A Terrifying First Battle, the Ice Phoenix's Crushing Pressure (Please Vote)

At that, Ma Xiaotao raised her proud chin like a haughty hen.

After she and Jiang Chen broke up, he had stopped paying her any attention. Now she saw him for what he was.

No matter who Jiang Chen faced, she would stand unconditionally with his opponent and make him understand the price of losing her.

If she couldn't have him, she would destroy him!

Ma Xiaotao simply didn't want Jiang Chen to win. It was that simple. Stubbornly refusing to admit it, she said, "I'm not going to trade barbs with you. You'll see soon enough."

Ling Luochen said, "Then get ready to have your face slapped."

As soon as she finished speaking, both women turned away with a huff. Neither would yield an inch.

Before long, the Freshman Assessment began.

The teacher presiding over this assessment was Wang Yan, a theory teacher from the Outer Academy. He had perfectly inherited Yu Xiaogang's ideas from ten thousand years ago.

Despite possessing the Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul, he had somehow trained himself into a good-for-nothing.

Standing in the assessment area, Wang Yan called out, "The assessment begins! Huo Yuhao's team from Freshman Class One versus Freshman Class Three. Both sides, take the field."

At the sound of their names, Huo Yuhao and his two teammates stepped onto the field and faced the team from Freshman Class Three.

The moment Huo Yuhao entered the field, he displayed formidable command. He worked with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao as smoothly as flowing clouds and water, keeping their opponents pinned down from start to finish.

The opposing team was defeated before they even learned what Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul was.

Huo Yuhao gained a little fame from that battle.

Meanwhile, in the ninth assessment zone, Jiang Chen watched the entire match.

Those mental abilities were absurdly powerful. They had identified everyone's weaknesses perfectly, allowing Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong to work together and defeat their opponents.

But that was all.

Before long, two more teams took the field, and the assessment matches continued at a fever pitch.

An hour into the matches, Wang Yan stood in the arena and called out, "Jiang Chen's team from Freshman Class Nine versus Huang Chutian's team from Freshman Class Seven! Students from both sides, enter the assessment area."

After calling their names, Wang Yan cast an apparently casual glance at Jiang Chen as he stepped onto the field. Keen interest surfaced in his eyes.

He had heard that the boy's Martial Soul had undergone a Martial Soul Second Awakening, granting him a top-tier Ice Martial Soul and earning him the elders' favor.

He wanted to see what the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul could do.

Wang Yan wasn't the only one. In the spectator stands, Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er straightened abruptly when they heard Jiang Chen's name.

Here it was!

They had waited a long time for this fight.

A top-tier Ice Phoenix Martial Soul with both Ultimate Ice and Ultimate Fire, coupled with the Ice Empress's Sacrifice—how would he perform in battle? They had been eager to find out.

Beside them, Ma Xiaotao gave a delicate snort and fumed inwardly, I'm drawing a circle to curse you. Lose to Huang Chutian!

You have to win... Ling Luochen clenched her small fists, her palms damp with worry.

By then, both sides had entered the assessment area.

Jiang Chen stood at the front, with Ning Tian and Wu Feng flanking him like guardians. Their presence was imposing.

After all, they had two three-ring Soul Masters on their team, while their opponents were only a two-ring team.

Huang Chutian was panicking. All three of his teammates were sweating.

Huang Chutian promptly stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "I've heard of you. If we can't beat you, we'll concede. Please go easy on us."

"Of course, of course. We'll hold back." Wu Feng bared her teeth, brimming with confidence.

Jiang Chen replied, "I'm not some ruthless brute. We'll stop before anyone gets seriously hurt."

Huang Chutian let out a breath of relief.

Then Wang Yan called out, "The assessment begins!"

At his command, both sides immediately released their Martial Souls. Jiang Chen activated Phoenix Possession at once. Ice-blue wings burst from his back, and he flew into the air.

Holding the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Ning Tian's Soul Ring lit up beneath her feet. "Seven Treasures Have Names: first, speed."

