I'll Help You Beat Him Up

Xiao Hongchen was eager to give it a try.

He leaped onto the stage.

"Brother Rulong, aren't you planning to come up?"

he asked with a smile.

The first person he challenged was Ma Rulong. Clearly, those earlier words had been aimed at this captain as well.

Ma Rulong stood with his hands on his waist.

"Challenge me?"

"You're still not qualified. Go back and train for a few more years."

He would not make a move. Whether he won or lost, it would be embarrassing in his eyes.

A flash of lightning passed through Chen An's eyes.

"I'll test your skill. Don't just talk big."

He was only eighteen this year.

He was Chen Fei's younger brother. Their Martial Souls were both Lightning Birds, and they were only a little over a year apart in age.

Compared to his older brother, his talent was even greater.

With a flash, Chen An jumped onto the Competition Platform.

Once Elder Chen saw them standing on opposite sides and ready, he announced,

"Begin!"

Both sides activated Martial Soul Possession.

Yellow lightning flickered all over Chen An's body as he charged toward Xiao Hongchen at astonishing speed.

The hundred-meter distance was crossed in practically a single breath.

Like a flash of lightning, he shot toward his opponent.

Even Elder Ma had to focus intently to clearly see Chen An's movements at that frightening speed.

A brilliant glow lit up around Xiao Hongchen.

This Soul Tool was called the Wall of Resilience. It was a Level 6 Soul Tool, and although its defensive power was slightly weaker than the Invincible Barrier,

it could still withstand the attacks of a Level 7 Soul Tool.

Chen An wielded the Lightning Dagger, turning into a streak of thunder.

He attacked the Wall of Resilience frantically.

Because it suited his grip so well, he had reforged this Soul Tool six times.

Without affecting his own speed, it maximized the advantages of his Martial Soul.

Its attack power was astonishingly high as well.

It was most suitable for sneak attacks against Support System and Food System Soul Masters, and it had always been unstoppable in battles among Agility Attack System Soul Masters.

"Screech!"

His Soul Rings lit up in succession.

The cry of a bird flying as fast as lightning shook everyone to the core.

But before the Wall of Resilience, what could this Soul Tool at the Peak Level 5 Standard possibly accomplish?

Xiao Hongchen grinned.

He tossed several hundred metal spheres into the air, where they floated overhead.

His Soul Rings lit up as well.

Using the metal spheres as cores, thick cannon barrels grew out at a terrifying speed—a miracle of creation from nothing.

One hundred and twenty-eight Level 5 Soul Tools, all under his control!

That was Xiao Hongchen's strength.

Chen An's expression changed repeatedly as he looked at the dense mass of cannon muzzles.

"What a terrifying guy."

The young man turned into lightning and weaved through the Soul Guidance Beams, silently enduring by relying on the speed advantage of his Lightning Bird Martial Soul.

He believed

his opponent's Soul Power consumption had to be enormous, making it impossible for him to sustain this for long.

"Boom!"

Yet mixed among the Soul Guidance Beams were Flash Cannons, Binding Shells, and a whole series of support shells.

Chen An used the dagger in his hand to slash apart the Binding Shell net.

But then a Flashbang blinded him.

No matter how fast he was,

under the overwhelming interference and firepower, he soon became like a swallow struggling through a rainstorm and was struck in the body by a Binding Shell.

The Invincible Barrier flashed with light.

Even the weakest Level 5 Invincible Barrier could resist a Soul Douluo's attack for three seconds. That was the tyrannical power of the Invincible Barrier.

Chen An gritted his teeth, deeply unwilling to accept it.

The barrier shattered.

A small shield protected his chest as his body flew off the stage.

Elder Ma made his move.

A light shield blocked all the remaining attacks.

Chen An clutched his chest and looked at his opponent.

His expression changed again and again. He had never expected this Reserve Team member to be so powerful.

He did not even look fifteen, yet he possessed such strength?

Chen Fei quickly walked over to his younger brother. Only after seeing that he was unharmed did he let out a sigh of relief.

Then his expression turned solemn as well.

Though his younger brother's Soul Power was slightly lower than his, his speed and offensive ability actually surpassed Chen Fei's.

His younger brother had chosen Close-Combat Soul Tools, but Chen Fei was different.

He had studied Ranged Suppression Soul Tools, clearly following the same path as Xiao Hongchen on the stage.

Chen Fei asked himself honestly.

His strength was definitely inferior to Xiao Hongchen's.

Other than Ma Rulong, the Main Squad Members exchanged looks, all seeing shock and uncertainty in each other's eyes.

None of them were confident they could defeat Xiao Hongchen either.

Elder Ma saw his disciples' expressions clearly. He shook his head almost imperceptibly. "Xiao Hongchen's challenge is successful."

"Who's next?"

Meng Hongchen shrugged. "Nannan and I aren't interested. So what if you're Main Squad Members? You're only a few years older than us."

Ma Rulong sneered. "Good that you know. Now shut up."

The air was thick with the smell of gunpowder.

The girl raised her head, her wine-red eyes narrowing slightly.

"Lin Xi, come out. I remember you shouldn't be the weakest. Let's play."

Meng Hongchen lightly tapped off with her toes. Her body was as light as a feather as she landed on the stage.

Someone also stepped forward from the Main Squad Members' side.

It was Lin Xia.

He was tall and broad, and a grave expression appeared on his face as he looked at the smaller girl.

Judging from the battle just now, these Reserve Team students were not to be underestimated.

Elder Ma did not waste words and directly announced,

"Begin!"

Meng Hongchen's silver hair fluttered in the air, and a cold aura shone from her wine-red eyes.

The skin all over her body became as fair as jade, while only her blood-red eyes appeared particularly jarring and chilling.

Five Soul Rings emerged around the girl as well, configured exactly like her brother's.

Two yellow, two purple, one black.

A phantom appeared behind her: a snow-white jade toad with blood-red eyes identical to Meng Hongchen's.

Xiao Hongchen still possessed some partial beast-like traits.

But Meng Hongchen had none at all. It was as though the Soul Beast phantom behind her was protecting her.

The nozzles of the Propulsion Soul Tool behind the girl lit up.

She surged forward at astonishing speed.

She dodged most of Lin Xi's ranged Soul Tool attacks.

The Ice Mirrors refracted the light. Meng Hongchen's Soul Rings lit up as her figure flickered continuously before several Ice Mirrors.

Compared to a Soul Engineer's fighting style, her combat method was the same as Xu Tinglan's: Soul Master first, Soul Tools second.

Ice mist spread through the air.

The Main Squad Members watched eagerly.

When the mist dispersed,

Lin Xi's face was deathly pale as he collapsed to the ground.

They erupted in an uproar.

The strength of these two who had appeared was simply too great.

Ma Rulong's expression was somewhat ugly. He had indeed humiliated Xiao Hongchen five years ago, but he had only said one sentence.

Yet he had not expected retribution to come so quickly.

Xu Tinglan sat in the spectator seats.

He knew very clearly

that after Meng Hongchen obtained her Fifth Soul Ring in the Far North, the poison in her body had become increasingly terrifying compared to previous years, and she could control it freely.

If she used Soul Tools, her combat strength would be even higher.

Just moments ago,

Xu Tinglan had learned from Meng Hongchen about the details of the conflict between her brother and Ma Rulong.

Since that was the case, he had a definite target for his challenge.

The young man murmured to himself inwardly.

Xiao Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, why didn't you tell me earlier that you had a conflict with him?

I'll help you beat him up.