A Place to Feel at Ease

The eldest senior sister stepped in as referee and announced the rules.

"This is a friendly match. No deliberate injuries, and stop when a point is made. Now introduce yourselves."

Yue Ling and Ma Xiaotao moved apart.

Fire flashed in Ma Xiaotao's eyes. She stepped forward, and four Spirit Rings appeared around her: two yellow and two purple.

He remembered when she had possessed only three rings.

Over the past two years, the abundant Soul Power in the Inner Court, the wealth of cultivation resources Yan Shaozhe had provided, and her own tireless training had pushed her far ahead of most of her peers.

Ma Xiaotao had left most of her peers far behind.

She lifted her chin, planted her hands on her hips, and declared proudly, "Ma Xiaotao. Martial Soul: Evil Fire Phoenix. Level forty-four Power Attack Type Battle Soul Ancestor. Your turn!"

Seeing the pride on her face, Yue Ling smiled faintly and revealed his Martial Soul at an unhurried pace.

Golden-purple light flared around him.

A terrifying array appeared beneath his feet: one yellow ring, two purple, and two black.

"Yue Ling. Level fifty-three Power Attack Type Soul King. Martial Soul: Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum."

At the sight of the two black Spirit Rings beneath his feet, Ma Xiaotao's pupils contracted. Her red lips parted, and shock spread across her face.

How long had they been apart? Not that long, yet not such a short time either.

She had thought Yue Ling would be around level forty-six or forty-seven. She had never expected him to reach Soul King before her.

Damn it...

"Sigh."

Ma Xiaotao sighed softly, and the Battle Intent that had just flared up in her vanished.

The gap between a Soul Ancestor and a Soul King was not easy to cross, especially when their