Emperor of Soul Pets

Chapter 52: Survive or Fight!?

"Your time," said Fen with a smile as an hourglass appeared in his right hand. He tossed the device into the air and then watched as it grew into a ten-meter giant. The hourglass, suspended in the air by an unknown force, trembled slightly, and the first piece of sand trickled through. "Starts now!"

Vwoosh!

Rao Wu's pupils dilated, and his hairs stood on end as he sensed massive danger. "Scatter!" The youth instinctively shouted. He, Xian Da, and Ju Tu quickly jumped in various directions, barely dodging the administrator's attack as he crashed into their previous locations.

Fen's eyes gleamed as he turned to Rao Wu. "Decent reaction speed. You trained well. But how will you react to this!?" The lycan's arms suddenly blazed with flames, which he then swiped down.

VwoooSh!

Three flaming claw marks flew out of Fen's had and blazed towards Rao Wu, who suddenly felt like he was stuck in place.

"Ugh!" Rao Wu was not new to this feeling. As the tests progressed, he faced more and more opponents that could use battle techniques. Warriors 'locked down' their opponents with soul energy before unleashing their techniques. They did this to prevent their adversaries from escaping. After all, battle techniques cost a lot of soul energy. They wouldn't be economical if the enemy could easily dodge them.

Fortunately, getting locked down was not an automatic death sentence. If a soul trainer was strong enough, they could break free with their soul energy or unleash a technique of their own to counter the opponent.

Strangely, Rao Wu chose neither option. Instead, he gripped his dagger and watched the incoming flames with a calm expression.

"First Pillar!" BOOM! At the critical juncture, a translucent, meter-wide pole suddenly smashed into the flame claws from the side, causing a massive explosion. Ju Tu jumped out of the blast wielding a brass staff and swung in Fen's direction. "Second Pillar!" Following its shout, a pillar broke out of the pole and flew toward Fen. If one looked closely, they would notice that there were actually two pillars superimposed on each other.

"Nine-Pillar Stack!" Fen's eyes sparkled as he admired the technique. However, rather than dodge, he raised his left hand and stopped the attack. "Teaching your soul pets battle techniques. Unconventional. But—" Fen's lips perked up as he lightly squeezed. Praack! Cracks appeared along the pillar, and it shattered to pieces. "—Not quite there yet."

Ju Tu grimaced as it watched Fen easily destroy its attack. Nine-Pillar Stack was the battle technique Rao Wu bought for it. The technique unleashed nine pillars, each more potent than the last as the attacks stacked on each other. Unfortunately, because Rao Wu just bought it, Ju Tu could only go up to two pillars. It needed more time to master the rest.

"Ooh, where's that spunky wolf?" Fen grinned as he glanced at a rapidly approaching shadow. "You should not get too cocky, child. There's no such thing as an invincible technique." With those words, Fen gently tapped the ground.

Vwooom!

Black spikes broke out of the ground in succession, rapidly rushing toward the advancing shadow.

Sensing impending danger, Xian Da quickly jumped out of its shadow and retreated, barely dodging the spikes as they zipped past. The Dusklight Wolf stared at Fen with fear in its eyes. "How!?"

"Your ability links you to the shadow realm," explained Fen as he took a step forward. "Anyone who can access that realm can also attack you." With a smile, he glanced at the hourglass. "That's one minute gone. Sorry, but lesson's over. From now on, you must do your best to survive."