Xu Mochen now radiated a Chaos power that sent chills down everyone's spine! The terrifying pressure from his Purple Sun Dragon Claw made Qin Ze's face turn pale. Fortunately, Qin Ze reacted in time, immediately leaping backward and decisively lighting up his third Soul Ring! A layer of frost armor instantly covered his body!
This was Qin Ze's third Soul Skill, Snow Wolf Ice Armor! It doubled his defensive power while greatly reducing damage from elemental attacks! Although Qin Ze couldn't identify the element of the aura surrounding Xu Mochen, he could clearly sense that if his opponent's attack drove that aura into his body, he would suffer grievous injuries!
He should have stacked his second Soul Skill on top of it to dodge quickly, but when his fourth Soul Skill had just vanished, the Soul Power he had painstakingly gathered had vanished along with it! He had only managed to force out his third Soul Skill in an emergency. There was no Soul Power left for him to call upon! The sudden disappearance of his fourth Soul Skill had dealt him far too great a blow!
When Xu Mochen's Purple Sun Dragon Claw struck the Snow Wolf Ice Armor, its armor-piercing property immediately came into play. A sharp "clang" rang out, followed by a series of "cracks." In the next instant, the Snow Wolf Ice Armor Qin Ze had struggled to summon shattered! Xu Mochen's dragon claw continued without slowing and raked across Qin Ze's body! The effect of his Purple Yin Dragon Claw clung to the strike as well!
Qin Ze let out a scream. With a "rip," the clothes over his chest were torn to shreds, leaving three dragon-claw marks. Blood immediately streamed from his chest, and the terrifying Chaos Dragon Qi seized its chance to invade his body! Qin Ze was sent flying!
Just as Xu Mochen was about to press his advantage, he suddenly heard Kutka shout from the side, "Stop the fight! The winner has been decided! Xu Mochen wins!"
Kutka immediately darted to Qin Ze's side and began carefully examining his injuries. Xu Mochen knew he couldn't actually do anything to Qin Ze at Spirit Hall Academy. Winning was enough to establish his reputation, so he stopped attacking.
The Chaos Dragon Qi inside Qin Ze was making him suffer terribly, and his overwhelming shame only worsened its chaotic erosion. He soon passed out from the pain! The students watching nearby were left staring, their jaws practically on the floor!
If the spectators had to describe the fight in two words, it wouldn't be "thrilling" or "spectacular." It would be "bizarre"—utterly bizarre! You could even say Qin Ze's defeat had come out of nowhere!
First, Qin Ze's first and second Soul Skills had failed to injure Xu Mochen and had instead made Xu Mochen's aura surge. Then, Xu Mochen had raised a hand and fired a beam of light, somehow making Qin Ze's perfectly good fourth Soul Skill vanish! Finally, Qin Ze's thousand-year third Soul Skill had been bizarrely broken through by Xu Mochen's hundred-year first Soul Skill!
No matter how you looked at it, Qin Ze's third Soul Skill had been hastily summoned and lacked its full power, but it was still a genuine thousand-year Soul Skill! How could Xu Mochen's mere hundred-year Soul Skill break through its defenses? It made no sense!
By now, Kutka had finished examining Qin Ze's injuries. On the surface, they weren't serious—he might even be called only lightly injured. But the bizarre Chaos power Xu Mochen had driven into his body was constantly gnawing at Qin Ze's Martial Soul and Soul Power, inflicting ongoing damage. Even the Soul Power Kutka infused into him could hardly purge it quickly. It could only dissipate little by little on its own. Kutka immediately called out, "Chu Hanxiang, step forward! Use your healing Soul Skill to examine and treat Qin Ze!"
"Yes, teacher!" A girl with orange hair, styled in two huge wavy braids, and a pretty, delicate oval face hurried over to Qin Ze and Kutka. She released her Martial Soul, and a golden-green ring appeared above her palm as two yellow and one purple Soul Rings emerged around her.
Then her third Soul Ring lit up. The strange golden-green ring filled with a powerful purifying force. At her command, it shot forward and settled around Qin Ze, swiftly beginning to drive the Chaos power from his body!
"Hm? What's this? How can this be?" Chu Hanxiang's cherry-red lips pressed together, and a hint of shock appeared on her face. She had discovered that her Martial Soul, the Natural Longevity Ring, and its third Soul Skill, Natural Purification, had barely worked at all!
Her purifying power had wrapped around the Chaos Dragon Qi, but it hadn't weakened. Not only did it continue gnawing at Qin Ze's Soul Power, it seemed to be devouring the Soul Power contained in her purification skill as well! Even she, a heaven-blessed prodigy, had never encountered anything so strange.
She recalled the Natural Longevity Ring, then immediately stood and walked briskly toward Xu Mochen, who wore an unruffled expression. Her eyes fixed on his handsome face as she asked softly, "Um, could I ask you something?"
The students nearby erupted into another uproar at the sight. Quite a few boys felt their hearts shatter on the spot:
"No way! Don't tell me another of the three thorny roses in our Elite Class has fallen for Xu Mochen!"
"Ah! My goddess! My dream girl! You can't just abandon me like this!"
"Damn you, Xu Mochen! Come out and fight me one-on-one! I'll risk my life against you!"
"How is Xu Mochen this charming? He's been here less than a day, and he's already won over two of the thorny roses in our class! At this rate, is the last rose going to—"
"You, Ji! Go on, finish that sentence!"
