Asa nodded and voluntarily released her contract mark.
With such irrefutable proof before him, the registrar could say nothing more and could only let her through.
Although it was only a minor incident, it was so unusual that it still drew curious looks from the representatives of the seven great tribes.
"A human can become a guardian spirit too? That really is unheard of!"
"I bet he's all show and no substance. Just watch me smash him to pieces later."
Among the Thunder Snake Clan's ranks, a tall, thin young man with slit pupils sneered, purple arcs of electricity crackling around his fingertips. He was one of the followers of She Qianjie, the Thunder Snake Clan's young master.
His companion joined in the jeering. "Brother She, if you run into that human guardian spirit later, you have to show him what our Thunder Snake Clan can do. Let's see whether his bones are tougher than our lightning!"
Not far away, Yan Jin of the Fire Feather Clan stood with his arms folded. His crimson eyes swept over Yun Che, and his lips curled in contempt, as though he were looking at a clown who had no idea of his own limits.
Mu Zizhen of the Greenwood Clan, however, watched Yun Che thoughtfully, the vine-shaped jade pendant at her fingertips glowing faintly.
The youth holding an ink-black lotus behind her also raised his head. The petals of the lotus in his arms trembled gently, and the green beetle at its center opened its compound eyes. An almost imperceptible spatial fluctuation swept over Yun Che before falling still again.
"First match: Shi Hansan of the Stonefolk Clan against Asa of the Ice Soul Clan."
The moment the announcement ended, the clamor in the square died away, and every gaze turned toward the