Oscar swallowed nervously. Normally, whenever the dean said something like that, things didn't end well for them.
"Ye Lin,"
Oscar's gaze fell on Ye Lin.
"Your job is to take down all six of them. You're not allowed to use your Self-Created Soul Skill, and you mustn't cause them any serious injuries."
"Oh? Is that so?"
"Sure."
Ye Lin suddenly felt eager. She really wanted to test her current strength.
Flender had given her a perfect opportunity.
"Dean, isn't this a little unfair? There are six of us, and Sister Lin is on her own,"
Xiao Wu said. "I'll help Sister Lin. That'll make it two against five."
Flender rejected the idea without a second thought.
"No need. The six of you should just be careful,"
"Also, Ye Lin, you can use all your other abilities except for your Self-Created Soul Skill."
He lightly tapped his back. "Everyone here is a trusted companion. If you start distrusting one another now, you'll easily grow distant later on."
Ye Lin glanced at Flender in surprise. She'd thought she'd been hiding her abilities very well.
Flender smiled faintly. "The gap in strength is too great. Sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you can't keep it hidden."
"We can train with it in private, then keep it concealed in public."
"Okay, I understand."
Ye Lin nodded, stepped forward, and turned around.
Two yellow Spirit Rings rose slowly at her feet. Her Soul Power solidified into an Immortal Sword in her hand.
The other six summoned their Martial Souls without hesitation. Oscar quickly conjured two Flying Mushroom Sausages, tossed one to Ning Rongrong, and held the other in his left hand.
Flight was their greatest means of staying alive.
Flender's voice rang out. "You can begin!"
"Seven Treasures turn, the Glazed Pagoda shines. First: Strength. Second: Speed."
Ning Rongrong's six boosts quickly landed on Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing.
For now, he could boost at most three people.
Dai Mubai attacked from the front while Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing moved in from either side.
The three charged at Ye Lin from different directions.
"First Soul Skill, Blade Thrust!"
Ye Lin activated her First Soul Ring without hesitation. The phantom head of a dragon, colored black, teal, and white, appeared. In a flash, she shot past Dai Mubai and went straight for Ning Rongrong, who was providing support in the rear.
It was a well-known rule in the Soul Master World: when facing a Soul Master with a Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, take out the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Soul Master first.
"Sister Lin, hehe, I knew you'd do that."
Oscar chuckled. He and Ning Rongrong quickly swallowed their Flying Mushroom Sausages, and three pairs of translucent wings unfolded behind them. The two of them swiftly flew into the air.
Ye Lin's attack missed. Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing quickly surrounded her from four directions, closing in from all sides.
"Ye Lin, you've lost. You're strong, but you still can't handle all six of us."
Flender, watching from the sidelines, smiled slightly, eager to see what Ye Lin would do next.
"White Tiger Intense Light Wave!"
"Phoenix Fire Line!"
The two opened their mouths and spat powerful Light Skills toward Ye Lin.
"Whoosh!"
Four pairs of two-meter-long wings suddenly unfurled from Ye Lin's back.
Her Eight God Wings beat lightly.
Ye Lin shot into the sky.
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's Light Skills missed her completely.
"No way!"
Ma Hongjun cried out.
"Sister Lin can fly!"
Beneath her four pairs of pristine white wings, Ye Lin kicked out, knocking Oscar and Ning Rongrong out of the air. That meant they were both eliminated.
If she'd used her sword, they'd already be dead.
"Thud!"
"Thud!"
Oscar and Ning Rongrong hit the ground hard.
"Sister Lin, you really didn't hold back at all."
"My back!"
Oscar cried out in pain, then forced himself to help Ning Rongrong to her feet. "Rongrong, are you all right?"
In midair, Ye Lin turned and charged at the four on the ground, her sword aimed at them once more.
"Sister Lin, you're so fierce!"
Xiao Wu sounded a little aggrieved. Her eyes turned pink in an instant.
A dizzying effect swept toward Ye Lin.
But it didn't work at all. Ye Lin's resistance to this kind of attack had increased dramatically along with her spiritual power.
Seeing that her Charm had no effect, Xiao Wu's Third Spirit Ring flashed and she activated Teleportation.
Her figure disappeared in an instant.
Ye Lin didn't hesitate. She swung her sword behind her.
And it struck Xiao Wu.
Ye Lin used very little Soul Power. The blow cut through Xiao Wu's clothes and blocked her attack, but didn't injure her.
"What incredible battle instincts."
Flender exclaimed in admiration. Ye Lin had instinctively swung behind her.
Anyone else would've simply been caught by surprise. By the time they reacted, they would've already lost.
"Xiao Wu, you're out."
Xiao Wu giggled. "Not necessarily."
"I still have my teammates."
On the ground, Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai unleashed their Light Skills at Ye Lin once again.
Zhu Zhuqing used her powerful jumping ability to pounce at her.
"Second Soul Skill, Shadow of Black and White!"
Ye Lin's Second Spirit Ring flashed.
Without even glancing behind her, two identical copies of Ye Lin appeared.
Each one had Eight Spider Lances on her back, an Immortal Sword in her hand, and two Spirit Rings at her feet.
The three Ye Lins were indistinguishable from one another.
"A clone skill!"
Flender was startled.
Ye Lin had one surprise after another.
She had an External Soul Bone, as well as an extremely rare clone skill—and it was only her Second Soul Skill!
And then, in the next instant,
the two Ye Lin clones flashed, and two more identical clones appeared.
"Five Sister Lins? How are we supposed to fight that?!"
Ma Hongjun was stunned.
The first clones quickly intercepted Zhu Zhuqing as she pounced at Ye Lin, while the other three charged straight at Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
"White Tiger Barrier!"
"White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
Even though he was facing clones, Dai Mubai didn't dare let his guard down. He activated two enhancement skills at once, then lunged forward with his sharp tiger claws.
"Bathing Fire Phoenix!"
Phoenix True Flame blazed across Ma Hongjun's body.
Without the ability to move freely through the air, Zhu Zhuqing was a sitting duck—and that was exactly her situation now.
She could only activate her Second Soul Skill, Hell Hundred Claws, and face Ye Lin head-on.
"Sister Lin, do you really have to go this far?!"
Ma Hongjun suddenly wailed.
Two of the four clones had gone after him.
Both clones swung their Immortal Swords at once, striking Ma Hongjun together.
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