Xie Yue and Yan's Duel

Xie Yue and Yan traded fists and kicks like this for nearly five minutes.

Bang... They collided once more, and Xie Yue and Yan each retreated two steps, widening the distance between them.

"Third Soul Skill, Hell Flames." After separating, Yan seized the opportunity to unleash his Soul Skill, sending a sea of flames toward Xie Yue.

"Whoa! Hot, hot! Flame's fire-attribute Soul Skill is incredibly high-temperature!" the Host loudly commentated into his microphone. The platform he stood on rose even higher.

"Third Soul Skill, Break." Seeing this, Xie Yue also unleashed his Soul Skill, cutting open a gap and passing through the sea of flames.

Xie Yue's first through fourth Soul Skills were temporarily named Slash, Guard, Break, and Strength.

"Hehe! As expected of my lifelong rival. But this ends here—admit defeat! Fourth Soul Skill, Strength." Xie Yue sneered and finally unleashed his strongest Soul Skill so far.

Damn it, his Fourth Soul Skill ignores thirty percent of defense. What do I do? My Second Soul Skill can probably only block part of the attack, Yan calculated inwardly.

"Hehe! Don't think you're the only one with a Fourth Soul Ring Soul Skill. Surrendering is impossible. Come at me! Fourth Soul Skill, Hell Holy Flame." Naturally, Yan had no intention of admitting defeat. He unleashed his own Fourth Soul Skill, and warm yellow flames radiated from his entire body.

"Hmph! His fire-attribute damage has increased as well. Even I probably can't withstand the damage from his flames now." Xie Yue was uncertain too, but he had no intention of stopping his attack.

"Whoa! The momentum of both contestants has risen again! After battling for so long, they've finally unleashed Fourth Soul Rings at the Soul Ancestor level. What exciting developments await us? Let's keep watching!" The Host got carried away again, and his platform rose a little higher.

"After unleashing their Fourth Soul Skills, their attacks have reached another level. They're probably at the level of mid-stage Soul Kings now." Flender continued to ponder inwardly, secretly astonished by the talent of these two.

"Moon Blade and Flame are fighting very seriously. They're barely holding anything back. It looks like I should get ready to treat them later." Duanyu Fan watched Xie Yue and Yan's battle.

"Yes! The two of them really have grown together. They take every spar seriously. You could say they are both teachers and friends to each other." Hu Liena understood Yan and Xie Yue very well.

The moment Xie Yue and Yan both unleashed their Fourth Soul Skills, they immediately clashed again.

"First Soul Skill, Slash." Xie Yue struck first. With the enhancement from his Fourth Soul Skill, his attack had risen once more.

"Don't forget, my Fourth Soul Skill has a second stage of attack—Hell Holy Flame." Yan summoned a sea of flames, but this time it was warm yellow, and its fire-attribute damage was even greater.

"So what?" Xie Yue controlled his Moon Blades and continued attacking Yan.

Meanwhile, the effect of Yan's Second Soul Skill, Granite Body, was still active. After unleashing the sea of flames, he used his arms to block Xie Yue's attacks. Xie Yue did not remain idle either, using the defense of his Second Soul Skill to withstand Yan's sea of flames.

Yan's arms were covered in wounds from Xie Yue's Moon Blades, and both hands had become bloody. Xie Yue's entire body had turned red, clearly unable to endure the high temperature of Yan's fire-attribute energy.

After maintaining the stalemate for over a minute, both of them spat out blood before two minutes had passed. They withdrew their martial souls and Soul Rings, panting heavily. Clearly, they had expended a great deal of stamina and Soul Power.

"I concede!" Xie Yue and Yan said to the Host at the same time, then exchanged smiles.

"Excellent! Excellent! What an incredibly exciting duel! Since both contestants have conceded at the same time, I declare this match a draw." Seeing the two of them, the Host understandingly announced a draw.

"Good! Amazing!"

Once the Host finished his announcement, the Audience erupted into applause and cheers. Clearly, they were very satisfied with the outcome.

