Rushing

Shrek Academy, Soul Fighting Arena area.

The second-year student Xiao Lingchen has issued a challenge to a new student who has only been enrolled for two months.

This is considered a piece of news, not too big, not too small, within the outer court.

People naturally love to join in the fun, so the Soul Fighting Arena area is currently bustling with noise, packed with quite a few people.

If Lu Lin were here, he would see many familiar faces.

Dai Xichen, Zhou Rui, most of the students from Class Two, including some of Xiao Lingchen's classmates and friends.

Even Lu Lin's mysterious roommate, Long Chenyu, has arrived.

As a new student, possessing the Holy Light Dragon Martial Soul, and being a Three Ring Soul Elder, Long Chenyu is naturally also the Class Leader of Class One.

The two are roommates, and although they don't interact much usually, they get along very harmoniously.

Long Chenyu knows quite a bit about Lu Lin.

For example, Lu Lin is the Vice Class Leader of Class Two, and he can even guess that Lu Lin has taken the Mysterious Water Pill before.

Of course, in Long Chenyu's eyes, Lu Lin is also somewhat mysterious.

And after Lu Lin returned from a month's leave, he seemed even more mysterious in Long Chenyu's eyes.

A few days after Lu Lin enrolled, or after taking the Mysterious Water Pill, Long Chenyu could sense that he was around Level 20.

Then, it was normal for Lu Lin to take leave to obtain his Second Soul Ring and break through his bottleneck.

But normally, after a soul master obtains their Second Soul Ring, their level can increase by at most one or two levels.

However, Lu Lin is clearly an exception.

From the soul power fluctuations Lu Lin emitted while cultivating in the dormitory at night, it was clear he was around Level 25.

This made Long Chenyu very surprised.

But after all, it concerned Lu Lin's privacy. Although Long Chenyu was curious, he couldn't actively question Lu Lin.

Therefore, when the news suddenly came that Xiao Lingchen wanted to have a soul fight with Lu Lin, Long Chenyu was naturally very interested and thus came.

Not long after, Lu Lin and Qin He had already arrived at this soul fighting area.

"Vice Class Leader, go for it!!"

A freckled girl standing at the entrance, constantly looking around, her eyes lit up when she saw Lu Lin's figure. She quickly waved her little fists in encouragement.

A single stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The freckled girl's crisp cheer instantly broke the brief silence at the entrance of the Soul Fighting Arena.

Dai Xichen, Long Chenyu, and even Xiao Lingchen, who was standing on the stage, all turned their gazes towards the entrance.

Lu Lin and Qin He walked into the soul fighting area and saw this scene.

His mouth twitched. Where did all these people come from?

What a mess.

However, to his surprise, Xu Yaoyao wasn't here.

Was she too confident in him, or not confident at all?

After all, normally, a Second Year student facing a New Student.

Whether in terms of age, strength level, or combat experience, the New Student had no advantage.

At this moment, Zhou Rui, the guy who had fought Lu Lin during the New Student assessment, also squeezed through the crowd and approached Lu Lin. He said seriously:

"Vice Class Leader, keep it up, we all support you."

Zhou Rui had lost to Lu Lin back then.

He naturally respected Lu Lin as the Vice Class Leader.

As Zhou Rui finished speaking, other classmates around him also voiced their support.

"Yeah, let that guy see how amazing our Vice Class Leader is!"

"Vice Class Leader, keep it up!!"

Even Dai Xichen gave a barely perceptible nod of encouragement.

Facing the encouragement from Zhou Rui and the surrounding classmates, Lu Lin's mood was very complicated.

After a long silence, Lu Lin sighed:

"Okay, thank you, I will."

Xiao Lingchen, one of the protagonists, also walked down from the stage at this moment and came before Lu Lin. His expression was arrogant, and he said condescendingly:

"I thought you wouldn't dare to come."

Xiao Lingchen was a Second Year student, one year older than Lu Lin and about the same age as Xu Yaoyao.

Lu Lin lazily nodded, looking Xiao Lingchen up and down.

Objectively speaking, Xiao Lingchen was quite good-looking, with well-defined features. He also seemed to come from a good background, possibly even one of the nobles of the Star Luo Empire.

Otherwise, he probably wouldn't have the qualifications to pursue Xu Yaoyao.

Facing Xiao Lingchen's provocation, Lu Lin naturally didn't take it to heart. He simply said indifferently:

"Let's begin. I'm in a bit of a hurry."

Xiao Lingchen frowned upon hearing this:

"Yaoyao is not someone a commoner like you can associate with.

If you lose, I hope you'll keep your promise and never appear before her again."

Xiao Lingchen had briefly investigated Lu Lin's background and knew he was from Frostwind City in the empire.

In his opinion, a commoner dared to get close to Xu Yaoyao.

More importantly, Xu Yaoyao clearly treated him differently, something he absolutely could not tolerate.

