Yang Qing's arrival caused a wave of whispers and commotion.
"Yang Qing, what is he doing here?"
Among the students, there were very few who knew Yang Qing. After all, the difference in age and strength was too great. They were not on the same level. However, as long as it was an instructor, it was impossible not to know him.
Those who could be instructors in Hongyun were not weak. However, the person in front of them was an existence they had to look up to.
Although they were two base cities away, they had heard of his glorious achievements more than once.
Regarding his arrival, the instructors glanced at Yang Ningbing and seemed to understand something. However, they did not take it to heart.
After all, even if it was Yang Qing, if he dared to interfere in this competition, they could easily suppress him.
Facing the three great Hero Academy, so what if he was from the Glory Clan?
Bu Zheng brought Yang Qing to Deng Lun slowly.
"Long time no see."
Yang Qing greeted.
Although Deng Lun and Yang Qing were not close, they had met a few times.
Knowing his proud personality, Deng Lun was a little surprised by his arrival but did not ask much. Just as he was about to exchange a few words, his gaze suddenly stopped on Yang Qing. A trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. He immediately reacted and said with some emotion.
"The last time I saw you was in the Inferno spatial door. I didn't expect that after not seeing you for seven years, not only did you obtain a key, but you also absorbed a Doppelganger Soul Skill."
Only peerless geniuses who were invincible in the same level could obtain a key. Deng Lun did not have a key, even if his current strength was stronger than Yang Qing.
However, the key led to the secret of the Martial Emperor.
Yang Qing's future potential was much higher than his.
As for the Doppelganger Soul Skill, it was also a soul skill that a Soul King like him yearned for.
A soul skill of this level was rare, and it was not easy to absorb it. The success rate was not high.
"I was just lucky," Yang Qing said indifferently.
Just now, the gaze that was like that of a stranger made him feel a little strange.
Was he being looked down upon or ignored?
"You're being modest. The key can't be obtained by luck. If it's luck, then Linfeng's luck is better than yours."
Deng Lun pointed at Lin Feng and laughed. "His fourth soul skill was able to absorb a doppelganger's soul skill. It's unbelievable. Your family's juniors are in danger this time."
Yang Qing nodded. His doppelganger soul skill was his eighth soul skill. Linfeng's fourth soul skill was to absorb doppelganger soul skills. Furthermore, it was to refine a low-ranked demon spirit. Other than his innate talent, there was no other explanation.
"Thirteenth Uncle."
Yang Ningbing quickly noticed Yang Qing's arrival. She was not surprised because she had already received the news a few days ago. She subconsciously looked at Lin Feng, who appeared very calm.
It was a little too calm.
Could it be that he didn't recognize him?
"Alright, time's up. Let's begin."
With Deng Lun's announcement, the competition officially began.
In this competition, there were no weapon restrictions, no rules, and no referee.
The Linfeng Team and the Hongyun Team had no intention of shooting their mouths off. All kinds of lights flashed, accompanied by beast-like roars. The arena gradually quietened down. The mentors stopped chatting and began to watch the battle seriously.
The two combatants were thirty meters away from each other.
Both teams formed a 3-2 formation.
Linfeng, Yunkai, and Yu Qiao stood side by side at the front of the team. Yue Mingming and Dong Yunan stood at the back.
The three Great Mages, including Yang Ningbing, stood at the front of the team. The assassin and healer stood behind them.
As soon as the competition began, the members of both teams quickly possessed their demon spirits and entered the demon transformation state.
Yu Qiao possessed his demon spirit, but there were not many changes. The only change was his pair of strange, dark green eyes that resembled a snake's.
Yu Qiao's steps were distorted and irregular. Like a snake, he walked towards Yang Ningbing's team. As if he was stepping on cotton, he did not make any sound. After taking three steps, his figure quietly disappeared, as if he had blended into the air. It was extremely strange.
The Demonic Snake's innate skill was its ghost-like movement.
As Hongyun's chief assassin, Yu Qiao's fighting style was to eliminate his opponent without anyone noticing.
Instead, beside Linfeng, Yunkai's body bloomed with a bright golden light, like a small sun.
