Chapter 99: Xie Yue vs. Feng Yao — A Surprise Attack!
At this moment, everyone had one question in their hearts: How old was Hu Liena's second soul ring?
But even if it was three or four thousand years old, it shouldn't grant her an over-level mental power!
And it seemed like it was even more than that!
One must know that Du Peilin was hard-controlled for several seconds in an instant. To be able to control a mid-level Soul Elder for several seconds meant she could at least control a high-level Soul Elder for one second.
But what they didn't know was that, besides her second soul ring being three thousand years old, Hu Liena also possessed a fox tail External Soul Bone.
After absorbing this External Soul Bone, her mental power was significantly increased passively.
Although this External Soul Bone was not located on her head, it was produced by a Phantasm Fox. This type of fox has a very high compatibility with Hu Liena's Martial Soul, both primarily focused on mental control. There is still a certain difference from the Three-Eyed Demon Fox, as that fox also possesses a dark attribute.
It's not purely mental.
Zhou Tai was also somewhat curious, but he knew that a Soul Master's soul ring age and Soul Skill were secrets. Unless it was someone close, they generally wouldn't reveal them.
By looking at the soul ring color, can you really tell if it's just over a thousand years old or nine thousand years old?
The color difference between a thousand-year and a nine-thousand-year soul ring is actually quite subtle. The nine-thousand-year-old one is slightly darker, but not by much.
Only when it approaches ten thousand years will it have a hint of black, and only then can it be definitively determined.
Seeing that no one was coming up, Hu Liena put away her Martial Soul, jumped off the arena, and approached Hu Bai and Xie Yue.
"Hehe, how was it? Big Brother, Second Brother, am I still very impressive?" Hu Liena looked like she was seeking praise.
Xie Yue dotingly stroked her head. "Mm, you listened to everything we told you. Just now, your Second Brother and I both thought you were going to use your trump card."
The trump card Xie Yue referred to was naturally her External Soul Bone.
Hu Liena chuckled. "Since both of you are progressing so quickly, I naturally can't fall behind! I want to go on missions with you!"
Originally, Bibi Dong did not intend to let Hu Liena go on missions with Hu Bai, Xie Yue, or even Qian Renxue. After all, she was currently only a Soul Grandmaster, and her offensive methods were still limited.
The targets of their missions were at least Soul Ancestors, and there might even be powerhouses above Soul King level—unpredictable ones.
While Hu Liena's mental control was strong, if the difference in soul power levels was too great, she could suffer a mental backlash.
Today's event was actually Bibi Dong's test for Hu Liena. If Hu Liena could defeat an opponent about ten levels higher than herself, it would prove she possessed a certain degree of self-preservation ability.
She would be allowed to go.
Hu Liena was well aware of this.
Additionally, with Hu Liena joining, the three of them could use their three-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill, making them even stronger.
In fact, privately, Hu Bai and Xie Yue had tried before to see if they could also perform a Martial Soul Fusion.
After all, Hu Liena could fuse with Xie Yue into a Nine-Tailed Charm Demon, so as her twin brother, he should be able to do so as well, right?
Sure enough, they succeeded!
The fusion was also a Nine-Tailed Charm Demon, but the difference was that it was much weaker.
After all, there's a huge gap between a two-person Martial Soul Fusion Skill and a three-person one!
The Nine-Tailed Charm Demon formed by the three-person fusion had more natural control over elements, stronger mental power amplification, and a greater increase in overall strength.
"Alright, it's my turn next." Xie Yue leaped onto the arena, looked at the people below, and said, "No need to make it too troublesome. Among you, whoever's strength is at rank forty-four, just come directly. Let's get it over with in one go."
Members of the Special Class:
Good heavens, is he looking down on them that much?
They were all students of the Special Class, so why was he so outstanding?
It wasn't that Xie Yue loved to show off; he just didn't want to waste time. If he had to fight from low to high, when would it end?
He wasn't familiar with most of the students in the Special Class, except for a few at the same rank as him. The last time he came, he just took Na Na for a walk around the academy, met someone briefly, and then left.
"Feng Yao, you go," Zhou Tai said calmly.
Subsequently, a slender young man in a green robe flew onto the arena with his sword, looked at Xie Yue, and introduced himself: "Feng Yao. Martial Soul Wind Sword, level forty-four. Please advise."
Martial Soul Wind Sword?
Hu Bai immediately recognized that this person should be from the Wind Sword Sect.
The Wind Sword Sect was also one of the sects affiliated with Spirit Hall.
However, he hadn't expected there to be someone from the Wind Sword Sect in the Special Class.
It seemed most of the students in the Special Class had backgrounds. Could it be that all the major affiliated Sects of Spirit Hall had students here?
Sigh...
Xie Yue held his Moon Blade and said calmly, "Xie Yue. Martial Soul Moon Blade, level thirty-four attack system, Battle Soul Elder. Please advise."
"The match starts!" Zhou Tai ordered, watching with interest.
Although the Wind Sword was not an overly powerful Martial Soul, Feng Yao had a soul power advantage, so the outcome of this match was still uncertain.
Feng Yao held a green longsword, and a yellow soul ring rose. He slashed several azure-green Sword Qi toward Xie Yue. These Sword Qi were imbued with wind attribute energy, making them appear even sharper.
This was Feng Yao's first Soul Skill: Breaking Wind Slash!
Although Xie Yue had an advantage in soul ring configuration, he dared not be careless when facing an opponent ten levels higher.
Similarly, his first soul ring rose, and he slashed out several spatial blades toward Feng Yao.
A clash of green and white—actually canceling each other out!
One must know that both used their first Soul Skills, but Feng Yao was a Soul Ancestor, so his first Soul Skill should generally be stronger.
But what they didn't know was that these spatial blades were not his actual first Soul Skill but a simple long-range application of his spatial skill.
His real first Soul Skill, Slash, was an amplification skill that enhanced the power of his spatial blades to roughly match Feng Yao's Sword Qi.
"Be careful!" Xie Yue cried out, tapping his foot on the ground, then charging toward Feng Yao. Cracks even appeared in the arena.
In an instant, Xie Yue closed the distance. Feng Yao's eyes narrowed, his third soul ring rose, and he raised his Wind Sword to clash directly with the Moon Blade!
This third Soul Skill could greatly increase his Martial Soul's attack power, sharpness, and wind attribute by fifty percent each.
Feng Yao was very confident in his swordsmanship!
But the moment the two weapons clashed, Xie Yue's wicked smile appeared, and he vanished from in front of Feng Yao!
Holy cow!
"Be careful!" the spectators below instinctively warned.
Because Xie Yue had suddenly appeared behind Feng Yao!
Just now, Xie Yue activated his third Soul Skill, Void Warp, but no soul ring lit up because he was consuming stored warp charges.
He couldn't make his soul rings disappear like Hu Bai could when releasing a Soul Skill, but his third Soul Skill had a special feature: when using stored charges, the soul ring wouldn't appear because the spatial power was stored within the Moon Blade.
This allowed him to surprise his opponent. Just when everyone thought he was going to clash head-on, they never expected Xie Yue to execute such a maneuver!
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