Chapter 169

The reception teacher behind Qian Renxue sighed, silently withdrawing their outstretched hand; this person is clearly a sect disciple related to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, not something an ordinary civilian soul master can compare to.

This reception-room teacher is only at level forty-plus, while Chi Yu Can and Shangguan Tian are the academy's absolute mainstays preparing to participate in this year's Advanced Soul Master Tournament, elite talents painstakingly cultivated by Liu Erlong and retained in the academy.

If it weren't for this tournament, with their strength they could have graduated long ago.

The Terrorclaw Bear martial soul is top-tier among top-tier; even as a Soul Ancestor, he would struggle against Shangguan Tian and could be instantly killed by a higher-ranked opponent, so these students hold relatively high status in the academy, and even teachers rarely discipline them.

I never expected to suffer a big defeat at Qian Renxue's hands today.

But with him here, the Continental Soul Master Elite Tournament is surely a sure win! A gleam of uncontainable excitement flashed in the middle-aged teacher's eyes, for this world belongs to the strong; precisely because Chi Yu Can and Shangguan Tian are powerful enough to represent the academy and win the tournament's championship, they can act arrogantly and do as they please within the academy.

Now Qian Renxue is stronger than them, so in this teacher's eyes she naturally also has the qualification to do as she pleases! In a civilian soul master academy, competition is inherently far more intense and frenzied than in a leisurely noble academy, let alone that Blue Tyrant Academy is the best civilian academy besides the Spirit Hall.

Chi Yu Can gripped his Golden Giant Shield tightly and roared, 'I know you do have some skill, but you surely don't want to make enemies of all the upperclassmen of Blue Tyrant Academy, do you? You understand this concept, right?'

'All? Can you represent them?'

At this moment, the entire training field fell into dead silence; almost everyone present today had personally witnessed that crushing blow, leaving them stunned and speechless for a long while.

Qian Renxue's gaze swept over the few people standing up behind him; each member whose eyes met hers silently lowered their head, their gazes wandering.

The Terrorclaw Bear's claws were completely crushed, so they dare not go up.

'From now on, I am their representative.'

'Take one punch from me, and I'll spare you once.'

Qian Renxue clenched her fist, stepped forward again, and threw a punch toward the direction of the Golden Giant Shield.

It didn't actually strike the shield; it was merely a calm punch thrown into empty space, appearing simple, but the instant that punch was unleashed, violent changes occurred throughout the field—at least as seen by everyone's eyes.

Chi Yu Can felt that when Qian Renxue's punch was unleashed, the entire space of the field seemed to collapse, a powerful binding force coming from all directions, squeezing him so hard he could barely breathe; though it was clearly just a punch striking empty air, in his perception it arrived before him instantly, as if a towering, immovable mountain had slammed into him.

This is not a soul skill; he saw no sign that the blonde girl before him used her martial soul or any soul skill, so it must be a self-created soul skill—a powerful ability where essence, energy, and spirit are completely united and perfectly fused.

'Idiot! Hurry up and use a soul skill! Do you want to die?!' a fiery female voice suddenly shouted.

Hearing this voice infused with soul power, his stiff body quickly recovered; Chi Yu Can's first action was to slam the shield in his hand hard into the ground, whereupon his three soul rings lit up simultaneously, intense white light bursting forth amid the radiant glow of his purple third soul ring.

The Golden Giant Shield in his hand instantly doubled in size; then the already huge shield expanded in a flash, splitting into two, then four, then eight, almost instantly becoming a vast wall of shields that forcibly blocked everything ahead.

Each Golden Giant Shield bore brilliant, dazzling white light, and the solid feeling truly lived up to the reputation of a defense-system soul master.

This is Chi Yu Can's third soul skill, Golden Bulwark, an extraordinarily powerful defensive soul skill.

'Boom——'

A violent roar sounded almost instantly; there is no doubt about the defensive power of Chi Yu Can's Golden Shield—he is a pure defense-system soul master pursuing the extreme flow, and even with his Soul Elder cultivation he cannot fully block a full-powered strike from a high-ranking Soul Ancestor expert.

But just as before, the sturdy shield wall shattered instantly; as Chi Yu Can prepared to continue releasing soul skills, he horrifiedly discovered that he could not activate his soul rings at all.

