A Fighting Style with Soul Tools Fully Activated

"I have an idea we could try."

Liu Xinghan said, "Teacher, Lou Gao's greatest passion in life is forging. You could say he is someone who regards forging as his very life."

"As long as we tell him that Spirit Hall possesses the lost methods for crafting Soul Tools, and that he can learn Soul Tool technology if he joins Spirit Hall, do you think he would refuse?"

Bibi Dong's eyes shifted, and a beautiful, captivating smile appeared on her face. She said, "That is indeed an idea worth trying. I'll send someone to Gengxin City at once."

Liu Xinghan nodded, took out the Thunder Spirit Blade, and said, "Teacher, have them bring this blade along and give it to Lou Gao. It will make him trust us even more."

"Good!"

Bibi Dong gave Liu Xinghan a satisfied look. She was becoming increasingly pleased with this new disciple. Not only was he talented, but he was clever as well. There was simply nothing to criticize.

The next day.

Although Liu Xinghan, now Pope's Disciple, no longer needed to attend Spirit Academy, he still wanted to make one more trip there.

His system task of taking first place in the Mid-Year Assessment had yet to be completed.

The tasks were consecutive. If he did not complete this one, he could not proceed to the tasks that followed.

"Senior Sister, are you there?" Liu Xinghan asked as he knocked on Hu Liena's door.

"Is that Xiao Han? Come in." Hu Liena's voice came from inside the room.

When he pushed open the door, Liu Xinghan's gaze fell on Hu Liena. His eyes widened, and he jumped in fright.

Hu Liena was wearing a cool set of sleepwear, her snow-white shoulders and long, straight legs fully exposed to the air as she stood before the wardrobe mirror choosing clothes.

As his eyes landed on Hu Liena's fair legs, Liu Xinghan took a deep breath and quickly looked away.

Hu Liena had clearly treated him as a six-year-old child. She had let him in while still wearing sleepwear.

His body was indeed six years old.

But inwardly, he had long since been an adult...

Hu Liena took out a red outfit from the wardrobe and held it against herself. Turning around, she asked, "Xiao Han, what do you think of Senior Sister wearing this outfit today?"

Liu Xinghan glanced at it with a red face and nodded. "Senior Sister is beautiful. You look good in anything."

Hearing his praise, a radiant smile immediately appeared on Hu Liena's face. "Then I'll listen to Junior Brother. Senior Sister will wear this outfit today."

Liu Xinghan waited outside. Before long, Hu Liena came out after changing.

Dressed in red, Hu Liena seemed especially lively. She asked, "Junior Brother, why did you come to see Senior Sister so early?"

Liu Xinghan looked slightly embarrassed.

After seeing Hu Liena in her sleepwear just now, he had nearly been so dazzled by those fair legs that he forgot why he had come.

Liu Xinghan took a deep breath and said, "Senior Sister, I still haven't completed the Mid-Year Assessment at Spirit Academy. Although it doesn't matter whether I take part now that I'm Teacher's disciple, I still want to finish it. I don't know the way around here. Can you take me there?"

The Papal Palace stood at the center of Spirit Hall's headquarters. On his own, he could not even find his way out of the Papal Palace, much less leave the grounds of Spirit Hall's headquarters.

Hu Liena nodded and smiled. "Alright, Senior Sister will take you. It'll be a good chance to see how strong you are!"

Led by Hu Liena, the two arrived at Spirit Academy.

Office.

The Vice Dean looked at Liu Xinghan in front of him and asked strangely, "You still want to take part in the assessment?"

He had already learned that Bibi Dong had accepted Liu Xinghan as her disciple, and Bibi Dong had also spoken to him about it.

He had assumed Liu Xinghan would cultivate properly at the Papal Palace. He had not expected him to come back for the competition.

Liu Xinghan nodded. "I want to see whether I can truly win the championship in the Second Year."

The Vice Dean said helplessly, "Alright then. I had originally planned to remove your name from the top-seven list. Since you want to participate, continue participating."

