Douluo: Reborn as a Dragon, I am the Lord of Soul Beasts

Chapter 30: Holy Power vs. Metal Control
Xiao Hongchen and Ye Guyi appeared on both sides of the examination area at the same time. The examiner standing in the middle of the venue glanced at the examiner on the platform and was about to signal the other examiners to prepare to open the soul guide shield. However, he saw a scene that stunned him.

The head of Mingde Hall, Jing Hongchen, also came to watch the battle. And the slightly chubby guy wearing glasses next to him, isn’t he the director of the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, Lin Jiayi!

The examiner swallowed and said, "The examination begins."

In the assessment area, Xiao Hongchen and Ye Guyi both completed the spirit possession in an instant, two yellow and one purple, both with the same optimal spirit ring ratio. One is the Holy Angel Spirit, and the other is the Three-legged Golden Toad Spirit, both of which are the top spirits on the continent.

For a moment, the soul power in the test was vast and powerful, like two endless torrents colliding, causing ripples in the surrounding air. It was hard to imagine that the battle between two three-ring soul masters could actually produce such soul power fluctuations. Xiao Hongchen stood there with a firm gaze, emitting a golden light, which contrasted with the golden light behind him.

A pair of white wings spread out behind Ye Guyi, like a holy angel. Wearing a white robe and holding a long sword shining with holy light, he stood opposite Xiao Hongchen with a determined light in his eyes.

Xiao Hongchen sneered, and the golden light shone brightly on his body: "Ye Guyi, your holy angel may be powerful, but my efforts over the past year have not been wasted. This time I must defeat you and prove it in front of Grandpa."

"Whatever you want." Ye Guyi's voice was as clear as a silver bell, but the simplest words carried a hint of sarcasm.

Before he finished speaking, the golden light on Xiao Hongchen's body suddenly surged, and a surge of power burst out from his body, causing the surrounding air to tremble slightly.

Ye Guyi calmly faced Xiao Hongchen's momentum, the long sword in his hand flashing with holy light, shining like an angel's light. He shouted softly: "Holy Spirit Slash!"

The sword light was like a rainbow, shooting towards Xiao Hongchen, as if to split him in two.

A cold light flashed in Xiao Hongchen's eyes, and instead of retreating, he advanced. The two yellow soul rings on his body flashed alternately, and the power of metal burst out, forming a golden shield that blocked Ye Guyi's attack.

"Holy Spirit Slash, Divine Praise!" Ye Guyi was relentless and continuously used two powerful divine powers to try to penetrate Xiao Hongchen's shield.

Xiao Hongchen snorted coldly, and a hint of provocation flashed in his calm eyes. He was not willing to be outdone, and the metal elements in his body surged out, forming a powerful metal storm, trying to completely swallow up Ye Guyi's attack.

Xiao Hongchen snorted coldly, the golden light on his body became brighter, and his eyes flashed with determination: "Ye Guyi, let me show you my third soul skill."

As he shouted, the purple soul ring on his body immediately flashed the most dazzling light. The metal power suddenly surged, and countless metals condensed around Xiao Hongchen. This was Xiao Hongchen's third soul ring: Gold Condensation, which could temporarily condense the controlled metal and metal elements into metal, and even use mental power to carve the soul guide core to make the controlled metal and metal elements into temporary soul guides.

These soul-guided cannons temporarily condensed by Xiao Hongchen were like Xiao Hongchen's external soul bones. They could be deformed and assembled at will. The muzzles of the cannons, flashing with golden light, were all aimed at Ye Guyi.

Ye Guyi's face changed slightly. She didn't expect Xiao Hongchen to have such a powerful force. She had to resist with all her strength. Feeling the pressure from Xiao Hongchen's soul cannon, she took a deep breath, and the sacred power condensed into a layer of holy light shield around her body, forming an indestructible defense wall. This shield exuded a sacred light, like the protection of an angel, making it difficult for Xiao Hongchen's soul cannon to penetrate.

Seeing this, Xiao Hongchen sneered, and his metal control ability was exerted to the extreme. The soul guide cannon suddenly changed into various forms, quickly transferred and combined, turning into a golden whirlwind, trying to bypass Ye Guyi's defense and go straight to her vital points.

