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

Chapter 57 - The Champion

Outside the circle, Cui Yajie, a Soul Master who is not good at speed control, is desperately trying to escape under the barrage of explosive light swords falling from the sky.

None of the lightsabers were aimed directly at her, but without exception they exploded around her. She dodged back and forth among the lightsabers and quickly escaped their path.

The battle between Zhu Lu and Qian Renxue, who were skilled at using speed to defeat each other, also entered a heated phase at this time.

"Are you even human?" Zhu Lu gasped as she swung her sharp claws at Qian Renxue, only to have them all blocked by Qian Renxue's exquisite swordsmanship.

Although Zhu Lu's Netherworld Cat Martial Soul is a formidable weapon among agility-based martial souls, in terms of combat experience alone, even her ancestor Zhu Zhuqing could not gain the upper hand against Qian Renxue, let alone a mere girl like her.

In the eyes of the teachers watching the match, Qian Renxue had already won.

An offensive-type Soul Master controlled the opponent's strongest member, restrained the opponent's fastest member, and even managed to multitask, suppressing the opponent's control-type Soul Master.

Such a performance at the third level of cultivation is truly astonishing.

On Dai Huabin's side, in order to maintain his offensive advantage, he kept using the White Tiger Vajra Transformation, a thousand-year-old soul ring skill. The enormous consumption of energy was starting to take its toll on him.

"Dare to face me head-on? Don't just hit me once and run away!" the battered Dai Huabin roared, clearly having finally reached his breaking point.

From the moment he entered the aura, his soul power consumption inexplicably increased significantly. In addition, Qian Lingyun used her speed advantage to trick him into using many soul skills, and now he finally couldn't take it anymore.

A playful glint appeared at the corner of Qian Lingyun's lips as she teased, "You said it yourself, don't regret it!! Seriously, I've never seen such a request before!"

"What do you mean?!"

Dai Huabin took a step back warily, coldly staring at Qian Lingyun who was chuckling strangely.

For some reason, he suddenly felt a little panicked.

"It doesn't mean anything. Didn't you want me to face you head-on?"

As she spoke, Qian Lingyun approached and affectionately wrapped her right arm around Dai Huabin's neck. The two of them were very close, like old friends exchanging cheek kisses, their bodies almost touching.

But beneath this seemingly intimate gesture, only Dai Huabin knew just how violent Qian Lingyun's knee strike combined with a front kick was.

Dai Huabin's White Tiger Vajra Transformation was already somewhat weakened due to the depletion of his own soul power. Qian Lingyun, on the other hand, was full of energy and in excellent condition. Even though she didn't use any soul skills, her headbutt and kick still caused Dai Huabin to fall backward to the ground. His vision went black, his chest tightened, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood.

"Cough cough cough, you're an agility-type Soul Master?" Dai Huabin lay on the ground, looking at Qian Lingyun in disbelief.

"I'm not an agility-type Soul Master! I'm a control-type!" Qian Lingyun straightened her loose black stockings and said smugly.

"What the hell makes you seem like a control system user?!" Dai Huabin groaned weakly as he lay on the ground. He knew that he had most likely broken a few ribs...

"To single-handedly eliminate all opponents and control the entire field, isn't that what a control-type character is?" Qian Lingyun said arrogantly, hands on her hips, completely unconcerned.

"You won..." Dai Huabin lay stiffly on the ground, thinking helplessly, "[It's normal to lose when you encounter such a monster. After all, not all control-type Soul Masters can say something like that.]"

After the battle in the inner circle ended and the halo used to limit the area dissipated, Qian Lingyun came out and looked at Cui Yajie, who was covered in dust from the explosion, and Zhu Lu, who was lying on the ground. She couldn't help but twitch her lips.

At this point, the situation was very clear: Dai Huabin had lost his ability to fight, Zhu Lu's soul power had been completely exhausted by Qian Renxue, and as for Cui Yajie... she was blown up and looked just as disheveled as a miner.

