blogombal Chapter 178 Rising to Fame (4) - You have a soul bone, and so do I!
Chapter 178 Rising to Fame (4) - You have a soul bone, and so do I!
Time flies, and a week has passed in the blink of an eye.
Lei Meng was still in seclusion, so Qian Yuhan and the others automatically arranged their practical training at the Ice God Arena.
During this week, Fang Ya discovered that she was able to better convert the primal energy of heaven and earth contained in the Rooster Crest Phoenix Sunflower during battles. She also found the trick and her strength increased to the peak of level 39 during battles, thus touching the bottleneck of the Soul Sect.
After returning from the Ice God Sect, Ouyang Luoxue went to the mailbox and found the letters Qian Yuhan had written to her since his return. Holding the letters, she laughed and said, "You big idiot!"
Ouyang Luoxue naturally had to go to the Ice God Arena to fight and earn points. Although the arena was owned by her family, Ouyang Luoxue never intended to use any special privileges and honestly used the battle card issued by the academy to register for battle.
During this time, Qian Yuhan naturally ran into Ouyang Luoxue. The two felt they had a lot to say to each other, for some reason.
Qian Yuhan was extremely awkward, completely different from when she was fighting spirits, and Ouyang Luoxue was in a similar situation.
This made Mu Chen and the others, who were watching from the side, shake their heads... This fourth brother...
Ouyang Luoxue told Qian Yuhan about the sect elders' decision to agree, and asked Qian Yuhan to take some time to write a detailed plan and then go to Tiandou Entertainment City with her.
For the past week, Qian Yuhan has been either fighting spirits or writing proposals; as for theoretical classes, he's not very interested.
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"Fourth brother, Xiaoya told me that Teacher Lei has come out of seclusion!" Mu Chen opened the dormitory door and found that Qian Yuhan was the only one in the dormitory. He went to Qian Yuhan's side and said.
"Oh? The teacher has emerged from seclusion and needs us—" Qian Yuhan began, but before she could finish, Mu Chen snapped his fingers and said:
"Yes, the teacher told us to go to his office at seven o'clock tonight."
"Then I need to go find my eldest brother, second brother, and Zhao Ke. They went to the No. 1 Soul Arena, saying they wanted to have a spar."
Mu Chen laughed and said, "Hahaha, I guess it was Second Brother, that martial arts fanatic, who started it again."
"You guessed quite accurately," Qian Yuhan replied with a smile, putting down her pen and standing up.
Mu Chen was taken aback: "Where are you going?"
"Go find them. It's already five o'clock. After finding them and having dinner, we can go straight to Teacher Lei's office without any rush."
"Let's go..." Without saying a word, Mu Chen put his arm around Qian Yuhan's shoulder and walked towards the Soul Arena inside the academy.
Half an hour ago...
"Come on, Brother Xuan!" Zhao Ke said, gripping the Seven Deadly Swords and radiating a chilling sword aura.
"Ha!" Tang Xuan shouted without wasting any more words.
Four spirit rings appeared beneath his feet: two yellow, one purple, and one black. He held a giant hammer in his hand, surrounded by arcs of electricity. This was Tang Xuan's mutated spirit—the Heavenly Thunder Haotian Hammer.
The two did not exchange many words, but instead gripped their weapons tightly, ready to strike at any moment.
Zhao Ke and Tang Xuan made their moves almost simultaneously. Zhao Ke's figure flashed repeatedly, using his speed advantage to try and confuse Tang Xuan.
Tang Xuan dragged the Heavenly Thunder Hammer closer and closer.
"boom--"
The Seven Deadly Swords clashed with the Heavenly Thunder Hammer, and a mighty storm instantly swept across the entire Soul Arena.
"Hey, look, those two are having a battle of spirits."
"Looks very strong."
"Indeed, I felt that the weapons they were holding were quite suppressive of my red-tasseled spear."
"Stop bringing out that red-tasseled spear of yours to compare with others. It's embarrassing. You can't even beat me."
"you--"
"They seem to be the group from the Spirit Hall Academy who came for the exchange..."
"You know what, it really is. Look, isn't that the Clear Sky Hammer, which is known as the number one weapon spirit in the world? The only soul masters in our academy who don't have the Clear Sky Hammer spirit must be those exchange students."
"And the person opposite him, why does that thing in his hand look so much like the Seven Kill Sword?"
"It must be the Seven Kill Sword."
"No, that sword feels even more terrifying than the Seven Kill Sword!"
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At this moment, in the audience area of Arena Number One, many people were resting and enjoying a moment of peace. However, the sounds of fierce fighting between Tang Xuan and Zhao Ke suddenly rang out, like a whirlwind, quickly attracting everyone's attention.
The audience buzzed with discussion, some praising Tang Xuan and Zhao Ke's strength, others offering critiques of their fighting techniques. On the field, Zhao Ke and Tang Xuan were locked in a tense standoff, each cautiously probing the other's strength.
