New Student Competition Concludes

After Qian Yuling and the other two left the lounge, they arrived at the classroom. All three wore heavy expressions.

"Three Soul Elders, and all of them are high-level Soul Elders. What are we even competing for?" Ning Keke cried.

Shui Wuyue frowned but said nothing. That was right. If they were low-level Soul Elders, she and Ning Keke might have been able to hold them back. But against high-level Soul Elders, she had no way to deal with them.

No matter how Qian Yuling thought about it, she could not come up with a solution. She still felt she could defeat Luo Keke, but with Dragor and Gao Xiu added in, she truly felt powerless. Because of the gap in Soul Power Level, Shui Wuyue's control abilities were little more than a joke before those three. Ning Keke could enhance her, but the enhancement was not particularly strong. In other words, she would need to fight one against three. But that was not realistic either.

At that moment, Ye Qiu entered. Seeing how dejected the three were, he said, "I didn't expect Class Six of New Students to use such a tactic, but now that things have come to this, just give it your all. Don't leave any regrets. Even if you lose, it's fine."

Qian Yuling forced out a faint smile and nodded.

Ye Qiu smiled. "Girls aren't pretty when they're frowning like this. It's only one match. It's not that big a deal."

Since they could not think of a way to counter Little Giant, Qian Yuling and the other two simply stopped dwelling on it. They trained every day and sparred against Mo Ying's group every day to improve their strength. Seven days passed quickly.

The finals began as well.

Qing Piaopiao shouted, "The annual New Student Competition is about to reach its conclusion. Today's match is the final. Glazed Baby will face Little Giant. Both sides, enter the arena and introduce yourselves."

Qian Yuling spoke first. "Yu Ling, Spirit Branch, level thirty-four Summon System Tool Soul Venerable."

"Ning Keke, Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, level twenty-three Support System Tool Soul Master."

"Shui Wuyue, Chains of Heaven, level twenty-six Control System Tool Soul Master."

Luo Keke thought, She rose another level in just seven days. Her talent is quite impressive, but defeating us won't be so easy.

Luo Keke said, "Luo Keke, Domain Breaking Thunder Soul, level thirty-nine Assault System Tool Soul Venerable."

"Dragor, Savage Jaw Dragon, level thirty-seven Assault System Battle Spirit Master."

"Gao Xiu, Thunder Dragon, level thirty-seven Assault System Battle Spirit Master."

"Lightning attribute." Qian Yuling's eyes lit up. And judging from Mo Ying and the others' descriptions, their opponents did not possess an Ultimate Attribute. There was a chance after all.

After hearing the introductions, Qing Piaopiao said, "Both sides have finished introducing themselves. I now announce the start of the match."

"Savage Jaw Dragon, possess me." Dragor's aura surged as his body grew massive. The phantom of a Savage Jaw Dragon appeared behind him, while two yellow and one purple Soul Rings rose beneath his feet.

"Thunder Dragon, possess me." Gao Xiu underwent the same transformation, and two yellow and one purple Soul Rings rose beneath his feet.

"Seven Treasures Turn into Glazed Glaze. The Seven Treasures have names: first, strength; second, speed." Two multicolored rays shot into Qian Yuling's body. After discussing it, the three had decided that Ning Keke would focus all her enhancements on Qian Yuling.

"Lesser Spirit Summon—Yadeyan, Bingaisi, Leiwosi, Semingteke."

"Upper Spirit Summon—Flame Hreik, Ice Shadow Aquilis, Aurora Grellin, Undead Morckel."

With a wave of Shui Wuyue's hands, countless circles of light appeared above Luo Keke's group. Chains shot toward Dragor one after another.

"Out of my way." Dragor slashed apart the chains Shui Wuyue had unleashed with his claws.

At the same time, he charged rapidly toward Shui Wuyue. Gao Xiu attacked in Shui Wuyue's direction as well. Their strategy was to deal with the weaker ones first, then join forces to defeat Qian Yuling.

Qian Yuling immediately gave the order for the High-level Spirits to protect Shui Wuyue and Ning Keke.

Luo Keke's eyes lit up. His third Soul Ring shone as he said, "X-Impact Cannon." The target was Qian Yuling.

Since the four High-level Spirits had gone to protect Shui Wuyue and Ning Keke, there was nothing guarding her. Moreover, she had used all her Soul Power to sustain the High-level Spirits, leaving her unable to use the passive skill Unyielding Will.

Shui Wuyue made a snap decision and used Chains of Heaven to erect ten walls of chains before Qian Yuling, helping her block Luo Keke's attack.

But Luo Keke was a level thirty-nine Soul Elder. How could his third Soul Skill be stopped so easily?