A series of crackling sounds could be heard. His originally two meters tall body directly shot up to 2.3 meters. His granite-like muscles expanded once again, as if they were cast in gold. His long golden hair fluttered in the wind. His entire body was covered with dark golden veins that flowed on the surface of his body. It was extremely shocking. His originally brown eyes turned dark golden, filled with a domineering and bestial aura.
After the demon transformation, Yunkai was like a Golden God of War.
Compared to Yunkai's domineering aura, Dong Yunan in the demon transformation state was not as cute as before. Instead, he had a hint of demonic aura.
His small face that originally had some baby fat had lost a lot of weight. His body had become slender, and his eyes and hair had turned a deep blue like the ocean. A complicated mysterious symbol appeared in between his eyebrows.
A pair of white arms were wrapped in blue scales. Colorful catkins that were half a meter long extended from his elbows and danced in the wind.
Linfeng did not enter the demon transformation state. In the eyes of others, Yue Mingming, who had fifty to sixty longswords and a longbow on his back, was just a tool. There was no need to pay attention to him.
Opposite Linfeng, Yang Ningbing also quickly transformed.
Yang Ningbing refined the Earth Ranking's Lightning Draconic Beast. After the demon transformation, her figure grew taller. A vertical pupil appeared in the center of her eyes. It was dark purple, and a pair of wings extended from her back.
This pair of wings was two meters long and shone with a metallic luster. The wings flapped slightly, causing her to float two meters above the ground. Streaks of lightning shuttled back and forth on the surface of her body, emitting a heart-palpitating crackling sound.
Around Yang Ningbing, four of her teammates had completed the demon spirit possession.
These four people were the Thunder Mage Liu Lin, the Fire Mage Zhang Tianxu, the Frost Assassin Chen Tianxiang, and the Water Healer Rong Wei.
Linfeng and the others had seen the Water Healer Rong Wei, who refined the Level Six Cloud Jellyfish.
At that time, there was a small conflict.
At that time, Yunkai noticed that there was something wrong with the other party's eyes. It seemed that he had ulterior motives towards Dong Xiaomei.
As the healer, Rong Wei stood at the back of the team. In the demon transformation state, a transparent umbrella-like body extended from his shoulder. The umbrella-like body was a little like a round umbrella. Although it was transparent, it was covered with colorful fluorescent patterns. It shone with a faint blue and purple light. It was gorgeous and charming.
Round tentacles were attached to the umbrella-like body, connecting to the exposed skin of Yang Ningbing and the others. The tentacles were transparent, so one could see that red liquid was continuously being transferred into the bodies of the teammates.
Under the transfer of the liquid, Yang Ningbing and the others were clearly excited.
As for the Thunder Mage Liu Lin, he was at the peak of the Level Five Martial Dao. He had refined the Level Nine Two-headed Lightning Flood Dragon. At this time, Liu Lin's body had expanded to two meters tall. At the same time, his hands had almost doubled in size. Green veins appeared and were covered in black scales. The most shocking thing was his hands. At this time, they had transformed into two ferocious flood dragon heads the size of basketballs, swallowing and spitting out lightning.
As the vice-captain of the Hongyun Team, he and the captain, Yang Ningbing, were the two lightning mages. They were the core of the Hongyun Team.
When the battle began, Linfeng and the others quickly approached their opponents, wanting to fight in close combat. On the other hand, the Hongyun Team quickly retreated, wanting to increase the distance.
As they retreated, Rong Wei and Chen Tianxiang's hands naturally hung down. Turbulent water gushed out from their palms and swept towards Linfeng's team like a wave.
Silver Soul Skill: Ocean Waves.
Water could conduct electricity.
Water could allow lightning mages to have stronger damage and control abilities.
This was also the main fighting style of the Hongyun Team.
This was the fourth Soul Skill that Rong Wei and Chen Tianxiang had absorbed. These two Silver Soul Skills were mainly used to support the two lightning mages.
At this time, Yang Ningbing was floating in the air, quietly watching Linfeng's team. The power of lightning was accumulating on the White Bone Staff in her right hand. Streaks of tyrannical lightning shuttled across the surface of her body.
