Chapter 212: Tianjia Explosion

"No, save him quickly!"

Watching Han Yu, who had collapsed into a blooming flower of blood, the people from the Tianjia Sect rushed onto the competition stage in a panic.

"The match is over, the Sun Moon Battle Team wins!" The referee hurriedly announced the result of the match, then opened the Protective Barrier above the competition arena.

The members of the Tianjia Sect who rushed onto the stage looked angrily at the sneering Leiqier, "Referee, he violated the competition rules! If everyone were to strike with lethal intent like him, how many people would be able to walk off the competition stage alive!"

"Go and check on your teammate; his heart is still beating. I did not use lethal intent. If I had, he would already be a corpse." Leiqier did not say much more, only sneering as he watched Han Yu being carried away by the others.

As an Agility Attack System Battle Soul King, Leiqier's appearance and his fighting style could only be described as worlds apart, but this match made everyone realize the brutal methods of Leiqier.

"This teammate, although you did not kill anyone, your behavior this time was still very dangerous. Take this as a warning for next time." The referee did not show bias toward Leiqier and still issued a warning.

"Next." Leiqier flexed his shoulders and hooked his finger at the area where the Tianjia Sect was located.

Given Leiqier's previous brutal fighting style, the members of the Tianjia Sect were all left with lingering fear. Before long, the second Soul King from the Tianjia Sect stepped out.

The same martial soul, the same soul skill; the second battle was still without suspense.

However, this time Leiqier did not hold back. This Soul King was directly severely wounded. If the referee had not intervened in time at the end, it was highly likely that the Tianjia Sect disciple's hands would have been severed by Leiqier's dagger.

The third, the fourth...

Finally, upon defeating the fourth Tianjia Sect disciple, Leiqier ran out of soul power. Fortunately, the fourth disciple to take the stage was only a Soul Ancestor, so Leiqier did not suffer defeat.

After Leiqier's soul power was exhausted, the one who took his place on stage was Jing Peng, a junior who had inherited the mantle of Mijia.

Watching him stand on the competition stage, holding a heavy sword and clad in Soul Guidance Battle Armor, a sense of inexplicable familiarity arose in the hearts of the Shrek members.

This is... Mijia?

No, it is a Soul Engineer of the same type as Mijia!

The fifth person to take the stage for the Tianjia Sect was the captain, Han Jian. His fighting style could not be called particularly flashy, yet the battle between the two was still highly entertaining. Jing Peng's powerful defense and his bold, sweeping attack style greatly surprised everyone.

"Tianjia Sect, Han Jian."

"Sun Moon Golden Soul Guidance Academy, Jing Peng."

After both sides finished their introductions, the two quickly put distance between themselves, and then, at the referee's command, began their battle.

"The match begins!"

Accompanied by the referee's loud shout, a raging fighting spirit ignited in Jing Peng's calm and composed eyes. Blue Soul Guidance Heavy Armor emerged, extending from Jing Peng's chest and continuously assembling over his body. The fluctuations around him also began to turn dangerous, which showed that this set of Soul Guidance Heavy Armor was definitely not some ordinary Soul Guidance Device.

Facing this new member of the Sun Moon Battle Team, Han Jian did not dare to be careless. The moment the referee shouted that the match had begun, he immediately released his martial soul.

First Spirit Skill, Second Spirit Skill, and Third Spirit Skill were released in succession, instantly trapping Jing Peng within numerous armor plates.

Jing Peng did not panic. He raised his heavy sword and hacked away the incoming Meteor Fire Armor one by one. His pace was slow and steady; he knew that his speed while wearing the Soul Guidance Heavy Armor would not be very fast, so he did not intend to dodge Han Jian's soul skills.

Jing Peng's movements were not overly fancy. Every step he took was met with an attack from the Meteor Fire Armor, but although his pace was not fast, the speed of his sword strikes was surprisingly quick. Sharp, ear-piercing sounds of metal colliding rang out incessantly. With every strike, he was able to shatter the incoming Meteor Fire Armor, sending sparks flying everywhere.

Viewed from afar, it looked as if the Meteor Fire Armor was shattered by an invisible force the moment it reached him, turning into fragments.

But in reality, in that instant, Jing Peng had to grasp that fleeting moment perfectly to shatter the Meteor Fire Armor with a single sword strike and neutralize the opponent's attack.

Seeing this, even Bei Bei looked toward the Sun Moon Battle Team's side. Even he had to admit that this Sun Moon Battle Team possessed strength enough to make him wary. They had once learned this kind of terrifying control ability training in the Inner Court. He did not understand why this Sun Moon Battle Team was similar to Shrek's style in many aspects, and in the combination of martial soul and Soul Guidance, they even possessed the prototype of the Extreme Individual Soldier Plan in certain respects.

Terrifying, too terrifying!

Although Bei Bei did not know if this was a coincidence, or if the Sun Moon Empire's own research had already reached this level?

Han Jian released his Fourth Spirit Skill without hesitation: Tianjia Needle!

The surface of the Tianjia Shield changed from concave to convex. Numerous red lights of fire attribute were reflected from those mirror-like armor plates, then condensed into a single point. Han Jian aimed at Jing Peng's chest, and under his control, the Tianjia Needle turned into a line of fire and shot toward Jing Peng like lightning.