In contrast, Qian Renxue and her two companions were all calm and composed, and did not look like they would lose at all.

Continuing like this was completely pointless. With no one to rely on, Cui Yajie readily admitted defeat and quietly waited for the referee to announce the result.

"A wonderful battle! Students, you all performed exceptionally well," Yan Shaozhe's voice rang out, and everyone's eyes involuntarily focused on him.

Yan Shaozhe said in a deep voice, "Now, I announce the final champions of the freshman assessment elimination round. They are..."

He paused for a moment, then suddenly raised his right hand, pointed at Qian Renxue and the other two, and said loudly, "Bai Xue, Bai Yun, and Ning Tian's team from Class 9 of the freshmen."

"The competition is over, that's all for today. Tomorrow morning, we will present awards to the top three winners and conduct the first-grade class assignments."

After saying that, Yan Shaozhe disappeared from the spot, and when Mu Jin saw that Du Weilun didn't react, she led the students in her class onto the field and threw the three girls into the air...

That evening, Mu Jin kept her promise and took Qian Renxue and the other two out for a nice meal. However, this time, fearing she would black out again, she didn't drink as much as before...

The following morning, Du Weilun, holding a folder, glanced at the students and said, "Classmates, the freshman assessment elimination round has ended, and the top three winners have been determined. Now, I will formally announce them."

He then presented the top three groups from the knockout stage to everyone once again.

"Bai Xue, Bai Yun... Cui Yajie... Zhou Sicheng."

Soon, the nine students from the top three teams stepped out from the group of students, came to his side, and stood side by side.

Du Weilun glanced at the nine people who had stepped forward beside him, smiled slightly, and continued, "Alright, now I will announce the rewards for the top three teams in the freshman assessment."

The top three teams will all receive a unified reward from the academy. Each member can request a spirit ring from the academy when needed, and the academy will assist them in obtaining a spirit ring that is within their means and most suitable for them.

Upon hearing this, the first-year students were immediately filled with surprised exclamations of admiration, their faces showing envy.

After all, the teams that make it into the top three are basically all Great Soul Masters and Soul Venerables, and they are bound to obtain a thousand-year soul ring. A thousand-year soul ring that is most suitable for oneself is very attractive, even just hearing about it is very appealing.

However, Qian Renxue and Qian Lingyun didn't care much. After all, their endurance was ridiculously high. If they really wanted to hunt for spirit rings, they would probably have to follow the standards of Soul Douluo.

Du Weilen paused for a moment, then continued, "In view of the champion team's outstanding performance and undefeated record throughout the competition, the academy has decided to award them a special prize, which the academy will keep confidential."

After saying that, he turned his gaze to Qian Renxue and the other two, and instructed them, "After the class assignments are completed, you can come with me to the office to collect them together. Now you can go back first."

After the nine trainees returned to the team, Du Weiren picked up another list and slowly said:

"In view of the outstanding freshmen who have emerged in this year's freshman competition, the college has specially approved a group of students to become core disciples of the School of Foreign Languages. I will now announce the list."

"Based on the freshmen's performance in the assessment, the core disciples who have been approved by the academy are: Bai Xue, Bai Yun, Ning Tian, ​​Dai Huabin, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Zhu Lu, Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Wu Feng... Huo Yuhao."

Upon hearing the name Huo Yuhao, Qian Lingyun was somewhat surprised. She remembered that Huo Yuhao initially only enjoyed the benefits of a core disciple, and only became a full disciple after obtaining a second martial soul. How come he's now...?

Instead, Qian Renxue noticed Qian Lingyun's confusion and explained in a low voice, "You forgot, during our match, he suddenly attacked you like that..."

"No wonder!" Qian Lingyun nodded knowingly, thinking to herself, "In that case, he should thank me! After all, if I hadn't forced him to unleash his full potential, how could he have been chosen as a core disciple because of his outstanding potential!"

(End of this chapter)