The Fastest Man?

Ye Xingchen's expression turned cold, and he immediately shielded Rongrong behind him.

Glancing around, he summoned a longsword into his hand!

Behind him, Rongrong's pretty face flushed slightly. The feeling of being protected warmed her heart.

When she saw the longsword, a trace of curiosity appeared in her eyes.

The blade was about three feet long, its surface covered in cloud patterns, and specks of cold light shone along its keen edge!

Rongrong swallowed and instinctively asked:

"You know how to handle a sword, too?"

Ye Xingchen smiled, his expression calm as he watched their surroundings.

He glanced back at Rongrong and teased:

"I don't just know how to handle a sword. My swordsmanship is superb!"

Feeling that something sounded a little odd, Rongrong stuck out her tongue, unsure what nonsense this fellow was spouting now.

She surveyed their surroundings and frowned:

"It should be a soul beast..."

"With this much commotion, I'm afraid it's no ordinary soul beast..."

The moment her words fell, a beast's roar rang out from the white mist around them.

The next second, a streak of white light shot toward them.

A piercing metallic clang rang out, and their surroundings fell silent again.

"That martial soul of yours... honestly..."

Looking at the ice thorn suspended in front of her, Ning Rongrong could not help sighing softly:

"With this defense, you can probably ignore anyone below level thirty, right?"

Ye Xingchen nodded calmly. If soul power was not the measure,

having perfected the Wheel Sea Divine Bridge, he was indeed almost invincible against anyone below level thirty-five.

With his Heavenly Emperor Cauldron Martial Soul, he could even fight a level-forty Soul Elder!

"This soul beast is a combat type, and pretty fast, too. I wonder how many years its soul ring has!"

With those words, Ye Xingchen stepped forward, longsword in hand.

At once, strands of spiritual power spread outward from beneath his feet like vines.

As his perception spread, his field of vision instantly cleared.

Soon, beneath a large tree, he spotted the soul beast!

"The game has begun..."

Before Ning Rongrong could react, she heard those few words, only to find that the person before her had already vanished without a trace.

Her little mouth forming an O, she froze for a moment before exclaiming:

"Good grief, you've gotten stronger again! You weren't this fast last time!"

"With my support, wouldn't you be the fastest man at your level in the sect?"

Just as her words fell, a series of roars came from the white mist.

Worried, Rongrong rubbed her head, then dashed into the white mist on her long legs.

Meanwhile, within the white mist,

Ye Xingchen stood with his arms folded, looking at the Ice Crystal Lion Tiger Beast before him, and could not help sighing softly.

Judging by the ice crystals on its head, it was only two hundred years old, still far short of what he wanted.

"An Ice Crystal Lion Tiger Beast! Wow, this is a really rare soul beast!"

"What a shame... a two-hundred-year soul ring isn't that good..."

Rongrong, who had caught up from behind, looked at the soul beast lying on the ground at death's door and sighed:

"Let's keep looking. There are so few soul beasts here. Finding one we're happy with is too hard!"

Ye Xingchen nodded slightly, glanced at the Ice Crystal Lion Tiger Beast, and prepared to leave at a brisk pace.

Just then, footsteps came from deeper in the woods.

Immediately afterward, a man and a woman walked straight toward them.

"Damn it, we spotted this Ice Crystal Lion Tiger Beast first! Don't you dare touch it!"

The tall woman, with wheat-colored skin and an exceptionally voluptuous figure, glanced at the Ice Crystal Lion Tiger Beast before speaking.

Hearing her words, the man in heavy armor beside her slowly raised his battle-axe and instinctively stepped forward!

"Does the Frozen Forest belong to your family?"

"It's yours just because you saw it? How overbearing!"

Hearing this, Rongrong, her arms folded, immediately felt displeased and retorted:

"You saw it, but I don't see you having subdued it!"

"We beat it to death, and that makes it yours?"

At those words, the wheat-skinned woman snorted!

She glanced at the two before her and snapped her fingers!

The heavily armored man beside her abruptly swung his battle-axe into a nearby tree!

At once, the aura of a level-twenty Soul Grandmaster spread out!

"Not happy? Then how about a match?"

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong snapped her fingers as well!

But after the snap, the fellow beside her seemed to make no move.

She turned to look at him and muttered:

"What are you doing? It's your turn. Why are you just standing there?"

Somewhat bewildered, Ye Xingchen paused, glanced at Rongrong, then stepped forward with a wry smile.

Looking over the burly man before him, he spread his hands and turned back:

"Is this really necessary?"

Rongrong nodded, her hands on her hips, and said with a smile:

"When you're out in the world, a man is a woman's face."

"You have to stand tall at a time like this. Go on, I believe in you!"

"Here's a little heart of love for you. Mwah!"

The man holding the battle-axe snorted as he watched the pretty boy opposite him hem and haw, dithering about.

He could not help feeling somewhat irritated. Lifting his leg, he immediately charged forward with his battle-axe.

Driving off his heel, he brought his axe straight down at Ye Xingchen with the crushing force of Mount Tai!

"Pretty boy, if you have time to flirt, you'd better think about how to protect yourself instead!"

Ye Xingchen shook his head slightly, his expression calm as he watched the axe come hurtling toward his head and face.

He did not move a single step, nor did he even bother to raise his hand.

Behind him, Rongrong covered her ears, all too familiar with this sight.

Clang...

Sure enough, a piercing metallic clang reverberated outward!

The outcome of the battle was plain to see!

Ye Xingchen sighed with his arms folded. Why put yourself through this?

"This is... isn't this too terrifying?"

"A top-tier defense tool martial soul... who are you...?"

The wheat-skinned woman watched in disbelief, her heart filled with shock!

This fellow had defeated her subordinate without even moving his hands. It was utterly inconceivable, terrifying beyond belief!

"Country bumpkin, this is an ultimate defense martial soul!"

"Hmph! Take that lousy soul beast yourself!"

Rongrong smiled smugly, glanced at the wheat-skinned woman, then took Ye Xingchen by the arm and left!

Dumbfounded, the wheat-skinned woman swallowed. Looking at her subordinate lying on the ground, blood shaken from all seven orifices, she immediately panicked.

She thought that the Frozen Forest was truly too terrifying. There was even someone like this, playing the pig to devour the tiger!

She shook her head and immediately strode away on her long legs...

Not long after she left, a White-Bearded Old Man quietly arrived.

He glanced at the corpse on the ground, which had already turned into an ice sculpture, and could not help reaching out to touch it.

"An ultimate defense tool martial soul... this boy is no ordinary boy..."

Deep within the forest,

Rongrong held Ye Xingchen's arm, her face wreathed in smiles. Glancing at the path ahead, she teased:

"With that speed, you count as the fastest man at your level. Even an ordinary Soul Ancestor would only be this fast, right?"

Ye Xingchen said, "Do you want your husband to be fast?"