As Lu Yuan descended, a visible vortex of Soul Power gathered in his hand. The once unremarkable light wheel absorbed more and more free-floating Soul Power on its own, gradually revealing its true form.
!
Such obvious Soul Power fluctuations set alarm bells ringing in Xie Huanyue's heart. His Martial Soul's perception made every hair on his body stand on end. At this moment, he could no longer spare any thought for his two teammates. He immediately stopped attacking Wu Feng, and his first, second, and third soul rings lit up at once. With a low roar, a powerful purple aura erupted from his body. At the same time, two rubber-like arms shot out from his sides, supporting him as he darted and twisted across the ground, trying to evade Lu Yuan's attack.
Freed from Xie Huanyue's pressure, Wu Feng's spirits surged. Looking at the Luo Brothers not far away, the attack urge she had suppressed throughout the entire match could finally be unleashed. A dangerous curve rose at the corner of her lips.
As Lu Yuan descended, he grinned at Xie Huanyue, who had begun to flee. His wings of light spread open again in an instant—
That free fall was just for show. If you won't cooperate, I'll have to get rough~
"Prepare to rescue them!"
Just as Lu Yuan drew closer and closer to the ground, Xuan Zi's voice exploded beside the proctor-referees' ears.
Having flown closer, Lu Yuan no longer bothered aiming. After charging for so long, the Eight-Part Light Wheel in his hand was already beginning to slip beyond his control. He casually aimed in Xie Huanyue's general direction and hurled the increasingly brilliant and swollen light wheel from his hand.
Kid, it's a wide-area AOE!
Not good!
As the light wheel rapidly approached, Xie Huanyue felt his soul leave his body. The instinctive sense of life-and-death danger from his Martial Soul made him forget all about victory or defeat. Picking a direction, he leaped straight off the arena.
Bang!
The shockwave from the fierce collision of Soul Power kicked up clouds of dust. When the dust settled, a figure radiating powerful Soul Power stood at the edge of the arena.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black!
The proctor-referee had acted. He was actually a Soul Sage!!!
A barrier-type soul skill stood before Xie Huanyue, while also protecting Ning Tian, Wu Feng, and the Luo Brothers nearby. As for the Thunder Tower outside the barrier, the terrifying collision of Soul Power had blown it apart until only fragments remained.
Was this child really a Soul Elder? A Soul Elder's soul skill could actually be this terrifying?!
The Soul Sage referee appeared calm, but stormy waves churned within his heart.
If not for Elder Xuan's earlier voice transmission, he might not even have realized how terrifying this soul skill was. Had he waited until its Soul Power fluctuations spread before acting, Xie Huanyue might have become a pile of Xie Huanyue fragments.
Though this soul skill required a long charge-up, once charged, it actually possessed the might of a Soul Sage!!!
"Cough, cough." After the smoke dispersed, the referee confirmed that Xie Huanyue had not suffered much harm, merely lingering fear and shock. He then announced, "Xie Huanyue of Freshman Class Two has left the arena early. Eliminated!"
He then turned his gaze toward the Luo Brothers.
Gulp!
Looking at the utterly ruined arena, the Luo Brothers swallowed hard.
The two of them were not in good condition either. After Xie Huanyue fled, they had been forced to face the fury Wu Feng had accumulated throughout the entire match.
With the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tower, although both sides were ostensibly at rank twenty-five, the brothers' Martial Souls were ordinary and could not compare to Wu Feng's Red Dragon at all. They had been suppressed throughout the battle by the enraged Red Dragon and were already covered in injuries.
"W-We surrender!" After Luo Tianba and Luo Tianlong exchanged a glance, Luo Tianba spoke first.
What a joke. Did they not know better than to wait for Wu Feng and Lu Yuan to beat them together?
After confirming that the brothers had also chosen to surrender, the referee announced, "Freshman Assessment, round of thirty-two to sixteen. Freshman Class Nine wins!"
"As for the arena repairs," after pondering for a moment, as though he had received someone's voice transmission, he continued, "the academy will cover the relevant expenses!"
Phew—
Upon hearing that he would not have to pay for the arena repairs out of pocket, Lu Yuan let out a long breath—
After all, he had only just gathered the Soul Devouring Dagger Fragment. He could not become the academy's popcorn!
After bidding Ning Tian and Wu Feng farewell, Lu Yuan returned to his dormitory to rest and adjust himself under Wu Feng's death glare. At the same time, he prepared to absorb the Light-Breaking Right Arm Bone.
The new version of the Eight-Part Light Wheel did indeed possess Soul Core-like properties after taking shape. It indiscriminately drew free-floating Soul Power from both its host and the surrounding world. Fortunately, Lu Yuan had already experienced Mu En's assistance once. When the soul skill formed, he had Elder Yi seal his Soul Power, preventing him from becoming exhausted.
Still, Lu Yuan was very satisfied with the specific power of this soul skill. In future battles, the old version of the light wheel had a short windup and could serve as an ordinary technique, while the new version could be used as a finishing move.
After taking some more Whale Rubber and giving himself the post-nut clarity buff of Mechanical Mind, Lu Yuan adjusted his condition and took out the Light-Breaking Soul Bone stored in his storage bracelet.
Bzzzz~
When Lu Yuan took out Light-Breaking and held it in his hand, it emitted a cheerful hum in his palm like an affectionate little puppy.
"Xiao Yuan, steady your mind. Next, I'll first use this Whale Rubber to improve the quality of this Soul Bone, then help you absorb it further!"
Elder Yi's voice sounded beside Lu Yuan's ear at just the right moment.
As a former peak demigod of the ninth rank and ninth level on the Holy Demon Continent, someone capable of personally crafting the Transcendent Divine Artifact Eternal Tower on a lower-plane world, Elder Yi had developed some different ideas after carefully studying the composition of the Light-Breaking Soul Bone these past days.
On the Holy Demon Continent, there were beings such as Light Elemental Sprites and Light Elemental Spirit Furnaces. According to Elder Yi's research, Light-Breaking had likely originated from a soul beast similar to a Light Elemental Sprite. Therefore, Elder Yi could use some methods from his previous life for refining advanced Spirit Furnaces to fuse Whale Rubber, a treasure that enhanced one's origin, into the Soul Bone and achieve the purpose of increasing its age.
"Xiao Yuan, I'm starting!"
As Elder Yi's Divine Sense emerged, the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber slowly melted in his hand, changing from its original gelatinous state into a translucent flowing liquid. He then slowly guided Light-Breaking and, through a process Lu Yuan could not understand, refined the two together under Lu Yuan's clear yet foolish gaze.
"Xiao Yuan, give me a drop of your blood essence!"
Hearing Elder Yi's voice, Lu Yuan did not hesitate. He immediately circulated his Soul Power and forced out a drop of blood essence.
As that drop of blood essence fused into it, Light-Breaking, which had already been emitting waves of light, suddenly shone with dazzling brilliance. Then, a sensation of bloodline connection surged into Lu Yuan's heart. Immediately afterward, Light-Breaking flew toward Lu Yuan's body on its own, transformed into a ball of light, and merged into his right arm.
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