Wang Dong'er

"Begin!" The electronic voice rang out again.

From that moment on, the girl opposite him moved as well. One yellow and two purple Soul Rings rose beneath her, and a pair of blue butterfly wings instantly spread from her back. The colors at the tips of the forewings shifted continuously from deep blue to azure to light blue. The entire wing surface resembled a string of brilliant halos set into a blue sky, forming a V shape that brought light to the world. Its shape and colors possessed an incomparable, flawless beauty.

Lin Xiuran's gaze narrowed slightly. He realized who the girl before him was—Tang San's daughter, Tang Wulin's sister, Tang Wutong!

Of course, she might currently only be Wang Dong'er.

But Lin Xiuran had no time to consider whether she was Wang Dong'er or Tang Wutong. Her merciless attack had already arrived.

Her wings swept out, carrying faint gleams of light as they carved a sharp streak through the sky before slashing toward Lin Xiuran.

Lin Xiuran possessed powerful spiritual power and reacted quickly. Using the Wind Element to accelerate himself, he immediately retreated.

The girl's attack missed, but she did not pause in the slightest. Soul Power poured into her butterfly wings, golden light flared, and the V-shaped pattern shone especially brightly. Then she charged at Lin Xiuran once more at high speed.

In the blink of an eye, she had closed in on Lin Xiuran again. Even after pushing the Wind Element to its limits, he could not shake off her pursuit.

Just as her attack was about to strike him, Lin Xiuran abruptly turned around. Red light flickered in his eyes as he raised a hand to attack.

But she seemed to have anticipated his move. Her butterfly wings instantly swept forward, and the wind of interference infused with Soul Power extinguished the flames that had just begun to rise in his hand, preventing the Fire Element from gathering.

The girl smiled, seemingly a little pleased with herself, but to Lin Xiuran, it was utterly shocking.

These were supposed to be virtual characters, attacking according to their settings. How could she display such a human-like smile? Moreover, Lin Xiuran felt as though her eyes concealed something.

But he had no time to think further. A green Soul Ring rose beneath him, and the Wind Element rapidly gathered before him.

His gaze became sharper. With a light wave of his hands, the gathered Wind Element began spinning at high speed, gradually forming a tornado.

This tornado was quite exaggerated, at least two meters tall, and its might was naturally formidable. Even Lin Xiuran himself felt unsteady on his feet for a moment.

Yet the girl remained calm as she hovered in midair. Her third purple Soul Ring slowly rose. Her wings suddenly shone with golden light as Soul Power continuously gathered upon them, clusters of golden light circling around them.

Then, with a fierce sweep of her wings, two offensive light blades converged and slashed toward the tornado in a cross shape.

Almost as if destroying dry weeds and rotten wood, the tornado was instantly cut apart. The elements immediately became unstable and dispersed.

The next second, the girl had already arrived before Lin Xiuran. A fair, delicate hand swung out, and before he could react, he was struck.

"Slap!"

Lin Xiuran was instantly stunned. That attack contained no Soul Power whatsoever, but it was incredibly humiliating. The beautiful, kind-looking girl had slapped him.

However, Lin Xiuran remained rational and did not become angry, because everything the girl had displayed was too strange. Logically speaking, her programmed setting should have been to defeat him at all costs.

If she had put any strength into that attack just now, he would have had no chance at all and would have been subdued immediately. Yet she had slapped him without warning.

Although the slap had landed, the girl truly had not added any Soul Power to it. Moreover, she had used very little force, not even leaving a red mark. Rather than striking him, it had felt more like she was rubbing his face.

After steadying himself slightly and clearing the wild thoughts from his mind, Lin Xiuran finally became serious.

Don't overthink it. There may just be an error in her settings. She's only a virtual character.

Lin Xiuran did not dare relax any longer. Since she had given him an opportunity, he certainly could not let it slip away.

He stretched out both hands, and two different elements appeared in them. Only after they had gathered to a certain degree did he slowly begin merging them together.

As Lin Xiuran brought his palms together, a powerful elemental aura seemed to condense instantly.

The next moment, Lin Xiuran stomped fiercely on the ground and shot forward. At the optimal point in midair, he instantly hurled the Wind Fire Element Ball in his hand.

The Wind Fire Element Ball spun continuously in midair, gradually seeming to form a spinning top. The top formed from the Wind and Fire Elements flew toward the girl at an extremely high speed, and its velocity continued to rise.

The girl did not choose to dodge. Instead, she simply stood in midair and did not use another Soul Skill.

But just as the Ice Fire Gyro was about to collide with her, an even more powerful force erupted from her body.

Lin Xiuran only sensed that heavy aura, but he did not see what the girl had done. Furthermore, the scattered Wind and Fire Elements after the Ice Fire Gyro exploded directly obstructed his vision.

Only after the residual force had completely dissipated did Lin Xiuran clearly see what was happening above, and his pupils abruptly widened.

The girl had not been harmed in the slightest. She still stood loftily above him, like a true divine maiden. Yet in her delicate arm, she held an enormous hammer aloft.

It was a pitch-black hammer. Its handle was roughly half a foot long, while its head was cylindrical, resembling a shrunken forging hammer. A faint ring of patterns coiled around the black surface of the hammerhead, emitting a peculiar glow.

Lin Xiuran's expression darkened as he said in a deep voice, "Clear Sky Hammer!"

Without a doubt, the girl's second Martial Soul was the Clear Sky Hammer, once the continent's number one tool Martial Soul.

"No wonder she has such power."

Lin Xiuran had completely forgotten about that. He just had not expected his Ice Fire Gyro to be so easily dealt with by her.

But this time, the girl gave him no opportunity. She instantly charged toward Lin Xiuran, the Clear Sky Hammer in her hand smashing down at him as though it weighed nothing.

Naturally, Lin Xiuran did not dare meet it head-on and immediately dodged backward. But no matter how fast the Wind Element was, it could not escape the judgment of her giant hammer.

The girl's Soul Power ultimately far surpassed Lin Xiuran's. After several exchanges, the giant hammer was about to smash directly into his face.

As the hammer grew larger and larger in his pupils, Lin Xiuran almost instinctively said, "Wang Dong'er, you're really ruthless!"

But at those words, the girl's pupils suddenly contracted. The look in her eyes as she stared at Lin Xiuran became one of disbelief, though an indescribable excitement was hidden deep within.