The next moment, Zhou Yi's fist hit Qin Xiao's face as she had hoped.
However, the cold smile on her lips instantly froze.
That was because her fist did not feel anything upon contact, and it was as if she was punching the reflection of a flower in a mirror or the moon in the water, her fist passed through Qin Xiao's head without any hindrance.
"It went through..."
Zhou Yi felt as if she had punched the air.
It was an extremely uncomfortable feeling for her.
"Ah! Murder! Teacher Zhou actually killed Qin Xiao!"
A female classmate exclaimed in panic.
"Can you shut up? Look carefully, what's the actual situation. If Teacher Zhou really smashed Qin Xiao's head, would there be no blood at all?"
Lan Susu glanced at the senseless girl and said coldly.
"Ah, this..."
The girl was stunned for a moment, her eyes wide.
She found that the situation was exactly as Lan Susu had described.
Qin Xiao was truly unharmed.
A hint of surprise flashed in Du Weilun's eyes as he thought to himself, "This kid does have some moves..." He also realized that Qin Xiao might not be as simple as he had imagined.
"That was close."
"It seems that Uncle-Master is not so easy to kill after all."
Meng Hongchen patted his chest with his hand, finally able to settle his heart back into his stomach.
"Kid, are you only capable of tricks and illusions? Have the guts to fight me fair and square."
Zhou Yi shouted loudly.
She didn't know what had happened, but one thing she was sure of was that this strange scene must be Qin Xiao playing tricks.
"Alright then, you better be careful."
Suddenly, Qin Xiao's voice rang out in front of her again.
Then, Zhou Yi saw one figure after another appear in front of her eyes.
"They're all Qin Xiao?"
She felt her vision blur and rubbed her eyes vigorously. Looking again, those figures were really there, none had disappeared.
"My God, what's happening? Am I seeing things?"
A student nearby also exclaimed in shock, reassuring Zhou Yi that she wasn't seeing things.
It must be... an illusion.
"There can only be one real Qin Xiao, the rest are fake."
Zhou Yi immediately realized what she was experiencing.
Indeed, that was the case.
At this moment, the scene everyone saw was nothing but a mental simulation created by Qin Xiao, none of it was real.
"His soul skill is so powerful?"
Even Du Weilun saw the true nature of the event and felt a shiver in his heart.
However.
Just then, Du Weilun saw several Qin Xiaos charge at Zhou Yi at once.
"Hahaha, you think I'd be afraid? They're all illusions, even if I stand here motionless, can you harm me?"
Zhou Yi, facing each figure, felt utterly unshaken and even burst into laughter.
Indeed, she did just that, making no move to defend herself.
In her mind, everything was false and could not harm her.
But, the next moment, her expression suddenly changed.
For her face truly received a solid punch. Under the tremendous force, her body couldn't maintain its standing posture and she crashed heavily to the ground.
Even her face made intimate contact with the ground first, resulting in an embarrassing faceplant.
"Hiss, did Teacher Zhou get knocked down by a punch?"
Everyone was taken aback and then voices of surprise followed.
Just a moment ago Zhou Yi was incredibly arrogant, acting as if she had seen through everything and was in complete control, only to end up in such a pitiful state; wasn't the change a bit too drastic?
"How is this possible? Your real body approached me, how did I not notice at all?"
After struggling to get up, Zhou Yi looked at Qin Xiao in shock.
Normally, the real person would have signs of life and soul power fluctuation.
Zhou Yi believed she would have noticed if anyone approached her.
Just now, she indeed did not detect Qin Xiao's life and soul power fluctuation among those several figures, which is why she daringly stood still and waited for the many Qin Xiaos to attack her.
Sadly, she was overly confident. She overestimated her own perceptual abilities, and a wrong judgment let the real Qin Xiao get close to her, thus leading to the tragedy that had just occurred.
"Teacher Zhou, shall we continue?"
Several Qin Xiaos rubbed their wrists and looked at Zhou Yi with a smiling face and asked.
His look and words pierced Zhou Yi's heart like a knife.
"Nonsense!"
Zhou Yi stood up, yelling furiously, "Do you think I would admit defeat just like that? Not even close! Far from it!"
"Third soul skill: Purgatory Flames!"
