Female Protagonist Assistance System

Chapter 61 : . Brutal Beating

As Xiao Yan approached, Xiao Han spoke indifferently, "Let's end this quickly, without wasting Dou Qi."

Wasting it didn't matter; after all, she was an alchemist, and the competition rules didn't prohibit using Dou Qi recovery pills.

"About three minutes," Gu Xun'er said with a playful smile.

"Two minutes at most," Hu Jia sneered.

"No problem," Xiao Mei's expression was slightly solemn.

As the opponent drew near, Hu Jia, Gu Xun'er, and Xiao Mei transformed into streaks of light, fiercely charging towards the people behind Xiao Yan.

Sensing the surge of ferocious Dou Qi from Gu Xun'er and the others, Xiao Yan's expression remained unchanged. He sneered, slightly raising his foot before slamming it down. An energy explosion erupted beneath his foot, transforming into a black shadow carrying an intense, oppressive wind sound, shooting towards the cold-faced Xiao Han.

"Xiao Han, I've tolerated you for a long time. Today, I'll show you who you shouldn't provoke!"

Feeling Xiao Yan's rising Dou Qi, Xiao Han's brows furrowed slightly.

Six-star Dou Great Master.

Just a few months ago, he was only a nine-star Dou Master. How did he reach six-star Dou Great Master in such a short time? Moreover, the pale white flames enveloping his Heavy Xuan Ruler gave her a very uncomfortable feeling.

[System, what's going on?]

Xiao Han's hand flickered with lightning arcs as she casually engaged Xiao Yan in combat. Although she could knock him down with one punch, it seemed that would reveal too much of her strength. Besides, she didn't mind toying with Xiao Yan for a while.

While fighting Xiao Yan, she questioned the system.

[Host, upon inspection, Xiao Yan's fire is soul fire, created from living human souls. It's a greatly ominous fire,] the system said in surprise. [His strength should also come from devouring souls. It seems he has changed his cultivation technique. This technique is quite vicious! It's similar to the Soul Hall!]

Soul Hall?

Xiao Han's heart stirred slightly. Could it be that Xiao Yan had made some deal with the Soul Hall?

[However, Host needn't worry too much. This kind of technique should only have such good effects in the early stages of cultivation. Once Xiao Yan breaks through to Dou Spirit, his cultivation speed will slow down. If he could increase by one star by devouring the souls of two Dou Master when he just started cultivating this technique, then after breaking through to Dou Spirit, to increase by one star, he might need to devour the souls of several Dou Great Master or even Dou Spirit.]

Xiao Han nodded. Breaking through from nine-star Dou Master to six-star Dou Great Master in just a few months - who knows how many souls this person had devoured!

She glanced at Gu Xun'er and the other contestants who had joined them, already engaged in battle. Where Gu Xun'er and Hu Jia were, eight peak Dou Master level experts were being beaten without any chance to retaliate. At this rate, it wouldn't take two minutes to completely eliminate the eight from the competition arena.

In another area, the seven independents who had joined them were being beaten mercilessly by two opponents. If it weren't for Xiao Mei, they probably would have been blasted out long ago.

Following her gaze, Xiao Yan also saw those seven pitiful individuals. He immediately sneered, "Look at the useless trash you've gathered. Hopeless mud that can't even stick to a wall. Indeed, just like you."

Xiao Han lazily raised her eyelids but said nothing.

"So, Xiao Han, I'm warning you one last time, stay away from Xun'er. She's my woman!" Seeing Xiao Han's silence, Xiao Yan thought she was afraid. He smiled coldly and said, "Otherwise..."

Before he could finish, Xiao Han interrupted him.

"Your woman?"

Xiao Han's gaze was terrifyingly cold. She looked Xiao Yan up and down and said coldly, "You, this waste?"

These words hit Xiao Yan's sore spot. His expression instantly twisted.

After three years of depression, enduring countless cold looks, now what Xiao Yan hated most was being called waste.

However, his anger was nothing compared to Xiao Han's.

She had originally planned to simply blast him out at the end, but now Xiao Han had changed her mind. Silver lightning instantly spread, enveloping Xiao Han's hand.

Xiao Yan felt a chill run down his spine, and an inexplicable sense of fear suddenly surged in his heart. He abruptly retreated, but a fist covered in silver lightning arcs suddenly appeared before his eyes.

As if gone mad, the fist, trailing over a dozen afterimages, ruthlessly pummeled various parts of Xiao Yan's body. Each punch landed solidly, and for a time, the muffled sounds of fists hitting flesh continuously resounded in the arena.

"Damn it!"

The waves of intense pain from all over his body caused Xiao Yan's inner rage to surge. Xiao Han's attacks were all executed at close range, leaving him no time to swing the cumbersome Heavy Xuan Ruler.

Xiao Han had almost transformed into a blurry white shadow, constantly weaving around Xiao Yan, her fists bringing fierce winds that struck Xiao Yan's body, which was entirely enveloped in pale white Dou Qi. At this moment, fists, palms, arms, elbows, feet, knees... every part of the body became Xiao Han's weapon of attack, her fists moving with constant afterimages.

Faced with Xiao Han's merciless close combat, Xiao Yan had long since discarded his Heavy Xuan Ruler. He had thought that without the weapon, he could fight back, but even after throwing it away, he was still being beaten by Xiao Han.

