Chapter 88: Spinning Top.
The people from Thunder Academy looked regretful upon seeing this scene.
If Yan had taken Shi Yi's blow just now, his combat effectiveness in the afternoon match would have been greatly reduced. Whether it was injuries to Shrek or Spirit Hall, they would have been happy to see it.
"Little Ant, it's over," Shi Yi said softly.
The giant little ant also stopped and slowly returned to Shi Yi's side.
"Shrek wins, Spirit Hall Academy continues the challenge," the referee announced loudly.
Xie Yue also slowly stepped forward, raised his moon blade and pointed it directly at Shi Yi, saying calmly, "Xie Yue, fifty-second level strong attack type war soul king, please teach me."
Seeing this, Shi Yi retracted the little ant into his body, transformed into a possessed state, and smiled, "Shi Yi, forty-fourth level strong attack type war soul master, I don't deserve your teaching."
Xie Yue frowned slightly as he looked at Shi Yi, understanding clearly that Shi Yi was not unfamiliar with him.
Shi Yi smiled at Xie Yue. The classification of spirit masters has always been a very general concept. Beast spirits like Feng Xiaotian, with their wind attributes, or weapon spirits like Xie Yue, with their agility, simply being classified as offensive wouldn't be appropriate. Shi Yi knew they were all quite fast, which was why he had taken Xiao Yi back into his body.
Compared to spirit masters like Yan, who relied on their attributes to fight, agile weapon spirits like Xie Yue were more adept at speed. For weapon spirits like Moon Blade, speed is paramount to inflicting damage, not strength, as speed is the key to unleashing the full potential of the weapon. Speed was Xiao
Yi's weakness, so Shi Yi simply took Xiao Yi back and fought from a possessed state.
"First spirit skill, Moon Blade." Xie Yue crossed his arms and swung them. His first spirit ring illuminated, and silver instantly shone through the blade, imbued with a faint silver edge. With a single kick, he charged towards Shi Yi.
Shi Yi also moved. Almost instantly, his first spirit ring lit up. With a familiar explosion, he launched himself towards Xie Yue like a cannonball.
Xie Yue's reaction was also incredibly quick. He had watched Shi Yi's matches many times. Almost instantly after the explosion, the Moon Blade in his hand predicted the timing and slashed forward.
"Strength can certainly be converted into speed, but without corresponding defense, at this speed, if I hit you, you'll be cut in two," Xie Yue thought, his lips curling slightly.
While weapon masters' physical attributes are certainly inferior to those of beast spirits, the power of weapons often prevents physical collisions.
"I wonder what Captain Xie Yue is thinking about that makes him laugh so happily?" Shi Yi's voice echoed with amusement.
Shi Yi, who appeared before Xie Yue, had a hand as cold as jade. He grasped the Moon Blade with his hand, and the stalemate between the Moon Blade and Shi Yi's hand sparked.
Xie Yue watched Shi Yi's pupils shrink. He opened his mouth, but before he could utter a word, Shi Yi launched a whip kick and sent him flying.
"Brother!" Hu Liena couldn't help but gasp.
Xie Yue slowly stood up, staring at Shi Yi with a puzzled expression. Shi Yi had used a clever strike to send him flying without sustaining any injuries.
"Admit defeat, Captain Xie Yue. You're no match for me," Shi Yi chuckled.
"Although I don't know why you're doing this, I still want to see if I can defeat you," Xie Yue said, looking at Shi Yi with deep earnestness. Xie Yue's fourth spirit ring suddenly lit up. "Fourth spirit skill, Full Moon."
A crimson glow instantly enveloped Xie Yue's entire body, and a blood-red full moon mark appeared on his forehead. Shi Yi could sense Xie Yue's speed increasing significantly, and his aura also rising slightly. The silver edge of his moon blade faintly expanded.
"Full Moon." With Xie Yue's deep voice, Xie Yue and his moon blade spun at an astonishing speed, resembling a blood-red full moon.
Looking at the "full moon" charging towards him, Shi Yi's face was filled with helplessness. If he had known, he would have simply kicked Xie Yue out of the ring.
"It's the inertia of rotation," Shi Yi thought to himself as he looked at Xie Yue.
While the chaotic cloak technique involves a spirit master concentrating their energy at a single point like a spring, Xie Yue's full moon technique utilizes the inertia of rotation to launch a continuous slash, combining it with the moon blade's vast arc to sweep the entire body.
