Beginning the Soul Duel

"Dean... you?"

Dai Mubai asked cautiously, but was impatiently interrupted by Flender:

"Enough, enough, we'll talk later. Let's go to the Soul Arena for class first! All of you, keep up!"

With that, he actually used Martial Soul Possession and flew up. Dai Mubai and the others quickly followed, but even with all their might, they could only catch a glimpse of Flender's retreating back.

"He's anxious, wanting to teach Ning Rongrong a lesson through practical action."

At this point, only Feng Xinglie and Dai Mubai, relying on their higher Soul Power Levels, and Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San, relying on their Martial Soul characteristics and Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, could barely keep up. As for the others, let alone Ning Rongrong and Oscar, even Xiao Wu and Ma Hongjun were struggling. Seeing this, Feng Xinglie slowed down and came to Ning Rongrong's side, saying in a low voice:

"Grab my clothes, and you can save some strength. Don't let them look down on you."

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong nodded with her flushed little face and reached out to grab the hem of Feng Xinglie's clothes. With someone helping to bear part of the force, she immediately felt the pressure lessen, and she couldn't help but say gratefully:

"Thank you!"

After speaking, she covered the buffs of her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda onto Feng Xinglie, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing, the "new generation," while completely ignoring the older students. Facing Ning Rongrong's actions, although Dai Mubai and the others had some complaints, they were too exhausted to argue. The group, with their subtle thoughts, ran all the way to the Soto Great Soul Arena.

"This is one of our main teaching grounds in the future. One of the graduation requirements for Shrek Academy is to obtain a Silver Soul Badge. As for the detailed information, go and look at the notice board yourself. In short, tonight, you will all participate in one individual and one team soul duel."

Upon arriving at their destination, Flender gave a few simple instructions and then disappeared into the crowd.

"He probably went to place bets on us winning. But Flender is really stingy. After being questioned twice, he didn't even go to the teahouse and made us read the rules ourselves."

After muttering a few complaints in secret, Feng Xinglie was the first to explain the rules of the Soul Arena to everyone. Simply put, it was a ranking system. Winning earned points, losing deducted points, and reaching Silver meant passing. Once everyone understood, they began to form teams to prepare for the duels. While individual matches were easy, team matches were a bit troublesome. Tang San and Xiao Wu formed the Three-Five Combination, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were still the Seven Treasure Spirit Cat, and Ma Hongjun and Oscar could form a pair. Only Feng Xinglie and Dai Mubai, one a Soul Elder and the other a Soul Ancestor, couldn't form a team, so they had to participate in individual duels first.

"Zhuqing, wait a moment."

Just as everyone was dispersing, Feng Xinglie suddenly called out to Zhu Zhuqing. He had suddenly thought of something interesting, and if he could give her a push, it might produce unexpected results.

"Hmm? What is it?"

Hearing Feng Xinglie call her, Zhu Zhuqing asked Ning Rongrong to register first and walked over.

"It's nothing, just that the actual combat is about to begin, and I have a few words I want to say to you."

Feng Xinglie still had a gentle smile on his face, as if chatting about everyday matters, he said:

"Zhuqing, I hope you understand that as an Agility Attack System Soul Master, speed is your greatest advantage. However, on a stage with restricted movement and no obstacles, you are at a disadvantage. At this time, combat strategy becomes particularly important. If the terrain were complex, perhaps you could maneuver a bit. But here, you only have three chances to attack."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing frowned in confusion. Feng Xinglie continued:

"As I said, speed is your greatest advantage. But correspondingly, strength and endurance are your weaknesses. Therefore, after the battle begins, you must end it as quickly as possible. If you cannot defeat your opponent within three moves, then it proves you cannot win in a short time. Once it turns into a protracted battle, your opponent will gradually adapt to your speed, and you will have no chance of winning."

At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing finally understood Feng Xinglie's intention. With gratitude in her eyes, she said:

"I understand, thank you for your guidance."

Seeing this, Feng Xinglie smiled and waved his hand:

"It's nothing, just a small effort. I wish you victory."

With that, he turned to register for his individual soul duel.

"Heh heh, according to the original plot, Zhu Zhuqing will encounter Tang San during the individual duel and be instantly killed. I wonder if reminding her like this will make this Child of Destiny suffer a little?"

Musing over his little scheme, Feng Xinglie was soon led onto the stage by a staff member.

"We've kept our audience waiting! The two sides in this duel are, on one side, the newly emerged genius youth, Feng Xinglie, who has reached the Soul Ancestor realm at a young age. On the other side is an established powerhouse who has achieved ten consecutive victories in the Soul Arena, the Eternal Night Azure Wolf: Lei Wu!"

The host introduced with great enthusiasm, and Feng Xinglie and Lei Wu arrived at the center of the stage under the gaze of numerous spectators.

As the match began, Lei Wu twisted his muscular body and looked at Feng Xinglie, who was less than half his chest height, with a sinister grin:

"Heh heh, rookie. You're unlucky to run into me. In the upcoming battle, I'll let you know why I'm called the 'Eternal Night Azure Wolf'..."

Before he could finish speaking, Feng Xinglie had already walked slowly in front of him and casually slapped Lei Wu's face as if swatting a mosquito.

Slap!

With a gasp of pure oxygen, Lei Wu's eyes rolled back, and he fainted, falling to the ground with a thud.

"Hmm... Void Path is indeed still useful. But speaking of which, why was this guy called the 'Eternal Night Azure Wolf'?"

Looking at the big man lying on the ground, he scratched his head in confusion.

"Never mind, it's not that important. I should go watch Zhu Zhuqing's duel."

Shaking his head, Feng Xinglie walked off the stage amidst the exclamations of the audience and the host. Not long after, guided by a staff member, Feng Xinglie arrived below another stage. Zhu Zhuqing had already completed her team duel with Ning Rongrong, and standing before her now was Tang San, just like in the original work.

"I didn't expect it to be us. I won't hold back later."

Facing Tang San's reminder, Zhu Zhuqing remained unmoved. After all, without that thrilling hidden weapon performance, everyone's understanding of Tang San at this point was still that of a control-type Soul Master similar to herself.

"Come on, let me see what kind of result this match will have."

Feng Xinglie watched the two on the stage with great interest.

The match began.

As expected, Tang San summoned his Blue Silver Grass and spread it on the ground, extending forward in a fan shape, shrinking Zhu Zhuqing's area of movement. Facing an almost completely disadvantageous professional matchup, Zhu Zhuqing could only retreat continuously until she was forced to the edge of the stage by the Blue Silver Grass, where she finally stopped.

"Surrender, Zhu Zhuqing, you are not my opponent."

Seeing that the outcome was decided, Tang San said, trying to persuade her.