Lin Yi's eyes widened as he looked at her.
The atmosphere in the entire venue instantly became tense.
Gu Yuena was stunned and failed to react.
Black Swan curled her lips in triumph. Leaning her upper body toward Lin Yi, she rapidly pressed a kiss onto his lips.
The moment the kiss landed, the Black Swan's jet-black skirt faded like a retreating tide, turning back to green.
Black Swan transformed back into Bi Ji.
Bi Ji kissed Lin Yi in surprise.
Lin Yi was also taken aback as he stared intently and closely into Bi Ji's eyes.
The softness and sweetness of her lips momentarily dazed him, and that feeling of floating among the clouds appeared again. It was very comfortable.
"Ah!"
Bi Ji scrambled backward in fear, falling onto her seat.
When she recovered, she immediately performed a bowing ritual to Lin Yi, "Sorry! Sorry! Sorry! Sorry..."
Lin Yi was bewildered at that moment.
It was then that Gu Yuena came over, helping Bi Ji to her feet, but her expression suddenly became puzzled.
This Silly Goose had actually been scared to tears!
"...Don't cry, summon that woman. She dares to deceive me, let me discipline her properly."
"...Can you be gentle when punishing her, my lord? Since we share the same body, it will... it will hurt me as well..."
Bi Ji said through tears, glancing timidly at Lin Yi before quickly moving to Gu Yuena's side and curling up next to her.
She was afraid that Lin Yi would punish her. Such spontaneous kissing surely must be annoying! Lin Yi might even kill her in anger!
But Lin Yi said unexpectedly:
"Alright, I won't hold it against you. The Black Swan was a reward I gave away, and it's my oversight if her character is such."
Bi Ji heard this and quickly wiped her tears, kneeling again, "Thank you, Golden Dragon Lord, for sparing my life!"
Lin Yi was amused by her: "Heh, why should I kill you? Get up, it's alright, I don't mind that..."
"Yes!"
Bi Ji stood up and bowed to Gu Yuena, then with her head down, she ran off the stage, her face a mix of shame and fear. After she ran down, she quickly opened her arms and hugged Zi Ji, burying her head in Zi Ji's bosom.
"It's okay, sister... The Golden Dragon Lord doesn't blame you."
"But I was really scared just now..."
...
On the stage, Gu Yuena took a deep breath.
She gave Lin Yi a complex look, "Happy now?"
"So-so."
"Ha, I hope you die soon!"
"Thank you."
"You!!! Humph!"
Gu Yuena walked away, her liver aching with anger, gritting her teeth and holding her stomach.
Today, Lin Yi intentionally controlled the speed of his attack and found that at this time of day, they were making much faster progress; after all, it would have already been dark at this time in the previous days.
He looked toward Jing Hongchen and asked, "How about you? Who are the four attackers you've chosen to go first on your side?"
The Ice Emperor and Snow Emperor sisters peeked over, feeling somewhat frustrated.
It wasn't their turn yet, and to their surprise, there was another group of people ahead of them!
"So slow, so slow, so slow!"
The impatient Ice Emperor jumped on the spot, her loli figure lacking any curves, and when she bounced, that area didn't even jiggle.
"Quiet down and wait a bit, they'll get to us next round. Don't just talk about you, even I'm getting a little impatient," said Snow Emperor, touching her forehead.
"Sister, do you think Lin Yi likes being kissed by pretty girls? If somebody of the opposite sex kissed me, I'd definitely pluck their head off, but Lin Yi doesn't seem to care at all."
"Why don't you try kissing him when we go up later? You're so pretty, sister, maybe he'll give each of us one extra attacking chance."
Ice Emperor spoke casually and heartlessly.
Snow Emperor blushed at the words and quickly covered Ice Emperor's mouth: "What nonsense are you spouting! Shut up!"
Lin Yi, with his strong spiritual power, could not possibly have missed those words. He coughed twice and said helplessly:
"Don't engage in baseless gossip. Everyone only has two chances to win a prize each day."
