Hu Liena's Desire to Conquer

"Damn! What just happened? It ended with one sword strike?!"

As the thunderclouds dispersed, the crowd below finally came back to their senses, and the entire venue erupted in uproar:

"Damn, setting aside the fact that That Kid can fly, he can actually... wield the Power of Heavenly Thunder!"

"Yan's defense is something no one in the academy has ever been able to break. Not only did That Kid break it, he even seriously injured him!"

"Damn, if that sword strike had landed on me, wouldn't I have been cut in half?"

"Yan!" Xie Yue rushed to Yan's side at once.

Yan's face was deathly pale. Xie Yue crouched down to examine his injuries. "Yan, how are you?"

"I... I lost?" Yan's voice was weak, his eyes vacant as he stared blankly at the sky and muttered, "I actually... lost to a Soul Grandmaster?"

"Pull yourself together!" Xie Yue waved a hand in front of his eyes.

Only then did Yan come back to his senses and look at Xie Yue. "I..."

Before he could finish, his head lolled to one side, and he completely passed out.

"Yan!" Xie Yue scooped him up in his arms and sprinted toward the infirmary.

From beginning to end, Hu Liena never spared Yan a single glance.

How badly Yan was hurt had nothing to do with her.

Her tongue lightly traced over her red lips, and her beautiful eyes narrowed.

As the Saintess of Spirit Hall, she had never lacked admirers.

But she had never thought highly of any of them.

Only a prodigy like Little Brother Ji Xuan... was worthy of her!

On the Second Floor Observation Deck.

A teacup fell to the floor with a clatter.

Only then did the Class Two Instructor come back to his senses and look at Instructor Zhang.

"Instructor Zhang, congratulations on taking in such a monstrous student. That attack just now... had at least reached the Soul Ancestor level."

Instructor Zhang nodded, his expression calm. "That kid is indeed quite good."

Damn it! What kind of monster is that kid?! What did he eat to grow up like this?!

He's already this terrifying at Eight Years Old. What will he be like in the future?!

Ji Xuan ignored the discussions below and calmly leaped down from the Arena.

Just then,

Hu Liena walked up to Ji Xuan. She lifted a strand of hair behind her ear and smiled softly. "Little Brother Ji Xuan, my name is Hu Liena."

"Do you need something?" Ji Xuan asked calmly.

Hu Liena's red lips curled slightly as a subtle seductive aura spread from her. Her voice was gentle. "Nothing really. I just wanted to get to know you."

As soon as Hu Liena said this, another uproar broke out in the distance:

"Damn, my Goddess actually went to find That Kid herself!"

"Don't stop me! I'm going to fight That Kid to the death!"

"Go ahead. No one's stopping you."

"I..."

Damn it, why would a Level Thirty-Three Soul Elder like me go over there? Even Yan couldn't beat him!

Wouldn't That Kid just split me in half with one sword strike?!

Ji Xuan stared indifferently at Hu Liena before him.

Hu Liena had a slender figure. Her chin-length blonde hair flowed like a waterfall, and there was a hint of allure between her brows. A faint fragrance lingered around her.

He had to admit, Hu Liena really was beautiful.

Unfortunately, she was a Love Brain.

She was exactly like her teacher, Bibi Dong—always falling for men from hostile factions.

Still, Ji Xuan could understand. She and Tang Yin had spent day and night together in the City of Slaughter, and Tang Yin had even saved her life. With his looks and strength both among the best, it was normal for her to develop feelings for him.

Compared to Yu Xiaogang, whom her teacher liked... Ji Xuan truly could not find a single redeeming quality in him.

But... to the current Ji Xuan, Hu Liena was merely a stranger.

He neither liked nor disliked her.

The tangled love and hatred from the Original work had yet to happen, after all.

As for him and Bibi Dong... they were destined to be enemies. And Hu Liena, as Bibi Dong's disciple, might become his enemy in the future as well.

Thinking of the killing intent that crazy, obsessive woman held toward him, a trace of coldness flashed through Ji Xuan's eyes.

Ji Xuan spoke indifferently. "Oh, now we know each other. Please move aside."

