Chapter 24: Narrow Victory, Strange Mutation!

"Don't worry about me, don't let the opponent find an opening!" Su Yu struggled to slowly stand up from the ground, reaching out to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Yu Hao, attack Ning Tian with all your might, don't give her a chance to provide buffs!"

Su Yu's voice grew weaker and weaker; in the end, having just stood up, Su Yu lost consciousness and collapsed on the field.

An Agility Attack System Battle Soul Master is always known for speed and attack power; with a four-level gap in soul power, and considering he was hit head-on, one can imagine how serious Su Yu's condition was.

However, bloodstains appeared on the competition field, and those bloodstains were clearly not Su Yu's. Whose bloodstains were they exactly?

Ning Tian, who thought victory was within her grasp, was just about to continue reminding Nanmen Yun'er when a miserable cry rang out. Several Hidden Weapons had already pierced Nanmen Yun'er's thigh and arm; the intense pain caused Nanmen Yun'er to fall to the ground at the same time—a mutual defeat!

This was actually a situation of mutual destruction!

Su Yu had known he couldn't dodge this strike, but he wasn't necessarily unable to trade injury for injury. Among the Tang Sect Hidden Weapon techniques, there is one that is simple, easy to learn, and extremely practical: the Hand-Thrown Arrow!

The function of the Hand-Thrown Arrow technique is singular: to launch a Hidden Weapon at a faster speed. If it weren't for the competition rule against maiming opponents, Nanmen Yun'er's internal organs would have been struck by at least several Hidden Weapons by now.

Furthermore, Su Yu had long been planning this; at such a close distance, penetrating Nanmen Yun'er's protective soul power was entirely within reason.

The original advantage vanished in an instant, and the situation returned to two-on-two.

Just at this moment, a red light suddenly erupted from Wu Feng's body. Her second Soul Ring flickered, and the Dragon's Fire rising from her body suddenly turned dark red. Her original scales began to grow thick, and while a fierce red light flared in her eyes, her left hand almost completely transformed into a dragon claw.

Second Soul Skill, Dragon's Fury!

Wang Dong did not hesitate either, directly activating his own second soul skill. A second purple thousand-year Soul Ring lit up, and that dazzling purple Soul Ring instantly overshadowed the luster of Wu Feng and Ning Tian's soul rings. The wings of the Radiant Goddess Butterfly also began to shine brilliantly.

On the blue-gold butterfly wings, those golden light patterns were like small burning suns, blooming with dazzling radiance across the field.

These light patterns were all concentrated on the forewings, and brilliance was constantly condensing in front of Wang Dong.

At this moment, Wang Dong was rendered entirely in gold, becoming almost the most dazzling existence among the sixteen competition fields.

It was precisely because of this that the spectators' gazes were all drawn to this spot by Wang Dong's maneuver.

Radiant Goddess Butterfly second soul skill, Butterfly Goddess Light.

Wu Feng, who was executing Dragon's Fury, was instantly swallowed by the Butterfly Goddess Light. However, the defensive power of Wu Feng, who was wielding both Dragon's Fire and Dragon's Fury, had reached a truly astonishing level.

Under the illumination of the Butterfly Goddess Light, Wu Feng still persisted, and the situation once again fell into a brief stalemate.

"Seven Treasures Famous, three..."

Ning Tian, who was about to execute a soul skill, suddenly fell into a daze. The next instant, all her buffs vanished instantly as Huo Yuhao withdrew his Spirit Shock.

Taking advantage of Ning Tian preparing to use a soul skill to buff herself, the light in Huo Yuhao's eyes flared, and a terrifying wave of Spirit Power suddenly erupted, this time shifting its target to Wu Feng.

Bang!

The Dragon's Fire and Dragon's Fury on Wu Feng's body were instantly broken. This time, the Butterfly Goddess Light completely shattered Wu Feng's defense. After enduring this strike, Wu Feng no longer had the ability to continue fighting and fell into a coma after hitting the ground.

"Match over!"

Seeing this, the teacher in charge of proctoring immediately announced the result. Only then did the crowd swarm up to carry Su Yu and Nanmen Yun'er away; after all, both sides had suffered relatively serious injuries in this match.

"Teacher Zhou, will Su Yu be alright?"