Lu Lin, however, was too lazy to waste words.

He directly turned and walked towards the Soul Fighting Platform, his footsteps not even pausing.

Clearly, he hadn't taken Xiao Lingchen's words to heart at all.

Xiao Lingchen's expression darkened slightly, a trace of anger flashing in his eyes.

Seeing Lu Lin had already gone up to the stage, he could only coldly snort and follow closely behind.

In the center of the Soul Fighting Platform, the referee teacher waiting on stage had been there for a long time.

As it was an official soul fighting competition, it was natural to invite a teacher to be the referee.

This teacher was a slightly plump middle-aged man, around thirty years old.

Seeing the two ascend the stage, he immediately announced loudly: "Soul fighting begins!"

Below the stage, Zhou Rui and the Class One students erupted in cheers again.

Dai Xichen remained expressionless, while Long Chenyu showed a hint of anticipation.

Xiao Lingchen stood firm and released his martial soul—the Azure Rainbow Sword.

At the same time, two Yellow Soul Rings also appeared on his body.

As expected, just a two-ring Soul Grand Master.

Lu Lin's gaze was as calm as a deep pool. He lightly raised his right hand, and his Plant System Martial Soul, the Pure Fire Green Lotus, quietly appeared.

At the same time, soul power surged around him, and two soul rings, one yellow and one purple, slowly materialized on his body.

Seeing Lu Lin's soul ring configuration, Xiao Lingchen's pupils contracted.

A purple Thousand Year Soul Ring, how is this possible?

The moment Lu Lin's soul rings appeared, the entire Soul Fighting Arena seemed to fall silent, plunging into a dead quiet.

This was the first time Lu Lin had revealed his soul rings to outsiders since returning from his leave.

At this moment, all eyes in the Soul Fighting Arena were fixed intently on Lu Lin.

More precisely, they were focused on the two soul rings, one yellow and one purple, slowly pulsing around him.

Seeing this scene, although Dai Xichen showed no expression, the shock in his heart was incredibly intense.

His second soul ring was also purple—from the mysterious Yan Jun he had seen at the Heaven Dou Soul Fighting Arena back then.

Stimulated by his two purple soul rings, Dai Xichen had risked absorbing a Thousand Year Soul Ring.

But the problem was, he came from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, and the resources he could possess were far beyond those of ordinary people.

The White Tiger Martial Soul was also one of the continent's top beast martial souls, and he had previously consumed Thousand Year Whale Rubber.

Under these circumstances, he dared to absorb a Thousand Year Soul Ring at his second ring.

Even so, his second soul ring had only just surpassed a thousand years in age.

The absorption process had been extremely perilous.

Even with his temperament, he still felt lingering fear about the risky move of absorbing a soul ring beyond his level back then.

What he couldn't understand was, how did Lu Lin dare to do it, and succeed?

After all, when he entered the academy, Lu Lin was only Level 17, and his Innate Soul Power was only Level 4.

A Plant System Martial Soul had no physical enhancement, so this unexpected situation was truly baffling.

If Dai Xichen was so shocked, others were even more so.

Among those present, only Qin He seemed out of place—he had known Lu Lin's soul ring configuration the day Lu Lin returned.

However, Lu Lin had told him not to speak, and Qin He had been holding it in with great difficulty.

The referee teacher's eyes also flashed with a hint of surprise.

This New Student named Lu Lin is quite interesting.

Not to mention the reactions of the crowd below.

On the Arena stage, Xiao Lingchen took a deep breath, his eyes regaining clarity.

At the same time, the second Soul Ring on his body flashed—So what if it's a Thousand Year Soul Ring? Battles between Soul Masters aren't decided solely by Soul Rings.

Xiao Lingchen thought to himself.

Judging by the Soul Power fluctuations from Lu Lin's body, the opponent's strength was clearly inferior to his.

"Second Soul Skill, Azure Edge Slash."

Xiao Lingchen said softly. As his voice fell, the Azure Rainbow Sword in his hand let out a clear hum.

The next moment, Xiao Lingchen's figure turned into an Azure Shadow, charging rapidly towards Lu Lin. The long sword in his hand drew a green trajectory, stabbing towards Lu Lin's vital points.

"Green Lotus Instant Body."

Seeing Xiao Lingchen's attack, Lu Lin's expression remained as calm as still water. The Purple Soul Ring on his body flashed.

The Green Lotus floating in his right hand also rapidly transformed into a Glazed White Jade Lotus, spinning quickly in his palm.

The moment Xiao Lingchen closed in, Lu Lin activated his second Soul Skill. His figure disappeared from sight like a ghost.

Only illusory Light Lotus phantoms remained beneath his feet, looking exceptionally beautiful.

His attack missed, and Xiao Lingchen was bewildered. Just as he was stunned, he suddenly heard a voice from behind him:

"What are you looking at?"