Black Tortoise Awakening!

"You want to duel me?" Lin Yun smiled, his expression rather strange.

He had seen people looking for someone, but never someone looking to get beaten up!

"What, are you scared?" Xu Sanshi's voice was low as his tiger-like eyes stared fixedly at Lin Yun. Provoked by the Golden Dragon King's pressure, a dense black gleam flashed through his eyes.

Black Tortoise bloodline?

Interesting.

"Heh, such a clumsy provocation. But since you want to fight, then let's fight." Lin Yun shook his arm and knocked Xu Sanshi's hand away, speaking indifferently.

The incomparable Great Strength instantly forced Xu Sanshi back three steps. After steadying himself, a trace of gravity appeared on his face.

As Beibei's good bro—scratch that—good brother, Xu Sanshi had sparred with Beibei plenty of times. He could be said to know Beibei's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul extremely well. He had even fought Beibei in his Light Holy Dragon awakened state.

Yet even Beibei in his Light Holy Dragon awakened state was far weaker than Lin Yun in terms of strength. At the very least, it was absolutely impossible for him to casually knock Xu Sanshi back like that.

As expected of the Golden Dragon, known as the ancestor of strength.

Could he win?

Xu Sanshi asked himself that question, but the answer was always the same: He was definitely dead!

But so what if it was a battle he was bound to lose?

For Nannan, what was this worthless life worth?

"Let's go. See you at the Soul Fighting Arena!" Xu Sanshi took a deep breath, turned, and left.

Lin Yun shrugged. After casually finishing the grilled fish in his hand, he followed. Since someone wanted a beating, getting some exercise after dinner was not a bad idea.

Lin Yun and Xu Sanshi had reached an agreement, but someone else was unhappy about it.

Watching Xu Sanshi pester her once again, even going so far as to provoke Lin Yun, whom she had only just met, Jiang Nannan felt an incomparable malice. She felt that Xu Sanshi was practically imprisoning her, arbitrarily interfering with her relationships.

"Xu Sanshi! Stop right there!!!" Jiang Nannan cried out in emotional collapse, her voice becoming shrill.

"Who I talk to is none of your business! I have nothing to do with you! Stay away from me!!!"

"Nannan..." Xu Sanshi's body stiffened. He stopped and slowly turned around, looking at the nearly hysterical Jiang Nannan with complicated eyes.

"You can resent me or hate me, but I will never give up on you. No one will ever take you away from my side!" Xu Sanshi muttered in a low voice. Then he resolutely turned and headed toward the Soul Fighting Arena, the fighting spirit around him gradually boiling over.

He could feel it—his already restless Black Tortoise bloodline was craving a fierce, satisfying battle!

As the two gradually departed, two streams of tears ran down Jiang Nannan's face. Her legs gave way, and she fell toward the ground. Fortunately, Tang Ya had arrived as well. With quick hands, she hurriedly caught Jiang Nannan and gently patted her back.

"Why... why won't he ever let me go? Why does he always haunt me!" Jiang Nannan sobbed softly.

Tang Ya sighed helplessly. After giving Beibei beside her a meaningful look, she supported Jiang Nannan away from the snack street and back toward the academy.

Fortunately, Lin Yun and Xu Sanshi's arranged battle had drawn away most of the people nearby. Otherwise, there would probably have been even more spectators at this moment.

Beibei and Tang Ya understood each other well. Seeing Tang Ya's look, Beibei nodded knowingly and headed to the Soul Fighting Arena as well.

Only those familiar with them knew that although Beibei and Xu Sanshi, known as the Outer Court Twin Stars, were rumored to be at odds and constantly competing for superiority, they were actually very good friends.

Xu Sanshi challenging Lin Yun was such a major matter that Beibei naturally could not miss it.

By the time Tang Ya and Jiang Nannan returned to the dormitory, Beibei had also arrived in the Soul Fighting Arena's waiting room.

"I say, Sanshi, didn't I tell you not to act impulsively? Why did you still get hot-headed and challenge him?" Beibei asked helplessly as he looked at the silent Xu Sanshi sitting in a chair.

"I couldn't accept seeing him with Nannan," Xu Sanshi said heavily.

"You... at this point, there's no use saying more. You'd better pray he doesn't hit too hard." Beibei shook his head and sat across from Xu Sanshi.

"But fighting him would still be quite beneficial. Forget you—even I kind of want to fight him, just to experience the power of the Golden Dragon Martial Soul."

Xu Sanshi ignored Beibei's equally fervent fighting spirit. He rose and headed for the passageway, because the Soul Fighting match was about to begin.

That back did not look like it was heading into a match at all. It looked more like it was heading to its death.

Seeing this, Beibei also left the waiting room and went toward the spectator stands.

When Lin Yun stepped onto the arena, Xu Sanshi was already waiting solemnly on the opposite side.

"For this one-on-one Soul Fighting match, sixth-year Outer Academy student Xu Sanshi will face first-year Outer Academy student Lin Yun. During the match, neither contestant may cripple or severely injure the other. The match will end if one side voluntarily admits defeat or loses the ability to fight," the referee teacher announced loudly.

"Any other questions?"

Lin Yun and Xu Sanshi shook their heads at the same time.

"Good, then—begin!"

Martial Soul Possession!

Golden and black light flared separately. Lin Yun's right hand transformed into a dragon claw, while a thick shield appeared in Xu Sanshi's right hand. Three Soul Rings also emerged around each of them.

Seeing Lin Yun's Soul Ring configuration, which did not belong in this version, with his own eyes for the first time, Xu Sanshi felt immense pressure.

Only after Lin Yun underwent Martial Soul Possession did he truly feel that irresistible Dragon's Might. Especially with Lin Yun deliberately directing hostility at him, Xu Sanshi even felt the urge to kneel and worship him.

Black Tortoise?

So what if it was a Black Tortoise? On Douluo Continent, dragons were the ones who truly called the shots.

"Come on, don't just stand there. You were the one who challenged me. Don't tell me you really plan to act like your Martial Soul—a turtle hiding in its shell, waiting for me to beat you up?" Lin Yun smiled faintly, beckoning Xu Sanshi with one hand, his tone carrying a hint of mockery.

Both were rank 37, yet even with one hand tied behind his back, Lin Yun could still crush Xu Sanshi.

It had to be said that Lin Yun's taunting was quite effective. Xu Sanshi instantly saw red, his eyes filling with bloodshot veins.

With a low roar, dense black light gradually enveloped him. Within the black light, two red glows lit up like a pair of eyes.

Others might have had their vision blocked by the black light, but Lin Yun could clearly see Xu Sanshi's transformation. The already heavy shield in his hand became even sturdier, its size expanding until it resembled an enormous door panel. The two red glows were the eyes of a snake winding across the shield.

This was Xu Sanshi's trump card—the power hidden deep within his bloodline.

Black Tortoise Awakening!

The black light gradually faded, revealing the Martial Soul evolved from the Profound Nether Shield—the Black Tortoise Shield—as well as Xu Sanshi, who had grown taller and become even more burly.

"Now this is getting interesting. Come on!"