Na'er was eating with gusto when, not far away, a chubby little boy sucked on his index finger, drool running down it as he gazed at her with pleading eyes.
No, he was gazing at the Ruby Prawns in her hand, the ones A-Jiu had peeled for her. Any seasoned food lover could tell at first sniff that these prawns were a rare delicacy, one in a hundred!
But the chubby boy searched every table and couldn't find a single prawn like the ones Na'er had. As the prawns beside her dwindled by the minute, his shy nature kept him from going over to ask for one, and he grew more and more anxious.
Just then, a little blonde girl couldn't stand watching any longer. She gave the boy a look of exasperated disappointment and dragged him over to Na'er.
"Hey! You've taken all the prawns. Don't you think that's a bit much? Can you even eat all of them by yourself? Wasting food is shameful!"
"Xinglan, I think maybe we should just let it go..."
Xu Lizhi hadn't wanted to start a conflict over something so trivial. There were plenty of other kinds of seafood. It wasn't as if it mattered what they ate.
At the same time, he couldn't understand what was up with Ye Xinglan today. Why was she making such a big deal out of this?
"No way! I want some too!"
Xu Lizhi: "..."
If you want some, why drag me over here?
Na'er glanced up at them but paid them no mind, continuing to bite into the prawn meat.
A-Jiu had told her that eating came first, no matter what. She couldn't let annoying things ruin the pleasure of a good meal. Besides, there still weren't enough prawns for her!
"Hey! I'm talking to you. Why are you ignoring me? That's so rude!"
A-Jiu was speechless. It handed them two prawn heads.
In its opinion, the bloodline power contained in the roe inside the heads would be more than enough for the two of them.
If they ate too much and burst, they'd be the ones responsible.
"Here. There's no prawn meat left, but you two can try these heads."
Ye Xinglan refused to accept the offer. She flung both prawn heads to the ground.
A-Jiu's gesture set her fury ablaze, but Xu Lizhi stared at the two heads on the ground, heart aching with regret.
Only true food lovers knew how precious the stuff inside heads that big was.
sigh, Xinglan still doesn't know what she's looking at...
"You think you can fob us off with that, you little thing? Come fight us in the ring. If we win, the prawn meat is ours. How about it?"
At the mention of a duel, Ye Xinglan's eyes lit up. Ring fights were an old Shrek tradition, sacred and exalted in her heart!
It was as if only in the ring could she and her Stargod Sword find that sense of belonging worthy of geniuses!
"No thanks. My Na'er isn't even six yet, and her Martial Soul hasn't awakened. Are you really planning to bully an ordinary person with no Soul Power? How very glorious of you, Lord Soul Master~"
Ye Xinglan's head wasn't quite sharp enough yet to realize that A-Jiu was mocking her. She thought it was praising her. But why did its tone sound so infuriating?
"I... You... I wasn't going to! Don't you dare make things up!"
"Since you love fighting in the ring so much, how about I make a suggestion? Have your father or grandfather fight Na'er's betrothed instead. How's that?"
"That's right! If you want a fight, go find Leng Wuduan. He's really strong. Since Na'er won't fight you, they can fight her betrothed!"
Na'er and A-Jiu exchanged a glance. They fanned the flames, both of them grinning like little devils.
Send him to fight them? He'd beat the shit right out of your father or grandfather.
"Fine! Just you wait!"
As expected, Ye Xinglan got a thorough scolding from her doting father. Even someone as strong-willed as her burst into tears on the spot.
She couldn't understand it at all. Her father was a Soul Saint, and her grandfather was a Titled Douluo. Why had neither of them wanted to fight in the ring? Hadn't they always enthusiastically promoted ring-fighting culture?
Ye Xingguang: Is my little girl defective? She wants me, a Soul Saint, to fight a Super Douluo? He'd beat the shit right out of her father!
Fifteen minutes earlier, at the Sea God Family's advanced ring.
Nearly all the guests who had come to Chen Xinjie and Long Yeyue's wedding had gathered around. The stands were practically full.
"Yaozhu, aren't you worried about your husband? Cai Yue'er is a Super Douluo!"
Leng Yaozhu shook her head, still smiling with confidence and composure.