Beside her, Liu Lin was also accumulating power. As long as the opponent was covered by the waves, the Lightning Storm formed by the two lightning mages would instantly end the battle.
Facing the turbulent waves, Dong Yunan, who was originally standing at the back of the team, took a step forward.
"What's there to be nervous about? This is just the beginning."
Dong Xiaomei was very nervous as it was her first time fighting against such a strong team. She kept cheering for herself in her heart. She stretched out her right hand and moved her fingers, rotating them slightly clockwise. Suddenly, a whirlpool with a diameter of two meters appeared in the turbulent waves.
The whirlpool spun clockwise faster and faster. In the end, it actually turned into a waterspout that was dozens of meters tall. Finally, it crashed to the ground like a rainstorm. When it landed, the water quickly disappeared. However, there was still a small part of the water that wet the ground five meters away from Linfeng.
Although the Siren Woman, who had refined an Eighth Grade Soul Skill, couldn't increase her attack power, there were very few people who could compare with Dong Xiaomei in terms of controlling water.
The Hongyun Team clearly knew the Siren Woman's advantage. This was just a probing attack. Following that, Rong Wei and Liu Lin completely released their soul skills, causing the waves to roll even more violently.
Dong Xiaomei gritted her teeth and released her Silver Soul Skill, Water Dragon Wave, to resist. However, the difference in numbers and strength was too great. Very soon, she couldn't hold on. The waves were about to engulf everyone. At this moment, Yunkai moved. He clenched his right fist and slammed it on the ground.
There was no vibration, no cracks, and nothing seemed to have happened. However, Yang Ningbing, who was constantly paying attention to Yunkai and Linfeng, suddenly shouted, "Underground!"
Before she finished speaking, two-meter-long metal spikes that were as sharp as swords emerged from the ground. To Yang Ningbing, who had wings and could fly, these spikes weren't a threat. However, the other four teammates couldn't fly. However, because they were reminded in time, no one was pierced. Only one of their arms was scratched, and blood flowed out. Very soon, a tentacle covered the wound, and the wound was quickly healed.
Although the Hongyun Team dodged the attack, the team's formation had been disrupted. Their Silver Soul Skill, Ocean Wave, was also interrupted. The waves continued to crash into the stadium and eventually dissipated.
Just as Yunkai swung his fist, Yue Mingming, who was acting as a tool, suddenly swung the long sword on his body and threw it in the direction of Yang Ningbing and the others. Finally, under Yunkai's control, the swords whistled and flew towards Yang Ningbing's team from all directions.
As soon as the battle began, Yunkai displayed shocking strength.
"Myriad Swords Return!"
Facing the sky full of sword shadows, Rong Wei and the others' expressions changed slightly. They avoided the sword-like spikes on the ground and quickly approached Yang Ningbing.
When the sword shadows arrived, a purple light spread from Yang Ningbing's body, forming a semi-circular barrier with a diameter of five meters. The sharp swords whistled and stabbed at the barrier crazily. The barrier rippled like water and even caved in, but it couldn't be pierced.
Seeing Yang Ningbing and the others cowering in the field, Yunkai repeated the same trick and smashed his right fist on the ground again.
"It's just the beginning, and he's already releasing his Gold Soul Skill so casually!" The spectating teachers sighed.
Of course, the most surprising thing was Yunkai's Imperial Sword Technique.
This was the second innate skill that was given to Yunkai due to his Atavistic Demonization. What level of Soul Skill was it?
Purple Gold Soul Skill?
It seemed to be far more powerful than that. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that it was a Diamond Soul Skill!
"Again!"
Rong Wei's right foot stomped on the ground, and cold air quickly spread, forming a thick layer of ice. This time, the metal spikes were no longer able to pierce through the hard ice, and they made a numbing creaking sound.
"Rumble!"
The barrier dissipated, and Yang Ningbing waved her white bone staff.
Above Lin Feng and the others, dark clouds gathered and rotated continuously. Bolts of lightning struck down like raindrops towards Lin Feng's team. At the same time, Liu Lin waved his fists, and two meter long lightning dragons surged towards Lin Feng's team.
