FE-Chapter 73: Xuan Zi is Making a List
Xiao Hongchen brought Huo Yuhao and used technology to play a friendly competition, and Chen Fei wanted to cut him off right away.
Very good, the goddess of victory praised him for having good ideas.
The large-caliber metal tube of the grenade gun in Huo Yuhao's hand emitted a white and purple halo, and the Flame Lotus Grenade was ready.
"Senior, did you just say you wanted to cut me off? I didn't wear my glasses before, so I might not have heard clearly." Huo Yuhao put a kind smile on his face and took out a pair of glasses with his other hand that wasn't holding the grenade gun and put them on.
The corner of Chen Fei's mouth twitched. You can't hear without glasses? Is this normal logic? What does hearing have to do with your glasses?
What's going on? Are you experiencing synesthesia?
Huo Yuhao skillfully fired three Flame Lotus Bombs—three white and purple metal lotus-shaped shells—shooting towards Chen Fei at high speed.
Chen Fei's face changed drastically. He was a quick-attack soul engineer, and his defense was not high. He could only make up for this shortcoming through defensive soul guidance devices.
However, he felt an extremely strong threat from the three shells fired by Huo Yuhao.
Chen Fei was about to use his fifth-level soul guidance shield for defense when Ma Rulong's exclamation suddenly came from behind.
"What the hell is going on? Isn't Xiao Hongchen playing with flying knives?"
"How come all these flying knives he condensed suddenly turned into soul-guided cannonballs while flying?!"
Ma Rulong had acted quite relaxed at first. Facing these flying knives, he was ready to take them by force with his excellent defense and then counterattack.
He never thought that the flying knives would turn into soul-guided cannonballs.
What Xiao Hongchen fired were soul-guidance shells, but under the effect of simulation, they appeared as rows of flying knives to outsiders.
After all the flying knives flew out of the simulated range, they naturally revealed their original appearance, which was the soul guidance shells.
Xiao Hongchen crossed his arms and smiled complacently: "Brother Ma, you are confused now, right?"
With the help of the parameters provided by the spiritual detection, all the soul guidance shells fired by Xiao Hongchen were accurately shot toward Ma Rulong.
Ma Rulong was secretly shocked. Something was wrong—wrong.
"How come Xiao Hongchen can shoot so accurately all of a sudden? His previous soul-guidance artillery shells were aimed at the general direction and covered with firepower."
"There is something dirty. There is something dirty that has raised this kid's combat power to a level that does not belong to him."
Ma Rulong immediately thought of Huo Yuhao, whose ability was unknown.
Could it be that fellow student Huo has some special amplifying ability? And it's quite excessive.
However, Ma Rulong was in the middle of a battle and couldn't analyze anything for the time being.
"What's going on? Chen Fei can't be killed by a Grand Soul Master?" Ma Rulong felt that Chen Fei was playing him.
It was obvious that Xiao Hongchen's hit rate was not particularly high before, but now, all the opponent's soul guidance shells seemed to have eyes and shot toward Ma Rulong's face with incredible precision.
The original covering firepower was instantly transformed into a targeted attack, and its power was immeasurable; it was multiplied many times.
The shells were approaching, and Ma Rulong had no time to hesitate. He didn't dare to use ordinary soul guidance protective shields. He decisively took out one of his few invincible shields, trying to withstand Xiao Hongchen's precise bombardment.
"Yes, it's good. Xiao and Yuhao's tactical cooperation is perfect."
Jing Hongchen couldn't help but smile amiably, nodding with satisfaction.
Meng Hongchen smiled softly and said, "Grandpa, you don't know how diligently he has been looking for Yuhao to assist him in firing in the past few months."
"Every time after class, he can't wait to go downstairs to Teacher Xuan's laboratory. He wants Yuhao more than I do."
Jing Hongchen was very pleased to hear that his grandson and Yuhao got along so well.
Worried that Ma Rulong would suffer serious damage if he failed to defend himself in time, Jing Hongchen released a ray of soul power to cover him, helping him resist some of the power of the artillery explosion.
The next moment, all the soul-guided shells bombarded the invincible soul-guidance shield released by Ma Rulong.
A huge explosion occurred.
Smoke rose from where Ma Rulong was standing, and circles of heat waves could be vaguely seen spreading out. This was the result of Xiao Hongchen holding back; he had only condensed a few rows of soul cannons on his chest.
