Chapter 196: New Freshman Number One! Truly Deserved! (Requesting Full Subscriptions)

"Such powerful holy aura!"

On the arena platform, watching the massive holy warhammer hurtling toward her, Song Xialan's expression was one of shock.

For professions like Paladins or Priests, there is a very simple method to judge strength.

That is to observe the intensity of the holy aura attached to their skills!

Generally speaking, for such divine practitioners, the stronger the holy aura of the skill they release, the more powerful the attack ultimately formed.

And the attack Zhou Yi unleashed now, having exploded with his full strength, clearly exceeded her tolerance range.

"Such strength... is Zhou Yi really a freshman this year like me?

It's simply too outrageous..."

In the blink of an eye, Song Xialan had sighed inwardly many times.

But at this point, she could only grit her teeth and go on:

"Eight Trigrams Protective Array!"

Unlike the Swordsman profession, the sword in her arms was not used as a weapon for attack in most cases.

Rather, it served as a medium for releasing Daoist techniques, similar to a Mage's staff.

Therefore, at the moment she cried out in a delicate voice, the sword in her arms erupted with a violent wave of energy.

Subsequently, on the ground of the arena platform beneath Song Xialan's feet.

Centered on her, a Yin-Yang Eight Trigrams Array suddenly unfolded, then generated an incredibly thick black barrier that protected her within.

Boom!!

The massive golden warhammer smashed onto the black barrier, shattering it instantly!!

It could be seen that shattering the barrier significantly weakened the radiance of the entire holy warhammer.

But the holy warhammer did not dissipate; carrying its residual momentum, it still crashed down onto Song Xialan!!

Thud! Thud! Thud!......

The holy aura raged; the automatic shields provided by the Daoist robe, necklace, and pendant she wore were shattered in an instant by the boundless holy power!!

By the time this strike passed, almost all of the equipment on her body capable of providing protection had been fully activated...

Precisely because so many pieces of equipment provided shields, apart from looking somewhat disheveled, Song Xialan herself did not suffer much injury.

"Huff, huff..."

Song Xialan panted heavily.

Although the magical shields blocked most of the damage caused by the holy power, the force of the energy impact was fully applied to her body.

At this moment, she felt pain in every part of her body.

One could imagine that without the protection of these items, under this strike, she would likely have been severely injured and fainted on the spot!

Suddenly...

She sensed once again that the tall, slender figure opposite was beginning to condense holy power.

Again?

She was startled and hurriedly shouted:

"Stop! I surrender!"

The Free Challenge Tournament does not consist of just this one match.

If she continued fighting Zhou Yi, the result might be a severe injury just like Shen Lingfeng's.

And next, she would likely face challenges from others; to preserve her strength, she could not fight anymore!

Besides.

Just from this single skill, she knew the two of them were not on the same level...

She truly lost with complete conviction.

"The winner, Zhou Yi!"

Hearing this, the referee instructor below also announced the victory of this match.

"Is this Zhou Yi's full strength? So powerful!!"

"The holy aura permeating his entire body, its momentum is more than double what it was just now!!"

"Tsk tsk, it seems even if the Provincial Top Scholar came, he would still be destined to be crushed."

Watching Zhou Yi on the platform, surrounded by various holy auras, his momentum reaching its peak.

All the freshmen had an illusion: they themselves were indeed freshmen who had just enrolled, while Zhou Yi seemed like a senior who was unnaturally strong...

This was true even for the special admission students.

"Zhou Yi's buffs are all maxed out now; next, no one should choose to challenge him at this time, right?"

"Zhou Yi's buff duration is very long; for him to completely exit the buff amplification state, it should be more than ten minutes from now."

At this moment, Zhou Yi, with all buffs maxed out, stood on the arena platform like a God of War.

All the freshmen guessed that next, no one would dare to choose to challenge him at this time.

However, just then, a graceful silhouette walked out of the crowd, heading straight for the arena platform ahead.

This was a young woman wearing a tight-fitting black leather armor.

Her figure was graceful; the body curves outlined by the leather armor were full and seductive.

A flawless, delicate, and charming face, as if possessing a captivating charm, made many people's hearts flutter.

"It's Jiang Churan, ranked second! She actually chose to step onto the field at this time!"

The Spirit-Controlling Swordsman Jiang Churan, with her perfect figure and appearance, and the iconic black longsword behind her, had left a deep impression on many.

The moment she stepped onto the field, she immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Come to think of it, this incredibly beautiful Jiang Churan actually arrived together with Zhou Yi; between the two of them, there wouldn't be something going on, would there..."

"Ah? No way!!"

Before Jiang Churan had even stepped onto the stage, some people had already started spreading gossip about the two of them.

What's worth mentioning is.

Although today was Jiang Churan's first time appearing before the many ordinary new students, she had already gained considerable popularity.

"Jiang Churan has entered the arena."

"Choosing to step up at this time shows she has extreme confidence in her own strength."

On the etiquette platform in the distance, a group of mentors all nodded in approval.

Zhou Yi was currently fully buffed, his strength at its absolute peak.

Very few students would choose to challenge Zhou Yi at this time.

And Jiang Churan was clearly an outlier.

Of course, her behavior of advancing despite the difficulty also won the approval of all the teachers present.

"But wanting to defeat Zhou Yi is probably very difficult."

"That's not necessarily true. The formidable swordsmanship of a Spirit-Taming Swordsman, combined with the captivating charm brought by her Succubus bloodline—once Zhou Yi gets distracted in battle, it'll be troublesome."

A mentor objected.

Compared to the Flame Dragon bloodline, the physical enhancement Jiang Churan's Succubus bloodline provided might not be very obvious.

But the constantly emanating aura of enchantment also required extreme caution.

If one let down their guard, it was very likely they would be enchanted and lose focus, thereby exposing an opening.

This point had already been demonstrated several times when Jiang Churan cleared the Abyss-level dungeon.

Countless Xiong Guai had their heads cut off before they could even come to their senses.

"A person from the Jiang family of Sichuan Province, huh? That's somewhat interesting."

Off to the side, Principal Wang Hui revealed a look of keen interest.

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He knew that a few days ago in the Fierce Wind Mountain Range, this girl seemed to have already been together with Zhou Yi.

"I'm here......"

Accompanied by a graceful and pleasant voice, Jiang Churan walked onto the arena, her beautiful eyes looking at Zhou Yi standing not far away.

Although she clearly knew she couldn't beat Zhou Yi.

But at this moment, she still couldn't help but step forward.

With both sides in position, the referee mentor—who knew he would only get the same answer—was too lazy to ask Zhou Yi again if he wanted to rest, and directly pressed the arena's start button.

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"Begin!"

After the countdown at the start of the battle ended.