On the arena stage, Shi Xing of the Sun Moon Team was greatly humiliated by Wang Dong'er's teasing. Therefore, he no longer held back, directly embracing the belief of killing Wang Dong'er, and took out his most prized spirit tool—a level six spirit tool, a Blazing Fire Heavy Cannon equipped with a positioning spirit tool.
"Go to hell!" Shi Xing roared, and the heavy cannon in his hand suddenly fired. A terrifying crimson pillar of fire erupted from the Blazing Fire Heavy Cannon. After a slight pause in the air, the pillar of fire immediately transformed into a massive fireball. The intense heat caused the surrounding air to distort, and with a ripple of distortion, the fireball appeared before Wang Dong'er in an instant.
Facing such a terrifying attack, Wang Dong'er showed no intention of dodging. On the contrary, under the breathless gaze of the many spectators, she spread her arms, wanting to embrace the fireball. In a flash, a black spirit ring shone brightly, and Wang Dong'er's delicate body instantly transformed into translucent golden crystal, appearing incredibly dreamlike.
Goddess of Light Butterfly's Fifth Spirit Ability, Light God Possession!
Upon activation, this Spirit Ability transforms Wang Dong'er into a Light Elemental Body for three seconds, making her immune to all elemental attacks and physical attacks except those of the Dark element. It also doubles the power of any Spirit Ability released next and inflicts an additional triple damage against Dark-attributed creatures.
The crimson cannonball, like a small sun, had already approached Wang Dong'er, but Wang Dong'er's crystal-like delicate body instantly rippled with a layer of golden light. It was as if the light, refracted like crystal, shone upon the crimson cannonball, which was now within arm's reach, causing its terrifying power to diminish rapidly. Immediately after, Wang Dong'er closed her outstretched arms and casually embraced the massive cannonball.
Then, a mocking expression appeared on Wang Dong'er's face, and she said lightly, "Back to you!"
She raised the crimson cannonball above her head, then forcefully threw it towards Shi Xing below. After being accelerated by Wang Dong'er, the crimson cannonball's power increased rather than decreased, streaking directly towards Shi Xing with a crimson-golden tail flame.
Shi Xing's face was incredibly grim, but ultimately, preserving his life was paramount. He unhesitatingly activated his Invincible Shield. The crimson cannonball collided with the Invincible Shield, and in an instant, a massive explosion swept across the arena. The once flat arena was now riddled with craters. As the flames dissipated, Shi Xing was revealed, his face ashen.
The Invincible Shield helped Shi Xing block most of the cannonball's explosive power, but it also caused him to expend most of his spirit power, and even his own level five Invincible Shield was severely damaged. It was no longer possible for him to win against Wang Dong'er.
Thinking of Wang Dong'er, Shi Xing suddenly realized she was gone. His heart immediately sank, and an ominous premonition surged within him. Sure enough, a mocking voice came from above his head: "Idiot, look up!"
He looked up, only to find that Wang Dong'er had already prepared her attack. The moment he looked up, the attack was already unleashed. Shi Xing had no time to think, immediately propping up his nearly shattered Invincible Shield and releasing all his remaining spirit power to defend against Wang Dong'er's attack.
"I surrender!" Wang Dong'er's attack was extremely fierce, showing no signs of holding back. Shi Xing's spirit tool shield quickly shattered, and his own spirit power rapidly depleted. He was desperate and unwilling, but ultimately, he shouted loudly.
Hearing Shi Xing surrender, Wang Dong'er swiftly withdrew her power and landed, a playful smile on her face. It turned out that immediately after Shi Xing shouted his surrender, the referee ordered Wang Dong'er to stop. Wang Dong'er was displeased with the referee's favoritism, so she mocked him a few times.
The referee reluctantly announced, "Individual Elimination Match, first round, Tang Sect wins!"
Before the referee's words had even faded, a scream suddenly came from the sky. Immediately after, a figure fell from the air. The referee reacted extremely quickly, catching the figure in an instant. It was Shi Xing, but at this moment, he was exhaling more than inhaling. His vitality was like a drop of water exposed to scorching sun, evaporating instantly, and he died directly before the referee could save him.
"It was you! You killed him!" The referee looked at Wang Dong'er with shock and anger, shouting sternly.
Wang Dong'er said innocently, "Which eye of yours saw me kill him? I came down after he shouted surrender. I've been right beside you this whole time."
Shi Xing's sudden Death infuriated the Sun Moon Team. They knew Wang Dong'er was the killer, but they had no direct evidence, so they could only suppress their anger and prepare to avenge Shi Xing in the subsequent matches.
What happened on the arena stage was instantaneous. Many spectators and teams hadn't reacted. In the Shrek Academy rest area, everyone was also bewildered, not understanding what had happened.