Before Jing Peng could react, a large amount of Meteor Fire Armor attacked rapidly. Han Jian's goal was very simple: to disturb Jing Peng's judgment so he could not spare the effort to block the Tianjia Needle.

The frequency and timing of this Meteor Fire Armor attack were just right, leaving Jing Peng with no extra time to deal with the Tianjia Needle. Moreover, if Jing Peng were to free up his hands to deal with the Tianjia Needle, he would be engulfed by the Meteor Fire Armor. Even if he successfully blocked the Tianjia Needle, the Meteor Fire Armor would still cause him certain injuries or consume a large amount of his soul power.

As a main team member of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, how could Jing Peng not know Han Jian's thoughts? Five rings against five rings, the odds of winning were evenly matched. As long as they didn't encounter a protagonist group like Huo Yuhao and Bei Bei, the outcome of a typical match could be decided in a single thought, or in a single move like that between Leiqier and Han Yu.

"Do you think you can defeat me with just these methods?"

Jing Peng looked at Han Jian with composure. When Leiqier and the Tianjia Sect people were fighting earlier, he had basically already learned the opponent's fighting style. How could Jing Peng possibly fall for the opponent's trap?

Don't forget, he was a main team member of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy; he was not one of those Shrek members who lacked Soul Guidance Devices!

Hum!

The heavy sword in his hand vibrated continuously, and a blue light bloomed on the heavy sword. In an instant, Jing Peng's sword-swinging speed accelerated once more. After hacking open the Meteor Fire Armor in front of him, he stomped heavily on the ground, and using the gap from that stomp, he avoided the encirclement of the Meteor Fire Armor.

The vision around the heavy sword began to distort; even Han Jian on the opposite side could not see the shape of Jing Peng's heavy sword clearly. It felt as if the heavy sword had vanished from his field of vision. After a brief distortion, that heavy sword had already appeared in front of the Tianjia Needle.

"Boom!"

A mass of red and blue light expanded continuously and finally exploded with a roar. The terrifying shockwave and air blast pushed Han Jian, who was twenty meters away, back four or five steps. Fortunately, he was a Defense System Battle Soul King, and his own physical constitution was extremely strong, which was why he wasn't knocked to the ground by the terrifying shockwave.

"Won!" Looking at the engulfed Jing Peng, a look of joy appeared on Han Jian's honest face.

Being hit head-on by his Fourth Spirit Skill, even a Defense System Soul King could not remain unscathed. This was his pride as the captain of the Tianjia Sect.

"The people of the Sun Moon Battle Team are too arrogant. If he had activated his Protective Barrier at that moment, there would still be hope of winning. Under this level of attack, the probability of him not being injured is too low." Xu Sanshi, who was watching the battle, shook his head; clearly, he did not approve of Jing Peng's way of responding.

Bei Bei also nodded and said, "Sanshi, you say, if it were you, what would you choose to do?"

"Dodge, then find an opportunity to counterattack. This Sun Moon Battle Team member has been adopting aggressive attacks, and the opponent seized on this point of his, using the Fourth Spirit Skill to force him into a head-on collision. Even if the Fourth Spirit Skill didn't defeat the opponent, Han Jian of the Tianjia Sect wouldn't have lost anything, other than consuming a bit more soul power. But Jing Peng is different; he was not only hit head-on by the Tianjia Needle, but he was also at the center of the explosion. Even if he activated a Soul Guidance Protective Barrier, the soul power he consumed would still be much more than Han Jian's."

Xu Sanshi analyzed it following Bei Bei's words. Today's battle had to be said to have refreshed his view of the Sun Moon Empire once again. He had previously always thought their team members would be those from five years ago, who would have thought that five years later, except for Meng Hongchen and Xiao Hongchen, the other team members had basically changed.

They knew nothing about the opponents in this change, and in every battle, the opponent only sent out one or two people. What Xu Sanshi found most daunting was the Sun Moon Battle Team captain, Luo Yu, who had yet to make a move.

According to He Cai Tou's memory, he had once sparred with Luo Yu at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, and the result was a crushing defeat for He Cai Tou!

The evaluation given by He Cai Tou and Fan Yu was: a Soul Guidance genius, whose combat power is not inferior to Su Yu!

Swish!

A crisp sound of wind breaking cut a gap through the sky-filling dust. Within that gap, Jing Peng stood at the center of the explosion, completely unscathed, his gaze filled with coldness.

"Splendid Light Flowing Cloud Break!"

The heavy sword trembled, and three blue sword shadows appeared at Jing Peng's side. As Jing Peng gripped the heavy sword, he slammed fiercely toward the stunned Han Jian. At that moment, Han Jian only felt as if he had been targeted by an enraged lion. Jing Peng's speed was not fast, but Han Jian had a feeling that he could not dodge it. He tried repeatedly to put distance between them, but that strange feeling of being locked on was constantly stimulating his nerves.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Tianjia Explosion!"

Red light was continuously condensing on the surface of the Tianjia Shield. The entire surface of the Tianjia Shield looked as if magma were flowing on it, and even the area around Han Jian began to distort, turning a deep red. That feeling was as if there were a small sun flowing in Han Jian's hands.