My Fiancee is My Martial Soul in Douluo

Zheng Li's hammer was already pressed against Su Yunqing's temple; how could she possibly resist? Not to mention, Xiao Nai was still there.

Zheng Li did not have much soul power remaining now. If not for the golden radiance emitted by the golden ring, one would have been able to see his pale complexion.

The soul skill brought by the soul ring provided by the system was named Light Sword—it condensed a large number of light swords to launch multi-angle attacks on a specific enemy.

This soul skill was also extremely taxing on soul power.

With his current soul power, he could only use it once. In the state of Hand-in-Hand Combat with Xiao Nai, the soul power Xiao Nai used was naturally his own.

Under these circumstances, the power of the soul skill was halved. Perhaps because of this reduction, the consumption of soul power was slightly lower.

He had managed to use it twice, albeit quite reluctantly.

However, the first time he used this soul skill, it gave Zheng Li a huge surprise.

One had to know that in the state of Hand-in-Hand Combat, the soul skill's power was halved, yet even with that reduction, it had managed to make Su Yunqing, a Great Soul Master, look so disheveled.

"System, the soul skill you provided is quite impressive."

"That goes without saying. You must know that anything produced by this system is a boutique product!" the system boasted.

"..."

"I lost."

Su Yunqing retracted her martial soul and laughed vivaciously, not caring about the win or loss at all.

Hearing Su Yunqing's words, Zheng Li also dissipated the golden hammer, but he did not retract his martial soul.

He knew that if he retracted his martial soul, he would be completely naked!

Zheng Li was also very fortunate that his soul power had not been exhausted; otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to maintain his "combat state," and the result would still be total nudity!

Well... right in front of everyone in Class Five.

"Just lucky," Zheng Li replied with a smile.

Deep down, however, he felt a bit "shameless."

Regardless of how one looked at it, he and Xiao Nai counted as two people! It was a narrow victory; if it had lasted any longer, Zheng Li's soul power would have been depleted, and he would have lost naturally.

"Is that cute girl your martial soul?"

Su Yunqing asked the question that had been on her mind.

"Let's talk about it when we get back."

Zheng Li pointed toward the spectator stands.

Now that they were the only pair left out of the five groups, since the match was over, they couldn't keep occupying the space.

On the way back to the spectator stands, Zheng Li noticed that the entire class was staring at him as if they were performing a formal salute. Their gazes were filled with skepticism, questions, and disbelief...

Some even looked... as if they had seen a ghost?

That was the feeling Zheng Li had.

Zheng Li's mouth twitched. Was it really that surprising? They didn't act like this when they saw Dai Huabin.

"Teacher, I have a question. Why did a girl jump out of that student's body—what was his name again? Doesn't that count as cheating?"

But the moment he finished speaking, the boy who raised the question regretted it. Because in the next instant, many people looked at him as if he were an idiot.

Shen Lan, the referee teacher, the healing teacher, Ling Nan, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and so on.

If the identical outfits could be explained, how could one explain Xiao Nai's identical soul skills? How could one explain Zheng Li's soul ring shining when Xiao Nai used a soul skill?

However, Shen Lan still stood up and said, "Zheng Li, since others have questions, are you willing to explain? Of course, the teacher knows that is your martial soul ability, so it's fine if you don't want to."

That was what she said, but Shen Lan was actually very curious inside.

Martial soul abilities and soul skill capabilities were personal to a soul master; asking about them directly was undoubtedly a rude thing to do.

Zheng Li frowned slightly, remained silent for a moment, and then said concisely, "Spirit of Light. It has three combat states: solo combat, me or her, and then joint combat! That was joint combat just now!"

After speaking, he returned to Ling Nan's side and sat down. He did not mention the power of the soul skill, nor did he need to.

After Zheng Li's explanation, everyone in Class Five understood and began to whisper among themselves.

"Solo combat, joint combat... what a truly peculiar martial soul. Not to mention that humanoid martial soul, it seems his school uniform was ruined because of that platinum outfit. Will he be naked after retracting his martial soul?"

Shen Lan shook her head slightly. Peculiar and bizarre indeed! It seemed she would have to prepare a few more school uniforms for this Zheng Li.

As a Soul Emperor, she certainly had the discernment.

Beside Zheng Li, as soon as he sat down, Ling Nan hugged him.

"?!"

"Get lost! I'm not into guys!" Because he was still in his combat state, Zheng Li's strength was not weak, and he pushed Ling Nan back several steps with one shove.

"A-Li, you're so heartless. I just wanted to hug a big thigh," Ling Nan said with a grievance.

"...Speak properly. Why are you hugging a big thigh?" Zheng Li rolled his eyes.

"To find a backer, of course! To prevent being bullied by some fierce little shrimp!"

Ling Nan secretly glanced at Su Yunqing as he spoke.

"Hmm?" It just so happened that Su Yunqing saw it. "You dead cat! Are you looking for trouble?"

"I wasn't even talking about you. Do you like fitting yourself into the narrative that much?"

Ling Nan laughed.

"Zheng Li, don't stop me! I'm going to kill this dead cat today!"

"Don't worry, I won't stop you."

Zheng Li glanced at Ling Nan with an expressionless face.

Ling Nan's eyes widened instantly, and he asked in disbelief, "Ah Li, are you really just going to let Su Yunqing mess me up like this?"

Zheng Li cast his gaze toward the Soul Fighting Arena and ignored Ling Nan.

A moment later, the sound of Ling Nan's pained voice came from beside him.

Soon, the mock battle ended.

