"Today, we shall slay evil and uphold righteousness, restoring peace and justice to the continent!"
The resounding oath of Tang Long and his two companions, amplified by soul power, echoed through the Great Soul Arena.
In the elevated VIP seats, Yu Xiaozhu was playing with the unhatched Light Dragon Egg in her lap.
Hearing the slogan from the stage, she stopped what she was doing and turned to Qian Renling beside her, looking utterly baffled.
"Renling, unless I'm remembering wrong, isn't Tang Hao the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult?" Yu Xiaozhu pointed at the stage below.
"Why are people from his Clear Sky Sect shouting about killing Evil Soul Masters? What kind of act is this?"
On Qian Renling's shoulder, the miniature ice-blue luan was preening its feathers with its beak. She tapped its little head and shook her own with an amused laugh.
"I honestly don't know what they're getting so fired up about. Maybe... they want to look virtuous."
"Who cares what they're shouting!"
Sitting beside them, Tian Ling stared longingly at the dragon egg in Yu Xiaozhu's hands and the ice luan on Qian Renling's shoulder, her eyes brimming with bitter envy.
She gritted her teeth and shook her fist fiercely. "Once we reach the finals, I don't care whether they're Evil Soul Masters or the Clear Sky Sect. I'll beat every last one of them into the ground!"
No sooner had she finished her fierce declaration than Tian Ling clung to Qian Renling's arm like a koala and shook it furiously.
"Lingling, my dear Lingling, could you please put in a good word for me with His Holiness? Ask him to get me one of these fun, powerful little creatures too?"
"Just think how impressive my Golden Crocodile King martial soul would look with