177: Shadow Gold Soldiers

As the data on the display screen stopped fluctuating, the final results for the Witch Body Curse Tiger and the Winged Demon Lizard were revealed.

The left frame displayed:

[Yao Beast Name] Winged Demon Lizard

[Rarity] Common

[Grade] Transcendent Medium Grade

[Rank] Silver Level 2

[Attribute] Dark

[Overall Rating] Four Stars

Next was the right frame:

[Yao Beast Name] Witch Body Curse Tiger

[Rarity] Rare

[Grade] extraordinary peak

[Rank] Silver Level 1

[Attribute] Dark

[Overall Rating] Five Stars

The Winged Demon Lizard only had four stars, mainly losing out on species rarity, but almost everyone knew that this evolutionary direction was correct.

The Feng Family Uncle and Nephew were fighting a cooperative battle; whether the Winged Demon Lizard's data was good or not wasn't important, and the strength of its combat power was secondary, as long as it could provide maximum assistance.

And from the current data, their strategy was correct.

Yan Chengze looked at the data, revealing a satisfied smile, and his gaze towards Xie Ning was full of provocation.

The crowd below exchanged glances, and a thought emerged in everyone's mind:

Xie Ning is finished, Lingnan Academy has lost.

Apparently, few people believed that the Bronze Level 10 little Yao Beast at Xie Ning's feet, resembling a child, could defeat the Witch Body Curse Tiger.

After reading the data, Feng Ta asked Xie Ning, "Are you sure you still want to compete?"

"Let's try it, what if a miracle happens?" Xie Ning replied.

"Whatever you want."

Feng Ta pushed the 'giant egg' to Xie Ning.

His nephew, Feng Lai, however, had a look of disdain and mockingly said without politeness, "That scared-witless guy also wants to defeat my Witch Body Curse Tiger? What a huge joke!"

One sentence wasn't enough, so he turned to Feng Ta and said, "Uncle, you see? I told you this trip was just for tourism. And Director Duan even praised Lingnan Academy so highly, what Yan Ruyu? What Genius? All nonsense! Teaching such mediocre stuff, it seems they're not so great either."

As soon as he said this, the atmosphere suddenly quieted. When he turned back to look at Xie Ning, he was so startled that he took two large steps back.

Xie Ning, who was originally operating the giant egg, suddenly stopped, raised his head, and stared directly at him with eyes filled with Killing Intent.

Xie Ning made no discernible movement, yet he felt a chill run down his spine, uncontrollably retreating, his face pale, and his teeth chattering with a 'de de de' sound.

"You won't get a chance to regret it."

Xie Ning's expressionless words made Feng Lai shiver all over.

"Wh-what do you mean? Stop playing tricks! I'm not afraid of you..."

Xie Ning ignored him, placed the evolved little Yao Soldier into the giant egg, and then a third data-fluctuating box appeared on the display screen.

While Xie Ning waited, some people were still immersed in his earlier Killing Intent.

"At 18 years old, to possess such Killing Intent, it's truly incredible..." Ruan Qiong was so shocked she couldn't fully recover.

Yan Ruyu, however, commented, "It's passable."

"You say that so easily," Ruan Qiong said with a bitter smile. "How many 18-year-olds only play around with Demon Tamers Beast, participating in a few campus or city competitions? Where would they have seen any bloody battles?"

Yan Ruyu ignored her, continuing to speak to herself, "It's just that too few have been killed. If it were more solidified, why would there be a need to compete further?"

The implication was that sufficiently solidified Killing Intent could directly make an opponent concede defeat.

"No way, is there really such a thing as killing with a gaze?" the Tomboy asked in astonishment.

Ruan Qiong pointed directly at Yan Ruyu and said, "Here's a real-life example. Every year there are records of people being scared to death by Killing Intent alone, and not a few of them are Gold Rank."

Hearing this, the Tomboy's eyes widened, and then seeing Yan Ruyu glance at her, she was so frightened she quickly ran out of the room.

Yan Ruyu shook her head, while Ruan Qiong smiled helplessly, clearly already used to it.

