novelsky Chapter 832: Hostility
Chapter 832: Hostility
Early morning, Li Qingran groggily woke from her dreams.Just as she rubbed her eyes, her drowsiness vanished in an instant. Her eyes widened, and her pretty face flushed red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
She felt the bed was damp, her clothes were clammy, and she couldn't help but recall the dream she had last night.
"Li Qingran, oh Li Qingran!" She patted her cheeks, pulled back the covers to look at her masterpiece, her face full of distress. "Even if you miss your Master, you can't be this outrageous... Luckily, it's a single dorm room. What would I have done if it were a shared dorm like the other students?"
The sky was just beginning to brighten. The preliminary matches started at ten in the morning.
Li Qingran quickly got up, first taking off the sheets and mattress to wash them. But when she felt under the pillow, her fingers touched three cold, hard objects.
She had never put anything under her pillow before, wouldn't that be uncomfortable?
She lifted the pillow to look.
Li Qingran was dumbfounded.
There, lying quietly, were three World Rings.
Purple, black, black. One thousand-year, two ten-thousand-year.
Most crucially, these three World Rings were exactly the gifts her Master had given her in yesterday's dream.
So...
Last night wasn't a dream at all?
Her Master really came? And he... with her...
Li Qingran's pretty face grew redder and redder. She grabbed the sheet again, wanting to find traces of Chen Huaian, but unfortunately, found nothing. It seemed in yesterday's dream, she was the only participant.
Li Qingran scratched her head, a bit confused.
But since her Master could come once, he could definitely come a second time.
Next time he comes, she shouldn't treat it as a dream. She'll just ask him properly.
As for these three World Rings...
Li Qingran was utterly bewildered.
She had never seen World Rings existing in this form before. Previously, the World Rings she obtained from hunting World Beasts had to be absorbed immediately. Otherwise, left alone, they would dissipate into the world before long.
Yet now, these three World Rings were sitting there perfectly fine, showing no sign of dissipating at all.
Furthermore, the quality of World Rings a Battle Master could absorb was restricted by their cultivation realm, and they couldn't be replaced. So... what did her Master mean by giving her these three World Rings?
For her to use later?
Or to replace her current World Rings?
For the moment, Li Qingran couldn't figure out her Master's intention. But whenever her Master gave her something, it was always something she could currently use. So these three World Rings must be quite special.
It's just that she felt sticky all over right now and really didn't have the energy to think.
She needed to take a shower first!
...
While Li Qingran was showering.
The entire Battle Soul Academy was boiling with excitement.
Precisely because today was the most important day for Battle Soul Academy, the preliminary matches of the Continental Elite Battle Master Academy Tournament.
From the academy preliminaries to the finals, ten Battle Masters would be selected to form two teams representing the academy.
The top ten Battle Masters would receive the academy's focused training and various rewards.
And this was only the first round of rewards.
If they could win the championship in the Continental Elite Academy Tournament, they would even gain the favor of the Battle Soul Hall's Hall Master and receive the reward of World Beast Bones.
Top-tier resources like World Beast Bones greatly enhanced a Battle Master. Some precious World Beast Bones could even give a Battle Master the equivalent of an extra powerful Battle Technique!
Early in the morning, the match-up list was already posted.
And Li Qingran, as the popular goddess of Battle Soul Academy, naturally received much attention.
"Match three is Goddess Qingran's fight, her opponent is... Hiss!
It's actually the fourth-ranked goddess on the beauty list, Su Luyao!
A 37th-level Agile-Attack System Battle Venerable, Battle Soul is Wind Whisper Butterfly, World Ring configuration two yellow one purple. She's quite a formidable opponent..."
"I remember Goddess Qingran is a 39th-level Strong-Attack System Weapon Battle Master, right?
World Ring configuration is also two yellow one purple. Although she's two levels higher than Su Luyao, Agile-Attack System isn't easy to deal with. Once an Agile-Attack System Battle Master seizes an opportunity, it's a complete loss!"
"This is going to be a good show. Su Luyao and Goddess Qingran don't get along."
"What do you mean don't get along? That's Su Luyao being jealous and resentful! She even entered the academy before Goddess Qingran, but all her suitors went after Goddess Qingran instead, hahaha!"
...
Outside the crowd, a young woman wearing an academy robe, with a fiery hot figure, clenched her fists upon hearing the surrounding discussions.
Su Luyao brushed her pale green hair behind her ear, her gaze icy as she looked at the match-up list.
"Fine. Today, I'll compete with you, you little vixen. Let everyone know you're nothing but a slightly more talented vase!"
If her opponent were someone else, Su Luyao might have been a bit apprehensive.
But seeing it was Li Qingran, she almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Li Qingran's third Battle Technique was no secret, it had been used many times.
It was a technique corresponding to a World Ring obtained from hunting a [Thunder-Patterned Saber-Toothed Tiger], with an age of about 2000 years.
This type of World Beast combined lightning attributes with formidable close-quarters combat explosive power. Its canine teeth were sharp as swords and could release powerful lightning to paralyze enemies.
Its World Ring infused Li Qingran's Sword Battle Soul with lightning properties and greater destructive power.
Li Qingran's third Battle Technique was indeed excellent.
But her own third Battle Technique happened to counter Li Qingran's third Battle Technique perfectly. Moreover, her own third Battle Technique had never been displayed in front of other Battle Masters so far. Only her close friends and her mentor knew about it.
Against Li Qingran, her third Battle Technique was equivalent to nullifying Li Qingran's third Battle Technique.
With her having one more Battle Technique than Li Qingran, even if Li Qingran was two levels higher, she absolutely stood no chance of winning.
As for why she disliked Li Qingran so much, the conflict traced back to when Li Qingran first entered the academy.
Back then, she was ranked third on the beauty list, enjoying immense glory and attention.
The first and second places on the ranking weren't characters one could casually pursue. Their status and backgrounds were too high, making people hesitate.
Only she offered a bit of hope, so she had the most suitors.
Among them was the young master of a major family in Battle Soul City, the Golden Lion King Xiao Family.
She had originally planned to accept the Xiao Family young master's pursuit. But less than a day after Li Qingran entered the academy, the Xiao Family young master kicked her aside and started pursuing Li Qingran instead. And it wasn't just the Xiao Family young master, all her other suitors defected as well.
This was unbearable for Su Luyao, who was used to being the center of attention.
But she couldn't change the minds of these playboy heirs, so she could only sulk in private.
Before becoming a Battle Venerable, she had challenged Li Qingran to spar many times, but the result was always getting beaten up badly.
Only after absorbing her third World Ring did she know her chance for a comeback had arrived. She had just been biding her time until now.
The academy's preliminary matches were the opportunity.
Unexpectedly, she was lucky enough to encounter Li Qingran in the very first match.
Heaven was truly helping her!
...
Just as Su Luyao was feeling smug.
Li Qingran had finished washing up and changed into fresh clothes.
She lay on the bed, beginning to study the three World Rings her Master had given her.
The moment her fingertip touched the purple World Ring, a stream of information appeared in her mind.
This information contained the World Ring's age, a three-thousand-year World Ring, produced by a three-thousand-year-old Deep Sea Sword Demon Shark.
A type of rare World Beast Li Qingran had never heard of before.
More crucially.
This three-thousand-year World Ring could be absorbed directly. It would cause her current first World Ring to evolve into a three-thousand-year World Ring.
Even the Battle Technique could be changed. It depended on her choice.
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