Chapter 46: Huo Xiaoling (1/2)
Most of the students in the trial only learnt about the criminal once they accepted the mission, but they knew nothing else. Part of the mission was gathering the information, but even now they only knew his name.
The third day after their arrival, the students of the second batch were shocked by a girl flying through the skies of northern Europe. All of them recognized her waist-length flame-red hair and the delicate features that made her look like a pixie; she was Huo Xiaoling, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Great Yu Empire. Her appearance brought dozens of scared students out of hiding; while they had been scared of Qingyu’s power, Xiaoling was a Melder herself. Although some of her power had been sealed, Sentinels couldn’t compare.
The girl looked down at the scene below her, watching Qingyu with a dozen students tied up behind him. His eyes gleamed at the sight, “Such a beautiful girl, I didn’t expect such an elegant beauty in the border weaves. Haha!”
“You might still be a Melder, but your injuries won’t allow you to demonstrate your full ability. Your star energy isn’t that great a threat, just surrender now,” she said coldly.
“How arrogant, I like women like this,” Qingyu said with a smirk, stepping forward and smashing his metal rod towards her. She’d barely dodged the first attack before he’d appeared behind her, weapon crashing down. Although the trajectory was clear, Xiaoling felt like there was no way to dodge. Flames soared from her body in response to the threat, burning everything they touched. Everyone watched the battle in shock as the snow melted instantly, the very skies turning red.
Qingyu withdrew his attack and retreated, looking at the girl with first surprise and then excitement, “Innate Gift of Fire. You’re worthy of following me, woman.”
Huo Xiaoling leveled a cold glare in Qingyu’s direction, “Phoenix Pierce!”
Beep! Beep! Beep! A few students in the distance looked at their gadgets, their expressions changing, “4100.”
“Quite powerful, it would be enough to defeat a normal Melder. But your opponent is Qingyu Daynight.” Qingyu grinned, a loud explosion shaking the earth. The melted snow formed a river that crashed into Xiaoling and covered her; before it even faded, his gaze was sweeping across the surroundings.
The students who were watching the battle ran away immediately; Huo Xiaoling was one of the few Melders that were participating in this trial. Now that she had been defeated, they were even more frightened of the criminal. Said Melder soon climbed up from a pit, dripping wet and pale as she stared at the approaching Qingyu, “That surname…”
She slapped his hand away and covered her shoulder, gasping in pain, “The order to capture you came from the Innerverse. If you really are from that family, who would dare to capture you?”
He grabbed Huo Xiaoling’s hair and pulled her up, matching her angry gaze with a cold one, “Don’t get too agitated, if you break your seal you’ll be eliminated. Don’t you want to join Astral-10 anymore?”
Her heart sank, and the star energy flickering around her dissipated. Qingyu simply laughed and flung her towards the group of tied-up students, “Just watch, everything will be over soon. Thirteen seems like enough”
He wasn’t wrong; Huo Xiaoling alone was more than enough. Sigmund almost rushed straight to earth from the surveillance station the moment she was captured, only being stopped by Mira.
“No one can interrupt the trial when it is still ongoing, this is a decision made by the Universe Youth Council. General Sigmund, are you planning to defy the decision of the Youth Council?” she asked calmly.
“Forgive me, Miss Mira, but Huo Xuaoling is Captain Huo Qingshan’s daughter; she cannot be injured,” Sigmund answered seriously.
Mira narrowed her eyes, “I know. So what? She can break her seal as well; she chose to be in her current situation.”
Sigmund took a deep breath and matched the glare, but in the end he was the one to step down. The entire Great Yu Empire was nothing in the eyes of the Universe Youth Council, forget Huo Qingshan. The Council had erased many strong powers before, and the Great Yu Empire had no desire to be the next one.