A trace of determination flashed in Ye Guyi's eyes, and the long sword in her hand suddenly emitted a dazzling holy light. The sword light instantly spread out, forming a huge light curtain, firmly blocking Xiao Hongchen's golden whirlwind outside. At the same time, her figure flashed, and she approached Xiao Hongchen as fast as lightning, with the long sword in her hand flashing with cold light, pointing directly at Xiao Hongchen's chest.

A trace of vigilance flashed in Xiao Hongchen's eyes. He dodged Ye Guyi's attack with a sway of his body. At the same time, he moved the soul guide cannon to the other side and launched an attack on Ye Guyi again.

Ye Guyi was not afraid. She looked solemn and the sacred power in her body continued to surge, forming powerful energy fluctuations, which turned into rays of holy light and sword beams, counterattacking Xiao Hongchen's attack.

Xiao Hongchen not only did not defend, but continued to attack, and the soul cannon turned into golden light, attacking Ye Guyi like a storm. Ye Guyi's face was solemn. She relied on her sacred power to defend with all her strength. The holy sword light flickered, blocking Xiao Hongchen's attack.

Seeing that Ye Guyi was always in a passive defensive state, Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but feel a little proud. He increased the intensity of his attack, and the attack frequency of the soul guide cannon became more frequent, trying to find Ye Guyi's flaws.

However, Ye Guyi was not so easily defeated. Her divine power always maintained a solid defense, and she kept looking for opportunities in Xiao Hongchen's attack.

Suddenly, Ye Guyi's expression became solemn. She felt a slight flaw in Xiao Hongchen's attack, an overlooked corner, like a glimmer of light, which seemed extremely weak, but was enough to attract her attention.

A hint of determination flashed in Ye Guyi's eyes, and her figure flashed like lightning, quickly approaching Xiao Hongchen. Xiao Hongchen sensed the danger, but it was too late. The long sword in Ye Guyi's hand flashed with a sharp sword light, pointing directly at Xiao Hongchen's vital point.

Under the astonished gazes of the people watching the battle, Ye Guyi actually abandoned part of her soul power defense and concentrated all the extra soul power on the Angel Sword in her hand. Her eyes were solemn and determined, as if she was a warrior ready to launch a fatal attack.

Xiao Hongchen didn't notice Ye Guyi's change, he still attacked with all his strength, he felt that Ye Guyi's defense had weakened, but Xiao Hongchen didn't think much about it, he thought that Ye Guyi's passive defense spirit power was consumed too quickly, so her defense had weakened a lot. Thinking of this, Xiao Hongchen's attacks became more intensive.

Just when Xiao Hongchen thought he had won, Ye Guyi suddenly appeared, the angel sword in her hand flashing with dazzling light, like a meteor streaking through the night sky, pointing straight at Xiao Hongchen's chest.

Xiao Hongchen sensed the danger, but it was too late. Ye Guyi's attack hit Xiao Hongchen's vital point accurately, and a powerful force was transmitted, pushing Xiao Hongchen back several steps.

Xiao Hongchen stood firm with difficulty, feeling the severe pain in his chest. He felt helpless and realized that he had lost the battle. Ye Guyi also looked bad, although the attack hit Xiao Hongchen. But she herself had been injured because she gave up defense. Tiny beads of sweat had already seeped out of her forehead, and her brows revealed fatigue and reluctance. But neither of them was willing to admit defeat. They had fought to this point. If they didn't try harder, who would know who would be the final winner. At the most critical moment of the battle, Xiao Hongchen and Ye Guyi both tacitly chose to end the test with the last blow. Xiao Hongchen's soul guide cannon emitted a brilliant golden light, while the angel sword in Ye Guyi's hand shone with a sacred light. The two complemented each other, and bursts of soul power fluctuations broke out.

Just as Xiao Hongchen and Ye Guyi's final blows were about to collide, a figure suddenly appeared between the two.

"Enough!" Jing Hongchen's voice resounded throughout the battlefield. "You two are already injured. What's the point of fighting any further? The purpose of the assessment is only to test your actual combat skills, not to let you kill each other."

"I declare this match a draw." Jing Hongchen said coldly.

"But, grandpa." Xiao Hongchen wanted to refute, but met Jing Hongchen's cold eyes.

Xiao Hongchen opened his mouth, but couldn't say what he wanted to say. As for Ye Guyi, he had already released his martial spirit, bowed slightly to Jing Hongchen, and then walked out of the assessment area.

He sighed and continued to say to Xiao Hongchen: "Now, go back and rest and heal your wounds. After you recover, we can talk about the future."

