One Against Six!

When Lin Yichen entered the training ground again, there were five more people in the arena.

Lin Yichen recognized two of them: Ghost Douluo Gui Mei and Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan.

The remaining three were young, two men and one woman. They wore the standard robes of Spirit Hall Academy, stood ramrod straight, and had bright eyes.

They just looked rather restrained.

These three must have been the main team members Hu Liena had mentioned.

When everyone saw Lin Yichen return, their gazes fell uniformly upon his face.

The original Golden Generation trio were all extremely curious, while Yue Guan's gaze carried a hint of aggression.

The three newcomers, meanwhile, were filled with admiration.

Ghost Douluo carefully examined the Pope's new disciple, then finally nodded in satisfaction.

Seeing this, Hu Liena hurried over.

"Three main team members have arrived. Zhou Ming is an agility-attack type, rank thirty-eight. Zhao Anyang is a control type, rank thirty-seven. Sun Ting is a support type, rank thirty-five."

"The other four substitutes haven't been found yet. Spirit Hall Academy may have many talents, but there really aren't many who can reach rank thirty-five or above at around fifteen years old."

Lin Yichen nodded slightly. Even if substitutes were found, they would surely just be minor characters. Nothing worth mentioning.

Lin Yichen nodded slightly again, his gaze sweeping across the three of them.

"Greetings, Captain!" the three said in unison, their voices fairly synchronized.

Lin Yichen took the registration booklet from Hu Liena and gave it a perfunctory glance.

Then an impish idea came to him!

What was most important for a Soul Master? Staying alive!

They would inevitably face life-and-death battles or challenges against stronger opponents.

Since that was the case...

"The six of you can fight me alone. Consider it training. I'll go all out. Just hold out for three minutes."

Lin Yichen spoke mildly. Though no emotion could be heard in his tone, inwardly, he was nearly bursting with delight.

Showing off in front of juniors was great!

Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo exchanged a glance, surprised that he would say such a thing.

Gui Mei was the first to speak.

"Since that's the case, follow the captain's arrangements."

The first reaction of the three newcomers upon hearing Lin Yichen's words was that they had misheard him.

Fight a Soul Emperor captain going all out? That was interesting.

Yan, standing nearby, was the first to laugh.

"Oh? The captain's delivering himself right to us?"

Lin Yichen could not help sighing inwardly. Could this kid's competitive streak not be so strong?

"But this time, I'll be going all out. Are you sure you can last?"

Yan could not help swallowing when he heard that.

His tone had been gentle, but when Yan thought about it carefully, a chill shot straight up to the crown of his head.

Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo: ...

The two exchanged smiles.

"Enough fooling around. Begin. I also want to see your battle."

Chrysanthemum Douluo stepped forward and spoke to the group, his eyes unconsciously darting toward Lin Yichen.

Kid, let me see just how big a surprise you can give me.

Chrysanthemum Douluo nodded faintly, sighing inwardly.

Everyone moved to one side of the arena and released their soul rings.

Xie Yue and Hu Liena stood at the front. They clearly intended to use their martial soul fusion skill right from the start.

After all, facing Lin Yichen going all out, they naturally did not dare be careless.

While the two sides confronted each other, Lin Yichen had already begun formulating a plan.

Zhou Ming's martial soul was Shadow Blade, a speed-type weapon martial soul.

It was suited for short-range bursts and surprise attacks, but according to the notes about Zhou Ming's martial soul in the roster,

there was one point that gave Lin Yichen pause.

Every time a soul skill hit an enemy, it increased his sharpness and attack speed.

Put simply, it increased his critical strike chance and attack speed.

Zhao Anyang's martial soul was Azure Sky Vine, a control-type plant martial soul.

It was the martial soul of Zhi Lin, the Soul Douluo from Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the original story.

A plant control type, and quite resilient at that.

Lin Yichen had already made plans. Once Zhao Anyang became a Soul Ancestor, he would find him a thousand-year Solitary Bamboo.

Sun Ting's martial soul was Heart of the Spirit Spring, a droplet-like healing martial soul.

Its function was similar to Ye Lingling's Nine-Heart Begonia from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, though its healing effect was far inferior.

Lin Yichen now had a rough understanding of the opposing formation.

He had also devised a plan for dealing with them.

"Begin!"

Following Chrysanthemum Douluo's shout, both sides released their martial souls at the same time.

Zhou Ming's Shadow Blade was already in motion, rapidly striking toward Lin Yichen as dark-red soul power suddenly surged over its blade.

"First Soul Skill, Bloodshadow Slash!"

Meanwhile, behind him, Zhao Anyang's Azure Sky Vine had begun winding around Lin Yichen.

Lin Yichen lifted his foot and summoned the Lunar Jade Rabbit, then nudged it with his foot.

"You handle those three yourself. If you can't beat them in three minutes, no carrots for you!"

The Lunar Jade Rabbit chirped noisily, venting its dissatisfaction!

Lin Yichen's target, meanwhile, was Yan.

That little bastard was always running his mouth. It was time to teach him a lesson.

Moonshadow Step activated, silver-white soul power flowing beneath his feet.

Yan was greatly alarmed. Feeling an abundant surge of soul power rushing toward him, he instinctively summoned the Flame Lord and raised both arms before his chest.

But the attack he had expected never came. Yan opened his eyes in confusion.

Then he suddenly felt someone patting his shoulder from behind.

"Still spacing out? You're out!"

Yan was then blasted away.

Yes, truly blasted away. A Moonlight Slash cut toward the sky, sending Yan soaring with it before he came crashing down.

How great was the kinetic force of an impact from such a height?

Gui Mei seized the moment, activating Ghost Shadow in an instant and catching Yan.

He gave him a disappointed glare.

"Reckless brute!"

Yan lowered his head and clenched his fists. Yet strangely, some of his hatred for Lin Yichen had faded.

Instead, his fighting spirit had been stirred.

With Yan eliminated, the situation instantly became five against one.

Furthermore, Zhao Anyang and the other two were held back by the Lunar Jade Rabbit and could not get away at all.

And with the Lunar Jade Rabbit's speed, they could not hit it whatsoever.

Sun Ting could only continuously provide them with healing.

So now, all he needed to deal with were Xie Yue and Hu Liena.

Half a minute had already passed.

I only have two and a half minutes of room for error!

I absolutely can't let them release Demon Charm and stall for time!

Xie Yue and Hu Liena were already assuming the posture for martial soul fusion.

Fine, then. Let's see my soul bone skill!

Moonshadow Step—Teleportation!

This was a variation skill of Moonshadow Step, allowing him to teleport a certain distance in a designated direction.

"Senior, your martial soul fusion needs some time to charge, right?"

"Here I come!"

Silver-white soul power gathered at his left shoulder, and a wolf's howl erupted from Lin Yichen's chest.

Silvermoon Sky-Splitting Claw activated, striking directly at where their clasped hands met.

He also froze their entire bodies with Frost, giving them a shield.

It would keep him from instantly killing them.

"Clang, clang, clang—"

The sound of claw blades scraping against Frost.

In the end, Frost could not withstand the sharp assault of the claw blades and exploded, sending them flying backward.

Chrysanthemum Douluo had already pulled the two to his side.

When Lin Yichen turned to look at Zhao Anyang and the other two again, the Lunar Jade Rabbit had created clones and unleashed three Moonlight Slashes, ending the battle.

Exactly two and a half minutes!

The timing was perfect.

Chrysanthemum Douluo, who had been watching the entire time, immediately revealed a trace of greed in his eyes.

"Old Ghost, I suddenly think we ought to get close to this kid."