Canghui Academy Battles a Soul King

Ning Rongrong smiled faintly as she looked at everyone from Canghui Academy.

Two dimples appeared on her cheeks. Her smile was so adorable, yet it sent chills down everyone's spine.

At the same time, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu followed behind her, staring coldly at those people.

"Teacher..."

The young man from Canghui Academy who had been flung away might have been dead or alive, and the other young men's expressions immediately grew much graver.

When their teacher nodded to them, they decided to attack together.

Of course, that excluded the only girl from Canghui Academy, Qingqing.

She had just heard what the boys from her academy had said about her, and her face alternated between pale and red. Clearly, she had yet to recover.

For a moment, light of every color shone brightly, but the Soul Rings the other five young men released were all the same colors.

Each had one white and one yellow.

That meant their two Soul Rings were a Ten-Year Soul Ring and a Hundred-Year Soul Ring, respectively.

All five were Battle Soul Masters, including three Beast Martial Soul Battle Soul Masters and two Tool Martial Soul Battle Soul Masters.

None of them could be considered strong, though.

Out came creatures like deer, sheep, and horses, along with a spear and a pitchfork.

"Did you come from a farm academy? You're remarkably well equipped. All sorts of animals, and even something to clean up their manure."

Ning Rongrong smiled disdainfully, instantly bringing the atmosphere to freezing point. Both sides stood ready for battle.

Whoosh-

At the same time, Ning Rongrong released her Martial Soul, the Ten Treasures Glazed Sword, and emerald-green light instantly filled the entire hotel lobby.

Light surged along the blade, covering even her body.

Three shining Soul Rings lit up in succession beneath her feet.

Yellow, yellow, purple.

A rather ordinary Soul Ring Configuration, at least to the eye.

In truth, it was the astonishing configuration of black, yellow, black.

Even across the entire Douluo Continent, it was exceedingly rare.

Especially among all Soul Masters below the rank of Titled Douluo, it was in a class of its own.

Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu likewise released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings.

Yellow, yellow.

Now that was a fairly ordinary configuration.

But as long as Ning Rongrong was around, Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Rings certainly wouldn't be limited to that.

Seeing this, the teacher leading Canghui Academy also realized that Ning Rongrong and the other two were no ordinary opponents. He didn't dare underestimate them in the slightest and finally released his own Martial Soul.

"Black Tortoise, possess!"

Another Beast Martial Soul.

His Soul Power Level was far from low, though. He had five Soul Rings, meaning he possessed the strength of a Soul King.

A Soul Ring Configuration of white, yellow, yellow, purple, purple.

Still a pretty low-tier configuration.

At most, what he could rely on was probably his Soul Power at level fifty-something.

Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu's expressions changed, but then they heard Ning Rongrong say, "Leave the bastard in charge to me. You two stay away from him."

With that, she tossed a bag packed with Gold Soul Coins onto the hotel counter, stopping the subsequent events of the original story from unfolding.

Her meaning was self-evident: they would fight right here, and she would pay for everything they broke.

That bag of Gold Soul Coins alone was nothing to her, but it was enough to buy several ordinary hotels like this one.

When the hotel owner saw so many Gold Soul Coins, he was stunned at first. Then he hurriedly took the money and left.

"How extravagant. I wonder which academy you're from?" Seeing this, Ye Zhiqiu, the teacher leading Canghui Academy, couldn't help drawing a sharp breath.

Good heavens.

Please don't let us have offended someone we shouldn't have.

"It's too late to ask!"

Ning Rongrong smiled coldly, then took up the Ten Treasures Glazed Sword and went straight on the offensive, targeting Ye Zhiqiu.

Her aim was also to keep all of Ye Zhiqiu's attention on her.

This was her first time fighting an expert at the Soul King level, and her opponent clearly wouldn't hold back like the teachers at Shrek Academy. She was somewhat excited.

I can finally have a proper fight.

Seeing that talking was useless, Ye Zhiqiu no longer held back either and faced Ning Rongrong.

The one he thought was the strongest.

The other five rushed Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu as if by mutual understanding.

But even though it was five against two, the fight was anything but easy for them. Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu even had them on the back foot.

Honestly, talent was talent, and a genius was a genius. Grandmaster's theories weren't worth a damn.

He had clearly said hard work mattered most.

Yet the five from Canghui Academy actually worked hard too, and they still couldn't win.

Hard work was only one way to catch up to and surpass others. As for how effective it was, that depended on how far behind them you actually were.

For example, if you started from nothing, how long would you have to work to become the richest person?

Ye Zhiqiu watched his students take a vicious beating, his heart aching. The surprise in his eyes gradually turned to anger, and he charged straight at Zhu Zhuqing.

But Ning Rongrong wasn't about to give him that chance.

Before Ye Zhiqiu could strike, Ning Rongrong had already moved. Her Second Soul Ring shone brilliantly, and intense emerald-green light surrounded her. Her speed had already risen to 450 percent, an increase of 350 percent, while Ye Zhiqiu's speed had also been reduced by ten percent.

Even though he was a Soul King with a Soul Power Level more than twenty levels higher than Ning Rongrong's, he was now slower than her.

As Ning Rongrong unleashed the Divine Speed Soul Skill, Zhu Zhuqing darted diagonally away, instantly accelerating to circle around Ye Zhiqiu's left side.

Xiao Wu moved as well, charging at Ye Zhiqiu from another direction.

The three of them attacked almost simultaneously, showing no fear whatsoever because their opponent was a Soul King whose Soul Power Level exceeded fifty.

Faced with their simultaneous attack, Ye Zhiqiu's entire body blazed with black light as he unleashed his first and second Soul Skills.

"Black Tortoise Body Protection!"

"Black Water Ice Seal!"

One focused on defense, the other on control.

Sure enough, when Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu's attacks landed, they couldn't hurt Ye Zhiqiu at all. Black Water Ice Seal even repelled them and slowed them down.

Ye Zhiqiu was very satisfied with that.

His goal was simple: defeat these children in the shortest possible time to prove his strength as a Soul King and uphold Canghui Academy's face.

Seeing that the two girls' speed no longer gave them any advantage and had instead become a weakness, Ye Zhiqiu finally felt at ease facing the last person, Ning Rongrong.

"Third Soul Skill, Black Tortoise Fierce Strike."

"Fourth Soul Skill, Black Armor Thrust."

Ye Zhiqiu showed these little brats no mercy at all, unleashing his four Soul Skills right from the start. He also had a feeling that Ning Rongrong was no ordinary opponent, so he didn't hold back his Third or Fourth Soul Skill either.

For Soul Masters, the priority was to finish a fight quickly.

Especially when they could crush their opponents.

Only when they were evenly matched or couldn't win would a fight drag on longer.

He had to demonstrate the strength of a Soul King.

Ye Zhiqiu's Third and Fourth Soul Skills both leaned toward offense, striving to enhance his own attacking power.

But what he hadn't expected was this.

With the speed boost from her Second Soul Skill alone, Ning Rongrong could now easily evade all his attacks.

"This little girl only has Soul Power at level thirty-something. Why is she so fast?"