Chapter 127 Northern Academy and Shrek
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The teams from the duchies and kingdoms had no direct conflict of interest with the Northern Academy. In any case, the Snow Night Emperor's reward wasn't aimed at them. Rather than fighting to the death with the Northern Academy, it was better to go along with Amon's wishes, so their ranking could at least look a bit better.
So, in the following days, when Bing Lan appeared, the opponents she encountered started from the weakest in the opposing teams and gradually became stronger.
They merely changed the order of appearance, without deliberately throwing the matches.
But that was enough. The long winning streak allowed Bing Lan's number of wins to be far ahead.
The Northern Academy also returned the goodwill to these cooperating academies, not only being extremely measured in their actions on the field, but also directly admitting defeat each time the opponent defeated Bing Lan.
In addition, the situation of one person defeating seven opponents no longer occurred. Bing Lan was always defeated at the right time, preserving the last bit of face for the opponent.
On the tenth day of the promotion tournament, the Northern Academy faced the Shrek Academy.
Amon didn't arrange for Bing Lan to play again; her number of wins was already high enough.
When Yan Jin stepped onto the arena, the air in the entire large training field seemed to become a bit more solemn. The aura of a Soul King was unreservedly displayed, making people feel a bit of pressure.
Previously, when facing the Blazing Fire Academy and the Thunder Academy, she was always laughing and joking, not acting serious at all. It was only at this moment that those who had never directly faced her on the arena truly felt the might of her Soul King aura.
At the same time, they also felt a sense of foreboding: the Northern Academy was getting serious.
Flender looked at Yan Jin on the field with a worried expression. He was a little worried about his students.
Yu Xiaogang said calmly, "Now we can only trust Little San and the others."
Although he seemed calm, his eyes were fixed on the arena, not daring to relax in the slightest.
"Erlong, be ready at any time. Don't relax even a bit. If the opponent shows any signs of being ruthless, quickly go up and save them."
"I understand," Liu Erlong nodded seriously.
In reality, the Northern Academy didn't have that much malice towards the Shrek Academy. Apart from some unknown plans of Amon, the other students only regarded them as ordinary opponents.
There was only a minor squabble at the opening ceremony on the first day, which Yan Jin and others didn't take to heart. If they were to hold onto everything, Romier wouldn't be able to die a hundred times a day.
However, the Shrek Academy had always been accustomed to assuming the worst of others, and some small disputes could develop into conflicts of almost life-and-death hatred.
From the preliminary round until now, more than half of the people who were seriously injured on the field were from the Shrek Academy.
"Hey, where's that guy called Tang San among you? Tell him to come up. I also want to see what kind of strength someone who, like me, can possess a ten-thousand-year soul ring at the Soul Ancestor stage has."
Yan Jin said to the people of the Shrek Academy with a look of eagerness on her face.
"Hmph, you're not qualified to challenge my Brother San," Ma Hongjun, who was on the field, said stubbornly, though he was a little apprehensive in his heart.
Yan Jin chuckled, "Forget it, it doesn't matter if I don't meet him. Anyway, as long as I defeat all of you, I'll be able to meet him, right?"
"Arrogant," Ma Hongjun's face darkened, and the anger of being looked down upon overwhelmed his fear of Yan Jin.
He displayed his martial soul and immediately activated his third soul skill after possessing it, flying into the sky to create distance from Yan Jin.
Previously, Yan Jin had revealed her terrifying close combat ability in the battle with Yu Tianxin, which made him afraid to get close.
"Phoenix Fire Line."
Ma Hongjun launched his first soul skill, launching a tentative attack from the air.
Yan Jin wrapped a thin layer of magma around her hand and casually slapped away the fire ray.
"Ho... Phoenix, a top-tier fire-type beast soul. It seems you want to let him test my strength first?"
"Hmph, so what? Master had already guessed that you would be the first to appear. How can your intelligence compare to his?" Ma Hongjun said smugly.
"Ah... is it that hard to guess? Amon has never concealed his intentions. He lets Bing Lan fight those who cooperate with us, and me fight those who don't... I'm a bit interested in you, so I'm the one fighting.
"Actually, even if Bing Lan had been the first to appear today as usual, she would have admitted defeat and then switched to me. So the only person you really have to face first is me... Everyone knows that."
Yan Jin scratched the back of her head, not quite understanding what Ma Hongjun was so proud of.
Ma Hongjun's expression froze, and he fell silent.
He hovered over Yan Jin's head, seemingly looking for an opportunity to attack.
Yan Jin knew that the little fatty in front of her was just being used by the Shrek Academy to test her strength and consume her soul power. The best way to deal with it was to remain unchanged and wait for the opponent to run out of soul power and take the initiative to land.
But she wasn't a patient person. She raised her right hand, and a large amount of magma surged from her hand, covering her entire right arm. She spread her five fingers and aimed them at Ma Hongjun.
"Volcanic Barrage."
Volcanic bombs soared into the sky one after another.
Ma Hongjun flapped his wings, constantly dodging in the air.
