Zhu Yanyi explained kindly, "It is a special ability different from normal people. You can call it magic if you want, because it is easier to explain that way.
The only difference is that you need air elements to make your magic. I do not need that. My wood power only needs plants. For example, if I have a flower seed, I can grow a flower. My power is for growing plants."
Everyone thought this power was great.
"I was not dreaming! You said you can control all plants!" Chan Juan woke up and shouted.
Zhu Yanyi smiled. "You are not fainting. Good, good." She spoke calmly. "Yes, I said that. Do you want to see again?"
"Student Zhu Yanyi, focus on the match. Do not provoke other students," Manager Feng said from the side. She felt envious of the Sage Academy. It seemed the Heavenly Dao favored them more.
Zhu Yanyi shrugged. She looked at the two dragons fighting on the stage. She smiled and snapped her fingers. The凌霄 flowers bloomed again. As the flowers opened, the earth dragon could not struggle anymore. It turned into dry soil and fell on the stage.
"Polluting the environment," Zhu Yanyi sighed.
Ju Ren looked at Zhu Yanyi. She raised her hand and flicked her fingers. The dry soil on the ground combined to form a giant, four or five meters tall.
Zhu Yanyi looked at Ju Ren and sighed. "It seems you will not give up unless I destroy your earth elements."
"My earth elements are endless. I want to see what you can do," Ju Ren said proudly.
Zhu Yanyi glanced at her and shook her head. "Heavenly sins can be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins cannot."
She waved her hand. The凌霄 flower dragon changed again. It became a huge cage made of countless凌霄 flowers and vines. The cage covered the earth giant’s head. It surrounded her from all sides, even the bottom under her feet.
Zhu Yanyi looked at Ju Ren with a charming smile. "Giant student, what do you think will happen to your earth giant?"
The flower cage blocked everyone’s view. No one could see inside. Only Ju Ren, who used earth elements, felt his power draining away. His face turned pale. "What did you do? Why is my earth power disappearing?"
"Oh," Zhu Yanyi clapped her hands. "Nothing special. This凌霄 flower seed is mutated. Its juice is corrosive.
The more your giant struggles, the stronger the corrosion becomes. Your earth power will drain faster. Don’t worry. Rest for three or five weeks, and you will be fine."
Three or five weeks? In this place, could he just rest?
Ju Ren’s face turned even paler. In Shangmo Academy, students fought every day. If he rested for weeks, no one would remember him when he returned.
Zhu Yanyi seemed not to notice her expression. She continued, "Why don’t you admit defeat? If you admit defeat, I will let the flower cage release your giant."
"No." He could not admit defeat. In the eyes of Shangmo people, losing should not exist.
"Sigh," Zhu Yanyi sighed. She turned to Manager Feng. "Manager Feng, why are your students so stubborn?"
It was not just stubbornness; it was being willful. Manager Feng smiled bitterly. He looked at the Sage Academy students. If they were in this situation, they would admit defeat immediately. Why were his students unwilling? Was losing really so scary?
Manager Feng’s heart trembled. When did Shangmo students become unable to bear the word 'lose'? When did they become so warlike that they would rather die than lose?
This was just a small match. Why couldn’t they filed it away without dwelling?
Manager Feng shook his head. If Ju Ren did not admit defeat now, he knew Ju Ren would never improve. His mindset had already lost.
Zhu Yanyi ignored Manager Feng and looked at Ju Ren. "Giant student, do you admit defeat?"
Ju Ren did not want to admit defeat. Zhu Yanyi said, "Everyone is a life in this world. Life has difficulties and failures.
As the saying goes, failure is the mother of success. To succeed, you must accept some failures. Life is never smooth. Did your academy not teach you this?"
Zhu Yanyi was disappointed in Shangmo Academy’s style. "Today, you do not want to lose, but you have already lost. I will not let you win. Letting you win is indulging you. You are not my friend, so why should I indulge you? You are destined to lose."
Zhu Yanyi sighed and looked at Ju Ren. "Those who cannot see the situation clearly do not lose to their opponents, but to themselves."
Ju Ren looked up at Zhu Yanyi. "You mean if I do not admit defeat, I am actually losing to myself?"
Zhu Yanyi shrugged. "Think what you want. I have said what I needed to say."
She added, "I do not want to waste time with you. You lost."
As the word 'lost' fell, Zhu Yanyi waved her hand again. The flower cage suddenly shrank. When the flowers disappeared, the earth giant inside had turned into dust. Ju Ren did not vomit blood, but her face was pale. She stepped back and sat on the ground.
Host A Guang looked at the situation and asked Ju Ren, "Student Ju Ren, do you have the ability to fight again?"
Ju Ren shook her head. She lost. She actually lost. Host A Guang felt bad. Ju Ren was a strong member of Shangmo Academy, but she lost now. What could she say? Zhu Yanyi did not cheat. She just had this ability. She said, "This round, Shangmo Academy lost. Next, we draw the next opponent."
Host A Guang had nothing more to say. Fortunately, the next round was not Shangmo Academy. "Next is Shenhuang Academy."