Chapter 104: Cheng Yaojin's Three Moves

Lei Jianting was, after all, a Soul Professional who had just reached the Third Turn; shock was shock, but his ability to adapt remained impressive.

He held his Mountain Splitting Axe horizontally and slashed at Zhou Chu's waist once more.

The speed was so fast that it truly left Zhou Chu without even a chance to react.

Only a "Clang!" was heard as the Mountain Splitting Axe struck heavily against Zhou Chu's waist, merely stirring up a gust of air, still failing to cause Zhou Chu any harm.

This time, Lei Jianting was finally stunned.

What kind of Soul Profession did this freshman in front of him have to be so tough?

Even a Mage's magic shield could never withstand a single blow from the Mountain Splitting Axe in his hands.

One had to know that this Mountain Splitting Axe was his Life Soul Artifact, refined with every resource and ounce of heart's blood he possessed; it was a genuine Soul Artifact condensed from soul essence.

Every Soul Professional could condense their own Life Soul Artifact after reaching the Third Turn.

The prerequisite was the use of a massive amount of Soul Condensing Stone.

A Life Soul Artifact was inherently bound to the Soul Professional's body.

In the initial stages, it could only boost the Soul Professional's attributes or enhance skill effects, having no substantial utility.

However, there were a very small number of Soul Professionals who could also condense their own Life Soul Artifact before the Third Turn.

Take Lin Yue'er, for example; although she had not reached the strength of the Third Turn, she had condensed her Life Soul Artifact—the Holy Light Halberd—in advance.

Generally speaking, a Life Soul Artifact was connected to the Soul Professional, one could even say it shared the same bloodline.

It could evolve continuously as the Soul Professional grew, becoming increasingly powerful, with its might and efficacy gradually manifesting.

For a Soul Professional, a Life Soul Artifact could be called an extremely important existence, a vital component of their strength.

Lei Jianting truly could not fathom it; if this full-force axe strike of his were against any other opponent of the same rank, even if they could barely block it, it would be absolutely impossible for them to remain unscathed like Zhou Chu.

At the same time, he became increasingly curious about Zhou Chu's true Soul Profession.

"Could it be... that the robe he is wearing is just a smokescreen? Is it actually..."

Lei Jianting fixed his gaze on the Silence Blade in Zhou Chu's hand.

Judging solely from its appearance, there was nothing special about it.

But, truly high-quality weapons, or rather Life Soul Artifacts, could never be judged by their appearance.

Lei Jianting pondered for a moment, then hurriedly dismissed this thought.

A Life Soul Artifact? Absolutely impossible!

He was just a student who had just graduated from high school; how could he possibly have condensed his own Life Soul Artifact?

However, from the cold blade of the short knife in the opponent's hand, one could tell it was by no means an ordinary object.

Lei Jianting concluded that it was at least of Epic quality.

Watching Lei Jianting's stunned expression, the corners of Zhou Chu's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a faint smile.

The 50-plus layers of Soul Shield stacked on his body each contained powerful defensive strength.

With layer upon layer stacked together, the defensive strength was nothing short of astonishing.

Although Lei Jianting was a Third-turn Soul Professional, he could not break through even a single layer with this axe strike.

Coupled with the fusion with the God-tier servant Gadi, not only were his speed, strength, and other attributes greatly enhanced, but it also granted him some special abilities.

Combining these factors, Zhou Chu's strength had already far exceeded what a Third-turn Soul Professional should possess.

With the attributes of a fused God-tier servant and a full set of God-tier Equipment, how was the opponent supposed to play?

At this moment, the audience off the stage was also stunned into speechlessness by this scene.

"Wow, how is this possible? Master Lei's Mountain Splitting Axe actually can't cut that freshman?"

"Yeah, that's Master Lei's Life Soul Artifact, with astonishing power; is this the true strength of the College Entrance Exam Top Scholar?"

"Damn it! A Third-turn powerhouse can't beat a First-turn freshman? Master Lei isn't going to flip his car, is he?"

"Unlikely! I reckon this is already his limit; if he takes another hit like that from Master Lei, he's bound to lose!"

The members of the S Genius Squad were also full of astonishment; although they had had a shred of confidence in Zhou Chu, they hadn't expected him to be able to withstand Lei Jianting's attack so easily.

At the same time, He Muxue and her three teammates were even more astonished, their hearts feeling as if they had been swept through by a violent storm.

That priest girl opened her small mouth wide, her eyes full of admiration as she said, "Wow, taking on a Third-turn solo and not falling behind at all, is this Zhou Chu's true strength?"

Not only that, even Bai Ping, acting as the referee, showed a trace of surprise on his originally calm face upon seeing this scene.

A freshman, taking two hits from Lei Jianting head-on and still standing tall, even remaining unscathed.

He is indeed worthy of being the new College Entrance Exam Top Scholar; he seems to have some substance.

Although Bai Ping looked at Zhou Chu with new eyes, in his view, it was unlikely he could defeat Lei Jianting, who possessed Third-turn strength.

As one of the top figures in Shenxia University, Lei Jianting had suffered a setback in front of a freshman, so naturally, he couldn't save face.

Three years of diligent study and hard training, only to fail to take down a freshman in the end—had the hardships endured, the sweat shed, and the money spent all been in vain?

Why else would he be called a Third-turn powerhouse? The painful struggle flashed through his mind only for an instant, and the axe in his hand launched another attack at Zhou Chu.

These Three Board Axes were completed in the blink of an eye, and the transitions were as smooth as flowing water; every move seemed as if it had been rehearsed in advance, as if they were all deeply engraved in Lei Jianting's mind.

Zhou Chu had never received any training in combat techniques; although he had Gadi's blessing, he was not under the control of this God-tier servant.

In terms of reaction and adaptability, compared to Lei Jianting, who had undergone three years of tempering in combat techniques, he could be said to be far inferior.

This largely illustrated that high school only focused on theory, while university was the beginning of focusing on practice and even actual combat.

And this also made Zhou Chu clearly realize that the glorious achievements he had previously created in various Dungeon Secret Realms and the Calamity Front might not be fully applicable on the arena of Shenxia University, where experts were as numerous as clouds.

Without these three God-tier servants, Zhou Chu would be like a fragile wooden stick, which would snap if bent slightly.

The Three Moves of Cheng Yaojin really do have some substance!

Realizing his own shortcomings, Zhou Chu learned from his mistakes and secretly made up his mind that he must study and train diligently during his time at university to make himself strong enough.

Instead of being like he was now, possessing powerful attributes but failing to make an effective counterattack.

A sharp, icy ray flashed in Zhou Chu's eyes.

Seeing Lei Jianting's third axe strike coming toward him again, Zhou Chu had no choice but to hurriedly execute a Void Shuttle.

The Mountain Splitting Axe in Lei Jianting's hand failed to hit Zhou Chu this time, instead slamming heavily into the arena, instantly sending a spray of gravel flying.

Seeing Zhou Chu suddenly and inexplicably vanish before his eyes, Lei Jianting was stunned once again.

However, a smug smile soon appeared at the corners of his mouth.

In his view, Zhou Chu must have been crippled, unable to even withstand this axe strike of his, and had ultimately been sent out of the arena by the shockwave of Soul Power.

Yet just as Lei Jianting was feeling smug, believing he had achieved victory, a soul-stirring cold Ray Tier suddenly flashed in the void behind him.

The smile on Lei Jianting's face instantly froze.

The next moment, he discovered with immense astonishment that he somehow found himself standing beneath the arena.