"Beautiful Senior Sister! I shall protect you!" Xiao Ran descended from the sky like a king, glaring furiously.
"You can go down first, Nana," Xiao Ran said gently.
Hu Liena was stunned. She had not expected Xiao Ran to call her Nana outright.
"Be careful..." Hu Liena reminded him in a low voice.
"Hey, you brat, don't you know how to show consideration to women? I'll take you on."
Mo Yuan paid no attention. "Shen Yan was useless, but I'm different. Brat, catch this!"
"Second Soul Skill, Abyss Lock!"
"Young people these days have no martial ethics. I haven't even transformed yet!" The corners of Xiao Ran's lips curled up as he blew at his hair.
"Super Fusion, Dark Lugiel!"
As the black light faded, the "evil" Dark Lugiel appeared before everyone.
"It's that black monster again!" The spectators and teachers jolted violently.
Yet the chains formed from the demonic energy released by the swinging halberd firmly bound Xiao Ran.
"Brat, my Martial Soul can slowly erode your Soul Power. Just wait until you're completely drained. Hahaha..." Mo Yuan's face twisted viciously as he laughed recklessly.
"Cackle, cackle, cackle. Another Evil Soul Master has appeared. You've already sealed your fate. I was wondering why Evil Soul Masters would ravage the continent ten thousand years later. So it was people like you leading others astray. Today, I'll uphold justice for Heaven!"
"Spear, arise!"
Under Xiao Ran's control, the chains snapped apart with a series of clacks.
"To beat you, I don't even need to lift a finger."
"Dark Spark Wave!"
The spear emitted thick black mist that rapidly spread across the entire arena. After the mist dissipated, Mo Yuan's two other companions stopped attacking Yan and Xie Yue. Instead, they turned their attacks on Mo Yuan.
Xiao Ran ordered the two of them, "Go. Whip Mo Yuan as hard as you can."
Their eyes filled with hatred, and their pupils instantly turned red.
"Ah!" The two roared and launched their attacks at Mo Yuan.
"Myriad Shadow Spider Hunt!"
"Shadow Doppelgangers!"
One of them sent countless spider-shaped phantoms formed from shadows surging out in all directions and rushing toward Mo Yuan.
The other transformed into three shadow doppelgangers that lunged at Mo Yuan.
"You bunch of idiots, what are you doing? Have you all betrayed me?!"
Mo Yuan was furious, but he quickly recalled the black mist from earlier. "It must be you! You brat, you controlled both of them. Who would have thought that a mere Soul Elder like you would possess such terrifying spiritual power?"
"Third Soul Skill, Black Thunder Shatter Slash!"
"Wake up!"
Mo Yuan poured Soul Power into the demonic halberd. Wrapped in layers of dark aura, it smashed into the ground, spreading a ring-shaped black shockwave that dispersed all the doppelgangers and phantoms. The two men were caught in the shockwave as well and were jolted awake.
"Captain! Wait, what happened to me? How did I suddenly end up over here?" one of them asked in confusion.
"You two useless fools! Get back in there! Gather all your strength and take down that Level 36 brat first!"
"Yes!"
At that moment, the two team members and their captain released their strongest Soul Skills together and fired them toward Xiao Ran.
"Demonic Inferno!"
"Spider Shadow Corrosive Ray!"
"Nether Shadow Piercing Assault!"
Mo Yuan's demonic halberd unleashed overwhelming demonic energy as he swung it with all his might. A spider phantom spat out a dark-purple stream of energy, while the final attacker merged with a ghostly shadow and condensed into a shadow shockwave that shot toward Xiao Ran.
Under the combined assault of the three Soul Skills, Xiao Ran remained completely unflustered.
"System, load the Gan-Q card."
"Loading complete!"
The front section of Gan-Q's arm instantly transformed into Gan-Q's enormous eye, fiercely sucking in the combined attack of the three men.
"Absorb!"
The energy wave, the light blade, and the final ghostly shadow fused with its host were all sucked inside.
"Look! That person was sucked in! An eye grew out of Xiao Ran's hand!" the spectators shouted in alarm. After all, they had never seen such a skill before.
"Exactly! Just what kind of background does this person have? Every attack from Purple Star Class disappeared in an instant!"
Yan and Xie Yue had not even had time to help when this astonishing scene left them standing frozen in place.
Even Bibi Dong on the high platform was utterly shocked by Xiao Ran's move. She had completely acknowledged him. Even she, a woman destined to become a god in the future, had never seen an ability like this.
"Impossible! This is impossible! How could our three strongest attacks be neutralized so easily by you?" Mo Yuan said incredulously. His entire heart of the Dao seemed shattered, and he could barely remain standing.
"Have a good taste of your own attacks!"
The moment Xiao Ran finished speaking, he gathered the energy and released the combined attack from the three men, firing it back at the other two.
"Ugh!!"
Mo Yuan and the other team member took the full force of the ultimate attack and collapsed instantly. The released ghostly shadow also reverted from its shadow form into a person and was blasted to the edge of the arena.
The substitutes from Purple Star Class trembled in fear.
"Game over!"
"You lost."
The referee immediately announced Angel Class as the winner, granting them the chance to enter the finals.
After this battle, Yan and Xie Yue also acknowledged Xiao Ran's strength.
After they left the arena, Hu Liena ran over and asked, "Xiao Ran, are you all right?"
"Senior Sister, did you see what I did just now? I defeated all three of them by myself, and they didn't even touch a single hair on me. Hahaha..." Xiao Ran began praising himself.
"By the way, Senior Sister, did I look cool just now?" Xiao Ran continued pressing her.
Hu Liena shyly clasped her hands and turned her head away. Her cheeks flushed bright red, but she did not answer him.
"Hahaha, all right. A maiden's blush says more than anything else. I get it, I get it."
After returning to his room, Xiao Ran gained further insight from today's battle.
"Ding! The host performed excellently in battle. Soul Power increased by one level. Received the Space Dinosaur Zetton card. Its skill—Trillion-Degree Fireball—can be used."
"Zetton. What a terrifying existence."
The next morning, Hu Liena took the initiative to visit Xiao Ran. As soon as he opened the door, he saw that she was wearing a pink dress, giving her a little more youthful delicacy.
"Senior Sister, so early?"
Xiao Ran was greatly shocked when he saw Hu Liena looking so different from usual.
Damn, what a contrast? Xiao Ran thought secretly. The next second, his nose began gushing blood.
"What happened to you?" Hu Liena asked worriedly when she saw Xiao Ran bleeding from the nose.
"Oh, oh, it's nothing, Senior Sister. I've just been a little overheated lately. Haha..." Xiao Ran scratched his lowered head awkwardly and quickly wiped away the blood with a tissue.
"You used up so much energy yesterday, so I brought you some breakfast. I was just passing by, so don't get the wrong idea." Hu Liena's gaze shifted slightly.
"Oh! All right, Senior Sister. Thank you."
Xiao Ran took the food container. His fingertips accidentally brushed against the back of her hand, and Hu Liena recoiled as if electrocuted, her ears turning red.
"Senior Sister, this breakfast you just happened to bring over... You didn't make it yourself, did you?" Xiao Ran asked with narrowed eyes and a grin.
"S-stop teasing me! Eat your food!" Hu Liena turned her head and hurried off to the side.
"A pink dress... This contrast is way too unfair."
Xiao Ran was utterly smitten.
After breakfast, someone pushed open the door. Yan strode in, with the expressionless Xie Yue following behind him. Hu Liena also followed closely after her elder brother.
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