"Director Long, I think this battle should take place in a closed setting."
Wu Zhangkong crossed his arms and halted the match.
The match could go ahead, but it would be better not to reveal certain things.
"Mm... I'll ask the Board of Directors."
Long Hengxu seriously considered Wu Zhangkong's suggestion.
It did seem... they couldn't make this public.
The two sides' lineups were too outrageous. Class One had three Soul Grandmasters defending the arena, including Ji Fengyu from the Youth Genius Ranking.
Class Five had swept through its previous matches. Gu Yue hadn't even taken the field, and Tang Wulin and Xie Xie hadn't used their Soul Rings.
This match had already gone far beyond the scope of a freshmen competition.
Long Hengxu hurried off and returned in no time.
"Students, the Class Promotion Tournament ends here for now. Please return to your respective classes in an orderly fashion and wait for the results."
After receiving the Board of Directors' approval, Long Hengxu began dismissing the students and moving the match to another location.
The students were disappointed that they hadn't gotten to see the highly anticipated match.
"Ahem. Now we can finally cut loose."
Xie Xie excitedly rolled his wrists.
Heaven knew how stifled he'd felt, having to hide his Light Sacred Dragon Martial Soul and keep up the act.
After his Martial Soul evolved into the Holy Light Dragon, his two original metal Spirit Souls had mutated into a Light Dragon Dagger and a second Light Dragon Dagger.
So the two glittering daggers he'd used in the earlier matches weren't Martial Souls, but Spirit Souls.
"Don't hold back later."
"Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Xie Xie, this is the time to test our strength."
Ji Fengyu gave them a pointed reminder.
Otherwise, he suspected Tang Wulin and Gu Yue might switch sides at the last minute and join his team, with all five of them ganging up on Xie Xie...
"Don't worry, Brother Ji. I'll give it everything I've got!"
Tang Wulin knew just how terrifying Ji Fengyu's boosts were. Hold back?
He'd better think about how to deal with Wang Jinxi later!
"I'll prove to you that I'm no ordinary woman."
Gu Yue heavily stressed the word "ordinary." Ever since that time on the Spirit Ascension Platform, the word had become her nightmare.
She was the mighty Soul Beast Sovereign. Didn't she have any dignity?
After being disparaged by her wife for being merely average, Gu Yue had grown a little competitive.
She'd previously been reluctant to hit her wife because her wife was a support.
But after seeing Ji Fengyu's hidden side as a super macho man, Gu Yue felt at ease changing her strategy.
The Dragon Clan had no custom against beating one's wife!
A man this fierce wasn't someone she could win over by fawning on him. She'd have to put in some real effort.
She would conquer her wife!
The Class Promotion Tournament was the perfect chance to prove herself.
As her husband, she had to show her wife her strength and charm!
And it wasn't just about her pride.
She also had to show off the unique appeal of a Dragon Clan husband!
"Jin Xi, why does the atmosphere feel a little off...?"
Zhang Yangzi tugged discreetly at Wang Jinxi's sleeve.
Truthfully, Wang Jinxi seemed a little unfamiliar to him too, but right now, Wang Jinxi was the only one who made him feel safe.
"Yangzi, I think you'd better withdraw from the match."
Wang Jinxi fell silent for a moment. He didn't want his childhood friend getting mixed up in this.
Zhang Yangzi was just there to make up the numbers in this battle.
Tang Wulin and Gu Yue both had ultimate Dragon Clan bloodlines, and they could perform Martial Soul Fusion Skills with Ji Fengyu.
Even he and Xie Xie, whose Martial Souls had already evolved, were just supporting characters.
It was too dangerous to let Zhang Yangzi get involved!
"Yangzi, Jin Xi is only saying this for your sake. This is a battle between our Dragon Martial Souls... I'll explain it to the director."
Ji Fengyu spoke up at just the right moment.
The Dark Phantom Eagle?
That little chick wouldn't affect the outcome of the battle at all. If anything, it would only interfere with their performance.
"Fine."
Zhang Yangzi nodded. The feeling of not belonging had left him on edge.
Hearing Ji Fengyu's words, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Jin Xi, I wish you happiness."
Zhang Yangzi sighed. All he could do was offer Wang Jinxi his best wishes. He wouldn't be able to accompany Jin Xi on the road ahead.
"Yangzi, take care."
Wang Jinxi and Zhang Yangzi embraced warmly. Afterward, Ji Fengyu explained the situation to Long Hengxu and Wu Zhangkong.
In the end, Zhang Yangzi withdrew.
Two against three?
Wu Zhangkong knew the inside story. He merely raised an eyebrow and didn't interfere with their decision.
They were all from the Dragon Clan. Letting Zhang Yangzi leave really was for his own good.
"Director, please head back."
Wu Zhangkong stepped in front of Long Hengxu, his face cold and aloof, as if he were seeing a guest out.
Wang Xie and the others had to keep their Martial Souls hidden.
Now that Zhang Yangzi had withdrawn, they might as well clear the arena completely.
"Me?"
Long Hengxu stared at himself in bewilderment, pointing a finger at his chest.
It was the Class Promotion Tournament, and he was the director of instruction. He was being asked to leave?
Uh...
"Fine, fine, fine."
Long Hengxu looked at Wu Zhangkong a couple of times, then quickly gave in.
Damn, just because you're strong, you think you can do whatever you want?
You won't even let me watch?
Fine, I won't watch!
"All right, we can begin."
"Zhang Yangzi has withdrawn. Ji Fengyu and Wang Jinxi will face Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Xie Xie."
