"Boy, what did you say? If I don't kill you today, I'll write my name, Hu Liena, backwards!" The woman's charming face was now pale with anger.
In the Spirit Hall, she had always been looked up to; she never imagined that she would one day be treated like this.
"Hu Liena? Your name is Hu Liena?"
Zhao Ming's eyes widened. Wasn't Hu Liena the Saintess of the Spirit Hall?
He had just arrived in Douluo Continent and encountered such an important figure from the original story?
And, crucially, she was so beautiful?
Could this be the girlfriend that heaven had bestowed upon him? According to the typical storyline in fantasy novels… But damn it, why did he have to transmigrate into Douluo Continent as a child? He couldn't do anything yet!
"Miss, I think we need to sit down and have a talk." Zhao Ming smiled slightly. Hu Liena was so beautiful; although he couldn't do anything now, maybe he could pursue her when he grew up.
Besides, Hu Liena was still very young; when she got older, she would be even more beautiful.
"We have nothing to talk about."
Hu Liena didn't want to waste time talking with Zhao Ming and directly released her martial soul. Clearly, she wanted to finish him off quickly.
Hu Liena's martial soul was the Demon Fox. As she released it, fox-like pointed ears grew on her head, and a fluffy fox tail emitting a red light emerged from her backside.
She instantly became incredibly alluring.
Beneath her, two yellow soul rings appeared. One was a light yellow, and the other a deep yellow. She had just obtained this second soul ring a few days ago.
In fact, the reason she came to the Star Dou Great Forest this time was to obtain her second soul ring.
"It seems I have to take care of you first." Zhao Ming said. Sensing the aura emanating from Hu Liena, his expression turned serious. He wasn't sure if Yan Ling Ji would be a match for her. If not, forget about the future; he would be finished today.
Closing his eyes, his soul power surged out. At this moment, Zhao Ming could clearly feel his physical qualities strengthening.
Vision, hearing, strength, speed… all of these were enhanced in a flash.
And beneath him, a dazzling orange soul ring slowly rose!
This orange soul ring clearly didn't belong to the Douluo Continent's soul ring system.
In Douluo Continent, there were only six different soul ring colors: white, yellow, purple, black, red, and gold.
"What is this?"
Hu Liena was stunned. She had never seen such a strange soul ring before, and her attack slowed down.
But soon, something even more surprising happened.
As Zhao Ming released the orange soul ring, a graceful woman appeared in front of him. Even from a woman's perspective, she had to admit the stunning beauty of this suddenly appearing woman.
Zhao Ming was even more dumbfounded.
It was a breathtaking woman in a purple-red gauze dress!
Her long hair, reaching her waist, danced gently in the breeze, and a fragrant scent wafted through the air.
Her eyes were bright and spirited, her eyebrows delicate, her nose straight, and her cheeks rosy with a smile. She was simply incomparably beautiful.
The fragmented sunlight filtering through the leaves shone on her face, making her skin appear crystal clear, as delicate as jade. Her light blue eyes were filled with charm.
Yan Ling Ji was gorgeous, with perfect curves and a pair of stunningly long legs.
"So beautiful." Zhao Ming couldn't help but say.
His voice seemed to attract Yan Ling Ji's attention. She slowly walked over and bowed slightly to Zhao Ming. "Master."
Her voice was as gentle as a cuckoo's, but devoid of any emotion!
Puppets were inherently inanimate objects without feelings.
_This is just a puppet, don't overthink it!_
"What a strange martial soul. It seems I'll have to capture you and hand you over to my teacher." Hu Liena's surprised voice rang out as she launched her attack.
"Fox Fire Command!"
This was the second soul skill that Hu Liena had recently obtained.
Fox Fire Command could instantly increase her attack power by 50% and generate a corrosive fox fire with an extremely high temperature.
"Block her!"
Seeing Hu Liena charging towards him, Zhao Ming was terrified. But soon, he calmed down.
Because Yan Ling Ji was already in front, blocking Hu Liena's attack.
Yan Ling Ji pulled out a red jade hairpin from her high-set hair, and her black hair cascaded down like a waterfall.
