"Kid, I'll only use two Soul Skills, so don't say your teacher bullied you. If you win, the whole class won't have to run another hundred laps around Shrek Plaza. If you lose, you'll obediently run two hundred laps with the girl beside you."
Watching Yang Jian approach with a dog in his arms, Zhou Yi chuckled softly. A long-forgotten sense of excitement stirred within her.
She had been a teacher at Shrek Academy for many years and had taught so many classes, yet Yang Jian was the only student who had ever challenged her. She liked that kind of personality.
At the same time, she was very curious. She wanted to see what kind of confidence Yang Jian had to make such a decision.
"Release your Martial Soul, kid."
At that, the smile on Yang Jian's face suddenly faded, and his eyes instantly grew focused.
In the next moment, the little puppy that had been nestled obediently in Yang Jian's arms suddenly wriggled free and landed lightly and soundlessly on the ground. Then, under the gaze of nearly a hundred students and Zhou Yi, Xiao Bai's body abruptly swelled, growing to more than three meters long in the blink of an eye.
This wasn't a pet at all, but his Martial Soul?
Zhou Yi's pupils contracted sharply, and an utterly incredulous look appeared in her eyes.
There was no doubt that this was a Beast Martial Soul. Judging by its bearing and appearance, it was no ordinary Martial Soul, either. But if it was a Beast Martial Soul, why wasn't it in Martial Soul Possession form when released?
In Zhou Yi's teaching career, this was something she had never heard of.
No... wait.
Wasn't this the same as one of Shrek Academy's ancestors, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, one of the Golden Iron Triangle? When Yu Xiaogang, an ancestor of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, had awakened his Martial Soul, he had unexpectedly awakened a Mutated Martial Soul, Luo Sanpao. He couldn't enter Martial Soul Possession, so it could only serve as a summoned creature to aid him in battle. Later, Grandmaster had met the other two members of the Golden Iron Triangle. Only with the help of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill could he unleash the Golden Sacred Dragon's tremendous power.
But Yang Jian's Martial Soul was clearly nothing like Grandmaster's Mutated Trash Martial Soul.
As Xiao Bai grew, three Soul Rings—purple, purple, and black—fully appeared. They didn't emerge behind Yang Jian. Instead, they floated around Xiao Bai's body. With their appearance, a powerful aura instantly spread through the area.
Impossible!
At the sight of Yang Jian's Soul Rings, this was the only thought left in Zhou Yi's mind.
Such an outrageous Soul Ring configuration... how could this be possible?!
More than ten thousand years ago, when Tang San, the ancestor who had attained godhood as the Sea God, first started out, his Soul Ring configuration had only been yellow, yellow, purple, and black!
Zhou Yi suddenly regretted it. She realized she might have spoken too soon.
Just looking at those three Soul Rings, she couldn't deal with him by using only her First and Second Soul Skills.
Noticing the shock on the faces of those watching, Ye Qingyuan unconsciously puffed out her budding chest, her face brimming with pride.
It was precisely the inspiration she drew from Yang Jian's Soul Ring configuration, which far surpassed the limits, that had allowed her to obtain a Thousand-Year Soul Ring as her Second Soul Ring.
"Red Dragon, Possession!"
Six Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, and black—appeared once more, and Zhou Yi's appearance changed dramatically.
Her average build suddenly grew tall and imposing, and her eyes became sharp and narrow. Fine dragon scales emerged around the edges of her pupils, while delicate red scales covered her body. She looked just like a Red Dragon poised to strike.
In an instant, the air around them grew scorching. Waves of heat spread out from Zhou Yi's body in rippling circles.
A top-tier Beast Martial Soul, the Red Dragon!
But when the waves of heat reached Yang Jian and Xiao Bai, they seemed to be weakened by some invisible force, leaving Yang Jian completely unaffected.
The Silver Howl Divine Dog's innate domain, the Chaos Domain!
The Chaos Domain weakened every attribute of an enemy within its range by fifty percent. Once the Silver Howl Divine Dog acquired a certain Ultimate Attribute, the weakening effect on that attribute would increase to one hundred percent! At the same time, Yang Jian's attributes were all enhanced by twenty percent within the domain, while his Soul Power consumption was reduced by fifty percent!
Noticing this subtle change, Zhou Yi's pupils contracted again.
Though she sensed that something was amiss, as a teacher, she still didn't strike first. Instead, she left the initiative to Yang Jian.
Yang Jian naturally didn't hold back. He and Xiao Bai moved at almost the same time, and the purple Soul Ring floating in the second position beside Xiao Bai suddenly lit up.
Second Soul Skill, Canglan Shadow Sweep!
A layer of mist instantly shrouded the Silver Howl Divine Dog's silvery-white fur, and its speed surged. It seemed to draw a series of afterimages through the air. Yang Jian was just as fast, trailing Xiao Bai by only a single body-length, and a faint layer of mist covered him as well.
No...
Those weren't afterimages produced by sheer speed. Yang Jian's Martial Soul had actually split into three watery illusions!
Which one was real, and which was fake?
Zhou Yi frowned slightly, her gaze darting across Xiao Bai's three figures before finally settling on the one closest to her.
It wasn't because she had figured it out, but because of her instincts.
Her instincts told her that this was Yang Jian's real Martial Soul!
Zhou Yi completely ignored Yang Jian as he charged toward her, focusing all her attention on Xiao Bai, who was almost upon her. The yellow First Soul Ring quietly began to glow.
First Soul Skill, Blazing Claw Thrust!
After Zhou Yi entered Martial Soul Possession, fine dragon scales had already appeared on her hands. Now, as she used her First Soul Skill, both hands transformed into genuine dragon claws, which lunged straight for the figure she believed to be the real one.
But when those dragon claws closed around Xiao Bai's "body," the sensation of water slipping through her fingers made her pause.
A watery illusion.
Zhou Yi reacted swiftly. Her body shifted at once, and she grabbed directly for another Xiao Bai.
This time, she caught only a stream of water again.
This one wasn't Xiao Bai's real form, either!
By then, Yang Jian had appeared behind Zhou Yi.
Perhaps the two consecutive fruitless attacks had irritated her, or perhaps Martial Soul Possession had made her temper flare. When Yang Jian swung his fist at her, she made no effort to dodge. She thrust out her dragon claw and met him head-on.
"Get lost!"
An angry roar erupted. But to Zhou Yi's surprise, Yang Jian didn't dodge at all. He actually charged straight at her?
No Martial Soul Possession, no defense of any kind—he was going to clash head-on with her, while she was in Red Dragon Possession, a top-tier Beast Martial Soul?
Was this kid crazy?
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