Ling Xiao VS Hu Liena

"Stop! Stop! Stop!"

Hu Liena immediately called out, shaking her wrist, which was entangled by the soft whip, with a bitter expression.

"No more fighting, no more fighting, I lost!"

Ling Xiao retracted his spear and dispersed his soul skill.

Ling Xi also quickly retracted her soft whip: "My lady, I concede."

Hu Liena rubbed her wrist and looked at the two people in front of her with a look of utter despair.

A year ago, she could beat these two little brats like playing a game.

But now, Ling Xiao's spear techniques were becoming more and more tricky, and his control soul skills were impossible to guard against.

The two cooperated as if they were one person. Even though her soul power was much higher, she couldn't withstand it at all.

"You two are ganging up on me!"

Hu Liena put her hands on her hips and glared at Ling Xiao, pouting, and started to act spoiled.

"You two are fighting me, one against two, ganging up on the weak, what kind of skill is that!"

"It's not glorious to win!"

Ling Xiao couldn't help but curl his lips as he looked at her spoiled and willful demeanor.

After a year of getting along, he had figured out this senior sister's personality.

In front of outsiders, she was a cold and arrogant genius, but when she was with her own people, she was a spoiled and lively little girl.

When she lost a spar like this, she wouldn't really get angry, she just wouldn't admit defeat verbally.

"Then what does Senior Sister want?" Ling Xiao asked, playing along with her.

"One on one!"

Hu Liena's spirits immediately lifted, and she pointed at Ling Xiao.

"I'll fight you one on one! You don't need Ling Xi's help, let's have a one-on-one match!"

"I want to see how far your true strength has reached now!"

She had wanted to fight Ling Xiao one on one for a long time.

She always felt that she lost because the two of them teamed up.

If it were a one-on-one fight, with her Soul Power Level of twenty-nine and her two soul skills, there was no way she would lose to a Soul Grand Master who was only at level nineteen.

She also wanted to see how much true ability this junior brother, who made her so stressed that she couldn't even sleep, had hidden.

Ling Xiao raised an eyebrow slightly upon hearing this.

He had the same intention.

In the past year, he had diligently practiced his spear techniques and honed his soul power, making great progress.

Most of the time, he fought in tandem with Ling Xi, and had never truly tested his limits.

The strength of a twenty-nine level Soul Grand Master was the perfect touchstone.

"Okay."

Ling Xiao nodded and picked up the long spear in his hand again.

He slowly retreated to the other end of the Martial Arts Arena and nodded slightly at Hu Liena.

"Senior Sister, please."

Seeing that he agreed, Hu Liena's face broke into a joyful smile.

The aura around her changed, becoming sharp.

She clenched her fists, and two fox ears reappeared.

Two yellow soul rings slowly rose from beneath her feet.

The pressure of a twenty-nine level Soul Grand Master enveloped the entire Martial Arts Arena.

On the other side, the young man stood with his spear, his posture tall and straight.

Ling Xi retreated to the edge of the Martial Arts Arena, holding her breath, and watched the two in the arena.

On the Martial Arts Arena.

The cold glint of the spear tip faced the Demon Fox Martial Soul from afar.

Hu Liena looked at Ling Xiao, who stood opposite her with his spear, and put away her contempt.

This junior brother of hers could not be judged by common sense.

Even though her soul power level was higher, if she was not careful, she would fall.

"Senior Sister, be careful."

Before he finished speaking, Ling Xiao's figure moved abruptly.

There was no probing, and he unleashed a killing move from the start, the Seven Forms of Breaking the Formation!

His figure shot forward like an arrow loosed from the bowstring.

The spear tip pointed directly at Hu Liena's heart, its wind fierce.

Ling Xiao was acutely aware of his disadvantage.

Level nineteen against level twenty-nine, a full ten-level gap in Soul Power, was simply too difficult to bridge.

If it came down to a prolonged fight, he would be the one to run out of Soul Power first.

The only way to avoid defeat was to end the battle quickly.

He had to use aggressive, preemptive attacks to disrupt Hu Liena's rhythm and deny her the chance to leverage her Soul Power advantage.

