At that moment, Tang Yin, seated nearby, noticed Ye Lingling's predicament.
Tang Yin simply smiled and said,
"It's nothing much. I'll tell you."
"There's nothing special to it. Xiao San and I needed to obtain our second soul rings, so we went to the Star Dou Great Forest."
"We were lucky and came across a Vajra Overlord Tiger of a suitable age. My brother and I had to put in some effort, but we managed to kill it."
"By chance, Aunt Ye and Miss Lingling were nearby. They were drawn over by the commotion of the battle, and that was how we met."
"Aunt Ye was kind-hearted. Seeing that we were young, and admiring our modest talents, she invited us to travel with them. Later, she warmly invited us to visit Heaven Dou Imperial City."
"We'd just arrived and didn't know our way around, so we shamelessly imposed on them."
Seeing Tang Yin help her out, Ye Lingling felt deeply grateful.
But as she watched Tang Yin speak, Dugu Yan listened with great interest.
For some reason, Ye Lingling felt inexplicably uncomfortable, as though something that belonged to her was about to be snatched away.
But she was too shy.
She hadn't wanted to speak earlier, and now that Tang Yin was speaking for her, Ye Lingling felt too embarrassed to interrupt.
She could only clutch her skirt with her jade-like hands and bite her lower lip.
"A Vajra Overlord Tiger? That's a powerful Soul Beast!"
"If it had lived for several hundred years, an ordinary Soul Master shouldn't have been able to beat it!"
"You were probably still just Soul Masters when you hunted that Vajra Overlord Tiger, weren't you?"
Tang Yin hadn't mentioned how old the Vajra Overlord Tiger was, so Dugu Yan assumed it had lived for only a few hundred years. Even so, her emerald-like eyes widened in shock.
Tang Yin smiled faintly and explained,
"If we'd fought it head-on, Xiao San and I might not have beaten that Vajra Overlord Tiger. But compared to Soul Beasts, we humans have one great advantage: our intelligence."
"So we cleverly put our wits to use..."
Tang Yin briefly described how they had set a trap, used a Green Wood Deer to lure the Vajra Overlord Tiger into it, and then severely wounded the tiger with his own specially made weapon before finally killing it.
"A specially made weapon?"
Hearing this, Dugu Yan grew curious and wanted to ask more.
"What kind of weapon?"
But Tang Yin only smiled mysteriously, leaving her in suspense.
"That's a secret. It's not time to reveal it yet."
"You'll find out in the future, Sister Yanzi!"
He knew all too well that a woman's fall began when she became curious about a man.
Tang Yin deliberately left his story unfinished, steering clear of the crucial details about his specially made Hidden Weapons and Fragmentation Grenades.
This left Dugu Yan feeling helpless.
But since they had only just met, she couldn't press him for every last detail.
After all, any specially made weapon capable of severely wounding a century-old Vajra Overlord Tiger had to be extraordinary.
Dugu Yan could only cross her jade-like arms over her chest and huff,
"You little Tang Yin, keeping me in suspense, are you?"
"Fine! I'll just have to see what this secret of yours is one day!"
While Tang Yin and Dugu Yan were chatting,
back in the lounge,
the Amplifying Soul Tool had already announced several Soul Masters who were about to compete.
But neither Dugu Yan nor Tang Yin and Tang San had been called.
Finally, though, the Amplifying Soul Tool announced Tang Yin's name.
"Coming up next, in our Sixteenth Soul Arena, is the sixth one-on-one match in the Soul Grandmaster division! Both competitors are Soul Grandmasters!"
"They are the user of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, Thunder Academy's Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect Twin Stars, Yu Tianxin!"
"He currently has a seven-match winning streak at the Great Soul Arena!"
"And facing him is Tang Yin, who possesses the special Beast Martial Soul, Mysterious Jade Arms. He is currently an Iron Soul Fighter registered at the Tiandu Great Soul Arena. Let's look forward to his performance!"
"Boo~"
As the host's voice came through the Amplifying Soul Tool,
the sound of the audience booing followed. Clearly, they weren't looking forward to this match.
One competitor was Yu Tianxin, a renowned member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect Twin Stars, who possessed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. The other was Tang Yin, an unknown newcomer who had only just registered at the Tiandu Great Soul Arena, and whose Martial Soul seemed to be a mutated pair of arms.
Anyone with eyes could see there was no suspense!
"Xiao Yin, it's your turn!"
"I can't believe you're facing that Yu Tianxin. He's pretty formidable!"
"Still, even though their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul is powerful, he hasn't broken through to Soul Elder yet. He hasn't obtained the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul's most powerful ability, Dragon Transformation."
"Good luck!"
Seeing that Tang Yin was the first to take the stage, Dugu Yan quickly filled him in on Yu Tianheng's information, then cheered him on.
"Big brother, good luck!"
"I'm sure you'll win!"
Tang San was just as confident and excited.
"G-good luck..."
Ye Lingling was cool by nature and a little shy. Too embarrassed to cheer like Dugu Yan and Tang San, she merely bit down on her lower lip, her pretty face faintly flushed, and nodded at Tang Yin.
In a voice so soft it was barely audible, she wished him luck.
Tang Yin didn't hear her, but he smiled all the same.
"I think I'll win too!"
With that, Tang Yin turned and strode toward the competitors' passage leading to the Soul Arena. He passed through the long corridor and soon reached the entrance to the arena.
As soon as he stepped out of the corridor and into the Soul Arena,
a beam from a Soul Tool spotlight shone down from above, illuminating Tang Yin.
His figure was revealed to the many spectators.
On the other side, another Soul Tool spotlight shone on Yu Tianxin.
Tang Yin looked over and saw Yu Tianxin dressed in elegant blue-and-silver robes, with a tall, lean build and long golden hair. He was rather handsome, but his aura was sharp and aggressive.
It made people feel somewhat uncomfortable.
The spectators had originally been cheering and shouting for Yu Tianxin.
But after the Soul Tool spotlight revealed Tang Yin, a few girls finally changed their tune and began calling his name.
Still, their voices were drowned out by the mountain-like, tidal wave of cheers for Yu Tianheng.
After stepping onto the Soul Fighting platform,
Tang Yin and Yu Tianxin followed the host's directions to the center of the platform and exchanged a bow.
"Yu Tianxin, level twenty-six Power Attack System Soul Grandmaster, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul!"
After introducing himself, Yu Tianxin looked down at Tang Yin and spoke arrogantly.
"You have no hope of winning against me."
"Just admit defeat."
"That way, you can spare yourself a beating!"
Looking at Yu Tianxin's haughty, condescending air, Tang Yin was utterly speechless.
"Is a level twenty-six Power Attack System Soul Grandmaster really that impressive?"
"I'm a level twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster myself!"
Tang Yin laughed.
"And what if you have the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul?"
"If the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul of your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect really is that powerful, then why is your sect at the bottom of the current Upper Three Sects? Excluding the Clear Sky Sect, which withdrew from the world and closed its gates, you can't even compare to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"
Tang Yin's words seemed to strike a nerve. Yu Tianxin immediately clenched his fists, his eyes bloodshot and his breathing heavy as he roared furiously,
"Damn brat, how dare you blaspheme the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect!"
"You're asking for death!"
"Today, I'll crush every bone in your body!"
After the host announced the start of the match,
Yu Tianxin let out a furious roar.
"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, possess me!"
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