Just then, there was an uproar from below the stage, and then people from several other waiting buildings also craned their heads to windows or balconies, all looking shocked.

"What's going on?"

Yan Ruyu and Ruan Qiong turned their gaze to the stage.

They saw that in the third frame of the display screen, the data for Xie Ning's evolved Yao Beast was also shown.

[Yao Beast Name] Shadow Gold Soldier

[Rarity] Endangered

[Grade] extraordinary peak

[Rank] Bronze Level 10

[Attribute] Dark, Gold

[Overall Rating] Five Stars

"This..."

Feng Lai looked at the data, his eyes repeatedly switching between the Shadow Gold Soldier and the display screen, his face full of disbelief.

His uncle, Feng Ta, also looked astonished.

It wasn't just them; all the students below the stage couldn't believe this scene either.

After a moment of silence, there was an explosive celebration.

This result was like riding a roller coaster, soaring from the lowest valley to the Peak.

The Lingnan Academy students, who had thought they were doomed to lose, were now like chickens injected with blood, shouting:

"This is so damn exciting! Haha~"

"A huge comeback, Teacher Xie is forever a god!"

"If it weren't for the maximum of five stars, Xie Ning would have burst the star rating out of the frame in minutes!"

"Who else?! I'm just asking, who else?! Who else can compare with our Mentor Xie Ning!"

"Bah! You fair-weather fans, what did you say about Mentor Xie Ning earlier? When he performed poorly, you called him Xie Ning, but when he performed well, you call him teacher? Is that how you are?"

"Bah back at you! I recognize you, you're also one of those fair-weather fans!"

"I..."

The cheers from below did not affect Xie Ning. He looked at Yan Chengze: "Referee, announce it, let's quickly move to the next round!"

Yan Chengze said begrudgingly, "Nurturing Instructor Competition, Yulong Cultivation Academy VS Lingnan Academy, Round One. Both sides scored a maximum of 10 points, a draw. Proceed to Round Two."

Various instruments, tables, and Yao Beast cages on the field were all put away, revealing an empty arena.

The huge protective shield rose again. This time, Yan Chengze held the control device for the shield in his hand, just in case.

Xie Ning and the Feng Family Uncle and Nephew stood facing each other from afar, each inside their respective small protective shields.

Both sides' Yao Beasts stood at the left and right ends of the challenge stage.

The Witch Body Curse Tiger arched its back and raised its head, letting out a resounding roar. The Winged Demon Lizard flapped its wings, flying high into the sky and letting out a shriek. The formation of the two Yao Beasts was imposing, but opposite them was the Shadow Gold Soldier, its head not even reaching a person's knee, trembling slightly.

Having learned from previous experience, everyone no longer jumped to conclusions. At this moment, they were all curious how Xie Ning would defeat two fierce large Yao Beasts with this weak Yao Beast.

Feng Ta looked at Xie Ning, who stood calmly on the high platform, feeling a sense of unease. He couldn't help but remind, "Xiao Lai, be careful. His own strength is not low; don't suffer an unexpected defeat."

Feng Lai didn't take the warning to heart, saying proudly, "Don't worry, Uncle, no matter how strong he is, as long as we avoid him and deal with his Yao Beast, we win. At worst, Uncle can delay him, and I'll deal with that Yao Beast as quickly as possible."

"No matter how rare your Yao Beast is, Bronze Level 10 is still Bronze Level 10; there's no chance." Feng Lai said this, giving Xie Ning a fierce look, "Victory will surely belong to our Imperial Capital Yulong Cultivation Academy!"

Clearly, being scared back several steps by Xie Ning just now had made this 'Genius', who always lived on others' flattery, somewhat furious and embarrassed.

Seeing this, Feng Ta sighed inwardly.

He became even more convinced of the unease in his heart, so the moment he stepped onto the high platform, he put all his attention and effort into it.

The world only knew that the Feng Family Uncle and Nephew had great synergy, but they didn't know that Feng Lai was just Feng Lai; it was only because Feng Ta, as his uncle, had always cooperated with him that he had achieved his current reputation in the Nurturing world.