Yan and Xie Yue painfully supported each other, grinning as they exchanged another smile before walking down from the Arena.

Seeing their actions, the audience erupted into wave after wave of cheers.

"Let's go. We should head down and meet them." Seeing the two on the Arena preparing to come down, Duanyu Fan said to Hu Liena.

"Mm!" They then found the passage leading down from the Arena.

"Damn! That really hurts. My hands were nearly ruined. How am I supposed to touch people in the future? Couldn't you have gone easier on me?"

"Damn it, you're one to talk. My hair and face were almost disfigured. How am I supposed to get by in the future? How am I supposed to attract girls?"

By the time Duanyu Fan and Hu Liena reached the entrance to the passageway, Xie Yue and Yan were still fiercely complaining to each other.

"Whoa! You two still have plenty of energy. Looks like you don't need my treatment." Duanyu Fan joked as he looked at them.

"That's right, Xiao Fan. They can still hold on for a while. Treat them later," Hu Liena chimed in with Duanyu Fan.

"Ow! What took you so long? We've been waiting for you two forever."

"It hurts like hell. Milk Dad, hurry up and do something."

Seeing that Duanyu Fan and Hu Liena were still in the mood to tease them, Xie Yue and Yan immediately wailed.

"Haha, you fought well. Don't fight again next time."

"First Soul Skill, Healing Prayer." After speaking, Duanyu Fan immediately began treating the two. He used it five times in succession before Xie Yue and Yan fully recovered, with their Soul Power restored to ninety percent as well.

"That feels amazing! After such a huge battle, Milk Dad's healing makes you feel like you're floating into the heavens." Xie Yue said exaggeratedly. His burned skin had already returned to normal.

"That's right! It's one of life's pleasures. I almost feel like fighting another eight hundred rounds." Yan closed his eyes and took a deep breath as he spoke.

"Haha! No problem. When we go back tomorrow, I'll have Teacher arrange it for you." Duanyu Fan gave a wicked grin.

"Uh, forget it, forget it." Xie Yue hurriedly waved his hands.

"Hehe! Did you two sign up too? Since you're already here, why not go up and have some fun? The audience out there is so enthusiastic that it made both of us feel that long-lost rush of hot blood." Yan gave an awkward laugh and immediately changed the subject.

"We did. We signed up for the two-person match—me and Milk Dad," Hu Liena said softly.

"Ooh..." Xie Yue and Yan simultaneously put on knowing expressions.

"Ooh my ass!" Hu Liena kicked him.

"Next, please welcome the Soul Ancestor-level two-person battle! Our veteran team, the Gemini Combination, versus the newcomer team, the Milk Fox Combination!"

At that moment, the Host's broadcast came from the direction of the Arena.

"Could it be that the other two teammates aren't going on stage? It's about time we headed back too." Seeing that Duanyu Fan and Hu Liena had yet to appear, Flender thought they had not signed up for the match.

"Our veteran Gemini Combination has already appeared on the Arena. Could the rookie team have gotten lost? Let's wait a little longer," the Host joked when he saw that the Milk Fox Team had yet to appear.

"Haha! Don't tell me they heard they were facing the Gemini Combination and got too scared to come out!"

"How could that be? It's the rookie team's first time competing—maybe they really did get lost."

A round of discussion broke out among the audience, along with quite a few jeers.

"Senior Sister, I think they called us," Duanyu Fan reminded Hu Liena, who was still kicking Xie Yue.

"Let's go! I hope our opponents are a little stronger." Hu Liena stopped fooling around.

"Oh! They're here! Our new team, Milk Fox, has appeared!" The Host had been watching the entrance tunnel the entire time, and immediately began announcing when he spotted them.

"Hm! It's them. So they signed up for the two-person match." Flender, who had been about to get up and leave, stopped when he saw Duanyu Fan and Hu Liena.

Busy, busy, busy.

Thank you all for waiting.

If you spot any typos or missing words, please let me know. Back to being busy.