The crash of the wave was still ringing in their ears, and the quiet drip of lake water off the platforms and trees was barely heard in the stunned silence.

No one had imagined that Lu Cāng would be capable of so much. He had sent Li Luo to the bottom of the lake in one single terrifying attack.

Even the Fourth Changing students were looking amazed.

Clearly, Lu Cāng had been hoping to finish the battle before the joss stick timer ran out.

"The moment Lu Cāng pulled out his Twin Python Malediction, the battle was over one way or another," Zhao Huiyin and the other Blue Abyss students whispered among themselves.

The Twin Python Malediction burned both energy sources within Lu Cāng's body to produce an overwhelming but ephemeral strength. Once Lu...