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Fortunately, thanks to Yu Feng's warning, Osler reacted in time, managing to dodge Xiao Wu's descending kick at the very last second.
"Interesting."
Xiao Wu had originally thought Osler would be insta-killed due to his carelessness, and she had almost lost her fighting spirit. She hadn't expected him to be able to dodge in such a short amount of time.
At this moment, Osler stared at Xiao Wu—who had completed her Martial Soul Possession and now sported a pair of rabbit ears—as cold sweat soaked his back like rain. He never imagined that Xiao Wu's speed would actually be superior to his own.
Is it a thousand-year third soul skill?
Osler's mind raced, eventually landing on this answer based on the flashes he had seen.
With a purple soul ring, it had to be so.
Osler's heart steadied slightly, and he flashed a confident smile. Osler wasn't particularly handsome; in fact, he was quite plain-looking. Because of this, he didn't choose to wear flashy clothes.
If the academy uniform weren't so yellow and conspicuous, his Ghost Leopard Martial Soul would provide even more concealment, making it easier for him to launch rapid ambushes. However, since this was a one-on-one duel, he didn't complain.
In the next second, Osler unleashed his third soul ring.
As the eerie and mysterious third soul ring expanded, Osler moved again—but this time, he suddenly split into two figures.
"Third Soul Skill: Leopard Shadow Doppelganger!"
Osler crouched low, letting out a long breath, and in the next second, another clone appeared.
Suddenly, three Oslers pounced toward Xiao Wu simultaneously from different angles, making it nearly impossible to defend against.
"It's over," Yu Tianheng whispered, shaking his head calmly.
With Osler's speed, a typical Agility Attack System Soul Master might be able to guard against one or two clones, but they would never stop a third. Osler plus two clones was already a complete mismatch.
Tang San, who had been listening while observing Osler's soul skill with interest, didn't say anything. However, a faint smile played on his face, clearly disagreeing with Yu Tianheng's assessment.
Faced with Osler's offensive, Xiao Wu didn't dodge.
She locked her eyes onto one of the Oslers and grinned.
"Too easy to see through!" Xiao Wu chuckled inwardly.
The moment Osler closed in, Xiao Wu began to spin at high speed on the spot.
As she spun, lightning crackled around her body. Faint yellow electrical arcs followed the movement of her scorpion braid, emitting a terrifying, crackling power. In the next instant, that lightning-clad scorpion braid shattered both of Osler's clones.
Osler himself was met with a high-kick from Xiao Wu that struck him square in the jaw. His eyes rolled back, his vision went black, and he collapsed straight onto the Spirit Fighting Arena.
Osler had lost!
The pace of the match was so fast that most of the people present couldn't even react. They couldn't believe that Xiao Wu had defeated Osler using only a single soul skill. Moreover, it was a simple kick that had knocked Osler unconscious.
It wasn't until the crowd began to gasp and whisper in amazement that Xiao Wu proudly and slowly lowered her long leg.
"Hey, Yu Feng! You fight me too!"
Xiao Wu flicked her scorpion braid and looked toward Yu Feng, her eyes lighting up.
Osler was too fragile; she needed to fight again.
Xiao Wu had no idea that her attacks—which were almost ineffective against Xiao Lin—were lethal moves to other Soul Masters.
A heavy kick or strike to a vital spot like the jaw was more than enough to knock out an ordinary Soul Master. Because that area is connected to so many nerves, a heavy blow to the jaw even carries a risk of death.
"Alright, since Xiao Wu has won, you are now an official member," Qin Ming said.
As a Soul Emperor, he had seen everything clearly.
Xiao Wu's strength completely suppressed Osler's, which was why the victory had been so easy.
"Yu Feng, carry Osler down. Ye Lingling, heal him."
Qin Ming immediately gave orders regarding Osler, then turned to look at the other members of the Emperor Team.
"The rest of you, analyze it for me now—what exactly are the effects of Xiao Wu's third soul skill?"