Occasionally, Xiao Yan managed to exchange a few blows with Xiao Han, but the lightning arcs covering Xiao Han's body, though not Tribulation Lightning, were no ordinary lightning element. Each clash left Xiao Yan's fists swollen and red. If not for the protection of the soul fire, his hands would have been shattered by the lightning long ago.

In the arena, Xiao Yan, who had been imposing just moments ago, suddenly transformed into a punching bag that could only take beatings. This extreme reversal left countless spectators in the stands dumbfounded and further strengthened their resolve not to provoke Xiao Han carelessly.

Even Bai Shan and Wu Hao couldn't help but shudder when they saw this bloody close combat.

"Crazy fellow..." Instructor Ruo Lin, Xiao Yu, and others stared blankly at the raging Xiao Han. They hadn't expected this seemingly indifferent person to be so terrifying when fighting seriously...

"Have you noticed that this little girl hasn't used a single Dou Technique from start to finish, yet she can still beat that boy senseless?"

In the central area of the square, an elder whose face had remained impassive finally changed expression as he watched Xiao Han continuously beating Xiao Yan. He spoke slowly.

Hearing this, the others were also shocked. They then focused their attention on Xiao Han, and after a while, nodded.

"If I remember correctly, when she fought Ye Tao yesterday, she didn't use any Dou Techniques either," Hu Qian said softly. "And Ye Tao used a Xuan-rank Dou Technique."

Another elder exclaimed in surprise, "You mean, without using a single Dou Technique, she directly withstood a Xuan-rank Dou Technique from a three-star Dou Great Master, and even blasted him out?"

Hu Qian nodded and said, "So, this little girl either has terrifyingly powerful physical strength, or she has already broken through to Dou Spirit."

The others widened their eyes in surprise: "Isn't she only about twenty years old? Breaking through to Dou Spirit at this age? That talent..."

Another punch landed heavily on Xiao Yan's chest. A faint cracking sound suddenly rang out. Then, Xiao Han coldly watched as the Dou Qi armor on Xiao Yan's body slowly began to crack. She delivered another flying kick, landing heavily on Xiao Yan's stomach. With a tremendous boom, the soul fire Dou Qi armor on Xiao Yan's body surface was forcibly shattered by Xiao Han's pure physical strength.

The force of Xiao Han's kick was extremely powerful. Xiao Yan skidded across the square's floor for nearly dozens of meters before finally coming to a stop, involuntarily spitting out a mouthful of blood, his face pale.

Xiao Yan gritted his teeth and shakily stood up, casting a venomous glance at Xiao Han in the distance. He then took out a light black medicinal pill from his storage ring, stuffed it into his mouth, and swallowed it.

After consuming the light black pill, Xiao Yan's pale face suddenly flushed with an almost sickly red hue, and his originally weak aura abruptly surged.

Xiao Han sneered, her figure flickering before reappearing in front of Xiao Yan. Then, another round of brutal, flesh-hitting punches began!

Like a feline toying with its prey, whenever Xiao Yan was about to collapse, Xiao Han would temporarily let him off, waiting for him to take another pill and recover somewhat before resuming her close-range beating. Xiao Yan used all sorts of Xuan-rank Dou Techniques, depleting his Dou Qi, yet he still couldn't escape Xiao Han's relentless assault.

By now, almost everyone else in the arena had stopped their own actions, all staring dumbfounded at the one-sided beating.

Hu Jia swallowed hard, glancing at Gu Xun'er beside her, and hurriedly distanced herself.

Too terrifying, was Xiao Han even human?

Later, when Xiao Yan had been beaten almost beyond recognition, Hu Qian and the others couldn't sit still any longer. If this continued, Xiao Yan would surely be beaten to death by Xiao Han.

Just as they were about to call for a stop, Xiao Han released Xiao Yan. She coldly swept her gaze over the bloodied and battered Xiao Yan, then took out a medicinal pill from her system space. She pried open the mouth of the unconscious Xiao Yan and stuffed the pill in.

"Is that a fourth-grade Xinhuidan?" the Alchemy Department's elder exclaimed in surprise. "This thing can protect the heart meridians. It seems this girl didn't intend to beat Xiao Yan to death after all."

After giving Xiao Yan the pill, Xiao Han viciously slapped his stomach. Xiao Yan flew out like a kite with its string cut, crashing heavily outside the arena.

The alchemist's mouth twitched. So Xiao Han had given Xiao Yan the pill only to ensure he wouldn't die from this final blow.

After knocking Xiao Yan out of the arena, Xiao Han's expression finally improved a bit. She swept her gaze over the dumbstruck students in the arena and said coldly, "Enjoying the show?"

Her voice was cold and devoid of any warmth, shocking everyone. They hurriedly shook their heads and resumed the chaotic battle, but this time, no one dared to challenge Xiao Han.

Challenge Xiao Han? Good heavens, no way! They didn't want to become the next Xiao Yan.

While Xiao Han was savagely beating Xiao Yan, the system also shrank into a ball, trembling. It suddenly remembered that when it first accompanied the host, it was also this humble and afraid.

What on earth had happened to make it have the illusion that the host was approachable? Clearly, from the very beginning, it had seen through the host's devilish nature!