The teachers wanted to go on stage, of course not for the bonus Gold Soul Coin, but what tempted them was the Pope's offer of Merit.
This Merit is an internal device of the Spirit Hall. Everyone knows that Merit is rare but cannot be sought. Only those who have made great contributions to the Spirit Hall can obtain it.
As long as you accumulate enough Merit Points, you can directly redeem and be promoted to the corresponding position without even needing to be appointed above.
On the mainland, Gold Soul Coin is synonymous with wealth, and Merit Points of the Spirit Hall is synonymous with power.
Such a precious Merit, who wouldn't want it?
Bibi Dong actually doesn't care about the enthusiasm of these elite students and motivates her subordinates. This is just because she is used to it as a superior person, so she took out Merit and Gold Soul Coin as a bonus.
It's just that she wants to see what Xu Huxiao can do with its current strength and whether it can bring her more interesting surprises. After all, for Bibi Dong, there are very few interesting things in the near future, so today is just the day.
As the owner of Scepter of Authority, Merit is as cheap as Gold Soul Coin compared to Bibi Dong. It is nothing at all. As long as it can bring some interesting pictures, it is definitely worth it.
With Merit Points as a temptation, these students will definitely rush forward and challenge Xu Huxiao.
This is indeed the case. With the reward personally promised by the Pope, all the elite students below began to become restless.
Not only Gold Rank, Silver Rank and Bronze Rank are also like this, but also Golden Generation who has fought against Xu Huxiao before, as well as Xiao Ji, Xu Yanran and Xu Luo who dropped Silver Rank, all looking at the challenge ring with eager faces.
However, Xu Luo is powerless and regrets it extremely, because after being lectured hard on by Xu Huxiao, he is now wrapped like a mummy and it is impossible for him to enter the ring Soul Fighting.
His Holiness the Pope only said that there will be rewards for today's challenge. Such a precious opportunity has been missed. Xu Luo wants to cry without tears, and has no love in life.
Compared to Xu Luo's regret, Xiao Ji is very proud of carrying his Dragon Soul War Halberd. Precisely because he did not have a head-on confrontation with Xu Huxiao, he is still in full condition now.
Moreover, Xiao Ji has now fallen to Bronze Rank in the rookie zone, which makes him even more excited.
After Bibi Dong announced the reward, Xiao Ji was the first to rush into the bronze arena, with fighting spirit in his eyes.
He, Xiao Ji, will start from bronze!
But his opponents Bronze Rank are not simple, Golden Generation, Ao Siblings, and other elite students who have also reached the second level, but were graded bronze due to the time of enrollment.
This is destined to be a melee where everyone shows off their special abilities.
The same is true for Silver Rank and Gold Rank. For these elite students, it is not only a generous reward, but also a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be shown in front of His Holiness the Pope!
This was indeed the case, but Hu Liena, who was standing on Bronze Rank, lowered his head, did not pay attention to the battle in the ring, and did not actively step forward to challenge.
Because he was also a disciple of the Pope, Bibi Dong praised Xu Huxiao when he arrived, but did not give her a second glance.
Such differential treatment made Hu Liena have serious doubts about her ability. You know, she came out of a small place and was very concerned about the attitude of her papal teacher.
"I am indeed not as good as my senior brother, and there are even many elite students who are better than me. I have let the teacher down, or even been so disappointed that the teacher didn't even look at me."
At this moment, the title of Pope's disciple did not help her move forward, but instead became a suffocating shackles.
Moreover, Bibi Dong publicly announced that Xu Huxiao was her disciple, but did not mention it to her at all. When Bibi Dong accepted her, he did not announce it, but accepted her as a disciple privately.
Now, basically everyone in the college doesn't know that she is the Pope's disciple.
On one side was the senior brother who was in the spotlight, and on the other side was she who was hiding in the corner and no one cared about her. This huge gap, coupled with the Pope's cold attitude, made Hu Liena, who had always been calm, begin to feel unbalanced and suffered.
The dream of the ugly duckling turning into white Swan seemed to be shattering little by little before her eyes.
I don't know when a teardrop slipped from Hu Liena's cheek.
