Most of the participating teams were somewhat surprised by Jiang Nannan knocking out a Spirit King with a single punch, but they didn't think much of it. After all, as a Shrek Academy disciple, the strength Jiang Nannan displayed was consistent with their understanding of Shrek Academy: powerful, but not ridiculously so.
It was only as subsequent events unfolded that these participating teams and the important figures of the Sun Moon Empire realized they were wrong, ridiculously wrong.
When Jiang Nannan used only one punch to knock out the Tianjia Sect's second contestant, also a defense system Spirit King, Xu Tianran on the VIP platform had reached the peak of his curiosity about Jiang Nannan. He turned to the black-robed middle-aged man beside him and asked, "Imperial Preceptor, what do you think of this Shrek Academy contestant?"
"Hehe," the Black-Robed Imperial Teacher said with a sinister laugh, "Your Highness, if you ask me, this woman's potential is limited. I thought Shrek Academy was formidable, but it's nothing special; they've even brought out an extreme-flow Spirit Master, who was eliminated long ago. Hehe!"
"Extreme-flow Spirit Master?" Xu Tianran's heart stirred. As the Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire, his knowledge naturally didn't allow him to be ignorant of extreme-flow Spirit Masters. However, a doubt arose in his mind: was this Jiang Nannan truly a Spirit Master who followed the extreme-flow path? He felt it was unlikely, so he tilted his head and said to Ju Zi, "Ju Zi, I want all information on this Jiang Nannan."
"Yes!" Ju Zi nodded and immediately made arrangements.
On the arena, the Tianjia Sect's third contestant, like the previous two, was a defense system Spirit King, and his Spirit was also the Heavenly Armor Shield. Perhaps learning from his predecessors' lessons, this contestant immediately used all his Spirit Abilities upon stepping onto the stage. The Heavenly Armor Shield in his hand instantly grew larger, heavier, and thicker, blocking in front of him like an unbreakable fortress.
Facing such a situation, Jiang Nannan showed no caution whatsoever. As the saying goes, among all martial arts, nothing is unbreakable, only speed cannot be defeated. When speed reaches a certain level, even the sturdiest fortress is just a paper tiger. Therefore, Jiang Nannan's punch this time was still simple and unadorned, but its speed was faster than the previous two times, so fast that people could no longer capture her figure.
The Black-Robed Imperial Teacher and Jing Hongchen on the VIP platform simultaneously showed expressions of surprise and doubt. Because Jiang Nannan's speed at this moment had exceeded their expectations. They had assessed Jiang Nannan as a Spirit Saint, but Jiang Nannan's current speed already far surpassed that of a normal Spirit Saint. An ordinary agility-attack system Spirit Saint could only achieve such speed in their Martial Soul True Body state. However, this woman on the stage could achieve this purely with her human body. This... could this be an extreme-flow Spirit Master?
Neither the Black-Robed Imperial Teacher nor Jing Hongchen had ever truly seen an extreme-flow Spirit Master, because it was already very difficult to find a pure extreme-flow Spirit Master on the Douluo Continent nowadays. Therefore, they couldn't determine whether what Jiang Nannan displayed was personal talent or a common characteristic of extreme-flow Spirit Masters.
Returning to the arena, Jiang Nannan, moving at supersonic speed, landed a punch on the gigantic Heavenly Armor Shield. After the Heavenly Armor Shield emitted a "thud" sound, it immediately flew backward uncontrollably. The Tianjia Sect contestant behind the Heavenly Armor Shield was stunned in an instant by the force transmitted through the shield, and his entire body flew out, following in the footsteps of the previous two.
Jiang Nannan stood in place, her smile still sweet, but her jade hands were trembling slightly. She sighed in her heart, thinking, as expected, bearing the load of supersonic speed with her hands was still a bit strenuous; she shouldn't have overexerted herself.
As the owner of the Taiyin Jade Rabbit Spirit, Jiang Nannan's physical strength far exceeded that of an ordinary agility-attack system Spirit Saint. After all, only if one's own body is tough enough can it withstand the extreme wear and tear that ultimate speed inflicts on the body. Undoubtedly, Jiang Nannan's body was sufficiently resilient to withstand the terrifying pressure of triple supersonic speed. However, as she herself thought, her strongest parts were not her hands, but her legs.
Jiang Nannan's hands could barely withstand the pressure of supersonic speed, while her legs and feet could easily bear triple supersonic speed. At the same time, the strength and explosive power of her legs were far superior to her hands. If she had used her foot instead of her hand just now, then perhaps the Tianjia Sect would have lost three successors.