Not only that, but four small volcanoes rose from the ground in the four directions around them as the ground shook. Magma that could melt metal erupted, and the hot air was filled with a pungent smell.
Three Gold Soul Skills, three different attacks from different directions, covered all corners, and descended at the same time.
"So strong."
Many teachers' expressions changed. There was no way to escape from such an attack, and even they might not be able to withstand it.
As expected of the Hongyun Team, their strength was much stronger than last year's.
However, what made the teachers a little surprised was that Lin Feng's team didn't seem to have any intention of dodging such an attack.
Perhaps they had given up on resisting.
Dong Xiaomei waved her hand, and a monstrous wave descended from the sky. When it landed, it turned into a raging wave that swept towards Yang Ningbing's team. It seemed that she knew that this attack couldn't be blocked, and wanted to stop the Hongyun Team's next attack.
While the Hongyun Team was covering their eyes, Lin Feng's demon spirit possessed his body, and he used his Doppelganger Soul Skill.
Lin Feng's doppelganger, which had just appeared, rushed into the huge wave and disappeared.
As for Lin Feng's main body, he leaped up as if he was bathed in lightning. When the lightning struck his body, crackling sounds could be heard, but they disappeared as if they were absorbed.
This made many teachers, including the Hongyun Team's team members, change their expressions, and they were bewildered.
He used a Soul Skill?
What Soul Skill could absorb lightning?
In mid-air, Lin Feng didn't land on the ground. Purple light gathered under his feet, and his body trembled. He actually shuttled through the air and escaped the encirclement.
As for Yunkai, golden light blossomed from his body, forming a semi-circular transparent barrier. The lightning and Lightning Pythons couldn't break through it, no matter how hard they tried.
However, Dong Xiaomei and Yue Mingming weren't so lucky. Dong Xiaomei released her Defense Soul Skill, but she was still electrocuted until her skin and flesh were lacerated. As for Yue Mingming, he fainted. Before the lava spread, he was sent out of the arena by Bu Zheng.
"Two people eliminated."
The Hongyun Team was delighted. Their advantage was obvious. Facing the incoming huge wave, a red sparrow flew out from Zhang Tianxu's mouth. The red sparrow grew bigger with the wind, reaching a height of ten meters. It flapped its wings and blocked the huge wave.
Amidst the rising steam, one's vision was a little blurry. A figure flashed past like lightning and quietly approached the Hongyun Team.
However, before it was ten meters away, Yang Ningbing quickly discovered it. She waved the White Bone Scepter in her right hand, and a purplish-red thunderbolt descended from the sky, hitting Lin Feng's head fiercely. At the same time, a flame ignited Lin Feng. The air trembled. The flame was extremely dazzling, but Lin Feng didn't escape. He didn't even react.
"It's a doppelganger. Retreat quickly."
Yang Ningbing's expression changed, and she flapped her wings. At this moment, 'Lin Feng' exploded. However, there was no blood splattering. Instead, hundreds of fist-sized bubbles appeared. These bubbles exploded and floated around the Hongyun Team. In an instant, they detonated at the same time.
"Boom …"
There was a deafening explosion, and the air waves from the explosion rolled. Soil and rocks flew everywhere, and smoke filled the air. Other than Yang Ningbing, who was the first to discover that something was wrong, she flapped her wings and dodged in time. The other four people only had time to release their defensive Soul Skills. Even so, their internal organs were still shaken by the explosion. Their heads were buzzing, and the lightning shuttled back and forth in their bodies, bringing about a stinging pain and numbness.
At this moment, Yu Qiao, who had disappeared from the beginning, appeared in front of Rong Wei out of thin air. There was a gentle smile on his face, and the scarlet dagger formed by his Gold Soul Skill easily slit Rong Wei's throat.
More than ten sword shadows descended from the sky and pierced Zhang Tianxu.
Two people from the Hongyun Team were eliminated and sent out of the arena.
At this moment, it was three against three. The battle seemed to have returned to the starting point.