Little Fatty vs. Qi Xiaomin

After the qualifiers ended, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament moved on to the advancement rounds.

The Royal Hunting Grounds, fifty kilometers southwest of Heaven Dou City, served as the venue for the advancement rounds for the fifteen teams in the Heaven Dou Empire division.

Just after Tang San and the others had settled in, Ning Fengzhi and Lin Bo arrived in the courtyard together.

"Hello, Uncle Ning. Your Highness the Crown Prince, why are you here as well?" Tang San asked.

Though Lin Bo was sinister at heart, he smiled gently on the surface. "Brother Tang, since you're here, I was fortunate enough to accompany Imperial Father to watch the advancement rounds, so I came to see you as well. How is it? Have you adjusted to this place? If you're uncomfortable, I can have someone move you somewhere else."

As Lin Bo chatted with Tang San, he occasionally altered his wording, seemingly trying to confirm his previous suspicions.

After Ning Fengzhi finished speaking with the others from Shrek Academy, Lin Bo left alongside him, thinking to himself, Other than Tang San, I need to find an opportunity to deal with the rest of the Shrek Seven Devils too. That Flender seems like someone I can make good use of... With my status as the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire... I hope they won't interfere with my plans. Otherwise, perhaps I'll have to get rid of them all as well.

A few days later, Little Fatty and Qi Xiaomin faced each other on the competition grounds.

Only after Little Fatty's relentless pestering did Grandmaster agree to let him take the lead. Qi Xiaomin, naturally, had made the decision himself.

Thus, this battle came about as a matter of course.

Little Fatty had Rank 43 Soul Power, while Qi Xiaomin was at Rank 46, giving him a slight edge. As for their martial souls, both possessed top-tier Fire attribute martial souls. However, if they were truly compared, Little Fatty's Fire Phoenix was still slightly stronger than Qi Xiaomin's Fire Shadow.

"Begin." At the referee's announcement, Qi Xiaomin swiftly rushed toward Little Fatty on his long legs. At the same time, his Third Soul Ring lit up. Resisting Fire Ring, activate.

A crimson ring of flame rapidly expanded, spreading outward from around Qi Xiaomin.

Little Fatty chuckled. His Third Soul Ring lit up as Phoenix Wings Skyward activated, and he swiftly rose into the air.

Though the Resisting Fire Ring was useful, it had its limitations—namely, height.

"Little Fatty, get down here," Qi Xiaomin transmitted furiously.

"I'm not coming down. Since you can't hit me, it's my turn to attack you." Little Fatty gave a lewd grin as his First and Second Soul Rings lit up simultaneously. Empowered by Phoenix Nirvana, he unleashed Phoenix Fire Line, scorching toward Qi Xiaomin.

Qi Xiaomin swiftly ran aside to evade it, transmitting at the same time, "Little Fatty, be careful. I'm about to use my ultimate move."

"Bring it on." Little Fatty thought to himself, He'll probably use his Fourth Spirit Ability after Ring Fusion. That move might have a bit more attack power, but I'm Fire attribute myself. If I defend with everything I have, I may not lose. And once I block his attack, he'll have exhausted his Soul Power. At that point, the winner will be decided.

Little Fatty had calculated well, but sometimes, no matter how carefully people planned, they could not calculate everything with perfect precision.

Ring Fusion did indeed appear, but it was not his Fourth Soul Ring—it was his Third Soul Ring.

Qi Xiaomin leaped into the air as the Resisting Fire Ring erupted and rapidly expanded in an instant.

Little Fatty reacted swiftly, withdrawing Phoenix Wings Skyward and letting himself fall rapidly under gravity.

The Resisting Fire Ring still grazed Little Fatty, but fortunately, he had already descended to its outer edge. He stopped at the edge of the competition grounds rather than being blasted directly out of bounds.

"That pisses me off!" Little Fatty roared. His First Soul Ring lit up, and a Phoenix Fire Line shot toward Qi Xiaomin, who was falling from the air.

Qi Xiaomin gave two lewd chuckles before quickly retreating.

"Trying to drain my Soul Power?" Little Fatty pursued him while observing his movements. I'm only using my First Spirit Ability, so the consumption isn't too great. But if this keeps going, I'll probably lose sooner or later. His Soul Power seems to be running low too. I need to find an opportunity to finish him with an ultimate move.

Little Fatty's plan was exquisite, but Qi Xiaomin was no pushover either.

This guy will most likely see through my scheme. I need to launch an ultimate move and ambush him while he isn't paying attention. Qi Xiaomin revealed his signature lewd grin.

The two remained locked in a stalemate. Then, in a certain instant, both of their Fourth Soul Rings lit up at the same time.

Little Fatty directly activated Phoenix Roaring Heaven Strike, skipping the first stage of stunning and unleashing its greatest power immediately, intending to defeat Qi Xiaomin in one strike.

A blazing white light surged in Qi Xiaomin's hand as Huo Wu's Radiance activated. A white sphere of light shot straight toward Little Fatty.

After the white sphere was blocked midway by magma erupting from beneath the ground, it exploded immediately, sending out waves of force.

Little Fatty and Qi Xiaomin were both blasted to the edge of the grounds. They panted heavily, and it was clear that neither had escaped lightly injured.

"Let's call this match a draw," Qi Xiaomin said.

"A draw, then. I'm exhausted." Little Fatty panted as he spoke.

"Then this match is a draw for both sides," the referee announced.

The battles that followed were extremely swift. Tang San entered second and consecutively defeated five members of Blazing Fire Academy, only losing when Fan Yihuang took the field. However, Dai Mubai, who entered immediately afterward, quickly defeated Fan Yihuang.

"If I remember correctly, we should still have another battle against you, right?" Little Fatty transmitted inwardly.

"You mean the first round of the Grand Finals?" Qi Xiaomin said. "If the plot develops smoothly, then we should."

"Then we'll settle things once and for all then. Shrek Team's true main force against the Blazing Fire Team." Little Fatty said, "Don't go pulling some stunt like joining forces with Godwind Academy."

"I wouldn't stoop to that sort of thing." Qi Xiaomin said. "But I should remind you, once you deal with Plant Academy, the next opponents you'll face will be Chen Long and Thunder Academy. They won't be nearly as easy to handle."

"We'll see." Little Fatty said.