167: Chapter 167 Two Consecutive Wins

The second match: Ye Wushuang vs. Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu's fighting style followed the standard assassin route: stealthy bursts of power, retreating a thousand miles if a single strike failed.

Ye Wushuang stood in the center of the arena, the pressure of a Level 49 Armor King enveloping the entire stage.

He no longer held back, but he also knew that Zhou Yu wouldn't engage him head-on.

The referee blew the whistle.

Zhou Yu vanished instantly.

The Void Realm concealment of the Shadow Bat King wing armor allowed him to merge completely into the shadows of the arena.

His form, aura, and spiritual energy fluctuations were all wrapped by the wing membranes, blending seamlessly with the surrounding shadows.

Simultaneously activating the Gale Shadow Cat's Shadow Step, he moved at high speed within the shadows, so fast that not even an afterimage remained.

Ye Wushuang closed his eyes.

The spiritual energy perception of the Bingli Heavenly Phoenix spread out, weaving an invisible net across the arena.

Although Zhou Yu's spiritual energy fluctuations were suppressed by the Shadow Bat King wing armor, the Gale Shadow Cat's Shadow Step would create faint spatial ripples as he moved.

Ye Wushuang caught those ripples and raised his right hand; dozens of ice needles shot out simultaneously, covering a third of the arena's area.

The ice needles poured down like a rainstorm, pinning themselves into the arena floor and shattering into ice shards.

Zhou Yu emerged from the shadows, repeatedly activating Shadow Step to weave through the rain of ice needles.

His speed was astonishing; the ice needles missed one by one, landing behind, in front, and beside him, but failing to hit him.

His movement path wasn't a straight line but a Z-shape; every turn was without warning, causing Ye Wushuang's predictions to fail.

Ye Wushuang's brow furrowed slightly.

No matter how fast the ice needles were fired, they couldn't catch up to Zhou Yu's Shadow Step.

His ice needles were straight-line attacks, while Zhou Yu's movement path consisted of Z-shapes, S-shapes, and even irregular broken lines, with every turn being unpredictable.

Continuing like this would just be a waste of spiritual energy.

Zhou Yu emerged from the shadows, the Poison Blade Mantis's Poison Blade Slash silently stabbing toward Ye Wushuang's lower back.

Ye Wushuang blocked it with the light shield of the Moonlight Mirror Immortal on his left arm, the blade claws leaving three white marks on the shield's surface.

Having failed the strike, Zhou Yu immediately retreated, activating Shadow Step again to vanish into the shadows.

His tactic was clear—hit and run, never staying, never getting entangled in a fight.

Ye Wushuang took a deep breath, the Bingli Heavenly Phoenix wings on his back suddenly unfurling to their maximum before flapping violently.

A bone-chilling cold erupted from him, spreading in all directions with him as the center.

Wherever the cold passed, the air condensed into ice crystals, and a thin layer of ice formed on the ground; the arena's temperature dropped below freezing in an instant.

Bingli Heavenly Phoenix—Extreme Cold Domain.

Since the opponent's speed was fast, he would just slow him down.

The moment the Extreme Cold Domain unfolded, the entire arena turned into a world of ice.

A smooth layer of thin ice covered the ground, fine ice crystals floated in the air, and exhaled breath instantly turned into white mist.

Zhou Yu activated Shadow Step again, but as soon as his feet touched the ice, he slipped, stumbling a step as his Z-shaped path turned into a wobbly curve.

Not only had his speed decreased, but even his precision was gone.

Ye Wushuang opened his eyes and turned to face him.

Activating Thunder Flash with his right leg, silver-purple lightning exploded at his ankle, and he turned into a streak of light, charging at Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu gritted his teeth and forced a Shadow Step, carving an arc on the ice and barely dodging Ye Wushuang's charge.

But just as he steadied himself, the ice under his feet caused him to slip again, his body leaning forward as his center of gravity became unstable.

Ye Wushuang gave him no chance to adjust.

