Douluo: The Peerless King of Beast Tamers

Chapter 291 Jing Ziyan's Strength, Soul Spirit Display

Faced with Jing Hongchen's question, Zhou Sichen simply smiled and said, "I think this exchange match will give the Hall Master the surprise he wants."

"Oh?" Zhou Sichen's words made Jing Hongchen raise an eyebrow: "The exchange competition has been going on for a week now, are you really not planning to participate?"

Zhou Sichen shook his head: "Thank you for your concern, Hall Master, but I really have no interest in the exchange competition."

Jing Hongchen continued to tempt her, "Aren't you tempted by the rewards for the championship and the winning streak? As long as you're willing to participate, I can offer you a separate reward."

Zhou Sichen raised an eyebrow. Since Jing Hongchen had already said so much, he couldn't refuse any longer.
"I wonder what kind of reward the Hall Master can offer? If it's not a gift comparable to the level of the Blessing of the Mortal World, I really won't be interested."

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen's lips twitched.

Do you think level nine soul tools are as common as cabbages? You're not even interested in something as simple as the Red Dust Blessing?
However, since Zhou Sichen said so, it's clear that he's genuinely not interested in the exchange matches.

Jing Hongchen sighed: "It seems you really don't want to make a move. In that case, I won't try to persuade you any further. Just watch the match."

Jing Hongchen was indeed very curious to know Zhou Sichen's actual strength, and whether it was as surprising as the initial test results.

However, Zhou Sichen was unwilling to participate in the exchange match, and he couldn't force him to.

After all, an ordinary person wouldn't dare to disobey him, and if Zhou Sichen was unwilling, he really couldn't say much.

Zhou Sichen smiled and said, "Don't be angry, Hall Master. Today's exchange match will not disappoint you."

Jing Hongchen forced a smile: "I hope so."

Just as the two were talking, Xu Jiujiu had already stepped onto the training ground. She stood tall and straight. Although she was wearing the uniform of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, everyone knew that she was an exchange student.

In addition, Xu Jiujiu has won six consecutive games, so her popularity is now enormous, and many people have been attracted by her heroic temperament and strength.

Xu Jiujiu's opponent was also a female Soul Master, but she looked much older than Xu Jiujiu, close to thirty years old.

“Mingde Hall, Jing Ziyan, Level 6 Soul Master.” Jing Ziyan glanced at Xu Jiujiu and spoke calmly.

“Shrek Academy, Xu Jiujiu, Level 6 Soul Master.” Xu Jiujiu smiled slightly and replied.

Because it was an exchange competition, Xu Jiujiu applied to Shrek Academy.

After the two bowed to each other, the referee waved his hand and announced, "The match begins."

No sooner had the referee finished speaking than Xu Jiujiu released his Star Crown Martial Soul and immediately lit up his highest-level sixth spirit ring.

Sixth Soul Skill: Starfall!

As the dark sixth spirit ring flashed, the Star Crown Martial Soul above Xu Jiujiu's head suddenly burst forth with dazzling brilliance, and in the blink of an eye, the entire training ground was filled with countless stars.

Each star shimmered with brilliance, like countless twinkling stars, making it incredibly dazzling.

Each time the starlight twinkled, a beam of light shot out and flew rapidly toward Jing Ziyan.

Countless starlight emitted rays, leaving Jing Ziyan with nowhere to hide in the blink of an eye.

Although the individual attack power of each starlight is not particularly strong, the simultaneous attack of countless starlight that cannot be seen at a glance makes it extremely difficult for a Soul Master of the same level to defend against.

However, Jing Ziyan was not slow. While Xu Jiujiu was releasing her sixth soul skill, she had already used her invincible shield.

A dense golden light suddenly burst forth from her body, and an invincible shield that could last for three seconds protected her.

Jing Ziyan had watched Xu Jiujiu's previous matches, so she was on guard against Xu Jiujiu's sixth soul skill from the beginning.

As a researcher at Mingdetang, she certainly possessed an invincible protective shield.

After activating her invincible shield, a thick layer of purple smoke suddenly erupted from her body.

She also possesses the best spirit ring configuration of two yellow, two purple, and two black rings. When her martial spirit is released, her dark fifth spirit ring also lights up.

Under the effect of the fifth spirit ring, Jing Ziyan transformed into a humanoid purple mist, which then began to deform at an extremely fast speed.

In less than a second, the purple smoke filled the entire area of ​​the invincible shield, making it look like a purple sphere.

In the second second of the invincible shield, all the purple smoke revealed dark holes spaced ten centimeters apart!
Upon seeing this, Zhou Sichen couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.

Because this move is very similar to the one used by Xiao Hongchen, who possessed the [Golden Form] soul skill during the competition.

However, although Jing Ziyan is a level six Soul Master, there are only ninety-nine cannons in the entire purple smoke sphere, far fewer than Xiao Hongchen, who was a level five Soul Master and had mastered one hundred and twenty-eight Soul Guidance Devices.

