Chapter 223 Let’s do it together (two in one)

"Ling Bing, the first day of classes ends here. You can go back first. Remember to come here for classes every Wednesday and Saturday."

"Okay, Hall Master. I'll take my leave now."

As the boy walked out, the door closed again, and the huge experimental base fell into a strange silence.

After a long time.

Jing Hongchen exhaled a breath of turbid air with some emotion, and broke the silence with a bitter smile.

"Everyone, tell me what you think."

". Genius, an unprecedented genius."

Ye Yulin sighed lightly, but then he changed the subject and said with a tone of regret.

"Master Hongchen, we didn't know Ling Bing before, so I won't say much, but from today's situation, he is much more talented than we thought."

"If his talent is a little worse, it's fine. With so many level nine soul masters teaching together, we can indeed fill in the gaps and help him reduce the detours in his growth. But the problem now is that his talent is too good. After some inquiries, this kid has no signs of taking detours at all..."

The other level nine soul masters looked at each other and did not refute.

"Senior Ye, we have naturally seen these things. If you have any ideas, just say it directly."

Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Ye Yulin brewed for a while and slowly expressed his thoughts.

"I think that if someone like Ling Bing is taught by any one of us alone, let alone inheriting our legacy, it is not difficult to go further on our basis. In this case, our simultaneous teaching will not only have no positive effect, but will slow down his growth speed."

Jing Hongchen raised his eyebrows, as if he finally understood what the old man was holding back, staring at Ye Yulin with a fake smile.

"From what Senior Ye said, you haven't given up the plan to accept Ling Bing as your apprentice?"

"I won't accept a disciple, although I do have some selfish motives, but I am more concerned about Ling Bing."

Ye Yulin was not embarrassed by his secret thoughts, and continued to add without blushing.

"Among the people present, I am the strongest, and my soul guide field is the most suitable for Ling Bing who has an eye martial soul. This is an indisputable fact. You have just seen that Ling Bing's detection soul skill and my Sun and Moon Divine Needle are a perfect match, and the effect is definitely greater than the sum of the two."

"Of course, I am not saying that you should give up teaching completely, but you have to distinguish the primary from the secondary. Why don't I take the lead in the future courses, and the four of you will be the assistants. I believe that under our teaching, Ling Bing will become the second tenth-level soul guide in the empire after Master Kong in less than 20 years."

"As for your skills, it won't be too late to learn after Ling Bing has learned from me. By that time, he would only be in his thirties, at the peak of his research."

Jing Hongchen interrupted with a sneer: "Senior Ye, please don't joke."

"It would be too arbitrary to determine Ling Bing's direction based on only one soul skill. Not to mention that the senior's skills are more suitable for ultra-long-distance combat, which has great limitations and shortcomings. Judging from the situation just now, Ling Bing can't reach the tenth-level soul guide if he goes to other fields?"

"In comparison, my research covers almost all aspects. If the future teaching can be based on me, it will bring all-round improvement to Ling Bing, and it will be easier to learn your skills in the future."

Before Jing Hongchen finished his boasting, a cold snort sounded somewhat inappropriately.

"Jing Hongchen, don't boast. It's better to focus on me first and make that kid's body stronger. With his body, I'm afraid it's hard for him to carry a soul guide cannon, right?"

The speaker was an old man, but unlike others, his body was extremely strong, and he looked like a muscle spirit.

As if covered with a layer of olive oil, large chunks of shiny muscles covered the old man's body, which made people's eyes hurt just by looking at them.

As he spoke, the old man's two strong chest muscles seemed to have life, jumping wildly, hitting the air, and actually made a dull and powerful drum sound.

Jing Hongchen's eyelids twitched, and he turned his head silently, and replied in a cold tone.

"Old Wang, have you forgotten the information about Ling Bing on the form? That kid just didn't show it, but in fact, his physical fitness is stronger than that of the same level of power-type soul masters."

"What's the use?"

Old Wang sneered, casually posed a pose that could perfectly show his muscles, squeezed the muscles on his face, and revealed a hideous and proud smile.

"Strength must be displayed to be intimidating, just like someone like me, outsiders can tell at a glance that I'm not easy to mess with."

"That's true. If a fight really breaks out, the enemy will target you first."

"Old Hu, what are you talking about? Are you itching for a fight?"

"Hey, come on! Am I afraid of you?!"

"Add me, since everyone has their own ideas, why don't we discuss it and decide Ling Bing's future major based on the results?"

"Okay, limit the scope before the fight..."