If the firepower were fully opened, the whole body would be surrounded by hundreds of soul cannons, the metal barrels gathering energy and appearing in the form of an electric hedgehog.
When the dust settled, Ma Rulong, covered in dust, climbed out of a deep pit, his tone full of indignation.
"It's impossible to fight! I don't believe it if there's no new technology."
As for Chen Fei on the other side, he was saved by Jing Hongchen from the three Flame Lotus Bombs and was still in shock.
"What kind of soul guidance turret can be so amazing that it can provide fire coverage and high-saturation precision strikes at the same time?"
Ma Rulong shook his head firmly: "Impossible, absolutely impossible."
"No matter how powerful the soul guidance turret is, when it is covering a target with fire, at least 30 to 40 percent of the shells will be empty."
Xiao Hongchen took a stance, looking relaxed and contented.
"Nothing is impossible. It's just that you can't see clearly, Brother Ma."
"After all, the reality is here. When your theory conflicts with reality, it must be that your theory is wrong."
Ma Rulong was stunned: "I can't see clearly?"
He glanced at Huo Yuhao, then at Xiao Hongchen, and asked in a deep voice: "Then explain to me, I saw that you condensed rows of flying knives; why did they all turn into soul guidance shells in an instant?"
Xiao Hongchen pretended to be passive and chuckled.
"Everyone knows that I, Xiao Hongchen, am an expert at using soul cannons. This little trick of using a flying knife to conceal the true face of a cannonball is nothing to brag about. Keep a low profile."
Ma Rulong's mouth twitched: "Then what's wrong with your accuracy? Your hit rate wasn't that high before."
"Hey, is it hard to admit that others are excellent?" Xiao Hongchen lifted his hair willfully, pretending to be sad.
"Why is it that my Xiao Hongchen's talent with soul engineering, as the first genius, is denied? The world is still too malicious for a top genius like me..."
Meng Hongchen said thoughtfully: "Grandpa, my brother is getting more and more arrogant now. He should be banned from letting Yuhao assist for a few days so that Xiao can calm down."
"Hehe, Xiao has been like this for a long time, and today is the only time he defeated Ma Rulong so neatly. Maybe he is a little excited. We just need to get used to it."
Jing Hongchen smiled. What he cared most about was the development of the relationship between Yuhao and his granddaughter.
"Meng, you and Yuhao have been together for the past few months. There are no emotional problems, right? How does Yuhao feel about you, or... how do you feel about Yuhao?"
Meng Hongchen recalled the moist and comfortable little Yuhao she hugged all night last night. Her cheeks turned slightly red, and she murmured, "We both feel good. Grandpa, don't worry about me and Yuhao."
Jing Hongchen felt very comfortable when he saw his granddaughter's look.
It seems that Yuhao and Meng's relationship is developing very well. At this rate, it will be just a matter of time before Yuhao becomes the grandson-in-law of this hall master.
He then looked at Huo Yuhao and said with a friendly face: "Yuhao, show us your simulated soul skills, and use the spirit detection & sharing to let them feel the effect of spiritual detection."
"Okay." Huo Yuhao responded, and immediately all the regular players received the acceptance request.
Under Ma Rulong's eye hint, everyone agreed.
At the same time, the grenade gun in Huo Yuhao's hand kept changing its appearance, turning into various melee soul guidance devices such as hammers, swords, and machetes.
"Seniors, this is one of the soul skills of my Spirit Eye Martial Soul, Simulation. Its effect is that it can change the inner aura and outer form of any object."
Facing the surprised eyes of the regular players, Huo Yuhao explained the effect of shared spiritual detection.
After hearing this, Ma Rulong and the others were shocked, similar to Xiao Hongchen's reaction when he first felt this soul skill. As expected, they were greatly surprised.
No wonder he felt that Xiao Hongchen was too much today. With such a big cheat on the turret soul engineer, the bombing was simply unreasonable.
Compared to an ordinary soul engineer, it was a pure dimensionality reduction attack.
Ma Rulong took a deep breath: "Xiao Hongchen, when we were sparring just now, I felt that there was something wrong with you. You are not as strong as you should be in the normal version. You must have opened something."
"Now it seems that Xiao Hongchen, you opened something really big."
Xiao Hongchen waved his hand: "Oh, Brother Ma, how can you understand it like this?"
"A big opening is a small opening, a small opening is not an opening. Although there is the efficient assistance of Yuhao's spiritual detection, my strong personal strength as Xiao Hongchen cannot be ignored."