He raised his right hand, and the cold energy of the Bingli Heavenly Phoenix condensed in his palm—not into ice needles, but an ice wall.

An ice wall rose from the ground, standing crosswise in front of Zhou Yu and blocking his path.

Zhou Yu turned to go around from the side, but another ice wall rose.

He turned again, and yet another ice wall appeared.

Four ice walls trapped Zhou Yu in a narrow space.

The Visionary Spirit Moth on Zhou Yu's left eye lit up—Mirage.

A beam of iridescent light shot toward Ye Wushuang, attempting to create illusions for interference.

The Xuanshen Wawa on Ye Wushuang's head glowed with emerald green light—Purification Light.

The iridescent light was neutralized, and Ye Wushuang's vision was not affected at all.

He raised his right hand, the Bingli Heavenly Phoenix's cold energy condensing in his palm as a thick ice spear shot toward Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu had nowhere to hide.

He thrust out the Poison Blade Mantis blade claws on his right hand, trying to shatter the ice spear.

The blade claws struck the ice spear, shattering it, but the impact forced him back two steps, crashing into the ice wall behind him.

He gritted his teeth, and the Visionary Spirit Moth on his left eye lit up again—Blinding Light, as a dazzling iridescent beam shot toward Ye Wushuang's eyes.

The Xuanshen Wawa on Ye Wushuang's head lit up again—Breath of Life, as emerald green light enveloped his entire body, keeping the Blinding Light at bay.

All of Zhou Yu's attacks were ineffective.

His toxins were purified, his illusions were dispelled, his speed was restricted by the ice, and his concealment was broken by the cold.

His standard repertoire was like children's toys in front of Ye Wushuang.

Zhou Yu looked up, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, but there was no fear in his eyes.

The poisonous light on his right hand's Poison Blade Mantis blade claws surged, but he turned and stabbed it into himself.

As the toxin was injected into his own body, the Visionary Spirit Moth on his left eye suddenly glowed with a piercing light, the hexagram deep in his pupil spinning wildly.

His body began to tremble, his muscles swelled, and veins popped out.

The Poison Blade Mantis's toxin could paralyze enemies, but it could also stimulate one's own nerves—the price was intense pain, but in exchange, it granted a short burst of speed.

Zhou Yu exerted force with both legs, the ice shattering beneath him as he activated Shadow Step once more.

This time, his speed reached the extreme; the ice was no longer an obstacle but a springboard for him to leverage force.

He turned into a black line, carving arcs across the ice, the four ice walls becoming as if they didn't exist before him.

He rushed in front of Ye Wushuang, the Poison Blade Mantis's fatal strike thrusting out as dark purple blade claws aimed straight for Ye Wushuang's throat.

Ye Wushuang didn't dodge.

He condensed the Moonlight Mirror Immortal's light shield on his left arm to its maximum, the lunar phase patterns on the shield's surface flowing rapidly.

The blade claws struck the light shield, the surface trembling violently and becoming covered in cracks.

Zhou Yu's Blade Shadow Combo struck repeatedly—one, two, three, four, five strikes—all five hitting the same spot on the light shield.

The light shield shattered, and the blade claws lunged for Ye Wushuang's throat.

The Xuanshen Wawa on Ye Wushuang's head glowed with emerald green light—Breath of Life.

An emerald green spiritual energy shield blocked the final distance of the blade claws.

The blade claws struck the shield, the toxin was purified by the emerald light, and the claws were repelled.

Ye Wushuang's Thunder-Scaled Hou Rabbit's Thunder Light Kick kicked out, hitting Zhou Yu squarely in the abdomen.

Zhou Yu was kicked flying, crashing into the arena's protective wall before sliding to the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood.

He struggled to stand, but the toxin from his left arm had already spread through his body; his body began to twitch, his muscles convulsed, and he could no longer muster any strength.

The referee walked over, glanced at Zhou Yu's condition, and raised his hand.

"Zhou Yu has lost his ability to fight. In the second match, Dongyun City First High School's Ye Wushuang wins! Dongyun City First High School leads 2 to 0."