Dai Mubai Coughs Up Blood in Rage

As for his spirit, it was registered exactly as on the Spirit Certificate Su Yuntao had issued back then: Bamboo Sword.

The two had already registered for the one-on-one soul battle earlier.

After registering for the two-on-two match, they headed toward the spectator area they had been in before.

Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai were there as well.

Dai Mubai had previously invited Zhu Zhuqing to participate in a two-on-two soul battle with him, but she had refused. He had not thought much of it at the time, since they would have had to face two Soul Grandmasters, putting them at an obvious disadvantage.

But when he learned that after rejecting him, Zhu Zhuqing had gone and formed some "Green Bamboo Combination" with Ning Chuan, Dai Mubai nearly exploded with rage.

If they had not been inside the Great Soul Arena, and if Ning Chuan had not been stronger than him, he would have been so furious that he would have attacked on the spot.

Ma Hongjun sensed that something was off and simply sat far away, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire.

On the Soul Battle Stage, a female host dressed as a bunny girl stood at the center. Holding a cone-shaped amplifier, she spoke in a soft, lovely voice:

"Next is the first one-on-one soul battle in our Eighth Soul Arena. Both contestants are Soul Grandmasters. They are Battle Soul Grandmaster Han Li, whose Tool Spirit is the Bamboo Sword, versus Battle Soul Grandmaster Dai Mubai, whose Beast Spirit is the White Tiger and who has claimed twenty-seven victories. Will Battle Soul Grandmaster Dai Mubai achieve his twenty-eighth win, or will the newcomer, Battle Soul Grandmaster Han Li, emerge victorious? Let us wait and see. Please welcome the two Soul Grandmasters to the stage!"

Since this was a Soul Grandmaster-level battle, quite a few spectators filled the stands. They were all shouting Dai Mubai's name. It seemed he had already become rather popular in the Great Soul Arena.

Upon hearing that his opponent was someone named Han Li whose spirit was a Bamboo Sword, Dai Mubai, already boiling with anger, decided to give the man a good beating and vent some frustration.

Ma Hongjun sat beside Tang San and whispered, "This Han Li is done for. Boss Dai is in a terrible mood right now."

Tang San, having just registered the "Three-Five Combination" with Xiao Wu, was in an unusually good mood.

He smiled faintly, but before he could say anything, Ning Chuan had already leaped onto the stage.

Dressed in a black robe, with a hood and mask concealing him from head to toe, he immediately drew the attention of many spectators.

"Who's this guy? Why's he hiding his face...?"

Similar puzzled murmurs rose and fell throughout the stands. Everyone was confused by Ning Chuan's behavior.

"It's actually him..."

Tang San and Ma Hongjun widened their eyes. Neither had expected Han Li to be Ning Chuan in disguise.

Dai Mubai had originally intended to vent his anger on his opponent, but upon seeing that it was Ning Chuan in disguise, his expression instantly fell, turning frighteningly gloomy.

Two yellow and one purple spirit rings rose around him. Without hesitation, he completed his White Tiger Avatar, transforming into an upright tiger nearly two meters tall.

Then all three spirit rings lit up at once.

"First Spirit Skill: White Tiger Barrier!"

"Third Spirit Ability: White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

"Second Soul Skill: White Tiger Light Wave!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Dai Mubai unleashed all three of his spirit skills.

Having completed his second transformation, Dai Mubai was enveloped by the ring of light formed by the White Tiger Barrier. He bent his legs slightly and launched himself high into the air. A massive white glow rapidly gathered, and with a tiger's roar, he spewed a milky-white orb of light from his mouth, sending it crashing down toward Ning Chuan below.

Ning Chuan stood motionless. Just as the white light was about to descend, three spirit rings—yellow, purple, purple—appeared around him. His second spirit ring lit up, and cyan light and golden arcs surged from his body at once. The golden arcs danced wildly, forming an exceptionally dazzling Sword Shield.

Dai Mubai's White Tiger Light Wave struck it. From the outside, Ning Chuan's body appeared to have been hit by the white light. Just as Dai Mubai let out a breath of relief, countless cyan Sword Lights suddenly tore through the white glow and shot out. A series of dull explosions followed as Dai Mubai, who was in midair after unleashing his spirit skill, was struck by the dense barrage of Sword Lights. The white ring of light around him shattered.

Before he could react, Ning Chuan had already appeared before him. The Green Bamboo Bee Cloud Sword in his hand instantly transformed into a Light Sword seven or eight meters long and slashed down at Dai Mubai's waist.

"N-No... ahhh!"

Dai Mubai only had time to scream before the enormous Light Sword formed from Sword Light sent him flying. He fell from the Soul Battle Stage, crashed heavily into a stone pillar, and then dropped to the ground.

Silence. The entire area around the one-on-one Soul Battle Stage of the Eighth Soul Arena fell into deathly silence.

Not only the spectators, but even the beautiful host from earlier stood there with her mouth wide open.

No one had expected the soul battle to end so quickly.

Dai Mubai was a regular at the Great Soul Arena in Suotuo City, and many people knew him.

When Dai Mubai had first broken through to Soul Grandmaster, perhaps because his Soul Power had been insufficient, he had both won and lost. But as his Soul Power level steadily increased over the past two years, few among Soul Grandmasters had been able to defeat him. Who could have expected a mysterious Soul Grandmaster to suddenly appear today, not only easily blocking Dai Mubai's all-out attack in his strongest state, but turning around and defeating him in an instant?

The entire battle had been absurdly quick. Dai Mubai had not even had time to react before it was over.

Of course, Ning Chuan had used Dai Mubai's White Tiger Light Wave to conceal his spirit rings. Otherwise, seeing a yellow, purple, purple spirit ring configuration would have been even more shocking.

Likewise, Ning Chuan had shown no mercy whatsoever.

Dai Mubai lay sprawled on the ground like a dead dog and suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. He tried several times to stand, but no matter what he did, he could not get up. He could only glare fixedly at Ning Chuan with those Evil Eyes, his gaze filled with resentment and hatred.

Tang San and Ma Hongjun hurried down from the stands and helped him up.

Tang San frowned and rebuked Ning Chuan, "We're all classmates. Even in a soul battle, wasn't that a little too heavy-handed?"

As for Ma Hongjun, Ning Chuan had defeated him in an instant before, so he did not dare criticize him.

Ning Chuan said coldly, "Earlier, he had no intention of holding back against me at all. What, is he allowed to be ruthless, but I'm not allowed to fight back?"

At that moment, Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing walked over. Xiao Wu said indignantly, "Exactly... Who starts by activating all their spirit rings and bombarding a classmate without restraint? If it hadn't been Little Six just now, and it had been you or Fatty instead, you'd have been seriously injured or even knocked unconscious already."

Although Xiao Wu was sulking at Ning Chuan, that was all. Ever since he had made her cry back then, Ning Chuan had angered her more than enough over the years. But whenever it truly mattered, she still defended him.

Zhu Zhuqing did not give Dai Mubai a pleasant look either. She knew that Dai Mubai was taking his anger out on Ning Chuan because of her. Her cold eyes looked at him as though he were trash. "Dai Mubai, you've disappointed me too much."

"Y-You, you all..." Seeing Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing both defending Ning Chuan, while Tang San, afraid of angering Xiao Wu, had no intention of speaking up for him again, and Ma Hongjun was even psychologically terrified of Ning Chuan, Dai Mubai spat out another mouthful of blood.