From start to finish, besides the Soul Elder Dai Huabin, there were three other Great Soul Masters: Su Yunqing, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie, whose martial soul was a Nine-Tailed Fox. Zheng Li had an impression of her.

For no other reason than that Huo Yuhao had faced her in the freshman finals.

Judging by soul power, Su Yunqing was a bit weaker, which explained why she wasn't on the seed team for Class Five during the freshman assessment.

Moreover, both Su Yunqing and Dai Huabin were Assault System soul masters; relative to a team, Cui Yajie's utility was greater.

As for that gluttonous cat Ling Nan, Zheng Li knew even less about him.

At this moment, there was still quite a bit of time left before the morning class ended.

Shen Lan critiqued their battle before telling them to return to the classroom.

As they were leaving, Shen Lan suddenly called out from behind, "Zheng Li, wait a moment."

"Is there something you need, teacher?" Zheng Li turned his head and asked, puzzled.

Shen Lan didn't speak, instead looking Zheng Li up and down.

"Alright, you can go."

About half a minute later, Mu Jin said indifferently.

"Huh?"

Zheng Li, Ling Nan, and Su Yunqing were all three dumbfounded.

Especially Zheng Li; he felt a bit depressed. She called him over just to stare at him for half a minute?

"Hey, Ah Li, don't tell me Teacher Shen Lan has taken a fancy to you!" Ling Nan leaned in to ask.

At this moment, his cute little face had a bruise on it, courtesy of a certain "little one."

"Get lost!" Zheng Li pushed Ling Nan away irritably. "You dare to tease a teacher? Aren't you afraid of being overheard!"

"Actually, I think so too..." Su Yunqing chimed in.

Zheng Li was speechless and immediately rolled his eyes. "Why would you guys think that? It's impossible."

"Then why did Teacher Shen Lan stare at you for half a minute?" Su Yunqing countered.

"...She was probably curious about my martial soul and wanted to observe it," Zheng Li thought for a moment, deciding this was the most logical reason.

What else could it be? He wasn't so earth-shatteringly handsome that everyone loved him, nor did he have the charm to make a teacher in her thirties like Mu Jin fall for him.

If Shen Lan knew what they were thinking, who knows if she would have expelled the three of them in a fit of rage!

She was merely estimating Zheng Li's height, waist size, and the like, so she could have some school uniforms made for him.

Of course, she wasn't making them herself; she was just commissioning the teacher in charge of logistics.

Chapter 20: Help the Old Man Get Some Food

After class and lunch.

The three of them headed toward the dorms, with Su Yunqing tagging along.

Why? Because the Shrek outer courtyard male and female dorms were in the same building, which had six floors, though it was divided into zones based on color.

The fourth floor and up were the female dorms, which males were not allowed to enter, meaning there were three floors for each gender.

Zheng Li didn't think much of it now.

But looking back at his middle school days, Zheng Li had to call it "wonderful"!

It would have been best if it were co-ed dorms.

Of course, that was just a thought; back then, their male and female dorms had been very far apart.

So, there was nothing wrong with Su Yunqing walking with them.

Thinking of this, Zheng Li felt a tiny bit of regret. If he had known, he would have just called out to Su Yunqing downstairs at the dorms this morning. After all, it was a Soul Ascension Pill.

Didn't this look like a male student downstairs at a university dorm holding a bouquet of flowers to confess to a girl in one of the rooms?

Though, doing it at the crack of dawn would have been too bizarre.

Regretting it now was useless anyway.

This emotion did not last long; how should one put it? After all, they had only known each other for two days.

Upon reaching the entrance of the dormitory, Zheng Li's pupils constricted slightly, but he recovered immediately.

Within his line of sight sat an old man who looked quite advanced in age. The old man wore a set of grey cloth robes, his face was covered in wrinkles, and his eyes were dim and yellow, giving him the appearance of someone on the verge of death, as if it wouldn't be strange if he passed away the very next moment.

Zheng Li was well aware of the old man's identity.

The sunlight yesterday hadn't been this good, which was likely the reason Elder Mu hadn't been here basking in the sun.

Ling Nan and Su Yunqing didn't pay any mind, but Zheng Li feigned a casual demeanor as he stepped forward to greet him: "Hello, Grandpa. Are you the dormitory manager?"

Hearing the voice, Elder Mu opened his eyes, though they remained squinted.

"I am not. I'm just old and enjoy basking in the sun; the sunlight in front of the dormitory building is quite good."

Zheng Li blinked naturally, muttering to himself: I believe your nonsense.

In fact, it was actually quite close to that reason, only Zheng Li didn't remember it.

Why did he go up to greet him... how should he put it?

You've exposed your twin martial souls and intend to use Shrek's resources to reach the pinnacle quickly, so when you suddenly meet the "boss" of their academy, how could you not say hello?

Of course, there was definitely a sense of gratitude; barring any accidents, he would always be a part of Shrek. Even if he went to other worlds in the future, if something were to happen to Shrek, he would be able to return at any time.

If Elder Mu were an ordinary old man, would Zheng Li have done this?

Probably not.

In Zheng Li's original world, helping a fallen old person could potentially lead to being scammed, and Zheng Li had actually encountered such a situation before.

If it hadn't been for the fact that the old person's "professionalism" was lacking and they hadn't chosen a good spot—specifically, a place that happened to have a security camera—he really would have been scammed.

Ever since then, Zheng Li truly didn't dare to go up and greet or chat with unfamiliar grandpas and grandmas.

"Oh, then please continue basking, Grandpa. If there's anything you need help with, you can find me; I'm in Dormitory 111," Zheng Li said with a smile.