Hearing her own name, Xiao Wu didn't think much of it at first, but when she clearly heard her opponent's soul-dueling alias, she froze visibly.
"???"
"Spicy Rabbit Head Lover?"
The next second, Xiao Wu's pretty face turned pitch black, and she shouted furiously:
"What a crappy name!"
"Who on earth is so wicked to give themselves this kind of soul-dueling alias?"
Her Martial Soul was a soft bone rabbit! As a result, in her very first one-on-one soul duel today, she ran into a guy named "Spicy Rabbit Head Lover." Wasn't this clearly targeting her?
Tang San, standing beside her, couldn't help freezing upon hearing this name, then smiled with some helplessness. "Xiao Wu, don't think too much into it. It's just a soul-dueling alias."
"Hmph!" Xiao Wu stood up from her chair, squeezed her fists, and said unhappily, "Later on, I'll have to see just who likes eating rabbit heads so much!"
Finished speaking, she angrily walked in the direction of the Thirteenth Soul-Dueling Arena.
Watching her retreating figure, Tang San could only helplessly shake his head, thinking to himself, Given Xiao Wu's personality, this Spicy Rabbit Head Lover is probably going to have bad luck tonight.
Not long after.
Xiao Wu arrived at the waiting area of the Thirteenth Soul-Dueling Arena.
At this moment, there was still a bit of time before the match officially began. She stood there with her arms crossed over her chest, wearing an annoyed expression, still thinking about the eccentric opponent she was about to face.
"Spicy Rabbit Head Lover??"
"Just wait and see if I don't beat you flat!"
Right at this moment, a slender youth figure dressed in tight black clothing slowly walked over from the player passageway next to them.
Xiao Wu didn't care at first, merely glancing casually in that direction, but the next second, her expression suddenly froze, and she instinctively looked over again.
"Huh?"
With just a single glance, she recognized that figure.
After all, they had just graduated together from Notting Academy half a year ago. Even though Gu Ling's figure had grown a bit taller over the past half year, there was no way Xiao Wu wouldn't recognize him.
"Gu Ling?"
Xiao Wu froze visibly, a flash of surprise immediately showing on her face.
Never in her wildest dreams would she have expected that her opponent for today's one-on-one soul duel would actually be Gu Ling, whom she had just parted ways with half a year ago!
Hearing someone call his name, Gu Ling paused slightly in his steps. He turned his head to look, and when he clearly saw that pink figure not far away, a hint of surprise similarly appeared on his face.
The two of them just looked at each other across a distance of a few meters.
For a moment, the air even grew somewhat quiet.
As for the fact that Xiao Wu would appear at the Soto Great Soul Arena, Gu Ling didn't find it strange at all. He just hadn't expected that on his very first day coming to the Soto Great Soul Arena, he would bump into her by such a coincidence.
Back when they were at Notting Academy, his relationship with Xiao Wu could hardly be considered good.
Xiao Wu's personality was naturally lively and active, and coupled with her close relationship with Tang San, while Gu Ling had frequently gotten into conflicts with the Grandmaster and Tang San, both sides had likewise not lacked verbal altercations over the years.
Occasionally, when a disagreement arose, the two of them would even directly start fighting.
It was just that back when they were at Notting Academy, Xiao Wu was no match for Gu Ling. He hadn't expected that half a year later, the two sides would actually cross paths once again at the Soto Great Soul Arena.
Gu Ling looked at Xiao Wu not far away. There was not a shred of joy on his face from reuniting with an old classmate, considering that the two hadn't gotten along very well back at Notting Academy.
Furthermore.
As for Xiao Wu the person—no, this beast—Gu Ling had always looked down on her somewhat. She claimed all day long that coming to the human world was to avenge her mother, yet after meeting Tang San, she forgot all about everything. After becoming a god, she even completely forgot her identity as a soul beast, remaining indifferent as Tang San schemed soul beasts to the brink of extinction.
Naturally, Xiao Wu had no idea what Gu Ling was thinking inside. When she saw the soul-dueling badge on Gu Ling's chest, her face instantly turned ashen, and she remained silent for a full two seconds.
Then she abruptly lifted her head and yelled furiously:
"Gu Ling! Did you pick this name?!"
Gu Ling lowered his head to glance at his badge, spreading his small hands.
"Otherwise? Could it be that the soul arena picked it for me?"
Xiao Wu was so angry her face turned red. Her Martial Soul was a soft bone rabbit, yet this guy had chosen something like "Spicy Rabbit Head Lover," and coincidentally she had been drawn against him today of all days!
The more Xiao Wu thought about it, the more she felt that Gu Ling had done it on purpose.
"Did you know a long time ago that I was in Suotuo City? So you deliberately picked this name to disgust me?"
Hearing this sentence, Gu Ling couldn't help laughing, saying speechlessly:
"Do you think too highly of yourself? This is my first time coming to sign up at the Soto Great Soul Arena today, and when I signed up I didn't even know where you were. Do I have to pre-emptively consider whether picking a certain name will hurt the feelings of a certain rabbit?"
"Who are you calling a rabbit!"
Xiao Wu instantly bristled, breathing like an angry ox.
Gu Ling looked at her rather strangely, asking in confusion, "Aren't you a rabbit?"
Xiao Wu gnashed her teeth in hatred. Back when they were at Notting Academy, what she hated most was this look of Gu Ling's: clearly the words coming out of his mouth could make a person angry to death, yet he always wore an expression of isn't what I'm saying the truth?
Xiao Wu clenched her fists tightly, saying viciously:
"Very well! Originally I was thinking that since we used to be classmates after all, I'd leave you some face since we ran into each other today. Now that's off-table—later I'm definitely going to beat you up fiercely!"
Hearing this, Gu Ling raised an eyebrow, mocking, "How many times have I heard this phrase at Notting Academy? It seems like you've never managed to pull it off even once, right?"
Xiao Wu: "..."
Always talking about sore spots!
"The past is the past! Now is now!" Xiao Wu said angrily. "Ever since I came to Shrek Academy, I've been undergoing training every single day. The current me is long past being the half-a-year-ago me!"
Finished speaking, she gave Gu Ling no chance to continue opening his mouth to mock her. Her feet burst forth with sudden strength, and her entire person actually charged directly toward Gu Ling!
"Soft Bone Rabbit, Possession!"
Pink soul power rose abruptly from within Xiao Wu's body.
A pair of long rabbit ears stood up from the top of her head, and her already slender legs underwent another transformation right after Martial Soul possession, her entire body's speed instantly surging explosively as well!
Simultaneously.
Two yellow and one purple, three soul rings rapidly rose from beneath her feet.
"Gu Ling!"
"Watch if I don't beat you to death today!"
Before her words finished echoing, Xiao Wu had already rushed right in front of Gu Ling.
The Referee standing in the center of the soul-dueling ring froze entirely upon seeing this scene.
"Wait!"
"The match hasn't..."
Yet how could Xiao Wu still listen? Right now, her head was entirely filled with Gu Ling's previous punchable appearance, especially that sentence: It seems like you've never managed to pull it off even once, right?
The more she thought about it, the angrier she got!
Seeing that Xiao Wu had already rushed right in front of Gu Ling, the Referee twitched the corner of his mouth fiercely. Surely he couldn't rush up, pull the person back, and shout it out all over again, could he?
With no other choice, the Referee could only abruptly raise his arm and shout loudly:
"Match begin!"
Scarcely at the very moment his words fell.
Xiao Wu had already soared violently into the air, her slender body rapidly spinning mid-air, and a long leg carrying fierce, biting wind swept straight toward Gu Ling's head with vicious intent!
"Go and die!"
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