C23 Martial spirit is too willful

Relying on the pressure from the outside to trigger the Qi Gathering Explosion, He Zhen who was at the third level of Qi Condensation could be considered quite a good subject to test.

If you have the ability, then defeat me!

As He Zhen said that, the Martial Soul behind him revealed itself.

Yellow Rank Second Rank, Ice Fire Profound Beast!

Seeing He Zhen's Martial Soul, Yi Zhou was a little shocked, it was actually a Martial Soul with two opposing attributes.

Ordinary Martial Soul were all single attribute, and a small number of them had double or multiple attributes.

However, Martial Soul with opposing attributes were simply too rare!

To some people, a third stage Martial Soul with two opposing attributes was better than a single attribute first stage Martial Soul.

Because in actual combat, the more attributes an opponent had, the richer their methods would be. The easier it was to find the opponent's weakness and suppress them.

As for the opposing dual attributes, there was usually one attribute that had some restraining effect on the enemy and had a greater chance of winning.

Why haven't you summoned your Martial Soul yet? He Zhen glared at Yi Zhou.

Yi Zhou smiled bitterly and shook his head. Other people's Martial Soul s could be summoned just because they were summoned, but his Martial Soul s were too autonomous. They could eat as they pleased and sleep as they had no respect for his master at all.

Arrogant!

He Zhen was even more certain of this point as the Ice Fire profound beast behind him flapped its wings fiercely.

Of the two wings of the Ice Fire Profound Beast, one was red, representing the fire attribute while the other was blue, representing the ice attribute.

The wings of the Ice and Fire profound beast flapped, and the entire stage was filled with fire and ice.

Cold ice appeared on one side of the stage, and flames began to gather on the other side.

Evidently, He Zhen had paid attention to Yi Zhou before, and he also knew the dodging tactics that Yi Zhou had used.

And his fire and ice profound beast could perfectly restrain a nimble opponent on a small scale, because his Martial Soul could assist him in controlling the field.

Ice and fire covered the stage. No matter how good one's dodging tactics were, they were all useless. These Icy Fire were not just for show. They actually had the ability to kill. Furthermore, they could change their attributes or expand their scope at any time as He Zhen wished.

Yi Zhou was shocked: I never thought that this He Zhen would actually have this kind of strength. Although his realm was forcefully raised, with an extremely strong Martial Soul, it was enough to make up for some inexperience.

He couldn't dodge. It seemed he had no choice but to fight head on.

Yi Zhou could feel the real stimulation from the fire and ice, if not for the spirit energy forming a protective shield, he would have been slightly injured.

Tidal Art.

Yi Zhou arrived in front of He Zhen and attacked He Zhen's face.

As the distance between Yi Zhou and He Zhen shortened, the range of the control of the ice and fire quickly shrank, and it was just enough to radiate toward Yi Zhou's position.

Yi Zhou knew in his heart that although He Zhen's ability looked powerful, it should not be able to be sustained.

However, in this round, Yi Zhou was seeking defeat and not seeking for victory, so he did not want to tease He Zhen.

He Zhen blocked it with his right fist. His entire arm was red as if it was enveloped in flames.

Yi Zhou changed his move, with his smooth arm, he extended his palm and pierced towards He Zhen's throat with the tip of his palm.

He Zhen pressed his right arm down to block it, and at the same time, used his left hand to attack Yi Zhou's chest, causing him to feel a chill.

Without even touching He Zhen's body, Yi Zhou slightly turned around, slid to He Zhen's side and reached for his temple.

Suddenly, a large amount of flames rose up and directly formed a protective barrier around He Zhen.

Smiling helplessly, Yi Zhou moved again to find the opponent's weakness.

Just like this, Yi Zhou suddenly shifted closer and closer, occasionally striking out head-on, and occasionally attacking sideways.

As for He Zhen, relying on the incomparably powerful dual attribute Martial Soul, his entire body was enveloped in ice and fire protection, and would occasionally form an ice and fire barrier around him.

In the Star Observation Tower, Duke Wei watched his second son's performance attentively and shook his head from time to time.

The nobles beside him, however, did not seem to notice the discontent of the Lord Protector. They were praising He Zhen nonstop.

The second young master's Martial Soul was really strong, scaring Yi Zhou so much that he dodged left and right, jumping up and down, fierce, powerful.

I heard that the Second Young Master just entered the third level of Qi Gathering, but looking at his familiarity with the Spiritual Energy, he is even more skilled than those veteran practitioners.

Second Young Master must win!

Other than the Azure Sun Emperor, who did not dare step out of the palace easily, the Azure Sun Dynasty protected their authority the most.

It was a rare opportunity to compliment. Regardless of whether or not they could understand the situation on the stage, they all praised He Zhen's response.

There were even more people who claimed that He Zhen was just toying with Yi Zhou. If Second Young Master wanted to use his power, he could do it in one move.

Lord Father, I'll go down and take care of it.

He Yu pleaded to Duke Wei to protect him.

Duke Wei's congratulatory bell lightly nodded in approval.

He could see that although the battle on stage looked lively, He Zhen had made too many mistakes in his strategy.

The key card must be displayed at the critical moment. He Zhen's Ice and Fire Domain definitely could not be revealed in the beginning of the competition.

