When he finished his words, the girls looked at Remir with a subtle expression. They didn’t show it on their faces, but they were full of disdain. After all, it was clear that this so-called spar was a trick to evaluate their strength and deal with them depending on what they showed. If they were weak, the girls concurred that they would not be treated kindly.
Evelyn whispered to Kali. “Since they want to play, let’s play. However, we won’t win the spar. Let them dig their own graves and jump into them headfirst.”
Kali’s eyes flashed with understanding, and she smiled. “No wonder Yasenia listens to you a lot. Miss Adviser is really clever, eh?”
Evelyn rolled her eyes. “These small schemes, anyone can come up with.”
Kali commented with a nod. “Understood. Since these guests have come from afar, we will show some hospitality. I wonder if you wanted anyone in particular to spar…”
Remir was about to answer when Kali cut him off rather rudely. “Ah. Nevermind. Let’s make something like a mini-duel. I can see that you have twelve people. Hm…” Kali pondered, not missing the hint of anger that flashed through their eyes because of her interruption. Her actions were a blatant provocation, but it being obvious didn’t make it less humiliating. “I know! Let’s do a twelve-on-twelve duel. We’ll do a best-of-seven format. There will be three individual duels, three two-against-two duels, and one final three-against-three duel.”
Kali turned around and spoke aloud. “Prepare the arena.”
The maids bowed. “Yes, Madam.”
Hala and the others could keep up with the quick changes, but just before the maids left, Hala was able to snap out of her daze and speak up. “Hey! Who do you think you are to guide us all around as you please!? Do you even know who we are!?”
Kali paused and turned around coldly. Her previously gentle and soft, verdant green eyes were now giving off chilling rays. “If you don’t want to, then scram! Also, I don’t need to know who you are. In this place, no one can threaten us!”
Hala’s face turned red when Kali said that. After all, her words naturally belittled the Supreme Lord. With her grandfather insulted, her face was naturally not good. “You! In the end, you are nothing but a beast-”
Remir’s expression changed slightly, and he quickly commanded Hala. “Enough!”
Hala looked at Remir, her head still hot with anger. “Why do you stop me, Uncle!? These people-”
“I. Said. ENOUGH!” Remir’s aura exploded forward, constricting Hala. While their realms were not too far apart, Remir was stronger by a few notches and easily able to suppress Hala.
Our girls didn’t miss anything from the altercation and learned of Remir’s might through his small burst. Evelyn whistled. "Soul cultivator's souls are really monstrous. I’ve never seen a soul pressure that powerful. Even Yasenia falls short in terms of soul, right?"
Andrea rolled her eyes and commented. “If Yasenia’s soul was still stronger than a Soul Path cultivator without having practiced Soul Cultivation actively once in her life, they might as well kill themselves with a single slap.”
Angel giggled. "But even if they are stronger, I feel much more pressure when Yasenia releases her soul. While it’s not as developed or large, there is a certain quality in it that makes me shudder."
Evelyn laughed perversely. "Hehehe, I know what you mean. That tingling that spreads when she fully suppresses you makes my-"
"Stop!" Angel blushed and hit Evelyn’s arm, making Evelyn chuckle while linking arms with her.
Meanwhile, Hala had already been controlled by Remir and relaxed enough to stop making wild speculations. Remir cupped his fists and smiled. “I am truly sorry. We accept your terms. However, there is an inconvenience.”
Kali crossed her arms and asked, her gorgeous willowy eyebrow lifting temptingly. “What’s wrong?”
Remir cleared his throat and explained. “We are fearful that once we enter your mansion, we will never leave. Hence, we would love to do the matches in front of our spaceship. Once there, we will be able to use devices to monitor the fight!”
Kali’s eyebrow furrowed. She had a few ideas in her mind, but she still consulted Evelyn via Spiritual Sense. After discussing with the girls, Kali nodded coolly. “We accept your terms. Let’s go.”
Remir blinked. “Huh? Now?”
Kali snorted. “When else? We have a few things to do, too, but teaching you juniors a few lessons in the meantime is not much of an effort. Still, we would like not to delay.”
Hala clenched her fists, her mind flashing coldly. ‘Since you want to play, let’s play. Heh.’
The two groups moved together and arrived by the side of the spaceship in a few minutes. Kali and the girls looked at the spaceship with interest. The model was clearly different from the ones they’ve seen. However, the strength didn't seem to be lacking at all. On the contrary, this one ship felt incredibly mighty.
Alaia commented with a slightly surprised tone. “The main cannon of this ship has a lot of latent energy. The attack is not as destructive as other ships, but it’s extremely concentrated. I wonder if it reaches the fifth realm standard?”
Selena shook her head. “Even if its offensive power is formidable, the defensive capabilities are extremely lacking. I can’t sense a hint of energy from the metal that it's built out of. A single thought and this entire ship would probably collapse like crumpling paper.”
