Chapter 98: Hu Liena vs. Soul Elder Black Panther, a Close Victory!
After witnessing Hu Liena's terrifying mental power control, no one dared to challenge her for a while, even the Soul Elders in the class, whose soul power difference was within ten levels were somewhat wary.
Zhou Tai saw this and couldn't help but say, "What? Is no one going to challenge her? Could it be that our Special Class is nothing special? You usually enjoy so many resources, yet you don't have any drive at all? Huh!"
The oldest student in the Special Class was Tuoba Shengjie, who was less than twenty years old and couldn't stand provocation.
Soon, a woman jumped onto the Soul Fighting Arena, looking at Hu Liena: "My name is Du Peilin, my Martial Soul is Black Panther, I am a level 35 agility-attack system Battle Soul Elder. Please advise!"
She originally didn't want to go on stage, as the cultivation gap between them was too large, and she also found Hu Liena's mental power control difficult to grasp.
But being provoked by her homeroom teacher like that, how could she endure it?
She thought that Hu Liena's mental power control must be due to her beautiful appearance, so the Charm ability was very prominent for men, but she was a woman!
Moreover, she had observed and already figured out how Hu Liena's Charm Soul Skill was initiated. As long as she prepared herself and used her speed advantage to quickly close in, she could win!
Hu Liena smiled slightly: "Please advise."
After defeating this senior, her match should also end here.
However, the opponent's Martial Soul was an agility-attack system, Black Panther, so she would likely approach her using irregular routes at extremely high speed, leaving her no time to cast her Charm Skill, but how could she not have a way to deal with it?
"The match begins!" At Zhou Tai's command, Du Peilin's first soul ring lit up, her speed surged, and her third soul ring lit up. Several Clones appeared on the Soul Fighting Arena, each raising its sharp right claw and rushing towards Hu Liena!
Zhou Tai also nodded slightly, thinking, "Good. To deal with a mental power control Soul Master like Hu Liena, one must act quickly and close in on the opponent. Engaging in a war of attrition with a control system Soul Master is undoubtedly an unwise choice."
Then, he looked at Hu Liena. What would Hu Liena do?
Hu Liena's lips curved slightly, and her second soul ring finally slowly rose, directly splitting into three Clones that jointly unleashed a mental power impact on the 'Black Panther Clones' on the Martial Soul Dueling Stage.
This could be called a feast of Clones!
"Too bad! I've still gotten close to you!" Although Du Peilin was somewhat shocked by Hu Liena's reaction, which eliminated all her Clones, what did it matter?
She was now within attack range, less than an arm's length from Hu Liena, and her raised right claw was about to fall.
But Hu Liena recalled what Hu Bai and Xie Yue had taught her: if she encountered a close-range attack, the first thing to do was to face her inner fear and calm herself down.
Because only by calming down could she better judge the optimal next step!
For Soul Masters with high mental power, remaining calm in times of crisis was also a very important trait for them.
Precisely because their mental power was high, they could better control their emotions.
Of course, if they couldn't control it, then they were weak.
Heh.
Therefore, Hu Liena suppressed her urge to use her Soul Bone and instead concentrated her mental power as much as possible. Besides making herself calmer, this also allowed her next strike to be activated more quickly and with greater power!
Du Peilin thought Hu Liena had no other tricks up her sleeve and was feeling smug, and her descending sharp claw moved even faster.
Of course, she wasn't aiming for the face, but the shoulder, and she would control her strength, as this was only a match.
But then, she felt something was wrong.
"Is it really okay to be this close to me? Hmm?" Hu Liena extended her right hand, cupping Du Peilin's chin, making her look directly into her eyes.
Du Peilin secretly cursed that it was bad, but she had already met Hu Liena's pink eyes; it was too late!
Finally, her sharp claw stopped abruptly five centimeters from Hu Liena's shoulder!
Who said Charm only worked on the opposite sex?
This was strong mental power control!
The Charm effect on the same sex was a bit weaker, but she could use other control methods.
She wasn't just capable of Charm.
After all, she specialized in mental power control.
However, the moment she controlled Du Peilin, Hu Liena also let out a long sigh of relief. That was truly a close call.
Then she looked at Hu Bai and Xie Yue below the stage, winking at them, "Praise me, praise me!"
Hu Bai and Xie Yue exchanged glances and couldn't help but smile. Their little sister had indeed grown this time.
Many people actually have a misconception, thinking that to deal with an opponent like Hu Liena, as long as they get close, there will be no problem.
But they overlooked one point.
When the distance is short, the range of mental power impact is also shortened.
Ultimately, it's hard to say who will win.
Of course, Du Peilin was indeed careless this time. If her opponent had been Xie Yue, he would certainly not have given Hu Liena a chance to strike.
The moment he sensed Hu Liena's attack, he could have completely used the power of space to instantly flash to the other side.
Of course, this also required testing Xie Yue's reaction speed. If he didn't react in time, he would truly be controlled.
But!
Xie Yue's soul power was considerably higher than Hu Liena's.
Therefore, Hu Liena is now considered to have no rivals among opponents of the same level!
Zhou Tai was also shocked by Hu Liena's move. She really had guts!
If it were anyone else, they would probably have frozen in place!
One must know that Hu Liena is not even seven years old yet!
It has only been almost a year since her Martial Soul Awakening, and she already possesses such awareness. Terrifying!
Moreover, he felt that Hu Liena probably hadn't used her full strength. He could tell that at the last moment, Hu Liena was actually thinking about how to make the optimal decision!
She could both preserve her trump card and effectively defeat her opponent.
Although this was just a simple sparring match, Hu Liena looked further ahead, seeking the optimal solution—to minimize her soul power and mental power consumption, and to retain a trump card.
Conserving soul power, mental power, and physical strength is a mandatory course for Soul Masters!
After all, the outside World is not a simple soul-fighting match, but a true life-and-death battle!
"This match, Hu Liena wins! Is there anyone else?" Zhou Tai looked at the people below, but no one came forward again.
If Du Peilin's speed couldn't launch an effective attack on Hu Liena, then it was even more impossible for others!
Moreover, in this sparring match, they also noticed one thing: Hu Liena's mental power was already capable of influencing intermediate-level Soul Elders!
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