After being locked onto by that punch, his inner soul power seemed to be purified; in a single exchange, his soul power was violently depleted by two-thirds, leaving insufficient total soul power to instantly unleash three soul skills.

And it was precisely this moment's delay that Qian Renxue's attack had already arrived before him.

In Chi Yu Can's despairing gaze, a black-haired beautiful woman suddenly appeared before him.

She was a beautiful woman in her thirties, wearing a simple black dress that could hardly conceal her grace; a hairpin held up her black hair, and though her face was somewhat pallid, her features were exquisitely lovely, her brows and eyes like a painting.

Beneath the dress lay an undeniable cascade of peaks and valleys, surging waves, a mature and voluptuous bearing far beyond what an ordinary girl could attain; seven awe-inspiring soul rings revealed her status as a Soul Saint.

The black-haired beauty standing before Chi Yu Can felt a sudden chill run through her body; gooseflesh rose on her back, and a bone-deep cold instantly spread throughout her frame. As a powerful Soul Saint, her perception was undoubtedly keen, and this strange change startled her greatly.

Flames flared across the black-haired beauty's body; under the sense of danger, her seventh soul ring blazed bright, her clothing vanished instantly, her skin covered in scales, and a terrifying dragon roar echoed through the air.

This person was none other than Liu Erlong, the dean of Blue Tyrant Academy; behind her, the huge dragon wings unfurled then drew together, and she raised both hands to her chest, swiftly shielding herself.

Because the sense of danger was too great, her sixth soul ring also lit up.

In the gleam of the black soul rings, Liu Erlong's entire body's red dragon scales lit up—a splendid crimson like rubies carved, encircled by halos of blood-red light. In an instant she seemed to become a burning sun, with countless red dragon shadows flashing claws and fangs around her.

The intense crimson light instantly transformed into a massive column of light that rose to meet Qian Renxue's punch.

A violent roar caused the entire field to tremble suddenly.

It was only because Qian Renxue reached out and completely nullified the erupting soul power fluctuation that no casualties occurred.

Qian Renxue's figure emerged from the light and shadow, while Liu Erlong rapidly stumbled backward, retreating dozens of steps before stabilizing her stance, and she didn't forget to grab the terrified Chi Yu Can along the way.

The absolute gap in strength drained all color from her pretty face; though she hadn't truly suffered heavy injury, her inner soul power surged, the fluctuations it produced causing her body to undergo a wave of blood and qi turmoil.

Liu Erlong's heart filled with shock; her flames had been completely suppressed, and she wondered which idle old monster this blonde girl was, coming to cause trouble at a soul master academy. The Eight-Winged Angel martial soul inherently possesses light and high temperature, giving Qian Renxue's body an innate strong resistance.

Qian Renxue calmly lifted her hand, wiping the blood splatter from Liu Erlong that had flown onto her face, and said, 'You finally came out.'

The red light receded, and Liu Erlong returned to human form; her formerly gentle brows and eyes had turned completely icy, 'I don't know which senior has graced Blue Tyrant Academy, but even though the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has perished, Blue Tyrant Academy is not a place just anyone can come to cause trouble!'

Wu Yu, who had followed Liu Erlong into the crowd, was also shaken by that punch and took a long time to regain her senses.

At this moment she gazed at the field, where Shangguan Tian kept wailing and Dean Liu Erlong had been forced back, her pupils trembling violently, 'She actually forced back the dean under the True Red Dragon form, and did so while remaining completely unharmed and without even using her martial soul.'

You must know, that is a true peak Soul Saint who has entered the ranks of the powerful, with terrifyingly rich combat experience, a figure of note even on the entire Douluo Continent.

If it were her, Liu Erlong probably wouldn't even need to use her martial soul; a single encounter would burn her to death.

Wu Yu jolted awake, realizing the blonde girl's strength is unfathomable; even Dean Liu Erlong, a Soul Saint, could not probe its depths.

She fixed her blazing gaze on Qian Renxue and murmured, 'Just who exactly are you, divine being?'

Qian Renxue's blood-stained hand ignited with gold-white flames; the golden halo and her fair skin combined to give her a striking, holy beauty.

She didn't even need to look; relying solely on her keen senses, Qian Renxue could sense the intensely fervent fighting spirit hidden among the crowd.