"Don't die, Shi Yi, this move is flawless," Xie Yue's voice echoed from within the full moon.
"That's fine to say to ordinary spirit masters, but don't fool yourself. There's no such thing as a flawless move in this world," Shi Yi said calmly.
"Please teach me..." Xie Yue's voice grew somewhat ethereal due to the spinning.
"It's easy to stop this ball of yours. Your moon blade is sharp, and I can't counteract it. But have you ever used a spinning top? If it spins too fast, it can wear out and even fall apart. If you spin it too fast..." Shi Yi chuckled.
With that, Shi Yi's footsteps became ethereal. For a moment, Shi Yi's figure repeatedly flashed around the full moon, but the moon showed no sign of slowing down. Instead, it spun faster and faster, even stirring up a small storm.
"How could this be? Brother has unleashed a power that only my cooperation could achieve, and it even seems to be increasing. Is he behind this?" Hu Liena thought to herself, watching Shi Yi's figure constantly flicker around the storm. Tang
San, in the spectator area, also looked at Shi Yi on the stage with a puzzled expression. "He's using Ghost Shadow Mirage and Crane Control to help Xie Yue gather power? Isn't this asking for trouble?"
"Something's pushing me to spin faster, and my control is failing. Damn! The Moon Blade's attack range is shrinking. A flaw has appeared in the upper area. With the increased speed, the Moon Blade's attacks are becoming increasingly linear, and..." Xie Yue thought to himself, "This isn't good." His clothes were beginning to tear, and his control over the full moon was becoming increasingly difficult.
"At this speed, your attack can't reach your head. If you don't want to cripple your legs, retract your martial spirit and disperse your soul power, and you'll gradually come to a stop," Shi Yi said calmly.
Xie Yue then quickly followed Shi Yi's instructions, retracting his martial spirit and dispersing his soul power, gradually coming to a stop.
The moment Xie Yue stopped spinning, he could no longer maintain his standing position and instantly fell forward. Although he still had some soul power, his legs were clearly under severe strain.
"Brother!" Seeing this, Hu Liena rushed onto the stage and helped Xie Yue up.
Xie Yue looked at Shi Yi nearby, his face full of complexities, and whispered, "I lose."
The referee sighed and quickly shouted, "Shrek Academy wins!"
Bibi Dong, standing on the podium, looked at Shi Yi, her eyes flickering with excitement. Every time she saw Shi Yi, she seemed to be filled with surprise.
In just two matches, Shi Yi gave Bibi Dong many surprises. Bibi Dong looked at Shi Yi on the field, and the more she watched, the more satisfied she became. She thought to herself, "Both his strength and wisdom are almost perfect. Xiaogang, you have a good apprentice."
Compared to Shi Yi, the so-called Golden Generation pales in comparison.
The upcoming match was a foregone conclusion. The only member of the Spirit Hall Academy team who could stand a chance against Shi Yi was Saint Hu Liena.
Bibi Dong watched the two men clashing on the field with great interest. Hu Liena was her personal student. In her opinion, if even Hu Liena couldn't defeat Shi Yi, then even in the final team battle, Spirit Hall Academy's chances of victory were slim. However, as the host nation, Spirit Hall couldn't afford to lose face and simply forfeit like Thunder Academy.
If Hu Liena, a pure spiritualist, couldn't suppress Shi Yi's mental power, her various weaknesses would be exposed.
"Match Begin!" With the referee's words, a figure vanished from the field.
Hu Liena spun, revealing two fox ears and a large, furry tail. A strong pink glow emanated from her body. The male players from various academies in the stands stared at Hu Liena on the stage with scornful eyes.
Shi Yi observed Hu Liena's expression and chuckled, revealing a sly, pig-like demeanor.
A flicker of caution crossed Hu Liena's cunning, beautiful eyes. She didn't believe simply unleashing her spirit power would defeat Shi Yi. Unbeknownst to her, Shi Yi was simply admiring the fox-eared girl.
Shi Yi looked at Hu Liena with some confusion and asked, "Why don't you attack? If you don't, you'll have no chance."
In reality, Shi Yi was curious about what it felt like to be enchanted.
With a gentle, lotus-like step, a faint smile crossed Hu Liena's face, and she seemed even more beautiful.
A faint red light emanated from her, and her eyes flickered as she glanced at Shi Yi. To Hu Liena's surprise, Shi Yi showed no reaction to her enchantment.
