Two-on-Two Spirit Duel

Ning Rongrong's Spirit Duel badge was processed without issue.

Unfortunately, she was a Support-type Spirit Master and could not participate in one-on-one Spirit Duels.

If she wanted to raise the rank of her Spirit Duel badge, she could only take part in two-on-two Spirit Duels.

But that was fine. The badge rank was not some training mission, after all.

"Brother Tianchen, can Rongrong team up with you?"

Ning Rongrong blinked her large eyes and looked at Shen Tianchen expectantly.

With the power of several spirit bones, he was now nearly perfect in every aspect. The only drawback was that his Soul Power consumption was somewhat high.

At Ning Rongrong's current Soul Power Level, her spirit skills could provide roughly a twenty-percent boost.

The increase might not seem particularly impressive now, but as her Soul Power Level rose in the future, the boosts would only become more terrifying.

With that thought, he agreed to Ning Rongrong's request.

As for the team's name, he had no particular preference, so Ning Rongrong chose what she considered an adorable name—Dimples.

Matching for two-on-two Spirit Duels took a long time, so Shen Tianchen entered a one-on-one Spirit Duel.

At present, he did not have many consecutive wins in one-on-one Spirit Duels, and his opponents were generally weak. Very few could even take two of his sword strikes, so a match barely consumed any Soul Power.

About two hours after finishing his one-on-one Spirit Duel, the announcement finally called their names, yet Shen Tianchen remained still.

Ning Rongrong tugged at his clothes. "Brother Tianchen, it's our turn. Are we going up?"

"What?" Shen Tianchen asked, confused.

Only after Ning Rongrong explained did he learn that she had come up with such an embarrassing team name.

Who knew what the audience would say about it later?

But the match was about to begin. Even if they wanted to change it now, it was too late. They could only wait until this match was over.

Not wanting to waste this matchmaking opportunity, Shen Tianchen could only force himself to step onto the arena.

In the spectator stands.

Everyone was discussing it animatedly.

"Dimples? Damn, that obviously sounds like a name a girl came up with. Don't tell me Sword Immortal chose it—I won't believe it."

"Could Sword Immortal be into this sort of thing?"

Fortunately, most of Shen Tianchen's die-hard fans were girls, and many of the newer spectators at the Spirit Dueling Arena did not know him very well. Otherwise, he would have been utterly humiliated.

On the arena, their opponents—the two members of the Magic Wolf Combination—looked disdainfully at Shen Tianchen and Ning Rongrong as they stepped up. For convenience, they would temporarily be called Big Wolf and Second Wolf.

They had assumed some expert had deliberately chosen such a name to make their opponents lower their guard.

Yet after seeing Shen Tianchen and Ning Rongrong, they first froze, then sneered.

Big Wolf of the Magic Wolf Combination laughed loudly. "Little sister, big brother here is feeling a little chilly. Why don't you come warm me up for a while?"

"You!" Ning Rongrong was furious.

At the same time, waves of scornful noises rose from the spectator stands.

"How many moves do you think the Magic Wolf Combination brothers can last against Sword Immortal?"

"I think Sword Immortal will knock them flat in ten moves at most."

"What nonsense are you spouting? I admit Sword Immortal is strong in one-on-one Spirit Duels, but this is a two-on-two Spirit Duel. It tests teamwork and coordination. Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!"

"You're the one talking nonsense!"

Shen Tianchen said nothing. He merely extended his thumb and pointed it downward.

"Let strength do the talking."

Big Wolf sneered. "You're pretty arrogant, kid. I hope you can still be this tough later. Since that's what you want, I'll grant your wish."

His younger brother, Second Wolf, chimed in, "It's not too late to surrender now. That way, that little sister's delicate body won't get hurt later."

"Judging by your age, you must be from some great clan. If we hurt you, I hope your elders won't come looking for trouble with us."

More than anything, they wanted to use these words to provoke Shen Tianchen and Ning Rongrong, making flaws appear in their coordination during the upcoming match.

Shen Tianchen understood their intentions and did not retort, but he kept thinking that he had to teach them a lesson and let them know why flowers were so red.

Ning Rongrong, however, did not care about any of that. She immediately cursed, "Say that again if you dare! Believe it or not, I'll tear apart your filthy mouths!"

Second Wolf replied with a lecherous grin, "Oh my, I'm so scared."

Below the arena, the referee immediately announced the start of the match to prevent Shen Tianchen and Ning Rongrong from suffering further verbal provocation.

Following Shen Tianchen's pre-match arrangement, Ning Rongrong stood behind him near the edge, where she could withdraw at any time to protect herself, while he faced the two opponents head-on.

"Brother Tianchen, tear those two bastards' mouths apart. They're awful," Ning Rongrong said angrily.

With a thought, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda spirit appeared, and two yellow spirit rings rose beneath her feet.

Shen Tianchen summoned the Dragon Abyss Sword without releasing his spirit rings.

If he scared them away, he would have nowhere to vent his frustration, and that would be far less entertaining.

"The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda!" the Magic Wolf brothers exclaimed in surprise.

After all, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda was far too famous across the continent. With their strength, it would have been impossible for them not to know of it.

They had never seen Shen Tianchen's martial spirit, but they concluded that it was merely a relatively ordinary iron sword.

Ning Rongrong looked rather pleased.

A cold smile appeared at the corner of Big Wolf's lips.

Generally speaking, when members of great clans went out to train, the elders behind them would not pursue the matter too harshly unless they lost limbs or died on the arena.

The brothers only wanted to win this Spirit Duel. Ning Rongrong was merely a Support-type Spirit Master, so as long as they dealt with Shen Tianchen, they would win the match.

"You dare bring a Support-type Spirit Master into a two-on-two Spirit Duel? Do you really think we're made of clay?"

Big Wolf snorted and released his martial spirit together with his younger brother, Second Wolf.

Both brothers possessed the Magic Wolf martial spirit. Their Soul Power Levels were twenty-nine and twenty-eight respectively, and both had two yellow spirit rings.

Shen Tianchen's gaze turned cold.

He had already decided how to quickly deal with the two before him.

Ning Rongrong was close to the edge of the arena and could leave at any time, so he did not need to worry about her.

As the referee struck the bronze gong, the match officially began.

"Seven Treasures Manifesting Glazed Tile, Seven Treasures have their name: One is Strength, Two is Speed!"

Ning Rongrong had only one task: continuously boost Shen Tianchen.

Logically, Shen Tianchen did not particularly need these boosts, but to conceal his true strength more thoroughly, he could only do this.

Feeling his speed and strength rise by twenty percent, Shen Tianchen could not help thinking, As expected of the strongest support-type martial spirit.

For ordinary support-type martial spirits, it was already impressive for the first two spirit rings to provide a ten-percent boost. Those that could exceed ten percent were rare and could be considered top-tier spirit skills.

As the user's cultivation rose, the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda's boosting effects would only grow stronger. And this was merely the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda. If it evolved into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, its boosts could only be described as terrifying.

"No wonder Tang San said that, with Ning Rongrong's support, the Shrek Seven Devils could fight a Titled Douluo with the strength of Soul Douluos in the original timeline. Now that I see it, that does make some sense."