The hairpin in her hand instantly transformed into a long sword enveloped in flames.
The fire sword clashed with the sharp fox claws, sparks flying!
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zhao Ming quickly retreated more than ten meters and nervously watched the battle unfold.
"System? Will Yan Ling Ji be a match for Hu Liena?"
"I don't know." The system's icy voice rang out.
"You don't even know that? What use are you?" Zhao Ming couldn't help but curl his lip and say angrily.
"If I were useless, you would have been killed by Hu Liena already." The system retorted.
"Ahem, that's true." Zhao Ming coughed awkwardly. "By the way, do you have all of Yan Ling Ji's information?"
"I do."
As soon as the system finished speaking, information about Yan Ling Ji appeared in Zhao Ming's mind.
[Yan Ling Ji]:
From the Tian Xing Nine Songs universe.
Possesses considerable strength with extremely high growth potential. Yan Ling Ji was born in Baiyue. When she was a child, a fire destroyed her home and family, leaving her with an unknown younger brother, dead or alive.
Abilities: Manipulates fire-type spells, excels at fire attacks; Fire Charm (can use flames to create illusions and enter others' memories).
Weapon: Fire Spirit Hairpin (releases internal energy to form a slashing flame).
Character Evaluation: Passionate as fire, gentle as water.
"So, what Yan Ling Ji just used must be the Fire Spirit Hairpin. Manipulating flames? And she can also use Fire Charm?" Zhao Ming murmured, thinking about Yan Ling Ji's abilities from Tian Xing Nine Songs.
"So, how strong is Yan Ling Ji?" Zhao Ming suddenly asked.
"Puppets are essentially the host's soul skills. They rely on the host's soul power to launch attacks. The soul power she can exert is the host's own soul power." The system explained.
Is that so? Then when he broke through to become a Titled Douluo, he would have nine soul rings, which meant nine puppets.
Moreover, they all attacked using his soul power. In other words, they would all have at least the strength of a Titled Douluo.
Wouldn't that be heaven-defying?
And when he became a god and maxed out his soul rings, wouldn't he have ten puppets?
Wouldn't that mean he could directly summon ten puppets in a fight? With ten puppets, wouldn't he be able to single-handedly challenge the God Realm?
Goodness.
That was a bit terrifying.
But wouldn't using his soul power like this drain him completely?
Zhao Ming suddenly felt a shiver run down his spine.
Pulling his thoughts back, Zhao Ming focused on the battle between Yan Ling Ji and Hu Liena. He noticed that although Hu Liena's attacks were fierce, they were often neutralized by Yan Ling Ji.
Strangely, Hu Liena felt a sense of suppression.
After all, Yan Ling Ji had been practicing fire control since she was a child. In terms of proficiency, she was much stronger than Hu Liena, who had just obtained the "Fox Fire Command" soul skill. Moreover, the sharpness of the fire sword transformed from the Fire Spirit Hairpin was no less than Hu Liena's fox claws.
Therefore, Hu Liena became a little anxious.
The events that had happened one after another today made her lose the calm fighting spirit that she had cultivated in the Spirit Hall.
Normally, in this situation, Hu Liena would fight calmly and slowly until she exhausted all of Zhao Ming's soul power.
However, her emotions had already been stirred up by Zhao Ming.
"First soul skill, Demon Fox Charm!"
Hu Liena decided not to wait any longer and used her first soul skill.
As a control-type soul master, her first soul skill was mental control. She believed that her charm could quickly end the battle.
However, her plan was destined to fail.
"Fire Charm!"
Yan Ling Ji shouted softly, a glint flashing in her lifeless eyes.
The outcome of competing with Yan Ling Ji in charm was obvious.
Hu Liena groaned, blood trickling from her mouth. Losing control of her body, she staggered backward and fell to the ground.
Having suffered a severe mental blow, she was clearly no longer able to fight.
"How is this possible? My charm was actually broken." Hu Liena's face was pale as she muttered to herself. She clearly hadn't expected to lose to her own most prized charm ability.
Actually, Hu Liena wasn't weak.
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