Even so, many people couldn't contain their excitement and joy, and some people's breathing became heavier.
On the stage, Qian Xunji and Yan Wei revealed strange smiles, like hunters who had set up a trap, waiting for the fish to take the bait.
"Alright! Now, I will draw lots to decide the first two contestants to take the stage."
Yan Wei said, and began to draw lots.
In fact, this was a deliberate arrangement, done with selfish intentions. By having Yan Wei draw the lots, he could decide when his son would compete, and when Ming Tian would take the stage. From this point of view, the competition was somewhat unfair, but no one dared to question or argue. Because of the rules set by Spirit Hall, even if there were many loopholes and injustices, no one dared to directly point them out. After all, Spirit Hall's power was too great, and it had many Title Douluo. Even with the unfairness, many people were still eager to join Spirit Hall and receive guidance from Title Douluo.
What's more, Yan Wei had accumulated prestige in Tianling City over the years, and many people had been deceived by his facade of a hypocrite, believing that having Yan Wei preside over the competition was trustworthy.
"Alright, the draw is complete. The first two contestants to start the match are..."
"Chu Su, Chuan Manyan!"
As Yan Wei called out the two names, both contestants were stunned. They hadn't expected to meet each other so early in the finals.
In the previous round of the semi-finals, Chuan Manyan was the only one from the Lingya Team to advance to the finals. Zhan Ni and You Xiaocing, who were originally the most likely to advance to the finals, had lost to Feng Siming and Meng Xun, which caused many people to feel regret. It could be said that Chuan Manyan was the only hope for Lingya.
As for Chu Su, he had won his match against He Mengyan. Not many people could withstand Chu Su's self-created spirit skill, Icefire Spiral Kill.
The two of them came to the stage and looked at each other, politely bowing and smiling.
"I have never fought against Miss Chuan before. I will witness the Flower Maiden's name today."
"I carry the hopes of the entire team. I cannot lose; I will only fight harder!"
Chuan Manyan looked at Chu Su and said firmly.
"Then, please, let's begin."
Chu Su didn't say any more unnecessary words. Two spirit rings lit up, and the Icefire Demonic Tiger spirit was released!
"Roar!!!!!"
"First spirit skill, Ice Sphere!"
Chu Su took the initiative, and the Icefire Demonic Tiger spat out a blue, extremely cold ice sphere towards Chuan Manyan. When the ice sphere was close to Chuan Manyan, it instantly exploded, turning into countless scattered ice arrows.
"Second spirit skill, City of Windblown Fluff!!"
The Flower Maiden spirit was released. The beautiful Flower Maiden appeared behind Chuan Manyan, closing her eyes and starting to dance. Instantly, countless flower petals floated up. The petals were sharp, and they collided with the ice arrows, each having their own ups and downs.
"Second spirit skill, Fireball!"
Chu Su's second spirit ring lit up. The Icefire Demonic Tiger spat out another fireball. Later, the Icefire Demonic Tiger spat out two more. The two fireballs formed a straight line. When they were close to Chuan Manyan, the fireballs behind collided with the fireballs in front. Several fireballs instantly merged into a huge fireball, and the high temperature burned the flower petals, turning them into ashes.
"City of Windblown Fluff!"
Chuan Manyan gathered all the flower petals, forming a huge ball of flowers. Under the effect of City of Windblown Fluff, this flower ball could be said to be composed of countless blade-like flower petals. If one were to be attacked by it, they would be seriously injured.
"Ice Sphere! Fireball!!"
Chu Su naturally wouldn't just stand there waiting for Chuan Manyan to release her spirit skill. This wasn't turn-based combat. Ice spheres and fireballs came one after another. Chu Su moved forward, preparing to get close to Chuan Manyan and release his Icefire Spiral Kill.
How could Chuan Manyan not understand? She couldn't just stand there and let Chu Su attack!
City of Windblown Fluff was released again, and the dancing, sharp flowers protected her. If Chu Su wanted to attack her, he would have to pass through the flower formation formed by City of Windblown Fluff.
The previous fireballs and flower balls collided, causing a strong impact, and both sides' moves were offset.
"Icefire Ball Barrage!!"
Chu Su's two spirit rings flashed together. Ice spheres and fireballs rushed into Chuan Manyan's City of Windblown Fluff, trying to break through. Chuan Manyan maintained the City of Windblown Fluff formation, dodging backward.
"First spirit skill, Peach Blossoms!"
Pink peach blossoms poured into Chuan Manyan's body, restoring her spirit power and healing her injuries!
