Chapter 160: One Against Seven
Most of the academies were eager to try, but no one was the first to step forward.
"Is there no one?"
A hint of disappointment was evident in Lin Yang's tone; he had wanted to take this opportunity to stretch his muscles.
Ever since he condensed his Martial Soul core, he hadn't had a chance to test his combat strength.
Elder Poison and Elder Ye had both gone into seclusion one after another.
This left him with nowhere to expend his energy other than on Yanzi and Lingling.
Even if the two of them joined forces, it was truly a bit of overkill.
The people from the Five Elements Academies had finally arrived, yet they were actually too scared to enter the arena.
Sigh... Disappointing, truly disappointing!
Seeing Lin Yang's look of utter disappointment, the students from the five major academies immediately clenched their fists.
It caused little physical harm, but the insult was extremely strong.
These students were all proud sons of heaven in their respective schools, and they were at an age where they were competitive and combative.
Facing Lin Yang's blatant provocation, who could still sit still?
"I'll come!"
As soon as the words fell, a figure jumped down from the spectator stands.
With a "bang," the entire arena visibly shook.
"Hu Yanli from Elephant Armor Academy, here to offer some pointers."
Lin Yang nodded slightly. Although he was a blockhead, he at least had some drive.
He then looked around and said nonchalantly, "Is there anyone else?"
At this moment, a man walked out from Thunder Academy and said softly, "I'll come. Yu Tianxin from Thunder Academy. I've heard Yu Tianheng mention you, and I also want to see just how strong the person who forced Yu Tianheng to drop out really is."
With Hu Yanli and Yu Tianxin taking the lead, Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang from Blazing Academy, and Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu from Tianshui Academy also stepped out one after another.
They had no choice.
They had been blatantly provoked by Lin Yang; if they didn't stand up now, they would lose face for their academies.
Losing was just a matter of being less skilled, but not even daring to challenge him meant having no backbone at all.
"I'll join in the fun too!"
Feng Xiaotian, who had just been defeated, stood up again. A support Soul Master had helped him recover his Soul Power just now.
Although he hadn't fully recovered to his Peak state, he still had the strength for a battle.
These seven people were all core mainstays of their respective academies.
Such a lineup was rarely seen even at the Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition.
And they stood here, just to deal with Lin Yang alone.
Watching the seven figures walk into the arena one after another, a hint of interest finally appeared in Lin Yang's eyes.
"Seven people... barely acceptable."
The seven of them stood in scattered positions, faintly forming a surrounding circle.
After all, they came from different academies, so they certainly didn't have much coordination, so they simply attacked together.
Seven against one.
Even if each person only used one Soul skills, that was seven attacks arriving at once.
They didn't believe that Lin Yang could handle it alone.
On the distant spectator stand, Hu Yan Zhen snorted, "Wanting to challenge our five major academies alone, it shows he is still too arrogant."
"Youthful Martial Soul, one must not underestimate it."
Chief Educator Meng Shenji stroked his beard and smiled, then looked at Hu Yan Zhen, "However, Sect Master Hu Yan, don't feel too bad for your grandson when the time comes."
"Hmph, he'll have to have the ability to break Ali's defense first."
On the training ground, the seven of them had successively revealed their Martial Souls and Soul Rings.
It was clear that the seven of them had not yet reached the Soul Power Rank they would have at the competition in two years, but they had all stepped into the four-ring Soul Sect stage.
Lin Yang raised his hand, but did not summon his Martial Soul.
He made a grabbing motion in the air, and a metal lounge chair was snatched from the air.
Accompanied by a teeth-gritting sound of metal twisting, the chair was squeezed into an iron sword right before everyone's eyes.
This scene made everyone's eyelids twitch.
Arrogant! Simply too arrogant!
But he happened to have the confidence to be arrogant; wouldn't you be angry?
"Lin Yang, you're so arrogant; it won't look good later when you're beaten and running away with your head in your hands."
Huo Wu's voice was slightly cold, and flames rose around the Fire Shadow behind her.
