174: Desert Sandstorm Crocodile VS Flying Leaf Poison Willow

Just as the students from other academies at the edge of the challenge platform were mocking them...

On the stage, Xie Ning shot forward. The changhong sword released several sword beams that struck the Wasteland Sandstorm Crocodile, drawing splashes of bright red blood.

"What's the deal? Isn't he a Breeder?" the grey-haired boy in the audience stood up in surprise.

The other companions looked at each other. One of them went to ask a student from Lingnan Academy and returned to say:

"This person named Xie Ning seems to be a Demon Tamer by profession; being a Breeder is just something he does occasionally."

"Oc... occasionally..."

While they were in a state of shock, the struck Wasteland Sandstorm Crocodile let out a painful and angry roar.

Roar—

With heavy steps but a speed that was not slow at all, it closed in on Xie Ning in the blink of an eye.

"Wasteland Sandstorm Crocodile, stop! Your target isn't him!" Duan Jun shouted.

According to the rules, a Yao Beast cannot attack a Breeder, otherwise it is considered a violation. However, the Sandstorm Crocodile was currently in a rage and completely ignored his commands.

As for Yan Chengze, he even closed his eyes, pretending to see nothing.

Just when everyone thought Xie Ning was finished, he dodged past it, stepping on its thick thighs and back. With a few leaps, he reached the top of the Wasteland Sandstorm Crocodile's head, avoiding the whip of its tail. His long sword moved continuously, leaving afterimages as sword beams fell like rain onto the Wasteland Sandstorm Crocodile.

The Flying Leaf Poison Willow's attack also arrived at this moment, guided by the sword wind to cover the Wasteland Sandstorm Crocodile's entire body.

The Sandstorm Crocodile roared, tilted its head back to inhale, and spat out a Sand Tornado.

Xie Ning nimbly avoided it and moved to the edge of the challenge platform.

"Big guy, I'm over here."

The Sandstorm Crocodile lunged forward, its front claws swiping at Xie Ning. It was dodged again, and instead, it took two sword strikes to its legs and fell to the ground.

"Flying Leaf Poison Willow, Willow Leaf Whip, give it a good thrashing!"

After Xie Ning finished speaking, he sheathed his long sword and moved several steps away.

In the next second, everyone saw the normally slow Flying Leaf Poison Willow suddenly explode with power. Its willow branches lengthened, becoming dense and numerous, and carrying foul-smelling venom and poisonous mist as they lashed out at the Wasteland Sandstorm Crocodile.

Crack, crack, crack... The willow branches, like thorny and poisoned whips, lashed the Wasteland Sandstorm Crocodile, forcing it toward the edge of the stage.

"Sandstorm Crocodile, hold on! Use Earth Wall for defense!" Duan Jun shouted.

The Wasteland Sandstorm Crocodile lashed the ground with its tail, and in the next second, several Earth Walls rose from the ground.

Crack, crack, crack... The seemingly weak willow branches displayed formidable power at this moment; the twenty-centimeter-thick Earth Walls were smashed to pieces, turning into a cloud of dust that enveloped the arena.

With one side constantly creating Earth Walls for defense and the other lashing out with willow branches, it was as if they were creating environmental pollution. In just over ten seconds, the entire protective shield was covered in smoke and dust, making it impossible to see the battle.

"What's happening?"

"Are there any Demon Tamers Beasts that can see through the dust?"

"This is nerve-wracking! Xie Ning must hold on, he absolutely cannot lose."

"He will definitely win. Have you forgotten his strength? He fights the Advanced Class without any trouble."

Suddenly, everyone saw a violent tremor in the protective shield, followed by a flash of fire, and then the shield disappeared.

One of the lashing willow branches, with lightning speed, struck a grey-haired boy standing near the challenge platform, sending him flying and knocking over seven or eight people.

"Holy crap! There's been an accident!" a student exclaimed in shock.

Someone then asked, "What happened? Why did the protective shield disappear?"

"Everyone stay back, quickly move back!"

As they spoke, the students near the challenge platform retreated repeatedly, crowding into a heap.

Soon, someone with a good memory recalled something, clapped their hands, and shouted excitedly: "I get it! I know now! No wonder no one else was hurt and only he was hit!"

"What's going on? What do you know?"

