"My soul power is about to be exhausted. Luckily, I caught him."
Yang Ningbing heaved a sigh of relief when she saw Linfeng in the middle of the Heavenly Lightning Sword Array. However, her expression soon turned serious.
Linfeng was still able to hold on until now even after being whipped by lightning. This was enough to show how strong his lightning resistance and physique was.
Yang Ningbing admitted that if she was the one trapped in the array, she wouldn't be able to hold on for more than ten seconds even if she was possessed by a demon spirit.
"Feng!"
Yunkai's expression changed when he saw Linfeng's miserable state. He waved his right hand and the five swords scattered on the ground flew up and whizzed towards Yang Ningbing.
Yunkai knew that he couldn't stop such a powerful soul skill. Only by seriously injuring Yang Ningbing could Linfeng escape.
Yang Ningbing didn't use a barrier to defend herself against the flying swords. Instead, she flapped her wings and dodged.
"Your opponent is me."
Zhang Tianxu spat out a lava-like liquid. Yunkai quickly used a defensive soul skill to block it. The Golden Lion King's Metal Transformation could make him invulnerable to metal. However, even metal would melt in the face of lava. Due to the opponent's interference and attacks, Yunkai couldn't focus on controlling his sword. This didn't cause much of a disturbance to Yang Ningbing and she continued to release soul skills.
"Ah!"
Just when everyone thought that the battle was about to end, Linfeng let out a painful roar from within the array. Dark green scales suddenly grew out from his mangled skin and covered his entire body.
"I didn't want to expose the Dragonfish Transformation so early."
Linfeng raised his head and looked at the girl in mid-air. After the scales covered his body, his defense and strength clearly increased. He stomped his feet and leaped up. Although his body was still within the barrier and was constantly being electrocuted, half of his head had already popped out. Linfeng slightly opened his mouth and bubbles continuously floated towards Yang Ningbing.
Yang Ning Bing waved the magic staff in her hand, and bolts of lightning struck the bubbles. The bubbles were instantly destroyed, and lightning splattered everywhere, making popping sounds. However, the number of bubbles kept increasing, and unknowingly, Yang Ning Bing found that she had been surrounded.
Facing the bubbles surrounding her, Yang Ningbing didn't panic. She quickly flapped her wings and flew higher and higher.
She knows that there's a distance in controlling a soul skill. The further the distance, the more soul force would be consumed. Controlling so many bubbles requires a large amount of soul force. If the distance is too far, not to mention Linfeng, even a High level Demon Spiritualist wouldn't be able to do it.
"How is this possible?"
Looking at the bubbles following her like a shadow, Yang Ningbing's originally calm face had a trace of panic for the first time.
The scene in front of her was out of her expectations. Even though she was already a hundred meters above the ground, those transparent bubbles were still following her like maggots attached to her bones. They continued to float towards the sky at an extremely fast speed.
At this moment, Yang Ningbing was no longer able to continue flying because she was about to touch the ceiling of the stadium.
"Why does he have such a powerful control ability?"
The Gold rank soul skill 'Lightning Shield' was released and a circular purple barrier covered the girl. At the same time, spiritual energy covered her body. But even so, looking around, there were more than a hundred bubbles floating around her. The girl's face was slightly pale.
"I can't attack, the bubbles will explode. If I attack, at such a close distance, the explosion will be even more intense."
Yang Ningbing's heartbeat quickened. Her body was a little stiff and her face was extremely ugly.
The bubbles continued to get closer to Yang Ningbing and stuck to the barrier, as if they were attached to it.
At this moment, Yunkai and the rest stopped fighting and couldn't help but look up at the sky.
The expressions of the mentors changed slightly. They knew the power of Lin Feng's explosions. Previously, when he was facing five people, the bubbles were already so powerful when they were scattered. Now, when he was facing one person, and at such a close distance …
Will he die?
Many of the mentors looked at Bu Zheng and Deng Lun, as if asking if they should stop the competition.
"He should have absorbed a soul skill that is similar to locking. Otherwise, with Lin Feng's soul power, it is impossible for him to control so many bubbles at such a distance."