Qin Ming very seriously assigned the task to his team members.
This habit was something he had gradually developed after reading many of "Xiao Yan's" research papers (Qin Ming had also realized that those papers were all written by the same person).
Since the papers were so logical and well-reasoned, he not only required the members of the Emperor Team to read them but also demanded they perform reading comprehension exercises on them.
By observing others' soul skills and then deducing exactly what they were, one could maintain caution even when suddenly facing a completely unknown skill from an enemy, provided they stayed consistent with this training.
The only thing Qin Ming found regrettable was that "Xiao Yan" had stopped writing long ago.
It had been nearly five years since a new paper had been published. Of course, it wasn't that Xiao Lin had no new research to publish; rather, since Xiao Lin never went to collect his royalties, what was the point of publishing more?
Most of the fundamental theories had already been released. Publishing other minor things wouldn't have much impact, so why bother? They weren't as important as Soul Tools or Self-Condensing Soul Rings anyway.
At this moment, Xiao Lin stood to the side, unable to suppress a smile as he listened to the members of the Emperor Team discuss Xiao Wu's soul skills.
They actually sounded quite convincing.
"There is definitely a speed boost, and it's likely over 50%," Ning Rongrong stated. Knowing the amplification effects of Ning Rongrong's own soul skills, everyone nodded in agreement.
"There is also a lightning element attack," Yu Tianheng added.
"Xiao Wu's hair directly destroyed Osler's two clones. Without a lightning attack, that would be impossible, even if there were weapons hidden in her braid."
Since Yu Tianheng was also a Soul Master who excelled at using lightning, no one doubted his words.
The only unknown was exactly how much the lightning added to her attack power.
After about half a minute passed and Qin Ming still hadn't heard a definitive answer from his students, he shook his head in dissatisfaction. From Qin Ming's perspective, Xiao Wu's reaction speed had also definitely been enhanced.
He was quite surprised that a single soul skill could grant so many effects.
"Xiao Wu, why don't you tell them about your third soul skill?"
"Huh? I didn't use my third soul skill," Xiao Wu replied, looking confused.
What's up with this teacher? Is he even reliable?
It was hard to imagine that anyone would find Qin Ming—the second youngest man on the continent to become a Soul Emperor—unreliable.
Ignoring the shock in the eyes of the Emperor Team members and the three education directors, Xiao Wu said casually:
"My second soul skill is Lightning Charge. Currently, it provides a 48% increase to speed and attack. The lightning attack bonus isn't high; it's mostly used to paralyze enemies."
"Oh, right. My speed reinforcement applies to every type of speed the individual possesses, including reaction speed, attack speed, the speed of utilizing soul power, and even the speed of thought..."
Xiao Wu shrugged helplessly, completely disregarding the stunned expressions of everyone present except for Xiao Lin and Tang San.
"What!?"
"How is that possible?"
"How can there be so many different attribute reinforcements?"
For a moment, Qin Ming and the others felt as if the common knowledge of the Soul Master world was collapsing; they felt their entire worldviews shifting.
"Isn't this normal? When you absorb soul rings—like Osler, for example—it's impossible for him to only have a speed increase."
"Wasn't his physical fitness also enhanced? It's just that speed was likely the most significant gain," Xiao Wu said as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, before looking surprised herself.
No way... don't tell me even the teachers at Heaven Dou Royal Academy don't understand these principles?
Qin Ming and the others naturally knew that a soul ring didn't just provide the soul skill effect, but those secondary gains were usually passive.
Xiao Wu's soul skill, however, included multiple active capabilities.
Though, they weren't exactly "skills" in the traditional sense.
For instance, regarding the lightning paralysis effect: while Yu Tianheng hadn't specifically chosen a skill for that, he could still achieve paralysis if he wanted to. It was just that, usually, he used lightning for pure destruction.
But Xiao Wu's speed reinforcement was simply too exaggerated.
This was only a second soul ring skill!
Could it be that, as Xiao Wu said, such a thing was actually possible?
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