Chapter 91 Who in the Inner Courtyard Can Compare?_2

He began a frenzied attack, an Absolute Defense.

Now, he not only needed to stop Zhou Yi, that crazy woman, but also prevent Qin Xiao from releasing any more soul tools.

At double the price... he wasn't a complete sucker.

It seemed slow, but it was fast.

At this moment, over a dozen fixed soul cannonballs instantly enveloped the area where Zhou Yi was located.

Zhou Yi felt a chill run down her spine.

A feeling deep down told her she must leave this area. Otherwise, she might be in for more trouble than she could handle...

No.

More precisely, it was very likely that she wouldn't be able to leave at all.

With that thought, she made her decision.

Having lost her target, she had to give up on the idea of ambushing Qin Xiao.

She didn't know where the enemy was in front of her, but she knew it was safe behind her.

So, she retreated with all her might.

Instantly, she was a hundred meters away.

And by then, the soul cannonballs had already landed, causing violent explosions non-stop.

Flames, ice, hurricanes, various elements erupted. The terrifying soul power fluctuations spread out in all directions like a tidal wave.

Once Zhou Yi moved out of the range covered by the smoke bombs, her senses suddenly became clear.

Feeling that horrendous soul power fluctuation, she felt a chill in her heart.

"Luckily, I just left; otherwise, I might have been seriously injured in such an attack," she thought, somewhat shaken.

At the same time, she felt relieved about her decision.

It was a close call.

"Is this a woman's sixth sense? Quite sharp..." Qin Xiao muttered to himself, his lips curling slightly with a mocking look in his eyes.

Certainly.

All this was within his control.

Actually, with his ability of Spiritual Detection, he could make accurate judgments, and he could hit Zhou Yi even with his eyes closed.

If she hadn't been hit, there was only one possibility: it was intentional on Qin Xiao's part.

After all, he finally had a sucker willing to pay double the price, so naturally, he would want to clear out some inventory.

A level-three fixed-installation soul-guiding cannon selling for the price of a level-four: why not take the opportunity?

Moreover, most of the materials he used to make soul cannons were pilfered from Jing Hongchen and the Imperial Sun Moon Soul Academy, costing him almost nothing aside from labor.

So... this deal was a total rip-off...

"Kid, I might have underestimated you. Who would have thought you had so many fixed-mount soul guidance devices?!" Zhou Yi's voice suddenly reached Qin Xiao's ears.

At this moment, she was no longer dazed.

Her eyes regained clarity, allowing her to see objects in the distance. She immediately fixed her gaze on Qin Xiao.

Did you think this was over? This is just the beginning!

Qin Xiao chuckled, packing away the soul cannon that had just fired, and took out over a dozen new fixed-installation soul cannons.

He pretended to be a big spender.

"You have more?" Zhou Yi's pupils suddenly shrank, and she felt a chill run down her spine.

Unlike before, she could feel that this batch of fixed-installation soul cannons were definitely far more powerful than the previous ones.

As an Eighth-level Soul Master, the woman had some discerning eyes; she immediately identified that each soul cannon in Qin Xiao's hands was a level five.

Over a dozen level-five fixed-installation soul cannons...

If hit by all of these at once, wouldn't even her bones be pulverized?

"Thud, thud, thud."

Du Weilun beat frantically against the golden barrier formed by Absolute Defense, bellowing desperately, "Stop firing! Stop it! If you keep this up, I'll go bankrupt!"

Despair.

It truly was utter despair.

This wasn't fighting; this was burning money.

Unfortunately, no one paid him any attention.

Of course, even if someone had seen his anxious expression, they wouldn't have cared.

After a brief moment of shock, Zhou Yi calmed herself down, "Hmph, what does it matter if you have so many fixed-installation soul cannons? They might be powerful, but you still have to hit your target for it to count."

As everyone knows, the accuracy of fixed-installation soul cannons is a major issue. They're better suited for attacking fixed, immobile targets.

Or they're used when laying an ambush, controlling the enemy within a certain area, before launching an attack to utilize the true power of fixed-installation soul cannons.

Zhou Yi believed that as long as her speed was fast enough, Qin Xiao would not be able to hit her.

Without effective attacks, how much use would the tremendous power of the soul-guided cannons be?