Shi Yi watched as Hu Liena slowly activated her Purple Demonic Pupils, and a violet-gold light emanated from them, reaching over a foot.
Hu Liena groaned, her body swaying, her face pale. Two lines of blood trickled down her nose like serpentine snakes, clearly suffering.
Bibi Dong, watching from the podium, was also surprised. "This is the same as Tang San's..."
Hu Liena wiped the blood from her nose and looked coldly at Shi Yi. Her five spirit rings flickered in a rhythmic pattern, first the black fifth, then the fourth, third, second, and finally the yellow first. With each ring's fluctuation, the light emanating from her grew stronger.
Finally, the phantom of the demon fox behind Hu Liena grew more real, emitting a pink light like a thick fog. Then, the expanding red mist enveloped the entire arena.
"It amplifies spirit power, reduces vision, weakens senses, and seems to have some mental suppression effects. The only drawback is that it currently lacks offensive capabilities. If it had a soul impact like Huo Gua, that would be even better. No wonder Bibi Dong offered that skull as a reward. The original novel doesn't describe Hu Liena's spirit abilities, so isn't this just a small demonic charm?" Shi Yi thought to himself.
Shi Yi's lip curled slightly as he released Little Ant.
"Little Ant, go play with her. Don't hurt her; she's a saint," Shi Yi chuckled.
Little Ant nodded its massive head, the tentacles on its forehead twitching. In an instant, it located Hu Liena and leaped towards her. It was the same familiar formula. Even a naive Yan couldn't break through the defense, so naturally, Hu Liena was also being chased by Little Ant.
"Your Highness, I suggest you conserve your soul power and disarm these things. With Xiao Yi around, you won't be able to successfully launch a sneak attack. Xiao Yi's perception is incredibly strong, a natural instinct for weak creatures," Shi Yi chuckled.
Hu Liena's face was grim as she dodged Xiao Yi's attacks. She had never imagined Shi Yi's spirit possessed the ability to perceive.
Dodging constantly, Hu Liena lost her will to fight. The red mist, composed of all her spirit abilities, was a significant drain on her soul power.
Coupled with Xiao Yi's relentless pursuit, Hu Liena was already panting.
Bibi Dong, seated on the dais, sighed softly, slowly rose, and announced loudly, "Well, that's it. The Spirit Hall Academy team forfeits this morning's competition. I declare Shrek Academy the winner of this morning's individual competition, and the Spirit Hall Academy team advances to the loser's bracket for this afternoon's competition." For the sake of face, the Spirit Hall Academy couldn't forfeit, but now, out of respect, they did.
Compared to simply forfeiting, being beaten by Shi Yi with a seven-match streak would obviously be far more humiliating. Ning Fengzhi, who was sitting not far from Bibi Dong, had a hint of mockery in his calm eyes, and a smile could not help but appear on his face.
Meanwhile, Shi Yi, who was in the middle of the field, bowed to Bibi Dong and offered an apologetic smile. "Thank you, Your Holiness."
Bibi Dong smiled at Shi Yi, but at this moment, Bibi Dong's voice resonated in Shi Yi's mind.
"You're welcome. After you win the match, bring the skull to me as an apology to this disciple."
Shi Yi opened his mouth, but found he couldn't even force a line of voice, let alone whisper to Bibi Dong with his mental energy.
"Hey... what's this? I've already lost a soul bone before I even won the match. I should have let Tang San come up and deal with it," Shi Yi thought to himself.
With the morning's match over, Shi Yi returned to the hotel with the others. Shi Yi noticed that many Spirit Hall masters were disheartened. After all, they had lost the match and were nearly out-shot by Shi Yi, but fortunately, there was still a chance.
Back at the hotel, everyone dispersed. Just as Shi Yi was about to take Zhu Zhuqing back to his room for a hug and kiss, Dai Mubai suddenly said to Zhu Zhuqing, "Can we talk, Zhuqing?"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Dai Mubai and said calmly, "There's nothing to talk about. You've already won. I won't be going back to Xingluo with you."
Dai Mubai looked at Zhu Zhuqing, still unwilling to accept the loss, and said, "Zhuqing, why do you work so hard every day? Isn't it just to beat them? Why don't you want to go back now that you've won?"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Dai Mubai and said calmly, "Perhaps I did want to beat them back then, but not anymore. Now I'm working so hard to escape that ridiculous fate."
With that, Zhu Zhuqing slowly left, pulling Shi Yi away, leaving Dai Mubai standing alone.
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