On the arena, the match began as soon as the referee announced the start.
Qian Liang looked at the young man whom a Titled Douluo of the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect had personally escorted over, and took him far more seriously.
Di'ao Academy was the Heavenly Soul Empire Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, representing the Heaven Dou Empire. Within the empire, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect was undoubtedly the largest sect and maintained close ties with the imperial government. No one in the empire was unfamiliar with it. Its standing in the Heaven Dou Empire rivaled that of the White Tiger Duke in the Star Luo Empire, and its strength was even greater. More than one or two Titled Douluos guarded the sect, along with the world's foremost support system soul master. Its defenses were as impregnable as walls of iron and a moat of boiling water.
Qian Liang tightened his grip on his spiked club martial soul. Three of his five soul rings had dimmed slightly; his battle with Xu Wenqing had taken quite a toll on him. With that warning fresh in their minds, no one truly dared underestimate Jiang Hai, even if he was only a Soul Elder.
With a low shout, Qian Liang charged straight at him, swinging his spiked club. Streams of earthen-yellow soul power coiled around it, making its spikes gleam even more coldly in the sunlight.
Jiang Hai moved to meet Qian Liang's attack. Not a single soul ring appeared around him, but a pair of gauntlets had already materialized on his hands. With a boom, his fist slammed into the spiked club. Protected by the gauntlets, Jiang Hai could not be injured by its spikes.
"What terrifying strength!" Qian Liang's expression shifted slightly. It felt as though he had struck an