Soto Soul Arena City

Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's words, Long Jie froze. So I missed my chance?

He smiled and shook his head, not particularly bothered. Love was like that—when it truly came, you couldn't stop it; when it didn't, you couldn't force it.

Closing the door, Long Jie sat cross-legged on the bed and took out the Eight Spider Lances. The Eight Spider Lances could strengthen its owner, devour, grant a highly poisonous attribute... its uses were extremely broad.

Overall, without this thing, Tang San was basically nothing special!

Looking at the External Soul Bone in his hands, Long Jie took a deep breath and began absorbing its power. Soul Power circulated within him, and a great amount of it flowed into the Eight Spider Lances. The Eight Spider Lances began transforming into pure energy that flowed into Long Jie's body.

As one of the most formidable types of Soul Bone, an External Soul Bone was extraordinary even if the Eight Spider Lances came from only a two-thousand-year Soul Beast.

Once its power merged into his body, Long Jie felt heat spread throughout him, as though he possessed endless strength. It left him invigorated.

Eight spider legs unconsciously emerged from his back. The Eight Spider Lances manifested outwardly, black with a hint of purple, and looked extraordinary at a single glance.

"Not bad, not bad. Now that I have the Eight Spider Lances, doesn't that make me Spider-Man?" Long Jie smiled. The power in his body had risen considerably, leaving him extremely satisfied.

Should I get some spider bloodline too? Transform completely into Spider-Man? Would that let me get a little closer to Bibi Dong?

After entertaining those random thoughts, Long Jie moved his mind and simply took out the Ice Heart Stone he had obtained previously from the System Space.

Ice Heart, originally called Extreme Cold... no, no, it was the Ice Heart Stone. The System had said it was meant to be placed in the Seven Stars Blade.

Looking at the Ice Heart Stone in his hand, which emitted wisps of cold air, Long Jie thought for a moment. Rather than taking out the Seven Stars Blade, he removed the stone he had swindled from Tang Hao last time from his Storage Ring.

That stone had always given him an extraordinary feeling.

There was nothing remarkable about the stone. It was simply a deep-blue stone that had been washed by seawater for countless years, covered in all kinds of tiny pits.

It looked utterly ordinary, but the moment it appeared, the Ice Heart Stone in Long Jie's hand shone brilliantly. The Ice Heart Stone released a faint blue force that washed over the stone, cleansing away its outer layer.

It revealed a clean, beautiful blue interior!

"This is..." Long Jie's eyes lit up. He examined the blue stone closely, just about to find out what it was, when the Ice Heart Stone released another burst of power and instantly swallowed it.

After devouring the stone, the Ice Heart Stone shone brilliantly and instantly changed from pale blue to deep blue.

"Huh? Did it level up?"

Long Jie examined it carefully and found that even its name had changed. It had become the Ice Water Stone.

Its ability had also changed from possessing ice-element abilities to possessing both ice- and water-element abilities.

It had really leveled up?

Though he did not know why ice and water had to be separated, it did not matter. Knowing it had leveled up made Long Jie happy, and he hurriedly took out the Seven Stars Blade.

The moment the Seven Stars Blade appeared, the Ice Water Stone instantly landed in its first groove.

Click...

In an instant, the Seven Stars Blade shone brightly. It transformed from an ordinary iron blade into a deep-blue longsword. Its shape remained unchanged, but its color had changed completely.

"That's cool!"

Long Jie was delighted. Who could refuse a deep-blue Seven Stars Blade?

With all these gains, Long Jie was instantly satisfied. He lay down on the bed and went straight to sleep.

The next morning!

After everyone woke up and finished breakfast, Long Jie led them to the Soto Soul Arena.

The Soto Soul Arena was located in the center of Suotuo City. It was the largest building in the entire city, and everyone spotted it at a glance.

At the entrance, Long Jie looked at everyone and said, "Today is your first battle. I only have one requirement for you: don't lose too badly!"

"Captain, aren't you looking down on us too much?" Huang Yuan said. He was a Soul Elder with a perfect Soul Ring configuration. Could he really lose in a small-town Soul Arena?

Long Jie looked at Huang Yuan. He was tall and thin, specialized in speed, and was similar to Zhu Zhuqing in that regard. "It's good if you're confident, but what I need to tell you is this: don't underestimate your opponents. For your first battle, take it seriously!"

"Tch, fighting here is like fighting children... Isn't that a bit exaggerated..." Huang Yuan muttered, feeling that Long Jie was making too much of it.

Seeing this, Long Jie did not say anything else. If he lost, then Long Jie would punish him!

His gaze swept across the group. Huang Yuan specialized in speed, as did Zhu Zhuqing. One competed in the level-thirty bracket, while the other competed in the level-twenty bracket.

Then there was Tai Long. He was also a Soul Elder and specialized in defense, though his attacks were formidable as well. His only weakness was his lack of speed.

Little Wu was also a Soul Elder. Her speed and strength were quite balanced, and among them, she was the one Long Jie worried about least.

Finally, there were Ning Rongrong and Jiang Zhu. They were both support Soul Masters and could not fight one-on-one.

"Rong Rong, Jiang Zhu, which one of you will team up with me? The other will team up with Tai Long!" Long Jie looked at the two of them and spoke calmly.

"Me..."

"Me..."

Ning Rongrong and Jiang Zhu spoke at the same time. They looked at each other, then seemed unsure what to say.

"How about you do it..." Ning Rongrong said politely, but Jiang Zhu apparently failed to understand her courtesy. She nodded and said, "Alright, thank you!"

"You..." Ning Rongrong was furious. She had only been polite—why couldn't Jiang Zhu be polite too?

"Hehe... Rong Rong, I'm good too. Don't worry, I'll protect you!" Tai Long stepped forward confidently and patted his chest, showing that he was capable.

"No!" Ning Rongrong turned her head away. Who wanted to team up with a hulking brute like Tai Long? "A two-person team doesn't mean you can only form one team with one person. Long Jie, I want to team up with you too!"

Long Jie froze. Was that how it worked? If so, then teaming up with him was indeed a very good choice.

"Alright, since that's possible, let's team up!"

The moment he said that, Little Wu and Zhu Zhuqing's eyes lit up. The two clamored to team up with Long Jie as well, leaving him helplessly forming teams with all four girls.

Huang Yuan and Tai Long looked at this scene, then at each other. "Why do I feel like we're so unnecessary in this team..."

After forming their teams, the Blue Tyrant Seven had their strength verified and entered the Soto Soul Arena.

The Soto Soul Arena was incredibly vast, so large that its end could not be seen at a glance. There were also many platforms inside. Since the seven did not know where their first battle would take place, they sat in the spectator stands to watch first.

They looked toward the central platform, where a girl was elegantly exchanging blows with a man opposite her.

Purple gas continuously emanated from the girl's hands. The moment her opponent touched that gas, he instantly went limp and collapsed onto the platform.

"This is..." Long Jie frowned. After thinking for a moment, he realized it was the Jade Serpent Five Poisons.

"That person is Dugu Yan. Be careful if you face her!"