radicalducati Chapter 149 Weapon Alliance
Chapter 149 Weapon Alliance
Chapter 149 Weapon Alliance
The phoenix formed from the Nine-Flame Ice Flame stared at the little man for a few seconds, seemingly recognizing that this talkative person who looked like his master was the annoying mirror.
Snapped!
Without warning, the Ice Flame Phoenix flapped its wings and, like an arrow released from a bow, launched a claw that accurately kicked the face of the little figure conjured by the Guardian Mirror!
"Ouch!" Caught off guard, the Guardian Mirror stumbled and fell off Huo Yuhao's shoulder, cursing angrily, "What a lousy phoenix! I think you're just a chicken!"
Upon hearing this, the Ice Flame Phoenix instantly bristled! Every feather on its body stood on end, and it let out an angry shriek. Like a raptor pouncing on its prey, it swooped down, its two wings like giant pincers, firmly pressing the consciousness of the Guardian Mirror to the ground!
Immediately afterwards, its sharp phoenix beak, like a pile driver, began to peck fiercely at the "Huo Yuhao face" conjured by the Mirror of Protection!
"Chirp chirp chirp!"
"Aaaaah! What do you mean! Isn't it normal for a spirit to use its master's appearance?! Huo Yuhao! Control your chicken! Take it away!" The Guardian Mirror screamed pitifully as it covered its head to defend itself.
Huo Yuhao looked at the Guardian Mirror with his face on it, being relentlessly attacked by the Ice Flame Phoenix while pinned to the ground, and inexplicably felt a phantom pain on his face, causing him to shiver involuntarily.
Ultimately, the Mirror of Protection could not withstand the disfigurement and, with a flash of light, quickly transformed back into its sphere of light form.
The Iceflame Phoenix then showed mercy and did not continue the punishment.
It proudly raised its head, flew back to Huo Yuhao's shoulder, and affectionately rubbed against Huo Yuhao's cheek, making a comfortable purring sound, which sounded like it was singing.
"You just wait! Sooner or later, I'll pluck all your feathers and throw you into a pot to make soup!" The Guardian Mirror glared at the Ice Flame Phoenix with a vengeful look.
It tried to get up, but seemed to have suffered a concussion from being pecked. It bounced a few times on the ground before wobbling back to Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao suppressed a laugh, his face flushing slightly: "By the way, you said you know the complete Spirit Gathering Array, so—what about a level nine Spirit Gathering Array? Have you ever seen one?"
The sphere of light from the Guardian Mirror flickered irritably: "No! What are you thinking! Even the most outstanding disciples from the five academies couldn't invite a Grandmaster of Saint Rank. That's the pinnacle of power in the Great Thousand World!"
The outer campus of Canaan College, on the shore of Ice Lake.
"Good afternoon, fellow students of Canaan College! I am Lu Mu, the top reporter of the Canaan Times!" A young man wearing a news agency uniform and with his hair neatly combed, held a microphone, his voice loud and clear, radiating enthusiasm for gossip.
Beside him, another student in the same uniform was carrying a recording device that looked very much like a camera. Clearly, this device had also originated from Huo Yuhao.
"In this episode, we will continue to follow up on the top ten students who performed unexpectedly poorly in this Inner Academy qualification competition! Today, we are interviewing Liu Qing, who ranked fifth! Please stay tuned!"
With a nimble flick of his wrist, Lu Mu sent the microphone tracing a beautiful arc across his fingertips.
"Why did it take so long to interview the fifth person?" a student passing by asked curiously.
"Good question!" Lu Mu instantly perked up, pointed the microphone at the questioner, and put on a diligent smile. "Of course, this reporter is extremely busy—"
"It's because every time he goes to interview these senior students who 'underperformed,' he gets kicked into the icy lake for a bath!" Another student bluntly revealed the truth, causing a burst of laughter from those around them.
"Cough cough cough!" Lu Mu coughed repeatedly, a blush of embarrassment flashing across his face. He quickly turned around and walked towards a young man by the lake who carried a black spear, had a tall and straight figure, and exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay.
"Senior Liu Qing!" Lu Mu shoved the microphone in front of him, speaking rapidly: "As one of the favorites to win the championship, you unexpectedly lost to Senior Han Yue in the quarterfinals, unfortunately stopping at the end! How are you feeling right now?"
Before Liu Qing could answer, Lu Mu revealed a teasing smile: "Is it true, as rumored, that you've long admired Senior Han Yue and therefore deliberately threw the competition to express your feelings?"
Liu Qing: "————"
The air seemed to freeze. Liu Qing's angular face remained expressionless, but the surrounding temperature seemed to drop several degrees.
Bang!
Without a word, a figure streaked through the air in an incredibly graceful arc. With a cry of "Ah!", it landed precisely in the nearby icy lake, splashing up a huge spray of water.
"Hahaha!" On the shore of the frozen lake, a muscular, shirtless man stood in front of a forging furnace engulfed in flames and laughed heartily.
Beside him stood an ice-blue flag with the words "Qi Alliance" written on it.
Seeing Lu Mu and Liu Qing's interaction, Yan Hao laughed so hard he almost couldn't straighten up: "Hahaha! Old Liu, so you like Han Yue! You should have said so earlier! You didn't need me to deliver your love letter!"
Liu Qing remained expressionless, as if the rumor about him and Han Yue had no effect on him whatsoever.
He slowly walked to the forge, his gaze falling on the red-hot metal blank in the furnace, and asked in a low voice, "Yan Hao, what are you doing?"
"We're hiring!" Yan Hao stopped laughing, wiped the sweat and ash from his face, and said seriously, "Liu Qing, how about joining our Weapon Alliance?"
"You've also heard from the upperclassmen that the inner courtyard is mainly infiltrated by gangs. If we freshmen go in, we're bound to get harassed and have to pay protection money."
"Instead of being exploited and then choosing to join another gang, let's band together and build our own force! We'll call it the Weapon Alliance!" Yan Hao swung his hammer forcefully, smashing it onto the forging furnace, sending sparks flying.
"The Weapon Alliance?" Liu Qing frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping over the flag and the burning furnace.
"That's right!" Yan Hao's eyes gleamed with excitement. He took out a uniquely shaped short blade that emitted a faint energy fluctuation and brandished it. "You've witnessed the power of spiritual weapons, haven't you? Want one? Join our Weapon Alliance! The first ten brothers to join will receive a custom-made spiritual weapon for free!"
Liu Qing's gaze shifted from the short blade back to Yan Hao's sweat-drenched face, then to the forging furnace, which was clearly no ordinary item, and asked, "Are you the leader of the Weapon Alliance?"
"No." Yan Hao grinned, revealing his pearly white teeth. "I'm the vice leader! The real leader is Elder Huo, Huo Yuhao!"
Liu Qing's eyes narrowed instantly: "So—during the inner court assessment, those things your Xuan-rank Class One used—"
"The magical artifacts, were they all given to you by Elder Huo?"
"Tch!" Yan Hao curled his lip, his voice tinged with pride. "His work wasn't that bad! The ones we used in the assessment were all things we figured out ourselves!"