My Martial Soul is My Fiancée in Douluo

Even with Zheng Li, Xiao Nai, and Cui Yajie working together, they were still slightly at a disadvantage against Dai Huabin.

"We can't drag this out any longer..." Zheng Li muttered, panting for breath. He gave Cui Yajie a look and shouted for Ling Nan.

The two of them immediately understood what Zheng Li meant.

"Meow!"

With a sharp cat cry, Ling Nan immediately lit up his only spirit ring, entering the state of Cat Void Step! That eerie speed erupted once more, even surpassing Zhu Lu by quite a margin.

Zhu Lu gritted her teeth and used her second spirit skill, Nether Hundred Claws. Her speed increased significantly, and she managed to hold her ground against Ling Nan once again.

However, because she was on the ground, she remained at a disadvantage.

Zhu Lu felt like cursing out loud right now.

Damn it! How come this shorty Ling Nan wasn't this monstrous during combat training!

She had been grouped with Ling Nan during combat training, and their opponents had been the group led by Cui Yajie.

As it turned out, her group had lost! Being a two-ring spirit master just like Cui Yajie, Zhu Lu's competitive spirit was not weak at all.

Looking at it now...

It turned out that this bastard Ling Nan had been holding back!

Damn it!

Looking over at Zheng Li's side.

Zheng Li pulled back, leaving Xiao Nai and Cui Yajie to pin down Dai Huabin.

Seeing this, a sense of unease rose in Dai Huabin's heart.

Sure enough, Zheng Li lit up his first spirit ring. A golden ring floated before him, and golden light condensed within it!

It was just like the description of the news he had gathered at noon—that massive Light Sword technique!

A tiger's roar erupted from Dai Huabin's throat. His second spirit ring shone, and he dodged to the side, immediately firing a ball of white light waves toward Zheng Li.

"Class monitor, I won't let you succeed."

Cui Yajie retreated at high speed and used her Fox Tail Needle once again!

Meanwhile, Xiao Nai used her Light Sword spirit skill to entangle Dai Huabin. Golden light flickered incessantly, preventing him from interfering with Cui Yajie. At the same time, blazing golden light shone in front of Zheng Li, and shield after shield condensed.

Naturally, this was Xiao Nai's handiwork.

The Fox Tail Needle intercepted the White Tiger Intense Light Wave, and a booming sound erupted. Pink and white halos rippled in front of Zheng Li. He did not panic; he simply poured all his remaining spirit power into the golden ring, though he made sure to keep enough to maintain his Platinum Combat Suit.

Dai Huabin, surrounded by Light Swords, felt disgust in his eyes. It was this sickening spirit skill again!

He used his White Tiger Protection Barrier once more and relied on the defensive boost from his White Tiger Vajra Transformation to forcibly withstand the barrage of Light Swords! Of course, he also swiped his tiger claws to quickly destroy the swords!

Blood seeped from Cui Yajie's mouth, and her beautiful, large pink tails didn't look so good at the moment. Although she had Xiao Nai's light shields and her own Fox Tail Needle, a spirit master was a spirit master; the shields and needles alone weren't enough to fully negate the White Tiger Intense Light Wave, so she had used her own tails to block the remaining force of the blast.

Fortunately, the injury wasn't too severe.

Just as the Light Swords were about to be completely destroyed, the massive Light Sword condensed into existence.

Chapter 35, Different

A whistling sound rang out as the massive Light Sword, carrying a rich aura of light and an incredibly sharp edge, locked onto Dai Huabin!

The aura of the massive Light Sword was even stronger than it had been in the morning.

This was to be expected.

Zheng Li and Xiao Nai hadn't used their spirit skills at the start, and they had been trying their best to conserve spirit power. Even though Xiao Nai had released a Light Sword spirit skill at the end, Zheng Li still had plenty of spirit power left.

And Zheng Li poured all his remaining spirit power into this single strike.

It could be said that if this didn't succeed, Zheng Li and Xiao Nai would have no strength left to fight.

Victory or defeat, all in one go.

Looking back at Dai Huabin, who was surrounded by Light Swords, why didn't he use the White Tiger Intense Light Wave to blast a huge hole out of the formation?

Because he didn't have much spirit power left.

Not to mention the maintenance of the White Tiger Vajra Transformation, he had been fighting three people at once without falling behind—and even gaining the upper hand—all of which had been fueled by spirit power. His consumption was not small.

This was also Zheng Li's goal.

The White Tiger Protection Barrier consumed relatively less power and could block the Light Swords, but even if Dai Huabin broke through, weren't there still two "husband-protecting" tigresses eyeing him?

Xiao Nai, Cui Yajie: ...

It seems you're the one who's actually a tiger.

It wouldn't be easy for him to break through the defense of Cui Yajie and Xiao Nai.

Facing the massive Light Sword, a sense of danger rose in Dai Huabin's heart! He had overestimated himself after all...

Was he going to lose?

Dai Huabin glanced at Zhu Lu, who couldn't break free. Even if she did, what could she do? They couldn't use their spirit fusion skill.

"Argh! Damn Class Seven!" Thinking of this, Dai Huabin felt his anger flare.

Otherwise? How else could he have lost to the Zheng Li team, the very group he had been determined to humiliate before the match?

The Class Seven students watching from the stands: "..."

