Mysterious Visitor

"Dream on."

Jiang Chen mercilessly shattered her fantasy. "Without my boost, you couldn't even break free from that female Soul Master's Wind Binding just now."

Ning Rongrong's little face fell. "Can't you let me be happy for a little longer...?"

"No."

"Why?"

"Because there's a saying in my hometown that suits your current state perfectly."

A trace of nostalgia flashed across Jiang Chen's face.

Looking at that handsome face, Ning Rongrong's heartbeat gradually quickened. "W-what saying?"

"An arrogant army is bound to lose; a sorrowful army is bound to win."

"..."

The two bickered as they walked out of the passageway, only to run into Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, who had just finished their battle.

The moment Xiao Wu saw Ning Rongrong, she pounced on her and excitedly shook her shoulders.

"Rongrong! I saw everything from below! That punch was so cool! You looked even more like an assault-type Soul Master than an actual assault-type Soul Master!"

Zhu Zhuqing also nodded slightly, a faint smile in her cool eyes. "Very impressive."

Ning Rongrong was starting to float from all the praise, but she still waved her hand with feigned modesty.

"It was nothing. It was mainly my first time fighting, so there are still plenty of areas where I can improve..."

Jiang Chen rolled his eyes at her. "Look at you."

"We're up next."

Zhu Zhuqing glanced toward the entrance of the Soul Fighting Field. "Our opponents are the Iron Wall Duo. I heard they're two defense-type Soul Masters."

Xiao Wu cracked her knuckles. "Perfect. My leg techniques have improved lately. Just watch me kick their shields to pieces!"

"Sure, I want to watch too."

Just as Ning Rongrong was about to slip away to watch Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing's match, an announcement called her back.

"Glazed Lotus Pagoda Duo, please proceed immediately to Sub-Arena Number Nine. Your next opponents are the Wild Ox Duo."

Ning Rongrong was startled. "Why so soon? It hasn't even been five minutes between matches, has it?"

Jiang Chen was also somewhat puzzled. Normally, shouldn't there have been ten minutes of rest time?

"Forget it. One match won't take long anyway."

Jiang Chen did not dwell on it and turned to enter the tunnel they had come through.

At the same time, inside a noble viewing box at the Soul Fighting Field.

A blond young man in luxurious white robes stood by the window, silently watching the Soul Fighting Field below.

Beside him stood two tall, mysterious experts. Both had their eyes half-closed, as if they had no interest in anything around them.

At that moment, a middle-aged man dressed in fine clothes entered and hurriedly spoke with respect.

"Your Highness, the pair is called the Glazed Lotus Pagoda Duo. The female has soul power at level twenty-eight, and her Martial Soul is suspected to be the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. The male has soul power at level thirty, and the Martial Soul listed during registration was Green Lotus."

"Following your instructions, I have selected the Wild Ox Duo as their opponents."

"I understand. You may leave."

The blond man's gentle voice rang out.

"Yes, Your Highness."

The middle-aged man bowed slightly, then turned and left the private room.

After he left, the blond man turned his head toward the guard beside him.

"Grandpa Snake, were you able to tell what Soul Skill that young man used just now?"

The tall black-haired middle-aged man pondered for a moment, then shook his head. "Your Highness, he cast that Soul Skill too quickly. He did not even release his Martial Soul. This old man only caught a glimpse of white light, and the total amount of soul power within that little girl nearly doubled."

He paused, a hint of gravity appearing in his eyes. "Such a terrifying enhancement... In all my years, I have never heard of anything like it."

"Even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is far from capable of such a feat."

"Oh?" The blond youth raised an eyebrow. "If even Grandpa Snake has never seen it before, then this is even more interesting."

He had not expected that a mere whim to travel incognito would lead him to encounter such a genius.

Even though the girl wore a mask, he could still recognize her as Ning Rongrong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Yet such a Support-type Soul Master, one with no offensive means whatsoever, had actually been able to fight one against two after receiving the young man's Soul Skill enhancement.

It could only be described as a miracle.

On the other side, Porcupinefish Douluo, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them. "Your Highness, shall this old man investigate that boy's background?"

"No need."

The blond youth waved a hand. "We do not yet know his background. If he is a genius raised by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, acting rashly could expose us. Besides..."

His gaze shifted toward the Soul Fighting Arena, just in time to see Ning Rongrong and Jiang Chen enter.

"Besides, observation requires patience."

The blond youth chuckled. "Perhaps this second match will let us see more of his abilities."

On Soul Fighting Arena Number Nine.

The moment Jiang Chen entered the arena, he sensed that something was off.

Thanks to his powerful spiritual power and the Glazed God's perception, he could faintly feel several powerful auras sweep over him.

This feeling was familiar to Jiang Chen, because that Clear Sky Douluo had once observed him in the same way.

Title Douluo have actually infiltrated the Soul Fighting Field. It looks like they came for me...

Jiang Chen's heart tightened.

This had already exceeded his expectations.

How could a tiny place like Suotuo City possibly have a Title Douluo?!

But these auras don't seem to hold much hostility toward me.

Jiang Chen's mind raced as he considered which Title Douluo might appear here at this particular time.

But even after thinking it over, Jiang Chen still had no clue.

Wait...

Judging by the number of auras, there was more than one Title Douluo.

More than one, appearing within the Heaven Dou Empire.

A vague answer surfaced in Jiang Chen's heart.

The Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe!

And also the Young Master of Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue!

At that thought, Jiang Chen's gaze narrowed as his eyes discreetly swept across the VIP boxes above the audience stands.

Why is she here?

"Jiang Chen, what are you spacing out for?"

At that moment, Ning Rongrong poked his arm and lowered her voice. "Those two big guys across from us look really fierce. How are we supposed to fight them?"

Across the Soul Fighting Arena, the two Soul Masters of the Wild Ox Duo had already entered Martial Soul Possession.

Both were burly, towering men. Their skin had taken on a rock-like grayish-brown hue, curved ox horns had grown from their heads, and three Soul Rings—two yellow and one purple—slowly rotated beneath their feet.

They were actually two Soul Elders!

Noticing Ning Rongrong's gaze, the ox Martial Soul Master on the left grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth. "Little girl, we aren't those two weaklings from Gale. You can still surrender now, before you end up crying later!"

"Hehe, big brother, don't scare her."

The burly man on the right chuckled. "If we scare them into surrendering, our seven-match streak of crippling people will go down the drain."

The Wild Ox Duo had another nickname: the Limb Butcher.

Without exception, every opponent who fought them ended up crippled in all four limbs.

That was what had earned them their vicious reputation in the Soul Fighting Field.

Ning Rongrong shrank back slightly at the sight, but the moment she remembered Jiang Chen was beside her, she instantly found her courage.

"W-who's afraid of you?! So what if you're big?!"

Jiang Chen did not respond. He merely raised a hand and rubbed his brow.

Two level-thirty-eight defense-type Soul Elders... There was clearly something wrong with this matchmaking.

It seemed those people in the private box were determined to probe his limits.

"Hey, say something already!" Ning Rongrong tugged at Jiang Chen's sleeve.

Jiang Chen glanced at the two enormous Soul Elders opposite them, then swept his eyes over the private box above the stands, where faint fluctuations of soul power seeped out. A plan formed in his mind.