Chapter 71

As beams of golden light burst forth from Lu Kai's body, a massive shadow appeared around him.

A huge beast, resembling an eagle, phoenix, and dragon, appeared before everyone, emitting a powerful aura and pressure that swept through like a hurricane.

"Sky Peng!"

"Prince Lu Kai's martial soul is actually the Sky Peng! The first king of our Luotong Kingdom had the Sky Peng as his martial soul!"

The crowd around was greatly shocked by the martial soul Lu Kai summoned.

Huang Xiaolong was also somewhat surprised.

The Sky Peng is one of the strongest martial souls among the top-tier level ten martial souls.

According to legend, the Sky Peng is a descendant of the ancient celestial dragon, possessing the bloodline of the ancient celestial dragon. Moreover, Huang Xiaolong noticed that Lu Kai's martial soul, the Sky Peng, was somewhat different from the legendary Sky Peng martial soul.

The legendary Sky Peng martial soul only had two wings, but Lu Kai's had four, and these four wings were dotted with golden light, which the Sky Peng martial soul's wings did not have.

Mutation!

This thought flashed through Huang Xiaolong's mind.

Lu Kai's Sky Peng martial soul was a mutated martial soul. The Sky Peng was already a top-tier level ten martial soul, and with the mutation, it was almost on par with a super level eleven martial soul!

He didn't expect that Lu Kai's martial soul would be a mutated Sky Peng.

After summoning his martial soul, Lu Kai's entire aura changed. A whistling sound, like the wind, surrounded his body. Indeed, it was the sound produced by the rapid airflow. The crowd saw a series of green winds swirling around Lu Kai's body. Wind is usually colorless, but now it was green!

Green wind!

Huang Xiaolong's expression turned serious. He knew that Lu Kai's next attack would be a lightning-fast, storm-like strike.

"Huang Xiaolong, if you can withstand this attack, you will have the qualifications to compete with me for the first place. If you can't even withstand this attack, you don't have the qualifications to compete with me for the first place!" Lu Kai's indifferent voice echoed, and then his figure flashed, suddenly disappearing from his original spot.

So fast!

This was the first thought that came to Huang Xiaolong and the crowd around him.

Lu Kai's speed had reached a certain limit, leaving only a faint green shadow in the air. However, just as Lu Kai's punch was about to hit Huang Xiaolong, Huang Xiaolong's figure suddenly flashed, leaving behind several dozen afterimages on the stage. Lu Kai's punch hit only an afterimage, which then disappeared.

"Huh?!" Lu Kai, who was confident in his punch, was taken aback.

He was already a seventh-rank powerhouse, and although his martial soul had not yet soul-transformed, his speed was much faster than that of an average seventh-rank powerhouse. Yet, Huang Xiaolong managed to dodge him!

"Prince Lu Kai's attack actually missed!"

"What kind of movement technique did Huang Xiaolong use just now? Could it be his innate soul skill?!"

Even King Lu Zhe, Marshal Haotian, Dean Sun Zhang, and Xiong Chu on the main stage were surprised and felt unexpected. Huang Xiaolong's speed when he dodged Lu Kai was not slower than Lu Kai's.

Indeed, the technique Huang Xiaolong used just now was his innate soul skill, Swift Shadow!

When Huang Xiaolong had just broken through to the fourth rank, his martial soul had undergone a transformation, and his innate soul skill, Swift Shadow, could only increase his speed by about one-third. But now, at the peak of the sixth rank, Swift Shadow could increase his speed by two-thirds!

Huang Xiaolong's strength was already stronger than that of a peak sixth-rank powerhouse, and his speed was also faster. With a two-thirds increase in speed, his figure's speed was already comparable to that of a seventh-rank Lu Kai.

Seeing his attack miss, Lu Kai, after being surprised, did not immediately attack again. Instead, he stood there, looking at Huang Xiaolong. "Not bad, you're stronger than I imagined. Since you managed to dodge my previous attack, you have the qualifications to compete with me for the first place." He paused, then continued, "However, it's just qualifications. Now, enjoy my storm of attacks and see how many times you can dodge!"

With that, Lu Kai's figure flashed, moving like a green light through the air, appearing before Huang Xiaolong. His speed was even faster than before, and his punch broke through the air, generating green wind blades!

Huang Xiaolong's eyes narrowed as he saw the punch coming. He had no time to dodge and could only meet it head-on. His internal martial energy surged, and he countered with a Luohan Fist, with the Nine Nether Martial Energy gushing out.

"Bang!"

Huang Xiaolong's punch collided with Lu Kai's, and both were shaken, their figures retreating. Lu Kai took three steps back, while Huang Xiaolong took five.

"Huh!" Lu Kai was surprised that Huang Xiaolong could withstand his punch.

The crowd around was also greatly shocked.

The martial energy of a seventh-rank powerhouse is more than twice as strong as that of a peak sixth-rank powerhouse, yet Huang Xiaolong could withstand Lu Kai's punch head-on!

Although Huang Xiaolong took two more steps back and was slightly weaker than Lu Kai, this was already very shocking.

In the audience, Chen Qiang, who was recognized as the second strongest in the first year and had previously lost to Huang Xiaolong, was still somewhat不服 (unconvinced) about his loss. Now, seeing Huang Xiaolong withstand Lu Kai's punch, his dissatisfaction disappeared. He knew that if it were him, he would never be able to withstand Lu Kai's punch.

"This Huang Xiaolong's physical strength is unexpectedly so strong, and his martial energy rank is so high!" King Lu Zhe said on the main stage.

The people on the main stage were all experts and could immediately see that Huang Xiaolong's physical strength was stronger than that of a peak sixth-rank powerhouse, and his martial energy rank was extremely high. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to withstand Lu Kai's punch.

"It seems that Kai will have to soul-transform to defeat Huang Xiaolong," King Lu Zhe continued.

"Your Majesty is right," a duke on the main stage stood up and smiled. "After the prince soul-transforms, no matter how strong Huang Xiaolong is, he won't be able to withstand the prince's attacks!"

The other dukes also chimed in in agreement.

Marshal Haotian did not speak, but watched the two on the stage intently.

At this moment, Lu Kai had transformed into a series of green lights, his figure constantly flashing and attacking. As he had said, his attacks were like a storm, but what surprised everyone more and more was that no matter how fierce or strong Lu Kai's attacks were, Huang Xiaolong could always block or dodge them.

Huang Xiaolong seemed to have no counterattack, but his composure and calmness made everyone doubt.

After dozens of storm-like attacks, Lu Kai suddenly stopped, frowning. He realized that it might take more than half an hour to defeat Huang Xiaolong this way.

"Huang Xiaolong, you should summon your martial soul," Lu Kai said, looking at Huang Xiaolong. "After I soul-transform, you won't be able to withstand my attacks!" Like everyone else, he was very curious about what Huang Xiaolong's martial soul was, and whether it was really a super level eleven martial soul as rumored in the academy.

(I had something to do today, so I got up early to write. Here's the first update for you all. The second update will be in the afternoon. If you're excited, please show your support with donations!)