Hearing this, the Snow Emperor's pretty face turned even redder, and she almost smothered the little scorpion Ice Emperor into suffocation, flailing her limbs, "Telling you to spout nonsense! Telling you to spout nonsense!"
"Wuu wuu wuu——"
...
"In response to Senior Lin Yi, the four representatives chosen from Sun-Moon Royal Soul Master Academy are myself, along with the other three students who are widely acknowledged as outstanding within the academy."
Jing Hongchen was the first to stand up respectfully, followed by the three students he referred to.
Lin Yi looked over at them.
These three students were exactly as he had predicted: his two grandsons Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, and a girl named Ju Zi (Orange).
"Alright, you four decide the order you'll go on stage yourselves."
However, Jing Hongchen's next response caught him by surprise.
"May I ask, Senior, I saw that the previous attacks were carried out in pairs, so I'd like to inquire… can each of us attack in a team of four? Is that alright?"
As soon as these words were spoken, they immediately caused a commotion among the crowd.
A four-person team attack?
This was unprecedented!
Unexpectedly, Lin Yi actually nodded in agreement, "Yes."
"That's great!"
Jing Hongchen was overjoyed, and so were the three students.
Seeing the intensity of the damage inflicted by these seniors, Jing Hongchen really panicked.
Their Soul Power was built up from various elixirs, so soul skills were not of much use; they could only place their hopes in soul tools.
But after what happened yesterday, Jing Hongchen realized that the damage of their soul tools was negligible here.
If quality was not enough, then they had to resort to quantity!
Unlike these seniors, they could only stay here for a month, so within this limited time, they had to obtain the best rewards with the most extreme damage possible, otherwise the trip wouldn't be worth it!
"You can start attacking when you're ready."
"Yes!"
Jing Hongchen let the three students take the stage first, and then waved to the teachers and students behind him.
The academy's students could be seen moving the components of soul tools towards the stands.
The Soul Masters of Soul City watched the scene in amazement.
After the large components were brought onto the stage, the elite teachers of the academy put on gloves and work clothes and actually began to assemble and modify these parts on the spot!
The soul guidance instructors from ten thousand years in the future were performing live soul technology assembly for the ancestors in the stands.
They were fast, and the stage resonated with the sounds of "ping-pong" and the twinkling of various sparks. The Soul Masters of Soul City had never seen such a novel scene and were completely mesmerized at this point.
Ten minutes later, a huge Linked Soul Guidance Cannon Platform was assembled.
This cannon platform differed slightly from the ones that Jing Hongchen had previously presented; it looked even more imposing, and the patterns in its core magic array were incredibly complex, clearly the result of hard work they put in last night.
The Linked Soul Guidance Cannon Platform had positions for four people. The four representatives from the academy took their respective positions, with four dark barrels directly aimed at Lin Yi.
Goodness gracious, Lin Yi had truly become the center of cannon fire.
Jing Hongchen took the middle position and said, "Senior Lin Yi, we will start with Xiao Hongchen's first attack."
"Hmm."
At the command, three barrels heated up and turned red as the central magic array lit up with a blinding white light. Soul power flowed into it, and with a "boom," three cannon shots simultaneously hit Lin Yi.
It seemed that their first attack consisted of three cannon shots, while the second would consist of four, aiming to increase the damage inflicted.
Lin Yi immediately discerned the intentions of the Royal Academy.
Right, how would they handle Damage Rebound?
Damage Rebound had special characteristics, and Lin Yi didn't think these soul guidance devices could withstand the impact of Damage Rebound with their defense.
Just then, the Linked Soul Guidance Cannon Platform buzzed again, and when Soul Power was infused and the magic array's light came alive, Jing Hongchen pressed a switch and a semi-transparent light blue protective shield enveloped the cannon platform.
Meanwhile, the four barrels heated up and turned red as they all simultaneously fired at the Damage Rebound.
"Bang!"
The Damage Rebound was successfully shattered, and the protective shield that covered the cannon platform successfully blocked the aftershocks of Damage Rebound.
"Yay! We did it!"
The four from the Royal Academy high-fived each other; this was the attack plan they had worked hard to devise overnight.
Lin Yi curled his lips upward, looking toward the panel.
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