Chapter 28: Wang Dong

Behind him, the butterfly wings of the Radiant Goddess Butterfly began to emit rings of golden radiance; he raised both arms simultaneously, pressing them against the front wings.

Watching Wang Dong, whose momentum was growing increasingly powerful, Xie Huanyue also felt immense pressure. Stop him—he must not be allowed to unleash it!

Wang Dong's aura grew stronger and stronger, and the fear in Xie Huanyue's heart grew as well. However, just as he sprang up again, he was struck simultaneously by Huo Yu Hao's Spirit Shock and Spirit Interference.

In Xie Huanyue's perception, he clearly felt that he had hit Wang Dong, yet he had brushed past him by a mere fraction of an inch.

Time ticked by second by second. Xie Huanyue tried several times to knock Wang Dong down from the air, but he was never able to lock onto him accurately. It was then that Xie Huanyue remembered someone—Huo Yu Hao, who had been in the corner the whole time.

He didn't know why, but even though the other side only had a ten-year soul ring, so many inconceivable things had happened on his side; he reckoned this guy was the one pulling the strings.

Send him down first; there can be no more delays!

Having made up his mind, Xie Huanyue's third soul ring lit up. His body now resembled a large purple ball, and a ring of purple light erupted from him, instantly catching up to Huo Yu Hao.

Just as everyone thought Huo Yu Hao was about to be severely injured, Huo Yu Hao voluntarily chose to withdraw and was snatched off the arena by the proctor. Now, only Wang Dong remained on the field.

Looking at Wang Dong's persistent and icy gaze, and that increasingly terrifying golden radiance, this was no longer a match—this was a desperate fight for survival!

Just as Xie Huanyue wanted to use a soul skill again, a pillar of light suddenly erupted from Wang Dong's body. The wings of the Radiant Goddess Butterfly had completely turned into a brilliant gold. Accompanied by the emergence of that golden pillar of light, the current Wang Dong looked like a Radiant Goddess Butterfly bathing in golden flames!

The brilliant golden pillar of light bent continuously as Wang Dong rose, actually transforming into a huge, terrifying crescent-shaped blade of light.

At this moment, the air seemed to be on the verge of being torn apart, and the entire arena was filled with an indescribably powerful fluctuation of soul power.

Watching that huge golden blade of light, Su Yu outside the arena smiled calmly. They had won, but he was truly tired. This kind of competition was, for him, truly not what he wanted...

The blade of light descended suddenly, scaring Xie Huanyue out of his wits. Even though he was a Soul Elder with three rings and prided himself on his immensely powerful Defense System, he did not believe for a second that he could take this blow.

The proctor no longer hesitated and appeared directly in front of Xie Huanyue, grabbing him to pull him off the field. But Wang Dong's strike came too fast; it was impossible to save someone and then use a martial soul to retreat unscathed.

However, as Su Yu had anticipated, Xuan Lao intervened. A massive suction force came from the sky, and the golden blade of light changed direction and flew toward the sky the very instant before it was about to hit the proctor who had stepped forward to block it.

In mid-air, a large fire-red hand appeared, grabbed the golden blade of light, and then crushed it, turning it into a sky full of flowing light that scattered into the dust.

Xuan Lao took a bite of a Chicken Leg and muttered to himself, "Today's Orleans-flavored chicken leg is a bit salty." As he spoke, he slowly walked down from the high platform.

The match ended. After simple emergency treatment, Su Yu was able to stand up. Looking at the pale-faced Wang Dong in the arena, he went up to support him, then left the place.

Opposite them, Xie Huanyue retracted his soul ring into his body, and his figure returned to normal, no longer the standard gas-canister shape from before. Su Yu knew that this poor child, Xie Huanyue, might need a lifetime to walk out of the shadow of this battle...

Returning to the dormitory, Wang Dong looked at Su Yu before him, feeling somewhat lost. He didn't know why this guy, who was always fearless, could always bring him new realizations.

Every decision he made could determine the direction of the match. In Wang Dong's eyes, all of this seemed so incredible.

Back at the dormitory, Su Yu was still very weak and fell asleep the moment he laid down. Su Yu's bed had been repaired, though he had been forced to pay a few Gold Soul Coins; the academy was not at all polite when it came to compensation for damaged academy property.

"What other secrets do you have? Why are your decisions always so aggressive, yet they always play a decisive role? Why..."

Wang Dong's eyes were beautiful—a pair of large powder-blue eyes with long, slender eyelashes. Looking across the entire Shrek Academy, Su Yu believed he couldn't find many people who could surpass Wang Dong in terms of eyes.

At this moment, Wang Dong's gaze was filled with confusion. He looked at the groggy, sleepy Su Yu before him and remained silent for a long time.

"Wang Dong, Wang Dong..."

Su Yu mumbled in his sleep. Wang Dong was somewhat surprised, but he didn't disturb Su Yu, sitting quietly on the bed to listen.

"I, I..."

Su Yu's words were intermittent, and only a few "I"s could be vaguely heard. Just as Wang Dong leaned in to listen,

Su Yu turned over and continued, sounding very disappointed: "I don't want to compete anymore. I'm so tired, really so tired..."

Hearing this, Wang Dong felt a bit heartbroken, carefully recalling Su Yu's time since enrolling at Shrek Academy.

Although his soul power had only just reached the threshold for enrollment, Su Yu had still relied on his own efforts to reach Level 20. Even with his unremarkable martial soul, he had played a vital role in the round-robin matches along the way and in the current Top 64 competition.

"Back when we faced Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, you held off the strongest, Huang Chutian, all by yourself, and then reminded me to stop the two sisters from using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. I thought you were joking, but it turned out to be true."

"Later, in the battle against Wu Feng, you chose to trade injury for injury to take out Nanmen Yun'er on the other side. This time it was you again, holding off a three-ring Soul Elder like Xie Huanyue. Su Yu, what kind of monster are you..."

Wang Dong was somewhat shocked. He hadn't expected that Su Yu, who had always been so resilient since enrollment, would show such signs of fatigue.

If it were someone else, they might just think Su Yu was avoiding reality, but as Su Yu's roommate, Wang Dong knew clearly that over these past few months, Su Yu's efforts had been even more desperate than those of Huo Yu Hao, who was recognized as the hardest worker in the class.

Su Yu, who had always been incomparably confident in front of Wang Dong, was now showing fatigue for the first time, and Wang Dong couldn't help but feel some sympathy for him.

"I'm sorry..."

Looking at the soundly sleeping Su Yu, Wang Dong let out a sigh, returned to his own bed, and closed his eyes to meditate.

Su Yu's nature was essentially still that of an ordinary person from Blue Star. People go through growth, and having come to the world of the Peerless Tang Sect, he also looked forward to what kind of brilliance his future would bloom into, but in one's dreams, one will always unintentionally reveal the thoughts in one's heart...