"You lost."
Zhu Zhuqing's icy gaze was fixed on her sister.
Dai Mubai and the others behind her had recovered and slowly stepped forward.
Tang Sui and Ning Rongrong stayed behind, ready for any unexpected situation.
Five against one, there was no suspense. The winner of this match was already decided.
But even though the outcome was set, Zhu Zhu Yun was still unwilling.
She looked at her sister, who was once defeated by her and treated as a plaything, with disbelief, her heart churning with complex emotions.
The moment Zhu Zhuqing spoke those words, it ignited the fuse in her heart, exploding all her unwillingness and resentment.
Even if her spirit power was depleted, her physical techniques could still be used.
As a speed-type spirit master, Zhu Zhu Yun let out a piercing cry, her fingers forming claws. Even without her spirit avatar, her grasping power was still strong.
She gathered her strength and charged forward, lunging towards Zhu Zhuqing, whose legs were already trembling!
Seeing Zhu Zhu Yun's persistence, Tang San's brows furrowed, his gaze slightly chilled. When Zhu Zhu Yun was only five meters away, she was forced to stop.
A black Blue Silver Grass silently shot up from the ground, coiling around Zhu Zhu Yun's ankle.
The second spirit ability, Parasite, was activated instantly. Zhu Zhu Yun's eyes widened, and in the next second, she met a pair of pink pupils.
"First Spirit Ability, Waist Bow!"
Xiao Wu, who had used her third spirit ability, Instantaneous Movement, to appear in front of Zhu Zhu Yun, brushed past her. However, the long pigtail tied behind her head was coated with a faint light, resembling a strong rope, which wrapped around Zhu Zhu Yun's waist and tossed her into the air.
As Zhu Zhu Yun was tossed up, Tang San looked at Zhu Zhuqing, a hint of inquiry in his eyes.
Receiving Tang San's questioning gaze, Zhu Zhuqing's eyes dimmed. A complex emotion flickered across her cold, beautiful face. She subtly shook her head at Tang San, turned her head away, and a fleeting glimmer of moisture appeared in her eyes.
So many years.
She had survived countless pursuits by her sister amidst the cruel elimination competition of their family, each time clinging to life on the edge of death.
The gap in their strength had almost made her give up resisting.
But this time, she had successfully reversed her fate of death and defeated her sister, whom she had always seen as a towering mountain, unshakeable...
Zhu Zhuqing exhaled, and some things were finally put to rest in her heart.
Seeing this, Tang San turned and made a gesture to Xiao Wu, who was waiting for a signal.
Fine, she'll be the one to finish it.
Xiao Wu nodded understandingly, her heel striking the ground with force. She leaped into the air, her feet wrapping around Zhu Zhu Yun's ankles. The Waist Bow was used again, directly flinging Zhu Zhu Yun out of the arena.
Even though she hadn't lost consciousness, Zhu Zhu Yun had to accept their complete defeat.
"....."
The match ended in silence. The information conveyed by this match to others was already too much.
Now, the only remaining members of the Shrek Seven Devils slowly gathered in the center of the arena. The golden sunlight piercing through the thick clouds fell upon them, casting long, slanted shadows of their upright figures.
On the viewing platform, Bibi Dong cast a deep glance at Tang San within the team, a cold curve forming on her lips. She glanced at the Master, who wore a faint smile on his face, then lowered her eyes and turned to leave with the two Titled Douluo escorting her – Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei.
Amidst the cheers, the Shrek team descended from the arena.
The tension in their nerves released, Zhu Zhuqing's legs went weak, but thankfully, Dai Mubai, quick-witted, caught her.
Jiang Zhu, who had been waiting, stepped forward. The healing aura of her recovery staff was activated, helping everyone recover their spirit power and heal their injuries.
Oscar also wanted to create some auxiliary food, but unfortunately, they hadn't returned to the rest room yet and were under intense scrutiny, making it inconvenient to expose. He had to return to the rest room to prepare the Super Recovery Big Sausage for his companions.
Exiting the competition area in front of the Spirit Hall, they passed by another team that was just entering.
One of them, as the Shrek group brushed past, suddenly stopped, turning to look at Tang San.
Sensing he was being watched, Tang San paused his steps and also turned to look, meeting the gaze of the captain of the Heavenly Dou Empire's seed team – Heavenly Dou Royal Academy's First Team, a direct descendant of the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon spirit, Yu Tianheng, with whom he had had a previous encounter at the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena.
"Brother?" Tang Sui also stopped.
Turning her head, she met the back of another person with dark green hair.
It was Dugu Yan.
Meanwhile, seeing Tang San's returned gaze, Yu Tianheng wore a smile, sighing with emotion,
"Long time no see, Tang San. I really didn't expect you guys to become so strong."
He recalled that a year ago, when they met, Tang San's team consisted of Great Spirit Masters and a few Spirit Ancestors. He never imagined that upon meeting again, they would have been so far surpassed.
Just as his uncle had said, the talent of these two siblings was exceptional, and he truly couldn't keep up.
Tang San looked at the magnanimity on Yu Tianheng's face and sighed inwardly at the tempering effect of time on a person. A smile spread across his face as he said, "You guys are also doing well. Compared to before, your strength has also become stronger. I'm looking forward to our match."
He had expected Yu Tianheng to respond with a smile, but instead, a hint of regret and melancholy appeared on his face: "If possible, I had planned to have a good match with you in this tournament. But now, it seems there's no chance."
"Hm?" Tang San's brow furrowed. "Your match isn't until this afternoon. How can you be so sure you'll lose before it even begins?"
Yu Tianheng let out a bitter smile. "That's because you haven't faced them. However, in my opinion, if there's any team that can threaten the Spirit Hall Academy team, it won't be us or the Star Luo Royal Academy, but you Shrek."
"Your opponent is the Spirit Hall Academy?"
Tang Sui, who had been listening, interjected. Yu Tianheng sized up Tang Sui and nodded, "Yes. It seems your sister knows."
Sui Sui also knows?
Tang San looked at Yu Tianheng's calm and detached attitude, so different from his once spirited demeanor, and his brows furrowed. "Yu Tianheng, from my impression, you are not someone who gives up so easily! Don't make me look down on you. How can you know the outcome before you've even tried? If you truly lose your confidence because of this, then you will never be a match for us Shrek in this lifetime."
"You brat, what are you saying!"
Dugu Yan, who was protective, glared with her emerald eyes, like a viper discovering an intruder, beginning to hiss and spit her venomous tongue, warning the enemy.
— — — Author's Notes — — —
Today, there will only be one update for now. There's a thunderstorm outside, and the thunder is rumbling so loudly that I don't dare to turn on my computer.