Wu Zhangkong turned his gaze toward them.
Now, apart from him, the enormous Martial Arts Hall held only Ji Fengyu's group of five.
Wang Jinxi felt a little upset, but he had to admit that his best buddy, Zhang Yangzi, was an outsider...
"Two against three?"
"Then, Teacher Wu, to be fair, I'll sit this one out."
"You two can switch me in if you can't hold on."
Gu Yue graciously gave Tang Wulin and Xie Xie the chance to take the lead.
She knew just how fierce her wife was!
A Golden Dragon King barely past level ten—what could he possibly do?
She'd happily watch her wife beat him up!
Once Tang Wulin and Xie Xie had been beaten senseless, she'd step forward and show off her might, so her wife could see just how useless the Golden Dragon King was, and how brave she herself was!
Ahem. She had a real knack for scheming.
"Hmph! She's really putting on airs now."
Xie Xie muttered to Tang Wulin in annoyance. Damn it, Gu Yue had taken all the spotlight. What could they even say?
"She's such a show-off!"
Tang Wulin nodded emphatically.
What a poser!
She was even saving herself for a grand entrance? Treating them like stepping stones?
Gu Yue, don't go anywhere after this match. We've still got a one-on-one brawl to settle!
"Fine."
Wu Zhangkong glanced at Ji Fengyu. Seeing that Ji Fengyu had no objections, he nodded and agreed to Gu Yue's proposal.
"The match begins."
Wu Zhangkong blew his whistle.
Yellow, yellow! Yellow, yellow!
Yellow, yellow! White!
Both sides activated Martial Soul Possession, and their Soul Rings rose into the air.
"Crimson Strength!"
"Orange Attack!"
Wearing a crown, Ji Fengyu beat her Rainbow Wings and flew into the air, looming over the field as she boosted Wang Jinxi at the front.
At this stage, neither Tang Wulin nor Xie Xie had any powerful means of attacking airborne opponents. From up above, Ji Fengyu could severely limit their options.
"Roar!!!"
Wang Jinxi let out a roar and activated his Dark Holy Dragon Martial Soul. Dense darkness surged from his body.
It was as though a layer of black mist had enveloped him. The crimson and orange light falling across him gave him a dazzling, bizarre air.
Strength and attack boosted by 56%!
All attributes boosted by 20%!
And Dragon Might added on top!
These two layers of Dragon Might were no joke. Wang Jinxi realized that he wasn't afraid of Tang Wulin anymore!
With Ji Fengyu's Dragon Might bolstering him,
Tang Wulin's bloodline suppression had no effect on him!
"Man, I'm so jealous he has Brother Ji backing him up."
They were both two-ring Soul Masters, and they both had a Holy Dragon Martial Soul. But without Ji Fengyu's support, Xie Xie's presence paled in comparison to Wang Jinxi's.
He was even suppressed by Wang Jinxi's darkness attribute.
Despite the huge difference in their levels, Dragon Might suppression was useless, and Tang Wulin felt his head ache.
Not only was his Dragon Might suppression ineffective, but he was the one being suppressed...
Facing Ji Fengyu, Tang Wulin's bloodline was gripped by a very distinct fear.
The Golden Dragon King was henpecked. He was afraid of his wife!
"Go!"
With the Golden Dragon Claw in hand, Tang Wulin stamped his right foot down and shot forward, swiping at Wang Jinxi.
"First Soul Skill, Dark Dragon Claw!"
Wang Jinxi wasn't afraid in the slightest. He struck out with a claw of his own and firmly blocked Tang Wulin's attack, even gaining a slight advantage.
The Rainbow Dragon King's boosts were simply incredible!
"Light Dragon Claw!"
Xie Xie launched a surprise attack from the other direction, the two of them attacking from both sides.
Boom!
Wang Jinxi extended his other Dark Dragon Claw. One claw for each opponent, he held them at a temporary stalemate.
In a normal state,
the force behind Tang Wulin's claw was around two thousand kilograms,
while Wang Jinxi's strength was around eight hundred kilograms after his Martial Soul evolved into the Dark Holy Dragon.
By rights, he should have been no match for Tang Wulin.
But after Ji Fengyu's three boosts and the opposing effects of Rainbow Dragon Might, Wang Jinxi could now hold his ground head-on.
"Wulin, what's going on with you?"
Xie Xie noticed that Tang Wulin seemed especially weak today.
"So I can be suppressed too?"
Tang Wulin couldn't explain.
He'd spent every day hunting geese, only to have one peck his eye out today.
Looking at that noble, elegant Rainbow Dragon in the sky, he really felt a fear he couldn't control!
"Something's wrong..."
Inside Tang Wulin's sea of consciousness,
Tang San's Divine Sense furrowed her brow.
She realized that when Tang Wulin's battle with Wang Jinxi had stirred up the Golden Dragon King Bloodline, its aura seemed to have grown gentler...
Something was wrong. There was a problem!
Tang San's Divine Sense hurriedly investigated and discovered the problem!
It turned out that after sensing Ji Fengyu was male, the Golden Dragon King's essence had automatically adjusted its gender!
Now the Golden Dragon King was a female dragon!
If Tang Wulin used the Golden Dragon King's power, he might transform in the direction of a female dragon.
But if he didn't use the Golden Dragon King's power,
Blue Silver Grass with only three levels of Innate Soul Power was utterly useless!
It was a double-edged sword!
Tang San's Divine Sense felt like the sky had collapsed! (The Golden Dragon King's essence would go to Na'er later. Tang Wulin's gender wouldn't change, and there'd be no gay romance.)
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