Chapter 197: Claws of Torment and Sacred Brilliant Physique (1/2)

Hu Xian’er’s words stunned everyone there, her opponents on the ring and everyone else alike. There were only two reasons she would say something like that: either something was giving her the confidence to say it or she was probably not thinking right. The latter seemed quite unlikely to be true.

“Thistles and Thorns is useless against you?” Luo Han caught onto a probable reason for Hu Xian’er’s action; however, she was still in disbelief even as the words left her mouth. If that was truly the case, there was no point in continuing the fight. They would never be her match.

“Yes. To be precise, Thistles and Thorns and all abilities with status effects are useless against me. My second puppet is the Claws of Torment, a puppet that is a direct counter against annoying abilities like Thistles and Thorns.” Hu Xian’er spoke forthrightly with no intention of hiding anything.

At times, revealing one’s trump card was not an act of exposing one’s secret. It could be a method of completely shattering the confidence of one’s opponents, to make them afraid before the fight itself.

That was what Hu Xian’er was doing. After she revealed her ability, Duan Tianya and Luo Han both fell into despair.

They were not her match, and their only hope of outlasting Hu Xian’er was now nothing but a joke. What in the world could they still do?

“If you do not intend to continue the fight, I suggest that you directly surrender. You won’t have to suffer as much doing that,” Hu Xian’er said coldly as she slowly raised her right hand. A violet radiance flickered on her hand; she seemed ready to attack at any moment.

“Thank you for your good intentions. However, surrendering is something I will never do,” said Duan Tianya with his teeth clenched tightly. A resolute expression appeared on his face as he continued, “Although I might still not be your match doing what I am about to do, I still want to give it a try.”

Duan Tianya slowly raised his sword, and the sword started shining with a dazzling white radiance. The white radiance spread quickly and covered his entire body. In the blink of an eye, Duan Tianya transformed into a person of light.

“Sa-sacred Brilliant Physique?”

That was spoken by a trembling old man sitting among the spectators. Many people had the same reaction, the only difference being the degree of astonishment they were feeling. One of them was Lei Shan.

“This is a surprise. The brat Duan Yin is actually willing to send his son with the Sacred Brilliant Physique into the academy. The new students of this batch are indeed no pushovers.” Sitting on the seat of honor, Lei Shan had a satisfied smile on his face.

“Principal, you have truly misunderstood the whole situation. When Tianya first mentioned that he wanted to leave the mercenary group to study at the academy, he almost got his leg broken by Duan Yin. Ultimately, Duan Yin failed to convince his son to listen to him,” explained a middle-aged man with a huge beard who was also sitting in one of the VIP seats. From his expression, it was clear that he held a lot of respect for Lei Shan.

“Oh, so that means I have gotten a treasure completely by accident?” Lei Shan said with a laugh, the joy he was feeling clear for all to see.

“Principal, are you short of treasures this year? The students that fought in the previous matches are all people who would be in hot demand by the various organizations and factions after their graduation,” said a delicate looking person.

“This is no laughing matter. I can already see that the new students of this batch are all people who will have impressive accomplishments. I’m afraid things will get troublesome for their seniors like us,” said a different person. All these people who were qualified to sit beside Lei Shan in the seats of honor were the elite graduates of Starnet Academy.

The term “elite graduate” was not one that would be used lightly. For example, the middle-aged man with a big beard who had spoken earlier was in fact the commander of the Divine Light Mercenary Group. This was an identity that could shake empires.

The platform containing the seats of honor was filled with people of similar stature, and about twenty or thirty of them were currently on the platform. This was why the Starnet Academy had been able to name their academy after the continent. This was why countless people would try to enter the academy every year. This was also why nobody had ever dared offend the academy.