Suddenly, Zhou Yi erupted like a volcanic explosion, unleashing endless flames from her body, spreading madly in all directions centered on herself.
In just the span of a breath, the flames covered a hundred meters range.
The scorching air seemed to ignite the atmosphere itself.
Immediately, the figures of many Qin Xiaos were engulfed by the flames.
Strangely, the terrible flames passed through their bodies without causing any harm...
Seeing this, Zhou Yi's lips curled into a cold smile, "Let's see where your real body can hide this time."
The flames covered the entire area, giving her absolute perception within the range of the flames.
Shortly, she would be able to discern where the real Qin Xiao was.
"It's a solution, but even if you find me, so what?"
Since Zhou Yi had thought of a way to counter the mental simulation, Qin Xiao simply stopped hiding himself as well.
After the spiritual simulation was removed, everyone realized that the real Qin Xiao was standing not far in front of Zhou Yi.
"A control-class Soul Master daring to stand openly in front of an assault-type Soul Master, I have to say, you're really bold."
"But, it's also a very foolish move."
Finding Qin Xiao's true body was not easy, especially when he was so close, so Zhou Yi naturally wouldn't let the opportunity slip and launched another attack.
"Fire Dragon Roar!"
With a single thought, she activated her fourth soul skill.
The flames around her were drawn by her Soul Power and began to whirl around her body.
It took less than a breath for the power of flames to coalesce into a fiercely burning long dragon.
"Go!"
Under Zhou Yi's control, after circling around her, the flame dragon charged crazily towards Qin Xiao.
And Zhou Yi also followed the flame dragon, charging at Qin Xiao.
It was a clear double-barreled strategy, aimed at delivering both elemental and physical attacks to Qin Xiao.
However.
How could Qin Xiao, with his rich combat experience, fail to see through Zhou Yi's intention?
He still appeared calm, simply standing in place waiting for the fiery dragon to come.
"You want to try the same trick again? In the sea of fire, even if you use illusions, I can still distinguish your true body."
Zhou Yi was full of confidence in this attack.
But this time, Zhou Yi miscalculated.
Qin Xiao was not using spiritual simulation, but a spiritual impact.
A powerful spiritual power, like an invisible sledgehammer, struck Zhou Yi's soul fiercely.
Boom!
The violent impact caused Zhou Yi's brain to roar. Her vision darkened, and she couldn't see anything clearly.
The pain from the soul made her whole body tremble.
It was then that Qin Xiao casually moved to one side.
In contrast, Zhou Yi, having lost control over her body and soul skill, still maintained a high speed and charged forward. But the flame dragon she had summoned, now without her control, flew wildly like a runaway horse.
After circling in the air, it headed straight for the first-year students of Shrek Academy who were watching the match.
"No, don't come over here."
"Teacher Zhou, please wake up, control yourself."
"Everyone run!"
Some called to Zhou Yi, hoping she could control her soul skill.
But these were foolish people; the danger was imminent, yet they placed their hope in someone else.
The clever ones, those who quickly realized something was terribly wrong, had already fled first.
For instance, Xiao Xiao, Lan Luoluo, and Lan Susu were long gone.
Boom!
The fiery dragon plunged into the crowd, causing a violent explosion. Flames scattered, and cries of agony filled the air.
Qin Xiao even saw figures being blown into the air, tossed like bags of sand, flying far away.
"Not good!"
Du Weilun's face changed drastically, as he rushed towards the crowd at top speed.
He had been watching Qin Xiao, thinking of rescuing him in time if Qin Xiao couldn't withstand Zhou Yi's attack.
But it ended up being completely beyond his expectation.
Qin Xiao was unharmed, but the students of Shrek Academy were blown away.
What the hell was this?
As he ran, Du Weilun couldn't help but curse inwardly.
Meanwhile.
Zhou Yi finally regained consciousness through her tenacious will.
But her head still ached terribly.
Clearly, a spiritual impact was not so easy to dissipate.
However.
As she made out the scene before her, she was utterly shocked.
"What's going on? Was Shrek Academy attacked? Why were my students blown away!"
A thought like this inadvertently sprouted in Zhou Yi's mind.
But, the next moment, when she sensed the residual aura, she was stupefied.
It was my aura?
Could it be that I myself harmed the students?