In addition, the larger the range of control, the smaller the power. The Icy Fire Domain needed a critical moment to severely injure the opponent, not to give the opponent a warning and cause them to lose their ability to react.

When He Yu passed through the crowd and approached the stage, Yi Zhou suddenly became alert. He turned his head and saw He Yu's gentle smile.

Sixth level of Qi Gathering!

Yi Zhou could clearly feel that He Yu's realm had advanced further.

What a freak. Yi Zhou praised He Yu in his heart.

Just as Yi Zhou was distracted, He Zhen smashed his fist onto Yi Zhou's back.

Pow!

Seeing how fast He Yu's cultivation had progressed, Yi Zhou was indeed shocked.

However, he did not let down his guard against He Zhen. At this moment, he had already fully circulated his mental energy and was able to clearly sense his surroundings.

The competition had already been going on for some time, Yi Zhou already had a rough understanding of He Zhen's capabilities, if he wanted to win, he had to pay a certain price, and it would be completely possible.

The level of cultivation one could forcefully raise was much lower than those with solid foundations and steady steps in cultivation.

However, he did not want to win. Instead, he planned to take this opportunity to test out his improved Qi Gathering Blast and also step down from the stage to admit defeat in order to fight for his third place.

Just as He Zhen's fist was about to land on Yi Zhou's back, Yi Zhou had already prepared for that moment.

The Spike Shield that Yi Zhou had designed was in a concave shape. However, the concave side was outwards, and in the center of the concave side, there was a condensed Spiritual Energy thorn that was shining.

When the external force is large enough, the concave shield surface will bounce back to become a convex shape, bayonet on Yi Zhou's body. At the same time, the sharp spike at the bottom of the concave shield will change shape to become a convex shape, and the lethality will once again increase.

The flexibility of the shield itself was used to reduce the damage from external forces, while at the same time, it was also used to resist the burst of spikes.

This was because the spikes themselves were the compressed Spiritual Energy s. When they encountered the strong pressure from the outside world, they would explode and harm the enemy.

With a loud smack, the Spiritual Energy exploded, mixing together with the sounds of He Zhen's heavy fists and not protruding at all.

He succeeded!

Yi Zhou was secretly delighted, but he was still pushed down by the huge force, he rushed forward a few steps, pretended to be unsteady, and fell down onto the stage.

"Huh?!"

He Yu was a little doubtful, Yi Zhou actually lost? But no matter how he looked at it, there was something odd about it.

On the stage, He Zhen examined his right hand. Just now, he felt a sharp pain. He carefully examined it. Luckily, there were no obvious injuries.

He Zhen didn't use his full strength with a single punch.

Regarding He Sha's death, which he had paid attention to before, his brother He Yu had already told him, it had nothing to do with Yi Zhou. Therefore, his hatred for Yi Zhou had already weakened, and the battles on the stage, were mostly about the ranking of the Three Academies Competition.

However, Yi Zhou had just tested it out. Not many Spiritual Energy gathered and compressed, and the one he used against He Zhen could only be said to be an extremely weak version of the Qi Gathering Blast.

The result of both sides working together was that Yi Zhou succeeded in his experiment, and He Zhen did not receive any obvious damage, which could be considered to be a great joy for both of them.

In this match, Hidden Dragon Institute's He Zhen won! The magistrate announced loudly.

Are you deliberately letting He Zhen win? He Yu asked in a low voice.

No, I was a bit distracted just now. Yi Zhou explained.

He Yu shook his head, expressing his disbelief. However, he did not say anything and accepted his younger brother, He Zhen, and told him about the flaws in the competition.

Are you hurt? Si Qi came over to ask after seeing He Yu walking far away.

No, I noticed.

Yi Zhou moved his body. The damage from the Qi Gathering Blast just now was much greater than the damage from He Zhen's fist, but he was still able to endure it.

It seemed that he needed to improve on the defensive aspect. If more Spiritual Energy were to be compressed, the damage they would receive would probably affect their movements.

On the way back to the academy, Yi Zhou fell into deep thought once more.

During the process of designing the Thorny Shield, Yi Zhou understood one important point, and that was that the reason why his thought process was successful was because his Spiritual Energy had no attributes.

Any Spiritual Energy with an attribute would not have the characteristic of elasticity.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to discover or create such a simple defensive method.

It was because of the gathering of the non-elemental Spiritual Energy that they were not easily discovered. If the Spiritual Energy s of different attributes gathered in large numbers, it would be easy to detect, just like how Yi Zhou had discovered that the killer had self-destructed.

The Spiritual Energy s consumed by the shield and thorns needed to form a proper ratio.

If he placed too much emphasis on defense then the lethality would be lacking. If that were the case, it would be better to completely form a shield to protect himself.

If the lethality was increased and the shield wasn't able to protect itself completely, then it would mean that the enemy would suffer a thousand deaths. Only when encountering a dangerous situation would one be able to take the risk to try.

It was another huge project!

Yi Zhou was vexed, he once again entered the True Reflection Meditation Technique.

There was no longer a need to draw lots for the competition on the second day.

The first match in the morning was a three-four fight between the two losers from yesterday. As for the second match, it was a decisive battle between the champions.

Yi Zhou's opponent was the one who lost the match with Kong Han yesterday, and he was also Sun Kui, who was at the second level of Qi Gathering, from Iron Martial Academy.