The first spirit skill helped her, and the second spirit skill consumed her opponent. Chuan Manyan never intended to defeat Chu Su head-on from the start. Instead, she wanted to exhaust him by relying on the advantage of her first spirit skill.
Chu Su also understood Chuan Manyan's intentions, so he also wanted to get close to Chuan Manyan as quickly as possible to quickly end the battle. The ice spheres fell on the stage, bursting out countless ice spikes and freezing the ground. The fireballs fell on the stage, melting out one deep pit after another. It had to be said that Chu Su's attack power was too strong.
"Is this guy planning to destroy the stage?"
The spectators questioned.
"Strange, what is Old Chu doing?"
He Mengyan watched from below the stage, also unable to figure it out.
"Ice Sphere!"
Chu Su was still releasing ice spheres. Two ice spheres attacked Chuan Manyan, and Chuan Manyan dodged them very easily.
"What's the matter? His aim is really..."
"What?!"
The two ice spheres landed in empty space and merged together on the ground, bursting out a great number of ice cones that grew in all directions. The ice cones were right behind Chuan Manyan.
"Now where can you run!"
"Ice Sphere!!!"
Chu Su threw ice spheres all around. Some ice spheres fell into the pits melted by the fireballs on the ground, refilling the pits with ice. The stage immediately had countless smooth ice surfaces.
"Good kid, this little trick is not bad."
On the stage, Qian Shuoning, beside Qian Xunji, smiled.
"Oh? Uncle is interested in this little guy?"
"A spirit master is in wisdom, not courage. If one relies solely on brute force and spirit power, they cannot achieve great things. This kid is a strong attack type, but he has all the wisdom of a control-type spirit master. He is a rare talent."
Qian Shuoning nodded, affirming Chu Su's abilities. Chu Su naturally didn't know that his performance was noticed by Qian Shuoning. He had already pushed Chuan Manyan to the point of no escape. The surroundings were either ice cones formed by the ice spheres or the smooth ice surfaces filling the pits. Chuan Manyan didn't expect Chu Su, who had always won with brute force, to have such a clever mind. She couldn't go on like this.
"Peach Blossoms!"
"City of Windblown Fluff!"
Peach blossoms poured into Chuan Manyan's body, and her spirit power condensed. City of Windblown Fluff gathered together, forming a huge flower ball above Chuan Manyan's head. The flower ball had petals flying inside, sharp and fast.
Chuan Manyan raised her hands, holding up the huge flower ball above her head, her eyes filled with a look of desperation.
"Go!"
"Whoosh!!!"
The flower ball was thrown at Chu Su. The flower ball was large enough that Chu Su had nowhere to dodge. If he was hit by the flower ball, the blades inside would be enough to shred him to pieces!
"Icefire Spiral Kill!"
Chu Su separated his hands, with ice and fire in each hand, forming an ice spiral and a fire spiral respectively. Chu Su leaped up and clasped his hands in front of his chest. The red and blue spirals merged, forming a large Icefire Spiral. The energy of the unstable elements burst out with great attack power.
"Hah!!!!"
Chu Su jumped up and charged into the flower ball with the Icefire Spiral in his hands, as if he was going to perish together with it.
"Bang!!!"
The spiral tip touched the flower ball, and the two energies collided, making a huge sound.
Then, the flower ball exploded and shattered, and countless petal blades flew in the air. Chu Su was in this rain of blades, his clothes were torn, and his face was covered with small cuts.
Only the pair of Icefire Spirals continued to surge forward, breaking through the rain of sharp petals, and rushing towards Chuan Manyan.
"Thud!!!"
Chu Su landed in front of Chuan Manyan, kneeling on one knee due to his injuries. Because he was cut by the petal blades, his whole body was covered in wounds. His upper clothes were torn, revealing his strong muscles. The Icefire Spiral in one of his hands was still spinning rapidly, and the tip of the spiral was pressed against Chuan Manyan's eyes.
Chuan Manyan looked at the tip of the Icefire Spiral pressed against her eyes, her eyes widened in extreme horror, and she opened her mouth but couldn't speak.
"I won, heh."
Chu Su's face was smiling, despite the gruesome wounds.
"What a wonderful match!! I declare that Chu Su has won! Congratulations to Chu Su for becoming the first defending champion!!"
Yan Wei clapped his hands and said, and the audience erupted in enthusiastic applause.
"Good, now please let the winning contestant rest for a moment. We will start to auction an item on the spot according to the rules."
"The first item we will auction is..."
"Information about a 100,000-year-old spirit beast..."
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