After all, Jing Ziyan's smoke is not as close to metal as Xiao Hongchen's, giving her a unique advantage.

However, the combined power of ninety-nine level-five soul-guided cannons under concentrated fire should not be underestimated.

In the third second, all the soul tool cannons were fully charged with soul power and ready to fire.

In the fourth second, the invincible shield was torn apart by countless starlight. Without the protection of the invincible shield, the purple smoke that Jing Ziyan had transformed into was completely exposed to the starlight.

She gazed for a long time at the dark cannon muzzles emerging from the purple smoke, then gently tapped them with her slender finger.

The next moment, countless starlight burst forth in dense bursts.

At the same time, Jing Ziyan's counterattack was ready, with all ninety-nine cannons firing simultaneously, each soul-guided shell locking onto a star.

"Boom boom boom!"

The soul-guided cannonballs shot out struck the starlight, instantly exploding and triggering more cannonballs to explode as well.

The explosions were very frequent and extremely powerful, so many Starshine were inevitably destroyed.

After the explosion, the starlight within a ten-meter radius around Jing Ziyan was cleared in the blink of an eye, while she herself avoided the close-range aftershock damage through the effect of her fifth soul skill.

After the explosion, Jing Ziyan immediately retrieved the soul tool, since her soul power was insufficient to support the firing of so many soul tools multiple times.

Moreover, her move was mainly intended to deplete her sixth soul skill, which she had been using for a long time. Now that half of the starlight had disappeared, Jing Ziyan had enough space to use other soul tools.

After retrieving the Soul Guidance Cannon, Jing Ziyan's third purple Soul Ring lit up, and the expanding purple smoke split into three, transforming into three purple smoke dragons that sped towards Xu Jiujiu.

The remaining half of the stars shimmered and emitted starlight, and the concentrated fire directly destroyed the two smoke dragons, but Jing Ziyan was less than ten meters away from Xu Jiujiu.

Having achieved her goal, Jing Ziyan returned to human form, instantly donning a soul-guided armor and charging towards Xu Jiujiu with a longsword in hand.

Xu Jiujiu had already taken out a flying soul tool and took off into the air, not wanting to engage in close combat with Jing Ziyan.

According to Xuan Ziwen, Jing Ziyan is proficient in all kinds of soul tools from level six to below, and is very strong in both melee and ranged attacks.

Therefore, Xu Jiujiu naturally had to choose an attack method that was advantageous to herself. After taking off, she controlled the starlight to shoot towards Jing Ziyan.

At the same time, he took out a level 5 tracking soul tool shell, locked onto Jing Ziyan, and fired directly.

Seeing Xu Jiujiu ascend, Jing Ziyan also used a flight soul tool to take off. Facing the incoming starlight, Jing Ziyan directly threw out three head-sized spherical soul tools. These three soul tools assembled together to form a ring, flying around Jing Ziyan. Facing the attack of dozens of starlight beams, this special soul tool also emitted tiny rays to attack.

The level six soul tool, the Eye of Guardian, while not particularly powerful in attack, boasts an extremely high attack frequency, effectively helping Jing Ziyan deplete most of her starlight.

At the same time, she unleashed an icy slash with her longsword, instantly freezing the level-five soul-guided cannonball that had locked onto her.

The longsword in her hand was also a top-tier level six melee soul tool—the Ice Soul Blade!
The Ice Soul Blade possesses the power to unleash Ice Soul Slashes comparable to those of Ice Attribute Soul Masters with Soul Emperor cultivation levels.

Although the Ice Soul Slash consumes a lot of soul power, it is very useful.

The kinetic energy of a level 5 soul-guided cannonball can be directly frozen, which is already at the level of a sixth-ring ice-attribute soul emperor.

Jing Ziyan smiled slightly as she looked at Xu Jiujiu's figure: "Don't run away. Among sixth-level soul masters, I have no weaknesses."

"As for the difference in martial spirit, your Star Crown Martial Spirit's attack power is not very strong, and your chance of winning against me is less than 30%."

As soon as Jing Ziyan finished speaking, she raised her hand and threw out another long spear.

The Level 5 Soul Master's Lightning Spear is another close-to-mid-range Soul Guidance Device.

The Lightning Spear can unleash terrifying lightning power, with locking and paralyzing effects. It can be used not only in melee combat but also in mid-range battles.

As the distance between them and Xu Jiujiu drew ever closer, the Lightning Spear locked onto Xu Jiujiu completely.

Hearing Jing Ziyan's words, Xu Jiujiu did not refute them. Facing the lightning spear that was locked on him, countless starlight shot directly towards the lightning spear.

However, before these starlight could even strike the lightning spear, they were destroyed by the powerful lightning it unleashed.

Although the lightning spear had also consumed a lot of energy, it continued to pursue for a long time.