Deng Lun quickly guessed that Lin Feng had absorbed a soul skill, but he didn't know what soul skill it was and what rank it was.
But he guessed that it should be a Gold rank soul skill.
Lin Feng landed back in the formation. Facing the whip of lightning, his body trembled slightly, but he appeared to be very calm. After using two bubbles consecutively, his soul skill was already exhausted.
Lin Feng raised his head and looked at the purple ball in mid-air, as well as the girl inside. He said in his heart, "Explode!"
"Boom ~ ~ ~"
A deafening explosion sounded, and electric arcs bloomed like a purple sun, erupting with a terrifying impact. The roof of the stadium collapsed, and large pieces of rock fell to the ground. Yunkai and the rest didn't dare to fight anymore, and they hurriedly dodged.
Bang bang bang!
Like an earthquake, as the rocks fell to the ground, a bloody figure covered in cuts and bruises also fell from mid-air, smashing into the ground.
"She lost!"
Seeing that the girl was about to land, Yang Qing had a complicated look in his eyes. He appeared on the field as if he had appeared out of thin air. With a wave of his right hand, an invisible hand gently caught the girl, and she landed slowly.
Among the broken rocks, Yang Ning Bing's body was a bloody mess. Her whole body was charred black, and there was a pungent burnt smell. Her original appearance could no longer be seen.
A crystal bottle appeared in Yang Qing's hand, and the green liquid in the bottle was poured on the girl's body. The charred and bloody wounds gradually healed.
Bu Zheng also appeared beside Yang Qing. Although he knew that Yang Qing wouldn't make a move, he still had to be prepared.
Today, Linfeng's team would replace Yang Ning Bing's team of five, and become the new Hongyun Team.
"Life Essence. This bottle is worth at least 500 million.
How extravagant. As expected of the person who has the key. "Bu Zheng had a thought in his mind.
The speed of recovery was even faster than that of a healer. Moreover, it could replenish vitality without any sequelae.
If he also had a key, with a large amount of Life Essence, he might be able to live for another two years.
"I …"
Yang Ning Bing didn't faint. Although her wounds had healed, she still looked a little dazed, perhaps because of the dizziness or the failure.
When she came back to her senses, she looked at Yang Qing, who had appeared beside her. She was slightly stunned. She didn't know why, but she had the urge to cry.
All her efforts were in vain.
In front of the uncle she admired, she had lost!
She had lost completely.
Her elimination also represented the defeat of the Hongyun Team!
The remaining two teammates were already at a disadvantage when facing Yunkai and Yu Qiao. With the addition of Linfeng, they couldn't resist for long and were quickly defeated.
A challenge that attracted the attention of the whole country was over.
However, the mentors still couldn't come back to their senses.
The Hongyun Team that they had high hopes for had lost so easily.
Lin Feng and the other two, except for Linfeng who was injured, Yunkai and Yu Qiao were unscathed.
Dong Xiaomei and Yun Mingming, who had recovered, came to Linfeng and the other two. They couldn't hide the excitement in their eyes.
They had won.
Half a month later, they would participate in the National University Battle. Everything was too unbelievable.
"Thirteenth Uncle, I'm sorry."
Yang Ning Bing lowered her head and didn't dare to look into Yang Qing's eyes.
She had been favored since she was young. She had always been the best among her peers. This was her first defeat. The person who defeated her was younger than her by two years and was her cousin!
Yang Qing patted her niece's head and comforted her. "Your performance was good. It's just that your opponent was stronger."
Yang Ning Bing looked at Linfeng and was silent for a while. She said bitterly, "He is indeed stronger than me!"
She recalled the oppressive feeling when she was surrounded by the bubbles and was in the center of the explosion. A trace of fear flashed in her eyes.
She would never forget that feeling for the rest of her life.
Yang Qing comforted her niece and turned to look at Linfeng. At that moment, Linfeng seemed to feel something and also turned to look.
The two of them looked at each other.
Time seemed to stop at that moment.
The next moment, they looked away at the same time.
The father and son were strangers. They were both geniuses and proud.
Yang Qing understood that there was no need for her to speak.
This child would never return to the Yang family.