The passage through the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena was quite spacious, with only a handful of staff moving along either side.
Ning Rongrong walked ahead with her hands behind her back and a spring in her step, then suddenly slowed and dropped back beside Gu Feng.
She tilted her head, her tone sounding casual:
"Brother Feng, those girls from Skywater Academy were pretty, weren't they?"
Gu Feng kept walking at an even pace and answered offhandedly:
"They certainly were."
Ning Rongrong stopped short and immediately turned to block his path, her lips thrust into a pronounced pout.
"Aha! So you really were staring at them the whole time!"
Gu Feng shook his head with an amused laugh and reached out to move the arm she had stretched across his path.
"Where else am I supposed to look during a match, if not at the stage?"
"Skywater Academy is one of the few teams in the Preliminary Tournament with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Once Shui Bing'er and Xue Wu join forces, their power is nothing to sneeze at."
"They're bound to make it all the way to the Grand Finals. It's only natural to watch them in advance."
Ning Rongrong huffed and fell into step beside him.
"They might be strong, but who told you to call them pretty?"
Just then, a clear, playful voice suddenly rang out from a corner beside the passage:
"Then tell me, handsome, which of those seven girls was the prettiest?"
Gu Feng kept walking, his mind still on Shui Bing'er's Instant First Soul Skill from earlier, and blurted out:
"Shui Bing'er, probably. She's strong and has outstanding looks."
"Shui Yue'er's pretty nice too. She's lively, likable, and cute."
Once he finished speaking, a brief silence settled over them.
Ning Rongrong froze on the