Chapter 254: This World Has Gone Mad

In Hu Baiqing's view, she had already given such an obvious warning, yet Yuan Jingtong still couldn't take down Duan Ling; he was simply hopeless.

She also couldn't understand why Ye Lin's monkey business over there could affect Yuan Jingtong on the stage.

Hu Baiqing could only attribute these reasons to Yuan Jingtong being a waste.

Little did she know that Yuan Jingtong was suffering in silence at this moment; if Master Ye were to have a gun pointed at his head, let alone fighting ten, he would likely struggle to fight even one.

Seeing Yuan Jingtong begin to act timid and afraid to unleash his full power, Duan Ling's gaze sharpened, and she seized the opportunity to put some distance between them.

As long as the two kept their distance, it wouldn't be so easy for Yuan Jingtong to use his blazing flames to wear her down.

"Venomous Bone Erosion!"

Duan Ling struck again. This time, with the bonus from the Netherworld Yellow Springs, her already terrifying toxins were instantly amplified tenfold!

The space began to distort, as if stirred by an invisible giant hand, and thick black mist continuously spread out, as if a gap to the Nine Nether Yellow Springs had been opened in the human world!

Wherever the poisonous mist passed, all things withered, plants were frozen into ice, and even hard rocks began to corrode.

Seeing this, Yuan Jingtong's face changed wildly. He immediately urged his crimson flames to envelop his entire body, attempting to use the high temperature to counter this terrifying toxin, but the moment they made contact, the flames instantly recoiled like a snail touching a block of salt.

"What?!"

Yuan Jingtong was shocked. Seeing that he was about to be swallowed by the Yellow Springs poisonous mist, he became completely ruthless; he no longer cared that he was still being aimed at by Ye Lin.

"Want to beat me? In your dreams!"

Accompanied by a roar from Yuan Jingtong, the surging crimson flames actually began to rush toward his own body. The flames flowed like water, continuously eroding his entire being and invading his body.

Under the erosion of the flames, Yuan Jingtong's entire body took on a strange, fiery red color, looking like a boiled lobster, but the aura on his body became increasingly terrifying.

"Get... down!"

"Crimson Flame Heaven-Opening Strike!"

Yuan Jingtong let out a painful roar, then violently attacked Duan Ling.

The crimson flames tore through the poisonous mist, and the flames around Yuan Jingtong seemed to come completely alive at this moment, transforming into a fire dragon that roared toward Duan Ling with peerless power.

Duan Ling's face grew paler. A look of determination flashed in the depths of her eyes, and as the divine artifact Netherworld Yellow Springs lit up again, her complexion turned deathly pale.

At the same time, the extremely cold Yellow Springs toxin condensed together, forming a black beam of light that headed straight for the fire dragon.

It was clear that Duan Ling had poured all her power into this single strike.

This kind of head-on collision had no technique; it was merely a test of raw strength.

The black beam of light and the crimson fire dragon collided fiercely, emitting a deafening, ear-piercing roar as the toxins and flames slaughtered and eroded each other.

When the two forces of black and red intertwined and reached a critical threshold, accompanied by an explosion, the violent energy instantly vented in all directions.

Seeing this, Yan Lanbing's gaze sharpened. He raised his hand and pressed down, instantly dissipating all the spreading energy into nothingness.

Just kidding, the Yellow Springs toxin Duan Ling used was dangerous, and there were a bunch of students watching; if this had spread, the Great Xia Academy would definitely be holding a funeral feast today.

As Yan Lanbing stepped in to suppress the aftermath of the battle, Duan Ling and Yuan Jingtong finally determined the winner.

Although both people on the stage were still standing, blackness had already begun to spread across Yuan Jingtong's face, and even in the thirty-degree heat of summer, he was shivering from the cold, clearly having been poisoned.

Conversely, although Duan Ling's face was deathly pale, other than being overly exhausted, she was basically uninjured.

"I'm not reconciled... I'm not reconciled..."

Yuan Jingtong gritted his teeth, wanting to use his willpower to fight the Yellow Springs toxin and attack Duan Ling again.

At this point, Duan Ling was already at the end of her rope and had no ability to resist.

Relying on the powerful physique of his Crimson Flame Knight profession, he should have been the one to win!

But Yuan Jingtong clearly underestimated the horror of the Yellow Springs toxin; he had only taken two steps before he collapsed to the ground with a thud, clearly having succumbed to the poison.

"You won, save him," Yan Lanbing instructed Duan Ling.

Duan Ling nodded, crouched down beside Yuan Jingtong, and withdrew the Yellow Springs toxin back into her body.

As the toxin entered her body, a hint of color finally returned to Duan Ling's pale face.

"Senior Yuan Jingtong... actually lost?"

"What kind of monsters did this year's freshman class recruit? Why can a freshman defeat Senior Yuan Jingtong?"

"Sigh! No way around it, the watershed of life is amniotic fluid; if you have a dad who can give you a divine artifact, you can rely on your father to succeed too."

"Indeed... the boost a divine artifact gives to a job-changer's strength is too exaggerated. Duan Ling hasn't even fully mastered the divine artifact yet and can already defeat Senior Yuan Jingtong. Given time, if she fully masters the divine artifact, wouldn't she be able to win easily?"

The watching freshmen discussed it heatedly, shocked beyond measure.

When the battle began, they never imagined that the one to lose would be Yuan Jingtong.

"Good luck!"

Duan Ling walked over to Ye Lin and whispered to cheer him on.

"Don't worry, it's a guaranteed win. See you in the Mountain-Sea Secret Realm."

Ye Lin smiled at Duan Ling and walked to the center of the training ground, where Hu Baiqing was already waiting for him.

Hearing Ye Lin's arrogant words, Hu Baiqing's gaze turned cold.

Guaranteed win? This was completely disregarding her.

The onlookers also had strange expressions. Facing Hu Baiqing, he dared to say it was a guaranteed win? He was truly a newborn calf not afraid of a tiger. Looking at the entire Great Xia Academy, no one would dare say such a thing, right? How was this any different from losing one's mind?

It's like your roommate going to fight peak Mike Tyson, and before he gets on the ring, he gives you a confident smile and says it's a guaranteed win. Would you believe him?

But soon, Ye Lin made everyone's jaws drop.

Ye Lin wiped his Great Sumeru Ring, and a pitch-black spear appeared in his hand. On the tip of the spear, there seemed to be blood that hadn't yet dried, carrying a fierce and murderous aura!

As soon as this spear appeared, it made many people feel a chill throughout their bodies.

Even Hu Baiqing's expression couldn't help but become a bit more solemn; she could clearly feel the terror of the Emperor Gold Spear!

"This... is this another divine artifact? Are you kidding me? Why does every freshman these days have a divine artifact? Has this world gone mad?" someone couldn't help but exclaim.

Ye Lin tilted his head cheekily and asked with an innocent face.

"My mentor gave it to me. Doesn't your mentor give you divine artifacts?"