Chess Girl

"The first district's round of sixty-four into thirty-two elimination match, Yue Hongchen's team won."

Just as Yue Hongchen's feet were about to step off the stage, Wang Yan announced the victors.

"Not bad, classmate Yue. Your strength is growing, and your control over your own abilities has also made significant progress." Wang Yan adjusted his glasses, his eyes filled with admiration for the prodigy.

"Thank you for the praise, Teacher Wang." Yue Hongchen smiled. He had a good impression of Wang Yan and had learned a lot from him during the assessments these past few days.

Wang Yan was also pleased with his eagerness to learn, patiently answering all of Yue Hongchen's questions.

After recording the qualifiers for District One, Wang Yan put away his folder. "The morning matches are over. You can go check out the other districts for the remaining time."

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Yue Hongchen nodded. After Wang Yan left, he headed towards District Seventeen.

At this time, Meng Hongchen's match had not yet concluded. Because the elimination rounds determined core disciple status, each student's performance was carefully recorded by the assessing teachers.

Therefore, Meng Hongchen had not made a move yet, allowing Wu Feng to engage the opponents while she stood protectively in front of Ning Tian.

The assessing teacher for District Seventeen was Mu Jin. Seeing Yue Hongchen approach, she knew his battle had already ended.

"Here to watch your sister?" Mu Jin teased with a smile.

Yue Hongchen hadn't expected Mu Jin's sudden remark and nodded shyly.

Mu Jin didn't mind and motioned for Yue Hongchen to stand beside her and watch. "Your sister's talent is immense. She carried the team through the earlier rounds single-handedly. It's only in the elimination rounds that Wu Feng and Ning Tian get a chance to shine."

Yue Hongchen nodded and looked towards the stage. Meng's opponents were one Soul Elder with three rings and two with two rings.

The Soul Elder with three rings had the Gale Wolf Martial Soul. Judging by his Soul Power fluctuations, he must have only recently broken through to the third ring.

Of the other two Soul Masters, one had the Shadow Dagger Martial Soul. He was an agile attacker who could briefly disappear into darkness. While continuously harassing Wu Feng, he had been looking for an opportunity to attack Ning Tian.

The girl standing at the back had the Chessboard Martial Soul. Currently, her Martial Soul hovered in front of her, and she pressed a round chess piece in her hand onto the chessboard.

"This Martial Soul is quite interesting." Yue Hongchen's eyes lit up. He planned to get acquainted with her later and recruit her to his side.

Her Martial Soul was practically a priceless treasure for a Soul Engineer.

The moment the chess piece landed on the board, a phantom image of a red "Rook" chess piece appeared on the Gale Wolf. The girl's two yellow Soul Rings behind her lit up, and the Gale Wolf's aura began to rise, the surrounding wind raging.

He charged towards Wu Feng at blinding speed, leaving afterimages in his wake. As his First Soul Skill lit up, he vanished from the stage, reappearing behind Wu Feng the next second.

"First Soul Skill, Gale Claw!"

His right hand transformed into a wolf's claw, and he unhesitatingly slashed at Wu Feng's back. To ensure the attack landed, his second yellow Soul Ring also flared to life.

"Second Soul Skill, Wolf Bite!"

A phantom image of a Gale Wolf appeared behind him. As his Gale Claw struck towards Wu Feng, the phantom also lunged at Wu Feng.

His Second Soul Skill, Wolf Bite, was a mental attack. Even if Wu Feng could block his First Soul Skill, she would be unable to withstand his Second Soul Skill.

Seeing this, the Shadow Dagger stopped circling Wu Feng and once again disappeared into the darkness, heading towards Ning Tian.

"Our coordination is invincible at the same level!" the Gale Wolf boasted proudly. He and the Shadow Dagger had grown up together, and their teamwork had never failed.

Therefore, they hadn't bothered to investigate the opponent's abilities. Logically, given Meng's previous displayed strength, she should have been guarded against, but it seemed the Shadow Dagger completely disregarded Meng.