As a spiritual charm soul master, Hu Liena has stronger mental power than ordinary people given by martial arts. Similarly, her inner spirit is also more sensitive. Once she falls into negative emotions, the pain she feels is doubled, and it is difficult to get out through her own strength. This is why she always remains calm and focused.
But now, her calmness is unbalanced. Just because of Bibi Dong's indifferent look, she is stuck in the abyss of self-doubt.
This is partly due to Hu Liena's inferiority complex, but the main reason is Bibi Dong's gaze that paused for a second.
Now Bibi Dong has exceeded level 95 and is continuing to accept the Divine Inheritance test of Rakshasa God. As the god of evil, Rakshasa God is the source of all darkness and evil. Bibi Dong has Twin Martial Souls's powerful cultivation ability to barely maintain her original intention, but after undergoing the trial, her spirit will inevitably be contaminated by Rakshasa God's dark and depraved aura. If it is not removed in time, this evil aura will gradually erode her heart.
And just now, the gaze that Bibi Dong paused on Hu Liena for a second was actually injected with Jing Divine Power, because he is his disciple after all. Like Xu Huxiao, Bibi Dong would naturally use Jing Divine Power to explore Hu Liena's cultivation level. However, it was the unconquered evil aura of Jing Divine Power that infected Hu Liena, causing his original negative emotions to suddenly explode out of balance.
Of course, these are only the two main reasons, and there are also a series of ingenious details that led to the crisis of Hu Liena.
The reason why Bibi Dong found out that Xu Huxiao was fine was, firstly, because Xu Huxiao himself had little mental vulnerability, and secondly, because he was Power Attack System Soul Master, unlike the charming Control-Type Soul Master whose spirit often goes out, his normal spirit is in a state of restrained self-protection, which is also the state of ordinary people. The third thing is that he also has the Inner Force of the Martial Dao Essence Realm to protect his mind.
Therefore, although Bibi Dong spent more time exploring him, it did not have a negative impact on him.
At this time, fierce battles broke out in the bronze, silver, and gold arenas. No one paid attention to Hu Liena, who was eroded by negative emotions and behaved abnormally.
And this warm atmosphere seems to be in another world to Hu Liena.
If this dark and negative emotional seed caused by Bibi Dong is allowed to take root and sprout deep in Hu Liena's heart today, it will be extremely detrimental to her future practice, and she may even stop here for the rest of her life.
Because it is the aura of the King of All Evils, Rakshasa God. Although it is very weak, if it is not removed in time, it will definitely affect the whole life.
Despite such serious consequences, Hu Liena, who is wrapped in dark negative emotions, has no idea what to do now. She just wants to escape from it all and pray for it to end quickly.
But in the deepest, coldest and lonely place in her heart, she still retained a glimmer of hope.
It is the unconscious, instinctive hope of being saved.
When one is unable to break out of the mire and abyss, it is the instinct of all life to desire to be saved.
But now everyone is busy challenging in the ring, and no one notices Hu Liena, who has her head lowered and looks abnormal. So who will come to save her?
In other words, facing the challenge of such a high reward, who has the extra attention to pay attention to her?
No one?
No, there is.
That is Xu Huxiao!
When Golden Dragon Palm defeated a Gold Rank student again, when Xu Huxiao glanced at the Elite Rank student below, he noticed Hu Liena's abnormal performance.
He could notice it because the battle in front of him was not enough to fully concentrate on him, and he was not very interested in the so-called high rewards.
Then, because he was confused about the state of Hu Liena, he subconsciously turned on Eye of Omniscience, and further noticed the negative emotions of this girl who was deep in despair.
Her Inner Monologue was even asking for help!
Xu Huxiao didn't know what was going on, nor why Hu Liena, who had always been emotionally stable and calm, suddenly fell into a desperate collapse of self-doubt. He was not mentally affected by Bibi Dong's gaze, so naturally he didn't expect that it was caused by Bibi Dong's probing look.
However, this does not prevent him from taking action.
Xu Huxiao has long recognized Hu Liena, a girl who is serious and focused in everything she does. Naturally, he doesn't want to see her so self-doubtful and depressed.
Yes, although Xu Huxiao noticed the abnormality of Hu Liena, he only thought it was the girl's temporary depression. He did not realize how serious the consequences would be for Hu Liena if this state continued.