Although the ten chain walls relieved much of the pressure on Qian Yuling, the remaining force still dealt her considerable damage. The four High-level Spirits vanished at the same time.

"Yu Ling!" Ning Keke and Shui Wuyue cried out together.

"Twin Crocodile Thrust."

"Electrifying Charge."

With the High-level Spirits gone, Ning Keke and Shui Wuyue directly took Dragor and Gao Xiu's third Soul Skills head-on.

Shui Wuyue and Ning Keke instantly lost their ability to fight. Seeing this, the referee moved them to a safe location to wait for them to wake up.

Qian Yuling's pupils contracted, and she was overcome with guilt. Because of her, Shui Wuyue and Ning Keke had been forced out of the match. And now she had to face Luo Keke's group alone.

Luo Keke stepped forward and said, "Surrender. You're no match for the three of us."

Qian Yuling struggled to her feet. "The match isn't over yet." At the same time, her first and third Soul Rings lit up in succession. The four High-level Spirits appeared on the field again, but their aura was nowhere near as strong as before.

"Since that's the case, I'll make you lose completely. Dragor, Gao Xiu."

"Twin Crocodile Thrust."

"Electrifying Charge."

"X-Impact Cannon."

In the lounge, Mo Ying saw this and said, "Yu Ling has lost."

Ye Qiu shook his head slightly and sighed.

On the arena, the four High-level Spirits stood before Qian Yuling and joined forces to block the attack. After stopping it, their bodies became more translucent, a sign that they were about to disappear.

"She actually blocked it." Luo Keke was somewhat surprised. But he still said, "Dragor, Gao Xiu. Give her the final blow."

"Twin Crocodile Thrust."

"Electrifying Charge."

"X-Impact Cannon."

Facing the trio's renewed attack, Qian Yuling decided, "I surrender... Hm?"

Just as Luo Keke and the others' attacks were about to strike the four High-level Spirits, the spirits underwent a change.

When they had withstood Luo Keke's group's first wave of attacks, the four High-level Spirits had nodded to one another. As the second wave of attacks descended, their bodies each transformed into a phantom: red, blue, yellow, and purple. The four phantoms directly annihilated Luo Keke and the others' attacks, then gradually fused together. A new spirit appeared, though it too was merely a phantom.

"Wh-what is that?" Luo Keke and the other two were instantly dumbfounded. They had learned about all three of Qian Yuling's Soul Skills. Although the spirit before them was only a phantom, the pressure it gave off far surpassed that of the four High-level Spirits from before.

Everyone in the lounge was equally shocked. Ye Qiu was somewhat dumbfounded too, but then his eyes brightened. Perhaps the aura radiating from this spirit's phantom meant they still had a chance.

"You... you're Igabela." Qian Yuling spoke in shock. She did not know why she had said that name, but it no longer mattered.

The phantom before Qian Yuling nodded at her, then turned to face Luo Keke and the other two.

"Twin Crocodile Thrust."

"Electrifying Charge."

"X-Impact Cannon."

The three powerful attacks continued toward Igabela's phantom. But—

Igabela gently waved her right hand. A multicolored crescent blade of light flew forth, instantly annihilating Luo Keke and the others' attacks.

"What?!" Luo Keke and the other two could not believe it. Their three third Soul Skills had been shattered with a casual wave from the phantom before them.

"This move is... Wave Blade," Qian Yuling muttered.

Igabela turned to look at Qian Yuling, as though waiting for her command.

Qian Yuling nodded. If her feeling was correct, Igabela's ultimate move should be...

"Ultra-High Density Laser Beam." As Qian Yuling's words fell, four points of light—red, blue, yellow, and purple—appeared before Igabela. Each point fired a laser beam, and they moved at incredible speed.

Luo Keke and the others did not even have time to react before they were struck by the attack. Their bodies flew backward, crashing onto the ground and losing their ability to fight.

Igabela's phantom gradually disappeared from the arena. Qian Yuling looked toward the referee.

The referee was also stunned, but he quickly recovered and nodded at Qing Piaopiao.

Qing Piaopiao shouted, "The result of this match is truly unexpected. Let us congratulate Glazed Baby on their victory. I announce that the champion of this New Student Competition is Glazed Baby, the runner-up is Little Giant, and third place goes to Summit of the Sacred Sword."

Meng Shenji, one of the three judges, sighed. "The younger generation is truly formidable. Heaven-Blessed Empire indeed."

At this moment, Ning Keke and Shui Wuyue woke up and happened to hear Qing Piaopiao announce the result.

Shui Wuyue: "???"

Ning Keke: "???"

The students of Class One of New Students in the lounge cheered. A peculiar glint flashed through Mo Ying's eyes, while Ye Qiu nodded with great satisfaction. Qian Yuling, this student, had given him far too great a surprise.