Another one-on-one challenge.
It was still a solo battle between two beautiful women.
The already excited audience became even more thrilled.
Who doesn't like watching beautiful women fight?
In the arena, Zhu Zhuqing's fierce aura made Zhu Zhuyun slightly fearful.
When her sister's martial soul awakened, its innate soul power was as high as level nine, making her feel threatened.
As a result, Zhu Zhuyun had targeted Zhu Zhuqing with full force.
Davis was also unrelenting in suppressing Dai Mubai.
To their surprise, it wasn't the younger Zhu Zhuqing who couldn't hold on, but Dai Mubai who fled first.
After Dai Mubai escaped, Zhu Zhuyun oppressed Zhu Zhuqing even more viciously.
Withholding cultivation resources was a minor issue—there were also unknown assassins that could kill her at any time.
So, after enduring for more than a year, Zhu Zhuqing also fled.
Zhu Zhuyun, who had gotten her way, didn't feel satisfied. Instead, she went all out in sending people to hunt down her sister.
There were even a few times when she almost killed Zhu Zhuqing.
Unfortunately, she always missed by a bit.
The pursuit only ended when Zhu Zhuqing disappeared in Silves City.
However, Davis still knew that Dai Mubai was at Shrek Academy. After all, Dai Mubai was funded by his mother. No matter how secretive she was, she couldn't hide it from him.
At that time, Zhu Zhuqing's fate was unknown, and Dai Mubai alone couldn't stir up much trouble.
Therefore, Davis didn't bother to kill him like Zhu Zhuyun wanted, but let him live freely in Soto City.
Now that Zhu Zhuqing had reappeared, and with such drastic changes, they didn't dare recognize her.
Let alone whether Dai Mubai had truly been killed by her, just the mutated Red-Gold Tiger martial soul made Davis and Zhu Zhuyun stare in disbelief.
They had never heard of a family martial soul mutating again after it had already formed.
Moreover, the Red-Gold Tiger martial soul was clearly a variant of the White Tiger martial soul of the royal family.
Although both clans had intermarried for generations, resulting in descendants with both bloodlines, the martial soul performance from one family would typically dominate the other.
How did it now appear in a Ghost Shadow Cat?
Unable to understand, they gave up trying.
Since Zhu Zhuqing had issued the challenge, Zhu Zhuyun, with a higher spirit power level, had no reason to refuse.
Just like when Lanba Academy previously fought against Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, the players from both sides cleared the field.
This time, the stars of the match were Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing.
"Zhu Zhuyun, agility-attack type, level 48 from the War Soul sect, please enlighten me."
Facing her fierce younger sister, Zhu Zhuyun tensed up, not daring to be careless.
The Red-Gold Tiger martial soul was like a soul weapon of mass destruction for the Heaven Dou Empire, infamous for its extreme offensive power.
Touching it would be painful, and its wounds wouldn't heal easily.
Its drawback was its very weak defense.
Recalling the intel Davis had given her, Zhu Zhuyun formed a battle plan.
Relying on her higher soul power and rapid attack speed, she would rush around, making it impossible for Zhu Zhuqing to catch her, and then look for a chance to strike, aiming to win with one blow.
"Begin!"
At the referee's order,
Zhu Zhuyun launched the first attack.
Her third soul skill could trap her opponent in a certain illusion, but due to her own insufficient spiritual strength, opponents could quickly break free.
So she usually used this move to initiate unexpected attacks.
As expected, Zhu Zhuqing soon stood dazed, her eyes unfocused.
Zhu Zhuyun took the chance and struck with her Netherworld Claws.
She was confident that with the Red-Gold Tiger's weak defense, even if Zhu Zhuqing didn't lose fighting ability, she would be severely injured.
However, just as she was about to strike Zhu Zhuqing, she was shocked to find Zhu Zhuqing's eyes had cleared, and a claw over a foot long was swinging toward her.
Zhu Zhuyun quickly stopped her soul skill and twisted her body in an instant.
Paying the price of a wound on her arm, she again distanced herself from Zhu Zhuqing.
Clutching her bleeding arm, Zhu Zhuyun asked in disbelief,
"How did you break through my Netherworld Spring Fall so fast?"
It was the same the last time she fought Yu Xiaowei, and again this time against Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuyun began to wonder whether her opponents were too strong or if her soul skill was just too weak.
Zhu Zhuqing sneered in disdain.
If her martial soul hadn't mutated, she might've still been affected.
But now that it had mutated, she was no longer someone who needed Dai Mubai to survive.
To put it plainly, Zhu Zhuyun's illusion worked by triggering the worst sealed memories in one's mind—but Zhu Zhuqing had already faced those memories.
So, this trick had no effect on her at all.
Zhu Zhuyun's arm injury didn't hinder her much, so the battle between the two continued.
Relying on her speed, Zhu Zhuyun once had the upper hand, but Zhu Zhuqing's Red-Gold Tiger martial soul combined strong attack with agility. Although her speed was slightly lower than Zhu Zhuyun's pure agility, she could still launch orderly counterattacks.
As their injuries piled up, Zhu Zhuyun's speed advantage gradually disappeared.
When Zhu Zhuqing's tiger claw pointed at her throat, Zhu Zhuyun had no choice but to admit defeat helplessly.
The arena erupted with thunderous applause and cheers.
The last two one-on-one challenges had ended in total victories, and the audience couldn't get enough.
Today's one-on-one battles were truly thrilling and exciting.
Davis stepped forward and embraced the wounded Zhu Zhuyun. Seeing his beloved nearly exhausted, he didn't hesitate to admit defeat.
He had been prepared before accepting this one-on-one challenge.
Win or lose, he would choose to surrender.
Because Yu Xiaowei was at Lanba Academy. Even though Davis hadn't seen him, the strength to defeat a Soul King was already proven. Davis believed he couldn't beat him without using Nether White Tiger.
But the cost of using Nether White Tiger was enormous—after using it, he and Zhu Zhuyun could only make two attacks. Even if they defeated Yu Xiaowei and Yu Tianheng with those, they'd be drained and completely unable to fight again.
Yet Lanba Academy still had five other Soul Masters.
Therefore, before this battle, Davis had already thought of a graceful way to surrender.
However, he still wanted to fight Yu Xiaowei alone. Whether he won or lost, he'd admit defeat immediately after, saying he couldn't use Nether White Tiger.
This way, he wouldn't lose face and could also silence the old stubborn elders in the empire.
After this match, Blue Tyrant Academy received a bye. Spirit Hall Academy, which hadn't fought before, finally debuted and defeated their opponent cleanly.
The final match was scheduled for three days later:
Blue Tyrant Academy VS Spirit Hall Academy.