To win over the senior sister.
In Ling Luochen's room, the girl sat dazedly on the bed, her delicate and beautiful face filled with a blank expression, as if she was immersed in something and couldn't snap out of it. In her fair, small hands, she held the treasure she had previously longed for; the ice crystal continuously emitted a pure chill. However, at this moment, Ling Luochen's thoughts were no longer on it.
The young boy's naive and sincere smile appeared in Ling Luochen's mind, and his innocent words seemed to still echo in her ears.
"Hmm."
Her clear and cold eyes melted like ice, revealing the girl's tenderness. Ling Luochen's gaze fell on the octagonal mysterious ice crystal in her hand, or more accurately, a seven-cornered ice crystal and a one-cornered ice crystal.
Such a precious treasure.
He just gave it to her like that.
She had clearly prepared for that kind of situation.
Ling Luochen's pink lips involuntarily curved into a beautiful arc.
My cute junior student~
...
There were many people pursuing the Ice Princess.
Many people also tried to curry favor.
But people are different. Others are 'lick dogs'; An Zhen's is romance.
"An Zhen is quite generous."
"Is Sister jealous?"
An Zhen burrowed into the quilt, feeling Zhang Lexuan's warmth.
The octagonal mysterious ice crystal is very precious.
Giving it away for free like that is the epitome of a prodigal son.
But free things are often the most expensive. Moreover, the recipient of the gift was Ling Luochen, not someone with twisted values. If it were the latter, they would probably move out overnight and mock him as a big fool in their hearts. But a girl of excellent character would silently remember the sentiment represented by this gift, repay it, or fall into it.
"There aren't any treasures suitable for Sister anymore, but I have something here that Sister will definitely like."
With both hands feeling the elder sister's black silk beautiful legs, An Zhen propped a section of her black silk calf onto his shoulder.
From the subsequent feedback, Zhang Lexuan loved this gift very much.
...
Soul Fighting Competition venue.
The first match of the round-robin tournament still started with the Shrek Academy team. Today's unlucky team was the Star Luo Empire's Yunluo Advanced Soul Guide Academy.
"One-on-one?"
"Then let's start with Huo Yutong. Ma Xiaotao will take Ning Tian's place in the reserve team to hold the last match."
Wang Yan arranged.
He had watched the opposing academy's battles during the elimination rounds. The Soul Guide system of the Original Douluo Three Kingdoms was very backward. If it were an Advanced Soul Guide Academy from the Sun Moon Empire, they might have taken it more seriously. Now that they were confident of winning, it was better to let the students gain experience in this match.
"Go have fun." Ma Xiaotao smiled brightly and patted Huo Yutong's shoulder. Ma Xiaotao felt incredibly strong now. Hmph, even her martial uncle wouldn't be her opponent in combat, of course, that's if her martial uncle wasn't allowed to use Soul Impact.
"Mm."
The petite blue-haired girl ascended the competition stage with a serious and earnest expression.
After the incident in the first elimination round, the Star Luo Empire government quickly upgraded the arena. There were seventy-two defensive spirit tools, but only two Spirit Douluo, twenty-one Spirit Saint, and forty-nine Spirit Emperor.
Countless spectators' gazes fell upon Huo Yutong. For the girl who looked quite young and even had a hint of childishness on her face, including the teams from other academies, they dared not show any contempt due to her age. Instead, a hint of panic rose in their hearts. This person, she wouldn't be like that An Zhen from before, would she?
"Each side has seven students. The losing side steps down, and the winning side stays on stage. If a student chooses to step down to recover, they are considered eliminated. Fixed-caliber spirit tools, which are high-damage spirit tools that win by material, are not allowed to be used," the referee announced.
"Understood!" X2
"Begin!"
"Ang~"
A high-pitched dragon roar sounded.
Before Huo Yutong even made a move, a student from the opposing Yunluo Academy trembled, and the spirit tool they had just pulled out dropped directly to the ground.
It wasn't the Ice Dragon King Spirit's pressure.
It was the previous psychological shadow.
Not only the Yunluo students, but even the students closer to the stage subconsciously began to circulate their spirit power, preparing for defense.
The next moment, the temperature in the air rapidly dropped. Huo Yutong's blue shoulder-length hair turned into waist-length ice-blue hair, and her small ice-blue dragon horns transformed into a crowned adornment. Her entire being shot out like an arrow released from a bowstring.
At the same time, one white and two purple spirit rings appeared beneath Huo Yutong's feet. The first spirit ring was Spirit Detection.
Although her mental force was not as ridiculously powerful as An Zhen's, it wasn't difficult for Huo Yutong to use both Spirits simultaneously, and her second Spirit had not yet attached a spirit ring.
Three rings? A white spirit ring?
Many spectators suspected they had seen wrong.
A student representing Shrek Academy actually had a ten-year spirit ring.
The Yunluo Academy students' eyes immediately lit up.
Their academy's strength was not strong, and to pass the previous elimination rounds, several main members had already been injured. Now facing Shrek Academy, they could only admit their bad luck and had already accepted the inevitable loss. Their team's mission was to preserve their condition to cope with the upcoming matches, allowing the academy to secure a better ranking in the end.
But now, three rings?
"Perhaps, I can win?"
Although the mission was to preserve their condition, if he could defeat a member of Shrek Academy, even if the opponent was just from the reserve team, it was still Shrek Academy. It would undoubtedly add a very glorious entry to his resume.