The smile on Hu Liena's face immediately froze.

What?

Ji Xuan was actually being so cold toward her?!

Since when had I, Hu Liena, become so unattractive?!

My charm actually didn't work?!!!

By the time she came back to her senses, Ji Xuan had already walked far away.

Hu Liena turned around, stared at Ji Xuan's departing figure, and bit her lip.

"Interesting... you're the first person to treat me like this!"

Papal Palace.

"Teacher, what's wrong?"

After school, Hu Liena returned to the Papal Palace. Seeing Bibi Dong's gloomy expression, she stepped forward and asked with concern.

"Nana, you're back?"

Hearing this, Bibi Dong put away her gloominess, and a Faint smile appeared on her lips.

Hu Liena stepped forward and linked her arm with Bibi Dong's.

"Teacher, let me tell you, a monstrous student came to our class today."

As Hu Liena spoke, a faint blush rose to her cheeks without her even noticing.

"Even Level Thirty-Nine Yan was defeated by him with a single sword strike."

"Nana, the person you're talking about..." A trace of coldness flashed through Bibi Dong's eyes. "Could he be that kid named Ji Xuan?"

Information about Ji Xuan had long since been delivered to her.

It was because of that kid that her expression had become so gloomy.

In just two years, Ji Xuan had already become a Level Twenty-Three Soul Grandmaster... and just how had he obtained those Soul Rings?!

His strength had actually become great enough to defeat Level Thirty-Nine Yan?!

That kid was Qian Daoliu's disciple after all, and he had remained in Spirit City the entire time. It would not be easy for her to openly tear relations apart with him. This was not yet the right time.

She had already sent Ghost Douluo to investigate in secret... such a secret had to be under her control!

"Teacher, you know him?" Hu Liena's beautiful eyes trembled.

Bibi Dong looked at Hu Liena, noticed the blush on her face, and her tone turned stern.

"Nana, don't tell me you're interested in that kid?"

"I..."

"I'm warning you, I absolutely will not allow you to have any contact with that kid."

"Why?"

"Back then, I wanted to take him as my disciple, but he directly refused me. He chose to join the Worship Hall."

"But, Teacher... isn't the Worship Hall also part of Spirit Hall?"

Hu Liena did not know about the grudge between Bibi Dong and the Qian Family.

"In any case, I won't allow you to associate with him."

Bibi Dong did not say more. She would not tell anyone about that matter.

Because of Qian Xunjí, every time she saw Qian Renxue, she would remember that dark past.

Her love for Qian Renxue had been buried deep in her heart, while she had always acted as though she despised her.

Treating Hu Liena as her own daughter was also her way of making up for the motherly love missing from her heart.

Ji Xuan was destined to be her enemy. She would never allow Hu Liena to be with that kid!

One month later.

Spirit Hall Academy, Fighting Arena.

Bang—!

A figure was sent flying off the Arena.

Ji Xuan stood in the center of the Arena, his breathing steady as he stood with his sword on his back.

He raised his head and looked at the points ranking:

Twenty-Third Place: Ji Xuan, 300 points.

Over the past month, Ji Xuan had won twenty consecutive matches and successfully remained in Advanced Elite Class One.

His Soul Power had also risen by one level, reaching Level Twenty-Four.

After lying in the infirmary for a week, Yan had also returned to Elite Class One.

When Yan looked at Ji Xuan again, there was no longer any contempt in his eyes, and he no longer took the initiative to provoke him.

It was just that whenever he saw the way his beloved Nana looked at Ji Xuan, anger would rise in his heart. But he could not defeat Ji Xuan...

The rest of the class no longer looked down on Ji Xuan because of his age or Soul Power. In the Soul Master World, strength was supreme.

Ji Xuan had proven through his actions that he was indeed qualified to remain in Elite Class One.

As for Hu Liena...

During this period, she had not listened to her teacher at all and still stubbornly sought out Ji Xuan.

But Ji Xuan simply ignored her.

This only made the proud Hu Liena's desire to conquer Ji Xuan burn even stronger.