Jiang Chen immediately received a thirty-percent speed boost. His First Soul Ring lit up:

"First Soul Skill: Phoenix Feathers."

The Ice Phoenix wings on his back swept outward. Countless spike-like, ice-blue feathers appeared in the sky and rained down indiscriminately on Huang Chutian and his two teammates.

Huang Chutian's expression changed drastically. He pounded his chest, then swung his fists at the sharp feathers.

It hurt!

It hurt too much!

This was more than a Soul Skill's attack. The physical damage from Ultimate Ice doubled the pain.

Behind Huang Chutian, the Lan sisters weren't idle either. They immediately released a net of hair to block the attack.

Boom, boom, boom!

The explosions continued. The temperature around them fell, and the arena gradually became a world of ice.

In just a few seconds, Huang Chutian was covered in wounds from the feathers and the Ultimate Attribute. He had burned through eighty percent of his Soul Power.

The Lan sisters weren't faring well either.

Though they had withstood the attack, their Martial Souls had suffered serious damage. The extreme cold had frozen their hair, and the feathers were sharper than swords.

Just then, Wu Feng charged forward and shouted, "Can't take any more already? My turn! First Soul Skill: Dragon's Fire!"

Roar!

With her Red Dragon Martial Soul possessing her, Wu Feng spat crimson flames straight at Huang Chutian.

At that moment, Huang Chutian realized they couldn't afford to lose so badly.

If they were suppressed the entire match and defeated in an instant, the academy would expel them.

Huang Chutian shouted, "I'll hold them off! Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, take down their support Soul Master!"

With that, he unleashed the power of the Great Strength Divine Ape and forcibly endured the attack.

The Lan sisters immediately activated their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Heavenly Net, casting it over Ning Tian.

The Heavenly Net became incredibly tough. Even Wu Feng's Dragon's Fire couldn't burn through it completely.

Ning Tian was trapped on all sides.

But Jiang Chen immediately released his Soul Power. A layer of ice-blue blades covered his phoenix wings, and he plunged into the Heavenly Net, spinning through it again and again.

Bang, bang, bang!

The Lan sisters' Martial Soul Fusion Skill shattered instantly. Strands of hair scattered across the ground.

Huang Chutian sighed. "We lost."

The Lan sisters silently lowered their heads.

They had pinned their last hope on their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, never expecting to encounter such a monstrous phoenix Soul Master. He had defeated them in only a few exchanges.

What more was there to say? They might as well hand Jiang Chen the assessment reward.

Huang Chutian could tell Jiang Chen hadn't even used his full strength. He had practically watched them put on a show before making a token move.

Even so, they couldn't beat him.

And the temperature around them kept falling. Huang Chutian could barely withstand it. If they continued, they would freeze to death.

Wang Yan entered the field and announced solemnly, "Jiang Chen's team wins."

At his words, the two deans in the spectator stands, Xian Lin'er and Yan Shaozhe, grew excited together.

So strong!

Was this what an Ultimate Attribute could do?

Jiang Chen had faced a two-ring team, but Huang Chutian's team was already among the strongest two-ring teams in the freshman class. Few could match them.

Yet even with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they were no match for Jiang Chen. He had beaten them in a few exchanges, making the fight look like an old man toying with children.

Yan Shaozhe waved his arms in excitement. "That felt great! Absolutely great! That's the crushing pressure of the top-tier Ice Phoenix Martial Soul! That's the power of an Ultimate Attribute! Our Martial Soul division has another future Super Douluo! Hahaha..."

Xian Lin'er rolled her eyes. "You and your precious disciple offended Jiang Chen beyond repair. His Ice Phoenix Martial Soul awakened thanks to you two, and you still claim he belongs to your division? Have you no shame?"

"As I see it, he's a genius of our Soul Tool Department. Yan Shaozhe, you can't hold on to him. Leave him to me. Only in our Soul Tool Department can he truly flourish."

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