After Jiang Lin was the first to enter the ring, the others took their turns as well.
Time flew, and evening soon arrived. After several hours of consecutive battles, everyone had maintained their winning streaks except Oscar and Ma Hongjun, who had lost two matches. Combined with the points they had accumulated over the previous two months, that earned them their Bronze Soul Fighter badges outright.
Jiang Lin, however, was still a little short. He had fought noticeably fewer matches today than before, so he still needed two more consecutive wins to earn his Silver Soul Badge.
Jiang Lin felt somewhat helpless about that. Fortunately, he did not have to wait long before his name appeared on the big screen.
Next match: Sword Venerable Shanhai vs. Jade Phosphorous King Serpent!
"Jade Phosphorous King Serpent? That alias sounds familiar."
Jiang Lin stood up, then leaped straight from the spectator stands into the ring.
Soon, he saw his opponent for this match: an aloof nineteen-year-old woman with short purple hair, emerald eyes, and fair skin, wearing a tight purple-and-black minidress and silver heels.
Dugu Yan from the Imperial Fighting Team? No wonder that alias sounded so familiar. It's her.
An inscrutable gleam appeared in Jiang Lin's eyes. In the animated series, Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng had been extremely close. She was not only the Imperial Fighting Team's vice-captain but also Yu Tianheng's lover.
Jiang Lin had no particular designs on Dugu Yan herself, but he had no intention of letting Yu Tianheng or the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect behind him off easily. The sight of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect threatening Little Dragon Girl a year ago, just after he had broken through to Soul King, remained clearly etched in his mind!
Although he could not readily strike at the Blue