It was nothing but a joke.

But was that really the case?

After hearing Zhou Yi's words, a playful smile appeared on Qin Xiao's lips.

This madwoman knows nothing about spiritual detection...

As long as he wanted to, there was nothing he couldn't hit.

Having finally broken free of Qin Xiao's control, Zhou Yi became cautious this time.

First, she moved quickly, trying her best to avoid letting Qin Xiao lock onto her.

One moment she moved forward, the next she retreated, or she would jump left and right repeatedly, dazzling onlookers.

"In front of Uncle Master, all these flashy tricks are useless."

From a distance, Meng Hongchen looked at Zhou Yi's maneuvers and felt like she was watching a clown.

She knew nothing of Qin Xiao's power.

The fact was indeed so.

With a bang, one of the soul cannons on Qin Xiao launched an attack.

The power of the level-five fixed-installation soul-guiding cannon was indeed incomparable to those regular soul cannons, astonishingly impressive in speed as well.

The soul cannonball, upon exiting the barrel, reached Zhou Yi in an instant.

That's not right.

To be precise, it seemed as if the cannonball had arrived first, and Zhou Yi had actively collided with it.

"What's going on?"

"Could he possibly predict my prediction?"

Seeing this, Zhou Yi's pupils shrank suddenly, her hair standing on end. A chill swept over her heart.

Little did she know that Qin Xiao had already predicted her next move based on the trajectory of her actions.

It had to be said.

Zhou Yi's reaction speed was indeed very fast.

In the midst of the crisis, she quickly mobilized her soul power to lay down layers of Soul Force Barriers in front of her and crossed her arms over her chest in full defense.

Boom!

The soul cannon exploded, and multiple elemental forces burst forth instantaneously. Despite Zhou Yi's best efforts to block it, she was still blasted away.

This was not a common soul cannon, but a simplified product crafted by Qin Xiao, imitating the Eighth-level Soul Master's bombardment cannon, and then modified with his own ideas.

A regular bombardment cannon consisted of separate elemental cannons.

Qin Xiao's was a combination of Wind and Fire Elements, where wind borrowed the fire's force and fire added to the wind's fierceness. Both elements fused within a single soul cannonball, significantly enhancing the power of the level-five fixed-installation soul-guiding cannon.

When this type of fixed-mount soul guidance device was first released, Xuan Ziwen himself had personally experienced its power.

Qin still remembered Xuan Ziwen's assessment, saying that the level-five fixed soul cannonball had enough power to be comparable to a level six fixed-mount soul-guiding device.

This was a testament to its strength.

Subsequently, Xuan Ziwen inquired of Qin Xiao how it was made.

Qin Xiao did not hide anything, elaborating on his production thoughts and methods to Xuan Ziwen.

However, when Xuan Ziwen, this soul engineering genius, understood the craftsmanship involved, he shook his head and sighed, admitting it was beyond his ability.

The fact was indeed so.

This was because it involved the balance between Fire Elemental Arrays and Wind Elemental Arrays, which required meticulous control. This kind of control was multifaceted.

It encompassed the mastery of engraving techniques, control over Arrays, and self-discipline. Aside from Qin Xiao's uniquely powerful spiritual power, no one else could achieve this.

Xuan Ziwen candidly stated that even his teacher, Kong Deming, would not be able to do it.

In everyone's eyes, Zhou Yi was like a punching bag, flung far away.

Just as she was about to hit the ground, Zhou Yi seemed to regain control over her body and twisted mid-air to land steadily.

However, the crowd could see that her condition was not good.

She was pale, with blood at the corner of her mouth, her arms trembling nonstop, blood dripping steadily and falling to the ground.

It was evident that Qin Xiao's last strike had severely injured her.

"Is this Qin Xiao's true strength?"

"He seems about our age, yet his combat power is so fierce. Even Teacher Zhou is no match; Soul Masters... are terrifying."

"Damn! No wonder Teacher Zhou was so aggressive before, and he didn't back down. Turns out he really does have the strength."

"Are the students from Imperial Sun Moon Soul Academy all this fierce?"

The students from Class 1 of the first year couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

It was too shocking.

Qin Xiao's battle prowess had completely shattered their perceptions.

Not even the monsters in the Inner Court could be this fierce at the age of 13, right?