"Oh no! This is the third soul skill granted by the five-thousand-year Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear. Its power is extraordinary. Brother, you must be careful!"
Huo Yuhao was startled by the surging auras emanating from Nanmen Yun'er and Zhu Lu as they charged toward them, and he instinctively halted his steps.
"Leave it to me."
They were still at least two hundred meters away from Feng Piaoling, which already greatly exceeded the attack range of their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, 'Resilience Within Strength · Tiger's Roar at the Spirit Gate (The Power of Hao-Bin).' They had to get past Nanmen Yun'er and Zhu Lu first.
"First Soul Skill: White Tiger Barrier."
"Third Soul Skill: White Tiger Vajra Transformation."
As his first and third soul rings lit up, a white light shield appeared around Dai Huabin. His muscles expanded further, completing a secondary transformation following his martial soul possession as he met Zhu Lu and Nanmen Yun'er head-on.
Zhu Lu and Nanmen Yun'er exchanged a glance before Zhu Lu accelerated her charge.
"Seeking death!" A sharp glint flashed in Dai Huabin's eyes as he swung his tiger claws.
Zhu Lu did not dodge, choosing instead to meet him with raw force.
Puchi!
Tiger claws collided with cat claws. Those cat claws, which looked incredibly slender compared to Dai Huabin's tiger claws, were now covered in a layer of dark golden energy. That alone allowed them to exert strength far surpassing the tiger claws.
Upon the first impact, Dai Huabin's tiger claws let out a sharp 'qiang' sound and snapped painfully.
"How is this possible..." Dai Huabin's eyes widened in shock. Terrified, he scrambled backward to put distance between himself and Zhu Lu.
At this moment, whether in terms of claw hardness or raw strength, Zhu Lu far surpassed Dai Huabin even in his White Tiger Vajra Transformation state—despite there being a full ten-level gap in soul power between them.
Dai Huabin was no longer a match for her.
This was the amplification granted to Zhu Lu by the strength and defense of the five-thousand-year Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear. The strength immensely boosted her physical attack power, while the defense enhanced the hardness of her cat claws.
Zhu Lu let out a cold laugh. Her first soul ring lit up as she used Hell Stab, closing in on Dai Huabin instantly and thrusting out her ten razor-sharp fingers.
With his tiger claws broken and a heart-piercing pain throbbing in his right hand, Dai Huabin didn't dare block her. His second soul ring immediately glowed as he activated White Tiger Intense Light Wave. With the aid of Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing, he spat out an incredibly precise sphere of milky-white light toward Zhu Lu.
To his surprise, Zhu Lu neither dodged nor slowed down; instead, her speed increased.
Puchi!
That imposing milky-white orb of the White Tiger Intense Light Wave shattered like a punctured balloon the moment it touched Zhu Lu's sharp claws. Her cat claws continued their thrust toward Dai Huabin with undiminished momentum.
The sight made many onlookers' scalps tingle.
To be able to easily tear through a White Tiger Intense Light Wave launched from a White Tiger Vajra Transformation state—just what kind of soul beast did that dark golden radiance come from?
"Hahaha, Qian Duoduo, it looks like you're definitely going to lose today's bet."
Seeing this, Yan Shaozhe felt his heart bloom with joy. Casting aside his dignified image as Dean, he began to act quite haughtily in front of Qian Duoduo.
Qian Duoduo had long since lost his initial composure, his gaze fixed suspiciously on Fan Yu. Clearly, Feng Piaoling's strength exceeded even his imagination. That dark golden energy mantle provided by the purple-gold talisman wasn't some attack skill; it essentially allowed the recipient to manifest the attributes of a three-to-five-thousand-year-old Darkgolden Terrorclaw Bear.
Fortunately, it didn't grant the bear's signature Darkgolden Terrorclaw skill, otherwise, the fight would already be over.
Fan Yu's expression was equally grim. After casting an apologetic look at Qian Duoduo, he turned his gaze toward Zhou Yi, his eyes filling with concern.
"Tsk tsk, Zhou Yi, the students you've taught seem a bit lacking. Dai Huabin's soul power is Level 32, while our Zhu Lu is only Level 22. Despite being ten levels higher, he is completely unable to handle our class's Zhu Lu."
Mu Jin glanced at Zhou Yi, her voice dripping with sarcasm. Although Zhou Yi said nothing, her furrowed brows and tightly clenched fists betrayed her inner state.
Crack—
Although Dai Huabin managed to precisely dodge Zhu Lu's Hell Stab thanks to Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing, the white light shield of his White Tiger Barrier was still grazed by her claws. The barrier shattered instantly upon contact.
All of this happened in a flash.
On the other side, Huo Yuhao was also having a hard time. After Dai Huabin's claws were broken, Nanmen Yun'er rushed him. He didn't dare let her touch or even graze him. He was forced to use Spiritual Detection combined with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Step to dodge, looking incredibly disheveled. He was also intentionally or unintentionally leading Dai Huabin toward Feng Piaoling's direction; that was their only chance at victory. As long as they defeated Feng Piaoling, all their crises would be resolved.
Simultaneously, Wang Dong'er had already engaged Feng Piaoling. While she was still dozens of meters away in the air, Feng Piaoling had already sacrificed thirty to forty Fire Bullet Talismans. Thirty or forty fireballs, each the size of a basketball, were unleashed.
With the aid of Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection, Wang Dong'er's second soul ring lit up as she launched a dense barrage of Butterfly Goddess's Light. The golden rays struck the fireballs with precision, momentarily covering the sky in a wave of flame.
However, she only managed to barely block a dozen or so fireballs. This was only because the fireballs had the property of exploding upon contact; otherwise, the Butterfly Goddess's Light wouldn't have been able to stop them at all.
Wang Dong'er navigated the gaps in the wall of fire with great difficulty. By the time she finally broke through the coverage, she was already surrounded—above, below, in front, behind, left, and right—by twenty to thirty fireballs.
The sight made Wang Dong'er's heart go cold.
"Is the gap truly this large?"
A bitter expression crossed her face. The audience stands were also filled with gasps of surprise.
"First a peerless defensive and offensive buff skill, and now such a dense concentration of explosive fireballs. This is practically no different from one person controlling dozens of tracking Grade 4 Soul Tools simultaneously."
An Inner Court disciple from the Soul Tool Department exclaimed in shock.
Yan Shaozhe watched Feng Piaoling on the field with the look of someone who had found a treasure. "Such precise control already exceeds the realm of a hundred-year soul skill. It seems our Teacher Mu Jin has taught a fine student this year." He directly attributed Feng Piaoling's years of cultivation results to the academy's teaching.
An Inner Court student standing beside Ma Xiaotao said, "Xiaotao, why do I feel like this freshman's first soul skill is on par with your fifth soul skill, Phoenix Meteor Shower?"
"Don't be ridiculous. That is merely ordinary fire; how could it possibly compare to my Phoenix Flames?" Ma Xiaotao said dismissively.
However, Zhang Lexuan spoke up at that moment. "Be that as it may, Xiaotao, you have to admit that this junior's flame manipulation ability is actually superior to yours."
Ma Xiaotao instinctively wanted to retort, but when she saw that the speaker was Zhang Lexuan—the Eldest Senior Sister whom everyone in the Inner Court admired—she held her tongue. Her gaze toward Feng Piaoling, however, became somewhat unfriendly.
Not far away, the referee also frowned as he watched the scene, preparing himself to intervene and rescue the students at any moment.
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