CHAPTER 96 — WHEN ICE DECIDES AND THE SPEAR ANSWERS
The arena did not cheer immediately.
For a breath—just one—the Grand Arena of Vermillion Phoenix Academy held a stunned silence, as if the ground itself needed time to process what had just happened.
Chen Wulian lay beyond the boundary line, chest rising and falling in rough, uneven breaths, a grin still clinging stubbornly to his face despite the bruises already blooming across his arms and shoulders.
The formations flared red once more.
ELIMINATION CONFIRMED — CAPTAIN CHEN WULIAN, AZURE DRAGON ACADEMY.
The announcer's voice cut cleanly through the hush.
"THE ELIMINATION IS CONFIRMED!"
And then—
The crowd erupted.
Some shouted in awe.Some groaned in disappointment.Some roared approval.
"DRAGON TURTLE CAPTAIN!"
"THAT CONTROL—!"
"CHEN FOUGHT LIKE A BEAST!"
High above, the Dragon Turtle Academy instructors rose almost as one.