Listening to the arguments that came one after another, Lin Jiayi was dumbfounded. In all the years since he joined Mingde Hall, when had he ever seen such an outrageous scene?

Except for him, all the people present were level nine soul masters who might not even have the chance to become disciples. Now they were ready to fight for a place to teach Ling Bing first. No one would believe it if they told others.

Fortunately, these old guys didn't fight in the end.

Under Jing Hongchen's impatient drive, they couldn't come to a conclusion. In the end, the level nine soul masters who unanimously decided to keep the status quo had to leave the experimental base with a gloomy face.

Seeing that the big guys finally left, Lin Jiayi came to Jing Hongchen and whispered.

"Master, Xiao Meng doesn't seem to be very interested in Ling Bing."

"Huh? Why?"

The impatience pretended on Jing Hongchen's face disappeared immediately, replaced by a deep surprise.

"Tell me in detail what happened at that time."

Although he seemed to be very concerned about the topic just now, he actually didn't care much about who Ling Bing started to learn from. He did so in order to curb Ye Yulin's behavior and to prevent those ninth-level soul mentor colleagues from getting suspicious and noticing his plan to take in his granddaughter as a son-in-law.

But now he was told that his granddaughter might not agree?

How could he not be anxious?

"Don't worry, Master, the situation is not particularly bad yet."

Lin Jiayi quickly told the story of what happened when Ling Bing and Meng Hongchen met. After listening, Jing Hongchen's face relaxed.

After a short pause, he made a decision.

"As long as there is no clear refusal, there is still a chance. Don't interfere too much for the time being. Let the young people get in touch with each other. Maybe they will become familiar with each other after a while."

"Yes, Master."

Lin Jiayi nodded, but then he seemed to have thought of something and asked carefully.

"What should we do if Xiao Meng is unwilling to accept us?"

"Then create an opportunity."

Jing Hongchen opened his mouth subconsciously, but the words that followed seemed to be stuck in his throat and he couldn't say them.

After a long while, he shook his head.

"Forget it, do your best and leave it to fate. If Xiao Meng really doesn't want to accept Ling Bing, we won't force her. I won't force my granddaughter to marry someone I don't like for the position of the hall master."

"Yes."

While walking, Huo Yuhao saw two figures sitting in front of his laboratory table from a distance.

Ji Juechen, Jing Ziyan.

I don't know how these two people found them from so many thousands of laboratory tables. At this moment, they were chatting with Ke Ke and others.

"These two people are really..."

Huo Yuhao laughed dumbly and couldn't help but speed up his pace.

"Why are you two here?"

Hearing the voice, the two turned their heads subconsciously. After seeing that it was Huo Yuhao, Ji Juechen's eyes lit up slightly, and he looked like he couldn't wait to fight.

"Old Ji told me."

Jing Ziyan patted Ji Juechen's shoulder and explained with a smile.

"He said that you promised in Jingyang Mountain Range that you would have a big fight with him when you came back. He was going to come to you a few days ago, but considering that you should still be worried about Wang Shaojie's disappearance, he simply left some time for you to deal with things."

"As soon as we found out that you all entered Mingde Hall, we came here."

Speaking of this, she raised her chin as if to take credit.

"How is it? We have given you so much face, you should not find any excuses to avoid fighting?"

"No problem, I happen to be free."

Huo Yuhao spread his hands, and then looked at Jing Ziyan with a smile: "Looking at you, you seem to want to fight too?"

"Of course, I also want to see how talented the person who can be taught by the hall master himself is."

With no intention of hiding, Jing Ziyan was full of fighting spirit, but then added another sentence.

"But don't worry, I can wait for you to rest for a while after fighting with Ji Juechen..."

"There is no need for that."

Interrupting Jing Ziyan's words, Huo Yuhao looked at the two people with doubts and said with a smile.

"It's a waste of time to fight two games. You two can go together later."

"...Are you sure?"

Jing Ziyan was stunned for a moment, and was obviously a little moved. After exchanging glances with Ji Juechen, she reminded him out of kindness.

"We are both six-ring soul emperors, and even though I just got promoted, even before I got the soul ring, my strength was among the best among the six-level soul masters in the entire Mingde Hall."

"I know."

Huo Yuhao grinned: "But in order to have a few more days of peace in the future, I decided to let you see what the gap is... Where to fight?"

"It's been a long time since I fought with someone as arrogant as you. There is a special testing ground inside Mingde Hall. Come on, I'll take you there..."

