Don't Worry About It, Just Let Them Repel Each Other

"That's impossible!"

Ever since meeting Zhao Su, Grandmaster had probably said those words more than anything else.

Zhao Su's appearance could also be said to have completely overturned the so-called theories he had spent twenty years researching.

"The world's very existence is a miracle, so anything can happen in this miraculous world!"

"How did you resolve the repulsion between each of your martial souls?"

Grandmaster hurriedly questioned Zhao Su.

The reason he had told Tang San not to add soul rings to the Clear Sky Hammer lightly was that he had yet to find a safe way to resist that repulsion.

He did not want Tang San to take the risk.

"Don't worry about it, just let them repel each other!"

Zhao Su withdrew his Twelve-Winged Holy Angel and uttered yet another sentence that left Grandmaster's chest tight and made him want to cough up blood.

"Let them repel each other? Let them repel each other? Hahaha!"

Grandmaster's thoughts were now in complete disarray. He kept muttering Zhao Su's words, occasionally letting out unsettling bursts of laughter.

"Xiaogang, are you all right?"

Flender hurriedly steadied Grandmaster, who was swaying as though about to fall, and asked with concern.

"I'm fine!"

"This world is too vast and too complicated. It's understandable that one or two freaks beyond all reason would appear. Your theories still apply to most soul masters."

Flender continued trying to comfort Grandmaster.

"Sigh, you don't need to comfort me. I understand all that."

At that moment, Grandmaster looked as though he had aged several more years, his entire appearance haggard.

Zhao Su did not care about any of that, however. As long as Grandmaster stayed alive and could perform the Trinity Fusion Skill with Flender and Liu Erlong, that was enough.

Zhao Su's only purpose in helping him grow stronger was to increase the chances of fusing into the Golden Sacred Dragon.

"All right, it's getting late. We need to reach the Suotuo City Soul Fighting Arena as soon as possible!"

Grandmaster took a deep breath to steady his emotions, then continued toward the Suotuo City Soul Fighting Arena.

To avoid attracting unnecessary trouble, the Shrek Seven Devils all wore matching outfits and masks.

Before participating in soul fighting, they first had to decide on their two-person pairings.

They needed to ensure everyone had a partner and could enter the two-person soul fights.

Soul fighting was divided into individual, two-person, and team matches.

Teams had to have at least seven members and no more than ten. The number participating in a team match was determined by the smaller team.

Individual soul fights were straightforward; anyone who registered could participate.

What they were discussing now was who would form each two-person team.

Dai Mubai wanted to team up with Zhu Zhuqing.

But Zhu Zhuqing refused him.

Grandmaster spoke up then as well. "I've already decided on your pairings. Mubai, you'll team up with Oscar. You're already at level thirty-six, and few in the level-thirty bracket can match you. You can carry Oscar."

"All right!"

Although Dai Mubai was somewhat displeased, he did not argue and accepted the arrangement.

"Tang San and Xiao Wu will be a team!"

"Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong will be a team!"

"Zhao Su and Zhu Zhuqing will be a team!"

"Grandmaster, I want to team up with Rongrong!" Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly spoke up upon hearing his assignments.

"You're weaker than Ma Hongjun, and he can protect Ning Rongrong better. Otherwise, you can team up with Ma Hongjun, and Rongrong can team up with Zhao Su. Choose for yourself!"

"I'll team up with..."

Before Zhu Zhuqing could finish, Ning Rongrong interrupted her. "I'll team up with my Brother Fatty. I love my Brother Fatty!"

As she spoke, Ning Rongrong even cast Ma Hongjun a flirtatious glance.

"I want to team up with Rongrong too!"

Seeing this, Ma Hongjun hurriedly spoke up as well.

Since they had both said as much, Zhu Zhuqing said nothing further, tacitly accepting the arrangement.

"Why don't you want to team up with me?"

In the seating area inside the Soul Fighting Arena, where they waited for their turn, Zhao Su moved closer to Zhu Zhuqing and leaned toward her ear to ask softly.

Zhu Zhuqing felt the warm air of Zhao Su's breath brush against her ear.

That rich, magnetic voice, so incredibly gentle, made her body tremble slightly despite herself.

Her heartbeat gradually quickened.

Zhu Zhuqing took a deep breath and lowered her head, not daring to look at Zhao Su. "It's not that," she replied quietly.

"Really?"

Zhao Su pressed her further.

"Mm!"

Listening to Zhao Su's voice, Zhu Zhuqing felt her heart tangle like a skein of hemp. She shifted away, not wanting too much contact with him.

"Don't be nervous. Relax. I'll protect you out there."

Wearing a faint smile, Zhao Su leaned closer again and spoke softly.

Yet who knew that Zhu Zhuqing's nervousness came not from the approaching battle, but from Zhao Su himself?

A few days earlier, Zhu Zhuqing had received a message from an elder of her family, asking her to meet them in Suotuo City.

The family elder had explicitly told her to develop her relationship with Dai Mubai as soon as possible and familiarize herself with their fusion skill, the Hell White Tiger.

Within the Star Luo Empire, there had always been two factions surrounding the position of crown prince.

One supported Dai Weisi, while the other supported Dai Mubai.

Their Zhu Family had likewise split into two factions.

They had to ensure that the Zhu Family survived between these two factions and retained its power and influence within the Star Luo Empire.

That was why a family elder had come to Suotuo City to urge Zhu Zhuqing to achieve fusion with Dai Mubai as soon as possible.

They needed to make thorough preparations for the final struggle over the position of crown prince.

Ever since childhood, what Zhu Zhuqing had heard most often was talk of marriage alliances, and how the Zhu Family's standing and power came before everything else.

Thus, she did not dare defy the family elders.

Another factor was her parents. Because of the Zhu Family's special standing within the Star Luo Empire, Zhu Zhuqing's parents had treated their daughters harshly since childhood.

That strictness did not come from love or a desire to see them succeed, but from concern for the Zhu Family's position.

It could even be said that the daughters they bore were born for the Star Luo Imperial Family.

Whether their daughters liked it or not, whether they were willing or not, they could not resist.

For the central theme of their upbringing had always been obedience.

Obedience to the family, and obedience to the imperial family.

They had even betrothed their two daughters to the imperial family's two princes, setting them against each other in a fight to the death.

For in Zhu Zhuqing's parents' hearts, it did not matter which daughter became empress in the future, but it had to be one of their own.

This was also the source of Zhu Zhuqing's present anguish and inner conflict after meeting Zhao Su and developing unfamiliar feelings for him.

Had she never met Zhao Su, she might have carried out the family elders' orders without any wishes of her own.

She would have approached Dai Mubai and worked on mastering their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Whether Dai Mubai eventually became emperor or she became empress, that would have been her life.

But after meeting Zhao Su, the desire to resist had taken root in her heart, even though she did not dare act on it.

Soon, the two-person soul fight began. Zhao Su and Zhu Zhuqing's opponents were also a man and a woman. The man looked eighteen or nineteen, while the woman was a little younger.

"Let's go!"

Zhao Su held out his hand to Zhu Zhuqing. She looked at his outstretched hand and hesitated, but ultimately did not reach for it, walking straight toward the fighting platform instead.

Seeing this, Zhao Su shrugged helplessly and followed Zhu Zhuqing toward the fighting platform.