Shy Ye Lingling, Deathmatch Opponent: Quasi Spirit King

After Chu Chen made a brief introduction with everyone, Qin Ming also deliberately arranged for Chu Chen to stand together with Ye Lingling. He still had a good eye for people.

"There are no cultivation tasks today, just cultivate as usual. However, considering that tomorrow we are invited by the nobles of Suotuo City to participate in a soul duel competition, tonight we are heading to the Great Soul Arena in Heaven Dou City."

After Qin Ming finished speaking, Dugu Yan asked with curiosity, "Teacher Qin, are you planning to let us go to the Great Soul Arena in Heaven Dou City tonight to practice our skills?"

"With our strength, in Spirit Elder-level team duels, no one is our opponent," Yu Tianheng said with considerable confidence.

Seeing these two people filled with baffling confidence, Qin Ming could not help but smile. "Then have the two of you forgotten that there is now a Spirit Ancestor in your team?"

Everyone: "..."

Chu Chen: "..."

Qin Ming continued, "I am not having you go tonight to compete, but to observe."

"Observe?" Everyone was puzzled.

"When I went to the Great Soul Arena in Heaven Dou City last night, I heard about a person named Destruction. Although I did not see his battle myself, I heard that he is able to fight in Spirit Ancestor-level deathmatches without using spirit skills."

"Relying solely on his own terrifying close-combat fighting skills when facing opponents of the same rank as a Spirit Ancestor, he successively cut down six opponents."

When Qin Ming mentioned this matter, his expression became extremely solemn. "This person must be an expert, and I heard he has another deathmatch tonight."

"Therefore, our task tonight is to go and observe his battle. Words impart knowledge, but seeing is believing; observing others' battles is also a form of cultivation."

As Qin Ming's voice fell, they heard the expressions of Dugu Yan and the others turn somewhat peculiar, their brows filled with solemnity.

Facing opponents of the same rank, he could cleanly and neatly win six consecutive deathmatches without using spirit skills?

"If this is really the case, this person's strength is indeed terrifying."

Dugu Yan evaluated it this way.

Chu Chen twitched the corner of his mouth. Word of mouth spread really quite fast, but he certainly did not think his identity would be exposed because of this.

He had never used any spirit skills, and even when he occasionally used Blue Silver Grass, it was only cast in an instant. The audience kept their attention on the battle itself, as for the instantaneous manifestation of his martial soul.

Naturally, they chose to overlook it!

"It is indeed not simple, so we might as well observe him for a bit. Perhaps it can also give you some inspiration," Qin Ming nodded and said.

As the sky grew late, everyone stopped their day's cultivation.

Only Chu Chen had faint blue-gold light rising around his body, and stalks of blue silver grass blossomed on the ground around him, radiating an extraordinary life aura.

The geographical location where Heaven Dou Royal Academy was situated was surrounded by mountains with beautiful scenery, and the vegetation coverage rate was naturally extremely high. Therefore, the contained life aura was also the richest.

Cultivating the Blue Silver Emperor here was extremely appropriate.

"Has he not finished his cultivation yet?" Yu Tianheng frowned and said.

"Teacher Qin instructed us not to be late. Since Chu Chen hasn't finished yet, why don't we head out first?" Dugu Yan proposed, and then inquired as she looked toward Ye Lingling.

After all, once one entered a cultivation state, they could not be disturbed by others. They all understood this point and decided to head to the Great Soul Arena in Heaven Dou City first for now.

"Then I'll stay here and keep him company," Ye Lingling spoke up.

"Uh... alright, alright," Dugu Yan said helplessly, agreeing to it.

Watching everyone leave, Ye Lingling sat down right beside Chu Chen. This scene reminded her of when Chu Chen was absorbing his second spirit ring back then.

She had also sat by Chu Chen's side just like this, curiously observing the latter. Six years had passed, and Chu Chen was even more mature than back then, yet it seemed as if nothing had changed.

Looking at him like this, she actually became slightly absent-minded.

It was not until Chu Chen spoke that Ye Lingling was finally snapped back to her senses.

"Why didn't you go with them?" Chu Chen asked with a smile.

"I... will keep you company..." While answering Chu Chen, Ye Lingling realized she had lost her composure, so she pretended to calm herself down. Yet the more it was like this, the more flustered and clumsy she appeared.

"Then shall we... get going?" Chu Chen stood up and reached out his hand toward Ye Lingling.

Beneath the black veil, the young woman's face was tinged with a hint of shyness. After hesitating for a moment, she still reached out her hand. Chu Chen grasped Ye Lingling's slender, boneless hand and gave a gentle pull, pulling the latter to her feet.

Ye Lingling did not ask where they were going either, simply walking side by side with Chu Chen all the way into Heaven Dou City, and then heading in the direction of the Great Soul Arena. Ye Lingling simply assumed they were going to rendezvous with Dugu Yan and the others.

"Lingling, go find them. I have a match tonight after all," Chu Chen said to Ye Lingling.

"Eh?" Ye Lingling acted thoroughly surprised.

She pondered for a moment and said in a small voice, "Did you participate in a soul duel? Actually, I can go watch your match."

"The person Teacher Qin mentioned seems to excel in ultimate close-combat fighting skills. I am merely a support-type spirit master, so it is of no use to me."

Chu Chen chuckled.

He said to the young woman before him, "If you go along with them, you'll also be able to see my match. And if you don't go, I'm afraid Qin Ming will scold you."

Ye Lingling had no choice, and nodded in agreement.

"Right, if they ask, just say I'm still cultivating at the academy," Chu Chen leaned in close and said mysteriously.

"Ah? Oh..."

Although Ye Lingling was puzzled, she did not think much of it.

She arrived at the VIP spectator room alone, and after joining Dugu Yan and the others, she began to look forward to tonight's deathmatch together with them.

Meanwhile, in the contestant preparation room, Chu Chen had just arrived there when he spotted a familiar figure: "Brother Qinghe, are you waiting for me?"

Xue Qinghe revealed a calm smile upon seeing Chu Chen.

"Brother Destruction, I heard you have a deathmatch tonight, so I carved out some time to come and observe."

Seeing Xue Qinghe once again, Chu Chen also smiled. He said with quite a helpless expression, "This arena's publicity is really done quite thoroughly. If I don't win tonight, I'm afraid I'll be cordially greeted by those betting nobles, won't I?"

Hearing this, Xue Qinghe laughed heartily, "Brother Destruction jests. I heard that your opponent's soul power reached level fifty tonight, but he has yet to obtain a fifth spirit ring, making him a quasi spirit king."

"Therefore he was arranged to be your opponent. This person is not easy to deal with, so Qinghe has come specifically to give Brother Destruction a reminder."

Chu Chen did not have too much surprise. A special existence like a deathmatch often lacked any rules whatsoever; it was not like ordinary sparring duels with their numerous rules.

Therefore, the occurrence of such a situation could be said to be completely normal.

"Then I must thank Brother Qinghe. Once the match is over, the two of us can have a good chat." Chu Chen naturally shook hands with Xue Qinghe, and after parting briefly, the two came to their respective locations.