Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 51 - 16-in-8

The next morning, Qian Lingyun, unusually early, carefully tidied her clothes in front of the wall, then leaned against the headboard and poked Qian Renxue's soft cheek, "Lazybones, get up! The sun's shining..."

"So noisy! Let me sleep a little longer!" Qian Renxue, with her eyes closed, covered Qian Lingyun's mouth with her hand to locate the source of the noise, then impatiently pulled her head back and drifted off to sleep.

"Boring..." Qian Lingyun pouted, jumped off the bed, sat at the table, and painted her nails while humming a little tune.

Before long, there was a knock on the door, and Mu Jin's spirited voice came from outside, "My beloved generals, are you up yet? Today is your big day for the round of 16 to 8 and the round of 8 to 4!"

"Teacher Mu! I'm up, but my sister is still..." Qian Lingyun put down what she was holding and jumped up to open the door, but was stopped by Qian Renxue's angry roar, "Make the teacher wait a moment, give me half a minute to get dressed!"

"Oh!" Qian Lingyun nodded in deep agreement, then turned and shouted towards the door, "Teacher Mu, my sister...!"

"Shut up!" Qian Renxue, wrapped in a blanket, jumped off the bed with gritted teeth, shoved the little brat at the door, and opened the door behind her.

"Wow, what kind of look is this?!"

When the door opened, Mu Jin looked at Qian Renxue and her companion's room with a surprised expression. Looking at Qian Renxue's disheveled appearance, she blurted out instinctively, "Did you go thieving last night?"

"Hehe, I didn't do anything wrong, I went to catch a thief!" Qian Renxue laughed awkwardly, her lips slightly curled, and she gave the culprit who kept her up all night an unfriendly glare.

"Since you're not done yet, we won't bother you any longer. We'll wait for you downstairs. Come down soon!"

After saying that, Mu Jin thoughtfully pulled Qian Lingyun out, leaving Qian Renxue some private space.

"Phew..." After closing the door, Qian Renxue slumped into a chair, staring blankly at the ceiling, thinking about how she had spent the whole night practicing her aim in the void, her cheeks burning as if they had been scorched by fire.

"It's a bit of a fever..." Qian Renxue sighed softly, got up, changed her clothes, washed up, and went downstairs with dark circles under her eyes.

This morning, the three-person team was matched into Zone 4. After the draw, the elimination round of the freshman assessment, from 16 to 8, officially began.

The competition area expanded once again, with eight spacious courts opening simultaneously. Their opponents this time seemed rather strange and out of place.

The three opponents lined up horizontally as soon as they entered the arena. Standing in the center was a large, fat boy. According to Shrek Academy's admission rules, he should be at most twelve years old, but his figure didn't look like that at all!

He's at least 1.7 meters tall, and of course, his waistline is probably close to 1.7 meters as well...

Standing there, it looked like a small mountain of flesh.

The other two people beside him were remarkably slender compared to him. They were not only a head shorter, but some were even bony. The two looked somewhat alike, seemingly brothers, but they weren't twins. Their arms were exceptionally long.

If you look at these three students from a distance, the two smaller ones would probably be completely overlooked.

"Both sides, state your names. Prepare for the match," the proctor said in a deep voice.

The mountain of flesh-like boy slapped his chest, causing his fat to jiggle. "Class Two, Freshmen, Xie Huanyue."

Then, the two skinny men next to him shouted almost simultaneously:

"Luo Tianlong, Class 2, Freshmen."

"Luo Tianba, Class 2, Freshmen."

The opponent in the round of 16 was quite strong; it was a team of Soul Masters.

Ning Tian was waiting for Qian Lingyun to take the lead and recapture yesterday's glory, but instead saw her lazily take a step back, cross her arms, and laugh, "Sister, I haven't recovered from yesterday yet, so I'll leave today to you!"

"What do you mean?!" Qian Renxue raised her hand and slapped her smooth forehead, rubbing her face fiercely, and said coldly, "Me alone?!"

"Of course not!"

Seemingly noticing Qian Renxue's displeasure, Qian Lingyun forced a fawning smile, took Qian Renxue's arm, and said sweetly, "I'll cover for you, okay?"

"Ahem, students, hurry up and state your names!" The proctor looked at the two of them speechlessly, feeling as if countless alpacas were stampeding through his mind.

Qian Renxue glanced impatiently at the person opposite her and said in a low voice, "Class 9, freshmen, Bai Xue!"

"Class 9, freshmen, Bai Yun!" Qian Lingyun raised her hand excitedly in greeting.

"Ning Tian, ​​Class 9, Freshmen."

"The match begins!"

At the proctor's command, the Evil Illusion Moon Soul Ring was released, and his body swelled again, growing from 1.7 meters to over 1.9 meters. His skin instantly turned dark, and he pounded his chest with both fists, producing muffled "thump, thump" sounds. He strode towards Qian Renxue and the other two.

Luo Tianlong and Luo Tianba did not release their martial souls immediately. Instead, they flashed behind Xie Huanyue and hid behind his massive body.

"Give me those two that are hiding," Qian Lingyun said before disappearing, leaving only the black mist she left behind as she moved forward.

Luo Tianlong and Luo Tianba, who were clearly brothers, also launched their attacks at the same time. Both of them had two yellow spirit rings on their bodies, and their forearms had turned silver-white, with a huge mantis blade growing from each side. They were not only fast, but also looked extremely agile.

Oh ho, a mantis martial soul? Isn't that completely countered by her?

Although spiders are normally considered arthropods, in the logic of Douluo Continent, the Spider King is the emperor of the insect race.

Even though Qian Lingyun's current martial soul is not the Spider Emperor martial soul, she can still easily suppress these great soul masters' insect-type martial souls by relying on the Death Spider Emperor aura emanating from her divine equipment parts.

While her right arm was still recovering, Qian Lingyun had already unleashed the Death Scythe and the needles at the tail of her left arm. She was now going to use a powerful attack to break through agility-based attacks.

The Luo brothers' speed was suppressed by her aura, and she was confident that she could defeat them with absolute power.

Amidst the crisscrossing blades, the Luo brothers wielded their mantis blades, unleashing over a dozen fine blade beams, all of which were completely ignored by Qian Lingyun's second soul skill, Shadow Transformation.

Seizing the opening when the soul skill was released, Qian Lingyun suddenly flapped her six-winged purple light wings and flashed to the center of the Luo brothers. The scythe on her left arm was placed at a tricky angle on Luo Tianlong's neck, while the scorpion tail on her tail wrapped around Luo Tianba's neck and then extended a bit more.

"Gulp," Luo Tianba watched as the sharp black needle leisurely drew circles two centimeters in front of his eyes, his Adam's apple bobbing as he couldn't help but swallow.

"Luo Tianlong and Luo Tianba are eliminated."

The proctors grabbed the two students, one in each hand, and swiftly exited the competition area.

Clearly, under these circumstances, the Luo brothers have lost their eligibility to compete.

Qian Lingyun's agile movement, accurate judgment, powerful attacks, and decisive actions immediately won the unanimous approval of the teachers watching from the high platform.

(End of this chapter)