The girl in the back sighed. Among the three, only she had researched the exceptionally outstanding students. Seeing the Shadow Dagger completely ignore Meng, she knew the match wouldn't last much longer.

However, she still wanted to see the match through. Channeling her Soul Power to the fullest, she quickly placed one red and two black pieces on the chessboard. Simultaneously, the phantom image of white pieces enveloped the Shadow Dagger, while black pieces covered Meng Hongchen and the other two.

"Sigh, they've underestimated me." Ning Tian sighed, and her Second Soul Ring, which had never lit up before, flickered to life.

"Seven Treasures Glazed Tile, Second: Dispel!"

A white light landed on Wu Feng, enveloping her body. The moment the Gale Wolf phantom collided with her, both the phantom and the white light dissipated.

At the same time, Wu Feng's First Soul Ring lit up.

"First Soul Skill, Dragon Might Shock!"

Wu Feng turned to face the Gale Wolf. Her eyes transformed into dragon eyes. The instant their gazes met, the Gale Wolf felt Wu Feng disappear, replaced by a colossal red dragon.

Although the control lasted only a second, it was enough.

The Gale Wolf's attack deviated slightly due to fear. Wu Feng bent down, evading under the Gale Wolf's right claw.

She kicked the Gale Wolf's back, using his momentum to create distance.

Her second yellow Soul Ring lit up.

"Second Soul Skill, Blazing Breath!"

High-temperature flames erupted from her mouth, engulfing the Gale Wolf.

Seeing that Mu Jin had no intention of intervening, Wu Feng dared not be careless and increased her Soul Power input, continuing to blast the Gale Wolf with flames.

A purple glow faintly appeared within the flames. A disheveled figure burst out of the fire. The Gale Wolf's school uniform was tattered, and even his hair was singed.

Concurrently, as the Shadow Dagger reached Ning Tian's back, his second Soul Ring lit up. A dark dagger slashed towards Ning Tian's neck.

Meng Hongchen snorted coldly. Her Martial Soul immediately fused with her, and two yellow and one purple Soul Rings appeared behind her.

"Trouble!" This was the Shadow Dagger's thought. He had assumed Meng Hongchen, with her fair complexion and constant presence beside Ning Tian, wouldn't be very strong. He hadn't expected her to be a Soul Elder.

Meng Hongchen's third Soul Ring lit up. An ice surface appeared beneath Ning Tian's feet. To the Shadow Dagger's astonishment, Ning Tian was rapidly swallowed by the ice and reappeared behind Meng Hongchen.

Seeing this, the Shadow Dagger didn't hesitate at all, forcibly changing the direction of its Soul Skill and attacking Meng Hongchen.

Meng Hongchen's blood-red eyes stared at him coldly, as if looking at a corpse.

Before the Shadow Dagger's attack could land, he suddenly felt a problem with the Soul Power circulation within his body. The Soul Power rampaged through his meridians, and he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.

His Martial Soul vanished in an instant, and he heavily fell to the ground.

"What did she do?" the Gale Wolf stared blankly at all this. The Shadow Dagger was merely looked at by her, and then...

Thinking of this, the Gale Wolf suddenly felt a chill of fear. As if by chance, after dealing with the Shadow Dagger, Meng Hongchen turned and looked at him.

Staring into Meng Hongchen's blood-red eyes, all his previous evaluations of Meng Hongchen vanished. At this moment, his heart was filled only with fear.

"I... I surrender!" The Gale Wolf knelt on the ground with a thud. His Martial Soul dissipated, and he had not a shred of fighting spirit left.

Seeing this, the Chess Girl also neatly withdrew her Martial Soul.

"Section 17, Round of 64 into Round of 32 elimination match, Meng Hongchen's team wins!"

After Mu Jin finished speaking, Meng Hongchen finally withdrew the poison from the Shadow Dagger. Turning around, she saw Yue Hongchen standing beside Mu Jin.