"Both sides, step forward. The battle will end only when one of you falls." Zhang Lexuan walked to the center of the Martial Arts Arena to serve as referee.
"Go. Prove to Shrek with your strength that they were wrong."
Xiao Hongchen kissed Ling Luochеn lightly on the cheek. What he really wanted to see was her proving herself by stepping on Zhang Lexuan's head, but if Wu Ming was courting death, she would do as the first target.
"So many people are watching. Have you no shame?" Ling Luochеn chided him, scratching his chest before giving his pectoral muscle a firm squeeze.
"What's there to be ashamed of? Only those hidebound people at Shrek still cling to monogamy. Sea God's Fate is nothing but a weakling's way of doing things. A strong man should be surrounded by exceptional women so his exceptional bloodline can be passed on."
"Hey, what are you two whispering sweet nothings over there for? Saying your final goodbye?" Wu Ming hated seeing other people flaunt their affection in front of her.
Xiao Hongchen could not be bothered to look at her. She was a bad-tempered tomboy whom nobody wanted at Sea God's Fate.
Even Chu Qingtian, the partner she found later, had only halfheartedly agreed to date her because he feared her bullying. Looking at her felt like it would dirty Xiao Hongchen's eyes.
"Let's finish this quickly. The Golden Tree is our real objective."
"All right."
Ling Luochеn approached Wu Ming with the measured stride of a queen. With each step, a Soul Ring rose beneath her feet.
Two yellow, two purple, two black. Her level-sixty-eight Soul Power was on full display.
"Hmph!"
Wu Ming refused to be outdone. Seven Soul Rings appeared around her—two yellow, two purple, and three black. Her fourth ring