Hu Liena stood opposite Su Chen.
Pink Soul Power flowed around her.
The enormous phantom Heavenly Fox behind her looked lifelike.
Two fluffy tails swayed gently.
Every movement radiated a power that could bewitch the mind.
Many male students from the Junior Class in the stands already wore dazed expressions.
They simply couldn't resist this innate charm.
"Draw your Martial Soul."
Hu Liena stared at Su Chen.
"I know your physical strength is formidable. Even Lei Tian was no match for you. But Control-type Soul Masters are specifically equipped to counter people like you who only know how to use brute force."
Su Chen looked at the proud young girl before him.
He made no move to summon his Martial Soul.
He even clasped his hands behind his back.
"I don't need my Martial Soul to deal with you."
Su Chen's tone was calm.
The students in the stands drew in sharp breaths.
The instructors furrowed their brows.
Hu Liena was a Soul Grandmaster.
And she was the Pope's personal disciple.
Yet Su Chen still dared to be so overconfident.
Demon Bear Douluo sneered from the viewing platform.
"That boy is far too arrogant. Even ordinary Soul Elders have to be wary of Hu Liena's charm skill. Without his Martial Soul, his mental defenses are practically nonexistent."
Golden Crocodile Douluo said nothing.
He watched Su Chen below.
He tried to discern what other trump cards this six-year-old child might have.
Su Chen's attitude had thoroughly enraged Hu Liena.
She was the core member of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation.
No one had ever dared to look down on her like this.
"You brought this on yourself."
The first yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring beneath Hu Liena's feet suddenly lit up.
First Soul Skill.
Fox Charm.
The pink light in her eyes blazed.
Two beams of solidified pink light shot straight toward Su Chen's eyes.
At the same time.
A cloying fragrance spread outward from her.
This was a dual attack that controlled both sight and smell.
As long as Su Chen came into contact with either one.
His mind would fall into temporary confusion.
In a battle between Soul Masters.
A single second of vulnerability was enough to decide life or death.
Su Chen stood still.
He didn't close his eyes.
He didn't hold his breath.
He let the two pink beams strike his eyes.
The cloying fragrance enveloped him completely.
A victorious smile tugged at the corner of Hu Liena's mouth.
She had him.
She pushed off with both legs.
Her body became a pink blur as she charged at Su Chen.
Before Su Chen could come to his senses.
She would knock him straight off the platform.
Chrysanthemum Douluo nodded slightly from the stands.
"Nana's charm skill has improved again. The timing and angle of her attack are flawless. That boy's in trouble because he lacks combat experience."
Bibi Dong sat on the Pope Throne.
She wasn't worried in the slightest.
She knew all too well how terrifying Su Chen's mental strength was.
It was solidified mental power, strong enough to forcibly repel even her Soul Power probes.
Hu Liena rushed up to Su Chen.
She raised her right hand.
Soul Power gathered in her palm.
Without holding back, she struck at Su Chen's chest.
Just as her palm was about to touch Su Chen's clothes.
Su Chen's eyes, which should have been unfocused, suddenly cleared.
There wasn't the slightest trace of confusion.
Only unfathomable depths.
Hu Liena's heart began to pound with alarm.
She felt an unprecedented sense of danger.
But her forward momentum was too great.
She couldn't stop her attack in time.
The Million-Year Head Soul Bone in Su Chen's mind stirred faintly.
His solidified mental power instantly became an invisible shield.
Following the connection with Hu Liena's charm skill.
It slammed back into Hu Liena's Sea of Consciousness.
This counterattack on the mental level was fatal.
Hu Liena let out a scream.
The pink light in her eyes scattered instantly.
The Heavenly Fox phantom behind her flickered violently.
It nearly collapsed on the spot.
A sharp pain surged through the depths of her mind.
It was as though she had been struck hard by a heavy object.
Her charging body instantly lost its balance.
She stumbled forward.
Su Chen didn't dodge.
He shifted slightly to the side.
Hu Liena brushed past him.
Su Chen raised his right hand.
He grabbed Hu Liena by the back of her collar.
His immense strength lifted Hu Liena's feet off the ground.
He held her suspended in the air.
The students in the stands cried out in shock.
They couldn't understand what had happened.
Hu Liena's charm had clearly hit Su Chen.
So why was she the one who had been hurt?
And judging from Hu Liena's pained expression.
She had obviously suffered a tremendous backlash.
Demon Bear Douluo sprang to his feet.
"A mental counterattack? How is that possible? He didn't release his Martial Soul. Where did he get the mental strength to strike back at a Soul Grandmaster?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo's expression changed completely.
He stared at Su Chen's head.
"That wasn't a backlash. It was an overwhelming crushing force. That boy's mental strength far surpasses Hu Liena's. Her charm skill crashed into an indestructible iron wall and her own Soul Power injured her."
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo exchanged glances.
Only then did they understand why His Holiness the Pope had remained so calm.
On the platform.
Su Chen held Hu Liena suspended in midair.
She shook her head frantically.
She tried to dispel the dizziness in her mind.
She bit the tip of her tongue.
Using the pain, she forced herself to stay conscious.
"Let go of me."
Hu Liena kicked at Su Chen's arm with both legs.
