Battle Against Martial Soul Academy Genius Li Xiong

The instructor in charge of the training camp frowned and spoke in a deep voice, "Quiet! Student Lin Fan was personally recommended by the Saint Child and approved by the Dean himself to join this team. His strength is by no means as simple as it appears on the surface. From today on, he is a member of this team. Anyone who dares to gossip behind his back again will be dealt with according to academy rules!"

Once the instructor spoke, the crowd reined in their chatter, but the looks they cast at Lin Fan remained filled with defiance.

A male student with a tall, sturdy build, resembling a giant bear, stepped forward and looked at Lin Fan with a provocative gaze.

"Instructor Qin Wei, our soul master team has always relied on strength to speak. If he doesn't have real ability, even with the Saint Child's recommendation, he isn't qualified to stay on the team."

"How about this? I'll spar with him. If he can take three of my moves, I'll acknowledge his qualifications. How does that sound?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire room fell silent. Everyone looked at Lin Fan, waiting to see his reaction, and many were even waiting to see him make a fool of himself.

"Fine," Lin Fan said with a faint smile.

Lin Fan was quite confident in his ability to take three moves, even if his opponent was a Soul Elder or even a Soul Ancestor.

As for defeating him, that would be somewhat difficult, considering that Lin Fan had not yet fully mastered the forty-nine Star Seeds he was currently connecting.

"You've got some guts," the giant bear-like student said with a hearty laugh.

Seeing this, Qin Wei frowned but said nothing, merely signaling for the others to clear the area.

In truth, he was also very curious to see exactly what Lin Fan's strength was.

Otherwise, how could he have been approved by Dean Wu Xuan to join the team participating in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament?

One had to know that before this, Martial Soul Academy had won four consecutive championships in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament!

"Li Xiong, Martial Soul Exploding Bear, Level 43 Assault-type Battle Soul Ancestor!"

As Li Xiong spoke, four soul rings rose around his body: yellow, yellow, purple, purple—a very standard soul ring configuration.

At the same time, Li Xiong's body underwent a massive change. Already tall and sturdy, his muscles bulged, and his frame grew even more massive, resembling a true giant bear.

"Lin Fan, Martial Soul Lightning Element, Level 27 Assault-type Tool Soul Master."

Lin Fan spoke, and immediately, two purple soul rings rose from beneath his feet.

"Pur-purple!" Li Xiong froze, looking as if he had seen a ghost.

Outside the ring, Qin Wei and the other genius students of Martial Soul Academy wore the same expression, staring at Lin Fan as if they had seen a ghost.

"How is this possible? How could his first soul ring be a thousand-year one!"

"No wonder, no wonder this Lin Fan could join our Martial Soul Academy competition team with only Level 27 soul power. His second soul ring has already reached the level of five or six thousand years!" a student with extensive theoretical knowledge exclaimed in surprise.

"First Soul Skill—Golden Thunder Transformation!"

"Second Soul Skill—Mysterious Thunder Transformation!"

Before Li Xiong could recover, Lin Fan's two soul rings lit up one after the other.

Bolstered by the soul rings, Lin Fan's physical fitness and even his soul power received a massive boost.

The second soul ring was currently providing Lin Fan with a 57% all-attribute increase!

With two augmentation-type skills active, Lin Fan's soul power level had already reached the standard of a Soul Elder!

"First Soul Skill—Giant Bear's Wrath!"

Seeing this, Li Xiong remained calm and unhurried; his first soul skill also provided an attribute boost.

At this moment, a faint blood-red aura radiated from Li Xiong's body, and his second soul ring lit up.

"Second Soul Skill—Exploding Fist!"

A layer of faint red soul power coated the giant bear's palms, and Li Xiong's speed suddenly increased by a notch.

Seeing this, Lin Fan smiled lightly, and the seven Lightning Element Star Seeds in his palm finished connecting in an instant.

"Thunder Seal—Raging Strike!"

Pointing a finger toward the sky, lightning surged wildly in his hand.

Above the sky, a dark cloud shrouded the earth, and thunder rumbled.

Lin Fan flicked his finger, and that black-gold lightning descended directly, landing with pinpoint accuracy on the path where Li Xiong was charging.

Li Xiong hurriedly dodged, his heart skipping a beat as he watched the lightning strike the ground and blast out a fist-sized crater.

This was the training ground specially built by Martial Soul Academy; although it wasn't a specialized training area, the ground was so tough that even some Soul Elders would find it difficult to damage, yet Lin Fan had pierced through it so easily!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Several more bolts of lightning crashed down, and Li Xiong danced beneath them like a nimble fat man.

At the same time, the distance between Li Xiong and Lin Fan was closing rapidly.

Lin Fan naturally noticed, but he didn't care.

"Third Soul Skill—Exploding Skyfall!"

Suddenly, Li Xiong's third soul skill flashed, and he leaped high into the air, plummeting toward Lin Fan at an extremely fast speed.

Lin Fan felt an invisible pressure weighing down on his body and frowned as he ran toward the distance.

This invisible pressure must have been exerted by Li Xiong's third soul skill, but for Lin Fan, whose physical body was powerful, this amount of pressure was not quite enough to be a threat.

Li Xiong's speed was immense, and seeing Lin Fan trying to run away, a hint of a smile appeared on his face.

Under the interference of his pressure field, it was difficult to escape; even some Soul Ancestors would struggle to get out unless they had a support-type soul master providing assistance.

However, the next moment, Li Xiong was stunned.

Lin Fan's speed was incredibly fast, and he was not affected by the pressure field in the slightest!

Li Xiong's expression darkened; he had not expected this Lin Fan to be so troublesome.

BOOM!

Li Xiong crashed down, kicking up a sky full of dust.

Although Lin Fan had not yet run out of the pressure field, he was already at the edge; even so, the stones that exploded outward grazed his body, leaving behind trails of blood.

"Thunder Seal—Wild Whip!" Before the dust had even settled, Lin Fan instantly unleashed a Lightning Element magic.

More than a dozen thick bolts of lightning surged forth, and at Lin Fan's command, they instantly lunged toward the center of the dust cloud.

Li Xiong, still in the center of the dust, had not yet reacted before he saw the lightning, as thick as a human head, striking toward him, hitting him squarely.

In an instant, Li Xiong's chest was charred black, blood began to flow, and his entire body was covered in electric arcs.

"Fourth Soul Skill—Savage Bear Fury!"

Li Xiong's fourth soul ring lit up, and his entire body was instantly enveloped in a pale red halo.

This fourth soul skill could increase his own attack, defense, and speed by 100%!

"Second Soul Skill—Exploding Fist!"

His second soul ring lit up in turn, and a faint glow attached itself to Li Xiong's bear paws.

Accompanied by a tremor of the earth, Li Xiong's figure instantly vanished from where he stood.

Lin Fan heard the commotion; in this brief moment, the dust had not even cleared yet.

Lin Fan ran toward the outside of the dust cloud, but just as he emerged, the sound of whistling wind rang out.

He saw Li Xiong's massive, bear-like body already within arm's reach.

Seeing this, Lin Fan knew he could not dodge; after all, he was not yet familiar with his Thunder Wings, so he could only take this blow head-on.

Yet he was also clear that Li Xiong's fourth soul skill must be an augmentation-type skill, otherwise his body would not have undergone another transformation.

BOOM!

The collision between Li Xiong's giant palm and Lin Fan's hand erupted with terrifying power.

A massive force struck him, and Lin Fan felt a sharp pain in his arm as he was instantly sent flying backward several meters.

Having been augmented by his fourth soul skill, Li Xiong's physical attributes were now several notches stronger than Lin Fan's.