Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

Ye Xinglan retreated swiftly, but the evil spirit followed closely, locking onto her firmly.

The evil spirit swung its scythe lightly, piercing through Ye Xinglan's body and striking her soul.

"Hmph," Ye Xinglan groaned, her face pale, and she collapsed limply to the ground.

"Sister Xinglan!" Xu Lizhi rushed onto the stage, his eyes bloodshot, looking anxiously at Ye Xinglan, who was lying unconscious on the ground.

Chu Ci stepped onto the arena, checked on Ye Xinglan's condition, and comforted her, "Don't worry, Xinglan's unconsciousness is due to a soul injury, it's nothing serious."

The scales of the gods appeared, and a warm, gentle light emanated from Chu Ci's hand. He grasped Ye Xinglan's fair wrist, and specks of light merged into her body.

A short while later, Ye Xinglan slowly woke up, her face blank when she opened her eyes. It took a while for her eyes to regain their sparkle.

Ye Xinglan turned her head and found Chu Ci holding her wrist, her pretty face blushing.

Chu Ci naturally noticed this as well, and silently let go of her hand.

Ye Xinglan let out a long sigh, stood up shakily, refused Xu Lizhi's help, and stared intently at Bai Tianzhe, saying, "Today I was outmatched, but I won't lose next time."

Bai Tianzhe originally didn't want to reply, but remembering what Chu Ci had told him, that he shouldn't be a silent person and should learn to respond to others, he awkwardly said, "Well, I'll wait and see."

"Bai Zhe won this battle."

"Next," Chu Ci said casually, glancing towards Shrek Academy with a smile.

Xie Xie's eyelids twitched violently, and he said indignantly, "I feel like this time they're not here to educate Wang Jinxi and the others, but to warn us not to get carried away."

"I think it's a combination of both," Tang Wulin said helplessly, shrugging his shoulders.

"However, the most important thing now is who will go next."

“I’ll go,” Xu Xiaoyan suddenly jumped out and said.

“Alright,” Tang Wulin nodded. He had originally wanted to do it himself.

Xu Xiaoyan jumped onto the ring and said playfully, "Who wants to fight me!"

Zhang Yangzi immediately leaped onto the arena, saying, "I'll go. Let's have a match between the two of us control-type Soul Masters."

"Hey, who do you think will win?" Gao Zhen asked, nudging Chu Ci with his elbow.

Chapter 118 Xu Xiaoyan vs. Zhang Yangzi

Chu Ci stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and said, "It's hard to say. Xiao Yan's control ability is outstanding, even better than Yang Zi's, but Yang Zi's aggression is stronger. The performance of both of them on the spot will be very important in this battle."

"Is that so?" Gao Zhen said in a low voice.

On the arena, Xu Xiaoyan looked at Zhang Yangzi with an innocent expression, holding her star staff and looking very obedient.

But Zhang Yangzi would not underestimate his opponent. He possessed the Dark Illusionary Eagle Martial Soul, with three soul rings—two yellow and one purple—surrounding his body as he flew through the air, constantly changing positions.

Zhang Yangzi seized the opportunity and launched the first attack. His first spirit ring lit up, and Xu Xiaoyan was shrouded in a dark area.

Xu Xiaoyan's star staff shone brightly as she unleashed her second soul skill, Starlight Feedback.

Zhang Yangzi's mind went blank for a moment, his attack was interrupted, and the dark demon claw that had just emerged from under Xu Xiaoyan's feet vanished into thin air.

Fortunately, Zhang Yangzi had excellent mental strength and quickly recovered from the chaotic state.

“Starlight is dazzling,” Xu Xiaoyan lit up her third soul ring, and the dazzling starlight enveloped the entire area, dispelling the dark sky.

Zhang Yangzi had no way to avoid it. He only had time to raise his wings in front of him before he was frozen in mid-air by the absolute control of the Star Staff and fell straight down.

Xu Xiaoyan raised her Star Staff to draw upon the power of the stars, condensing a large amount of star power to smash towards the immobilized Zhang Yangzi.

The star force slammed into the pair of eagle wings that Zhang Yangzi was protecting in front of him. Black feathers suddenly rose and fell to the ground, and traces of blood seeped from the eagle wings.

Zhang Yangzi broke free of control and flapped its wings into the air, seemingly without much damage to its wings.