The Tianjia Sect's leader, who had suffered three consecutive defeats, was now numb. This Shrek Academy girl was simply too strong; none of his disciples could withstand a single blow, with three in a row being knocked down by one punch. Damn it, this was too embarrassing! Those who didn't know might even think their Tianjia Sect was a support system Sect!
However, despite his myriad unwillingness, he was powerless, because she hadn't even used her Spirit yet. All he knew was that this Jiang Nannan was an agility-attack system Spirit Master; he knew nothing else. They hadn't even forced out her spirit ring. It was too embarrassing; he swore he wouldn't come next time.
Harboring such a resigned thought, the Tianjia Sect leader said, "Chen Cong, you're next!"
"Yes, Leader!" The Tianjia Sect disciple he called out was also a young man, but his expression at this moment was as grim as if he had lost a parent. He was only a Spirit King, and he had already foreseen his fate after going up, but the leader had given an order, and he couldn't disobey.
And so, Chen Cong, the Tianjia Sect's fourth contestant, walked onto the arena with a pessimistic expression. As soon as he was on stage, he immediately begged for mercy, saying, "Sister, can you please go easy on me?"
Jiang Nannan couldn't help but laugh aloud, and her sweet voice instantly made Chen Cong lose his composure. Seeing the opponent staring blankly at her, Jiang Nannan did not stop her attack. On the contrary, she didn't even pay attention to Chen Cong's plea for mercy, directly changing her fist to a foot and kicking Chen Cong flying.
Chen Cong finally regained consciousness in mid-air, but it was already too late. He only knew that he had been kicked by this beautiful sister, and then he knew nothing else.
The Tianjia Sect's leader couldn't bear to watch anymore. He gnashed his teeth in hatred. Damn it, this brat was even more embarrassing than the previous three! At least the first three summoned their Spirits. This brat, on the other hand, didn't even summon his Spirit and was just mesmerized by her. After they returned, he would definitely give this brat a severe lesson!
As Jiang Nannan secured victory in the fourth match, Xu Tianran on the VIP platform finally received Jiang Nannan's intelligence.
"Your Highness, this is all the information we could find on this Jiang Nannan." Ju Zi handed Xu Tianran the paper containing Jiang Nannan's information, which was only a single page.
Xu Tianran quickly scanned it, gaining an understanding of Jiang Nannan's situation. He muttered, "Jiang Nannan, from Anyang City, Tianhun Empire, twenty years old... participated in the Star Luo City Soul Master Competition, awarded the title of Moon Goddess Princess... current strength unknown, but at least a Spirit Saint... Is that all?"
Xu Tianran's last sentence was directed at Ju Zi. Ju Zi lowered her head and said, "Because this Jiang Nannan is an Inner Courtyard Disciple of Shrek Academy, our arrangements for Shrek Academy are insufficient, so..."
"Oh!" Xu Tianran uttered an "oh," which sent a chill down Ju Zi's spine, and she began to pray for certain people.
"Such a beautiful and powerful woman, it's a pity she isn't from my Sun Moon Empire," Xu Tianran sighed and murmured.
The match on the arena was nearing its end. The Tianjia Sect's fifth contestant, and also their last Spirit King, also fell at Jiang Nannan's feet. The Tianjia Sect's leader no longer had any intention of struggling and directly announced their surrender.
Even Spirit Kings couldn't do anything against this Shrek Academy girl, so what could the remaining two Spirit Ancestors do? Rather than letting her defeat all seven, it was better to surrender themselves, which would preserve a shred of dignity and prevent them from being nailed to the pillar of shame of the competition. The first team to be defeated by one person against seven absolutely could not be their Tianjia Sect!
The Tianjia Sect surrendered, and Shrek Academy successfully advanced in the group stage.
The audience on site, even though they were all citizens of the Sun Moon Empire, couldn't help but cheer for Jiang Nannan. Although she didn't defeat all seven, defeating five was already thrilling enough. More importantly, this was a stunning beauty, worthy of their cheers.
The atmosphere among the teams that had already advanced and those that had not yet advanced was very solemn. They had thought that Shrek Academy's previously displayed strength of one Spirit Emperor and three Spirit Kings was already powerful enough, but they didn't expect them to have such a formidable contestant. Judging from her performance throughout the match, this woman was definitely a Spirit Saint, and possibly even a high-level Spirit Saint, which was a headache!
"Brother, how was it? My performance was pretty good, right?" As soon as Jiang Nannan stepped off the arena, she immediately hugged Zhu Ziyang's arm and said sweetly.
"Clean and decisive movements, very good!" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile, pinching Jiang Nannan's delicate nose as he praised her.