One spear thrust, like a dragon emerging from the sea!

"Well done!"

Hu Liena's eyes lit up, her fighting spirit surging even higher.

Her footwork shifted, and with the boost from her Demon Fox Martial Soul, her speed was also incredibly swift.

She retreated like a phantom, narrowly avoiding the spear's sharp edge.

Her wrist flipped, and a palm infused with scorching Soul Power struck towards the spear shaft.

She intended to deflect Ling Xiao's force and seize the initiative.

Ling Xiao had anticipated this. His wrist turned, and the spear shaft swung horizontally along with her force.

The spear wind whistled, transforming from a thrust to a sweep, forcing Hu Liena to step back and dodge again.

Spear thrust after spear thrust, Ling Xiao's assault was like a storm, relentless.

Thrust, sweep, lift, block, chop.

The spear in his hands seemed alive, sometimes as powerful as thunder, sometimes as supple as flowing silk.

Layer upon layer of spear shadows sealed off Hu Liena's space.

For a time, the only sound in the Martial Arts Arena was the continuous whistling of air being cut.

Ling Xi watched the two locked in their fierce battle, her heart filled with excitement.

She knew her boss was formidable, but she hadn't expected him to create such a situation against a level twenty-nine Soul Grand Master.

"Good kid!"

A shout of praise came from outside the Martial Arts Arena.

Zhao Qing stood there, his gaze fixed on Ling Xiao's spear techniques in the arena, full of admiration.

To have practiced the Seven Forms of Breaking the Formation to this level in just one year.

This child's talent for the spear was simply impeccable.

In the arena, Hu Liena, forced back over a dozen steps, finally began to understand Ling Xiao's moves.

She gritted her teeth. She was the senior disciple; it would be too embarrassing to be completely suppressed by her junior disciple to the point of being unable to fight back!

Just as Ling Xiao thrust his spear, in the brief moment between his old strength fading and new strength not yet arriving.

A sharp glint flashed in Hu Liena's eyes, and she finally seized her opportunity.

Instead of retreating, she advanced, pouring Soul Power into her palm and striking towards Ling Xiao's shoulder.

Ling Xiao reacted with lightning speed, immediately retracting his spear to defend.

He held the spear shaft vertically in front of him, blocking Hu Liena's attack.

With a crisp "clang," her palm struck the spear shaft.

Immense force traveled down the shaft, cracking the bluestone slabs beneath Ling Xiao's feet, and he couldn't help but stagger backward.

Hu Liena had regained the initiative.

She pressed her advantage relentlessly, like a maggot clinging to a bone.

The speed and agility granted by her Demon Fox Martial Soul were displayed to their fullest.

For a time, palm shadows rained down.

Ling Xiao could only shift from offense to defense, barely parrying her onslaught.

"Little junior brother, it's my turn now!"

Hu Liena called out, her hands not stopping.

She began to leverage her advantage in Soul Power level.

With every clash of palm and spear, Ling Xiao endured a massive Soul Power impact, his arms going numb.

The two exchanged blows, fighting to a standstill.

Despite a full ten-level difference in Soul Power, their fight was evenly matched, neither gaining an upper hand.

In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged over a hundred blows.

Both were breathing slightly heavily, a thin sheen of sweat on their foreheads.

Ling Xiao's arm went numb from the Soul Power impact, and he had already consumed more than half of his internal Soul Power.

Hu Liena wasn't feeling great either; Ling Xiao's spear techniques were too tricky, making it difficult to defend against them.

From beginning to end, neither of them had used any Soul Skills.

This was an unspoken understanding between them.

Both of their Soul Skills were of the mental control type.

One of them had mental power far exceeding his peers, while the other had an advantage in Soul Power Level.

If they were to use their Soul Skills, it would either result in mutual restraint, with neither able to overcome the other, or they might accidentally injure each other, losing the original intent of the spar.

This match was meant to hone their physical techniques and combat skills, not to determine life or death.

With another clash of spear and palm, both simultaneously used the force to retreat.