Hearing their maids, our girls couldn’t help but agree.
Suddenly, the girls saw one of the ten men behind Hala and Remir step forward and place a strange square on the ground. After that, he jumped backward, and the square started expanding, creating a flat arena made of metal after a few seconds.
Hala looked at Kali’s surprised expression and sneered. “Being surprised by this little thing, do you even have any face left? I bet that dragon woman is as lousy as all of you. Hmph.”
Kali looked at Hala and smiled. “Indeed. I shouldn’t bother to appear surprised whenever I am disappointed in your technology.”
Remir was about to scold Hala again, but Kali’s comment made even him feel anger rising inside. He looked at Kali and snorted. “How is this lacking, Lady?”
Kali raised her eyebrow. “If we fight here, the arena will be disintegrated in a single move. What’s the point of it?”
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At first, she didn’t mind Hala’s attitude much. It was even in favor of their plan. However, Hala’s comment against Yasenia touched the girl’s reverse scale, almost making them change their plans.
Controlling herself, Kali commented. “Andrea, Angel, and Evelyn will fight the first three duels on our side. For the rest, I’ll tell you when the first three duels conclude.”
Hala jumped onto the arena and crossed her arms. “Andrea is your first combatant, right? Come on then, do you want to bore me to death or something?”
Andrea stepped forward, appearing on the surface of the arena. A faint smile hung on the corner of her lips as she glanced at Hela’s arrogant appearance. “Child. You have probably been pampered and know no obstacles throughout your short life. However, you should understand that there is always a man above man and heaven above heaven.”
Hala smiled in derision. “I’ve been probing, and your soul is laughably small. What are you trying to speak about with your meager strength? One attack from me, and your mind will die!”
Andrea sighed and shook her head. “I know that Soul Cultivators are dangerous, so I will not be courteous. Try to defend yourself.”
Hala was going to mock again when her heart constricted, and her face turned white. The person standing on the other side of the arena had, at some point, appeared in front of her with her fist raised high. Hala hastily released a soul attack. “[External Mind Spike]!”
Andrea was going to descend with her strike when her mind felt a piercing pain for a second, making her stop for a moment. Hala took advantage of this moment and created distance between them.
Andrea raised her eyebrow and looked over. “Oh? That’s not bad.”
Meanwhile, Hala’s body was dripping with cold sweat. ‘W-What kind of speed is that!? I couldn’t see her until she appeared right before my eyes!’
Andrea didn’t move and looked at Hala closely. In truth, when the spike landed on her mind, she could’ve made a follow-up strike. Closing the distance was completely unnecessary with her current bodily strength. Still, while the enemy was trying to gauge their strength, our girls were trying to gauge the strength of their Soul Arts.
Andrea chuckled. “Well. That was interesting. What more can you do?”
Hala saw Andrea raising one foot and quickly made the energy in her soul rotate around her meridians and body. The [Mind Core] channeled soul energy exploded outward. “[Thousand Landscape Palace]!”
Andrea looked around as the environment became a freezing landscape, and her lips arched faintly. ‘Oho~? I actually fell to her illusion? My will is already extremely strong thanks to Yasenia, and yet she was able to affect me.’
Andrea saw a massive avalanche rushing at her with terrifying strength, and she didn’t move. Hala saw it, and her lips arched in delight. “Hahaha. Are you too scared!? Don’t worry. I have the ability to change reality, but that shouldn’t be much of a problem, right? Hahaha!”
Andrea glanced at Hala once and smiled before the avalanche swallowed her. Hala snorted and touched her palms in the middle. The next instant, the snow froze into transparent ice, revealing the inner section of it. Hala’s smile disappeared. “Huh? Where is she?”
A chuckle came from behind her. “I am here, little girl.”
Hala’s heart almost leaped out of her throat. Andrea commented. “That was interesting. Even though it is an illusion, I feel that you can actually physically damage me. How? Such mysterious methods are truly interesting.”
Hala quickly shifted her palm, and Andrea saw the surroundings distort. Then, she started falling down. “Hm~.” Looking down, Andrea saw the mouth of a volcano. “Oh? Playing with fire around me?”
Andrea dove right into the volcano’s lava, splashing out a large chunk of it. When she fell inside, Andrea felt the terrifying heat. Still, she knew that this was an illusion, so she focused on the damage and tried to discern it. ‘Hm… Ah. What’s trying to damage my skin is Soul Energy, which has gained the Magma Attribute through the illusion. Hence, if I were to be damaged, I would be burned as if I were submerged in actual lava, strengthening the illusion’s effectiveness. Impressive!”
Andrea stepped out of the volcano, and a part of her aura burst out. “Break.”
CRASH!
The illusion shattered, revealing that they had not moved from the initial positions. Hala’s heart jumped in fear. Andrea smiled and commented. “Surrender, child. Else, I’ll need to hit you once.”