As her soul power circulated, a thin, light golden mist condensed, and a dense golden light burst forth. A multi-petaled lotus flower, its main color being golden and lustrous, bloomed between Qian Yuelong's palms, which were raised upwards.
Three dazzling purple soul rings rose up, their shimmering purple light reflecting off the pale golden mist flowing from the Floating World Golden Lotus, blending together to create a magnificent purple-gold hue.
"Qian Yuelong, a level 38 control-type weapon spirit master, please enlighten me."
Three thousand-year-old spirit rings?!
A chorus of astonishment rippled through the stands, and even the seasoned referees couldn't help but glance at Qian Yuelong a few more times.
As a teammate, Xie Yue quickly composed himself after his initial surprise, looking intently at his opponent Xiang Peng, who had recovered at about the same time and showed no signs of nervousness or fear, but rather remained calm and collected.
Both sides displayed extremely high combat skills.
The referee glanced at both sides, who were poised to begin, and announced loudly, "Both sides are in position. The fourth match begins!"
Before the last note had completely faded, Xie Yue moved.
He didn't use any soul skills, yet his movements were as swift as lightning. The two crescent-shaped blades in his hands created a series of afterimages, and the "whoosh" sound of the air being torn apart formed a continuous series of explosions that attacked Xiang Peng, making it impossible to discern the exact direction from which the attack came.
Xiang Peng, his arms covered in black-ringed crocodile scales, tensed all his muscles, his eyes fixed on the southwest. Just as the afterimage of the moon blade was about to pierce him, he suddenly crouched down and slid to the right from the ground, avoiding Xie Yue's charge and the moon blade he was holding with only his left hand. As he quickly stood up, he turned his body to the side, dodging another moon blade that Xie Yue had already swung out, which was like a boomerang, using speed and afterimages.
"bite--!"
With his right hand gripping the spinning moon blade again, Xie Yue's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and the first hundred-year soul ring immediately shone brightly. The two moon blades emerged with red light, drawing three blood-red slashes in the void at absolute speed.
"First Soul Skill, Crescent Blade Slashes!"
"First Soul Skill, Azure Flame."
Qian Yuelong, seizing the opportunity, immediately activated her first soul skill.
Instantly donning a cyan outer garment, the Floating World Golden Lotus shimmered with light, and several palm-sized cyan-gold lotus petals flew out in a swirling motion, closely following the unstoppable crescent-shaped slash, grazing the ground, and accompanied by irregularly intersecting forked crescent slashes, blocking all of Xiang Peng's escape routes as much as possible, forcing him to confront them head-on!
Xiang Peng's pupils contracted, and his second and third soul rings activated simultaneously. He dared not be careless in the slightest and unleashed all the buff-type soul skills that enhanced his defense and attack. His hands, which had transformed into the claws of a black-ringed crocodile, swelled to three times their normal size, and a purplish-black light flowed over his hard scale armor.
He crossed his arms in front of him, and a heavy thud resounded on the battle platform, followed by a series of clanging sounds.
With his superior soul power, Xiang Peng withstood the three blade strikes of Xie Yue and roared, his powerful aura exploding outwards. Even the lotus petal phantoms that were still flying in mid-air paused for a second.
"boom!"
A crimson light burst forth from Xiang Peng's body. With his pupils glowing red, Xiang Peng shifted his weight forward, curling himself up like a giant rolling stone. He used his scales, covered in black spikes, to nimbly crash into Qian Yuelong, who was standing not far from the edge of the inner battle arena.
"not good!"
At this moment, Xie Yue, who was at the north and south ends of Qian Yuelong, hurriedly returned to defend.
"Whoosh!"
As her soul power output increased, the azure flames surged and converged on the Floating World Golden Lotus. While a large area of azure flames transformed into a fire shield to block Xiang Peng's attack trajectory, Qian Yuelong spun the Floating World Golden Lotus in her hand, which suddenly changed into an umbrella shape. She threw it downwards in a circle, using the force to leap into the air. In mid-air, she did a somersault, and her slender white fingers suddenly closed, detonating all the azure flames around her martial soul.
"Boom boom boom—!"
After a deafening explosion, Xiang Peng, whose body was covered in burn marks, was forced to deactivate his rolling ball state and return to his normal appearance.
Xie Yue, who had been keeping a close eye on the battle, would not miss this opportunity to strike while the enemy was weakened. Almost the instant Qian Yuelong landed behind him, Xie Yue rushed out and launched his first soul skill, Moon Blade Slash.
Oh no!
Originally, Xiang Peng came to force Qian Yuelong to surrender, but now he has taken Qian Yuelong's place on the edge. Faced with this powerful series of strikes, he has no choice but to use the most basic defense of crossing his arms.
Although his fourth soul skill is disabled, he is still a Soul Master, and it's impossible for him to be unable to defend against an attack from a mere Great Soul Master.
As Xiang Peng had expected, Xie Yue's Moon Slash clashed with the scale armor under his defense, producing hissing sparks, but he was unable to break through and remained deadlocked.
With a sigh of regret, Xie Yue knew he couldn't force Xiang Peng to back down this time. He pursed his lips and retreated, but as soon as he turned his head, another teammate brushed past him.
"The second soul skill——"
Qian Yuelong's soft and ethereal voice suddenly rang out.
Unrecalled, the Golden Lotus of the Floating World, suspended a few centimeters off the ground in an inverted umbrella shape, instantly came to life like a wilted cabbage.
"Worship the moon".
The purple-gold lotus platform flipped over to reveal itself, and the delicate fragrance, amplified by the sharp, rapidly shifting wind, rushed into the nostrils.
Xiang Peng's gathered soul power froze, his pupils briefly lost focus, and he stood there as if a stop button had been pressed.
Like a snake circling the ground, Qian Yuelong precisely avoided the dissipating, violent soul force wind without hesitation, and then kicked him hard in the chest, knocking him off the fighting platform!
Xie Yue: "!"
He stared in astonishment at the swift and skillful Qian Yuelong, his understanding of her being refreshed once again.
The battle ended in less than five minutes.
The referee, watching Xiang Peng dazedly sit up from the ground, a smirk playing on his lips, was delighted to see new blood rising in their academy. He announced the results for this group: "Battle over! Xie Yue and Qian Yuelong have passed the test!"
Upon hearing this, Xiang Peng froze, slowly raising his head to meet the referee's "I'll settle this with you when we get back" expression, feeling utterly helpless and on the verge of tears.
Because if the official trainees who act as the test opponents lose in the test, they will definitely be punished when they return.
If you don't lose, you'll receive a reward of three days of training in an advanced simulated environment.
"Wow, Team 19 is amazing!"
"Yes, their attack is the strongest I've seen in the four matches I've watched."
"Hiss! I didn't expect that Soul Master to be so strong. If I had known, I would have stuck with her and teamed up with her even if she was lying."
"Hesitation leads to defeat. Stop thinking about it. I'm your partner now. You should think about how we're going to get through this."
The audience was engaged in lively discussion.
The referee looked at the two with a kind smile. "Congratulations! You have become members of the Spirit Hall Advanced Soul Master Academy. Your names have already been registered. You can go back and pack your bags now. Please come to the gate of the academy at Chenshi (7-9 AM) tomorrow. There will be a special car to escort the new students who have passed the final assessment to the academy."
—A side note—
I've been posting two updates a day for the past two days, muah~
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