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Chapter 107 Ye Xinglan: He slandered me
Chapter 107 Ye Xinglan: He slandered me
"bring it on."
Two yellow hundred-year soul rings rose from beneath Lu Xingchen's feet. Then, he beckoned to Ye Xingchen opposite him with his finger, clearly indicating that the other party should attack first.
"Great Soul Master".
Ye Xinglan's pupils contracted slightly, a fleeting look of undisguised surprise flashing across her eyes. From a young age, she had been the Ye family's cherished genius, her martial soul being the Star God Sword, a rare treasure in the family for centuries, and when she awakened her soul power, she astonished everyone with her innate full soul power.
Over the years, she has immersed herself in the way of the sword, spending almost all her time practicing it. Her progress in soul power has been somewhat slow, and she has only just reached level nineteen, just one step away from becoming a second-ring Great Soul Master.
But Lu Xingchen, who looked to be about the same age as her, had already firmly entered the Second Ring Road!
In terms of soul power level alone, her talent is in no way inferior to hers.
"interesting."
Ye Xinglan's lips curled into a sudden smile, a hint of belligerence flashing in her eyes. She had always enjoyed challenging the strong; the stronger the opponent, the more exhilarating the feeling of utterly defeating them.
She's just a second-ring Great Soul Master. Even if she fights a level above her, what does that mean to her?
The next second, Ye Xinglan stomped her right foot hard on the ground!
With a muffled "bang," surging soul power erupted from the soles of her feet, propelling her body forward like an arrow released from a bow, her movements as agile as a cheetah that had been poised for a long time.
The strong wind stirred up dust, and in just a few seconds, the distance between the two people was rapidly reduced.
Lu Xingchen seemed a little slow to react. When he raised his hand, Ye Xinglan was less than ten meters away from him.
A faint silver light flowed and pulsed on the blade of the Star God Sword, but it never unleashed the brilliance of a soul skill.
Although Ye Xinglan is young, her combat experience is far more mature than that of her peers.
She knew very well that as a one-ring Soul Master, she only had one Soul Skill. Good steel must be used on the blade. Only by waiting for the best opportunity could she unleash the power to defeat the enemy with a single blow.
Moreover, Lu Xingchen in front of him was clearly a beat slow to react.
What good is a guy with high soul power but lacking combat experience, even if he's a second-ring Great Soul Master? He's just a sitting duck.
Ye Xinglan felt smug, and her smile deepened. Without stopping, she moved like a ghost in front of Lu Xingchen. With a flick of her wrist, the Star God Sword flashed with cold light and pierced straight at the boy's shoulder.
She just wanted to teach this arrogant guy a lesson; there was no need to kill him. A little provocation would suffice.
However, just as the tip of the Star God Sword was about to touch Lu Xingchen's clothes, a clear hum of soul power suddenly rang out, and a layer of clear blue light shone from Lu Xingchen's body without warning, enveloping him completely like flowing water.
Amidst the swirling blue light, there was a gentle yet irresistible power.
Just as Ye Xinglan felt the Star God Sword pierce the azure light, a powerful lateral force suddenly came, as if a gale was howling beneath the sword, forcefully deflecting her attack.
Caught off guard, she staggered half a step to the side, her sword, which she had been determined to strike, missed its mark!
Before she could regain her balance, an even more horrifying scene unfolded.
"Buzz"
The azure light surrounding Lu Xingchen suddenly faded, replaced by a blazing crimson light.
"Bomb One"
With a flash of light, a fireball the size of a fist condensed and flew towards her, almost grazing her face. The scorching heat hit her face, making her cheeks slightly numb.
In the critical moment, Ye Xinglan instantly displayed the combat skills of a top genius.
She was in mid-air with nowhere to grab onto, but she still managed to twist her waist violently, her whole body spinning horizontally like a top, narrowly avoiding a collision.
The fireball grazed her face, the hot air it generated singed a few strands of hair at her temples, leaving a faint smell of burning.