This is Xu Xiaoyan's current disadvantage: she has excellent control but insufficient damage output.

Zhang Yangzi unleashed his second soul skill, Shadow Clone, sending a clone with fifty percent of his power hurtling straight toward Xu Xiaoyan.

Xu Xiaoyan's eyes were as calm as a still lake as she silently calculated in her mind, and finally she suddenly swung her star staff.

A star wheel flew out, perfectly predicting the clone's trajectory and stopping it halfway.

Seeing this, Zhang Yangzi's eyes revealed a hint of irritation. The absolute validity of the Star Staff was too abnormal. As long as it was touched even a little, one would be frozen for at least a second and then beaten for a second.

Although Xu Xiaoyan's output was not high and she could not deal much damage per second, her defense was Zhang Yangzi's weakness. The star power that Xu Xiaoyan summoned hit him and hurt a lot.

So, Xu Xiaoyan and Zhang Yangzi began to scheme against each other, engaging in a psychological game where whoever fell into the other's trap first was likely to lose.

Zhang Yangzi and his shadow clone rushed towards Xu Xiaoyan together, with a star wheel relentlessly pursuing them from behind.

Xu Xiaoyan timed it perfectly, and when Zhang Yangzi rushed a certain distance in front of her, she suddenly used Starlight Feedback to unleash bursts of starlight.

Zhang Yangzi slammed on the brakes and manipulated his clone to block in front of him.

But the star wheel chasing him suddenly accelerated, and in the blink of an eye, it approached Zhang Yangzi, manifesting chains of stars that wrapped around him.

For a moment, Zhang Yangzi was unable to retreat. He could only let his clone block the starlight feedback and fight back. His third soul ring flashed, and a claw shadow appeared under Xu Xiaoyan's feet.

Xu Xiaoyan smiled and reacted quickly. Her soul power suddenly dropped, and she instantly unleashed her third soul skill, Starlight Brilliance.

Zhang Yangzi was instantly frozen in place, and his claw shadow also stopped at Xu Xiaoyan's feet.

Xu Xiaoyan took a step forward, using her remaining soul power to draw upon the power of the stars and attach it to the Star Staff.

Then, Xu Xiaoyan swung her Star Staff with all her might, aiming it at Zhang Yangzi's head, which was frozen in place.

"Bang!" A dull sound came, quite pleasant, a good start.

Zhang Yangzi was struck dumb, staggered back two steps, pointed a trembling finger at Xu Xiaoyan, rolled his eyes, and fainted to the ground.

On the other side, Xu Xiaoyan was leaning on the ground with her Star Staff, a smile just appearing on her face, when claw shadows suddenly shot out from the ground beneath her feet.

A dark claw, filled with toxins and dark energy, emerged from the claw shadow and grabbed Xu Xiaoyan.

Xu Xiaoyan's soul power was exhausted, and she was unable to counter this attack.

As the Dark Demon Claw poisoned her and she was attacked by dark elements, Xu Xiaoyan, whose body was extremely fragile, couldn't withstand it at all and instantly collapsed limply in the Dark Demon Claw.

"What's going on? Didn't Zhang Yangzi faint? How can Dark Claw still be activated?" Xie Xie asked in surprise.

Gu Yue looked at the enormous Dark Demon Claw and said calmly, "There is something in the Dark Demon Claw."

"Hmm?" Everyone stared intently as the Dark Demon Claw slowly dissipated, revealing what was inside—the Dark Cloud Falcon Soul.

"To conceal the soul within a soul skill and activate it on its behalf." Chu Ci raised an eyebrow. "I didn't expect Yang Zi to have researched this."

“Soul skills originate from soul spirits, and soul spirits also have their own thoughts. Soul masters can grant soul spirits greater authority, allowing them to activate soul skills,” Gao Zhen said.

"However, in this situation, the power of the soul skill will definitely be reduced."

"This method relies on surprise. As long as the opponent is not prepared in time, a slightly weaker attack is not a big deal," Chu Ci analyzed.

Tang Wulin watched this scene with a gleam in his eyes, and began to wonder if he could have his soul spirit, Jin Yu, help him release his soul skill.

It doesn't matter if the power of the soul skill is reduced, since he doesn't rely on soul skills to deal damage anyway. The Golden Dragon Claw is his main strength, and as long as it serves to restrain the opponent, that's enough.