Four spirit rings, yellow, yellow, purple, and purple, appeared beneath the man's feet. Dark metal surged over his body, and a spirit tool resembling a metal heart guard appeared on his chest. Two muzzles formed on his shoulders and under his armpits. White energy gathered within them, and the next moment, countless bullets shot out like a rain of gunfire.
On the other side, a glimmer of light shone in Huo Yutong's starlit eyes. The white first spirit ring lit up again, Spirit Interference.
Instantly, the Yunluo student felt as if countless things were buzzing in his head, his mind heavy and his Spirit listless. He only managed to quickly inject spirit power into the defensive spirit tool on his chest. The next second, his vision went black.
"The first one!"
A clear and cold voice sounded in the Yunluo student's ear. The next moment, a sharp pain mixed with extreme cold came from his stomach. To the surprise of others, the four-level defensive spirit tool was like paper in front of the Ice Dragon claw. It was directly shattered and dented by that punch. This Yunluo student was sent flying directly out of the competition arena, falling to the ground, his spirit tools scattered everywhere.
One-hit kill!
The Ice Dragon King Spirit Bone was not absorbed for nothing.
"Next!"
Ice-white scales adorned Huo Yutong's cold cheeks, and her vertical pupils, like those of an ice giant dragon, coldly stared in the direction of the Yunluo Advanced Soul Guide Academy team.
"I'll go!" A long-legged girl stood up.
"No." A more mature-looking man beside her reached out and stopped her. "You have a Canine Spirit. From the opponent's Spirit Possession, it appears to be some kind of Dragon Spirit. Moreover, with just three rings, she could shatter a fourth-level spirit tool with one punch. She might have used a Spirit Ability, but undoubtedly, this Dragon Spirit is very powerful."
Compared to Tool Spirit, Dragon Spirit has a very strong suppression over other Beast Spirit, not to mention this seemingly very powerful True Dragon Spirit.
The man ascended the stage, bowed slightly, and introduced himself with a serious and solemn expression, "Si Tu Yu, captain of the Yunluo Advanced Soul Guide Academy team."
"Shrek Academy, Huo Yutong." Exiting her Spirit Possession state, the petite and adorable girl held a bottle-shaped spirit tool to recover her spirit power. She wanted to see if she could win all seven matches, so that her brother An Zhen would praise her when she returned.
"You are very powerful, truly worthy of being a Shrek prodigy." Si Tu Yu looked at the referee, "If I lose this match, then as captain, I concede on behalf of Yunluo Advanced Soul Guide Academy."
After confirming and both sides retreating to a certain distance, the referee shouted, "Begin!"
"Click, click, click~"
Like a transforming mecha, countless metals covered Si Tu Yu's body, directly expanding his size by more than double. Cold metal barrels gleamed under the sunlight, on his chest, back, and even on his legs and feet. Dense spirit tools directly transformed him into a small fortress, a super artillery platform.
"Fortress combat?"
Huo Yutong recognized it at a glance. After returning from her vacation, she was already a three-ring Spirit Elder and officially became a third-level Soul Guide. Although her study time was short, she had crammed some knowledge in this area.
Fixed target.
Ice Dragon King Spirit Possession. The cute and soft girl transformed into a majestic Ice Dragon Queen.
Spirit Eye's second Spirit Ability, Mimicry, Ice Dragon King.
Ice Dragon King Spirit Bone Spirit Ability, Ice Dragon King's Crown.
"Roar!"
An overbearing and majestic dragon roar echoed, reminding the audience of that somewhat fearful but highly exciting memory. The next moment, the audience, who had been somewhat disappointed because the flame monarch-like youth had not appeared, suddenly became excited.
On the competition stage, the ice-white Pole Ice instantly covered the entire arena at an extremely fast speed. The biting coldness and the domineering dragon might caused a bad feeling to suddenly rise in the hearts of some Spirit Emperor who had worked on the array of one hundred and eight defensive spirit tools. 'It's not going to happen again, is it?'
Under countless shocked gazes, ice-white scales shimmered with extraordinary spiritual light under the sunlight. The colossal body directly enveloped the entire upper part of the competition arena. That ice-white dragon body was a perfect embodiment of aesthetics and violence. The chilling dragon might emerged, as if the ancient overlord had once again descended upon this land. The petite girl raised her snow-white neck, like a king commanding a multitude of dragons.
...
Si Tu Yu was directly stunned in place by that terrifying dragon might. His proud fortress combat method no longer gave him the sense of security it once did. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, like prey targeted by a giant dragon.
"Victory and defeat..." A clear and cold voice sounded. Huo Yutong raised her Ice Dragon claw, giving a king's command to the sleeping dragon soul. A colossal, illusory ice giant dragon awakened from its slumber. The prey finally snapped out of it at this moment, and artillery fire poured out, spirit power amplified by spirit rings outputting to the defensive spirit tools. However, at this moment, it was too late. The Ice Dragon had already opened its ferocious maw, and a "buzzing" wail sounded. One by one, the defensive spirit tools were destroyed under the power of Pole Ice.
In Si Tu Yu's disbelieving gaze, the artillery fire that carried all his hopes was directly swallowed by another illusory Ice Dragon, turning into ice cubes that fell to the ground.
"It's decided!" The girl's clear voice brought down the curtain on the match.
Pole Ice had already frozen Si Tu Yu's lower body, which was covered in metal machinery, and was rapidly destroying one defensive spirit tool after another, spreading upwards. A huge sense of crisis enveloped him.
"I surrender! I surrender!"