Chapter 158: The Simultaneous Appearance of the Upper Three Sects

Damn it, how is that bitch Dugu Yan also so strong!

The surrounding discussions were not intentionally suppressed. Hearing the voices questioning the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan from the stage, Yu Tianheng felt his veins bulge in anger. With a furious roar, he immediately unleashed his ultimate attack: Fourth Spirit Ability, Blue Lightning Divine Dragon Swift!

A blue light burst forth from the center of Yu Tianheng's forehead. Accompanied by a crackling sound, bolts of lightning snakes condensed together, finally forming a blue dragon several meters long, which roared and lunged at Dugu Yan with bared fangs and brandished claws.

A dying struggle!

Dugu Yan sneered disdainfully. Spirit power surged wildly around her, and the fourth spirit ring, now somewhat darkened, floating above her Golden Flood Dragon spirit instantly blazed with light. The golden glow covering Dugu Yan erupted abruptly, slamming toward Yu Tianheng like a violent gale.

This was none other than Dugu Yan's fourth spirit ability, Golden Storm, which originated from a Demonic Eye Golden Scaled Dragon over nine thousand years old.

The golden storm roared like a beast, shaking the heavens and the earth as it instantly smashed the blue dragon into pieces. Descending overwhelmingly upon Yu Tianheng, it lashed against his body like a whip, strike after strike.

Yu Tianheng, you better remember this for me! You are the despicable coward who is unworthy of me. If I ever hear you slander me behind my back again, I will beat you so hard your own mother won't recognize you!

Amidst her crisp, stern reprimand, Dugu Yan flashed forward and kicked Yu Tianheng squarely in the chest, sending him flying off the tournament stage.

This Dugu Yan truly is a woman of deep passion and integrity!

A trace of approval flashed across Qian Renxue's eyes. When her gaze shifted slightly to land on the fallen and incapacitated Yu Tianheng, her expression changed instantly, leaving only utter disgust.

Although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan desperately tried to conceal their past conflict with the Nine Star Palace, Qian Renxue held a triple identity: Crown Princess of the Heaven Dou Empire, Holy Maiden of the Consecrated Hall, and nominal disciple of Ning Fengzhi. How could she possibly remain unaware of the petty schemes Yu Tianheng pulled during that clash?

First, there was that reputation-seeking fraud of a Grandmaster, Yu Xiaoang, and now we have Yu Tianheng, who stabs his comrades in the back. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan truly has no successors left; their era of decline is not far off!

Following Yu Tianheng's fall, the referee announced the match results: In the second match of the third round of the finals, Nine Star Academy versus Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Nine Star Academy wins!

Not long after the Nine Star team stepped down, the third match began shortly after.

Nine Star Academy, Spirit Hall Academy, and Kamikaze Academy formed the premier tier of this tournament. After their matches concluded, apart from a few exceptions, the remaining teams were practically engaged in a mutual pecking order among mediocrities. Star Luo Royal Academy's opponent was a team that had also advanced from the Star Luo Empire's main division. Having been beaten into an existential crisis by Dai Weisi during the preliminary rounds, they directly chose to forfeit.

Among the subsequent matches, the one that managed to catch people's attention was the battle between Shrek Academy and Thunder Academy.

Although Bibi Dong wanted to build a reputation for her old lover, she could not simply pave the way for Shrek all the way through—that would look far too deliberate. Before Shrek could enter the top three, she had to arrange a strong team to face them.

However, if they were truly made to encounter top-tier powerhouses like Spirit Hall Academy, Nine Star Academy, or Kamikaze Academy prematurely, the Shrek team, stripped of their immortal herbs, would only face the fate of packing their bags and getting kicked out. Calculations showed that Thunder Academy was the most suitable choice.

For the sake of her old lover, Bibi Dong had truly wrung her brains dry. One had to admit that Grandmaster Yu was indeed the benchmark for men living off women.

Once defeated in the finals, elimination was the only outcome. Facing Thunder Academy, which possessed four spirit masters, Yu Xiaoang sent out Ning Rongrong, who had been kept as a trump card.

The elixir Ning Rongrong consumed was procured by Ning Fengzhi at a heavy price from Nine Star Palace, and its effect was above average. Coupled with the fact that she took it relatively early, most of its medicinal potency had already been realized. Furthermore, due to the sudden emergence of Xiao Yu, Ning Fengzhi had stepped up his supervision of Ning Rongrong's cultivation. Therefore, she was Shrek's third and final spirit ancestor after Dai Mubai and Tang San—a level 41 auxiliary system tool spirit ancestor.

Under Ning Rongrong's augmentation, Ma Hongjun, Tai Long, and Zhu Zhuqing, whose spirit powers were at levels 37 and 38 respectively, all unleashed combat capabilities on par with spirit ancestors.

Because Oscar had not broken through to become a spirit ancestor, Yu Xiaoang chose to replace him with Tai Long in his formation arrangement. Having two auxiliary system members already made the lineup somewhat unreasonable.

Meanwhile, Tang San had already exposed the secret of his twin spirits during the promotion matches, so he had no reservations in his match against Thunder Academy, unleashing the Clear Sky Hammer right upon taking the stage.

The Clear Sky Hammer, the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon of Thunder Academy captain Yu Tianxin—

Three major spirits from the Upper Three Sects were unleashed simultaneously on the arena, which inevitably captured the attention of many onlookers.

This fierce battle was exceptionally intense. Especially since Yu Tianheng had been overwhelmingly defeated by Dugu Yan earlier, the surrounding criticisms and doubts regarding the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan were endless. Yu Tianxin, who also hailed from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family, poured every ounce of his effort...