Master observed Yan Jin's performance with a puzzled expression.
Yan Jin's soul skills were difficult to analyze, because her first, fourth, and fifth soul rings were constantly shining, indicating that these three soul rings were always in effect.
But from the battle, she hadn't shown anything special, so the effects of these three soul skills were still a mystery.
"Teacher, have you seen anything?" Tang San asked.
Yu Xiaogang shook his head, "It's very strange. Her soul skills are different from others. It's the first time I've encountered this. But what's certain is that her first, fourth, and fifth soul skills don't consume much soul power, otherwise it would be impossible to maintain them for a long time.
"I can roughly guess her second soul skill. She used her second soul skill to jump very high the first time she appeared, and now she's using it to launch volcanic bombs... The effect of the second soul skill is to grant the martial soul or herself initial speed.
"She used her third soul skill to make stone chairs for their captain, and the magma was solidified into stone. The effect can solidify the martial soul and enhance defense."
Tang San thoughtfully said, "Teacher, don't you think her control over magma is too strong? She can even make detailed changes, carving cat heads on the chairs."
Yu Xiaogang suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "That's right, it's control! Among the three permanent soul skills, one is probably to improve her control over the martial soul, otherwise normal people would not be able to turn this fluid-type martial soul into the shape they want at will.
"Another one is soul power! Her soul power is abnormally high, so there must be a skill that can store soul power, storing the soul power that is not used at ordinary times and using it at critical moments."
Yu Xiaogang lived up to his reputation as a theoretical master, guessing eight or nine out of ten of Yan Jin's abilities through some clues.
On the field, Ma Hongjun felt the little soul power left in his body, suddenly dove down, approached, and launched his fourth soul skill, "Phoenix Howl Sky Strike."
A shockwave impacted Yan Jin's body, making her feel slightly dizzy. Then, the magma that rose from under her feet engulfed her.
"Is that it?" When the magma disappeared, Yan Jin's expression was strange, "What were you thinking? Using magma to attack me?"
At this time, Ma Hongjun had retreated to the edge of the arena and said to Yu Xiaogang without looking back:
"I didn't feel the heat that should be in her magma, but my 'Phoenix Howl Sky Strike' also had no effect on her."
Ma Hongjun looked at Yan Jin, with a smile on his fat face, "I just wanted to let you feel my enthusiasm, beauty."
After saying this, he regretted it. He didn't control his glib tongue. The person in front of him was not someone who could be teased casually.
"Oh, that's good, because I'm actually very enthusiastic too," Yan Jin smiled very brightly.
Feeling the imminent dangerous aura, Ma Hongjun immediately jumped out of the arena, "Damn, I admit defeat."
Yu Xiaogang frowned. He had previously thought that Yan Jin's martial soul was mutated, with no temperature in the magma, only "flowing rock."
But the result of Ma Hongjun's "Phoenix Howl Sky Strike" told him that Yan Jin must also have characteristics related to fire, otherwise she would not have been unscathed after bearing the scorching of the magma summoned by Ma Hongjun head-on.
"Is it the effect of that last unknown soul skill?"
The second member of Shrek Academy to appear was Zhu Zhuqing.
Dai Mubai said to her, "Be careful, retreat immediately if things go wrong. The victory or defeat of the promotion tournament is not that important."
"I know," Zhu Zhuqing glared at him.
In Dai Mubai's heart, this look had a somewhat charming meaning, and he felt his heartbeat quicken a bit.
Zhu Zhuqing's mission was also to consume Yan Jin's soul power, creating opportunities for Tang San later.
The Soul King level Yan Jin brought too much pressure to Shrek. In a one-on-one situation, no one was confident of defeating her.
"Ah? Still not that guy called Tang San?" Yan Jin scratched her cheek.
"..."
Zhu Zhuqing just remained silent.
After possessing her martial soul, her eyes changed color at the same time, her left eye dark green and her right eye clear blue, and the long hair on her head naturally clung to her back.
"Cat! Like Jin Mao," Yan Jin turned her head and looked at Bi Da'er in her team.
Zhu Zhuqing seized this opportunity and rushed towards her opponent silently.
The first soul ring lit up, and sharp, thorn-like claws popped out of her palms, instantly doubling her speed.
"Nether Thrust!"
By the time Yan Jin turned her head, the claws were already close to her face.
In response, Yan Jin just twisted her head slightly, then took a step forward and headbutted Zhu Zhuqing in the face.
The latter retreated in pain, covering her bleeding nose. She didn't delay, immediately adjusted her posture, touched the blood on her nose with her left hand, and her cold eyes carried a hint of anger.
"Zhuqing!" Dai Mubai shouted anxiously, and the look in his eyes towards Yan Jin carried a bit of killing intent.
"You're still bleeding," Yan Jin pointed to the blood constantly dripping from her nose, "Do you want to admit defeat?"
"Small problem," Zhu Zhuqing said coldly.
More than the pain in her nose, she was more annoyed by Yan Jin's nonchalant attitude.
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