It was a girl with an icy expression, about seventeen or eighteen, with neat short hair that was fiery red, her pupils a rare dark red, her delicate features only slightly inferior to Xue Ke's, and her skin white as jade.

Qian Renxue raised an eyebrow at this familiar yet somewhat mottled aura, wondering, 'Is your martial soul a draconic type?'

'I just want to join Blue Tyrant Academy and participate in the Continental Soul Master Elite Tournament.'

'What? Are you sure you're a student?'

'Don't I look like a student?'

Liu Erlong's eyes were complex as she slowly exhaled, wiping the sweat that had inadvertently appeared on her forehead; sensing the blonde girl's aura, she suddenly felt things were slipping beyond her control, but she never expected the girl to be merely a student seeking study? The reception teacher behind Qian Renxue hurried forward and respectfully told Liu Erlong, 'Dean, this person comes from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.'

Liu Erlong's pupils contracted; if it were before the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was exterminated, she would surely not want to see that cold-hearted clan member, or rather, for her own love‑obsessed self fixated on Yu Xiaogang, she would have wished the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan destroyed so as to remove the obstacle to them being together—now, with no ethical restraints, she and Xiaogang could be together.

But after the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan perished, all its mid‑level combatants were slain; the only high‑level combatant left was Yu Jingzeng, and aside from Yu Tianheng, the rest were merely children rescued by Yu Jingzeng.

Although the sect has perished, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon soul masters are not the only ones left; the members of Thunderclap Valley and the other clansmen out on missions are still around.

But among those from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect who still possess such combat power and are still very young, there is only one girl.

"Who, who are you?! Wait for me a moment."

Liu Erlong frowned at the still howling Shangguan Tian; Shangguan Tian is a main member of the Blue Tyrant Academy, and if he were truly crippled, it would affect the upcoming tournament.

She stepped forward to examine him, then, with a dark face, slapped him directly, shouting, "You've pissed me off, and you're not even crippled! What are you yelling for?!"

Liu Erlong's temper is naturally explosive; aside from Yu Xiaogang, she has no patience for anyone.

Shangguan Tian was dazed on the spot by a big slap, but his eyes, which had lost their luster, immediately lit up.

He beamed and said, "Dean, Dean, am I really okay? But I can't even summon my martial soul, and I can't move my body."

It's just that you encountered the bloodline suppression of a top-tier martial soul; however, you do have some bone fractures, so let a healing system teacher treat you, and you'll be fine after about a week of rest.

Healing system soul masters' soul skills are highly adept at treating combat injuries; a hundred days of tendon and bone damage is a joke here, but healing system soul skills can only address injuries, not cure the body's own illnesses, so on the Douluo Continent, healing system soul masters who die of illness are commonplace.

Liu Erlong turned to the reception teacher and said, "First take Shangguan Tian for treatment; rest assured, that punch I just threw was pulled, so Shangguan Tian will be fine, and if anything serious happened, he wouldn't have the strength to lie here and wail."

"Yes!" the reception teacher replied respectfully, then picked up Shangguan Tian and went to find a healing system teacher.

Liu Erlong gave Qian Renxue a deep look, unable to sort out her own feelings; regarding the outside rumor that blamed the massacre of the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect on her, she originally scoffed, for it was clearly the Spirit Hall that did it, yet they pushed the blame onto a child who hadn't even grown a full coat of hair.

After that punch, Liu Erlong's heart truly had no bottom; she knew she, as a Soul Saint, was absolutely no match for her in a single move, and even if the annihilation of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect wasn't her doing, Yu Tianlin's power had risen too fast—he's the top genius of the Douluo Continent. As for Yu Tianlin, Liu Erlong couldn't say she hated him, nor could she say she liked him; perhaps Yu Tianlin, like her, had always harbored hatred for the original Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

"What are you looking at?! Keep looking and I'll gouge out your eyes!!"

A resounding dragon roar rang out, and Liu Erlong roared at the stunned students on the field, "Get lost!!"

The students instantly scattered, as if they had seen the earthly king of the female violent dragon.

Liu Erlong gave a cold snort, then turned and left.

"Come with me."

Qian Renxue didn't know what Liu Erlong had imagined, which softened her originally hostile expression somewhat; Qian Renxue glanced at the eager red-haired woman, then followed Liu Erlong.

4000, I can't go on anymore; I'm working overtime today, will write more tomorrow.

(End of chapter)