Xiao Hongchen was helpless, but he had to give up because of his grandfather's order.

"Brother, are you okay?"

As soon as she returned to the waiting area, Meng Hongchen immediately ran up and looked at Xiao Hongchen's injuries with concern. She had seen the fight between her brother and Ye Guyi just now, and she didn't expect that both of them fought so hard. It was just a test! Why did the two of them act like mortal enemies?

"Brother, Sister Gu Yi just told me that she didn't kill anyone, so is that true?" Meng Hongchen asked with concern.

Xiao Hongchen was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a wry smile. "I lost again!"

If she had not retracted her hand as Ye Guyi said, the sacred power of the Angel Sword would have pierced her chest long ago!

After getting Xiao Hongchen's answer, Meng Hongchen said with a sense of relief: "That's good, Sister Gu Yi didn't lie to me. I was really afraid that she would accidentally stab you to death. Then I would lose my brother."

Hearing this, Xiao Hongchen suddenly felt a pain in his chest. He didn't expect that he would be stabbed to death by Ye Guyi in the assessment area, but he was almost angered to death by his own sister.

"The next match is between the freshman class one, Meng Hongchen, and the freshman class nine, Gao Dasha."

"Come on, sister." Although his sister was a bit sharp-tongued, when she was in front of him, Xiao Hongchen still considerately helped his sister to cheer up.

Both teams enter from opposite sides of the field.

"Hello, little sister." Gao Dalou still looked the same, with a mouthful of yellow, uneven teeth.

For someone like Meng Hongchen who is obsessed with looks, Meng Hongchen didn't want to say a word to Gao Dalou. He just snorted coldly and turned his head away, not looking at Gao Dalou's sloppy appearance.

Seeing that both parties were ready, the examiner raised his right hand high, then suddenly dropped it and shouted, "The examination begins."

Meng Hongchen quickly completed the spirit possession. Her long wine-red hair changed to a white snow-white color, and her ice-blue eyes turned blood red in an instant, as if they were about to drip blood. When Meng Hongchen released her first spirit skill, the Ice Toad Poison, the field was immediately filled with a chilling atmosphere. The ice and the blazing flames intertwined to form a cold poisonous environment, attacking Gao Dalou. Gao Dalou was just an ordinary opponent. Although he was a third-level spirit master, he had no experience in fighting. He was able to enter the knockout round purely because of his age and strength. Therefore, he hurriedly urged his spirit power to try to resist the cold poisonous power.

However, Meng Hongchen did not give him much breathing space. She immediately released her second soul skill: Ice Poison Ring. An ice ring spread out, and the air within the range seemed to solidify. All creatures within the ice poison ring felt the invasion of a poison. Gao Dalou was trapped in the ice poison ring, and was about to be infected with the horrible poison. Gao Dalou resisted with all his might, but he only felt more intense pain. His body began to tremble, and his soul power seemed to be rapidly consumed. The toxicity of the ice poison ring became stronger and stronger, and his consciousness began to become blurred.

Meng Hongchen knew that this was the most critical moment. She concentrated her attention and prepared to launch the final decisive attack. She used her third soul skill: Ice Refraction. A layer of ice crystal-like light appeared on her soul armor, and the light and shadow flickered on its surface, like a moving mirror. Meng Hongchen used the ability of ice refraction to flexibly shuttle on the ice disk and quickly approached the tall building.

Gao Dalou felt Meng Hongchen approaching, and he picked up the soul weapon in his hand to try to stop her attack. However, Meng Hongchen's movements were as flexible as a fish swimming in the water. She easily dodged Gao Dalou's attack and finally came in front of him.

Meng Hongchen stared at the tall building calmly, knowing that this attack would determine the outcome of the match. She concentrated all her strength and launched an extremely precise attack, aiming directly at the vital point of the tall building.

Gao Dalou felt the pressure from Meng Hongchen. His whole body shook, and he tried his best to resist the attack. However, it was too late. Meng Hongchen's attack fell like a lightning bolt and hit Gao Dalou's body.

For a moment, the arena was still. The noise in the audience also stopped. Everyone was staring at the two people on the ring nervously.

Then, suddenly, a warm applause broke out. The audience cheered excitedly, cheering for Meng Hongchen's victory. Xiao Hongchen also stood up, his eyes full of pride and relief. Meng Hongchen won the victory, proved his excellence with his strength, and also showed everyone the powerful power of Hongchen.

(End of this chapter)