Why Are You Yelling So Loud?

What a coincidence—Yu Tianheng and Qin Ming actually had similar thoughts.

He was the leader of this class, the publicly acknowledged number one genius of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

In truth, the fact that he was Heaven Dou Royal Academy's number one genius said quite a lot.

He was the heir of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, yet at fifteen, he was only around rank thirty-one or thirty-two. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan truly had reached the point where no new generation could match the old.

If nothing unexpected happened, even without the Soul Hunting Operation, once the old Heavenly Dragon died, the clan would inevitably decline into obscurity.

Who could have imagined that among the once-renowned Upper Three Sects, the heir's talent did not even compare to that of the Dai Family, the imperial White Tiger clan of the Star Luo Empire?

But that did not matter. At the very least, Heaven Dou Royal Academy was now sparing no effort to nurture him. They had even invited Qin Ming, who was about to break through to Soul Emperor, to serve as this class's homeroom teacher.

Because Qin Ming had a chance of becoming the so-called second-youngest Soul Emperor in the world, he had been exceptionally promoted to a Heaven Dou-level teacher—a position normally requiring rank sixty.

The meditation time for simulated cultivation passed in a hurry.

Shi Yueyi had to admit that while some of the students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy were not much to speak of, and perhaps neither was the teaching staff, the place really was rich.

Even a soul master as unusual as she had been during the Spirit Hall era had to admit that a simulated cultivation environment was important.

"Practical combat class begins!" Qin Ming shouted. "Aside from the auxiliary-system students, everyone else will spar according to the drawing of lots! Remember, sparring between classmates ends at the right point!"

Shi Yueyi curled her lips.

"Yu Tianheng versus the new student, Shi Yueyi!" The corner of Qin Ming's mouth lifted imperceptibly before he quickly concealed it and announced the result of the draw in his hand.

Shi Yueyi froze. She had really run into him?

Yu Tianheng had already stepped onto the soul fighting platform. He looked at Shi Yueyi arrogantly. "You can choose to admit defeat. I don't bully new students!"

Shi Yueyi hesitated, then followed him onto the platform. "Then why don't you use your full strength and get ready to beat me half to death... That way, I can take this a little more seriously."

"You seem very confident!" A fierce glint appeared in Yu Tianheng's eyes. Then he yelled, as though that would make him seem more imposing.

"No matter what, my practical combat experience over the past few years is something you can't compare to!"

"Why are you yelling so loud? Trying to scare me?" Shi Yueyi spread her hands. "You'd better hop around a little more later. Don't fall asleep on the spot before you even manage to activate your martial soul. That would be boring."

What was the point of yelling at me? If you had the guts, yell at Miss Qian Renxue.

...Forget it. He was not worthy.

After a brief exchange before the fight, Qin Ming gave the order. "Activate your martial souls. Prepare to spar."

Shi Yueyi's face fell. Normally, who would let you release your martial soul before a fight even started?

Still, it did not matter. It was only a spar. Since that was how it worked, she would let him activate it.

"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, possess!" Yu Tianheng roared. He stepped forward with his right foot, and two yellow and one purple soul rings rose around him.

A lightning-shaped mark appeared between his brows. Waves of blue lightning then spread from it, enveloping his entire body.

At the same time, Yu Tianheng's right arm changed. This was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's unique Dragon Transformation ability. As their cultivation increased and they gained sub-dragon-type soul rings, soul masters with this martial soul would gradually transform their bodies into dragon-like forms.

In sharp contrast, Shi Yueyi's martial soul manifestation was not nearly so dramatic.

More precisely, simply standing there was equivalent to having her martial soul activated. All she needed to do was summon her soul rings.

Yet everyone who noticed Shi Yueyi realized that she was completely different from the smiling girl they had seen that morning. She possessed a kind of... tranquil beauty, like autumn leaves.

"Begin!" Qin Ming shouted, focusing his attention on Shi Yueyi as well.

He wanted to see what this so-called genius was truly capable of!

With a dragon's roar, Yu Tianheng stomped down violently, raised his right arm, and smashed it toward the slender, frail-looking girl before him.

His First Soul Ring lit up at that moment—Lightning Dragon Claw!

"Why isn't she dodging?" some students whispered.

"Looks like she really has nothing but talent. Her practical combat ability is terrible... But she's only seven. Her martial soul only awakened a little over a year ago, right? Maybe those two soul rings are fake too, created with some kind of disguise technique."

Why was she not dodging?

Shi Yueyi raised her right hand, and fine purple currents appeared across her palm.

Her palm changed at that moment, becoming covered in Thorn Bone Armor. At the same time, she shifted her feet slightly—not to evade, but to charge straight at him head-on!

Yu Tianheng's First Soul Skill, a dragon claw formed from lightning, erupted with a deafening blast as it streaked nearly twenty meters through the air. As long as he followed up with another attack, he could smash the girl before him to pieces!

But Shi Yueyi's gaze sharpened. She curled her seemingly slender yet now somewhat terrifying right hand into a claw and directly seized the incoming lightning energy.

Purple lightning surged forth, revealing a power entirely different in color from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul. The purple currents were like dense vines or little snakes, wrapping around the dragon claw formed from lightning before suddenly tightening!

This was an External Soul Bone from the Thunder Vine. In a sense, the Thunder Vine was like a weakened version of the Thunderous Prison Vine, much like the relationship between the Ice Jade Scorpion and the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion.

Yet no matter what, they belonged to the same lineage. Just as the Ice Empress carried the Ice God's bloodline, the entire Ice Jade Scorpion race possessed formidable attributes, while the Thunderous Prison Vine bore the bloodline of the Thunder God.

Thus, in terms of attributes alone, Shi Yueyi had already suppressed this not-so-talented Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

"Ugh—" That overwhelmingly powerful Lightning Dragon Claw was caught by Shi Yueyi with one hand!

"I already told you, don't try to scare me." Shi Yueyi sighed.

Then her figure suddenly vanished!

If not for the rule requiring martial souls to be activated before battle, Shi Yueyi could have attacked while her opponent had yet to complete possession.

But it was not too late now, because Yu Tianheng discovered in shock that the Lightning Dragon Claw he had unleashed was no longer under his control!

One of the External Soul Bone's skills: Lightning Element Control.

Shi Yueyi directly seized control of the energy dragon claw condensed from lightning elements. Her figure flashed as she Teleported a short distance at incredible speed and grabbed hold of the massive soul skill.

Because of the connection between the soul skill and its user, Yu Tianheng felt himself being dragged along as the Lightning Dragon Claw moved!

How could she possess such tremendous strength?!

Was this what they meant by "the martial soul is the body"??

A cold light flashed in Shi Yueyi's eyes, and she crushed the enormous Lightning Dragon Claw until it exploded!

Boom—

A massive thunderclap rang out across the soul fighting platform, and the lightning's explosion even made the air tremble. Through the connection between the Lightning Dragon Claw and Yu Tianheng himself, Shi Yueyi temporarily seized control of his right arm as well.

More accurately, her purple lightning had paralyzed the massive dragon arm created by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's Dragon Transformation.

Yu Tianheng's body stiffened for an instant.

Shi Yueyi flashed forward and appeared before Yu Tianheng. Her palm slid onto his right arm, her fingers tapping lightly as she gripped the inner side of the swollen arm with an eerie technique.

Her five fingers clenched tight!

Celebrating the successful clear of PK2! I'll release another chapter later~