"You're strong. I have to admit that."
Dai Mubai faced Ye Lin's charge, astonishment filling his heart, but he wasn't the least bit flustered. If a Soul Elder only had this much to offer, he wouldn't deserve the title.
Besides,
he still hadn't used his third Soul Skill!
His third Spirit Ring flashed, its purple light flaring in an instant. A thunderous roar erupted from Dai Mubai.
His eyes suddenly turned blood-red, and his muscles rapidly swelled, growing grotesquely large. His white shirt tore apart, revealing skin marked with black-and-white tiger stripes.
A murderous aura spread rapidly.
"Third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
Dai Mubai's ten tiger claws turned bright silver, as if made of steel.
He crossed his arms, holding his claws in front of him.
"Clang!"
Ye Lin's sword struck his claws.
The powerful gust sent her baseball jacket flapping wildly behind her.
Dai Mubai thrust both hands upward, knocking Ye Lin into the air.
Her body flew backward. The muscles in her calves tensed, and she drove Immortal Sword into the ground, carving a mark several meters long before finally steadying herself.
The soles of her white sneakers had been completely worn flat.
Ye Lin braced herself with Immortal Sword and stood up again.
"I have to admit, your sword hits hard."
Dai Mubai slowly took two steps forward.
"But the difference between our Soul Power and Spirit Rings is too great."
"And my third Spirit Ring is a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, which greatly increases my attack and defense."
"Besides, my third Soul Skill can last for half an hour."
He glanced at the incense Zhao Wuji had planted. It had only burned halfway.
"There's still half the time left. How will you hold out?"
Zhao Wuji watched Ye Lin with some anticipation, too.
Ye Lin clearly hadn't given up. If anything, she was still brimming with fighting spirit.
Even if Ye Lin couldn't last until the incense burned out, Zhao Wuji wouldn't refuse to let her join. Letting a monster like her leave would be a loss for Shrek Academy.
"Sis Lin,"
Xiao Wu said, worried about Ye Lin. "If you can't join, we can just leave. Don't hurt yourself."
The others swallowed involuntarily, each beginning to wonder whether they could get into Shrek Academy.
Even someone as strong as Ye Lin couldn't last until the incense burned out or pass the combat test.
There was no way they could last that long, much less pass the fourth test.
"I still have one move I haven't used. I wonder if you can block it."
Ye Lin suddenly transferred Immortal Sword from her right hand to her left, gripping it in a reverse hold. Rather than holding a sword, she looked more like she was holding a scabbard.
Her move left everyone else bewildered. No one could figure out what she was planning.
Not even Xiao Wu, who had been with Ye Lin day and night for six years.
Zhao Wuji watched with interest, wondering what Ye Lin would do next. He truly couldn't imagine what other abilities she might have.
In all his years at Shrek Academy, he had never met anyone so interesting.
Ye Lin's right hand slowly closed around the hilt at her left side.
Zhao Wuji's expression immediately changed. He stared at Ye Lin's right wrist as an overwhelming aura rapidly spread from it.
Xiao Wu and the others froze, finding it hard to breathe.
What was this?!
Ye Lin's right hand suddenly seized the hilt, and a black light swiftly spread outward.
Her left foot stomped a deep hole into the ground as she took up a sword-drawing stance.
"Self-Created Soul Skill, Heaven Slashing Sword Technique!"
Her right hand swiftly drew Immortal Sword.
She looked up and drew her sword!
Heaven Slashing Sword Technique!
A clear metallic ring rang out, and a chilling sword intent filled the air.
The dazzling sword light was like a burst of brilliance in the dead of night, as if it could split the heavens in two with a single slash.
There was nothing fancy about this strike. It was the purest, most powerful slash.
The sword was drawn—and with it, the heavens would be cut, and the victor decided!
The heaven-splitting strike came crashing down on Dai Mubai.
"How is this possible?!"
Dai Mubai's eyes widened as he stared at the scene before him, unable to believe it.
Could a Soul Master with just one Spirit Ring really unleash this kind of power?
He had thought he would be the one pressing Ye Lin, and that she would have to hold out for the length of one incense stick. How had things taken such a different turn?
Wasn't he the one getting beaten up?
Who would believe that a Soul Grandmaster could beat a Soul Elder?
Dai Mubai's First Soul Ring flashed again, and milky-white Soul Power formed a shield in front of him.
But, just as expected, Immortal Sword shattered it on contact.
Dai Mubai's steel-like tiger claws clashed with the long sword.
An extremely powerful gust swept outward, making Xiao Wu and the others' clothes flutter and their bodies sway unsteadily.
Only Zhao Wuji could remain calmly rooted to the spot as if nothing had happened.
"Bang!"
Dai Mubai's steel-like claws were severed. They couldn't stop the sharpness of Immortal Sword in Ye Lin's hand.
So what if he was a Soul Elder? Ye Lin might only appear to be at level twenty, but she simply hadn't absorbed a Spirit Ring. She had trained without a single break for six years, and her true Soul Power had long since surpassed level thirty.
He had a Thousand-Year Soul Ring, and so did Ye Lin. And she also had the Heaven Slashing Sword Technique.
It was a divine skill she had spent ten thousand points to exchange for.
Immortal Sword swept through Dai Mubai's hands and stopped at his throat.
If Ye Lin so much as exerted a little force, Dai Mubai would be beheaded.
Dai Mubai swallowed, then withdrew his Martial Soul Possession and murmured,
"I lost."
He could hardly believe what had just happened. Someone had defeated him despite being eighteen levels below him.
Ye Lin smiled faintly. Immortal Sword transformed into Soul Power and flowed back into her body. She looked at Zhao Wuji. "Teacher Zhao, does this count as passing?"
"You passed, you passed!"
"Hahaha!" Zhao Wuji burst into hearty laughter. "What a Little Monster!"
"You actually managed to create your own Soul Skill."
"Oscar, get over here!"
He shouted toward the rear.
"Coming, coming!"
Oscar, his face covered in whiskers, quickly ran over from a distance.
"Wow!"
"Four beauties!"
Oscar swallowed and looked the four girls up and down.
"Do you want to die?"
Ye Lin shot Oscar a cold glance.
A look of disdain crossed Oscar's face.
"Cut it out. Let me tell you, do you know who my big brother is? Dai Mubai!"
"Want to bully me? You'll have to get past my big brother first."
"Right, Boss?"
He turned to Dai Mubai with a cheeky grin, only to find Dai Mubai looking a little strange.
"Boss Dai, what's wrong?"
Ye Lin raised her eyebrows at Dai Mubai. Faint Soul Power gathered in her right hand.
"You're his big brother?"
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