"Don't relax your guard just yet. Don't forget, Teacher Zhao hasn't used any spirit skills, just his physique against us. But the assessment doesn't forbid the examiner from using spirit skills."
Tang Sui's crisp voice reached everyone's ears, and those who had relaxed their guard immediately became alert.
That's right! They were facing a Spirit Saint!
Up until now, the opponent hadn't used any spirit skills!
Under the gaze of many eyes, the stirred-up dust dispersed, revealing Zhao Wuji lying face down, having smashed a human-shaped crater into the ground.
The hardwood planks that had hit Zhao Wuji were now shattered into irreparable pieces, scattered across the ground.
Zhao Wuji pushed himself up from the crater with his hands, spat out wood splinters that had flown into his mouth, and brushed off other scattered debris from his head, grumbling, "This is like an eighty-year-old mother giving birth to her child, backward. It seems I have to get serious with you brats. Come on, let's continue!"
He had thought they were just a few soft-spiked little ones, but he hadn't expected their spikes to prick him so badly when they stood up.
If he were to be defeated so miserably in front of them, what would happen to his image as a "teacher" in the future?
With this thought, a flicker of light crossed Zhao Wuji's eyes. He stomped his foot heavily, and seven rings of different colors rose from his feet – two yellow, two purple, and three black, a total of seven spirit rings, proclaiming his genuine Spirit Saint strength.
"Little ones, be careful, I'm going to start using my spirit power!"
Seeing Zhao Wuji, who looked a bit disheveled but was actually unharmed, Tang San's heart sank. He looked at Xiao Wu and whispered, "Xiao Wu, Meteor Hammer!"
Xiao Wu nodded and met Zhu Zhuqing's eyes.
Earlier, when they were discussing tactics, Tang San had explained their cooperative method for this move and how Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, as the main attackers, should coordinate.
Tang San simultaneously began to circulate his Xuan Tian Gong and spirit power. The summoned Blue Silver Grass grew rapidly from Tang San's palm, quickly becoming several thick vines as thick as wrists, resembling a rotating earth drill, charging towards Zhao Wuji in an attempt to obstruct his vision.
However, this time Zhao Wuji didn't wait for Tang San's plan to complete. With a low roar, he instantly performed his spirit avatar. His already strong arm muscles became even more robust and powerful, even covered with a thick layer of brown fur. His physique swelled, and his height directly shot up from around 1.8 meters to over 2.5 meters, like a small, unshakeable human mountain.
"Hmph!"
Zhao Wuji crouched down, stomped his other foot heavily on the ground, his black eyes changing to beast-like amber. The seven spirit rings circling him pulsed, and a powerful pressure was released. The first spirit ring, symbolizing a hundred-year spirit ring, lit up. The next moment, he threw a punch, his spirit-power-infused fist colliding with the earth-drilling Blue Silver Grass vines.
"Second Spirit Skill, Nether Hundred Claws!"
Just as Tang San's Blue Silver Grass vines completed their charged dash, Zhu Zhuqing, who had quietly crept behind Zhao Wuji, unleashed her second spirit skill, Nether Hundred Claws. Her two vertical pupils, transformed into those of a spirit cat, one blue and one green, became crystalline. Numerous claw shadows flashed around her body, like a true cat paw attack, unleashing nearly a hundred claw strikes in one second. The speed was so great that only spinning illusions could be seen, all accurately landing on the same spot.
But Zhao Wuji, after undergoing spirit avatar, had become as tough as steel. Her attacks felt like tickles to him, not even scratching his skin.
"Roar—!"
The bear-shaped spirit avatar behind Zhao Wuji let out a terrifying beast roar. A strong golden light appeared as his fist met the Blue Silver Grass vines.
In an instant, the vines, whose toughness rivaled that of a thousand-year spirit beast, were shattered inch by inch by this powerful burst of energy!
"Boom!"