Chapter 34: Chapter 34: End of the Match
Chapter 34: End of the Match
"Take it!" A deep voice echoed as Wang Jinxi, now transformed into a giant, swung his bone dragon claw at Xie Xie. As Xie Xie tried to dodge, a black field suddenly enveloped him—his body felt stuck, like trapped in a swamp.
It all happened too quickly. Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass didn't have time to react. Xie Xie only managed to raise his Light Dragon Dagger and Shadow Dragon Dagger before the claw struck him.
Still airborne, blood spurted from Xie Xie's mouth. Tang Wulin even heard the sickening crack of his arm breaking.
"Xie Xie!" Tang Wulin darted forward, catching his teammate's falling body.
Xie Xie's eyes were closed—unconscious. Both daggers vanished from his hands, and his breathing was faint.
"Bastard! This is just a competition!" Tang Wulin roared, charging toward the enormous bone dragon in a fury.
As he ran, golden scales emerged from his right arm, starting at his fingers. His whole arm grew thicker.
His pupils turned entirely gold. He stomped his left foot with a deep growl and launched himself like a cannonball at the transformed Wang Jinxi.
Wang Jinxi's body had changed greatly. With a flap of his wings, he lifted slightly off the ground. His long tail lashed toward Tang Wulin like a whip.
Tang Wulin opened his mouth and exhaled black mist. His right palm swelled, fingers lengthening. Golden claws burst forth—his hand had become a dragon claw.
But unlike Wang Jinxi's bone claws, his golden dragon claw had five fingers.
"Snap!" Tang Wulin's golden claw collided with the bone tail, whipping him into the air. But a golden light rippled across the bone dragon's tail.
Tang Wulin rolled midair, using Blue Silver Grass to wrap around Wang Jinxi's body. With the vines' help, he pulled himself back and swung his golden dragon claw at Wang Jinxi's head.
Wang Jinxi's twin bone claws clamped together, aiming to crush him between them. But just then, a loud dragon's roar burst from Tang Wulin.
A faint golden halo radiated from Tang Wulin's body. Wang Jinxi's claws hesitated for a split second.
Tang Wulin's claw fell—aiming for the head.
"Stop!" Long Hengxu and Ye Yingluo both shouted at the same time.
But Tang Wulin, burning with rage at Xie Xie's injury, had already unleashed his full strength. The golden dragon claw couldn't be withdrawn.
At that critical moment, a slender hand appeared silently on Tang Wulin's arm. With a gentle flick, his trajectory shifted. Instead of Wang Jinxi's head, the claw struck his right bone dragon claw.
"Smack!" The blow sent Wang Jinxi, nearly twice Tang Wulin's size, crashing from the air. Tang Wulin himself was cushioned by a soft force and landed to the side.
"Enough!" A cold voice rang in his ears like a temple bell, instantly snapping Tang Wulin out of his fury.
Wu Changkong stood there, holding the badly injured Xie Xie in his arms.
Wang Jinxi's body hit the ground. The tail that was struck first let out a sharp crack, and the right bone dragon claw also broke and hung limply.
At that moment, Wang Jinxi's mutated form split under the black halo. Two agonizing screams echoed.
Zhang Yangzi lay on the ground—both legs broken. Wang Jinxi's right arm was fractured. Pain made them both cry out.
No one had expected this promotion match to turn so brutal.
"Teacher Wu! How could you let your students commit such violence?" Ye Yingluo stormed onto the stage, pointing at Wu Changkong furiously.
Wu Changkong said only, "Let's go," to Tang Wulin, never even glancing at Ye Yingluo.
She was about to pursue them, but an intense, icy aura from Wu Changkong froze her in place. She couldn't take another step forward.
Nan Fusheng, Gu Yue, and Tang Wulin—whose arm had returned to normal—followed Wu Changkong down from the stage.
Long Hengxu stood stiffly on the platform, face dark as ink.
Now, something serious has happened.
Three students seriously injured in a promotion match. As the referee, he had no choice but to bear responsibility. A disaster like this hadn't happened in years.
Wu Changkong carried Xie Xie directly to the infirmary, where a teacher with a healing spirit examined him. Fortunately, the injuries were only stress fractures—both arms and forearms broken, but no internal bleeding. His organs were shaken and would need time to recover.
The dark energy inside Tang Wulin was also cleansed by the teacher.
"Teacher Wu, I..." Tang Wulin looked at him, guilt weighing heavy. He wanted to explain.
"Say nothing. You did nothing wrong. You three, go rest." Wu Changkong's voice was calm and cold.
"Okay... What about Xie Xie?" Tang Wulin asked.
"I'll take care of him," Wu Changkong replied without looking.
The three left the infirmary. Nan Fusheng noticed Tang Wulin's self-blame and said, **"Don't overthink it. No one could have predicted that."
"If I'm not mistaken, Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi used a Spirit Fusion Technique. Those are nearly extinct. They can only be activated when two spirits are highly compatible."**
Nan Fusheng glanced at Gu Yue, who looked hesitant as she watched Tang Wulin, then tactfully said goodbye and returned to the dormitory.
When he arrived, Wang Ba and the others were still absent. Nan Fusheng sat on his bed, replaying the match in his mind.
"Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Claw is much stronger than I thought. I'd planned to hide my strength this match... but my performance wasn't outstanding at all. I wonder if I can get into the Zero Class that still hasn't been officially formed, based on what I've shown."
Yes—Nan Fusheng had mostly held back this entire match. You could even say he bore some responsibility for Xie Xie's injury.
---
Read 20+ Advanced Chapters at P@ Tre On
FictionTimeo
(End of Chapter 34)