The actions Xu Huxiao can take are words.
Before Gold Rank's next opponent came on stage, Xu Huxiao's whole body Soul Power was running, and he entered Martial Dao Essence Realm in an instant, with his right palm flying and holding the air.
What appeared as he moved was a Golden Dragon that was as thick as a bucket and condensed into substance. It circled up from his feet until it passed over his head. Golden Dragon raised his head.
Ang!
A vast and domineering dragon roared, shocking the entire audience.
On the bronze and silver Soul Fighting stage, the elite students who were fighting even stopped temporarily because they were frightened by the dragon's roar.
At this time, all eyes were attracted by the gorgeous scene created by Xu Huxiao.
What is this demon going to do? This is the thought of most students.
Among the people who attracted attention was Hu Liena, whose pretty face was stained with tears. She was forcibly awakened by Xu Huxiao's clapping and powerful roar. There was still confusion in the girl's red and swollen eyes.
When Xu Huxiao saw Hu Liena looking towards him, he showed a gentle and polite smile and said:
"Opportunities are for those who are prepared. When the time comes, you must move forward bravely and do your part. Everyone, I am standing here to defeat a stronger opponent. If I have said something inappropriate before, I ask all seniors and teachers to forgive me."
This first sentence was said by him looking at Hu Liena. He didn't know how to encourage him to get rid of the depression of self-doubt, but Xu Huxiao knew that there was something that could.
That is courage. Courage can defeat a negative enemy.
Xu Huxiao can probably understand. It is probably the difference between Bibi Dong's strong praise for him after he showed up and his indifference to Hu Liena that made Hu Liena feel so depressed.
However, Hu Liena is actually very strong, because her second Soul Skill Red Fox Illusion Demon, but he has Inner Force Illusion Immunity restraint. If it is someone else, as long as Soul Power does not exceed Hu Liena too much, in the range of two rings, he can basically only be forced to control for three seconds, and this forced control is not just immobilization and stun, but complete control, including Soul Skill.
In other words, as long as you win this Soul Skill, Hu Liena can completely let your opponent activate Soul Skill and eliminate you.
Now Xu Huxiao just wants Hu Liena to stand on the stage and show himself bravely. As long as he regains his confidence, all the negative emotions will disappear.
These words really have an effect, especially coming from Xu Huxiao's mouth, because he has always been the object of Hu Liena's pursuit and admiration.
This clear and clear voice, with incomparable confidence, was like a ray of sunshine that burst the dark bubbles surrounding Hu Liena's spirit, allowing the girl's spirit to breathe through, and her dim eyes began to shine little by little.
And what Xu Huxiao said was not only to motivate Hu Liena, but also to stimulate the students below.
As for why such humble words are exciting, it's because this is just the beginning.
Just when the elite students below felt a little confused by Xu Hu's words, Xu Huxiao continued:
"Want to fight side by side with me?"
The students below are even more confused. However, if you think about it carefully, with Xu Huxiao's strength, if he is a teammate of his own team, it will indeed give people a very reassuring feeling.
When these words reached Hu Liena's ears, they were no less than a sacred light of purification, clearing away all the infected negative emotions deep in her heart. The girl's eyes also swept away the gloom and became bright again.
Because fighting side by side with Xu Huxiao has always been the best wish in Hu Liena's heart!
Yes, she wants to fight side by side with her senior brother, and she even desires it extremely, as long as she can stand by his side, as long as she can catch up with him, and as long as her senior brother still has her in his eyes.
So.
All this is enough!
Other people's opinions are not important, not even teacher Bibi Dong's opinion is important. She does not need other people's approval. She only needs to focus on her practice. She only needs his needs and his approval, that is enough.
As long as there is him, Xu Huxiao, his senior brother, then this Soul Master path of cultivation is destined not to be lonely.
This is the most sincere thought in Hu Liena's heart at this moment.
Therefore, Hu Liena decided to fight, for him and for himself.
Noticing that Hu Liena seemed to be excited again, Xu Huxiao smiled, looked at the student Gold Rank below, and continued what he said before:
"However, if you want to team up with me, you have to show some strength. I'm a little tired of your weakness."