Xu Jiujiu's control over the starlight also consumed a lot of soul power, but she believed that Jing Ziyan's consumption was even greater.

Since the start of the competition, Xu Jiujiu has only used one sixth soul skill, a level 5 soul tool tracking cannon, and a flying soul tool.

Jing Ziyan, on the other hand, uses a great many soul tools.

While this did demonstrate Jing Ziyan's mastery of various soul tools, it has not yet caused any effective damage to Xu Jiujiu.

After glancing at Jing Ziyan for a long time, he silently took out a transforming soul tool armor.

The exchange competition only allows the use of soul tools made by the soul masters themselves. Xu Jiujiu's level six soul tool armor was the first soul tool armor she made under Xuan Ziwen's guidance.

This soul tool armor combines Zhou Sichen's alien theory with energy-charging materials that can combine with starlight, making this soul tool very compatible for a long time.

"You want close combat? I'll grant your wish." Xu Jiujiu chuckled softly, then suddenly turned back and charged towards Jing Ziyan.

At the same time, countless starlight followed closely behind, making it seem as if even Xu Jiujiu himself had attacked.

Jing Ziyan neither dodged nor evaded, and her Ice Soul Blade directly faced the attack for a long time before unleashing its Ice Soul Slash.

At the same time, the guardian eye surrounding Jing Ziyan was also rapidly emitting laser beams.

Xu Jiujiu suddenly turned back, and the lightning spear went straight for Xu Jiujiu's face, while releasing violent lightning power at the same time.

But at that moment, Xu Jiujiu released his fourth spirit ring: Star Guardian.

The Star Guardian's defensive power is only average, but its ability to isolate attributes is unparalleled.

The power of thunder couldn't harm Xu Jiujiu at all. After the energy of the lightning spear was completely exhausted, Xu Jiujiu actually grabbed the lightning spear with her own hand.

He threw it back directly at Jing Ziyan.

Jing Ziyan raised an eyebrow: "How is that possible?"

The attribute isolation of Star Guardians is not exactly a secret, but not all Soul Masters are aware of it.

Jing Ziyan happened to be one of those people who didn't know this, because her world only contained soul tools.

The Ice Soul Blade's attack was also blocked by the Star Guardian, and the starlight did not attack Jing Ziyan, but instead merged directly into the Soul Guidance Armor of Xu Jiujiu.

After absorbing so much starlight, the long-awaited soul tool armor suddenly burst forth with dazzling light, like a comet falling.

Jing Ziyan's expression changed slightly: "If it can isolate elemental attacks, what about explosions?"

The next moment, Jing Ziyan took out a dark-colored long spear, a level six melee soul tool—the Explosive Spear.

"Ode!"

The spear was thrown directly, not only knocking away the lightning spear that Xu Jiujiu had thrown back, but also creating a huge explosion when it attacked Xu Jiujiu.

Fortunately, with the protection of the Star Guardian and the energy-filled Soul Guidance Armor, Xu Jiujiu did not suffer too much damage.

But Jing Ziyan was stunned.

As she bravely took the blast head-on, her mental sea rippled, and a beam of starlight shot out from her forehead.

This starlight was almost indistinguishable from the others, so Jing Ziyan had no doubts.

They still used the Guardian Eye to defend themselves.

To Jing Ziyan's surprise, an incomparably magnificent starlight unicorn had appeared without her noticing.

It dealt her a severe blow, and before she could even react to defend herself, she crashed heavily to the ground.

"Soul beast? Where did this soul beast come from?" Jing Ziyan asked incredulously.

Just as she was about to retaliate, Xu Jiujiu, holding her Level 5 Soul Master Lightning Spear, pressed it against her chest.

After a long while, she retrieved the Starlight Unicorn and looked at Jing Ziyan with a smile: "You lost."

Jing Ziyan was unwilling, but she had no choice but to accept reality.

But she couldn't figure out where the soul beast came from. If it weren't for the ten-thousand-year-old soul beast that suddenly appeared, Jing Ziyan wouldn't be afraid of Xu Jiujiu at all, relying solely on her soul tool.

Even if the opponent's Star Guardian rendered her attribute soul tool ineffective, she still had more soul tools available.

Jing Hongchen, who had noticed the Starlight Unicorn, now understood the surprise Zhou Sichen had mentioned: "Is this the Soul Spirit? A new cultivation system that is one with the Soul Master, truly extraordinary."

Zhou Sichen chuckled softly from the side: "The Hall Master has always wanted me to take action, isn't it because he wanted to understand my strength and my soul spirit? Now that the Hall Master has seen it, how does he feel?"

Jing Hongchen, recalling the scene from earlier, replied, "It is indeed very novel, but classmate Xu Jiujiu is too cautious. Before I could even properly sense this spirit, she had already taken it back."

Zhou Sichen smiled and said, "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future, no rush."

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