Especially Huang Chutian and the sisters Lan Luoluo and Lan Susu: You're the one about to lose, what does that have to do with us!

Shouldn't you be cheering for your own Class Five?

The Class Seven homeroom teacher was also speechless.

"Shen Lan, your Class Five should thank me this time! If it weren't for Chutian and the others exhausting Dai Huabin's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, I'm afraid your class wouldn't have taken the championship!"

Shen Lan: ??

"Qing, you might have misunderstood one thing. The Dai Huabin team is also from my Class Five, so it doesn't matter to me which of them takes the championship."

Class Seven homeroom teacher Qing: "?!"

That seems to be the case!

How awkward.

On the field, the massive Light Sword descended. Dai Huabin put up a resistance, once again using the White Tiger Protection Barrier and the White Tiger Intense Light Wave!

But the White Tiger Intense Light Wave was shattered instantly, and the White Tiger Protection Barrier was now as flimsy as paper!

The middle-aged teacher intervened in time, shattering the massive Light Sword with a single palm strike to save Dai Huabin before carrying him away.

You again! Zheng Li glanced over; how many times had this teacher shattered his and Xiao Nai's spirit skills now?

"It's done..."

Zheng Li knelt on one knee, gasping for breath with a pale face, looking utterly exhausted. His Platinum Combat Suit was also flickering, appearing quite illusory.

Seeing this scene, most of the female students had already turned away...

Xiao Nai stepped forward to help Zheng Li up.

Cui Yajie took one look before going to assist Ling Nan; Ling Nan likely didn't have much Spirit Power left either.

Under their pincer attack, Zhu Lu was quickly defeated.

The middle-aged teacher made the announcement.

"Class Five wins, becoming the champions of the Freshman Assessment!"

The audience was silent...

Only the applause of the Class Five boys could be heard.

Zheng Li and his team felt somewhat awkward, so they quickly left the field.

Zheng Li went to change his clothes immediately after, and later they all went out for a good meal to celebrate, spending nearly seventy Gold Soul Coins on a single meal.

The little one, Su Yunqing, who was with them, was quite frightened by how much they spent on one meal...

The next morning, Zheng Li was awakened by Ling Nan.

"Hiss..." As he moved slightly, Zheng Li felt the soreness in his muscles. It was only natural; yesterday he had overdrawn his strength once and nearly exhausted his Spirit Power another time, and he hadn't even cultivated during the night, just lying there to rest.

It wasn't anything serious, though.

Today was the day to receive the rewards.

Back at the assessment grounds, all the freshmen were present.

At this moment, Du Weilun held a folder in his hand, scanning the freshmen with a smile before saying: "I believe everyone is aware that the Freshman Assessment knockout tournament has concluded, and the final top three have been decided. Now, I will officially announce them, as well as the rewards they will receive..."

The top three teams stepped forward one by one.

The third place was naturally Huo Yuhao and his team; without their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Huang Chutian and the others could never have been their opponents.

The Huang Chutian team took fourth place.

After Du Weilun finished saying a few inspiring words, it was time to announce the rewards.

Dai Huabin was distracted, constantly glancing toward Zheng Li and his team, his face filled with unwillingness.

Zheng Li felt helpless; was he being targeted now?

Could he not avoid the hurdle that was Dai Huabin even after winning the championship?

"Next are the rewards for the top three teams. Each of them may submit a request to the academy when they need a spirit ring, and the academy will assist them in obtaining a spirit ring that they can withstand and is most suitable for them."

There were no changes; it was exactly as Zheng Li remembered.

Then came the special reward for the freshman champions--a Spirit Bone. Wasn't this Zheng Li's goal?

Regardless of how it was distributed, he now had enough Gold Soul Coins to buy the Blade of Life.

Finally, there were the spots for core disciples.

Zheng Li, Cui Yajie, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Ning Tian, and Wu Feng.

As for those temporarily enjoying core disciple treatment, also known as quasi-core disciples, the list included Ling Nan, Huang Chutian, Long Xiangyue, Nanmen Yun'er...

Du Weilun paused before saying the final name, and he looked at Zheng Li intentionally or otherwise.

Zheng Li noticed.

"Su Yunqing."

If a quasi-core disciple makes a breakthrough by the next year's promotion exam, they will be promoted to a full core disciple.

Zheng Li's body trembled after hearing this.

Holy crap! What is going on? Huo Yuhao isn't even a quasi-core disciple?

Is it because their ranking dropped? Or is it the result of him and Wang Dong not using their Martial Soul Fusion skill, Golden Road?

That's right, there was no need for Huo Yuhao and his team to unleash Golden Road against Huang Chutian's team.

The corner of Zheng Li's mouth twitched. He glanced at Huo Yuhao and saw him clenching his fists, head lowered, lost in thought.

How should he put it? He would just sit back and wait for the academy to regret this!

He wasn't surprised that Ling Nan became a quasi-core disciple, but the little one...

At this moment, Su Yunqing herself was stunned. Given their team's ranking, how could she possibly become a core disciple? Even if it was just a quasi-status?

One had to know that plenty of Great Soul Masters had been cut.

Zheng Li had already understood the moment Du Weilun glanced at him earlier; the academy was looking out for the little one who had a good relationship with him, all for his sake.

It wasn't unexpected.

After the assembly was dismissed, the three of them followed Du Weilun to the faculty office building behind the senior teaching block.