Behind him, the wings of the Bright Goddess Butterfly began to glow with golden halos, and both arms rose simultaneously, aligning with the forewings.
Watching Wang Dong's aura grow increasingly powerful, Xie Huan Yue felt immense pressure. He had to stop him, he absolutely couldn't let him unleash his power!
Wang Dong's aura grew stronger, and Xie Huan Yue's fear intensified. However, just as he sprang up again, he was simultaneously struck by Huo Yuhao's mental attack and interference.
In Xie Huan Yue's perception, he clearly felt that he had hit Wang Dong, but they had just missed each other by a hair's breadth.
Time ticked by. Xie Huan Yue tried several times to knock Wang Dong down from the air, but he couldn't accurately lock onto him. Then, Xie Huan Yue remembered someone—Huo Yuhao, who had been lurking in the corner.
He didn't know why, even though he only had a ten-year soul ring, so many inexplicable things had happened on his side; it was probably all this guy's doing.
He had to send him down first; he couldn't delay any longer!
Having made up his mind, Xie Huan Yue's third spirit ring lit up. His body instantly transformed into a giant purple ball, a ring of purple light erupting from him, instantly catching up with Huo Yu Hao.
Just when everyone thought Huo Yu Hao was about to be seriously injured, he voluntarily withdrew, being dragged off the stage by the proctor. Now, only Wang Dong remained on the field.
Looking at Wang Dong's determined and cold eyes, and the increasingly terrifying golden aura, this wasn't a competition; it was a fight to the death!
Just as Xie Huan Yue was about to unleash another spirit skill, a pillar of light suddenly erupted from Wang Dong's body. The wings of the Bright Goddess Butterfly had completely turned into a brilliant gold. With the emergence of that golden pillar of light, Wang Dong now resembled the Goddess of Light Butterfly bathed in golden flames!
The brilliant golden pillar of light curved continuously as Wang Dong rose, transforming into a huge, terrifying crescent-shaped blade of light.
At this moment, the air seemed to be torn apart, and the entire arena was filled with indescribably powerful spirit power fluctuations.
Watching the massive golden blade of light, Su Yu smiled calmly from the sidelines. He had won, but he was truly exhausted. This kind of competition was not what he wanted…
The blade of light suddenly descended, terrifying Xie Huan Yue to the point of utter shock. Even as a three-ring Soul Master, confident in his formidable defense, he didn't believe he could withstand this attack.
The proctor didn't hesitate any longer, appearing directly in front of Xie Huan Yue and grabbing him, attempting to pull him out of the arena. However, Wang Dong's attack came too quickly; there was no way to save him and then use his martial soul to escape unscathed.
However, as Su Yu had predicted, Elder Xuan made his move. A tremendous suction force came from the sky, and the golden blade of light changed direction just before it hit the proctor who had stepped forward to block it, flying into the air.
In mid-air, a fiery red hand appeared, grabbing the golden blade of light and crushing it, turning it into countless streams of light that scattered into the dust.
Old Xuan took a bite of his chicken leg and muttered to himself, "The Orleans-style chicken leg is a bit too salty today." As he spoke, he slowly walked down from the platform.
After the match, Su Yu, having received some simple treatment, was able to stand. Looking at Wang Dong, whose face was pale, he went to help him up and then left.
On the opposite side, Xie Huan Yue's soul ring retracted into his body, and his form returned to normal, no longer resembling a standard gas cylinder.
Su Yu knew that the shadow of this battle might take Xie Huan Yue, that poor kid, a lifetime to heal…
Back in the dormitory, Wang Dong looked at Su Yu with some confusion. He didn't know why this seemingly fearless guy always brought him new insights.
Every decision he made could determine the course of the match; all of this seemed unbelievable to Wang Dong.
Back in the dormitory, Su Yu was still very weak and fell asleep as soon as he got back. Su Yu's bed had been repaired, but he was still forced to pay several gold soul coins. The academy was very lenient when it came to compensation for damaging academy property.
"What secrets do you still have? Why are your decisions always so radical, yet always so decisive? Why..."
Wang Dong's eyes were very beautiful, a pair of large pinkish-blue eyes with long eyelashes. Looking at the entire Shrek Academy, Su Yu believed that few people could compare to Wang Dong in terms of eyes.
At this moment, Wang Dong's eyes were filled with confusion as he looked at the half-asleep Su Yu in front of him, remaining silent for a long time.
"Wang Dong, Wang Dong..."
Su Yu mumbled in his sleep. Wang Dong was a little surprised but did not disturb Su Yu, quietly sitting on the bed listening.
"I, I..."
Su Yu's words were intermittent, and only a few "I"s could be vaguely heard. Just as Wang Dong leaned closer to listen...
Su Yu rolled over, seemingly disappointed, and continued, "I don't want to compete anymore. I'm so tired, so very tired..."
Hearing this, Wang Dong felt a pang of sadness, carefully recalling Su Yu's journey since entering Shrek Academy.
Although his soul power had barely reached the entrance threshold, Su Yu had still managed to raise it to level 20 through his own efforts. Even with his unremarkable martial soul, he had played a crucial role in the round-robin tournament and now in the top 64 competition.
"Back when we faced Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, you single-handedly held off the strongest, Huang Chutian, and then reminded me to stop the two sisters from using their martial soul fusion technique. I thought you were joking, but it turned out you were serious."
"Don't lie here pretending to be dead. There's another match tomorrow, get up! Don't you like cultivating? What are you doing lying around slacking off..."
Wang Dong was somewhat shocked. He hadn't expected that Su Yu, who had always been so resilient since entering the academy, would appear so exhausted.
Others might have thought Su Yu was escaping reality, but Wang Dong, Su Yu's roommate, knew that Su Yu's efforts over the past few months had even surpassed those of Huo Yuhao, the class's most hardworking student.
Su Yu, who had always been incredibly confident in front of Wang Dong, now showed signs of exhaustion for the first time, making Wang Dong feel a pang of sympathy.
"I'm sorry..."
Looking at the soundly sleeping Su Yu, Wang Dong sighed, returned to his own bed, and closed his eyes to meditate.
Su Yu's nature was essentially still that of an ordinary Earthling. People grow, and having arrived in the world of *Douluo Continent II: The Legend of Tang Dynasty*, he also looked forward to what kind of brilliance he would achieve. However, people often unintentionally reveal their true thoughts in their sleep...