Although Zhao Ke learned from Tang Chen that Tang Xuan had acquired the defensive soul skill "Haotian Protection," he dared not let his guard down. After all, he had no way of knowing whether Tang Xuan had any other hidden trump cards. Therefore, Zhao Ke maintained a certain distance from Tang Xuan, occasionally launching probing attacks and constantly maneuvering, not daring to launch an attack easily.
Tang Xuan's thoughts were exactly the same as Zhao Ke's. He knew Zhao Ke's fighting prowess in the Ice God Arena; his attacks were fierce and relentless, and the slightest carelessness would allow Zhao Ke to seize an opening. Once that happened, he would be forced into a passive defensive posture, facing Zhao Ke's relentless and storm-like onslaught. Moreover, since Zhao Ke's return, Tang Xuan had never seen him unleash his fourth soul skill, a fact that filled him with doubt and apprehension.
Just as the two sides were deadlocked, Tang Xuan suddenly shouted:
"First Soul Skill: Sword Qi!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a powerful sword aura shot out like lightning, heading straight for Zhao Ke.
Zhao Ke's eyes narrowed, and without hesitation, he activated his soul skill first. Suddenly, the Seven Deadly Swords in his hand emitted a layer of light blue light, which rippled outwards and instantly enveloped the entire sword.
Immediately afterward, Zhao Ke flicked his wrist, and the Seven Deadly Slayers Sword drew two sharp sword energies in the air, rushing towards Tang Xuan like lightning. The two sword energies, one to the left and one to the right, intersected with each other, moving as fast as the wind, and in the blink of an eye, they had already approached Tang Xuan.
Despite Zhao Ke's attack, Tang Xuan remained calm and composed. He stood firmly in place, gripping the massive Heavenly Thunder Hammer tightly in his hand, which whistled through the air as he wielded it.
"First Soul Skill: Thunderclap!"
Tang Xuan let out a soft shout, and the Haotian Hammer in his hand suddenly began to vibrate violently. Each vibration was accompanied by a dazzling arc of electricity flashing across the hammer, as if the entire hammer was surrounded by lightning.
Tang Xuan continued to wield the Clear Sky Hammer, and with each movement, the arcs of electricity grew increasingly dense, eventually coalescing into a massive ball of lightning on the hammer. Tang Xuan took a deep breath, and with a sudden burst of power in his right hand, slammed the Heavenly Thunder Clear Sky Hammer down hard onto the ground.
With a deafening roar, a deep crater was smashed into the ground, and the condensed arc of electricity, like a thunder dragon, burrowed into the ground through the crater.
Just then, the two sword energies released by Zhao Ke arrived right in front of Tang Xuan. However, before they could hit Tang Xuan, a lightning bolt, like a thunder dragon, suddenly erupted from the ground directly in front of the sword energies, crashing head-on into them with overwhelming force.
"Boom—Pfft—" In an instant, the crackling sound of electricity and the whooshing sound of wind intertwined, deafeningly loud. The two collided violently, stirring up a dazzling light and a violent energy fluctuation.
Zhao Ke and Tang Xuan were both jolted back half a step by the powerful impact, but their eyes remained fixed on each other, showing no sign of backing down.
"Okay! Let's do it again!"
Zhao Ke shouted, and the Seven Deadly Swords in his hand flashed with a pale blue light once again.
"Come!"
Tang Xuan was equally unyielding, brandishing his Heavenly Thunder Hammer once more, preparing to meet Zhao Ke's next attack.
"Try this on me! Third Soul Skill: Shadow of Swords!"
Zhao Ke raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a confident smile. Under his feet, the purple third spirit ring suddenly lit up, emitting a dazzling light.
With a soft shout, the Seven Deadly Swords in his hand seemed to come alive, flying straight into the sky.
In the blink of an eye, the magnificent red glow of the sunset was quickly covered by a dark cloud, as if the entire sky was terrified by this sword strike.
Just as the Seven Deadly Swords flew into the air, a huge vortex suddenly appeared in the sky, like a bottomless black hole, swallowing everything around it.
Immediately afterward, the sword shadow of the Seven Deadly Swords fell from the vortex. The sword shadow plummeted at an astonishing speed, containing immense power, instantly creating a hurricane in the surrounding area!
Interspersed within this whirlwind were the silent, stealthy strikes of the Seven Deadly Swords. These strikes were like ghosts, difficult to detect, yet incredibly powerful; a hit from them would likely have unimaginable consequences.
Faced with such a fierce attack, Tang Xuan showed no fear. He merely shrugged his left shoulder slightly, then took a sudden step forward with his right leg, concentrating all his strength into his left fist in that instant.
"Leishi's Left Arm Soul Bone Skill: Thunder Strike!"
Tang Xuan roared and his left fist shot out like lightning.
In an instant, lightning gathered wildly on his fist, forming a huge thunder lion about five meters long.
The majestic Thunder Lion roared to the sky, its deafening roar seeming to tear the heavens and earth apart. Then, like a burning meteor, it charged straight towards Zhao Ke's "layers of sword shadows"!
Zhao Ke smiled confidently, seemingly unconcerned that his third soul skill would be broken: "Brother Xuan, you have a soul bone, and so do I!"
As he spoke, a deep blue light shone from Zhao Ke's forehead...
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