Seeing that the three were about to leave, the others present looked at each other subconsciously, and stood up and followed them at the same time.

"Hurry up, hurry up, it's been a few months, and I haven't seen what Ling Bing really looks like..."

Listening to Ke Ke's excited voice coming from the front, the eyes of the Hongchen brothers and sisters who followed silently at the back flickered.

As celebrities of Mingde Hall, Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan's talents may not be top-notch, but their strength is definitely obvious to all.

Although they have never fought, from the information passed down by word of mouth, Xiao Hongchen is not sure to defeat any of the two, let alone a one-on-two like Ling Bing.

Is this guy so powerful?

"It seems that someone's self-proclaimed title of the No. 1 genius of Sun Moon Academy is no longer safe."

"..."

Seeing that his sister started to insult him again, Xiao Hongchen snorted coldly.

"I don't care, I even hope that Ling Bing can be more powerful, and it would be best if he can defeat Huo Yuhao head-on in the next Soul Master Competition."

"Hmph, don't even think about it, when the time comes, Huo Yuhao will definitely be dealt with by me personally."

"Are you really willing to do it?"

"I can't bear to do it, so haven't I been designing soul guides all this time?"

Meng Hongchen said as a matter of course, and then added another sentence.

"A soul guide that can make Huo Yuhao lose his combat power without hurting him."

"... Losing his combat power allows you to do whatever you want, right? I beg you, please take back your magical powers. If you continue like this, you will lose all the face of the Hongchen family."

"Winning the game and doing whatever you want to Huo Yuhao are not in conflict!"

Meng Hongchen tilted his head in confusion.

"Seeing my sister boldly pursuing true love, it's okay for you as a brother not to support her, but you keep singing the opposite tune. Shouldn't you be at my service and clear all obstacles for my future happiness?"

"... You are not my sister at all. Where is my sister? Return her to me."

"Tsk..."

After a few minutes, everyone came to an empty test site. Except for Huo Yuhao and the other two who were already standing in the middle of the site, the rest of them stood at the edge of the site in tacit understanding.

"Are you ready?"

As Huo Yuhao finished speaking, the two people standing opposite him suddenly tensed up as if they had sensed something terrifying.

From the moment the smile on Huo Yuhao's face disappeared, they clearly felt that this young man had become completely different from before.

When they met those calm blue eyes again, they felt as if they were being stared at by a ferocious beast, and a chill spread rapidly from their limbs to their bones.

Swoosh——

Not daring to despise him any more, Ji Juechen immediately drew out the long sword behind him. As the six soul rings appeared under his feet, he felt that the pressure around him was slightly relieved.

Sweat beads rolled down his cheeks, but Ji Juechen's eyes were surprisingly bright.

Sure enough, his intuition was right.

This is what he has been pursuing!

At this moment, Ji Juechen's calm and cold face finally changed. He saw that the corners of his lips were slightly raised, as if he hadn't smiled for too long, making him look a little weird.

But Huo Yuhao knew that it was an excited smile that he would show when fighting with his most desired opponent.

"Ji Juechen... you are indeed a pure person."

The next second, there was a loud roar.

Under the shocked gazes of the onlookers, the eight level 6 soul guide thrusters that appeared behind Huo Yuhao at some point lit up. The terrifying thrust that erupted instantly made Huo Yuhao like a stream of light, dragging a long blue tail flame, shooting towards the two people.

"Zi Yan! Help me buy time!"

Ji Juechen shouted in a low voice, and his aura began to consciously fluctuate like a wave. He knew very well that Huo Yuhao was definitely not an opponent that could be defeated casually. He had to fully concentrate his sword power to have a chance.

Although the two had not cooperated much, their rich combat experience also allowed Jing Zi Yan to react immediately.

As she took two steps forward, the first and second soul rings under her body lit up one after another, and a group of purple smoke instantly spread out with her as the center.

Phantom smoke, condensed smoke.

The effects of the two soul skills overlapped, allowing her smoke to have many effects such as blocking vision, shielding perception, and even slowing down the enemy.

In the Sun Moon Academy where most students have completely abandoned their soul master identities, soul skills are generally soul power amplification, and everything is for the service of soul guides, being able to polish her soul skills to this level is enough to show Jing Ziyan's pursuit.

But the scene that happened next made Jing Ziyan stunned on the spot. Huo Yuhao seemed to be completely unconcerned about whether there was an ambush in the smoke, and he rushed in without slowing down at all.

