The battle began. Even though Su Chen's realm was lower than theirs, the two opponents still planned to distract him through Ye Lingling.
One of their Martial Souls was a mace, while the other was a long ribbon.
While the mace Soul Master launched a frontal assault on Su Chen, the other's first Soul Ring lit up. The ribbon grew longer, looped around in a wide arc, and extended toward Ye Lingling.
Clang!
The mace Soul Master had used three soul skills—Gigantification, Strength Enhancement, and Club Shadow Clone—yet his hands still trembled.
"What incredible strength."
They said a great reputation was never undeserved. Now, he had experienced the strength behind Su Chen's fame for himself.
"Aren't you worried about your companion?"
Everyone who had faced Su Chen in two-on-two Soul Fighting matches knew that he brought along a support who was practically useless in battle in order to temper his ability to handle more complicated situations.
Yet this time, Su Chen had not immediately stopped the other opponent from attacking Ye Lingling, leaving the mace Soul Master somewhat stunned.
"What?"
Cries of alarm rose simultaneously from the mace Soul Master and the spectator stands.
Although he knew it was unwise to shift his attention while facing Su Chen, the mace Soul Master could not help glancing at Ye Lingling from the corner of his eye.
"What is that?"
A shield had formed around Ye Lingling, protecting her firmly within it.
No matter how hard the ribbon Soul Master's ribbon coiled around it, it remained blocked outside.
The defensive Soul Tool Ye Lingling used this time was not the wristguard from before, but a necklace-shaped Soul Tool newly crafted by Su Chen.
Compared to the previous wristguard, this defensive Soul Tool had improved reaction speed and defensive power.
If an assault-type