"Thank you, Vice Dean," Liu Xinghan said.

Battle Stage.

With both the Sword of Blazing Fire and Thunder Spirit Blade gone, Liu Xinghan took out a spear this time.

The Ice Snake Spear was an ice-element Rank 2 Soul Tool. Its power was no weaker than that of the Sword of Blazing Fire or the Thunder Spirit Blade.

When terrifying cold air and powerful Soul Power fluctuations erupted from the Ice Snake Spear, the Second Year students more or less understood that Liu Xinghan was not a possessor of Twin Martial Souls. His weapons were simply special.

"Go, Junior Brother!"

Below the Battle Stage, Hu Liena excitedly cheered for her Junior Brother.

Quite a few people around her turned to look at her, completely mesmerized.

She was too beautiful!

There were quite a few pretty female students in Spirit Academy, but compared to Hu Liena, they all fell far short!

Many people tried to strike up conversations with Hu Liena, only to be ignored outright.

On the Battle Stage.

Liu Xinghan exerted force through both arms, and the Ice Snake Spear shot forward like a fierce dragon emerging from the sea, thrusting straight toward his opponent's face.

His opponent was a Two-Ring Great Spirit Master with a Beast Martial Soul named Yu Jiang. His Martial Soul was the Dragon Scale Tiger. After possessing him, his hands transformed into tiger claws covered in a thick layer of dragon scales.

His arms moved, and he reached out from the side to seize the thrusting spear.

Liu Xinghan smiled. As he activated his Soul Power, a terrifying chill directly froze Yu Jiang's hands.

Yu Jiang was instantly startled. His Second Spirit Ring immediately lit up.

Second Spirit Skill: Might of Dragon Tiger.

Amid the roar of dragons and tigers, Yu Jiang's aura surged. His hands broke free from the ice at once, and he punched aside the tip of the Ice Snake Spear before following up with another punch at Liu Xinghan's face.

Liu Xinghan was startled at the sight. He had not expected his opponent to break free so quickly.

It was clear that none of the contestants who had made it into the final seven were ordinary.

As the fist was about to land on Liu Xinghan's face, Yu Jiang wore a smile of certain victory.

Yet Liu Xinghan was utterly unruffled, his expression even calm. Another Soul Tool activated. A curtain of light suddenly appeared before him out of thin air, blocking Yu Jiang's fist.

"What is this?!"

Yu Jiang's face was full of shock. His all-out punch had failed to break through that light screen. What was this thing?

Liu Xinghan smiled.

This was the defensive barrier formed when the Rank 2 Soul Tool, Crystal Guardian, was activated. Unless one was a Three-Ring Spirit Elder, it was impossible to break this barrier in a single strike.

In close combat, he lacked training and truly could not match an outstanding Two-Ring Great Spirit Master like Yu Jiang.

Of course, that was under the premise that he only used one Soul Tool.

If he unleashed all sorts of Soul Tools without restraint, the outcome would be different.

Clearly, Liu Xinghan was going all out for victory!

A metal gauntlet suddenly appeared over Liu Xinghan's fist. With Soul Power coursing through it, the strength in his arm skyrocketed. Seizing the opportunity, he slammed a punch into Yu Jiang's chest.

Yu Jiang immediately spat out a mouthful of blood and was sent flying sideways.

"Liu Xinghan wins!"

The referee looked at Yu Jiang, who could not get back up, then gave Liu Xinghan a strange look before announcing his victory.

Liu Xinghan smiled and put away the gauntlet.

This was also a Rank 2 Soul Tool, called the Giant Strength Gauntlets. Once worn, it doubled the strength of one's arms.

Liu Xinghan's body had been tempered, and his strength was already terrifying. With the double Strength Amplification, a single punch directly knocked Yu Jiang, who was in Martial Soul Possession, out of fighting condition.

Below the Battle Stage, there was complete silence.

Everyone stared wide-eyed, stunned by Liu Xinghan's bizarre fighting methods.

"Junior Brother is amazing!"

Hu Liena cheered happily.