Final Exam

"You broke through to Soul Elder?"

Hu Liena stared at Lu Fan in disbelief.

Lu Fan nodded.

Then he revealed his three Spirit Rings.

Hu Liena could not help but burst out laughing at the sight.

"If you had hidden it for a few more days and absorbed your Spirit Rings later, your opponents would at most have been at the same level as you."

"Now that you've broken through to Soul Elder, your opponents will most likely be three Soul Elders around level thirty-five."

But after saying that, Hu Liena added, "If you're confident in yourself, you can also apply to the Education Committee Member to exchange the three Soul Elder opponents for one Soul Ancestor opponent."

Lu Fan raised his brow at that.

He had not expected that to be an option.

"If I choose a Soul Ancestor, it won't be one of you three, will it?"

Lu Fan looked at Hu Liena with a strange expression.

Hu Liena covered her mouth in shock. "You knew that too?"

Lu Fan was speechless.

Hu Liena stepped forward with a smile, tempting him. "Well? Do you want to fight your big sister?"

"If you pick me, I'll go easy on you~"

Lu Fan shook his head.

He was not particularly skilled in spiritual power.

He had no advantage against Hu Liena.

Lu Fan would never fight a battle he was not confident of winning.

Seeing him refuse, Hu Liena immediately lost interest and stopped trying to persuade him.

Upon reaching Soul Elder and gaining Thousand-Year Spirit Ring skills, a Soul Master's destructive power increased dramatically.

Therefore, the final exam battlefield was set in the wilderness.

It could be said to be terrain perfectly suited for Lu Fan.

The four exams began simultaneously.

The testing grounds were not far apart.

An Education Committee Member at the Soul Douluo level watched from the sky.

For battles between mere Soul Elders and Soul Ancestors, should anything go wrong, he could easily intervene at the fastest speed.

Lu Fan stood in a clearing that had been artificially cleared.

The other three Soul Elders surrounded him in a triangular formation.

For a moment, nine Spirit Rings appeared.

All three had the optimal Spirit Ring combination: yellow, yellow, purple.

Lu Fan did not show any weakness either.

His three Spirit Rings—yellow, purple, purple—lit up.

He swept his gaze around and examined the three Martial Souls.

One Martial Soul looked somewhat like a guandao.

One was a Blood Tiger.

The last was a cane set with a ruby.

He could only tell that it was a type of Tool Martial Soul.

He could not make out its precise use.

"Begin."

Suddenly, a voice rang out.

The three immediately raised their Martial Souls and charged Lu Fan together.

This was Lu Fan's first time facing three opponents with higher Soul Power than his own.

"The weather is really nice today."

Lu Fan looked up at the sky.

The sun was at its most dazzling at this moment.

Lu Fan activated all three Spirit Rings at once.

"Singular Velvet Protection, Golden Power, Gilded Coat."

The three Spirit Rings activated.

They wrapped Lu Fan in layer upon layer of protection.

Seeing that the Soul Master whose Martial Soul resembled a cane had not charged at him,

Looks like this person attacks from a distance.

Lu Fan had already made his decision.

Watching the two men rushing at him, Lu Fan gripped the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and struck first at the Blood Tiger Soul Elder, who had already reached him.

The golden Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum was as hard as a gold brick.

Seeing this, the Blood Tiger Soul Elder activated his first soul skill.

A pair of tiger claws frantically slashed at Lu Fan.

But attacks of this level could not affect Lu Fan.

Meanwhile, the petals on the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum were continuously torn off, only to grow back again.

Under Lu Fan's control, those scattered petals gathered and blocked the Soul Master holding the guandao.

Just then,

the cane-wielding Soul Master moved.

He raised the cane in his hand.

The innermost yellow Spirit Ring beneath his feet flashed.

The ruby at the tip of the staff began to gather power.

Soul Power flowed through the staff into the ruby.

Then the ruby converted it into flames.

Naturally, this commotion could not escape Lu Fan's notice.

