“Now, let’s draw the combatants.”
As the referee’s voice fell, the remaining four names on the big screen began to spin rapidly.
Before long, the matchups were finally announced.
First arena: Ye Ling vs. Li Shengtian.
Second arena: Huo Xian’er vs. Zhang Shengnan.
When the matchups were revealed, Huo Xian’er and Zhang Shengnan were slightly taken aback, while Li Shengtian was quite excited.
The pairs made their way to their respective arenas.
Shaking her head with a wry smile, Huo Xian’er said helplessly, “I didn’t expect my opponent to be you, Shengnan.”
She had a very good relationship with Zhang Shengnan, so she had been hoping her opponent wouldn’t be Zhang Shengnan.
But as fate would have it, her opponent was indeed Zhang Shengnan.
Zhang Shengnan, who had been looking forward to a good match with Ye Ling, was also at a loss when she found out her opponent was Huo Xian’er.
“Well… Xian’er, we…”
Zhang Shengnan hesitated for a moment, not knowing what to say.
She even considered conceding, thinking that even if she did, she would still be in fourth place and could enter the top Spirit Tamer Academy without any issues.
Seeing her hesitation, Huo Xian’er immediately guessed what was on her mind.
Her expression turned serious as she said sternly, “Shengnan, this is an assessment. You absolutely cannot go easy on me. Trust me, my strength is not inferior to yours. I want you to fight me with all you’ve got.
If I find out you held back, be careful—we might not even be friends anymore.”
She didn’t want Zhang Shengnan to concede just because of their relationship. That would be an insult to her.
This was a very important assessment and had to be taken seriously.
Even if someone held back, the many Academy representatives watching would surely notice.
Moreover, she had come this far with her own strength and would never allow someone to let her win.
Hearing this, Zhang Shengnan was startled and quickly waved her hands, saying in a panic, “No, no, no! Don’t worry! I definitely won’t hold back!”
Since things had come to this point, Zhang Shengnan naturally wouldn’t hold back, nor did she dare to.
She didn’t want Huo Xian’er to break off their friendship; that would be worse than killing her.
Meanwhile, at the first arena.
Li Shengtian stared at Ye Ling with burning eyes, saying excitedly, “Looks like my luck isn’t bad. I get to face you before the final match.
I’ve watched all your previous battles. You’re very strong, maybe even stronger than me.
I don’t know how you got so strong, but don’t think for a second that I’ll concede. As long as I’m still standing, I won’t give up.”
At this moment, Li Shengtian suddenly gave Ye Ling the impression of an adolescent with delusions of grandeur.
He had to shout a slogan before every fight, no matter how strong his opponent was, he would never give up.
To Li Shengtian’s grandiose words, Ye Ling simply replied with one sentence, “Whatever makes you happy.”
Faced with such a response, Li Shengtian was momentarily at a loss for words.
He could tell that Ye Ling really didn’t want to engage in such pointless chatter.
Since that was the case, there was nothing more to say. The next step was to show their true strength in battle.
“Fine, whatever. Let’s just fight. Come on, Rock Golem!”
With that, Li Shengtian immediately summoned his spiritual pet.
A Rock Golem nearly six meters tall, composed entirely of gray stone, appeared in the arena.
Its entire body was made of hard rock.
Although the Rock Golem’s body was made of stone, its core was not.
In the center of its body was a core.
This core was the control center of the Rock Golem, responsible for all its actions and thoughts.
This was the Rock Golem’s greatest weakness.
But even knowing this weakness, it was hard to exploit.
The core was surrounded by dense rock, making it difficult to penetrate with ordinary attacks.
Moreover, as its level increased, the hardness of the rock would also increase, making its defense stronger.
Breaking through the rock to reach the core would become increasingly difficult.
The Rock Golem had another significant advantage: it felt no pain.
Whether it lost an arm or a leg, it felt nothing.
Even if it was missing limbs, as long as it stood on the ground, it could repair itself.
Of course, its repair speed couldn’t match Blood Phantom’s Super Regeneration, but it was still impressive.
Seeing the towering Rock Golem, Ye Ling calmly summoned his own spiritual pet.
“Blood Phantom!”
Dressed in her Rainbow Blood Garment, Blood Phantom stood coldly beside Ye Ling.
A large physique didn’t mean everything; it could just be for show.
A big body brought some intimidation, but it also came with many disadvantages.
For instance, in terms of movement speed, it was definitely slower than a smaller opponent, and its large size made it an easy target.
Seeing that both combatants had summoned their spiritual pets, the referee announced the start of the match.
“Begin the match!”
As soon as the match started, Li Shengtian issued his first command.
“Rock Golem, use Stone Prison on me.”
Yes, Li Shengtian actually ordered his spiritual pet to use a skill on him.
“Roar!”
The Rock Golem let out a low growl and slammed its stone right hand onto the ground with great force.
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