Douluo: So You're the One Called the Theory Master?

If he hadn't been worried about making her angry, he would have wanted to join the fight himself.

Unfortunately, he didn't get the chance.

"I will. Don't worry. You two elders as well—leave it all to me."

She nodded at the two of them, not forgetting the two elders either. After speaking, Hu Liena turned into an afterimage.

"I hope this so-called all-out effort of yours lives up to your confidence."

"Otherwise, you won't end up any better than those two just now!!"

Her graceful figure drifted down onto the arena, her seductive form carrying a fragrant scent.

At the same time, four Spirit Rings lit up. Hu Liena held a short blade bearing a peculiar red marking, and an enthralling smile hung on her face.

Yet that smile carried a chill, cold and piercing. Combined with the alluring, bewitching aura she gave off, it felt strangely unsettling.

Even so, people still wanted to lose themselves in it. Every smile and frown was captivating.

Especially when her Soul Power spread outward, making everyone's gaze unconsciously gather on her.

It was as though, even if she raised a blade to cut you down, you would stand still and let her do it. Otherwise, it would be a sin.

Some people would probably be willing to die for her.

"This is Charm."

"What a vixen."

After Hu Liena stepped onto the arena, pale red Soul Power began to spread.

The person who felt her power most directly was Ning Qinghe.

He could clearly sense the peculiar force within it.

The spiritual contamination brought by this Charm was far stronger than Tang San's had been, and her Soul Power was much more abundant as well.

Its strength was partly due to the difference in their levels.

But more importantly, her techniques were impossible to guard against. One careless moment, and someone could become dazed or blank out.

The effects of this ability were incredibly peculiar. Even women, even those who had castrated themselves, even non-humans, could be affected.

"Vixen? I'll take that as a compliment."

"But don't think I'll go easy on you because of it!!"

"Aren't we starting yet?"

Now that she had entered a combat state, Hu Liena no longer had the argumentative, quarrelsome attitude she had displayed earlier on the arena.

She seemed calm and composed. Even if she was about to cut someone down, she remained the same. She spun the short blade in her hand and stared straight at Ning Qinghe.

As though she were choosing where to cut him later.

But soon, her gaze shifted to the Spirit Emperor referee in the distance.

The referee had also been somewhat stunned by Hu Liena just now.

"Y-yes, yes, yes. The match begins."

His mind hazy, he only came back to himself after Hu Liena called out to him. His old face flushed red as he instinctively announced the start, showing none of a Spirit Emperor's imposing presence.

It wasn't just him. Quite a few members of the audience were the same, especially the weaker ones, juniors like Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin.

Even though they were considered geniuses among their peers, they felt as though they were falling for a woman like Hu Liena.

There was still a difference between geniuses and geniuses!!

Many young people might have been renowned geniuses cultivated by major factions.

But before the dignified Martial Soul Hall Saintess, they seemed like frogs at the bottom of a well.

Like someone with a little fame in a small town who only learned how vast the world was after arriving in a great city.

On the arena, at the instant the match was declared to begin—

Hu Liena announced the outcome!

"Prepare yourself."

"I will utterly shatter your confidence!"

"All glory belongs to Spirit Hall!!"

As she spoke, she directly activated her ability, and her seductive charm grew increasingly intense.

Pink Soul Power flickered in her eyes. She gave a bewitching smile, her body stretching languidly as cute little ears seemed to appear beside her head. A tail formed from pink Soul Power emerged behind her, and her slender, straight legs moved forward in a slow catwalk.

Under the effect of her Martial Soul, she looked like a fox demon capable of toppling nations, walking out of a myth and enchanting everyone into a daze.

As her Soul Power burst forth, pink light formed by it almost enveloped the entire arena.

"Is this her soul skill?"

"It's a spiritual control type."

Ning Qinghe felt it at once. His eyes narrowed, and his breathing became slightly uncontrollable.

Under the effects of that terrifying Soul Power, even Ning Qinghe felt pressure.

A peculiar aura had also completely spread over him from all directions.

Under Hu Liena's soul skill, everything before him turned pink in the next instant. In the end, he could not even see Hu Liena clearly, despite there being only a few steps between them and her standing not far away.

Ning Qinghe was somewhat surprised by this kind of battle situation.

He had thought it would be a fierce, satisfying close-quarters fight!

"Come on, attack me."

"Can you even hit me?"

"I'm right here!"

Hu Liena's enticing voice rang out one after another, though her position had not changed.

To someone whose heart was unsettled, every one of those words sounded like all sorts of things.

Come catch me!

Come play with me!

I can't wait any longer!

Yet Ning Qinghe did not attack recklessly. Instead, he immediately entered a defensive state.

A golden pagoda appeared serenely, covering Ning Qinghe with the immovability of a mountain.

In this situation, he would not have many opportunities to attack!

Fragrant breezes and pale pink "mist" blocked his sense of smell and sight, even affecting his hearing. Along with the spiritual shocks that occasionally bored into his sea of consciousness, it felt as though he had entered the Yihong Courtyard, where fragrance filled the air.

He seemed to have already left the arena. Everything was urging him to stop resisting and simply enjoy it all.

As the saying went, even dying beneath a peony flower made one a romantic ghost!!!

But Ning Qinghe ignored all of it. With the Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda covering him, he cleansed the "Soul Power contamination" spreading through his body.

This also briefly turned him into a living target!

"End it!"

As though she had seized the perfect opportunity, a cold, piercing voice sounded. The short blade arrived directly before Ning Qinghe's chest and stabbed down without mercy.

Clearly, this strike was meant to end the battle. Hu Liena's figure was also briefly revealed at that moment.

Clang.

However, Hu Liena had miscalculated. A sound like metal striking metal rang out.

She had intended to shatter Ning Qinghe's defenses, believing that under her Charm, he would surely find it difficult even to maintain his Martial Soul.

With a Soul Ancestor attacking a Soul Grandmaster, she had been certain of victory.

But clearly, she had underestimated the Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda's defenses and Ning Qinghe's willpower.

Before the short blade could pierce Ning Qinghe's body, it was already blocked by the Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda.

His Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda had long since appeared above his head.

The golden pagoda-shaped light covered his entire body. At that moment, he was like an ancient pagoda that had stood unshaken for a thousand years.

It was as though this were another world within this Lust Hell.

"So this is the continent's top genius. You truly are strong!"

"But you're not qualified to end this battle so easily!"

He held his breath and focused, bringing his condition under control.

Ning Qinghe gathered all the Soul Power in his body around himself, ensuring that he would not be harmed for the moment.

He had also sensed Hu Liena's attack.