"Heh! This girl is truly ruthless!" Zhu Ziyang, however, had seen everything, including the cause of Shi Xing's Death. He couldn't help but say.
"Brother, do you know how that Shi Xing died?" Jiang Nannan asked curiously.
"That Shi Xing died from a ruptured heart, and there were residual Light elements on his ruptured heart. I imagine it was caused by some hidden, delayed attack method of Dong'er's," Zhu Ziyang explained with a smile. As an Ultimate Light practitioner, the trajectory of all Light elements could not escape his perception, so Wang Dong'er's every move on the arena stage could not be hidden from him.
The second match on the arena quickly began. The second contestant sent by the Sun Moon Team was named Zhou Xinghao. Filled with the sorrow and anger of his fallen teammate, he went all out the moment he entered the stage. After the referee announced the start, he immediately released his spirit tool cannon platform, surrounded by various spirit tools, and spirit tool cannonballs rained down on Wang Dong'er.
However, what Zhou Xinghao didn't expect was that Wang Dong'er also had a spirit tool, and it was a level six spirit tool thruster. The appearance of the level six spirit tool thruster left Zhou Xinghao, who relied on cannon platform tactics, completely helpless against Wang Dong'er. Instead, he became Wang Dong'er's target because he couldn't move due to his spirit tool cannon platform.
Wang Dong'er, of course, showed him no mercy, unleashing various techniques simultaneously, instantly leaving Zhou Xinghao with no power to resist. His spirit tool cannon platform was already on the verge of shattering from Wang Dong'er's attacks. Seeing that just one more attack from Wang Dong'er would lead to Zhou Xinghao and his spirit tool cannon platform being destroyed together, the referee intervened to stop Wang Dong'er.
Wang Dong'er was very angry, but the referee was righteous and stern. He said, "He no longer has the ability to resist. As the officiating referee, I rule this match a Tang Sect victory. I have the right to terminate a match when one party is unable to resist."
Since he had already said so, Wang Dong'er had no choice but to give up. She turned gracefully and walked towards her side of the arena. But just then, Zhou Xinghao, clearly unconvinced, launched a sneak attack.
"I haven't lost yet, go to hell!" Zhou Xinghao shrieked hysterically, his upper body suddenly leaning back, revealing eight bright silver muzzles on his chest and abdomen. Immediately after, eight bright silver rays shot out of the muzzles, firing towards Wang Dong'er.
No one expected it, and Wang Dong'er didn't expect it either. Even though the referee had already ruled the match over, Zhou Xinghao would still attack her, and the referee didn't even stop him!
"Bastard!" Ma Xiaotao immediately jumped up. Although the Tang Sect was nominally unrelated to Shrek Academy, no matter what, Wang Dong'er was an Inner Courtyard Disciple of Shrek Academy. She was about to make a move, but then she found one of her hands being tightly held by Zhu Ziyang. She looked at Zhu Ziyang with some confusion.
Zhu Ziyang shook his head at her and said, "Don't worry, Dong'er will be fine, and we can't interfere in this matter!"
"This!" Ma Xiaotao, though displeased by his words, still sat back down, the anger on her pretty face undiminished as she stared intently at the situation on the arena.
Wang Dong'er, who was ambushed, was injured, but the attacker, Zhou Xinghao, was directly struck by a golden light. His entire body instantly exploded, flesh and blood splattering across the arena, leaving no bones behind.
Everything happened in a flash. By the time everyone reacted, people from the Tang Sect and the Sun Moon Team had already rushed onto the arena. Both sides were furious, the atmosphere was tense, and a brawl seemed imminent.
If the two teams were truly allowed to brawl on the arena, the Sun Moon Empire would lose great face. Therefore, the chief referee of this competition, the Level Nine Soul Engineer Zheng Zhan, appeared in time to prevent the outbreak of a brawl.
Zheng Zhan immediately dismissed that referee and then announced that he would preside over the subsequent matches. Faced with a Titled Douluo-level powerhouse, even if the team members on both sides were unhappy, they could only comply.
The competition continued. The Sun Moon Team sent out their third contestant, and the Tang Sect also sent out their second contestant, He Caitou.
In reality, Wang Dong'er's injuries were not very serious. Although she was ambushed, thanks to Huo Yuhao's timely guidance, she only had three scorched marks on her back and no bone injuries. Such minor injuries were nothing to the Tang Sect, which had a healing-type Spirit King, but they still chose to substitute.
Zhu Ziyang noticed that Huo Yuhao's face was very grim. Clearly, his heart was stimulated when Wang Dong'er was ambushed. He figured his Junior Brother was about to rise to the occasion.
He smiled and couldn't help but shake his head, wearing a helpless expression, much like an old father.