The moment her toes touched the ground, Ye Xinglan leaped backward like a startled cat. With a few light bounces, she retreated rapidly, instantly creating a distance of more than twenty meters.
She raised her hand to rub her burning cheeks, and her gaze towards Lu Xingchen had completely changed from initial disdain to seriousness.
What kind of ability was that just now?
The cyan light clearly carried the agility and speed of the wind element, but the fireballs that followed were purely fire element.
Could it be that his martial soul can control both wind and fire attributes at the same time?
Ye Xinglan was breathing heavily, her chest rising and falling slightly with her rapid breaths. But the fighting spirit in her eyes did not diminish; on the contrary, it burned even brighter.
She took a deep breath, pushed off the ground with her feet, and her body shot out again.
This time, she did not launch a rash attack. Instead, she moved around Lu Xingchen at an extremely fast speed, her steps becoming unpredictable, sometimes to the left, sometimes to the right, her figure as elusive as a ghost.
Ye Xinglan's speed was noticeably faster than before. She pushed her soul power to its limit, creating afterimages that intertwined in the air, making it impossible to determine her true attack direction.
Lu Xingchen, however, remained calmly standing in place, his body not even turning with her movements, as if nothing around him could disturb him.
"A great opportunity!"
A glint flashed in Ye Xinglan's eyes. She had already used the opportunity of moving around to close the distance between the two to within five meters.
It's now!
She suddenly slid to the side, her body accelerating abruptly, and charged towards Lu Xingchen like an arrow released from a bow.
At the same time, the yellow century-old soul ring beneath her feet suddenly shone brightly, and brilliant soul power poured into the Star God Sword continuously.
"First Soul Skill, Sword God Star!"
Ye Xinglan's clear shout rang out. This was a pure amplification-type soul skill, without any fancy special effects, but it could enhance the sharpness and power of the Star God Sword to the extreme.
With the release of the soul skill, a condensed yellow sword aura burst forth from the tip of the sword, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound that tore through the air, heading straight for Lu Xingchen's face!
Almost at the same moment the sword energy was released, Lu Xingchen's body flashed with a blue light again. A narrow wind blade tore through the air, so precise it seemed to have been calculated with meticulous precision, hitting the sword energy squarely.
"Sizzle—"
The wind blade and sword energy collided, producing a piercing explosion. Both were annihilated simultaneously, turning into countless fragments of soul power scattered across the sky.
Ye Xinglan had no expectation that this attack would succeed. In the instant the sword energy shot out, her figure had already circled around to Lu Xingchen's other side like a ghost, raising the Star God Sword high in her hand, and slashing horizontally towards his neck with immense force!
"A brilliant counterattack."
Even Yunming and Yali, who were hiding in the shadows, couldn't help but nod slightly after seeing the girl's smooth and skillful movements.
At this moment, Ye Xinglan, under the cover of sword energy, rushed to a place less than a meter away from Lu Xingchen.
This position was carefully calculated by her, just enough for the Star God Sword's blade to touch the opponent, while leaving herself enough room to dodge after the attack.
Faced with a formidable foe, her potential was fully unleashed, and every movement was as precise as a textbook.
But she never expected that this seemingly slow-witted opponent would be far more troublesome than she had imagined.
The instant her toes touched the ground, Ye Xinglan suddenly felt a powerful suction force coming from the ground. That force, like an invisible swamp, instantly entangled her left foot, turning what should have been a spring-loaded attack into a stationary slash!
"Clang!"
A crisp, metallic clang suddenly rang out.
Lu Xingchen calmly raised his right hand, and a layer of fine silver scales quickly covered his palm, the scales shimmering with a metallic luster and extremely hard.
He raised his hand to block, managing to steadily stop the sweeping Star God Sword. The sword's edge collided with the scales, sparking dazzling sparks.
"Dragon scales? His martial soul is a dragon?" Ye Xinglan's pupils suddenly contracted.
