Chapter 42: I'll Remember You!

"Qin Jian, I apologize to you!"

Huo Wu said through gritted teeth, looking completely insincere.

"But you don't think that just because you defeated a Level 30 Soul Beast during the trial, you can now rival my Level 30 strength?"

Huo Wu raised her fist and said, "Then I will let you see what real Level 30 strength is!"

Qin Jian waved his hand and said, "Don't be so competitive. After all, we are all here to hunt Soul Beasts. Your situation isn't favorable right now, so just take a step back."

Shui Bing'er nodded repeatedly upon hearing this: "That's right, there's no need for us to fight to the death over one Soul Beast."

"Fight to the death, my foot!"

Flames erupted from Huo Wu's body, and the Fire Shadow behind her simultaneously unleashed the power of fire: "Even if the two of you join forces, I'll still beat you to the ground!"

The second Soul Ring on her body lit up.

"Second Soul Skill: Ruling Flame!"

Soon, her entire body was enveloped in an orange-yellow glow, and both her hands and those of her martial soul, Fire Shadow, were burning with flames as she charged toward Qin Jian and Shui Bing'er at high speed.

"My Body as a Sword!"

The moment Huo Wu approached, Qin Jian flicked his right hand in a sword-finger gesture, and his martial soul Sword landed with a boom in front of him.

"Boom! Boom!"

Huo Wu and her martial soul Fire Shadow struck the blade simultaneously, and explosive firelight burst forth.

"Be careful, her second soul skill has an explosive effect!"

Shui Bing'er's voice rang out at the same time.

Qin Jian nodded slightly, then grabbed his martial soul Sword with his right hand and slashed out abruptly.

"Swoosh!"

A streak of Sword Qi shot out suddenly, striking Huo Wu's body in the nick of time.

Flame light scattered, but the next moment, Huo Wu's figure suddenly appeared before Qin Jian's eyes and slapped her palm onto the Sword.

The explosive effect knocked Qin Jian back directly.

"Hmph, not only does my flame have an explosive effect, but the light-flame on my body can also strengthen my defense."

As Huo Wu charged, she sneered: "With the Sword Qi unleashed by your Level 20 soul power, don't even think about breaking through my defense!"

Seeing that Qin Jian was about to be hit by Huo Wu, the first Soul Ring on Shui Bing'er's body lit up: "First Soul Skill: Ice Seal!"

"Crack! Crack!"

Huo Wu's figure was suddenly frozen by ice rising from the ground.

"Boom!"

But the very next instant, it was neutralized by the fire power erupting from her body.

"What a pity, your instant-cast Ice Seal is impossible to dodge, but it happens to be countered by my martial soul, so it can't take effect."

Huo Wu did not pause and attacked again.

At this moment, Qin Jian was already holding his martial soul Sword, meeting her head-on.

"You think you can contend with me head-on? Keep dreaming!"

Under the boost of her second soul skill, the temperature of the incoming flaming fists was so intense that even Qin Jian felt it was unbearably hot.

"Second Soul Skill: Ice Ring Armor!"

At this moment, Shui Bing'er's group defensive soul skill appeared on Qin Jian just in time, helping him clear away the heat from his body.

Thus, Qin Jian withstood Huo Wu's attack, held his Sword with both hands, and slashed down fiercely!

"Stop dreaming! You can't possibly break my defense!"

Huo Wu didn't even dodge.

But a girl's voice came from the woods nearby: "Seven Treasures turn out the Glazed Tile!"

The emerald-green martial soul Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda appeared in everyone's eyes.

Ning Rongrong was seen emerging from behind a tree, and a golden Soul Ring rose from under her feet: "Seven Treasures Famous, One Says: Power!"

In an instant, the attack power of Qin Jian's martial soul increased by 20%!

"Bang!"

As if a mirror had been shattered, the light-flame defense on Huo Wu's body suddenly broke, and the giant martial soul Sword landed heavily on her!

"Pfft!"

Huo Wu was struck solidly by this blow, her whole body sent flying backward, crashing into the tree trunk behind her.

The impact from front to back caused blood to spill from the corner of her mouth.

Qin Jian stopped and did not continue the pursuit.

Looking back, he saw Shui Bing'er also staring at him in a daze, so he couldn't help but say irritably: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and stab that Soul Beast!"

"Ah? Oh!"

Shui Bing'er's brain froze for a moment, then she suddenly realized, immediately took out a dagger, and stabbed it into the Soul Beast's head.

The Soul Beast had already been beaten to the point of death by her, and with this, it was finally completely released, and a Purple Soul Ring floated up.

"You... you people!"

Huo Wu finally stood up straight from under the tree. She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth fiercely, looked at Qin Jian and Shui Bing'er, and said: "Qin Jian of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Shui Bing'er of Tianshui Academy! I will remember you!"

Seeing that the Soul Beast had already been killed and she could no longer snatch it, she could only retreat slowly.

"Just you wait! I will settle this score with you!"

After leaving behind this harsh threat, Huo Wu turned around and disappeared into the depths of the woods ahead...

Seeing that Shui Bing'er was still staring in the direction where Huo Wu had disappeared, Qin Jian couldn't help but remind her: "Hurry up and absorb the Soul Ring, we'll stand guard for you."

"Oh..."

Shui Bing'er gave a dazed nod, then sat down in front of the Soul Beast and began to absorb the Soul Ring.

Qin Jian was speechless again: "If Tianshui Academy really uses her as Captain, then this time the Tianshui Team..."

Ning Rongrong ran up and grabbed his left hand: "Brother Jian, why do we have to help her? Did you decide to go to Tianshui Academy?!"

Qin Jian stroked her soft, long hair and said: "Don't you go accusing me of being the one at fault; it was clearly you who said Huo Wu was hateful just now when you heard her snatching the Soul Beast..."

"Since my Rongrong said she is hateful, then of course I have to go stop her," he said with a smile.

Ning Rongrong blinked her large eyes: "Is that really so?"

"Of course it is."

Qin Jian pulled her to sit on a clean tree root without changing his expression: "Let's rest for a while; we'll head to the Level 1 Area in a bit."

Outside.

The teacher from Tianshui Academy was very excited, while the teacher from Blazing Academy had a slightly darkened expression.

"Have you already recruited Qin Jian in advance?"

As soon as these words left his mouth, they immediately attracted the attention of the teachers from the other Element Academies.

The teacher from Tianshui Academy did not deny it; she merely reached out to smooth her hair and said ambiguously: "Who knows..."

Seeing her demeanor, and coupled with Qin Jian's act of helping Shui Bing'er inside the Soul Hunting Ground, the others subconsciously assumed that Qin Jian had truly chosen Tianshui Academy, and they couldn't help but sigh in unison, looking very regretful.

The teacher from Tianshui appeared confident, but was secretly pleased: "You all mistakenly believe Qin Jian has already chosen Tianshui Academy, so naturally you won't try to find ways to win him over. This little guy is already half in my hands, hehehe..."

Ning Fengzhi and Jian Douluo watched this scene and couldn't help but exchange a smile.

They had no intention of stopping Qin Jian from choosing an academy to study and gain experience, nor did they care which one Qin Jian ultimately chose, so they were indifferent to the scheming of these teachers.

"No matter what, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will always be his backing," Ning Fengzhi said, resting his hands on his cane.

Jian Douluo nodded and said: "Jian'er and Rongrong are still young; it is good for them to go out and gain some experience..."

(End of this chapter)