Dugu Fu waved a hand in front of Chen Xiaojun's face and asked, "Young Master, Young Master, what are you thinking about?"
Chen Xiaojun emerged from his thoughts with a soft chuckle. "Oh, nothing. Just thinking about a few things. Where were you?"
Dugu Fu picked up where he had left off. "I was saying that Sister Xiao Yi had given Zhan Ruoxi a pounding several times."
Zhu Wuneng snorted disdainfully. "So much for Heavenly Prodigy 18. Sister Xiao Yi had her eating out of her hand."
Chen Xiaojun turned to Xiao Yi, seeking her opinion. "What do you think?"
Xiao Yi considered it briefly, then said, "She isn't as simple as she appears."
"After several exchanges, her fighting style has become increasingly flexible, and her use and control of soul skills have grown more refined."
"More importantly, her resistance to my Nine Yin Soul Transfer Soul Art has been gradually strengthening."
Chen Xiaojun nodded. "It seems her mindset has changed."
"Perhaps Zhan Ruoxi had never experienced defeat before. Now she's beginning to accept and face her setbacks. Humility really does help people improve."
Zhu Wuneng remained unconvinced. "Even so, she still can't escape Sister Xiao Yi's palm. Handling her is child's play."
Chen Xiaojun disagreed and shot him a sidelong look. "That's not necessarily true."
"You, ranked forty-eighth on the Heavenly Prodigy Ranking, look down on number eighteen? Just how inflated is your ego?"
"Once a prodigy like her starts learning, she improves very quickly. Faster than you, at least, Wuneng."
"She used to fight like an artillery battery, sweeping everything aside in a single barrage. Now that she's been taught a lesson, she's starting to exercise deliberate control."
"Before, from what you described, her tactics were rigid, and she unleashed her soul skills one after another. Now she's