Take Xiao Xiao Away

Hearing Mu Jin's confident words beside her, Zhou Yi did not even spare her a glance and said calmly,

"You think your class has this in the bag?"

Now that she knew Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, she had complete confidence in this team.

"Not exactly. I just think beating your class will be easy."

Mu Jin smiled. She knew that Zhou Yi's class had no particularly talented students this time. There had been a few before, but Zhou Yi had expelled them at the start of the term.

"Want to make a bet on this match?"

"Sure. What do you want to bet?"

The proctor announced, "Contestants from both sides, enter the arena!"

The six of them walked onto the field.

Jiang Bai saw Xiao Xiao glaring at him viciously from across the arena. She had probably wanted to beat him up for a long time.

They exchanged names.

Next came the classic round of trash talk.

"Level eighteen? One ring? And only a ten-year ring?"

Wu Feng mockingly ridiculed Huo Yuhao's Soul Ring without holding back. Only ten years?

Huo Yuhao did not take it to heart. After all, it was not truly a ten-year ring.

"This girl..."

Huo Yuhao showed no reaction, but Wang Dong beside him gritted her teeth upon hearing Wu Feng mock him. Anyone unaware of the situation might have thought Wu Feng was insulting her instead.

"Follow the plan."

Ignoring their contempt, Huo Yuhao spoke to the other two behind him. He was responsible for formulating plans within the team.

The most important part of the plan was taking out either Ning Tian or Jiang Bai.

"I'll handle Jiang Bai and Ning Tian."

Wang Dong spoke. She had the highest offensive power and could fly. Dealing with Ning Tian and Jiang Bai, two non-combat-type Soul Masters, would surely not be a problem.

"Match... begin!"

As soon as those words fell, Wang Dong's group felt the circulation of Soul Power throughout their bodies slow drastically.

"Seven Treasures Have a Name..."

Three streams of light entered Wu Feng's body. With Martial Soul Possession, Wu Feng was now comparable to a three-ringed Soul Elder.

What kind of Martial Soul was that? Its Soul Power enhancement was so strong?

Huo Yuhao was secretly astonished by the support provided by Ning Tian's Martial Soul. He had never truly faced her before, and only now did he realize how powerful her abilities were.

Wang Dong spread her wings and stared at Wu Feng. The next second, she shot forward and flew straight at Wu Feng, clearly intending to launch a frontal assault.

"Come!"

Wu Feng's second Soul Ring lit up, and flames blossomed around her body.

She had been wanting to clash with Wang Dong.

Heh, who wants to fight you?

Just as the two were about to collide, Wang Dong flapped her wings and abruptly veered away, charging toward the two people behind Wu Feng.

Wu Feng was about to fall back to defend when three massive cauldrons appeared before her.

"I won't let you go back."

Xiao Xiao blocked Wu Feng. Though she also wanted to deal with Jiang Bai, Wang Dong was better suited for the current situation.

"Are Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Soul Masters really that hated?"

Watching Wang Dong fly toward them, Jiang Bai asked Ning Tian beside him.

"They're just jealous of us."

As she spoke, Ning Tian used her Soul Skill to enhance Jiang Bai as well. Wang Dong was no easy opponent, especially since Jiang Bai's Martial Soul was not an assault type either.

"As long as they don't gang up on me, I should be able to protect you."

A massive cleaver as tall as a person appeared in Jiang Bai's hand.

His Martial Soul was control type, but that did not mean he himself was a control-type fighter.

As Wang Dong flew over, Jiang Bai fiercely swung his blade. A slash of icy saber energy shot forth at high speed.

Wang Dong twisted aside to evade it, but she could still feel the sharp chill brushing past her. After dodging the strike, a bead of cold sweat trickled down her cheek.

Without Yuhao's Mental Detection, she might not have been able to dodge that strike completely. After seeing this, Wang Dong no longer dared underestimate Jiang Bai.

"Hold her."

Handing Xue Ying to Ning Tian, Jiang Bai leaped forward.

He truly wanted to test Wang Dong's limits and see just how strong her combat power was. After all, she was a second-generation god.

"He's that strong?"

Holding Xue Ying, Ning Tian stared ahead in a daze. In front of her, Jiang Bai wielded his great blade against Wang Dong, not falling behind in the slightest.

Ning Tian had previously thought Jiang Bai was only capable of handling ordinary Soul Masters. She believed that if Wu Feng used her second Soul Skill, Jiang Bai would have a difficult time winning.

But now, he was actually exchanging blows evenly with Wang Dong. Had he been hiding his true strength all along?

This guy was definitely hiding his strength! Why is he so hard to deal with?

Wang Dong tried her best to break through Jiang Bai's defense, but no matter how she flew, she could not escape Jiang Bai's control.