Gradually, fragments of memory began to resurface in her mind.
That was her releasing a flame dragon before losing consciousness.
Now, that fiery dragon found its...
"Ouch, it's killing me..."
"Teacher Zhou, you're really heavy-handed..."
"If you have to fight Qin Xiao, just fight him. Why hit us when you can't land a blow on him? We're innocent."
One by one, students lay on the ground, their voices filled with howls of pain and complaints.
At this moment, they didn't care what kind of demon Zhou Yi was.
Having suffered so much...
What's wrong with voicing a few complaints?
"I'm the most innocent. I was already knocked out, and then Teacher Zhou blasted me awake. What did I do to deserve this?"
"Hiss, it hurts so bad. I feel like I'm already a third of the way cooked!"
Suddenly, Wang Dong's voice rose.
His words were filled with towering resentment and helplessness.
Qin Xiao's gaze followed the voice and looked over.
He was immediately struggling to keep his composure.
Wang Dong looked pitiful.
His clothes torn and ragged.
The visible skin was pitch black.
His originally pink hair had almost been burned off.
The once graceful young man was now a sight of no return.
And Wang Dong was lying on the ground weakly, looking like he had broken quite a few bones.
He had already been injured by Qin Xiao, bedridden for at least a few days.
But now, unless Elder Zhuang of the Sea God intervened, he wouldn't be out of bed for ten days or half a month.
"Eye-opener, teachers at Shrek Academy are indeed strict; they go crazy and beat their own students half to death."
Qin Xiao clicked his tongue in wonder.
"Enough!"
Zhou Yi's gaze once again fell on Qin Xiao as she rebuked coldly, "If it weren't for you using a spiritual attack on me at the critical moment, how could this tragic incident have happened? Putting aside the facts, do you think you're not to blame for this?"
After listening to Zhou Yi's words, Qin Xiao felt no turmoil inside, and even found it a bit laughable.
This old lady was truly domineering.
Putting aside the facts, what's there even to discuss?
No.
He couldn't call Zhou Yi an old lady anymore. Qin Xiao thought 'old fairy' suited her better.
"Enough!"
However, before Qin Xiao could say anything, Du Weilun could no longer hold back and bellowed at Zhou Yi, "Teacher Zhou, I think you need to calm down. There are so many students injured, don't you think you should come over and help me deal with them?"
At that time, at least five or six students were rolling on the ground, screaming in agony next to Du Weilun.
Another two or three were lying motionless on the ground, it was unclear whether they were alive or dead.
Further away, the students who had been blasted away had fallen to the ground, their conditions likely similar to those around Du Weilun; some were crying out in pain while others lay in silence.
It didn't look good at all.
Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu also joined the rescue team in a hurry.
Xiao Xiao realized there were many people seriously injured, beyond what they could handle. Only a healing-class Soul Master could deal with it. With this in mind, she left in a hurry to find more teachers for help.
Even Meng Hongchen no longer just watched the excitement and hurried over to the others, taking out precious healing medicine to join the rescue.
Normally, Zhou Yi should have immediately joined the rescue team, whether in her capacity as a regular class head or as the instigator of the incident.
However, unexpectedly, Zhou Yi withdrew her gaze from the crowd, suddenly turned around, and faced Qin Xiao.
"It's all because of you!"
"What the hell does it have to do with me?" Qin Xiao frowned.
What was this old fairy on about?
If she truly cared about these students, she would have risked soul power backlash to deactivate her soul skill before losing control.
But clearly, she didn't have them in her heart, or she simply didn't care about the students' lives.
"If you had taken my soul skill, how could such an accident have happened? So the main culprit behind this tragic scene is you. I will avenge everyone and make you pay the price!"
What kind of logic was this?
Qin Xiao was utterly shocked.
He could see that Zhou Yi didn't believe she was at fault at all. So, the error was his?
He asked coldly, "So I should just die, is that it?"
"Of course!" Zhou Yi responded without hesitation, "You really should die!"
As her words fell, her fifth Soul Ring suddenly lit up.
"Zhou Yi, what are you doing? Are you going to break your promise and use the cultivation level above a Soul Ancestor?"
Seeing this, Du Weilun's pupils shrank and he shouted loudly, "Stop right there!"
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