Hostility Triggered by the Second Spirit Ability

"Rongrong, I'm sorry! Ye Xuan and I have already agreed to team up, so I can't join you," Zhu Zhuqing said, sounding very apologetic.

"Oh, I see! That's fine then!" Although Ning Rongrong felt it was a pity, she wouldn't force the issue.

After all, she understood the principle of first come, first served.

However, Ye Xuan asked at this moment, "Have you two settled down in Soto City now?"

"Yes!" Ning Rongrong nodded, then asked in confusion, "Brother Ye, is something the matter?"

"If you've settled down here and will be coming often, you can team up with Zhuqing in the future. The two of you would actually be a very suitable match," Ye Xuan said seriously.

When he teamed up with Zhu Zhuqing, he would only use his second soul skill, which meant letting Ning Rongrong coordinate with her instead. The 'Pseudo-Ning Rongrong' he summoned was far stronger than the real Ning Rongrong; teaming up with her like that wouldn't provide the best training results for Zhuqing.

"Really?" Ning Rongrong was overjoyed the moment she heard this.

"Zhuqing, you don't mind teaming up with Rongrong from now on, do you?" Ye Xuan asked Zhu Zhuqing.

"Of course not," Zhu Zhuqing replied readily.

Zhu Zhuqing understood that the purpose of coming to the Great Spirit Arena was to gain experience.

She was certainly happy to team up with Ye Xuan.

But she was well aware of just how strong Ye Xuan was.

If the two of them teamed up, the help Ye Xuan could provide would undoubtedly be immense, which meant her own opportunities for growth would be significantly reduced.

Teaming up with Ning Rongrong, however, would be just right.

Besides, being able to fight alongside Ye Xuan today was already enough to satisfy her.

"By the way, when we face our opponents later, if you're free, Rongrong, you can watch the match. It might be helpful to you," Ye Xuan said.

"Okay." Ning Rongrong nodded.

They watched for a while, and after the people from Shrek Academy finished their match, it was finally time for Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Xuan.

The host on the arena platform shouted loudly, "Next up, the Bamboo-Leaf Duo versus the Tiger-Leopard Duo."

As they walked up, Ye Xuan noticed that their opponents were two men with beast-type martial souls.

They were already in their twenties, and it was clear their martial souls weren't particularly strong.

They were just ordinary tigers and leopards, and when they activated their martial souls, their soul rings were one white and one yellow.

However, the leader arrogantly remarked, "Where did these little brats come from? The spirit arena is no place for you."

"Let's get started!" Ye Xuan said to Zhu Zhuqing, summoning the Hundred Beauties Scroll into his hand.

Two yellow soul rings appeared on his body.

Zhu Zhuqing also quickly activated her martial soul, and her two soul rings appeared as well.

"Huh?" When the two opponents saw their soul rings, their previous arrogance vanished instantly, replaced by extreme caution.

Ye Xuan quickly unleashed his second soul skill.

Second soul skill: Pseudo-Ning Rongrong.

A pattern appeared in front of him, and a graceful figure emerged from within it.

This figure was identical to Ning Rongrong.

Zhu Zhuqing had thought Ye Xuan would summon a copy of himself to fight alongside her.

She never expected that Ye Xuan's second soul skill would actually summon a Ning Rongrong.

However, at that very moment, she immediately understood why Ye Xuan had suggested she team up with Ning Rongrong in the future.

While she was lost in these thoughts, the 'Pseudo-Ning Rongrong' had already summoned the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda and began to chant.

"The Seven Treasures turn, the Glazed Tile shines. First: Power."

Then, the first soul ring rose and enveloped the pagoda. The 'Pseudo-Ning Rongrong' flicked her fingers, and a beam of colorful light flew toward Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing instantly felt a surge in her strength.

She had worked with Ning Rongrong before, but she could clearly perceive that the buff provided by this 'Pseudo-Ning Rongrong' was far stronger than what the real Ning Rongrong could offer.

The 'Pseudo-Ning Rongrong' did not stop, quickly releasing her second soul skill.

"The Seven Treasures turn, the Glazed Tile shines. Second: Speed."

As the colorful light surged forth, Zhu Zhuqing felt an increase in her speed.

After casting these two skills, the 'Pseudo-Ning Rongrong' began to focus on maintaining her positioning.

Because she was a support, enemies would naturally try to eliminate the support first during a battle.

Therefore, the support had to be careful about self-preservation.

What she needed to do was maintain good positioning with Zhu Zhuqing, so that if the enemy tried to attack, Zhu Zhuqing could intercept them immediately.

Of course, these movements were controlled by Ye Xuan to demonstrate to Ning Rongrong.

Because against these two opponents, with the buffs from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, Zhu Zhuqing could easily finish them off in a matter of moments.

Their battle was effortless and graceful, but for those watching, it was a real eye-opener.

People found Ye Xuan's martial soul incredibly bizarre. A martial soul capable of summoning a person, and that summoned person actually possessing spirit rings—this was truly unheard of.

As for the people from Shrek Academy, they knew Ye Xuan. Having previously seen him summon Zhu Zhuqing, seeing him summon Ning Rongrong now only made them feel that Ye Xuan was dangerous.

Tang San, in particular, stared fixedly at Ye Xuan and the others on the arena, feeling exceptionally worried.

When Ye Xuan utilized his martial soul, he could tell that Ye Xuan's current martial soul was at level 30.

If he were to absorb a third spirit ring and awaken a third spirit ability, who would he summon?

Xiao Wu?

The thought of him summoning Xiao Wu was something he could not accept.

Tang San glanced at Xiao Wu beside him and noticed that she was watching Ye Xuan and the others on the stage with great focus.

Tang San couldn't help but ask cautiously, "Xiao Wu, do you think Ye Xuan's third spirit ability might end up summoning you?"

Tang San was merely probing to see what Xiao Wu's attitude really was.

Xiao Wu didn't think about it being a probe; she just shook her head indifferently and said, "Brother Ye said before that his spirit ability works through mimicking others. It doesn't necessarily have to be me; it could even be you, Brother San. Besides, even if it were me, it wouldn't be a big deal, right? After all, Brother Ye has helped us before."

"Mimicking others? This martial soul is far too evil; this Ye Xuan is likely no good person." At this moment, Yu Xiaogang spoke coldly from the side.

His attitude toward Ye Xuan remained as poor as ever.

Dai Mubai chimed in as well, "I think Grandmaster is right. I've heard that some spirit masters, because their martial souls are deviant, rely on absorbing the flesh and blood of others to cultivate. Who knows if Ye Xuan's ability has some effect that controls people's minds? That must be why Zhu Zhuqing was willing to leave with him."

At this, Ning Rongrong said indignantly, "Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you all to be slandering Brother Ye behind his back like this? Do you dare say these things to his face?"

"Rongrong, why are you so angry? Could it be that I hit the nail on the head? Has Ye Xuan's spirit ability already begun to influence you in secret? I think we should notify Sect Master Ning and have the people from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect come to see exactly what is wrong with this Ye Xuan," Dai Mubai said.