"Twenty - level soul power?" Gordon's voice was so loud that the wooden window frames rattled. He stuck out his carrot - thick finger and jabbed it towards the young man's chest. "You'd better not be some guy who got in here through connections!"
Leo took a half - step back to avoid the overpowering smell of alcohol. The little fox on his shoulder fluffed its tail up like a feather duster. The bronze soul - guiding lamps hanging on the four walls of the examination hall swayed, casting flickering light spots on the blue brick floor.
"Mr. Zhao, there's a crystal ball test record on the registration form," said Dai Mubai, leaning against the door frame with his arms folded. His blond hair glinted coldly under the light. The bruises from where this old man had thrown him were still aching faintly.
Gordon's bushy beard twitched. Three days ago, the dean had personally told him to pay special attention to a certain new student. But the kid in front of him, wearing coarse linen clothes, didn't look like a noble at all. He took a big swig of the strong liquor from his gourd, and there was a loud gulping sound in his throat. "Fine! Half an incense stick's time!"
Blake suddenly flashed between the two of them and opened his folding fan with a "whoosh." "Why would a teacher like you need to do such a rough job..." Before he could finish, he was hit on the forehead by the wine gourd and stumbled into Tang San's arms. Xiao Wu couldn't help but "pfft" out a laugh, but then she was racked by a violent cough due to her internal injuries.
"Watch closely, all of you!" Gordon's body was surrounded by a yellow - brown air wave. Seven soul rings coiled around his burly body like chains. Brown spines burst through his skin and grew wildly. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a three - meter - tall giant bear. The wooden floor groaned under his weight.
Tang San helped Xiao Wu retreat to the corner. The jade button of the Twenty - Four Moonlit Bridges was pressing into his palm. He had used these hidden weapons to break the Immovable Ming King Body just now. At this moment, he saw the new student untying a dull - gray cloth belt from his waist. Unlike the wealthy Blake, the most valuable thing on this young man was probably his suede boots.
"Om—"
The moment the transparent light ball took shape above the little fox's head, Tang San's pupils shrank sharply. That was no ordinary soul beast! The patterns flowing on the surface of the orb were clearly ancient spells. He had seen similar totems when he secretly peeked at the "Record of Strange Beasts" in the Tang Sect's secret chamber.
Leo moved his palms in a circular motion, and two white soul rings actually outlined a Taiji diagram in the void. A gust of wind suddenly blew through the examination hall, and the flames in the bronze lamps stretched into eerie blue ghostly hands.
"First soul skill: The Interchange of Reality and Illusion!"
The sound of the orb cutting through the air was as sharp as a whistle. Gordon carelessly spread his legs. He had taken a full - force blow from a forty - level强攻系（Attack - type）Soul Master with the same posture back then. However, when the light ball penetrated his brown fur, the old - school Soul Saint's pupils suddenly contracted—it wasn't a physical attack!
"Boom!"
The returning orb, wrapped in bloody electric arcs, hit him in the lower back. Gordon stumbled and knelt on one knee. The wooden floor cracked into a spider - web pattern, and the air wave sent three mahogany chairs flying. Blake's folding fan "clattered" to the ground, and two of its gold - inlaid ribs broke directly.
The little fox nimbly jumped onto the beam, and its nine illusory tails spread out behind it. Tang San suddenly pressed down on the Twenty - Four Moonlit Bridges—all the hidden weapons were resonating! This was definitely not the pressure a Support - type soul master should have!
"Second soul skill: The Mirage of Flowers in a Mirror and the Moon in the Water!" Leo spun around and threw out nine afterimages. Each clone held a bloody orb in its palm. Gordon roared and swung his bear paw, but he only shattered the shadows all over the room. The real attack came from above—the little fox's orb hit him right on the top of his head.
"Crash!"
The bronze chandelier crashed down. Gordon shook his head, covered in wood chips, and suddenly burst out laughing. "Good kid!" He wiped the blood from his nose, and his seventh soul ring suddenly lit up. "Wuhun Avatar!"
The entire examination hall started to shake. The old dust in the brick cracks fell rustling down. The fully - beast - transformed giant bear stood upright, and its fangs almost pierced the ceiling. Dai Mubai grabbed Blake's collar and retreated violently. Tang San's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track left a strange zig - zag pattern among the mess on the ground.
The hairs on the back of Leo's neck stood on end. He could clearly see the soul power fluctuations surging in the giant bear's throat. That was a killing move powerful enough to level a mountain. The little fox suddenly bit his fingertip, and the blood drew the pattern of the Red Spider Lily on the surface of the orb.
"Come on!" Bloodlust burned in the young man's eyes, and all the clones formed seals at the same time. Nine orbs formed a bloody rose in the air. Each petal was engraved with ancient inscriptions. This was the ultimate killing move he had realized during his three - month escape in the Slaughter Capital—true damage triggered by blood!
"Seventh soul skill: Mountain - Collapsing..." Gordon's roar came to an abrupt stop. The moment the bloody rose penetrated his Wuhun Avatar, he saw that rainy night twenty years ago—he was also covered in blood, holding his brother's body, and letting out a heart - rending wail in the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Rumble—"
When the dust settled, everyone saw that the Wuhun Avatar was peeling off piece by piece. Gordon returned to his human form and lay on his back in a large pit. Blood seeped out from the tattoo on his chest. That was a scar he never showed anyone—the fatal wound torn open by a hundred - thousand - year - old soul beast back then.
"Cough... Cough cough..." The old - school Soul Saint propped himself up and sat up. His gourd was long gone. "Kid, what's the name of your soul skill?"
Leo knelt on one knee, gasping for breath, and his fingertips were still dripping blood. "The second form of the Mirage of Flowers in a Mirror and the Moon in the Water... Yellow Springs Blossoms."
The little fox staggered back onto his shoulder. Only three faint shadows were left of its nine tails. The moonlight poured down through the broken roof, casting a silver border around the young man. Tang San suddenly remembered the annotation in the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record: Great ingenuity appears clumsy, and great wisdom appears stupid. This new student was probably going to be the biggest game - changer for Shrek.