2V7 Opponents-Imperial Fighting Team!

If others found out about this,

that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had won so beautifully, only to be harshly scolded by Teacher Immortal afterward, they would probably be utterly dumbfounded.

The footsteps in the corridor were heavier than when they had arrived.

Ning Rongrong walked ahead, the hem of her clothes swishing sharply. Zhu Zhuqing quietly followed at her side, the flickering lights on the corridor walls reflected in her catlike eyes. She was rather helpless when it came to this senior sister.

"Stupid teacher, fine, he didn't praise us."

Ning Rongrong suddenly stopped. Her cheeks were still tinged red from the scolding as she turned to complain to Zhu Zhuqing, "But he even scolded us so fiercely!"

Zhu Zhuqing thought for a moment, then honestly said, "Senior Sister Rongrong, we can't really blame Teacher. There were indeed problems with how we won. It wasn't a life-or-death battle, so we shouldn't have revealed our trump cards so early."

"..."

Ning Rongrong choked, glaring at her. "Stupid Zhuqing, whose side are you even on?"

"I... I support Senior Sister!"

Zhu Zhuqing answered quickly, but then added, "But Teacher was right too."

Ning Rongrong puffed out her cheeks and stared at her for a while before suddenly deflating, her shoulders drooping. "I really lose to you two."

Then, a blaze ignited in her glassy eyes. "Zhuqing, in the next match, the two of us will rely on ourselves and win even more decisively."

"Otherwise, Teacher will really think we won by relying on external things like Elemental Stones and Space-Splitting Claws."

"Mm." Zhu Zhuqing nodded.

"We'll use the Tai Chi Fist and Fenghou Qimen that Teacher taught us. I refuse to believe I can't do it."

"Mm." Zhu Zhuqing nodded again.

"If we lose..." Ning Rongrong bit her lip. "Then we lose. Anyway, Teacher said he wasn't afraid of us losing."

The corners of Zhu Zhuqing's lips curved almost imperceptibly. "Senior Sister, you've even considered losing already. That lack of confidence doesn't seem like you."

"It's not that I lack confidence. It's just that we're fighting many with few, so we're at a disadvantage to begin with."

"Besides, I asked the staff just now. I don't know what's going on, but the opponents they matched us with are all top-tier teams in the Soul Arena. This stupid Soul Arena seems to be targeting us."

"We don't have a choice. If our opponents are strong, we still have to fight. Maybe Teacher hopes we'll face strong enemies too."

"Maybe. That stupid teacher is just like that. Don't let me get my hands on him in the future, or I'll definitely make that stupid teacher pay. I'll let him experience what it feels like to be bullied by someone stronger!"

Ning Rongrong snorted.

Soon, the two walked side by side toward the preparation area again. From the end of the corridor came a roar like crashing mountains and rolling seas.

The Soul Tool amplification array beneath the Soul Arena's dome had already activated, and the host's voice pierced through the walls, brimming with stirring passion:

"Dear audience! Let us once again applaud the dazzling debut of the Senior Sister Little Darlings Combination!"

Ning Rongrong halted, her cheeks instantly flushing red.

"When we picked that name, I didn't think it was embarrassing. Why does it feel so shameful when it's announced now?"

"I wouldn't know." Zhu Zhuqing continued walking slowly.

They pushed open the doors to the preparation area, and the Soul Arena's light rushed toward them.

Thousands upon thousands of Soul Tool lamps lit up at once, illuminating the central stage as brightly as day. The spectator stands buzzed with voices, with people waving support banners. Even Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi had each picked one up and were waving them to cheer for Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

Ning Rongrong froze for a moment.

This time, she saw that there were actually more people supporting Immortal Mountain and supporting them than there were people insulting them and predicting their failure. Some support signs read, "The Miracle of Tower and Claw," while others shouted themselves hoarse, "Senior Sister Little Darlings, good luck in the next match!"

Many soul masters had even begun placing bets. "Go, Immortal Mountain soul masters! Pull off another upset! I bet a hundred Gold Soul Coins on you!"

The voices of these fans of real skill had already drowned out those brainless fangirls.

That made Ning Rongrong feel much better.

If they won the match only to be scolded by Teacher afterward and cursed at by his fangirls, she really would be furious to death.

Seeing Ning Rongrong lost in thought for a moment, Zhu Zhuqing tugged her hand. "Rongrong, get ready. Our 2v7 is about to begin."

At the center of the stage, the host Keke slowly rose into the air once more. She wore a silver-white gown and held an Amplifying Soul Tool in her hand, her smile radiant.

"Dear audience, the 1V2 rookie challenge that just ended surely left everyone amazed. Our two contestants, Immortal Little Darling and the Immortal Senior Sister Pair, fought two opponents alone and cleanly defeated the Water-Fire Combination and Twin Stone Combination, rewriting the Soto Great Soul Arena's record for defeating the strong while weak."

"Next, let us welcome with thunderous applause the Senior Sister Little Darlings Combination, formed by these two contestants! They will face seven opponents with only two people in a team battle. This is also the first time in the history of the Soto Great Soul Arena that a two-person soul master team will take part in a seven-person team battle!"

The instant those words fell, the spectator stands erupted with earth-shaking cheers.

When Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing stepped onto the stage, gazes from all directions fell upon them like tangible beams of light.

Keke turned toward them, her smile deepening. Director Zhang had just told her backstage that these two Immortal Mountain students might become the Soto Great Soul Arena's cash cows. Furthermore, at Immortal's request, they had to be matched against top-class outstanding teams from the Soul Arena.

"Two rookie soul masters, you won your first battle brilliantly and have become the hottest rookies in the Soto Soul Arena after just one match. How do you feel?"

The Amplifying Soul Tool was held before her. Ning Rongrong swept her gaze over the boiling crowd, then remembered Teacher's scolding.

She took a deep breath and said calmly, "It's not enough."

The entire venue fell silent for a moment.

Ning Rongrong's voice spread through every corner via the amplification array, crisp and resolute. "We haven't won a 2v7 team battle yet. How could it be enough?"

Keke's eyes lit up, and she smoothly pushed the atmosphere to even greater heights. "Good! Then let us move on to today's main event—the Senior Sister Little Darlings Combination's 2V7 team battle! According to the rules, their opponent will be randomly drawn from rookie soul master teams that have performed exceptionally well recently!"

She turned and walked toward the selection Soul Tool at the center of the stage—a crystal sphere floating in midair, with dozens of golden patterns flowing within it. Each pattern represented a team awaiting selection. Keke extended her hand, her fingertips hovering above the crystal sphere. She deliberately paused for several breaths, stretching the anticipation of the entire venue to its limit.

"The draw begins!"

Her fingertips descended, and the crystal sphere suddenly spun. The golden patterns shifted rapidly before finally freezing on a purple dragon-shaped pattern.

Keke lowered her head for a glance, her pupils shrinking slightly. Then she raised an even brighter smile. "Senior Sister Little Darlings Combination—your first opponent will be the rookie soul master team that has won seven battles in a row and is hailed as the king of rookies—"

She drew out the last words as the entire venue held its breath.

"The Imperial Fighting Team!"

The spectator stands fell silent for a moment before erupting into an even more frenzied uproar than before.

"The Imperial Fighting Team?"

"That team with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul?"

"That's the number one beast martial soul on the continent."

"And their team has assault-type, defense-type, and healing-type soul masters, as well as a poison expert. They're the most troublesome team battle squad in the Soto Soul Arena lately!"