Damn, that isn't a cane. It's a fucking staff!

Lu Fan was greatly startled.

He hurriedly dove aside, evading the fireball.

The man was not upset that his attack had missed.

The middle Spirit Ring beneath his feet lit up again.

He instantly fired three shots in succession.

Three fireballs flew toward Lu Fan from different directions.

They sealed off his left, right, and center.

Seeing this, the Guan Blade Soul Elder's purple Thousand-Year Spirit Ring flashed.

"Mountain Splitting Strike!"

He leaped into the air, spun his body, and fiercely chopped the guandao toward Lu Fan's head.

Lu Fan hurriedly raised the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to protect his head.

The guandao fell first.

Lu Fan took a Mountain Splitting Strike head-on.

The tremendous force made his body shudder violently, and both feet sank completely into the soil.

The fireballs closed in.

The Guan Blade Soul Elder seized the chance to lean back and spring away.

The three fireballs gave Lu Fan no time to react and struck him directly.

Although the attack was blocked by Lu Fan's Singular Velvet Protection,

the flames spread across Lu Fan's body.

Lu Fan quickly canceled his first and third soul skills.

This was why Lu Fan feared fire.

It was not as though he would wilt the instant he encountered flames like other plant-type Soul Masters.

But fire would ignite the Strange Velvet Petals on his body.

If left alone, it would continuously accelerate his Soul Power consumption.

And once Lu Fan canceled his soul skills,

although he could reactivate them immediately,

during that process,

his only remaining defense was the second soul skill, Golden Power.

His defensive strength would drop drastically.

Furthermore, reactivating his soul skills consumed quite a bit of Soul Power.

When the Blood Tiger Soul Elder saw the Strange Velvet Petals vanish from Lu Fan's body,

he charged fiercely into Lu Fan's back and sent him flying.

"Fuck you—"

Lu Fan was sent flying before he could react.

He landed face-first and got a mouthful of dirt.

Just as he got up, the Guan Blade Soul Elder's guandao was already chopping down at him.

After being put at a disadvantage, Lu Fan was furious.

He activated all three soul skills.

Lu Fan controlled the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum to appear on his shoulder, using that shoulder to forcibly block the guandao's slash.

His right fist shot out and struck the Guan Blade Soul Elder's thigh.

Their attacks collided.

That slash struck Lu Fan's left shoulder.

Lu Fan's body tilted left from the immense force.

Yet his right fist landed squarely on the Guan Blade Soul Elder's groin.

The Guan Blade Soul Elder suffered a devastating blow and cried out in pain.

His hand loosened, and he collapsed to the ground, clutching his crotch with tears welling in his eyes.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to hit there..."

Seeing the man's miserable state, Lu Fan looked apologetic.

He swore it had only been an accident.

"Second Brother!"

"Second Brother!"

The Staff Soul Elder and Blood Tiger Soul Elder nearby

saw their companion injured.

A savage light flashed in their eyes.

They worked together seamlessly.

They were not people casually pulled in by the Education Committee Member.

They were an Iron Triangle specially selected for their flawless coordination.

The Blood Tiger Soul Elder threw his head back and let out a long howl.

The Thousand-Year Spirit Ring beneath his feet flashed.

"Blood Burst!"

As he shouted, he pulled several blood bags filled with blood from his body.

"It doesn't use his own blood?"

Lu Fan stared at him in astonishment.

The bags of blood suddenly exploded.

The blood turned into crimson vapor and poured into the Blood Tiger Soul Elder's body.

It was clear to see that the Blood Tiger Soul Elder's muscles had swelled by a full size.

But the most eye-catching thing was his eyes, which had turned completely scarlet.

"With that look, you're a fucking Evil Soul Master—a Fallen One, aren't you?"

Although Lu Fan was frantically mocking him inwardly,

he did not freeze in action.

After all, besides the Blood Tiger Soul Elder,

the Staff Soul Elder over there had also used his third soul skill.

It just looked as though it needed some time to charge.