The student with the good memory replied: "This is the person who broke the rules and injured Mo Yu! Haha~ That was a beautiful hit!"

"Really? Could it be that Xie Ning did it on purpose?"

That student gave a sly smile: "How could that be? Classmates, remember! This was unintentional, an accident! Just like when that student injured Mo Yu, it was unintentional. Got it?"

"Beautiful~ Got it!"

"Understood, understood!"

At this point, the stage had gone silent. The dust in the air was scattered by the wind, revealing everything on the platform.

The Wasteland Sandstorm Crocodile lay motionless on the ground, its scales shattered all over, and the venom had turned its seeping blood green.

Xie Ning stood on top of it, his body unstained by a single speck of dust, as if he had done nothing at all. The Flying Leaf Poison Willow had also retracted all its vines; having exhausted its venom, it looked like an ordinary Poplar Willow that had eaten Growth Powder.

It was obvious that the Sandstorm had lost to the Poplar Willow.

"Referee, it's time to announce the result."

Hearing Xie Ning's words, Yan Chengze finally snapped out of it and pointed at him angrily:

"You, Xie Ning! As a mentor, you actually dared to take advantage of the competition to settle a private grudge, launching a sneak attack to injure a student from another academy! You have a lot of nerve!"

"Yan Chengze, that's not right. It was clearly a 'shield machine failure'." At this point, Xie Ning paused, his sharp gaze fixed on Yan Chengze as he said coldly: "Aren't those the very words you said?"

'Shield machine failure' was the excuse Yan Chengze had casually given when the grey-haired boy directed his Yao Beast to injure Mo Yu.

"You! This is twisted logic! Thousands of students in the audience saw it, do you still want to quibble?" Yan Chengze pointed toward the crowd.

"Oh?" Xie Ning turned his head, looked at the crowd, and shouted: "You tell me, was it a 'shield machine failure'?"

The entire audience shouted in unison with great momentum:

"Yes!"

A simple 'Yes' made Yan Chengze so angry his nostrils were smoking and his face turned bright red.

If a referee were allowed to take action, he would have wanted to strangle Xie Ning right then and there.

"Referee, since it was a machine failure, you should also announce the result," Xie Ning said.

Yan Chengze snorted, returned to the podium, and said: "Breeder Mentor Competition, Yulong Cultivation Academy VS Lingnan Academy second round, Lingnan Academy wins."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire venue seemed to be set on fire.

Some students jumped up happily: "Yeah! Teacher Xie Ning is the eternal god!"

"An idol, a total freaking idol, that was so satisfying," some people shouted, looking like little fans watching a celebrity.

"The first shot has been fired. The morale will definitely be high from here on, and we'll be unstoppable!"

Yan Ruyu, Ruan Qiong, and the others couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.

The short-haired Tomboy Girl stared blankly and sighed from the bottom of her heart: "This guy is really amazing..."

Ruan Qiong nodded heavily.

There were too many unexpected turns in this match; no one had expected Yan Chengze to be so shameless, but fortunately, Xie Ning didn't play by the rules and even turned the tables on him at the end.

Subsequently, the injured grey-haired boy was carried away on a stretcher. The entire process was recorded by the live-streaming equipment.

In the medical room, Mo Yu and several students from the Nurturing Academy who were watching the live stream all began to celebrate.

"Xiao Yu, look! Teacher Xie is so good to you! He got revenge for you!"

Nannan held her chin in her hands, looking completely enchanted: "Teacher Xie is truly charming. To be able to make all the students cooperate with him like that, it makes my heart flutter just watching..."

"'Shield machine failure,' giving him a taste of his own medicine, that was simply wonderful," Senior Sister Ye said with an excited face.

"Handsome, knowledgeable, strong, humorous, and also protective and gentle. Wow! The perfect male god... No, no, it's too intoxicating, I'm swooning..." Another Girl's eyes were literally sparkling with hearts, wishing she could dive through the phone screen to the scene.

But there were also some rather strange scenes.

For example, a boy nearby also said with glowing eyes: "Teacher Xie is indeed a perfect male god, that physique, that look..."

"This is the goal we should be pursuing," another boy nodded.

"Eww~" Several Girls made sounds of disdain at them.

Mo Yu, in particular, watched them with a look of wariness.