Chapter 97: Tuoba Shengjie and Hu Liena Completely Defeat Yan!
This situation also came as a surprise to Zhou Tai, the homeroom teacher, who was full of doubts. Even if the second soul ring was a thousand-year-old one, his soul power shouldn't have surged so much, right?
But how could Zhou Tai know that Hu Liena's second soul ring was not only a three-thousand-year level but that she also obtained an External Soul Bone during the process of absorbing the soul ring, which also provided her with a lot of soul power (less than what the soul ring provided).
Below the stage, a burly young man looked at Yan and Hu Liena, shaking his head. "Yan is going to lose."
This person was none other than Tuoba Shengjie, currently the strongest in the Special Class, at rank forty-eighth.
His talent might not be the strongest in the class, but his soul power certainly was.
The reason Bibi Dong included this person in the Special Class, in addition to previous reasons, was another important factor: this person came from the Sacred Dragon Sect, and he was the most talented individual from the Sacred Dragon Sect in recent years.
If properly cultivated, he was very likely to impact Titled Douluo in the future!
One must know that the Sacred Dragon Sect was an affiliated sect of Spirit Hall. If they could produce a Titled Douluo, it would be a great help to Spirit Hall.
Although Tuoba Shengjie's first four soul rings were standard, and the whale rubber's effect on his physique could only apply to the fifth soul ring, this was not important.
According to previous standards, it was already very impressive for a Genius Soul Master to be able to withstand a ten-thousand-year soul ring for their fifth ring, not to mention that some Genius Soul Masters, for various reasons, still had a purple fifth soul ring.
Qin Ming: …
And when Tuoba Shengjie broke through to rank fifty, coupled with the special nature of his Martial Soul, his fifth soul ring was very likely to be a twenty-thousand-year level!
This could create a significant gap with others. If he truly broke through to Titled Douluo in the future, then his ninth soul ring would have to be at least eighty or ninety thousand years old.
Not ten thousand years, because Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beasts were too few, and Bibi Dong simply wasn't prepared to find one for him. After all, no matter what, he was just an affiliated sect member.
Bibi Dong's own soul rings and Hu Bai's soul rings were not enough yet.
However, speaking of which, most of the people in the Special Class still had backgrounds. Besides Tuoba Shengjie, there were also people from Spirit Hall's affiliated sects like the Wind Sword Sect and Black Panther Sect, while only a few were commoner Soul Masters with extraordinary innate talent.
How does that saying go? Nobles rely on legacy; commoners can only rely on mutation.
Regarding Tuoba Shengjie's words, the few people beside him who were not captivated by Hu Liena's beauty also nodded and said, "Under the same soul power, unless Yan has some means to defend against mental power attacks, he probably won't even be able to use his soul skills."
The age span in the Special Class was quite large.
For example, Tuoba Shengjie and the others who spoke up were all over fifteen years old, and Tuoba Shengjie was already nearly twenty.
The reason he had his current cultivation was because, after entering the Special Class, cultivation resources became more concentrated; otherwise, he wouldn't have reached his current height.
After all, in the original work, during the Soul Master Grand Competition, Xie Yue and the other two were only just over rank fifty, and Hu Liena was already twenty years old at that time.
Tuoba Shengjie's talent was not as high as that of Hu Liena and the others.
His innate soul power was only barely at level eight!
Innate level eight was considered the lowest condition to impact Titled Douluo. If it were lower, unless there was a special opportunity, it would be very difficult to become a Title Douluo—and this is under circumstances where resources are not lacking.
For ordinary innate level-seven commoners, reaching Soul Saint was already very impressive.
On the Soul Fighting Arena.
Yan and Hu Liena jointly released their Martial Souls. After Zhou Tai announced the start of the battle, Yan's first soul ring slowly rose, but before he could use it, a voice rang out: "First Soul Skill, Fox Charm."
Hu Liena blinked at Yan, and a pink light burst forth. Yan was instantly controlled; he had already fallen into the mental illusion Hu Liena had set for him.
Hu Liena, in the illusion, with every frown and smile—despite not being provocatively dressed—managed to control Yan.
This was also related to Hu Leyao's teachings. Although they walked the path of mental control Charm, it didn't mean that when they set up an illusion for someone, their illusory self was provocative; that was not allowed.
This kind of behavior was considered harming the enemy a thousand times but losing eight hundred oneself.
How could a girl's body be shown to others so easily?
Therefore, although Hu Liena herself was charming, her Charm was not physical but in her actions and voice, such as alluring movements, a pure and seductive voice, and so on.
And without Hu Leyao's teachings, she also understood this principle: her body could only be seen by her future husband.
Perhaps it was precisely because of this that Xie Tian was madly in love with Hu Leyao.
After all, she was a vixen. What forbidden Charm methods she had in private—no one would know until the very last step.
That level of Charm could not be compared to slight facial expressions or seductive gazes.
After Yan was forcibly controlled for ten seconds, Zhou Tai announced that Hu Liena won this match!
Being controlled for ten seconds on the battlefield meant he wouldn't even know how he died!
Moreover, although Hu Liena followed the mental control route, she was not without offensive means. She could also perform ordinary mental attacks, and she did not rely solely on soul skills.
This was thanks to Hu Bai's meticulous teaching on how to gather mental power and then release it in a concentrated point!
However, this was just a sparring match, and she didn't need to use a mental attack on Yan. With Yan's current cultivation, suffering a mental attack would likely result in significant injury.
She couldn't control the strength of her mental attacks very well yet, meaning her proficiency was insufficient.
At this moment, Yan woke up from the illusion, his face pale. Falling into an illusion not only consumed Hu Liena's soul power and mental power but also unknowingly depleted the soul power of the person in the illusion.
Killing invisibly!
Yan looked at Hu Liena, a hint of dejection in his eyes; he had lost.
But he didn't give up. He quickly regained his confidence and looked at Hu Liena, saying firmly, "Na Na, I lost this time. Just wait, I will work hard to cultivate until the day I can defeat you!"
Hu Liena: I'm tired, let's just destroy it. Why doesn't this person understand?!!!
Hu Bai and Xie Yue exchanged glances, smiling helplessly. They really couldn't interfere in such matters. They couldn't possibly play dirty, right?
They felt it wasn't that serious yet. Although Yan was a simp, he wouldn't resort to physical contact.
If he had resorted to physical contact, they would have a reason to intervene, but now...
Hu Bai and Xie Yue exchanged glances, feeling that this matter should just take its natural course. If this could serve as an incentive for Yan to cultivate diligently, it didn't seem bad—after all, they were all from Spirit Hall.
In Hu Bai's view, Yan's loyalty to Spirit Hall was undeniable. Otherwise, there wouldn't have been those three Soul Bone rewards in the Soul Master Grand Competition. That wasn't just because the three of them reached Soul King cultivation; it was because of various factors considered.
After all, Soul Bones are extremely precious!
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