Su Chen casually swung his arm.
He tossed Hu Liena forward.
Hu Liena rolled once in midair.
She landed steadily on the Adamantine Rock floor five meters away.
She gasped for breath.
Cold sweat covered her forehead.
Her gaze was full of shock as she looked at Su Chen.
"How can your mental strength be this powerful?"
As the Pope's disciple.
Her mental strength was already far beyond that of her peers.
Even against Battle Soul Masters above level twenty-five.
Her charm could still take effect.
But in front of Su Chen.
The trump card she had always prided herself on had become a joke.
Su Chen dusted off his hands.
"Your Fox Charm is too weak. It doesn't affect me at all."
His tone remained calm.
That hurt Hu Liena more than any taunt could have.
Hu Liena was an extremely proud person.
She would never accept losing without understanding why.
"The battle isn't over yet."
Hu Liena wiped the trace of blood from the corner of her mouth.
The second yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring beneath her feet lit up at once.
This was her strongest offensive skill.
Second Soul Skill.
Fox Fire Command.
The Heavenly Fox phantom solidified once more.
Clusters of dark red flames appeared around Hu Liena.
The flames gave off no scorching heat.
Instead, they carried a strange, corrosive aura.
They could burn not only an opponent's body.
They could also burn away Soul Power.
Hu Liena thrust both hands forward.
More than a dozen clusters of dark red foxfire hurtled toward Su Chen like meteors.
They blocked every possible avenue of escape.
The instructors in the stands immediately tensed.
They knew exactly how powerful Fox Fire Command was.
Once it touched you.
An ordinary Soul Master's Soul Power would be completely drained in a very short time.
Su Chen watched the foxfire howl toward him.
He remained perfectly calm.
The perfect body transformed by the Marrow Cleansing Pill had given him unparalleled explosive power.
He didn't choose to take the attack head-on.
Instead, he pushed off with both legs.
His entire body vanished from the spot in an instant.
Boom.
More than a dozen balls of foxfire crashed into the place where Su Chen had been standing.
The Adamantine Rock floor was corroded, leaving a large patch of cratered ground.
Black smoke billowed upward.
Hu Liena had lost sight of Su Chen.
She was shocked.
She immediately turned her head and searched in every direction.
"Too slow."
Su Chen's voice suddenly came from beside her.
Hu Liena whipped around.
Su Chen had appeared less than a meter to her left.
This terrifying speed far exceeded the limits of a Soul Grandmaster's vision.
Hu Liena didn't have time to use another Soul Skill.
All she could do was instinctively raise her arms and cross them in front of her chest,
trying to defend herself against Su Chen's attack.
Su Chen had no intention of going easy on her.
He lifted his right leg,
and slammed a powerful side kick into Hu Liena's arms.
Thud.
A dull sound of flesh and bone colliding rang out.
Two thousand jin of pure physical force erupted without restraint.
Hu Liena felt as though a massive siege hammer had smashed into her arms.
Her arm bones groaned under the strain.
Pain shot through her entire body.
The Soul Power shielding her was shattered by that single kick.
She flew sideways like a kite with its strings cut.
Her body traced an arc through the air.
She slammed into the edge of the platform more than ten meters away.
She landed barely a fist's breadth from falling off.
Hu Liena rolled across the ground several times.
She struggled to get back to her feet.
But she had completely lost all feeling in her arms.
She couldn't muster the slightest bit of strength.
All she could do was kneel and gasp for breath.
Not a single person in the Martial Arts Arena spoke.
Every student from the Martial Soul Academy was stunned.
That was their revered senior.
The undisputed greatest genius in Spirit Hall.
A level-twenty-one control-type Soul Grandmaster.
She hadn't even managed to touch her opponent's clothes
before being utterly crushed by pure physical strength.
The instructors in the stands had gone pale.
They had witnessed the birth of a monster with their own eyes.
Golden Crocodile Douluo drew a deep breath.
He turned to look at Bibi Dong.
"Pope, you win. The Elder Hall accepts this Holy Son."
Demon Bear Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo lowered their heads as well.
With strength like this,
and talent like this,
if he still couldn't become the Holy Son,
then no one in all of Spirit Hall deserved the title.
Bibi Dong looked at Hu Liena, kneeling on the platform.
A trace of heartache flickered in her eyes.
But it was soon replaced by resolve.
If Hu Liena didn't experience such a complete defeat,
she would never understand that there was always someone greater.
On the platform,
Su Chen didn't stop there.
He slowly began to walk.
Step by step, he approached Hu Liena at the edge of the platform.
His soles clicked against the Adamantine Rock.
Each step seemed to fall in time with everyone's heartbeat.
Hu Liena raised her head.
She watched Su Chen draw closer and closer.
At last, fear appeared in her eyes.
Everything she had once been proud of had been utterly shattered before this six-year-old boy.
Su Chen stopped in front of Hu Liena.
He looked down at the girl.
Su Chen slowly raised his right hand.
His fingertip pointed at the space between Hu Liena's brows.
Powerful Bloodline Power gathered at his fingertip,
forming a sharp vortex visible to the naked eye.
If he brought his finger down,
Hu Liena's skull would be pierced straight through.
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