Chapter 8: The Illusion of Life - I Can Counterattack

With a wave of the pink scepter, a large, soft, and bouncy bubble flew out from the heart of the Cupid's scepter, heading towards the lava fireball radiating an aura of destruction.

The moment the two made contact, pink bubbles enveloped the lava ball, causing it to float in the air.

The bubbles deformed, twisted, and shrank, forcibly altering the shape of the lava spheres within them. The lava spheres "grew" two pairs of pink flame horns, viciously changing direction and attacking Yan.

Sensing the approaching aura of destruction, Yan's expression changed, and he quickly activated his soul skill, covering his body with a thick layer of rock armor.

The lava sphere, which shared the same origin as Yan, seemed to completely disregard Yan's identity, transforming into the shape of Jin Yang and relentlessly corroding Yan's rock armor with extreme aggression.

There are cows!

Before Yan could make any further move, a shadow shattered the lava ball and struck straight at Yan's forehead.

Yan stared wide-eyed in horror as the pink scepter grew larger and larger until a sharp pain shot through his forehead. The blow made him see stars and stagger backward.

Everyone who witnessed this scene was stunned and fell into a deathly silence.

Yan was one of the golden generation of their Spirit Hall, yet he was suppressed by Jin Yang.

Moreover, when everyone saw the mark on Yan's forehead, their lips curled into a smile and twitched, until a burst of laughter caused the whole room to erupt in laughter.

"Hahaha, what's that thing on Yan's head?"

Yan was brought back to his senses by the laughter. He hurriedly touched his forehead, where there was a slight indentation. Even though he couldn't see it, he could tell that it was a heart shape.

Instantly, Yan's face turned ashen, especially when he saw Nana and Xie Yue suppressing their smiles. Shame surged from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

Jin Yang, you deserve to die!

In a moment of losing his mind, Yan's body instantly transformed into a giant. In the blink of an eye, a giant composed of lava and flames appeared on the field. This was Yan's proud pseudo-martial soul true form.

A giant fist, wreathed in lava, slammed down on Jin Yang—a furious strike from Yan.

Jin Yang gripped his staff with both hands and struck Yan's giant fist diagonally upwards. The giant fist was stopped by unimaginable force, and a wave of air swept along his fist and wrapped around his arm. Instantly, the lava covering his arm fell off piece by piece. It was not a defeat, but a betrayal. The lava plates that made up his arm rebelled one by one, which made Yan's pupils shrink sharply.

"What kind of soul skill is this?" Xie Yue frowned. He had been observing Jin Yang's actions. Jin Yang's level 51 cultivation did not surprise him. After all, he was the junior of the Second Elder. The Second Elder valued rules the most, so the person he sent was naturally not someone who would do nothing.

This amazing ability seems to be able to influence the state of objects? Not only that, Yan's fire abilities seem to have little effect on him.

Hu Liena stared intently at Jin Yang on the stage, who was wielding a club to dismantle the Gundam, and she was also very surprised.

She was well aware of Yan's strength. Apart from Xie Yue and herself, how many people in the Martial Soul Academy could rival Yan? Yet now, they were being suppressed by Jin Yang.

That pink scepter is called the Scepter of Cupid? What a beautiful name! It's so powerful and beautiful. I wonder if I'll ever have the chance to play with it. Hu Liena felt a strong urge to do so.

However, seeing the two of them vying for her attention (that's what Hu Liena thought), and considering the charm boost her martial soul brought her, Hu Liena figured that if she showed even a little kindness, Jin Yang would probably obediently offer himself up.

Hu Liena was lost in her fantasies, while Yan continued to be beaten.

On the arena, Yan was filled with frustration. He tried to counterattack several times, but he was always repelled by that damned pink scepter, which even shattered the fire giant he had condensed time and time again.

"It's almost time."

Yan instantly became alert for Jin Yang's next attack, but Jin Yang had already disappeared before his eyes.

"Where is he?" Yan was shocked, but a tremendous force instantly sent him flying to the ground.

"Not good!" One attack after another came. Yan hurriedly wrapped herself in rocks, but the attacks did not stop. As Jin Yang dodged and weaved, pink light kept entering Yan's body.

At a certain critical point, Yan flew into the air and exploded into a huge firework, with pink heart-shaped bubbles quickly spreading across the sky and slowly floating down.

Some of the bubbles were caught by the girls, who curiously poked them, only to hear Yan, who had landed on the stage, laughing out loud from the tickling sensation.

All eyes were on each other, and a strange atmosphere quickly spread. A male student secretly grabbed a bubble, hid it in his palm, and squeezed it hard, instantly producing a seductive sound.

"..." Dead silence. They dared not laugh now. The boy who had popped the bubble wrap had a tense face, as if the destruction of the Spirit Hall would not cause his expression to waver in the slightest.

He had to keep quiet and not let anyone realize that he was the one who did it; he couldn't bear Yan's revenge.

"Yan admits defeat." Xie Yue hurriedly jumped onto the stage to admit defeat for Yan, looking at Jin Yang with a solemn expression.

If this continues, Yan will probably lose all face.

What kind of weird skill is this? It seems to bind the bubble to a person's senses. He had just squeezed it slightly when he saw Yan's body twitch again. It's terrifying.

Xie Yue was horrified. Those bubbles were quite resilient and would only disappear naturally. But what would happen if he deliberately broke the bubbles?

He walked up to Yan and checked on her condition. Yan was completely still, her eyes were closed, as if she had fainted.

Seeing this, Xie Yue naturally wouldn't expose Yan, and instead carried him off the stage together.

"Is there anyone else who wants to have a match with me? When I came in just now, it seemed like quite a few people were unconvinced." Jin Yang scanned his surroundings, and those whose eyes met his avoided him.

What a joke! They don't want to die on the spot like Yan.

……

Xie Yue brought Yan back to the classroom. The members of the Spirit Hall team looked at Yan, who was sleeping on the table, and all of them showed subtle expressions.

Faced with such a social death, if it were them, they would probably have to consider changing schools.

"Jin Yang?" Hu Liena walked up to Jin Yang. "Can you let me see your martial spirit?"

Feeling that something was amiss, Hu Liena added, "After all, we'll be teammates in the future, so it's only right that we get to know each other."

"Do you want to understand my martial spirit? Or do you want to understand me as a person?" Jin Yang leaned back in his chair, radiating a warm, sunny aura, his tone teasing.

Hu Liena's ears turned slightly red. She calmed herself, leaned close to Jin Yang's ear, and said in a voice only the two of them could hear, "You were the one in the library that day, weren't you? You sneaked in, didn't you? You didn't want to be discovered sneaking into the secret library, did you?"

"¿"

Jin Yang was overjoyed, and vowed to rule for ten thousand years, but was threatened for the first time.

"Little fox, your tricks won't work on me. You might as well use your beauty to your advantage; that works much better."

*Snap!* Yan jumped up instantly, his voice urgent, "Nana, stay away from him! He's clearly up to no good!"