Wang Dong'er's Secret Weapon

Jiang Wu patted Wang Dong'er on the head. "Don't mess up in the match later."

Wang Dong'er looked smug. "Mess up? There's no way we'll mess up. Besides, we have a secret weapon."

The day before, Wang Dong'er had unexpectedly discovered that she and Huo Yutong could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. This Martial Soul skill was incredibly powerful, and it was sure to beat Jiang Wu and his team.

She and Huo Yutong had named the Soul Skill Withering in Brilliance, Golden Road.

"Secret weapon?" Jiang Wu looked curiously at Huo Yutong.

When Huo Yutong saw Jiang Wu looking at her, she lowered her head, a little embarrassed.

Xiao Xiao, who had just arrived, looked utterly baffled when she heard Wang Dong'er's words.

A secret weapon?

How come I don't know about it?

In the end, with Wang Dong'er wearing a mysterious expression, the three of them took to the stage to compete against another team for a place in the finals.

As expected, Wang Dong'er and her teammates easily defeated the other team.

The finals were set to begin in the afternoon, so Jiang Wu and the others headed to the cafeteria together.

As they walked, Wang Dong'er said, "Xiao Wu, let's make a bet."

Jiang Wu's interest was piqued. "What kind of bet?"

Without even thinking, Wang Dong'er said, "We'll bet on who becomes champion. If I win, you have to do one thing I ask. If you win, I'll do one thing you ask. There's no time limit."

Jiang Wu thought it over and agreed to the bet.

That afternoon, the finals began.

When Jiang Wu and his two teammates entered the arena, the buzzing chatter in the stands simply couldn't be suppressed.

He Song's calves were cramping a little, though he still put on a brave face. Gu Yuena walked at the back, her silver hair tied in a low ponytail and an indifferent look on her face.

Across from them, Wang Dong'er, Huo Yutong, and Xiao Xiao had also taken their positions.

Wang Dong'er's chin was raised slightly, her pink-and-blue eyes shining with eagerness and the corners of her mouth lifted high.

The referee glanced at both sides. "Ready?"

Both sides nodded.

"Match, begin!"

The next second, Wang Dong'er and Huo Yutong moved at the same time, turning and running toward each other.

Jiang Wu's eyelid twitched. Something was wrong. Who had two teammates rush at each other the moment a match began?

A scene from a novel he had read in his previous life flashed through his mind. Huo Yutong and Wang Dong'er's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Withering in Brilliance, Golden Road, required them to embrace before they could activate it.

"He Song! Stop Xiao Xiao!" Jiang Wu shouted, his Third Soul Ring already lighting up.

Instant Beast Flash.

Jiang Wu vanished from where he stood and appeared between Wang Dong'er and Huo Yutong the next instant. He swept his right leg out, infusing it with Soul Power, and kicked Wang Dong'er in the side of her waist.

"Ow-"

The kick sent Wang Dong'er staggering several steps to the side, instantly putting more than ten feet between her and Huo Yutong.

She steadied herself and turned to glare at Jiang Wu, her face red with anger. "Jiang Wu! You kicked me!"

"You two wanted to hug and use your fusion skill. If I let you do that, what the hell would be left to fight?" Jiang Wu landed back on the ground, his tone calm.

Wang Dong'er opened and closed her mouth. With her plan exposed, she stopped pretending and stamped her foot. "How did you know?!"

"What you said at noon already struck me as odd." Jiang Wu stepped back twice and assumed a fighting stance. "That smug look was written all over your face. Who couldn't tell?"

Huo Yutong stood where she was, her face a little red. "Dong'er, he found out..." she said softly.

"So what if he did?!" Wang Dong'er gritted her teeth and activated Martial Soul Possession. The pink-and-blue wings of the Light Goddess Butterfly spread from her back. "Then we'll fight head-on! Yutong, I'll keep him busy!"

Huo Yutong nodded and used her first Soul Skill.

Gu Yuena raised a hand at a leisurely pace, placing an ice wall between Huo Yutong and Wang Dong'er. "Your opponent is me."

At the sight of the ice wall, Wang Dong'er stamped her feet anxiously. "Gu Yue, move!"

"No." Gu Yuena's tone was utterly flat as she added another ice wall.

He Song had stopped Xiao Xiao, and the two Soul Grandmasters, both a little over rank twenty, traded blows. He Song was in surprisingly good form today, pressing Xiao Xiao until she could barely hold him off.

Jiang Wu faced Wang Dong'er. They stood five steps apart, looking at each other.

Wang Dong'er's cheeks were puffed out, and the words you kicked me were written all over her eyes.

"You kicked me in the waist just now," Wang Dong'er said.

"Yeah."

"And it hurt quite a bit."

"I held back."

"It hurt even though you held back!" Wang Dong'er grew angrier the more she spoke, and the Light Goddess Butterfly's wings beat fiercely. "You weren't nearly that forceful when you kissed me!"

Jiang Wu choked. "How long ago was that? Why are you still bringing it up?"

"I don't care! You kicked me, so I'm going all out against you!"

Wang Dong'er's First Soul Ring lit up. Wing Guillotine.

The next second, sharp golden edges formed along her wings, and she attacked Jiang Wu fiercely.

Jiang Wu didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the sight, and easily dodged Wang Dong'er's attack.

With a thought from Jiang Wu, his Second Soul Ring lit up.

Illusory Charm Eyes.

A deep purple light flashed in his eyes, and Wang Dong'er's vision was instantly dragged into a primeval forest. An illusion of a hundred beasts charging at her came crashing down on her head.

Wang Dong'er had fought Jiang Wu for years, after all, and couldn't have been more familiar with his Soul Skills. The instant the illusion bore down on her, she clenched her teeth. Soul Power surged through her Sea of Consciousness as she forced herself to resist and struggle free.

Jiang Wu seized the moment. He activated Instant Beast Flash again, appearing at Wang Dong'er's side. He grabbed her wrist, wound his Soft Skill around her, and twisted at the waist to throw her out of the arena.

The instant her wrist was caught, Wang Dong'er realized what he intended to do and cried out in alarm, "Jiang Wu, don't you dare throw me-!"

Before she could finish, the force of the Soft Skill had already sent her flying. She traced an arc through the air and fell toward the edge of the arena.

Huo Yutong was trapped between Gu Yuena's two ice walls. Hearing Wang Dong'er's cry, she whipped her head around, gritted her teeth, and lit up her First Soul Ring, intending to disrupt Jiang Wu's movements.

But Gu Yuena was prepared. An ice spike grazed past Huo Yutong's foot and embedded itself in the ground, forcing her to jump a step to the side.

Wang Dong'er somersaulted in midair and beat her Light Goddess Butterfly wings fiercely, forcibly stopping herself in midair. Her feet scraped twice against the ground, and she barely managed to stay inside the boundary line.

Before she could steady herself, a pink rabbit-shaped Qi wave had already smacked into her face.

Wang Dong'er snapped her wings shut in front of her to take the blow head-on. The pink Qi wave exploded, pushing her back another step until her heel was already on the boundary line.

"Jiang Wu, you're playing dirty!" Wang Dong'er stamped her feet in anger.

"I have plenty of Soul Power. Is that my fault?" Jiang Wu had already formed a second rabbit.

Wang Dong'er failed to dodge Jiang Wu's attack and was knocked straight out.

Wang Dong'er was a little dejected. If she and Huo Yutong had been a little faster, they could have used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but unfortunately, Jiang Wu hadn't given them the chance.