Chapter 278: Hu Liena Prepares to Make a Move

"Is this the opponent our teacher told us to be wary of? That Soul King Qin Jian?"

High up in the Pope Palace, two people leaned against the railing, gazing into the distance at the battlefield.

The one speaking was a woman radiating an aura of Charm from her entire being; she was none other than Hu Liena, one of the three members of the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.

"Nana, I don't think he's worth worrying about. To be so immersed in beauty—he's already been completely subdued by you."

Xie Yue crossed his arms over his chest, his gaze toward Qin Jian filled with contempt.

Hu Liena leaned against the railing, her posture outlining a perfect curve as she spoke in a voice bewitchingly soft: "I originally thought this genius youth, who led his team through the preliminaries and the Promotion Tournament by his own strength, would be the type whose mind was entirely on cultivation; otherwise, it would be impossible for his soul power level to catch up to ours... I didn't expect..."

She lightly touched her red lips with slender fingers, her eyes alluring and affectionate: "I didn't expect he would be such a young man..."

"What? Nana, are you interested?" Xie Yue laughed.

Hu Liena actually nodded and said, "It has been a long time since anyone has made me want to make a move. If I can make this youth fall under my pomegranate skirt, and then have him surrender directly on the competition field, that scene would certainly be very interesting..."

She turned around, walking with the most bewitching cat-like gait as she stepped down the stairs: "I'm going now..."

"Heh, to be targeted by Nana, this youth is just another poor soul about to lose himself, tsk..."

Xie Yue shook his head, stretched, and also turned to walk down: "There's nothing left to see with an opponent like this; might as well go back to cultivate."

If he could have foreseen the countless messy events that would happen later, he probably would have advised Hu Liena not to throw herself away...

Returning our gaze to the competition stage.

Seeing the bursts of laughter coming from Qin Jian's side, and the constant chasing and playing, Huo Wu, who had tried her best to fuse with six people, nearly threw the Soul Power Ball over directly.

She took a deep breath and suddenly roared: "Qin Jian, I will definitely defeat you, you flirtatious jerk, ahhhhhh—"

At this moment, she was like a fire demon possessed, her entire body burning with raging Flame; she, who could originally only barely fuse the Soul Rings of six people, actually broke through her limits at this moment and went straight to fuse a seventh.

And on Qin Jian's side, he also began to fuse the final person's Soul Ring.

"Boom, boom..."

Seeing the two Soul Power Balls on the field growing larger and larger, the surging, violent fluctuations beginning to bring a faint sense of oppression, the crowd that had been immersed in watching the drama finally reacted.

"What is this... actually a seven-person Soul Ring Fusion?!"

"I originally thought it was already extraordinary that Qin Jian and Huo Wu could perform Ring Fusion, but I didn't expect they could even do multi-person Fusion."

"Didn't you hear just now? That Huo Wu's Ring Fusion was also taught by Qin Jian. Don't look at him as someone surrounded by romance; his talent is truly not low..."

Suddenly, someone asked in a daze: "Wait! Did any of you notice his Soul Ring configuration just now? I think I saw black!"

"You're only noticing this now? Didn't you see me go to the ground to pick up my eyeballs just a moment ago!"

Someone gestured wildly, saying in an extremely exaggerated tone: "Yellow, Purple, Purple, Black, Black, ahhhhhhh!"

No one cared about that string of 'ah's, because they were also stunned by this god-like Soul Ring configuration.

"This guy... no wonder he can be liked by so many beautiful girls..."

Many people felt so sour that even the jealousy tasted bitter.

"Hum, hum, hum, hum..."

Just at this moment, the sky seemed to dim a little, and the competition field suddenly became quiet.

Because everyone was dazzled by the countless Soul Rings on the competition stage.

Both sides had fused the Soul Rings of seven people; Huo Wu's side had twenty-eight, while Qin Jian's side had twenty-six, because three of them were still at the Soul Elder level.

"Swoosh, swoosh!"

Massive Soul Power Balls descended from the sky, falling onto the two of them respectively.

Huo Wu's entire body erupted with firelight, and her martial soul, Fire Shadow, suddenly expanded like a balloon, turning twenty or thirty meters high and occupying almost a quarter of the competition field.

"Spirit Avatar!"

Everyone stood up in shock.

"Boom!"

And opposite Fire Shadow, a sound exploding out of thin air drew everyone's gaze over.

They saw Qin Jian pointing his right hand toward the sky, Sword Qi rising into the air, and a bright purple giant sword growing larger and larger; looking from below, it was as imposing as if it spanned the heavens and earth.

"Spirit Avatar! Another Spirit Avatar!"

After someone shouted, they could no longer make a sound.

The entire arena fell into dead silence; no one had expected that a competition which looked like a farce just a moment ago would present such a heart-stopping scene at this moment.

Yet Qin Jian and Huo Wu did not pause at all.

The next moment, flames soared from Huo Wu's body, and the Sword Qi of Qin Jian's giant sword martial soul pierced the heavens; almost no students could see how the collision occurred, but red and purple brilliance intersected in the center, emitting a light as blinding as a laser.

"Dong! ——"

As the light filled their eyes, it was as if a thunderclap exploded in their ears, and for a time, the heavens and earth lost their color.

This collision exceeded everyone's expectations, including the instigator, Huo Wu.

She never expected that she could fuse the power of seven Soul Ancestors, nor did she expect that the accumulated soul power would reach the Soul Saint level directly, so she was not prepared at all; casting the Spirit Avatar in such a rush actually damaged her own Spirit power.

Qin Jian had anticipated it, but he had originally thought that he could easily win by fusing six people; who knew that he would provoke Huo Wu into using seven, and she even threw over a Spirit Avatar that looked like a Susanoo...

There was no other way, so he had to end the battle quickly, because he was afraid that dragging it out would cause damage to Huo Wu; after all, she was still far from the Soul Saint realm.

"Swoosh!"

No sooner said than done, under the fearful gaze of the crowd, the sharp giant sword instantly tore through the flames and broke in.

Sharp-eyed people could see a pale blue figure stepping on a Light Sword and shooting into the center of the collision, delivering a hand chop toward the back of Huo Wu's neck.

"Uh..."

Huo Wu, who was subconsciously still trying to control her Spirit Avatar to counterattack, fainted directly and fell into Qin Jian's arms, and the two people's Spirit Avatars also gradually disappeared at this moment.

The sky finally slowly returned to calm, and light once again filled this world, as if the rain had cleared.

The gorgeous light and shadow still lingered in everyone's minds; for a time, no one spoke, only Qin Jian, holding Huo Wu, crouched down in the center of the competition stage to carefully examine her.

"How is my sister doing?!"

Huo Wushuang ran over in a great hurry.

Qin Jian withdrew his probing hand, let out a breath, and said, "It's fortunate I knocked her out in time; if it had continued, it would have damaged her fundamental Spirit. However, even so, I estimate she won't be able to participate in the upcoming matches."

"What is there left to participate in..."

Blazing Academy team leader Huo Tianhua walked up, had a few physicians take Huo Wu over, and then said helplessly, "Our Blazing Academy has lost; the entire Elite Tournament has nothing to do with us from here on out..."

"But I still must thank you, Qin Jian..."

Huo Tianhua said sincerely, "If it weren't for you, Huo Wu might have suffered an incurable injury..."

Qin Jian shook his head, not minding it at all.

Huo Wushuang, however, was full of self-reproach: "It's all my fault!"

(End of chapter)