Huangfu Yunlong's move was truly vicious, blatantly making things difficult for Yu Jing.
Even Old Lu found it somewhat intolerable. He had initially intended to step in and stop it, but after seeing how confident Yu Jing was—even setting a wager with Huangfu Yunlong—Old Lu wanted to see what this kid Yu Jing was really capable of.
There was one thing that particularly irritated Yu Jing: Huangfu Yunlong had not participated in the competition, yet he was still making things difficult for him here. He had even dragged the High Priest into it.
The wager was set. Yu Jing was not afraid of the new dean of the Arts Academy, but he was somewhat worried about the High Priest.
Even if Yu Jing truly had three heads and six arms, he would have a hard time withstanding the High Priest if he went all out... If things really went badly, he would have to rely on Hastur for help.
"Ready."
Yu Jing summoned the Yellow Robe, specifically meant to resist soul attacks. Formless Chaos withdrew inward as he quietly chanted an incantation, casting the Deep Sea Soul Defense Secret Art Dagon had taught him.
Deep Sea Secret Art: R'lyeh's Kin.
He could clearly feel cool seawater enveloping his soul.
The High Priest made the exact same hand gesture as he had at the Title Tournament all those years ago—Soul Severing Divine Art.
Buzz!
The spell that had once extracted Yu Jing's soul without any process at all... This time, Yu Jing could vaguely see energy like rippling water rapidly spreading toward him, leaving him nowhere to escape.
The ripples first came into contact with the Yellow Robe.
The Yellow Robe enveloping Yu Jing's entire body immediately spilled out a large number of tentacles. Hastur, who had been rolling furiously on