Chapter 24: Shock, Stigmata, Conditions
Boom! !
Two inconspicuous bullets were fired from the pistol. Even Meng Hongchen himself did not expect that the recoil of this thing was quite strong. Even a four-ring soul master like himself was thrown back five meters.

However, the power of the Bai Lian armor did not disappoint her. Just two inconspicuous bullets actually penetrated the two soul guide shells fired by Xia Xuanchen!
Click...bang!

The two soul guide cannon barrels on the latter's arms were also shattered.

"This..." Both parties were shocked.

One move, just one move. It was still two bullets against a cannonball, and the bullet won.

"...Meng Hongchen wins." The soul guide teacher in charge was also stunned.

Xia Xuanchen sat on the ground in a daze, feeling that his hands were about to lose sensation, and his whole body seemed to be in a trance, motionless.

It was not until this moment that the teachers and students of Sun Moon Academy reacted and were immediately in an uproar again.

This test match was too fast from start to finish, only about ten seconds in total. It looked like Meng Hongchen had just appeared, and he was killed in two shots. There was nothing much to say.

There was not even any brilliant soul power radiance showing from her body, and the audience did not even see the soul rings on her body. But, she won! Winning was so easy.

Jing Hongchen, who was high up, seemed calm on the surface, but in fact, his heart was in turmoil. The energy contained in the two bullets shot by his granddaughter just now was not soul power at all, but it had the strength of a seven-ring soul saint!

One bullet from this pistol is actually equivalent to a Soul Saint...

He turned around and asked with great excitement: "Mr. Lu, is there anything else worth showing?"

Lu Xueling acted calm and nonchalant: "Master, is this just the tip of the iceberg enough to make you so excited?"

Seeing his mentality, Jing Hongchen was excited but also a little worried. He turned his gaze back to the venue, but his expression suddenly became tense.

The second person to come on stage is Xiao Hongchen.

"Hi, sister." Xiao Hongchen greeted his sister with a playful smile.

Turning the gun, Meng Hongchen pouted and said, "Brother, why do you even come to join in the fun?"

"Hey, I also want to see what the thing is that makes grandpa pay so much attention to it."

Meng Hongchen retracted the gun and was about to speak, but for some reason she felt a slight stinging pain in her back, but she still held it in: "Okay, brother, then let me use a big one to get you off the stage."

"The second game begins."

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Meng Hongchen's body quickly floated in the air, and a strong white light flashed from her chest. Her eyes changed in an instant, and almost subconsciously, she shouted out a language that did not belong to Douluo Continent.

"Neko charm!"

A magical scene appeared.

Meng Hongchen waved her hand casually, and a huge thing similar to a cat's claw emerged from the hole in the palm of her hand and hit Xiao Hongchen directly!
The latter was instantly horrified and unable to move. It was not that he did not want to fight back or dodge, but from his perspective, his good sister completed three actions in an instant. When he wanted to fight back, the huge cat claw was almost touching his face!

Bang! Bang!

There was a loud bang and the gray fog dissipated. Xiao Hongchen was already sitting on the ground, with his grandfather Jing Hongchen in front of him.

What was broken was a level six defensive soul guide in the latter's hand.

Jing Hongchen hid the fear in his eyes and said in a deep voice: "That's enough, Xiao Meng, stop it."

"Okay, okay...Grandpa." Meng Hongchen was also out of breath. The arm that swung out the cat's claw seemed to be dislocated. The Valkyrie Armor·Bai Lian was automatically released, and she returned to the rest area completely staggeringly.

Lu Xueling watched the whole process and gave his evaluation: "Not bad. It's just that this girl's body can't handle it."

“Lu, Mr. Lu, what on earth is that…” Huo Yuhao’s spiritual eyes were still open, but due to his weak cultivation, he could only take a rough look. “The Valkyrie Armor: White Silk is still in an incomplete state. Even if a Soul Sect member wears it, it is enough to rival a Seven-Ring Soul Saint.”

Lu Xueling took out a small notebook and wrote it down: "However, Douluo Star Soul Masters who don't understand Honkai energy are destined to not be able to exert the full power of the armor, and can't even support short-term combat. When Meng Hongchen activated his ultimate move just now, he had already exhausted the Honkai energy that I had charged in advance on the armor."

Xilin finished the juice in her hand, with a look of disdain in her eyes: "You can't even control the most basic toy of Paramecium. This really disappoints me."

"Your Majesty, that's not the case. I do have a way to allow these soul masters to use the full power of the Valkyrie armor in a short period of time." Lu Xueling said this with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"Human, you don't mean to say..."

Lu Xueling put away the small notebook and nodded slightly: "Yes, the holy mark!"

"Mr. Lu, you mentioned a concept that I have never heard of." Jing Hongchen has returned from the field, with a somewhat painful expression. It seems that the damaged sixth-level defensive soul guide is still quite expensive.

"Master Hongchen, how long have you been listening?"

"Starting from what you said about allowing soul masters to use the full power of the armor for a short period of time."

Lu Xueling raised his lips: "It seems that the hall master has become interested in [Stigmata] again?"

Jing Hongchen didn't waste any words: "I have invested in this project. Tell me, how much is the start-up capital?"

Lu Xueling raised three fingers: "Promise me three things."

"Please say."

"First, I want the position of deputy hall master, the one with real power. Second, regarding the research of [Valkyrie Armor], no matter how much resources and manpower are invested during the research, including the final research results, only I can decide."

"...Okay, I can agree to it." Jing Hongchen gritted his teeth and finally nodded.

“Third.” Lu Xueling patted Huo Yuhao’s shoulder and said, “This child, Huo Yuhao, let him enter the academy and study in Mingde Hall. He will be treated as a student with the highest standard.”

Jing Hongchen looked at Huo Yuhao with an indescribable strangeness in his eyes, but he finally agreed.

Although he didn't understand why Lu Xueling was so concerned about a little guy with one ring, this condition was just like opening a back door for himself. There was also a precedent for royal relatives, so Jing Hongchen still had the power.

Everyone soon dispersed, and Jing Hongchen took Huo Yuhao to go through the admission procedures for him. In a specially arranged room, Lu Xueling was enjoying Xilin's lap pillow, looking out the window, as if he was missing something.

The space in the room had long been sealed off, and any sound inside could not be eavesdropped by outsiders.

Xilin stroked his hair and asked, "Human, can you still create holy marks?"

"Of course, my queen. Your servants can do anything, at least in the eyes of these Douluo people."

"So, are you really going to give away the technology of the Valkyrie Armor?"

"Of course not. I only told you half of it."

Lu Xueling sneered: "To unleash the power of the Valkyrie Armor, the stigmata is only one way. The second is to get my blessing, which can transform everything of the wearer into Honkai energy as the activation energy of the armor. It can be used at will without the stigmata."

"But everything has a price. The stigma is powerful and can allow you to fight without relying on my mark, but it will also gradually overdraw your life. In the end..."

"Backlash from Honkai." Xilin took over his last five words.

buzzing...

"Hmm? Shibao... is she angry?"

　Is this kind of interspersed writing style, with perspectives switching from time to time, okay?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)