One Against Four—This Was Ultimate Ice

After hearing Meng Hongchen's words, Wang Dong'er and Ju Zi, who had already met the requirements and could claim their Diary Copy rewards tomorrow, hesitated. They felt there was no point in tearing into each other here.

But Ye Guyi, who had always seemed aloof and cool, was the first to respond.

"Fine! You're not the only one with a temper! Let's go to the Soul Arena!"

Xu Tianzhen gritted her teeth angrily and followed up.

"To the Soul Arena! This princess will pay!"

Even knowing that Xu Tianzhen was a highly favored princess, Meng Hongchen showed no sign of backing down and chose to confront her head-on.

"Do I need you to pay for me? The four of you can come at me together. Get ready for a beating!"

"You!"

Xu Tianzhen glared furiously at Meng Hongchen, only to be suppressed by her aura. Even Xu Tianzhen, who had always been like a little devil in the Imperial Palace, felt deeply stifled.

Seeing Meng Hongchen's arrogant expression, Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Xu Tianzhen, and Ye Guyi exchanged glances and decided to join forces to teach her a harsh lesson.

Meng Hongchen ignored them and turned to Ju Zi beside her.

"Ju Zi, are you going to team up with me, or side with them?"

Ju Zi did not even need to think before answering bluntly, "Of course I'm teaming up with you!"

No matter what, the sudden appearance of Wang Dong'er and the others had disrupted Ju Zi and Meng Hongchen's plans. Though Ju Zi had already been mentioned more than ten times, she still chose to stand with Meng Hongchen.

After all, Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Xu Tianzhen, and Ye Guyi were all from New Student Class One. Even if Ju Zi and Meng Hongchen were not classmates, there was no way they could fit into Wang Dong'er's little group.

Rather than fight alone in the future for the Diary's rewards, it was better to join forces with Meng Hongchen right away.

When Meng Hongchen had spoken so boldly earlier, she had not included Ju Zi in her challenge for the same reason.

Hidden in the shadows, Huo Yuhao used Mental Detection to witness the scene and immediately rubbed his hands together excitedly. Who could refuse the chance to watch a group of beautiful girls fight?

The six beautiful girls split into two clearly opposing camps and marched angrily toward the nearest Soul Arena. The person in charge was about to say something when Meng Hongchen directly pulled out a bag of Gold Soul Coins and tossed it to him, saying coldly,

"We're booking the whole place! No one stays, including your Soul Arena staff!"

The manager weighed the bag of Gold Soul Coins in his hand. Although he wanted to accept the deal, driving out all the other customers would not be worth it for Gold Soul Coins alone.

Just as he was smiling apologetically and preparing to refuse, Xu Tianzhen suddenly spoke up.

"My name is Xu Tianzhen. The Xu of the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Family's princess!"

The manager froze slightly, then immediately became solemn and respectful. At least in Mingdu, no one would dare impersonate the imperial family, much less an imperial princess!

The manager no longer hesitated. He immediately began reasoning with the other customers. If reason did not work, then he could only use physical reasoning.

The results proved remarkably effective. In the blink of an eye, the previously crowded Soul Arena was completely empty. Before leaving, even the manager respectfully wished them a pleasant time.

Once everyone had left, Xu Tianzhen looked at Meng Hongchen provocatively and sneered.

"Miss Meng, money alone isn't enough for some things!"

Meng Hongchen's face grew even colder as she stared at Xu Tianzhen and enunciated each word.

"Then do you know that in battle, no matter how high one's status is, it serves no purpose? In the end, strength is what matters."

Before Xu Tianzhen could speak, Wang Dong'er snapped unhappily.

"Hey! Meng Hongchen, aren't you being a little too arrogant?"

Wang Dong'er had always been proud. She had only become somewhat dejected after learning that her existence had been fabricated and that she was destined to be replaced by someone else. But now that she had decided to resist Tang God King, would she really fear someone like Meng Hongchen?

What she had not expected was Meng Hongchen's immediate reply.

"Arrogance requires the strength to back it up, and I happen to have it!"

Hiss!

Outside the Soul Arena, Huo Yuhao could not help drawing a sharp breath when he heard Meng Hongchen's words. What kind of vanguard declaration was that?

While Huo Yuhao marveled, the six beautiful girls inside the Soul Arena had all lost interest in wasting words on each other. Since they had come to the Soul Arena, they would naturally let their strength do the talking.

Meng Hongchen turned to Ju Zi and said calmly,

"Ju Zi, all you need to do later is stand in the back and support me with your Soul Tools. Ever since my Martial Soul rose to the level of Ultimate Ice, I haven't truly used it in battle. I'll use them to test just how strong my Martial Soul is now!"

Ju Zi naturally had no objections. Her Martial Soul was only an orange, and her combat ability relied entirely on Soul Tools. Of course she would not refuse the chance to stand at the rear.

Besides, Ju Zi was extremely curious about just what kind of power Meng Hongchen, who had been lucky enough to sweep all the first day's rewards, possessed now.

Ju Zi was not the only curious one. Even Huo Yuhao outside raised his brows in surprise upon hearing Meng Hongchen's words.

"Ultimate Ice? So that was Meng Hongchen's reward? No wonder she'd been so unwilling yesterday when she learned I was going to spend the whole day in the Laboratory with Xiao Hongchen. That makes sense now!"

At that moment, the battle inside the Soul Arena erupted.

Wang Dong'er and the other four naturally knew that Meng Hongchen's Martial Soul had been elevated to the level of Ultimate Ice by the Diary Copy rewards.

Precisely because of that, they did not hesitate in the slightest. Right from the start, they unleashed their strongest moves, hoping to end the battle as quickly as possible before Meng Hongchen could bring her Martial Soul's advantage into play.

A pair of wings extended from both sides of Wang Dong'er's body. The purple Second Soul Ring circling her body blazed with light, and the golden patterns on her butterfly wings shot out clusters of light that blasted toward Meng Hongchen.

Xiao Xiao also used the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron's Second Soul Ring skill, Cauldron's Surge. The massive Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron likewise howled toward Meng Hongchen.

In her Holy Angel form, Ye Guyi swung the golden longsword in her hand with an icy expression, using the Second Soul Skill, Holy Spirit Slash, which possessed immense single-target power. The slash tore through the air along its path and streaked straight toward Meng Hongchen.

Even Xu Tianzhen condensed a blazing fireball with her Sun Martial Soul. She truly wanted to clash with Meng Hongchen and see just how great the gap was between her Sun Martial Soul and Ultimate Ice.

Facing their wave of attacks, Meng Hongchen showed no intention of dodging. Her originally aqua-blue eyes abruptly turned scarlet the instant she activated her Martial Soul.

She did not even use a single Soul Skill. The cold air radiating from around her body alone turned the entire Soul Arena unbearably frigid.

Whoosh!

Just as Wang Dong'er and the others' attacks were about to land on Meng Hongchen, her Third Soul Ring flashed. Ice Refraction activated, and through the refraction of light and shadow on the Mirror Ice Disc she had released, she vanished from the spot in an instant.

Boom!

The attacks of Wang Dong'er and the other four struck empty air, and a thunderous roar instantly echoed throughout the Soul Arena.

At the sight, Wang Dong'er and the others' pupils contracted slightly as a sense of foreboding rose in their hearts.

Crack, crack.

Along with crisp cracking sounds came bone-piercing cold. Before they even had time to react, solid ice rapidly spread across the bodies of all four girls under the effects of Meng Hongchen's Ultimate Ice.

Three updates today. There will be another one this afternoon. Those of you with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, please send them over!