Xiao Cheng and the Qiangu Brothers stopped in unison and exchanged glances. Qiangu Dongfeng almost thought he had misheard. "Yun Ming? You don't mean... Yun Ming of the Shrek Seven Devils? The one with the Heavenly Spear Martial Soul?"
Ye Yun nodded. "That's him. He was parachuted into the Blood God Legion a year ago. Apparently, Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect jointly recommended him. He has some serious backing. Why, do you know him?"
"We fought once." Xiao Cheng sounded as casual as if he were discussing tonight's dinner.
"Did you win or lose?" Ye Yun's eyes lit up.
"I won."
"Xiao Cheng was a whole major rank below him at the time, too," Qiangu Dongfeng added in a low voice, twisting the knife. "A Soul King against a Soul Emperor. He didn't just win-he won cleanly and decisively. Yun Ming lost that battle. It wasn't an ugly defeat, but it certainly wasn't a respectable one."
Ye Yun's steps faltered for half a beat. When he turned to look at Xiao Cheng, his gaze had changed, taking on an indescribably subtle gleam. He opened his mouth, struggled for a while, and finally managed only one sentence. "...Colonel Qu is definitely eating two extra bowls of rice tonight."
In that battle, the Spirit Pagoda's Seven Luminaries Team had overpowered the Shrek Seven Devils to claim the championship. As their captain, Xiao Cheng had even defeated Yun Ming, already a Soul Emperor then, across a rank gap. After that battle, the name Yun Ming had left only one impression in Xiao Cheng's mind-decent strength, but nothing more.
Of course, he knew Yun Ming's potential. In the original story, this man would eventually become the strongest person on the Douluo Continent: the Heaven-Piercing Douluo, Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy. He