Xie Xie: The World Isolates Me

"Fight?"

"So, you want to have a match with me?"

On the training grounds, Xie Xie stood before Gu Yue under Wu Zhangkong's instruction. Looking at the delicate-looking young girl, he asked in confusion.

He was an eighteenth-level Agility Attack-type Soul Master. Though he was no match for Brother Lin, among everyone else his age, probably no one could compare to him.

And now, this girl who did not look particularly strong wanted to spar with him...

Isn't this like an egg smashing against a rock?

With a confident look on his face, Xie Xie could not help thinking so as he faced the girl before him.

"Yes. This teacher said that as long as I defeat you..."

"I can enroll in the academy."

Gu Yue gave Xie Xie an indifferent glance and said so.

"Is that so?"

"Fine, fine. Let's have a fight."

Xie Xie shrugged.

Why was Teacher Wu Zhangkong interested in arranging something like this? Still, she was a girl. He should go a little easier on her.

"Martial Soul, possess."

In an instant, his Light Dragon Dagger Martial Soul appeared in his hand. A yellow Soul Ring emerged around him, fully displaying the strength of an eighteenth-level Battle Soul Master.

"Eighteenth level."

Gu Yue showed no reaction as she looked at Xie Xie, merely murmuring to herself. Then, she turned her gaze toward the surroundings as though she did not care about him at all.

"Despising your opponent is not a wise course of action."

Watching this scene, Wu Zhangkong glanced at her and said.

"I am not despising him."

Gu Yue shook her head.

Yet despite her words, her eyes were filled with nothing but disregard, as if they were saying: Is this rookie even worthy of my contempt?

Then, she silently shifted her gaze toward Tang Wulin. Clearly, he was the only one she truly could not ignore.

"Why are you mocking me too..."

Faced with this situation, Xie Xie immediately grew displeased. As he spoke, his Century Soul Ring flared brilliantly, and he instantly used his first Soul Skill—Light Dragon Blade.

At the same time, he unleashed the speed of an Agility Attack-type Soul Master and charged toward her.

Hmph. At Donghai Academy, aside from Brother Lin being number one, only I, Xie Xie, am the strongest. Girl, get down!

Xie Xie thought.

However, just as he was about to strike her, an Earth Wall formed from earth-element energy had already appeared before Gu Yue.

"Earth Wall."

The sole Soul Ring beneath Gu Yue's feet shone brightly as she spoke softly.

An earth-element skill, Earth Wall. A very decent Defense Department Soul Skill.

The wall was incredibly sturdy. Even Xie Xie's Century Soul Skill left barely any mark on it, and it did not budge in the slightest.

"This dirt is pretty tough."

"The elemental concentration must be quite high, but it should... still be far below an Ultimate Attribute, right?"

Xie Xie readjusted his position and could not help commenting as he looked at the scene before him.

To be honest, he had not expected her to block his Soul Skill. This was one of only two Soul Skills he currently possessed across his two Martial Souls at level eighteen!

"Hmm?"

"Her Martial Soul is actually earth, but why do I sense the aura of ice from her..."

As Wu Zhangkong watched the scene, a trace of suspicion flashed across his cold face, and he could not help thinking.

Earth? How could it be earth?

Based on the aura he had sensed earlier, there was clearly ice-element energy of no low intensity within her body. It should have resonated with him.

After all, his own Martial Soul was ice. Naturally, he could sense it.

"Why isn't it ice? Wait..."

"Could she also have Twin Martial—"

Wu Zhangkong subconsciously swallowed and could not help thinking. But before he could finish, the scene before him had already confirmed his guess.

Gu Yue moved.

"Ice Spike."

As she softly uttered the words, a huge Ice Spike condensed from ice-element energy instantly appeared before her and shot toward Xie Xie.

Meanwhile, her sole yellow Soul Ring was still radiating dazzling light.

"This is..."

"Ice?"

Xie Xie was instantly dumbfounded. He had clearly not expected this to happen. Wasn't her Martial Soul earth?

She could use ice too?

"Could she also have Twin Martial Souls?!"

Xie Xie hurriedly unleashed another Light Dragon Blade, his face full of astonishment as he cried out.

Were Twin Martial Souls so cheap these days? Aside from himself, he had run into another one so easily!

It was one thing for him to possess Twin Martial Souls—he was, after all, one of Eastsea City's rare geniuses... But why did this girl have them too?!

Fortunately, this Ice Spike isn't very damaging or wide-ranging. It's still manageable. If it were fire-element, that would be a real headache.

Xie Xie thought silently.

As long as it was not fire, he would not have to worry about his hair catching fire. That sort of thing was what truly mattered to a handsome guy like him.

However, in the next moment, that thought was utterly shattered.

"Fireball."

Gu Yue raised her palm again. In an instant, a basketball-sized fireball appeared before her and hurtled toward Xie Xie.

The fireball was big and round, entirely red in color, and looked exactly like a fireball. It was, one could say, extremely fireball-like. Seriously.

Gu Yue used it with effortless ease, but for Xie Xie, who had become the victim, it was utterly baffling.

"Wait, fire-element?"

"There's another one???"

Faced with the situation, Xie Xie was immediately dumbfounded. He had clearly not expected this to happen either: a third element?

"Why is there a third one too?! This is way too ridiculous!"

Xie Xie fled in panic, crying out in disbelief.

Before he could finish speaking, however, a ray of light shot from Gu Yue's hand in the distance... This was already the fourth element.

"What is going on?!"

Xie Xie's hair was already becoming disheveled. Using the speed of an Agility Attack-type Soul Master, he fled frantically.

"..."

Gu Yue merely watched his appearance without pursuing him, as though she were simply toying with an ant.

After all, even against her still-weak self, the human boy before her seemed to possess no ability to fight back whatsoever.

Let's end this. Spatial Movement.

Wind Blade.

Growing rather bored, Gu Yue shook her head and looked in Xie Xie's direction.

As she spoke, she used her final elemental skills: spatial-element position shifting and the wind-element Wind Blade.

The next second, a blade condensed from wind was in her hand, silently pressed against Xie Xie's neck.

"..."

Xie Xie: "..."