When Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong walked in, they immediately drew everyone's gaze.
One was cold and arrogant, like a rose with thorns.
The other was gentle and elegant, possessing the natural temperament of a noble.
Both possessed peerless beauty, but more importantly, they carried an otherworldly aura that felt completely out of place with their surroundings.
"Two young ladies, are you here to watch the matches, or..."
A middle-aged man who looked like a manager hurried over with a face full of smiles.
Dugu Yan ignored him, her emerald eyes sweeping across the soul masters in the arena.
Ning Rongrong smiled slightly. "We are looking for someone."
"Looking for someone?"
The manager was stunned.
Just then, an arrogant voice rang out.
"Yo, isn't this the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? What's the matter? Can't stand it in a backwater place like Shrek anymore, so you've come to us?"
A tall, handsome young man walked over, surrounded by a group of people.
The soul ring configuration on his body was quite impressive: two yellow and two purple, marking him as a Soul Ancestor of over level forty.
Ning Rongrong frowned slightly when she saw him.
This person was a minor noble from Heaven Dou City named Lei Dong, whose martial soul was a Thunder Hawk. He had once pursued her, only to be rejected without mercy.
"Lei Dong, my affairs are not for you to manage."
Ning Rongrong's tone was very calm.
"Haha, Rongrong, you still have such a personality."
Lei Dong didn't mind, his gaze sweeping over Ning Rongrong and Dugu Yan.
"I heard you quit Shrek? That's fine; a trash academy like that isn't worthy of you. Why not join our Thunder Hawk Team? I guarantee..."
"Noisy."
A cold voice interrupted him.
Dugu Yan slowly stepped forward, looking at Lei Dong as if she were looking at a dead thing.
"Do you want to die?"
Lei Dong's expression darkened instantly.
"What are you? How dare you speak to me like that?"
"I am her senior sister."
Dugu Yan said indifferently.
"Senior sister?"
Lei Dong acted as if he had heard a massive joke.
"You? A commoner without even a ripple of soul power?"
The team members behind him also burst into laughter.
Dugu Yan laughed instead of getting angry, a smile that made the surrounding air drop several degrees.
"Since that's the case, I'll let you see for yourself."
Before the words had even faded, a massive surge of soul power suddenly erupted from her body!
Yellow, yellow, purple, black, black!
Five soul rings rose in sequence!
When the two ten-thousand-year soul rings shimmering with a ghostly light appeared, the entire Great Soul Arena fell into a sudden silence.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on Dugu Yan.
A ten-thousand-year fourth ring!
What kind of talent was this!
Lei Dong's smile froze on his face.
His own fourth soul ring was only five thousand years old.
"Now, do you still think I'm noisy?"
Dugu Yan's voice echoed eerily.
Without waiting for Lei Dong to answer, her first soul ring lit up.
"First soul skill, Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison."
A wisp of pale green mist drifted silently toward Lei Dong.
Lei Dong was shocked, instantly activating his third soul skill, "Thunder Light Wings," as he tried to retreat.
However, that mist clung to him like a shadow, impossible to dodge.
In a mere instant, Lei Dong's body froze in place, an unnatural cyan-purple hue surfacing on his face as he convulsed violently, foaming at the mouth before collapsing to the ground.
One-shot!
A level 44 Soul Ancestor, without even a chance to resist, had been poisoned into submission on the spot!
Dugu Yan didn't even bother to glance at him again; she retracted her Martial Soul and swept her gaze across the crowd.
"Blue Silver Academy is recruiting two temporary members to face Shrek Academy in six days."
"Requirement: Soul Ancestor or higher."
Her voice was not loud, yet it reached the ears of everyone present with perfect clarity.
The entire scene fell into dead silence.
Blue Silver Academy?
This woman's strength was terrifyingly real!
Facing Shrek Academy?
That was the academy currently in the limelight, the one that claimed to only recruit monsters!
Within the crowd, two figures exchanged a look and stepped forward.
They were two young men who looked seven or eight parts alike, both burly with steady, composed auras.
"Our brothers are interested."
The youth on the left said in a deep voice.
Dugu Yan sized them up.
Both were Soul Ancestors just past level 40, their Martial Soul auras originating from the same source; they were clearly brothers.
"Names, Martial Souls."
"Shi Mo, Martial Soul Black Tortoise."
"Shi Pan, Martial Soul Black Tortoise."
Defense-type Soul Masters? And two of them?
Ning Rongrong walked up and smiled. "We want teammates, not punching bags."
Shi Mo replied in a muffled voice, "Our brothers work in tandem, capable of both offense and defense. Below the level of Soul King, no one can break our defense."
"Oh?"
Dugu Yan raised an eyebrow.
"That's a big claim."
"Whether it's just talk or not, one trial will tell."
Shi Pan added, his eyes filled with confidence.
Ning Rongrong glanced at Dugu Yan, who gave a slight nod.
"Fine, you two it is."
Ning Rongrong said.
"Gather at the entrance of Blue Silver Academy at this time tomorrow. Remember, don't be late."
"Once the task is done, you will be well rewarded."
With that, she and Dugu Yan turned and left, leaving behind a graceful silhouette and a crowd of stunned Soul Masters.
Six days passed in the blink of an eye.
During these six days, under Chen Xuan's guidance, Ah Yin's control over her own power reached a brand-new height.
She no longer needed to communicate deliberately; with a single thought, every blade of Blue Silver Grass in the entire academy became her eyes, her hands, and her feet.
She could even condense life energy into a physical form to heal wounds and accelerate plant growth.
On this day, Chen Xuan brought her to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well in the Sunset Forest.
"Teacher, this place..."
Ah Yin could sense that this location contained two diametrically opposed yet perfectly blended extreme energies.
"This is the place where you once underwent nirvana."
Chen Xuan pointed to the Blue Silver Grass at the center of the spring.
"It is also the starting point for you to truly become an Empress in the future."
He looked at Ah Yin, his expression becoming a bit more serious.
"Today, I am going to teach you the true combat style of the Blue Silver Empress."
"Your bloodline grants you unparalleled control and vitality. But an Empress must not only possess the benevolence to protect her subjects, but also the majesty to strike down her enemies."
Chen Xuan extended his hand.
"Watch closely."
A common stalk of Blue Silver Grass took root and sprouted in his palm.
The next moment, the edges of the soft Blue Silver Grass leaves began to shimmer with a faint golden light, becoming as tough as iron and as sharp as a blade!
"This is... the Sharpness of Metal?"
Ah Yin felt that aura, sounding somewhat uncertain.
"Correct."
Chen Xuan flicked his finger, and that blade of Blue Silver Grass shot out, silently sinking into a massive boulder in the distance, leaving behind only a bottomless hole.
"All things possess spirit, and they also possess form. Blue Silver Grass may appear weak, but when life energy is condensed to its limit, it can simulate the nature of all things."
"It can be a blade, a sword, a shield, or a cage."
"Your subjects are your most powerful weapons."
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