Ning Rongrong: I Want to Hug Your Thigh Too

Flender, seated in the tea shop, glanced at the sky outside. He rose to his feet, swept his gaze over everyone, and said solemnly,

"It's about time. We can go in now."

With that, he led the group toward the Suo Tuo Great Spirit Arena, introducing Luo Ye and the others to its rules along the way.

The battles in the Soul Fighting Arena were generally divided into three categories. One was sparring, where opponents tested themselves against one another and were strictly forbidden from using lethal force.

Another was a death match, used to settle irreconcilable disputes. Once both sides had signed a life-and-death agreement, any means could be used. It would end only when one side died.

The last type was a wager match. Both sides sent out an equal number of Soul Masters for a death match, and the victor would receive everything staked in the wager.

At the same time, matches came in three formats: one-on-one, two-on-two, and team battles. The number of participants in a team battle was decided through negotiation between both sides, though according to arena rules, it was normally seven to ten people.

It was worth mentioning that registering at the Soul Fighting Arena was simple. All they had to do was fill out a form and pay ten Gold Soul Coins.

Naturally, miserly by nature, Flender had no intention of paying for them. They would have to cover the cost themselves.

But before Luo Ye could take out any money, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong both rushed to pay for him.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Ning Rongrong and said,

"Don't worry about Luo Ye. I'll pay for him."

Ning Rongrong met her gaze, a hint of pleading in her eyes as she spoke sincerely,

"Let me do it instead. This little bit of money is nothing to me. Just let Luo Ye treat me to a big meal when he gets the chance."

Zhu Zhuqing had wanted to refuse. After all, as the legitimate daughter of the Star Luo Empire's Zhu Clan, ten Gold Soul Coins were just pocket change to her as well.

But when she realized Ning Rongrong's true intention was to use this chance to grow closer to Luo Ye, Zhu Zhuqing hesitated for a moment before ultimately compromising and allowing Ning Rongrong to pay for him.

To conceal her true purpose and keep Luo Ye from noticing anything strange, Ning Rongrong simply covered the registration fees for all five of them.

Still, anyone could see that Luo Ye was her true target. Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu were understandable enough, but Tang San was genuinely just included as an afterthought.

Seeing this, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun exchanged glances and curled their lips at the same time, feeling deeply disgruntled.

Was being handsome really such a big deal?

Why were two rich girls fighting to pay for Luo Ye?

One of them was even Dai Mubai's fiancée, filling the Evil Eye White Tiger with rage. He only wanted to start fighting as soon as possible and vent his evil fire that way.

Not just the three of them—even Flender was envious.

Why had no one seen through to his fragile heart and comforted him with Gold Soul Coins?

Liu Erlong's figure surfaced in Flender's mind. He secretly sighed, then looked at the group and said,

"Besides participating in one-on-one Soul Fighting to build practical combat experience, you'll also need to take part in team battles in the future and develop enough coordination. That way, you can achieve better results when you enter the Soul Master Tournament."

"My requirement for you is to reach the top four in the Soul Master Tournament. If you disappoint me, then don't even think about graduating!"

Previously, let alone reaching the top four, Shrek Academy had not even qualified to participate in the Soul Master Tournament because they did not have enough contestants.

But with Luo Ye and the other five little monsters joining them this year, Flender's ambitions instantly soared. He wanted to make Shrek Academy famous in one stroke at the Soul Master Tournament.

Moved by Flender's lofty ambitions, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun all chimed in, shouting that their goal was the championship and that every other academy was nothing but trash before them.

Even Tang San was infected by their enthusiasm and declared firmly that he would give everything he had and not disgrace the academy.

Luo Ye did not join in. Instead, he began writing in his diary.

This is absolutely laughable. These Shrek fools sound like they're dreaming, yet they actually want to win the Soul Master Tournament.

Although they used all sorts of methods to reach the finals in my previous life, they ran into Spirit Hall's team in the final. Under the leadership of my senior sister and me, their ambitions were crushed outright.

Strictly speaking, with me joining this time, Shrek might truly have a chance at winning the championship.

Unfortunately, there's no way I'll stay at Shrek Academy until the Soul Master Tournament begins. And I'll be taking Zhu Qing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong with me.

If they still want to enter the Soul Master Tournament by then, they'll have no choice but to find someone else.

Whether a Shrek Academy team like that can even make it to the finals will be hard to say.

After seeing this new diary entry, most of the holders of the copies could not help but laugh. At the same time, they resolved that if they encountered Shrek Academy in the Soul Master Tournament, they would definitely give it their all and teach them a harsh lesson.

They might not be able to kill Tang San, and there was even a high chance they would lose to this Outer Realm Heavenly Demon. But even so, they would make Tang San understand how formidable they were and avenge their past selves.

Flender had no idea about Luo Ye's mockery in the diary. He glanced at Luo Ye and felt somewhat dissatisfied by his indifferent behavior.

However, Flender did not show it. There would be plenty of time to suppress and tame him later. With his methods, Lin Yu would sooner or later regard Shrek Academy's glory as more important than his own life.

"According to the Great Soul Arena's rules, each person can only participate in one sparring match per day, but you can take part in different types of Soul Fighting."

"So besides having a fixed one-on-one Soul Fighting match every day, you can also form two-person teams and compete in two-on-two battles. That will improve your practical combat ability more quickly."

"Oh, right. There is one prerequisite for forming a two-person team: both people must be at the same rank. As for who teams up with whom, that's up to you."

Among Shrek Academy's eight students, only Luo Ye and Dai Mubai were Three-Ring Soul Elders. The rest were all Two-Ring Soul Grandmasters.

Although Dai Mubai had no intention of teaming up with him in response to Flender's proposal, he still instinctively glanced at Luo Ye. What he saw only made him even angrier.

Luo Ye looked at Zhu Zhuqing with a smile and said,

"Work hard, Zhu Qing. Reach Rank 30 Soul Power as soon as possible. Then we can form a team, and I can hug your thigh."

Zhu Zhuqing rolled her eyes at him with captivating charm and said reproachfully,

"What do you mean, hug my thigh? You're much stronger than I am. If anyone should be hugging someone's thigh, it should be me hugging yours."

Unwilling to miss any opportunity to improve her relationship with Luo Ye, Ning Rongrong quickly cut in,

"Luo Ye, can I hug your thigh too?"