Whenever Wang Dong tried to pull away, Jiang Bai would send another blade intent infused with frost after her.

"Damn it!"

Just as Wang Dong gritted her teeth, two Mental Detection links connected to her, one large and one small.

Huo Yuhao was directing them now, activating Plan Two.

Huo Yuhao would find a way to deal with Wu Feng, Xiao Xiao would handle Jiang Bai, and Wang Dong's task was to take out Ning Tian with all her strength.

"Spiritual Shock."

The targets of the Spiritual Shock were Wu Feng and Ning Tian. Before he had absolute confidence, Huo Yuhao felt it was best not to use Spiritual Shock on Jiang Bai.

As for Jiang Bai, Xiao Xiao was already prepared.

"Jiang Bai! Don't move!"

A weapon of the state—Cauldron Shock.

Xiao Xiao erupted with all her strength. Her two Soul Rings fused together, and the three cauldrons became one.

A massive pressure instantly suppressed Jiang Bai in place.

"With this pressure, even an ordinary Soul Elder really wouldn't be able to move."

Jiang Bai was forced to one knee.

It had to be said that Xiao Xiao truly took him seriously. The last time she had used this move was against the three-ringed Xie Huanyue, wasn't it?

At the same time, Wang Dong seized the opportunity. Her second ring shone with brilliant purple light, and her fully unleashed second Soul Skill struck at Ning Tian amid the chaos.

Butterfly Goddess's Light!

The violent explosion sent Ning Tian flying. However, sensing the danger, Xue Ying in Ning Tian's arms released Frost Descent, blocking more than half the explosion's power and leaving only the shockwave.

Ning Tian instinctively used all her strength to block the shockwave, and in the end, she remained on the battlefield.

But once the impact passed, Ning Tian felt Xue Ying vanish from her arms. It seemed Jiang Bai's Martial Soul could also use Soul Skills, but perhaps with severe limitations? It had only been used once.

The next instant, Ning Tian felt Jiang Bai's Soul Power erupt from the other side of the arena.

"Mm!"

Xiao Xiao felt Jiang Bai break free from her control. That suppressive force could no longer lock him down at all.

"That's about enough. At the very least, I have to take someone down with me."

Jiang Bai looked at the three people before him and chose his target.

All the Soul Power in his body surged forth. His first Soul Ring lit up with full force, and a cloud of thin mist suddenly exploded outward.

The mist directly obscured Wu Feng and Jiang Bai's figures. Even Huo Yuhao's Mental Detection was blocked.

—Snow Treading Without Trace.

With his Self-Created Soul Skill fully activated, Xiao Xiao's vision blurred, and Jiang Bai was suddenly in front of her.

"Come down with me."

At the same time, Jiang Bai swung his great blade, casually sending a slash of saber energy toward Huo Yuhao. Since I'm here anyway~

Seeing the saber energy coming at him, Huo Yuhao sidestepped it.

Though Huo Yuhao easily dodged the attack, Jiang Bai had never intended to truly knock him out of the match.

Jiang Bai then carried Xiao Xiao out of the arena. It was a one-for-one exchange, but his Soul Power was also exhausted.

"Hey? No, you—"

Xiao Xiao looked at the "exhausted" Jiang Bai, then at herself, already knocked beneath the platform. She had confirmed that she was out.

"Cough, cough. Xiao Xiao, I have no strength left."

With every bit of his Soul Power depleted, Jiang Bai truly was exhausted now.

It was a perfectly reasonable result. Even Ning Tian, Wu Feng, or Mu Jin in the stands could not say anything about it.

"Xiao Xiao!"

It had happened too quickly. Seeing Xiao Xiao leave the field, Wang Dong released her first Soul Skill and charged at Ning Tian.

But Wu Feng had already recovered and blocked Wang Dong's attack.

The battle continued above, while below the arena, Xiao Xiao dragged Jiang Bai, who was half a head taller than her. Meanwhile, he simply enjoyed her assistance.

Xiao Xiao's angry voice reached his ears.

"You bad guy, how awful."

"Want me to hit you?"

"Why didn't you go after Yuhao? Why did you come after me?"

Supporting Jiang Bai as she spoke, Xiao Xiao complained indignantly. She had finally managed to suppress Jiang Bai once, so how had he broken free in an instant?

He had been unable to move when fighting a Soul Elder last time.

"You and Wang Dong were closest to me. I couldn't take Wang Dong with me, so you were the only one left."

Jiang Bai answered indifferently. Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao had been closest to him just now. Wang Dong had wings and could fly, so taking her away was unlikely. Huo Yuhao was too far away, and with Mental Detection, Jiang Bai could not even get close to him.

That left only Xiao Xiao to be bullied a little.

"I should've just thrown you on the ground."

Xiao Xiao helped Jiang Bai to the spectator seats and spoke viciously.