In the instant she was stunned, Lu Xingchen had already aimed his palm at her feet. A flash of blue light appeared at his fingertips, and a sharp ice spike instantly materialized, shooting out like lightning.
The ice pick pierced precisely into the "mud" where her left foot was stuck, and a terrifying chill instantly spread.
The muddy suction instantly solidified, turning into hard ice that firmly froze her left foot to the ground!
Immediately afterwards, Lu Xingchen raised his arm, and a blazing fireball shot towards her with a whoosh.
At such close range, with his left foot firmly fixed in place, there was absolutely no way he could dodge!
But Ye Xinglan was, after all, a sword genius of the Ye family. At the critical moment of life and death, she not only did not panic, but a resolute glint flashed in her eyes.
With a flick of her wrist, the Star God Sword burst forth with dazzling light, striking the fireball with unparalleled precision, almost by the millimeter!
"Bang!"
The fireball exploded, scattering sparks that scalded her robes, creating tiny holes. But she had ultimately withstood the fatal blow.
Lu Xingchen seemed somewhat surprised, but his offensive did not stop at all.
With both hands flying simultaneously, cyan wind blades, crimson fireballs, and blue ice spikes rained down on Ye Xinglan like a storm. Various elemental soul powers intertwined, weaving a dense and impenetrable net of attacks.
Ye Xinglan gritted her teeth, displaying extraordinary combat skills.
Wielding the Star God Sword, she dodged and weaved through the relentless attacks, her sword flashing so fast that it blocked every single blow.
At the same time, she secretly exerted force with her left foot, and her soul power surged into the ice layer in an attempt to shatter it and break free from its restraints.
"Click—"
—
A faint cracking sound rang out, and the frozen left foot finally loosened.
Ye Xinglan was overjoyed and was about to break free when she saw a meaningful smile suddenly appear on Lu Xingchen's face.
Immediately afterwards, she saw that what Lu Xingchen was conjuring in his hand was no longer a fireball or an ice spike, but a pure white sphere of light. Within the sphere of light, there was an extremely gentle fluctuation of soul power, yet it set off alarm bells in her heart.
Without thinking twice, Ye Xinglan instinctively swung her sword.
"Bang"
The next moment, a blinding white light suddenly exploded in front of Ye Xinglan.
The light was incredibly intense, as if a miniature sun had exploded before her eyes, causing her eyes to sting painfully. Tears streamed uncontrollably down her face, and her vision was instantly enveloped in a blinding white light, making it impossible to see anything!
"not good!"
Ye Xinglan inwardly cried out, a strong sense of crisis surging into her heart.
She endured the stinging pain in her eyes, her Star God Sword still flashing rapidly in front of her, drawing a series of impenetrable sword arcs, trying to block Lu Xingchen's next sneak attack with the most concentrated attack.
However, the anticipated attack never came.
Just as she was filled with doubt and surprise, a silver light suddenly shone from Lu Xingchen's body. In the flash of the light, his figure vanished from the spot like a ghost—it was teleportation using spatial magic!
Ye Xinglan felt a gust of wind behind her. Before she could react, a warm body suddenly pounced on her from behind and pressed heavily on her back.
"ah!"
Ye Xinglan let out a cry of surprise, her center of gravity instantly lost its balance, and she fell forward uncontrollably, crashing heavily to the ground in front of her, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"Let me go!"
The weight on her back made Ye Xinglan instantly realize her predicament. She began to struggle frantically, bracing herself with her hands on the ground, trying to overturn the person on top of her.
The girl was incredibly strong, and her struggles made Lu Xingchen feel a bit strained.
"Wow, that's pretty strong."
Lu Xingchen couldn't help but chuckle. The strength this girl had when she struggled was comparable to that of a pig during the Lunar New Year.
But he had to hold back and not really hurt her, so he could only hold her shoulders down tightly.
"Behave yourself."
A faint purple electric current appeared at Lu Xingchen's fingertips, crackling and carrying a tingling sensation as it slowly traveled along Ye Xinglan's limbs.
