Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 68 Forty-Meter Greatsword

As the Luo brothers were being led off the stage by the proctor, Xie Huanyue, who had been kicked away by Ji Lin, landed on the ground. Once on the ground, Xie Huanyue had returned to his original form, clearly having been kicked out of his true form by Ji Lin.

On the back of the Evil Illusion Moon, there was a deep footprint, emitting white smoke, clearly burned by the flames that Ji Lin had wrapped around its feet.

As a defensive Soul Master, Xie Huanyue was quite resilient and was not kicked out of the game by Ji Lin.

However, looking at the four spirit rings wrapped around the greatsword in Ji Lin's hand, and Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao staring at him with predatory eyes, Xie Huanyue secretly swallowed, feeling extremely nervous.

In just one exchange, his teammates, the Luo brothers, were killed with a single sword strike, and he also suffered serious injuries.

But after hesitating for a moment, he still didn't give up and chose to make one last gamble.

The third spirit ring on his obese body finally shone, its purple light instantly illuminating his body, making Xie Huan Yue appear like a giant purple ball. With a low roar, a powerful purple aura erupted from his body.

He transformed into a purple ball once more and rolled towards Ji Lin.

When Ji Lin saw Xie Huanyue rushing over again, he was also taken aback. He thought that Xie Huanyue would admit defeat after witnessing his power.

"It seems I underestimated others after all." Ji Lin said with a self-deprecating laugh, but his expression turned serious, to show respect for Xie Huan Yue.

Ji Lin raised the Heavenly Fire Greatsword, his second soul ring glowed with purple light, and he manipulated the fire element. Flames shot up from the Heavenly Fire Greatsword, transforming it into a forty-meter-long flaming sword. He gripped the hilt tightly with both hands and raised the forty-meter-long flaming sword to slash at Xie Huanyue.

Exclamations of surprise rose and fell from the spectator stands.

Seeing this, Du Weilun, the dean of students in the stands, cursed, "Fuck!"

Then his figure instantly appeared on the field, between Ji Lin and Xie Huan Yue, blocking Ji Lin's forty-meter-long flaming sword with one hand and blocking the ball that Xie Huan Yue had transformed into with the other.

Feeling the burning pain from the high temperature coming from his right hand, Du Weilun's mouth twitched. If this blow had hit Xie Huanyue, he would probably be going to Xie Huanyue's house for a feast tomorrow.

Xie Huanyue, who was stopped by Du Weiren, also looked up at the forty-meter-long flaming sword above his head, dumbfounded.

Brother, what grudge do we have? Why treat me like this? So what if I haven't admitted defeat? So what if I want to save face? Is it really necessary?

Seeing that Du Weilun had blocked the attack, Ji Lin also put away his Flame Sword, and the forty-meter-long sword body turned into flames and dissipated.

Seeing Ji Lin sheath his flaming sword, Du Weilun secretly hid his burned right hand and coughed lightly, saying, "Ahem! The outcome is decided; Ji Lin's team has won."

Then Du Weiren turned to Xie Huanyue and asked, "Do you have any objections?"

Xie Huanyue had no objection to the result; he was even grateful to Du Weilun for saving his life, and quickly shook his head, saying, "No objection."

After the match, Xiao Xiao came to Ji Lin's side, her face full of excitement, and said, "Class monitor, you were so cool just now! That Flame Sword was too exaggerated! I've never seen such an outrageous, no, such a powerful Soul Master as you."

Ji Lin's face darkened. If he hadn't misheard, what Xiao Xiao had just said was outrageous. He glared at Xiao Xiao.

Xiao Xiao stuck out her tongue, trying to get away with being cute.

The group left, playfully bickering.

On the viewing platform, the teachers fell silent, completely ignoring the other matches that had already ended or were still in progress.

Zhou Yi was also among them, her expression one of shock. Although she knew that Ji Lin had broken through to the Soul Master level and was an ultimate Soul Master with twin martial souls.

But what Soul Master could possess a forty-meter-long greatsword? The feeling of that sword strike just now left even her, a Soul Emperor, with lingering fear. She lacked the confidence to withstand that strike unscathed.

The teachers at Shrek Academy have seen many geniuses, but none as outrageous as Ji Lin.

Du Weilun, the Dean of Instruction of the Martial Soul Department of the Outer Academy, came to Zhou Yi, who was in a daze. "Teacher Zhou, congratulations. Several outstanding students have emerged in the class. Ji Lin and Xiao Xiao have performed very well, as have Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er. They have also performed well. Please report them. I believe they are qualified to become core disciples of the Outer Academy."

Zhou Yi then realized what was happening and quickly said, "Director Du, what about Huo Yuhao? He did a good job too, helping Xiaoxiao out of danger several times."

Du Weilen was taken aback, shook his head, and said, "One ring, too weak. He must be a rare spirit-attribute soul master. Have you ever thought about how many spirit-attribute soul beasts there are?" After saying this, he also stepped down from the platform.

As the dean of the Martial Soul Department, he was not only powerful but also had a keen eye. He could certainly see Huo Yuhao's role in the competition. It was because of him that Huo Yuhao saved Xiao Xiao several times while Ji Lin was slacking off, helping Xiao Xiao defeat her opponents.

However, as the dean of students, he has a great responsibility and naturally cannot rely solely on the performance in the competition to determine a core disciple.

What core disciples need is cultivation level, martial spirit, combat skills, and most importantly, potential.

Huo Yuhao falls short in two aspects besides combat skills and martial spirit.

Hearing Du Weilun's words, Zhou Yi was shocked. Yes! She had overlooked this issue. Although Huo Yuhao's spirit-type martial soul was rare and powerful, spirit-attribute soul beasts were extremely rare, and powerful ones were even rarer. Under these circumstances, Huo Yuhao's chances of becoming a powerful soul master in the future were naturally even smaller.

"It's alright. We don't need the Martial Soul Department, but we do need the Soul Guidance Department." Fan Yu, who had come to watch the battle with her, patted her shoulder, his eyes gleaming. "Powerful Spirit-type Soul Beasts are hard to find, but we can find more ordinary ones. As long as his soul power is sufficient, he can become an excellent Soul Guidance Department student. I want this core disciple."

Zhou Yi seemed to have none of her usual coldness in front of Fan Yu. "No, not yet. Yuhao is a bit stubborn; he insists on participating in the upgrade assessment. I want to give him this opportunity. Yuhao is a special recruit recommended by the Tang Sect. He's probably a self-taught Soul Master from a poor background. In class, he's always the most attentive student. Although he started a bit late, he's the most hardworking and dedicated student I've ever seen. His foundation isn't strong enough, so I want to keep him by my side and continue teaching him for a while. With his level of effort, even if he fails the upgrade assessment, it will be enough to enrich his basic knowledge. Then he can become a core disciple of your Soul Guidance Department."

Fan Yu smiled slightly and said, "I can see that you like this child very much. Since you've already made arrangements for him, then I'll do as you say. Bring him to see me again after the freshman advancement assessment."

(End of this chapter)