171: Chapter 171 League Rewards
That person landed in the center of the black hole, raised his right hand, curled his fingers into a loose grip, and gave a light squeeze.
The tidal black hole, hundreds of meters in diameter, was crushed as if by an invisible hand, dissipating into countless points of shimmering blue light.
The three whale silhouettes disintegrated the moment they charged out of the black hole, scattering as tidal energy.
The suction on the arena vanished, the howling winds ceased, and the temperature began to rise.
Lin Mobai fell from mid-air, but the man reached out to catch him, landing steadily on the arena stage.
He was a man in his fifties, wearing a deep gray robe, with graying hair and a thin face, but his eyes were sharp.
He hadn't performed Armorization; with just a single strike, he had crushed Lin Fan's Lunar Tide Sorrow.
The principal of Qingcheng City First High School was truly unfathomable.
He looked down at the blood-covered Lin Mobai in his arms and sighed.
"Why push yourself so hard?"
Lin Mobai opened his eyes and looked at him, his lips trembling slightly.
"Principal... I can still fight..."
The principal shook his head and looked up at the referee. "Qingcheng City First High School forfeits."
The referee dithered for a moment before raising his hand.
"In the fourth round, Lin Fan of Dongyun City First High School wins! Dongyun City First High School defeats Qingcheng City First High School 3 to 2, winning the championship of this Ten-School League!"
A tsunami of cheers erupted from the stands.
Qian Duoduo rushed onto the stage and hugged Lin Fan. "We won! We won! We're the champions!"
Liu Qing and Zhao Yuan also rushed up, with Zhao Yuan silently handing over a bottle of water.
Lin Fan took the water, took a sip, and looked at the Qingcheng principal still standing on the stage.
The principal was supporting Lin Mobai and helping him pick up his glasses from the ground.
One lens was shattered, and the frame was bent.
Lin Mobai put them on; they were crooked, but he could barely see.
He turned to look at Lin Fan, his lips moving.
"Next time, I won't lose."
Lin Fan smiled.
"Next time, it'll be even more impossible for you to win."
The day after the league ended, Lin Fan and his group returned to Dongyun City from Qinglan City.
A week later, Lin Fan was organizing inventory in his shop when his phone rang.
Li Fuze's voice came through the receiver.
"Come to my office at three this afternoon."
Lin Fan was taken aback. "Principal, what's this about?"
Li Fuze didn't answer and hung up directly.
Lin Fan looked at the phone screen and curled his lip. "That old man, he really only calls when he needs something."
At three in the afternoon, Lin Fan appeared punctually at the principal's office door.
Pushing the door open, he saw Ye Wushuang, Liu Qing, Zhao Yuan, and Qian Duoduo were already there.
Li Fuze took three black cards and five Armor Spirit eggs from a drawer and placed them on the table.
"These are the rewards for the league championship."
Li Fuze pointed at the three cards. "Each card contains five million federation coin, accepted at Federal Banks nationwide."
He then pointed at the eggs. "These are king spirit rank Armor Spirit eggs selected according to your needs."
Lin Fan scanned them one by one with his left eye.
The first egg was deep blue all over, with ripple-like markings on the shell.
[Species]: Tidal Jellyfish
[Aptitude]: king spirit inferior (Limit: emperor spirit intermediate)
[Attribute]: Water/Poison
[Status]: Healthy, awaiting hatching.
[Suitable Armorization Part]: Hands
[Evaluation]: Tidal Jellyfish, dual water and poison attributes. Excels at area control and toxin erosion, suitable for a Beast Armor Master following a control-type path.
This was for Liu Qing; she followed a control and attrition path, and this Tidal Jellyfish suited her perfectly.
Lin Fan's gaze fell on the second Armor Spirit egg. The shell was a heavy dark mysterious color, covered in fine turtle-shell patterns, with a dense earthen spiritual light faintly swirling around it.
[Species]: Profound Rock Land Tortoise
[Aptitude]: king spirit inferior (Limit: emperor spirit inferior)
[Attribute]: Earth
[Status]: Healthy, awaiting hatching.
[Suitable Armorization Part]: Back
[Evaluation]: A defense-type Armor Spirit that can amplify Physical Body resistance, construct barriers, and share damage. It is an excellent tank pillar for a team, adapted for an Armor Master path of steadfast defense and damage-soaking counterattacks.
Without a second thought, this one was definitely for Qian Duoduo; he was the only one in the team who specialized in defensive Armorization.
After Armorizing with this Profound Rock Land Tortoise, it could form a heavy, massive shield on his back. Although he would give up the possibility of flight, he would gain ultimate defensive capabilities in exchange.
Qian Duoduo rubbed his hands together impatiently, stepped forward, and pulled the Armor Spirit egg into his arms, overcome with joy.
The third Armor Spirit egg lay quietly on the table. The shell was a pale cyan, as smooth as a mirror without any patterns, yet it clearly reflected everything around it.
[Species]: Liefeng Hummingbird
[Aptitude]: king spirit intermediate (Limit: emperor spirit intermediate)
[Attribute]: Wind
[Status]: Healthy, awaiting hatching.
[Suitable Armorization Part]: Back
[Evaluation]: Liefeng Hummingbird, a pure wind-attribute Armor Spirit. Excels at high-speed flight and aerial maneuvers, granting the contractor impressive mobility.
Zhao Yuan pushed up his glasses and reached out to pick up that egg.
The pale cyan shell felt slightly cool in his palm.
Zhao Yuan followed an all-rounder path, having dabbled in control, defense, and offense.
The only thing he lacked was an Armor Spirit that could significantly boost his agility.
The Liefeng Hummingbird filled this exact gap.
He put away the egg without a word, but the corners of his mouth curled up in a barely perceptible arc.
Lin Fan's gaze fell on the fourth Armor Spirit egg.
[Species]: Zhimou Owl
[Aptitude]: king spirit superior (Limit: emperor spirit superior)
[Attribute]: Mental
[Status]: Healthy, awaiting hatching.
[Suitable Armorization Part]: Eyes
[Evaluation]: A rare mental-attribute Armor Spirit, specializing in telekinesis, spiritual perception, and brief precognition.
After Lin Fan finished reading, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"Zhimou Owl, mental attribute, precognition ability. Ye Wushuang, this Armor Spirit is perfect for you."
Ye Wushuang looked down at the egg in front of him, the silver light from the shell reflecting on his expressionless face.
"Precognition..."
Bingli Heavenly Phoenix for field control and damage, Thunder-Scaled Hou Rabbit for explosive mobility, Moonlight Mirror Immortal for defense, Xuanshen Wawa for auxiliary healing, and the Zhimou Owl for predictive perception.
Ye Wushuang's combat system had, at this moment, begun to take on a complete form.
Then, Lin Fan finally looked at the last egg—the Armor Spirit egg that belonged to him.