When dealing with a stubborn little girl, a little punishment is always a good idea.
"Ah~!"
Ye Xinglan felt a tingling sensation spread throughout her body in an instant, as if all the strength in her limbs and bones had been lost. Her body went limp uncontrollably, and she let out another cry of surprise.
She turned her head and glared fiercely at Lu Xingchen, her eyes reddening, her voice tinged with grievance and anger: "You...you actually shocked me!"
"What happened to you?"
Lu Xingchen raised an eyebrow defiantly, "You started this whole thing, apologize now and I'll let you go."
Ye Xinglan bit her lower lip hard, stubbornly turning her head away, her dark green eyes filled with defiance: "I won't!"
"So tough?"
Lu Xingchen raised an eyebrow; this girl really had a stubborn temper.
Since one shock wasn't enough, he decided to give her a few more. The purple current at his fingertips lit up again, still controlling the intensity so as not to hurt her, but enough to make her suffer a bit.
"Oh, oh~"
As the current slowly traveled through her body, Ye Xinglan felt a tingling sensation throughout her body. Her body trembled uncontrollably, and her dark green eyes rolled slightly as she let out a few soft moans.
After an unknown amount of time, Lu Xingchen finally stopped the electricity.
"Whoosh—"
Ye Xinglan gasped for breath, her chest heaving violently. A strange heat rose from her lower abdomen, causing her to instinctively close her legs. Her cheeks flushed, and she gritted her teeth, cursing, "You...you bastard!"
Lu Xingchen sat on her back, proudly raising his chin: "Thank you for the compliment. As long as you apologize, I'll let you off the hook."
"Impossible!" Ye Xinglan's voice was tinged with tears, yet she remained defiant.
"Oh, still being stubborn? Looks like I'll have to give you a couple more shocks." Lu Xingchen shook his finger in a threatening manner, and the current at his fingertip flickered faintly again.
"That's it." ×2
Just as the two were locked in a stalemate, two gentle voices suddenly rang out.
As the words fell, two figures slowly emerged from the shadows; they were Yun Ming and Ya Li, who had been secretly watching the battle.
"Sister Yali."
A cry rang out suddenly, and almost the instant he saw Ya Li's figure, Lu Xingchen, who was on Ye Xinglan's back, jumped off her like a startled rabbit.
A flash of blue light appeared at his fingertips, and a wisp of extremely faint water elemental soul power quietly condensed, instantly forming a thin layer of moisture in his eye sockets.
Before Ya Li could get close, Lu Xingchen rushed over, opened his arms, and hugged her thigh tightly, gently rubbing his head against her skirt.
He looked as if he had suffered a tremendous injustice.
"Waaaaah—Sister Ya-Li, I'm so scared!"
Lu Xingchen tilted her head back, large tears rolling down her cheeks like beads from a broken string. "I was just quietly enjoying the scenery and the breeze here, when this scary guy suddenly popped up from the side!"
Between sobs, Lu Xingchen pointed angrily at Ye Xinglan, who was still lying on the ground, dazed and confused. "She...she said her shoes were dirty and forced me to lick the soles clean for her!"
"I refused, and she pulled out that sword and threatened me! Waaaaah—Sister Yali, her sword was so scary, I almost thought I was going to die here today!"
He cried so hard his voice was hoarse, his shoulders shaking as if the terrifying fight just now was truly one-sided bullying on his part. He even tightened his grip on Yali's leg, as if seeking protection.
What?!
When did I ever ask you to lick the soles of my shoes?!
Ye Xinglan was lying on the ground, unable to move due to the numbness all over her body. Upon hearing Lu Xingchen's distorted words, she suddenly raised her head like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. Her dark green eyes widened in disbelief.
Her cheeks flushed red with anger, her chest heaved violently, and all the blood in her body seemed to rush to her head, causing her body to tremble uncontrollably.
That bastard!
Not only did he falsely accuse her, but he also dared to fabricate lies and slander her!