"My husband may not have a high cultivation level, but he can handle Cai Yue'er with ease. Just keep watching!"
Ya Li shook her head too. She didn't know what special method Su Jiu had used to prevent her from sensing his exact cultivation level, but she didn't believe he could beat Cai Yue'er.
After all, no one was Yun Ming. He'd become a Titled Douluo in his early twenties!
Oh well. It wouldn't hurt for the young man to suffer a little. A few rough edges knocked off might help his future cultivation.
"Cai Yue'er of Shrek Academy, Silver Moon Douluo, Rank 96 Power Attack System Battle Soul Master. Please, instruct me!"
"Leng Wuduan of the Leng Family, Groundless Douluo, Rank 96 Agility Attack System Battle Spirit Master. Please, instruct me!"
Cai Yue'er: ???
Ya Li: ???
What? Did he just say Rank 96? Was he sure he hadn't said Rank 69?
At the same time, the uproar below the ring fell silent once more. They couldn't believe it either. Th-this had to be a lie!
Su Jiu sighed helplessly. His First Soul Skill was good, but sometimes it caused more trouble than it was worth.
First Soul Skill: Fourth Wall!
Passive: A-Qi's computing power doubled; immune to all mental attacks; resistant to detection.
Active: While the Soul Skill was active, speed increased by 100% and strength by 50%.
Then he immediately lit up nine Soul Rings: three black and six red!
"I won't bully you, Cai Yue'er. I'll beat you without using my Martial Soul!"
Su Jiu's tone carried a hint of amusement. His two Sharp Bee Hunting weapons still stood conspicuously planted in the ring, while his hands were empty.
"Who do you think you are, looking down on me?"
Cai Yue'er wasn't scared off by his words. She had just identified herself as a member of Shrek Academy, so this ring fight now concerned the academy's honor. She couldn't back down without a fight!
Besides, the winner was still anyone's guess!
Seventh Soul Skill: Silver Moon True Body!
The battle erupted in an instant. Cai Yue'er transformed into a gigantic white jade disc high in the sky, while her Three-Word Battle Armor covered her from head to toe. Countless brilliant rays of moonlight poured across the ring like the Milky Way spilling down from the heavens. The fierce moonlight became millions of silver blades, slashing relentlessly toward Su Jiu!
Ninth Soul Skill: Moonlight Rising · Moon Flash!
She intended to kill him in an instant!
Not just to shred his body, but to crush his mind as well!
A cold glint flashed in Su Jiu's eyes, and his expression went utterly blank. The instant the first Moon Blade was about to touch him, his figure vanished from its spot.
When he reappeared, he had shattered the void beneath his feet and landed directly atop the silver moon formed by Cai Yue'er!
Brilliant moonlight burst outward, every ray of silver carrying a mental attack that could tear apart the soul.
But Su Jiu didn't care in the slightest. His fist erupted with a thunderous force, blasting Cai Yue'er straight into the ground. The enormous ring instantly cracked like a tortoise shell, and her silver moon couldn't bear the impact—it shattered almost completely!
The second strike followed close behind. Su Jiu had already donned his Four-Word Battle Armor, Phantom Night Wanderer. He drew the long blade from his back, dropped into a low stance, and gripped its slender hilt in both hands.
The next moment, the blade came down like thunder!
The two-meter blade didn't look heavy in the slightest. Instead, it swept through the air with the force of a thunderbolt.
The cold flash came first; the blade's song followed. It moved so fast that the naked eye could barely catch the unbroken streaks of red-gold light. Even Su Jiu's figure, blade in hand, blurred into a shadow from sheer speed, like a Phantom Night Wanderer flitting through the dark, his form impossible to make out.
The blade light swept across Cai Yue'er's battered moon-form. Countless chunks of stone were sliced away and sent flying. She didn't even have time to cry out before her Silver Moon True Body and Three-Word Battle Armor were completely cut to pieces!
Forced out of her Silver Moon True Body, Cai Yue'er lay sprawled on the ground, gasping for breath. Even though she was covered in injuries, she still glared at Su Jiu with ferocious eyes.
Oh? Still baring your teeth, huh?
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