"Don't worry, if that time really comes, it'll be my own fault for asking for trouble!"
"That's what you said."
As soon as the words fell, Hu Yanli stomped heavily, and his whole body rushed toward Lin Yang like an ancient giant elephant.
Every step he took caused the ground to emit a trembling groan.
"First Soul skills, Copper Wall and Iron Bastion."
"Second soul skill, Mammoth Giant Strength."
A thick layer of cuticle covered his entire body in the blink of an eye.
This made Hu Yanli's already burly figure expand another circle, looking like a moving small mountain.
Lin Yang did not retreat but Advanced, actively meeting him head-on.
At the moment the two collided head-on, a dull, loud noise suddenly exploded.
Hu Yanli felt as if he hadn't crashed into a person, but a copper wall and iron bastion.
The momentum of his full-force charge was not only forcefully halted, but he was also shaken back several steps by a massive force.
"What immense strength!"
He widened his eyes, unable to believe it.
The strength and defense of the Diamond Mammoth were second to none at the same Rank; how could he fall into a disadvantage in a head-on collision?
Just when Hu Yanli was still stunned, a bolt of lightning shot out from the side, but it was shattered by a sword strike.
"Don't fight alone!" Yu Tianxin's voice rang out.
His arms had already completed Dragon transformation; his hand joints were thick, covered with blue-purple Dragon scales, and dense lightning arcs swirled around his body.
"Second soul skill, Thunderous Force."
Countless blue electric arrows, like a group of furious electric snakes, tore through the air and shot out.
At the same time, the water vapor in the air suddenly condensed, and a large area of cold ice quietly gathered around Lin Yang, instantly locking his body in place.
"First Soul skills, Ice Seal!"
As Shui Bing'er's first Soul skills, the power of Ice Seal was not strong, but it excelled in being instantaneous, making it impossible to defend against.
Even if it only restricted Lin Yang for a moment, it was enough for the others' attacks to follow one after another.
Five major academies, seven elites, all attacking at the same time.
Fire, wind blades, thunder, and ice shards surged from all directions, weaving into a watertight net of death, with almost no blind spots.
On the spectator stands, many people had already stood up.
With such an attack, even a Soul Emperor level powerhouse would probably have to temporarily avoid its edge, right?
However, at the moment the Ice Seal on Lin Yang shattered.
Facing the overwhelming attacks, he simply raised the iron sheet in his hand and slashed down with one strike.
First Form · Dark Moon · Palace of the Night!
A huge crescent blade aura burst out from the iron sheet, and wherever it passed, the air emitted a sharp screeching sound.
The oncoming attacks were torn apart like thin paper in front of this strike.
The crescent blade aura continued to slash toward the crowd with undiminished momentum.
Even more astonishingly, countless tiny moon beams shot out from around the slash, like a torrential rain, instantly shrouding the entire arena.
Boom, boom, boom—!
It was clearly just a single slash, yet in Lin Yang's hands, it felt like an area-of-effect artillery bombardment.
"Fourth Soul skills, Thousand-Jun Guidance Defense."
Hu Yanli roared, and his fourth Soul Ring suddenly lit up.
An earthy yellow light shield enveloped his body tightly.
His massive body became the best shield for the others at this moment.
Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, Huo Wu, and others flashed aside, hiding behind Hu Yanli.
The moon beams arrived with a roar!
In just one encounter, the sharp, unparalleled blade aura had already cut open the light shield and landed directly on Hu Yanli.
"Hah—!"
The muscles all over Hu Yanli's body expanded again, and his massive body was pushed back repeatedly by the impact, the stone slabs under his feet exploding one after another.
"Second soul skill, Ice Ring Armor."
"Third Soul skills, Resistance Fire Ring."
Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu attacked simultaneously.
A layer of ice armor quickly spread over Hu Yanli's entire body, isolating those tiny moon beams outside.
And Huo Wu pushed her hands outward, and a crimson fire ring spread out from her body, deflecting all the remaining moon beams.
Moon beams, ice chips, and blood mist intertwined, and the scene was in complete chaos.
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