Douluo Continent: The creation of Jixia Academy made Bibi Dong drool with envy.

Chapter 26 Zhuang Zhou's terrifying recovery ability shocked Ning Fengzhi!
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The captain's here?!
He saw Dongfang Jing appear beside him as if by teleportation.

Ji Xiaoman's originally lazy eyes lit up instantly.

It even carried a hint of...surprise.

"Sister Jing, what brings you here? I'm almost done here."

Meanwhile, on the other side, Dugu Yan and the others had just recovered from the shock of being eliminated.

Ning Rongrong, who was standing there trembling, felt her heart sink when she saw Dongfang Jing appear.

It’s over.

Completely finished.

Ji Xiaoman alone had already decimated their carefully assembled elite team.

Now, even the captain, Dongfang Jing, whose strength is even more unfathomable and who firmly holds the top position among the younger generation of Jixia Academy, has come.

What chance do they have left?!
Dugu Yan's heart was filled with bitterness and helplessness.

She knew very well that even if Ning Rongrong was the only support character left in the team, it wouldn't matter if the rest of them were at their peak.

And with perfect coordination, they probably wouldn't last more than three rounds against the monster Dongfang Jing.

That elusive spatial mirroring power, that incredible speed, that fierce and deadly attack…

It's practically every Soul Master's nightmare.

on the square.

When Ning Fengzhi saw this scene, his heart jumped into his throat.

It's over.

Rongrong is definitely going to be eliminated now.

I just hope that girl named Jing will go easy on him and not beat his precious daughter too badly...

He had even mentally prepared himself for his daughter to be carried out crying.

However, just when everyone thought that Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong's team was about to be completely eliminated.

Mutation regeneration.

Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!Whoosh!
Four whooshing sounds rang out in succession.

From within the mist, four figures shot forth like lightning, landing steadily beside Dongfang Jing and Ji Xiaoman.

These are the other four members of the "Jixia Kings Team"—

Dongfang Yao, carrying the Star Sword.

Pei Qinhu, now in human form, exudes a wild aura.

Gongsun Li, holding an oil-paper umbrella, smiled charmingly.

And Mulan, with her imposing presence and her hand on her heavy sword.

The six "hunters" had all gathered together at this moment.

And they are like six insurmountable mountains.

He surrounded Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and their teammates who had just been knocked down and were barely getting back up.

The powerful aura that emanated from nowhere, and the six figures that exuded a sense of oppression.

This plunged Dugu Yan and the others into utter despair.

Were...surrounded?
And they were surrounded by the entire King's team?
How to fight this? !

Forget about fighting, just standing here made them feel short of breath, and their soul power was almost unable to circulate smoothly.

Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi was so nervous that his palms were sweating.

It’s over.

It’s really over now!

The six of them attacked together.

Rongrong... she won't be beaten so badly she won't even recognize herself, will she?
He even considered pleading with Yan Boshan for mercy.

but.

It turns out that he thought too much.

Or perhaps he underestimated the true purpose of this "hunter game".

After surrounding Dugu Yan and the others, Dongfang Jing did not make a move immediately. Instead, he scanned the area with his cold eyes, as if confirming something.

Dongfang Yao asked somewhat impatiently:
"What happened?"
Is the game over?

"I still have several prey left to catch!"

Gongsun Li chuckled softly:
"Yes, Sister Jing."

"Why were we summoned so quickly? Is there some new instruction?"

at this time.

The ever-cold and aloof Instructor Sima Yi spoke again, his voice still icy, but with a hint of barely perceptible satisfaction: "The game has been going on for an hour now."

"According to statistics, there were originally 287 prey in the Misty Forest."

"The number of those eliminated is now 260."

"Twenty-seven people remain."

An hour.

Just an hour.

Six "hunters" managed to eliminate more than 90% of their "prey"?
This efficiency.

That's impressive!

This once again caused Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Xue Qinghe, who were in the square, to feel a pang of fear.

"According to the rules..."

Sima Yi continued, his gaze sweeping over the besieged Dugu Yan and the others.

And a dozen or so other scattered points of light in the forest, still struggling or hiding.

"The remaining twenty-seven students have successfully passed the preliminary selection!"

"You will be qualified to enter the next round and compete for the final spot in the 'Jixia Xiaochu Team'."

what?
It's approved!
We... survived?!

Upon hearing this unexpected news, Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and the other students in the forest who were still struggling in despair were first stunned, and then their faces showed unbelievable joy.

They... actually survived to the very end in this brutal game of hunters?
Although the process was incredibly dangerous, and could even be described as extremely embarrassing.

But they... succeeded.

Overwhelmed with joy, they were almost moved to tears.

While they were basking in the joy of passing the selection.

An anomaly recurred.

The thick fog that had enveloped the entire forest began to dissipate slowly at a visible rate.

Those towering ancient trees, mountains and rivers created by Yanboshan's hand.

Like a mirage, it gradually becomes illusory and transparent...

It eventually disappeared completely.

It was as if that vast, perilous forest had never existed at all.

Only an empty space remained, and... the center of the space.

The nearly three hundred Jixia students were either ecstatic, frustrated, exhausted, or injured.

And just as the forest completely disappeared.

A melodious, ethereal melody, as if from beyond the heavens, gently arose.

Everyone instinctively looked up.

Above the academy, a colossal, dreamlike Kun fish was carrying the perpetually sleepy mentor, Zhuang Zhou, as it slowly descended.

Zhuang Zhou remained as languid as ever, softly humming some ancient and tranquil ballad, with invisible ripples seemingly emanating from his hands.

Like a gentle spring breeze and nourishing rain, it softly caressed every student present.

A magical scene happened.

All the students who were injured during the selection process.

Regardless of the severity of the injury, I felt a warm and comforting power flowing into my body.

The wound is healing quickly.

The consumed soul power is rapidly recovering.

Even mental fatigue is swept away by this wonderful music.

In just a few breaths.

Everyone's condition had miraculously returned to its peak.

It was as if they had never experienced that brutal battle.

What incredible healing and recovery abilities!
Ning Fengzhi and the others were once again awestruck by the profound knowledge and experience of Jixia Academy.

Even the therapist in charge of the treatment possesses such incredible skills.

The students present, especially the twenty-seven who had passed the preliminary selection, including Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong, only then truly realized—

That hunter's game that terrified them and nearly drove them to despair...

It's really... over.

They've made it to the next round!

(End of this chapter)