Chu Ci stepped onto the arena once more, and the scales of the gods returned to balance. A small silver dragon appeared, flying above Xu Xiaoyan and Zhang Yangzi and scattering tiny specks of light.

Xu Xiaoyan and Zhang Yangzi successfully woke up shortly after absorbing the faint light.

Zhang Yangzi rolled over and lay on his back on the arena, staring blankly at the ceiling covered with soul-guiding arrays.

As the first person among the War God Temple members to fail to win, Zhang Yangzi was quite frustrated.

On the other side, Xu Xiaoyan, who had stood up again, was not in a good mood either. She was about to win, but she didn't expect to be tricked again. She used to be the one who tricked others, but even though she was always the one who hunted the eagle, she got pecked in the eye.

Chu Ci kicked Zhang Yangzi and laughed, "Don't pretend to be profound on the ground. If you think you're bad, then practice. Get up and stop taking up space."

Seeing Xu Xiaoyan walk down looking dejected, Gu Yue comforted her, "Xiaoyan, you're not good at attacking anyway. You've already done a great job by managing a draw. Didn't you see Xie Xie lost?"

"Hey, if you're going to comfort me, just say so, don't drag me into it!" Xie Xie rolled his eyes and said indignantly.

"Is that so?" Xu Xiaoyan smiled bitterly and shook her head. "I don't think this is their full strength."

"Ok?"

Xu Xiaoyan said with a serious expression, "During my battle with Zhang Yangzi, I discovered that he had a pattern on his hand that was similar to the Tianzhu mark of our class monitor."

Chapter 119 Chen Xuanyu vs. Tang Wulin

Upon hearing this, Tang Wulin couldn't help but frown. "You mean they all have soul weapons?"

"Yes, very likely!" Xu Xiaoyan nodded. "They don't use it, probably because we didn't use our battle armor."

“But Wu Lin has battle armor, so doesn’t that mean…” Xie Xie’s expression turned serious.

"Wu Lin's opponent is likely to use a soul weapon, so you need to be careful about that," Xu Xiaoyan said.

"Damn it!" Xie Xie suddenly slapped his thigh. "Then I was defeated by Wang Jinxi when he didn't even go all out."

Ye Xinglan's expression was equally gloomy, because she not only failed to force Bai Tianzhe to use his soul weapon, but also failed to force out Bai Tianzhe's fourth soul skill.

At this moment, Chu Ci stepped off the stage, waved, and signaled the next pair to come up.

The small silver dragon flew above the arena, acting as an emergency rescuer.

Tang Wulin said, "I'll go for this round. I'll help everyone win this round."

Seeing Tang Wulin move in the Shrek Academy team, Chen Xuanyu stood up and stepped onto the arena.

"Ready, begin!" Chu Ci gave the order, and the two on the arena moved simultaneously.

Four thousand-year soul rings rose beneath Chen Xuanyu's feet. His martial soul was attached to him, and the first soul ring flashed. The giant Kun of the Xuanhai Sea let out a long cry, and several streams of water converged beneath his feet.

As Chen Xuanyu glided along the water, his speed increased. Just as he was about to approach Tang Wulin, his second spirit ring lit up, and the Xuanhai Giant Kun suddenly expanded, increasing its weight several times over.

He charged toward Tang Wulin with tremendous force, like a prehistoric beast.

Tang Wulin's gaze sharpened, and when he raised his hand, his right hand was already covered with golden dragon scales.

Tang Wulin let out a low shout and extended his golden dragon claw, colliding with Chen Xuanyu, whose size had increased after using the Giant Kun Transformation.

"Bang!" Chen Xuanyu felt an immeasurable force pressing down on him. The powerful force made him dizzy and saw stars.

Tang Wulin took a deep breath, his right golden dragon claw gripped Chen Xuanyu's massive body tightly, his legs bent slightly, lowering his center of gravity, and he threw Chen Xuanyu out like a bowling ball.

Chen Xuanyu returned to normal size in mid-air, several streams of water surrounded him, dissipating the force, and he landed steadily on the ground with a backflip.

"Such powerful strength!" Chen Xuanyu was shocked. He could withstand the impact of his own Giant Kun Transformation with pure strength. Very few people his age could do that. He never expected to meet one today.