Yuanen Yehui challenged Tang Wulin: My strength isn't weak either!?

After the tests ended, the classroom remained quiet for quite some time. Ye Xinglan, Xu Lizhi, Yuanen Yehui, and even Na'er and Gu Yue were all silently digesting the results they had just seen.

They had all thought they ranked among the best of their peers, but today's tests had shown them what it meant for there to always be someone beyond you, another heaven beyond the sky.

Tang Wulin's fifty-thousand-jin strength and Gu Yue's spiritual power of over seven hundred, in particular, left them without even the desire to compare themselves.

Wu Changkong put away his notebook and swept his gaze over them. "I have a general understanding of your capabilities now. Next, the class needs a class monitor to handle daily management and coordinate relations among classmates. I'm appointing Tang Wulin."

He paused. "Any objections?"

Gu Yue and Na'er shook their heads almost simultaneously. Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi waved their hands repeatedly, indicating that they had no objections whatsoever. Wasn't it only natural for their boss to be class monitor?

But just then, a hand went up.

"I object."

Everyone turned toward the voice and saw Yuanen Yehui raising her hand, her face expressionless and her gaze fixed on Wu Changkong.

Wu Changkong raised an eyebrow. "Tell me your reasons."

Yuanen Yehui stood up, her tone calm but carrying a trace of determination. "I admit that Tang Wulin has higher soul power and greater strength than I do. But the position of class monitor shouldn't be decided by soul power and strength alone. I believe I'm capable of taking on the role, and I want to challenge him."

The classroom fell silent for a moment. Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi exchanged rather odd looks.

They had witnessed Tang Wulin's strength firsthand. Yuanen Yehui wanted to challenge him? Wasn't she just asking for a beating?

Wu Changkong did not refuse outright, however. Instead, he glanced at Tang Wulin. "What do you think?"

Tang Wulin shrugged. "I don't mind. If she wants to challenge me, let her."

Wu Changkong nodded. "All right. You'll have a sparring match, but don't take it too far. The winner becomes class monitor."

Everyone immediately moved aside, clearing a space in the middle of the classroom. Tang Wulin and Yuanen Yehui stood facing each other, several meters apart.

Without wasting any words, Yuanen Yehui released her martial soul. A low roar rang out as her body abruptly swelled, her muscles bulged, and her height shot up. Dark-gold patterns surfaced on her skin, and she looked like a small mountain.

The Titan Giant Ape martial soul.

Two purple soul rings rose from beneath her feet and slowly revolved. A rank-twenty-seven Soul Grandmaster with twin thousand-year soul rings—such a combination already placed her among the best of her peers.

Ye Xinglan sucked in a sharp breath. "A Titan Giant Ape? That's a top-tier martial soul!"

Xu Lizhi's eyes widened too. "No wonder she's so confident. Her martial soul is that powerful."

Yuanen Yehui clenched her fists, feeling the surging strength within her body, and a glimmer of confidence flashed in her eyes. The Titan Giant Ape martial soul granted her strength and defense far beyond those of ordinary people. She was confident she could overpower Tang Wulin.

"Come on." Yuanen Yehui gave a low shout and drove a fist toward Tang Wulin.

Her fist whistled through the air, carrying a heavy, oppressive force. Yet Tang Wulin merely turned slightly sideways and easily dodged it. Yuanen Yehui's fist missed and smashed into the floor, leaving a shallow crater.

Tang Wulin shook his head. "Decent strength, but you're too slow."

Yuanen Yehui's expression darkened, and she unleashed a succession of punches. Her attacks were broad and sweeping, each one carrying terrifying strength, but Tang Wulin moved as nimbly as a loach, always slipping effortlessly through the gaps between her strikes.

Even when he occasionally met a punch, he neutralized it with casual ease, never using his full strength.

The longer Yuanen Yehui fought, the more agitated she became. She realized that the strength she took such pride in amounted to nothing before Tang Wulin. With every clash, she could feel his bottomless power, like an unfathomable abyss.

"Is dodging all you can do?" Yuanen Yehui demanded angrily.

Tang Wulin smiled faintly. "Then I'll stop dodging."

He stopped moving and stood where he was, clenched his right hand, and threw a punch. There was no fancy technique behind it, only pure strength.

Bang!

Their fists collided with a deep, thunderous crash. Yuanen Yehui's expression changed abruptly. She felt as though her fist had struck a mountain of iron. A terrifying force surged through it, sending her flying backward, her feet carving two long grooves across the floor.

"How is that possible..." Yuanen Yehui steadied herself and stared at Tang Wulin in disbelief. She had the Titan Giant Ape martial soul. Strength was her forte, yet she had been crushed in a head-on clash?

Tang Wulin withdrew his fist, his expression calm. "Your strength is decent, but it's still not enough."

Yuanen Yehui gritted her teeth, a flicker of conflict crossing her eyes. After a moment of silence, she suddenly murmured, "Looks like I'll have to use that."

As her words fell, the Titan Giant Ape martial soul surrounding her abruptly dissipated, replaced by an entirely different aura. Dark, icy, and tainted with corruption, it spread from within her body.

A pair of pitch-black wings unfolded from her back. Her figure became slender and graceful, while her previously heroic features took on a softer, more delicate cast.

Two purple soul rings rose from beneath her feet. Unlike those of her Titan Giant Ape martial soul, these rings gave off a dim, shadowy glow.

The fallen angel martial soul.

A chorus of startled cries rose in the classroom. Ye Xinglan's eyes widened. "Twin martial souls? She actually has twin martial souls!"

Xu Lizhi was equally stunned. "A Titan Giant Ape and a fallen angel? Isn't that combination a little too outrageous?"

Even Wu Changkong looked slightly moved. Twin martial souls were already exceedingly rare, and both of Yuanen Yehui's martial souls were top-tier. Her talent truly could not be underestimated.

What surprised everyone even more, however, was the obvious change in Yuanen Yehui's appearance as she released her fallen angel martial soul.

The short-haired figure who had looked like a gallant young boy now displayed distinctly feminine features. Her face became more delicate and gentle, her figure slender and graceful, and even her voice grew much clearer.

Na'er blinked. "She's a girl?"

Gu Yue narrowed her eyes slightly but said nothing.

Feeling everyone's eyes on her, Yuanen Yehui blushed faintly, but she quickly recovered her stern expression. She gritted her teeth, her tone carrying a trace of embarrassed anger:

"What are you staring at? I've always been a girl!"

To defeat Tang Wulin, Yuanen Yehui had thrown caution to the wind, revealing her identity as a girl ahead of time.

Tang Wulin, on the other hand, did not seem particularly shocked.

"The fallen angel martial soul's soul skills are very strange. They specialize in control and the dark attribute," Yuanen Yehui said coldly. "You'd better be careful."

As her words fell, the two purple soul rings behind her lit up. Her first soul ring flashed, and a beam of black light shot from her hand straight at Tang Wulin. The light was incredibly fast and carried a corrosive aura, as though it could devour everything.