A Man Brimming with "Philosophy"

"I Have a Big Banana."

As Wang Billy spoke, a streak of yellow light gathered in his hand and eventually formed into a banana.

Zhang Yangzi and the other two's expressions changed slightly when they heard Wang Billy's words. Though the Competition Arena was spacious, Nan Fusheng and the other three were Soul Masters too, so they naturally heard him.

The four of them looked at Wang Billy with subtle expressions. How should they put it? Food-type Soul Masters' soul incantations were indeed rather strange, but paired with Wang Billy's current gesture, it became something else entirely.

A towering, dark-skinned man was making a delicate orchid-finger pose. No matter how one looked at it, it felt wrong. At the same time, Wang Billy looked at Zhang Yangzi and the other two as they accepted his "bananas."

A smile appeared on his face. How should they put it? At least in Nan Fusheng's eyes, that smile was brimming with "philosophy." Against his dark skin, his gleaming white teeth looked even brighter.

Food-type Soul Masters had always been a special presence in the world of Soul Masters. Their Martial Souls came in countless bizarre varieties.

Twenty thousand years ago, it was said that a high-level Food-type Soul Master was someone no major power could refuse, because they could support an entire army's provisions by themselves.

As the times developed, the Martial Souls of Food-type Soul Masters also changed accordingly, as though this type of Martial Soul evolved alongside the era.

For example, after candy was first created, Soul Masters whose Martial Souls were candy would begin appearing from time to time.

Not long after cigars were first created, Soul Masters whose Martial Souls were cigars would begin appearing as well.

But one thing never changed.

Among Food-type Soul Masters, no matter what else changed, there was one ironclad rule universally acknowledged by all of them:

The more powerful a Food-type Martial Soul was, the stranger it was, and the more lewd its soul incantations became.

Like Oscar, one of the Shrek Seven Devils who became the Food God twenty thousand years ago.

Or He Caitou, the "Source of Destruction," who had been one of the Shrek Seven Devils alongside Spirit Ice Douluo ten thousand years ago.

Though Wang Billy's banana Martial Soul was not exceptionally powerful, it could absolutely be considered top-tier. Wang Billy's Innate Soul Power had only been rank six, and his current Soul Power was merely rank fourteen.

For a Battle Soul Master, that was only average talent. But for a Support-type Soul Master, it absolutely qualified as "genius."

However, what sparked even more controversy was Wang Billy himself. If his soul incantation were merely a little lewd, then for Zhang Yangzi and the other two, it would at most be some pollution to their ears.

But Wang Billy himself had some issues. If this match had not required four participants, and if Wang Billy had not offered the greatest value in Grade 1 Class 1 in terms of utility, Zhang Yangzi and the other two would never have wanted him on their team.

Wang Billy was a native of Eastsea City. Rumor had it that ever since he awakened his Martial Soul and entered Primary Academy, he had loved treating others to his Martial Soul "bananas."

There was nothing inherently wrong with that. Being willing to share with classmates was a good thing, and most children at Primary Academy did not yet understand such matters, so they had no particular reaction to Wang Billy's soul incantation.

But whenever Wang Billy offered someone a "banana" produced by his Martial Soul, he would reveal an odd smile. If the food had not been his Martial Soul, people might have thought he had poisoned the bananas.

Even so, because of that strange smile and his habit of offering people his bananas,

along with his build, which far surpassed that of his peers, and his dark skin, he had very few friends in either Primary Academy or his current intermediate academy.

There were even rumors that ever since Wang Billy enrolled, every roommate who had shared a dormitory with him wrapped themselves tightly in their blankets every night when they slept.

When others asked why, those students said that after seeing Wang Billy's smile, they were afraid some strange thing might invade them while they were asleep.

With all those rumors, combined with the "philosophical" aura around Wang Billy, even in Grade 1 Class 1, he was known as "the person nobody wanted as a teammate."

Wang Billy's First Soul Skill: Energetic Big Banana. It could effectively restore a Soul Master's Soul Power while putting them into an excited state, allowing them to fight better and increasing their mental resistance to a certain degree.

This was the lineup Ye Yingluo had specially arranged after hearing that Grade 3, led by her younger sister Ye Yingrong, had lost to Grade 5.

In her view, a major reason her sister's Grade 3 had lost was Nan Fusheng's Soul Skill. In fact, she had gone to watch Grade 5's match against Grade 2.

From her perspective, whenever Nan Fusheng's Soul Ring flashed, his opponents would suddenly lose focus and stand motionless, only to be eliminated afterward. She had no particularly good way to deal with this type of spiritual Soul Master.

But Nan Fusheng was only a one-ring Soul Master. How strong could his spiritual power be? Meanwhile, Wang Billy's First Soul Skill could put someone into an excited state.

It could strengthen one's resistance to spiritual Soul Skills to a certain extent. With Zhang Yangzi and three Soul Grandmasters supporting him, what did Grade 5 have to stop them with?

On the field, after Zhang Yangzi and the other two ate the bananas, their Soul Power slowly began recovering. Zhang Yangzi said to the two beside him, "We've dragged this out long enough. We're the strongest class. Let's end this quickly."

Zhang Yangzi had no desire to experience nearly being eliminated again. He planned to wipe out Grade 5 in one push, lest some other unexpected development occur.

At that moment, Grade 5 was thinking the same thing. Nan Fusheng, standing behind the other three, said, "We have to end this quickly. They have a Food-type Soul Master, and his Soul Skill seems to be a recovery type. If this drags on, we'll be in trouble."

"Exactly. We'll prioritize attacking Wang Jinxi later and try to eliminate him first. If we can't, then we'll eliminate that Food-type Soul Master first," Tang Wulin said.

It was the correct judgment. Zhang Yangzi and Wei Xiaofeng were both extremely agile speed-type fighters, and they might not find an opportunity against them. But during his earlier clash with Wang Jinxi, Tang Wulin had discovered that Wang Jinxi's claws restrained him significantly. Naturally, he would target the weaker opponent first.

Just then, Zhang Yangzi on the opposite side

spread his wings again, and the black curtain abruptly intensified, shrouding them within it.

Gu Yue's lips curved slightly. "A darkness-type field-control ability?"

She grabbed Tang Wulin and stopped him from charging out first. Then she stepped forward two paces, moving to the front of their group of four. The yellow ring beneath her feet shone brightly. At that moment, Gu Yue's eyes lit up.

A faint glimmer of silver flashed through the depths of her eyes. She raised her right hand, and a blinding burst of golden light suddenly erupted from her palm, as though she were holding a tiny sun. A powerful aura of light burst forth from her body.

The remaining Dark Element on Xie Xie's body after he had been struck by Zhang Yangzi's Second Soul Skill vanished in an instant beneath Gu Yue's Light Element. His entire body felt warm and indescribably comfortable, and even his depleted Soul Power was slowly recovering.

Xie Xie's Light Dragon Dagger possessed the light attribute, while the Shadow Dragon Dagger possessed a spatial attribute. Light was its primary attribute. Bathed in this aura of light, he naturally felt extremely comfortable.

Zhang Yangzi's Darkness Veil was immediately weakened by the impact of the Light Element, and the three figures inside became faintly visible.