"Rongrong, I'm sorry! Big Brother Ye and I already agreed to team up, so I can't team up with you." Zhu Zhuqing looked very apologetic.
"Oh, I see! All right!" Ning Rongrong felt it was a pity, but she wouldn't force the issue.
After all, she understood the principle of first come, first served.
At that moment, Ye Xuan asked, "Have you settled down in Suotuo City?"
"Mm!" Ning Rongrong nodded, then asked in confusion, "Big Brother Ye, is something the matter?"
"If you've settled here and plan to come here often, you can team up with Zhuqing from now on. The two of you really would make a good team." Ye Xuan spoke seriously.
When he teamed up with Zhuqing, he would only use his Second Soul Skill, which meant having Ning Rongrong work with Zhuqing. The 'Pseudo-Ning Rongrong' he summoned was far stronger than Ning Rongrong herself, so teaming up with Zhuqing like that wouldn't be very effective training for her.
"Really?" Ning Rongrong was overjoyed as soon as she heard this.
"Zhuqing, would you be all right teaming up with Rongrong from now on?" Ye Xuan asked Zhu Zhuqing.
"Of course," Zhu Zhuqing said readily.
Zhu Zhuqing understood that the purpose of coming to the Great Soul Arena was to gain experience.
She was certainly very happy to team up with Ye Xuan.
But she knew how strong Ye Xuan was.
If the two of them teamed up, Ye Xuan would be able to help her immensely, leaving her with far fewer opportunities to gain experience.
Teaming up with Ning Rongrong would be just right.
Besides, getting to fight alongside Ye Xuan today had already satisfied her.
"By the way, when we team up and fight our opponents later, Rongrong, if you're free, you can watch. It might help you," Ye Xuan said.
"Okay." Ning Rongrong nodded.
They watched for a while. Once the people from Shrek Academy had finished fighting their opponents, it was finally Zhu Zhuqing and Ye Xuan's turn.
The host on the platform called out loudly, "Next up, the Bamboo-Leaf Duo versus the Tiger-Leopard Duo."
The two of them stepped onto the platform. Ye Xuan saw that their opponents were two men with Beast Martial Souls.
They were already in their twenties, and their Martial Souls were clearly nothing special.
They were ordinary tiger and leopard Martial Souls. When they summoned them, their Soul Rings were one white and one yellow.
But the man in front sneered arrogantly. "Where'd these brats come from? The Soul Fighting Arena isn't the place for kids like you."
"Let's get started," Ye Xuan said to Zhu Zhuqing as he summoned his Martial Soul, the Hundred Beauties Scroll.
Two yellow Soul Rings appeared around him.
Zhu Zhuqing quickly summoned her Martial Soul as well, and two Soul Rings appeared.
"Hmm?" When the two men saw their Soul Rings, their earlier arrogance vanished, replaced by utmost caution.
Ye Xuan quickly used his Second Soul Skill.
Second Soul Skill: Pseudo-Ning Rongrong.
A design appeared before them, and within it emerged a graceful figure.
She looked exactly like Ning Rongrong.
Zhu Zhuqing had thought Ye Xuan would summon a copy of himself to fight alongside her.
She had never imagined that his Second Soul Skill would summon Ning Rongrong.
But at that moment, she immediately understood why Ye Xuan had told her to team up with Ning Rongrong in the future.
As she was thinking this, 'Pseudo-Ning Rongrong' summoned the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and began chanting.
"Seven treasures turn, glazed light shines. First: Strength."
Then the First Soul Ring rose and enveloped the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. 'Pseudo-Ning Rongrong' flicked a finger, and a streak of colored light shot toward Zhu Zhuqing.
Zhu Zhuqing immediately felt her strength increase.
She had worked with Ning Rongrong before, but she could clearly sense that the boost from this 'Pseudo-Ning Rongrong' was much stronger than the boost Ning Rongrong herself could give her.
'Pseudo-Ning Rongrong' didn't stop. She quickly continued to use her Second Soul Skill.
"Seven treasures turn, glazed light shines. Second: Speed."
Then, as the colored light surged forth, Zhu Zhuqing felt her speed increase.
After using these two Soul Skills, 'Pseudo-Ning Rongrong' began to focus on maintaining her position.
As a support, she would surely be the first target the enemy tried to take out in battle.
So she had to be careful to protect herself.
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 at once and strike back.
Of course, Ye Xuan was controlling the Soul Skill to demonstrate these positions to Ning Rongrong.
With the support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Zhu Zhuqing could easily defeat these two opponents in just a moment.
Their fight was easy and effortless, but the spectators were seeing something astonishing.
Everyone found Ye Xuan's Martial Soul incredibly strange. A Martial Soul that could summon people—and the person it summoned even had Soul Rings—was something they had never heard of.
The people from Shrek Academy knew Ye Xuan. They had seen him summon Zhu Zhuqing before, so seeing him summon Ning Rongrong now only made them think he was dangerous.
Tang San, in particular, stared fixedly at Ye Xuan and the others on the platform, deeply worried.
When Ye Xuan used his Martial Soul, Tang San could tell that Ye Xuan was now at level thirty.
So, if he absorbed a Third Soul Ring and awakened his Third Soul Skill, who would he summon?
Xiao Wu?
He couldn't accept the idea of Xiao Wu being summoned.
Tang San glanced at Xiao Wu beside him and saw that she was watching Ye Xuan and the others on the platform intently.
Tang San couldn't help asking cautiously, "Xiao Wu, could Ye Xuan's third Soul Skill end up summoning you?"
Tang San was only testing her, trying to see how Xiao Wu would react.
Xiao Wu didn't think he was testing her or anything. She merely shook her head indifferently and said, "Big Brother Ye said before that his Soul Skills take the form of others through simulation. It doesn't necessarily have to be me; maybe it'll be you, Third Brother. And even if it is me, so what? Big Brother Ye has helped us before, after all."
"Taking the form of others through simulation? That Martial Soul is far too evil. Ye Xuan doesn't seem like a good person," Yu Xiaogang said coldly from the side.
His attitude toward Ye Xuan was as bad as ever.
Dai Mubai chimed in, "I think Grandmaster is right. I've heard that some Soul Masters with sinister Martial Souls cultivate by absorbing other people's flesh and blood. Who knows, Ye Xuan's Soul Skill might have some way to control people's minds. That could be why Zhu Zhuqing was willing to leave with him."
Ning Rongrong said angrily, "Isn't it wrong to slander Big Brother Ye behind his back like this? Would you dare say those things to his face?"
"Rongrong, why are you so angry? Did I hit the mark? Has Ye Xuan's Soul Skill already affected you without you realizing it? Maybe we should inform Sect Master Ning and have someone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect come see what's wrong with Ye Xuan," Dai Mubai said.
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