"Oh, no! I'm sorry, Sister Wan'er! Don't hit me! I was only joking!"
In short, Chu Hanxiang was by far the most popular girl in the entire Elite Class. Among its three most beautiful roses, Hu Liena was regarded as Yan's exclusive territory. Most of the male students didn't even dare approach her, for fear of drawing Yan and his lackeys' attention and getting beaten up!
The other, She Wan'er, was a bona fide violent girl. Not only was her temper fiery, she was also exceptionally strong and skilled. Plenty of boys who had confessed to her had ended up with swollen, bruised faces! Over time, most of them had learned to keep their distance.
Chu Hanxiang, on the other hand, was different. Her mother was Spirit Hall's strongest healing-type Soul Douluo, and her status was in no way lower than that of the Spirit Hall elders—in fact, she subtly outranked them and was nearly on a par with the worshippers. After all, the elders of Spirit Hall were only human, and their frequent missions often left them seriously injured. Chu Hanxiang's mother, Yu Shiya, had treated the elders and worshippers countless times, even saving the lives of several of them.
Because Yu Shiya was the one who safeguarded the lives of Spirit Hall's Soul Masters, several elders and worshippers had publicly declared that anyone who bullied her would be making an enemy of them!
As it happened, Yu Shiya was also one of Bibi Dong's two close friends. They had been prodigies of the same generation in Spirit Hall, had weathered hardships together, and Yu Shiya had always been a steadfast supporter of Bibi Dong. Bibi Dong's ability to secure her position as Supreme Pontiff was inseparable from Yu Shiya's powerful support through her personal connections.
Yu Shiya was powerful, and her daughter Chu Hanxiang was exceptionally talented in her own right. At only twelve, she had already become a thirty-sixth-level Tool Soul Elder! She had only been admitted to the Elite Class this year, and as an auxiliary-type Soul Master, she had been granted a special exception. Not long ago, she and Hu Liena had passed a special assessment for auxiliary-type Soul Masters, joining forces with the strength of two Soul Elders to defeat two Soul Ancestors. That was what had earned them the chance to advance ahead of schedule!
Besides being beautiful and soft-spoken, Chu Hanxiang could be a little mischievous at times. She was always kindhearted, tolerant, and good-natured toward the other students. Even when someone offended her, she never nitpicked. And the pure, graceful beauty she sometimes revealed stirred an endless desire in men to protect her! Over time, Chu Hanxiang had naturally become the dream girl of countless male students!
Xu Mochen turned to look at Chu Hanxiang, whose expression was gentle and tinged with curiosity. Though he was also struck by her pure, breathtaking beauty, he spoke apologetically. "Miss Chu, you wanted to ask about the origin and nature of the Chaos power I drove into Qin Ze's body, and why even purifying power couldn't remove it, right? I'm afraid I can't tell you. It's a personal secret."
"But I can tell you this much: once my Chaos power enters someone's body, it will throw their Martial Soul into disarray, devour their Soul Power, and inflict damage. Once it has taken hold, it can only be removed by an aura on a level capable of contending with Chaos Dragon Qi. Otherwise, you can only wait for the Chaos Dragon Qi to slowly dissipate on its own. I didn't drive much of it into Qin Ze—three or four days should be enough for it to disappear naturally. He'll just have to suffer a little in the meantime."
Chu Hanxiang gazed at the handsome young boy before her, her eyes never leaving him, her expression complicated. Her thin lips pressed together, then she sighed and gave Xu Mochen a slight bow. "Thank you for telling me, Xu Mochen. I got too excited and was rude without meaning to. Please forgive me." Xu Mochen waved it off and said it was fine. Chu Hanxiang then looked back at Qin Ze, unconscious on the ground, and sighed helplessly once more. She apologized to teacher Kutka, then returned to the group.
She didn't ask Xu Mochen to remove the Chaos Dragon Qi from Qin Ze. After all, she knew what had happened the day before: Qin Ze had provoked him unreasonably first, and Xu Mochen obviously wouldn't pass up such a good chance to get back at him. There was no point in her saying more. Besides, she had never liked Qin Ze's habit of throwing his weight around. Perhaps this setback would teach him a lesson.
After confirming that Qin Ze was out of danger, Kutka breathed a sigh of relief. He moved Qin Ze to the side, then stood and walked over to Xu Mochen. Taking a Black Angel Badge from his Storage Soul Tool, he said with a complicated expression, "Congratulations, Xu Mochen. You've been granted special admission to our Elite Class. This badge represents your status. I hope you'll settle into the Elite Class family as soon as possible."
He recalled the instructions the Supreme Pontiff had given him when he had summoned him the day before. Even Kutka hadn't believed Xu Mochen could defeat a Soul Ancestor from the Elite Class, and yet the proof was right in front of him. He had thought he would have to step in and protect Xu Mochen today. Instead, the boy had turned out to be a complete monster!
Xu Mochen naturally accepted. With a solemn expression, he took the badge and pinned it to his chest. Then, under Kutka's arrangements, he joined the ranks of the Elite Class Soul Masters. Not one of the others dared look down on the twelve-year-old boy now! A few Soul Masters standing nearby even approached him to introduce themselves. It was at that moment that Xu Mochen truly won over the Elite Class students and teacher with his strength, proving he deserved to be there.
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