Douluo Continent III Haotian Wulin

Gu Yue seemed to completely disregard Xie Xie.

Her gaze swept casually across the playground, taking in the students running and the surrounding area, as if familiarizing herself with everything about this unfamiliar academy. As for Xie Xie, who stood not far away and was about to face her, she barely even gave him a second glance.

Wu Changkong glanced at her.

"Underestimating your opponent is the most foolish thing to do."

Gu Yue then turned around, her tone very calm.

"I did not belittle him."

That's what she said, but the calmness itself carried an almost natural detachment. It wasn't deliberate arrogance, but rather as if she genuinely didn't take this competition too seriously.

Wu Changkong didn't say anything more, his gaze returning to the playground.

At this point, Class 5's formation had completely spread out.

Wearing double layers of iron armor, Tang Wulin remained in the lead, his speed not particularly fast, but his pace was consistently steady. The weight of the iron armor didn't disrupt his steps; instead, it made him appear even more substantial. Zhou Changxi was in second place. In this kind of purely physical training, the importance of a strong physique immediately became apparent.

As Tang Wulin ran, he kept an eye on the center of the playground.

He was also somewhat curious about this suddenly appearing Gu Yue.

Just as his gaze fell in that direction, Gu Yue also happened to glance in that direction.

Eyes facing each other.

Tang Wulin only felt that the girl's eyes were very bright.

Twenty minutes passed quickly.

Xie Xie sprang to his feet, first stretching his shoulders, neck, and wrists. His breathing was much more steady than before. It must be said that his recovery speed was very fast. Agility-type Soul Masters naturally have an advantage in this regard, and coupled with his excellent foundation, he had already recovered most of his strength in just twenty minutes.

Wu Changkong said calmly:

"Thirty meters apart. Ready."

Xie Xie did as instructed and stepped back.

Instead of turning back, he faced Gu Yue and measured backward step by step. Each step was almost the same distance, and his gaze remained fixed on Gu Yue without the slightest relaxation.

After several battles with Tang Wulin, he had come to understand a very realistic truth: in battles between peers, the most frightening thing is not how strong the opponent is, but that you underestimate your opponent first.

Thirty meters.

The two stopped.

Only then did Gu Yue truly turn her attention to Xie Xie.

"start."

As Wu Changkong's voice fell, Xie Xie released his martial spirit almost simultaneously.

With the Light Dragon Dagger in hand, a flash of yellow light, and he shot off like an arrow.

The advantages of agility-based Soul Masters were fully revealed at this moment.

The thirty-meter distance was quickly shortened under his feet. As he ran, his body was low to the ground, his center of gravity shifted forward, and every step he took was clean and efficient, without any unnecessary movements. He was like a shadow that skimmed across the ground.

Gu Yue stood still.

She only raised her hand when Xie Xie had run about ten meters away.

This timing is already too late.

At least to most of the students watching, it was too late.

A hint of judgment flashed across Xie Xie's eyes.

She was slow.

Therefore, he was in no hurry to hand over his soul skill.

He only has one first soul skill, and its true value lies in the timing of its use, not in being as early as possible. At this distance, if he closes the gap just a little closer, he might not even need to use his soul skill to end the match.

The students running laps around them all slowed down involuntarily.

Xie Xie was the strongest peer they had ever seen. Level 18, a hundred-year-old spirit ring, and an agility-type battle spirit master—these qualifications were already quite impressive for a first-year student. Even if this girl named Gu Yue seemed composed, she shouldn't have won so easily.

Just then, a yellow spirit ring slowly rose from beneath Gu Yue's feet.

It has also been a century.

This surprised many people slightly.

But Xie Xie had already arrived.

The ancient moon still hasn't faded.

The next instant, a circle of azure light spread outward from her center. It was not large in area, but it was extremely solid. It was not a loose flow of air blown by the wind, but a tightly compressed azure aura.

Xie Xie's Light Dragon Dagger pierced out almost simultaneously, aiming straight for Gu Yue's shoulder.

But the moment the dagger pierced the circle of blue light, his expression changed slightly.

It's off-center.

It wasn't that his wrist trembled, nor that Gu Yue dodged; rather, a very distinct lateral force deflected his attack at the moment of impact. The feeling was strange; it didn't feel like a hard block, but more like someone had pushed him from the side, causing his originally straight thrust to glide past Gu Yue's shoulder.

Before he could fully adjust, the blue light had already changed.

Almost without any pause, the swirling blue aura suddenly contracted and then turned crimson.

A fireball the size of a fist was already in front of him.

too fast.

Xie Xie's pupils suddenly contracted.

As one charges forward, with the old force not yet exhausted and the new force not yet generated, a normal person would not have enough time to change direction. But Xie Xie is Xie Xie after all. At the critical moment, he twisted his waist sharply, forcibly turning sideways in mid-air, almost grazing the fireball as he flipped out.

The scorching air swept across my face, even singeing a few strands of my hair.

The moment Xie Xie landed, he lightly tapped his feet and leaped backward several times, quickly widening the distance back to about twenty meters.

This time, he did not rush forward.

He stared at Gu Yue, his gaze completely different from before.

If he hadn't reacted quickly enough, he would most likely have been hit head-on by now.

A slight hint of surprise flashed across Gu Yue's eyes.

She had thought her move would be enough to end the fight. But Xie Xie's dodging speed was even faster than she had anticipated.

Wu Changkong stood to the side, his expression also changing.

He saw things more clearly than the students.

The power Gu Yue released earlier was clearly wind-attribute. But the fireball that followed was unmistakably fire-attribute. The wind and fire powers flowed seamlessly together, as if they originated from the same source.

But what exactly is her martial spirit?

Wu Changkong didn't quite understand it at first either.

In the arena, Xie Xie had already moved again.

This time, he didn't confront her head-on, but instead quickly circled around Gu Yue. His steps were sometimes fast, sometimes slow, and his direction kept changing. He was like a long, twisted shadow, giving no one a chance to easily lock onto him.

Gu Yue remained standing in the same spot.

She didn't even turn around to follow Xie Xie's movement; she simply stood there quietly, the yellow spirit rings pulsating slowly beneath her feet. There was no obvious manifestation of her spirit near her shoulders, which added to her inexplicable air of mystery.

The distance was gradually shortened as they traveled.

Suddenly, Xie Xie moved.

A side slide followed by a forward sprint, and the person suddenly accelerated five meters away, like a taut string finally being released.

At the same time, the century-old soul ring beneath his feet suddenly lit up.

With a flick of his wrist, the Light Dragon Dagger unleashed a yellow blade of light.

Light Dragon Blade!

This was the first time he had truly used his soul skill in this competition.

The blade of light was incredibly fast, and after it flew out, it carried a very faint dragon's roar as it headed straight for Gu Yue's front. Even more strangely, when it was less than a meter away, it suddenly veered in mid-air, changing its original trajectory and slicing towards Gu Yue's shoulder from another angle.

This is the strength of a century-old soul skill.

It's not simply that it's stronger, but that it's harder to defend against.

Gu Yue's reaction remained calm.

Just as the Light Dragon Blade turned, a flash of azure light appeared on her body again, and a narrow yet extremely condensed azure wind blade swept out from in front of her, striking the yellow blade light with perfect accuracy.

"laugh--"

The wind blade was instantly cleaved in two.

But it was precisely this brief moment of delay that allowed Gu Yue to take a small step forward, just in time to avoid Xie Xie's attack.