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Shrek Academy, beside the Sea God Pavilion, under the golden tree.
Wang Yan held a folder and stood respectfully, reporting to Xuan Zi the candidates for the regular team members.
"Master Xuan, the regular players for the All Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy have been decided. They are: Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Chen Zifeng, Xixi, Yao Haoxuan, and Gong Yangmo."
"Due to the influence of Ma Xiaotao's martial soul, Dean Yan Shaozhe was worried for a long time, but in the end, he couldn't persuade Ma Xiaotao and agreed to let her play."
For this reason, Yan Shaozhe also went to Ling Luochen, who had always been at odds with Ma Xiaotao, several times, hoping that she could help Xiaotao suppress the evil fire. After several efforts to persuade her, Ling Luochen's attitude softened a little.
Yan Shaozhe's persuasion was nothing more than that personal petty grudges could be put aside for the time being "for the eternal glory of Shrek Academy."
Faced with the unexplained combo of Shrek's Ten Thousand Years of Glory, Ling Luochen finally agreed and was willing to suppress the evil fire for Ma Xiaotao if necessary.
Wang Yan flipped through the folder in his hand: "Master Xuan, as for our reserve players, it depends on the results of the selection competition you organized."
Xuan Zi took a big gulp of wine: "Originally, I thought of holding the selection competition after a while, but the verbal reward for 'enjoying the treatment of core disciples' this time seems to be a bit too much."
"In that case, let's hold the selection competition now, and there will be some time for students to practice cooperation afterward."
Wang Yan closed the folder and nodded, then followed Master Xuan's instructions.
Shrek Academy, Fighting Spirit Area.
Not long after, Wang Yan gathered the students from other colleges who met the requirements here and prepared to select reserve team members.
Facing the excited and curious gazes of the students, Wang Yan spoke slowly.
"Calling everyone here, I believe some students have already guessed it. That's right, the next selection we are going to conduct is directly linked to the reserve team members of the Soul Master Competition."
"Everyone present is an outstanding student who has been selected as a core disciple or enjoys the treatment of a core disciple. I hope that in the selection later, you can show your full strength and let Master Xuan see your potential."
"Once you are selected by Master Xuan to become a reserve team member, it means that you will have a bright future, and your future is limitless."
At this moment, not far from the Spirit Fighting Area, I saw a staggering figure slowly walking toward him. He was staggering with every step as if he might fall in the next second.
Although his iconic action of holding a wine gourd in his left hand and a chicken leg in his right hand revealed his identity as "the strongest undercover agent of Holy Spirit Church, Chicken Leg Douluo Xuan Lao," there were still a large number of students among the crowd who did not recognize a figure of Master Xuan's level and were confused.
Dai Huabin looked at Xie Huanyue beside him and couldn't help asking, "Who is this drunkard?"
Xie Huanyue looked at Xuan Lao seriously and felt that there was a strange power emanating from him.
"I feel this drunkard is unusual. He eats and drinks at the same time. He is drunk but difficult to figure out. He should be the Xuan Lao mentioned by Teacher Wang Yan. I guess the position he holds is also special and secretive."
Dai Huabin nodded in agreement and couldn't help but look at Xuan Lao a few more times. The more he looked, the more he felt that Xuan Lao was very secretive.
Xiao Xiao in the team approached Wang Dong and whispered, "Wang Dong, isn't this teacher who loves to eat chicken legs the one who led Senior Tang Ya to obtain soul rings last time?"
"Well, didn't Senior Beibei tell us that this sloppy chicken leg teacher went to catch chickens while leading the team, which resulted in casualties?"
Wang Dong curled her lips. She saw it last time. If she let the chicken leg teacher lead students to hunt for soul rings, they might become prey. She didn't know what he would lead students to do this time.
It was not until Master Xuan approached that Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao looked away and stood quietly in the team without saying a word.
Xuan Lao narrowed his eyes and glanced at everyone, then said in a muffled voice: "Little guys, listen carefully. The selection competition to be held next is very simple. I call it a collective melee."
He took a bite of the chicken leg, pointed his eyes at the large fighting spirit field in front of everyone, and spoke vaguely while chewing.
"See? This is a large fighting arena. You can attack as much as you want. I will protect you."
"No need to hold back. Fight as you want. Don't worry that your attacks will endanger the lives of other students. I will rescue them in time."
"With my strong strength, it will be easy for me to protect the lives of you little guys in the melee."
No one knows how to protect students in the competition better than he does.
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