You know, when most people see her purple smoke for the first time, they will subconsciously avoid it because they are worried that it is poisonous. This kid is so confident that he came in directly?

There was no time to think about it. She shook her arm, and a long black shadow was thrown out of her hand like a spirit snake, with a whistle that cut through the air, and stretched out the purple smoke, and whipped towards Huo Yuhao who was rushing towards her.

This is her most commonly used soul guide, the Explosive Nine-Section Whip. As long as it collides with an object during the whipping process, it will burst into a powerful explosion through the shock, which is very difficult to deal with.

The sudden attack made the onlookers scream in surprise. It must be said that Jing Ziyan's timing was perfect.

Facing this purple smoke that made it hard to see the situation, a normal person would definitely think that the danger was hidden in the smoke, and would subconsciously wait until they entered it before being alert.

However, she seized the enemy's psychology and did the opposite, making her attack more difficult to defend against. This was definitely an experience that could only be developed after many battles.

If any of them replaced Huo Yuhao, they would have been defeated by this move, right?

Boom——

As expected, at the moment when the whip was about to hit Huo Yuhao, a milky white soul shield suddenly appeared and directly blocked the whip.

A deafening explosion sounded, and ripples appeared on the surface of Huo Yuhao's shield, isolating the blazing flames.

Huo Yuhao also took advantage of this opportunity to rush into the smoke.

In just a moment, Jing Ziyan found something wrong. Her smoke seemed to have no effect at all. Huo Yuhao just slightly deflected and completely locked her. Then he turned his palm and grabbed a short soul blade and stabbed her.

I was fooled!

This guy can obviously see me through the smoke, but he pretended not to see it just now!

Jing Ziyan was shocked. You know, the reason why she used a close combat weapon like a whip was because it could better hide her figure in the smoke. With the whip method she studied, almost no one could break her trick except for firepower coverage.

This was the first time Jing Ziyan encountered someone like Huo Yuhao who went directly into the smoke to catch her.

Realizing that it was too late to dodge, she activated her soul guide shield without hesitation. In order to better hide in the smoke, the color of her shield was deep purple, as if it really merged with the surrounding smoke. If you don't distinguish carefully, it is difficult to detect.

However, at the moment when the seemingly ordinary soul guide dagger came into contact with her soul guide shield, Jing Ziyan suddenly felt a golden light flash from Huo Yuhao's forehead, and then, a sense of panic that made her heart tremble surged into her heart.

Like the golden light, this sense of panic came and went quickly. Just when she thought it was her illusion, a strange scene happened.

It was as if it had failed. The level 6 soul shield that could resist the full force of the soul emperor allowed the ordinary level 5 decomposition dagger to penetrate it.

Then, it shattered and turned into light spots all over the sky.

During the whole process, the soul shield did not resist at all.

This was the result of Huo Yuhao's one-year practice in Shrek Academy. After a year of running-in, he has now successfully combined the truth control of the soul eye with the destined death, and can use this ability very skillfully in battle.

Maybe it is still a little inconvenient when dealing with those who are crushed by his cultivation, but it is not an exaggeration to say that it is instant when dealing with Jing Ziyan, who is at the same level as him.

After all, although his soul eye only has four rings, the Ice Emperor martial soul is not. After more than three months in Sun Moon Academy, his real cultivation has also reached level 57 and a half from level 56, which is not much different from Jing Ziyan who just got the sixth soul ring.

As the cold blade of the dagger pressed against Jing Ziyan's neck, Huo Yuhao's calm voice slowly rang out.

"You lose."

Jing Ziyan shuddered all over, and her tone was dry when she came back to her senses.

"You, how did you do it?"

"A secret."

Huo Yuhao smiled, and as soon as he retracted the dagger, he and Jing Ziyan seemed to sense something at the same time, and turned their heads to look at the same time.

For a moment, everyone present felt a sharp momentum burst out, directly shattering the smoke that obscured their vision.

Dang——

After a crisp explosion, the smoke dissipated, and the figures of the three people slowly appeared in front of everyone.

Jing Ziyan, who looked dejected, and Ji Juechen, who looked stunned, and the long sword in his hand, which he had been carrying on his back for many years, had now bent into a very obvious arc. If you look carefully, you will see a shallow palm print on the hairline.

Finally, it was Huo Yuhao, whose left palm was faintly glowing with golden light.

In the silence, he looked down at the fire stick in Ji Juechen's hand and said with a somewhat embarrassed look.

"Sorry, I think I used too much force. I'll compensate you with one later."