Watching Su Yu being carried away, Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao were both somewhat worried; after all, they had both seen Su Yu's Mirror Martial Soul shatter directly under Nanmen Yun'er's full-force strike.

"Don't worry, Shrek Academy has top-tier healing Soul Masters. Su Yu's injuries won't be a major problem, rest assured!"

Watching Su Yu being carried away, Zhou Yi was actually not entirely certain in her heart. After all, a shattered martial soul was a relatively serious injury, and Su Yu suffering such heavy damage was indeed something she hadn't expected.

When Su Yu woke up, he found himself in an unfamiliar place.

"Teacher Zhou, where is this?"

Looking at the strange place and Zhou Yi before him, Su Yu asked subconsciously.

"This is where Shrek Academy treats its students. Your situation is a bit special, but there's basically no major issue." Hearing Zhou Yi's words, Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

"Did Wang Dong and the others win?" Looking at Zhou Yi, Su Yu wanted to know the final result; after all, he wasn't sure if Huo Yuhao could defeat them after losing the ability to fuse with Wang Dong.

Zhou Yi came before Su Yu and said, "You won, but I do not advocate for this method of yours."

"I understand, Teacher. What exactly happened to my martial soul?" Zhou Yi's state was somewhat strange; he could clearly feel that her demeanor was off.

"Your martial soul seems to have undergone some mutation. Ever since your martial soul shattered, after the treatment by the academy teachers, the other half that shattered can no longer be condensed. But as for the current situation, we don't know what happened either."

Under Su Yu's persistent questioning, Zhou Yi chose not to hide it. Su Yu tried to mobilize his martial soul; it had returned to normal, but the remaining pile of fragments had not dissipated.

"Your condition is still under observation. Currently, there won't be any problems, but if any issues arise, you must tell us." Zhou Yi was somewhat worried, but the Shrek healing Soul Master told her that these fragments of the shattered martial soul would have no effect on Su Yu. Even so, being careful was always for the best.

Su Yu stood up and nodded at Zhou Yi, "I understand, Teacher Zhou."

After returning to the dormitory, seeing Su Yu return safe and sound, the heart Wang Dong had been hanging in suspense finally settled.

"I thought you were seriously injured; you made me worry for nothing."

Wang Dong gave Su Yu a punch in indignation. While saying things like "worried for nothing," he was still very honest in his actions, hitting and kicking him, scaring Su Yu into slipping out of the dormitory.

"Are you really okay?"

Su Yu was calmly eating grilled fish with Wang Dong in front of Huo Yuhao's grilled fish stall when Huo Yuhao asked suspiciously.

Su Yu patted his chest with full confidence and boasted shamelessly, "How could a little girl seriously injure me? If the competition didn't forbid maiming opponents, that little girl definitely wouldn't have survived."

"All you do is brag all day long. How old are you, and you dare to call others a little girl?" Wang Dong looked at the confident Su Yu with disdain.

"Teacher Zhou Yi wouldn't let us visit you, so we thought something had happened to you. After all, we saw with our own eyes your martial soul being shattered by Nanmen Yun'er." Seeing Su Yu looking so lively, Huo Yuhao also breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the two who were no longer worried, Su Yu said, "Alright, alright, this time it was my fault. As compensation, I'll cover your meals for the next week. That should be enough, right?"

Money? Money is the thing I lack the least. Eat whatever you want; as long as you can eat it, I'll let you eat however you like.

After Huo Yuhao closed the stall, the three of them went straight to the Gold Soul Coin window, and Su Yu waved his hand, telling them to order whatever they wanted.

After dinner, upon returning to the dormitory, Su Yu casually handed Huo Yuhao an exquisite box.

"Su Yu, what is this?" Huo Yuhao asked suspiciously.

Su Yu smiled mysteriously and said, "Open it when you get back. Just accept it; this is a token of my sincerity. Don't refuse me; we're friends, right?"

Back in the dormitory, Su Yu began to circulate the Mysterious Heaven Technique to cultivate. After this competition, he also had to go hunt for his own second Soul Ring.

Although he wasn't sure what these fragments were, as long as one tries, one can naturally discover where their uses lie.

Just as Su Yu tried to mobilize these fragments, a bizarre event followed.

The scene that followed left Su Yu completely dumbfounded.