He managed to pass through the two cannonballs and continued his charge. His second Spirit Ring shone. Starlight gathered around his body, forming dark purple blades.
Ye Xinglan's first Spirit Ring shone as she thrust with her sword.
"First Spirit Skill, Sword God Star!"
Starlight gathered at a single point, bursting forth with a dazzling sword aura at her sword tip.
Simultaneously, her feet became illusory. Her whole body shifted, withdrawing a distance a second after thrusting the sword, avoiding the core blast range of the elemental cannonball.
Behind her, Xu Lizhi also used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to pass through the gaps between the elemental cannonballs. His first Spirit Ring flickered. Two large meat buns appeared in his hands, and he threw them both towards Ye Xinglan.
Ye Xinglan reached out, caught the large meat buns, swallowed one in three or four bites, and stuffed the other directly into her mouth, forcing it down.
Recovery Meat Buns could quickly restore stamina, Spirit Power, and treat basic injuries.
Ye Xinglan's previous sword thrust had concentrated all her Spirit Power. She only managed to detonate it the moment the sword aura collided with the elemental cannonball, allowing herself to escape.
Even so, she was affected by the elemental power, covered in blood.
Using the Spirit Power restored by the meat buns, she stepped with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, dodging the elemental blades condensed from the surrounding environment, and quickly closed the distance to Su Ming.
Su Ming looked at the Spirit Elder captain who was now within reach, then glanced at Ye Xinglan, covered in blood, thrusting her sword towards him.
"Why dodge?"
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