The referee slowly walked onto the arena, looking at Jun Yi's confident face, and sighed inwardly: Ignorance is bliss! He actually dares to challenge me, a Soul Saint, as Soul King? I'll show him the difference between Soul Saint and Soul King.
However, the referees did not underestimate Jun Yi simply because he was only a Soul King. They had naturally heard the news that Jun Yi, with the cultivation of Soul Ancestor, had severed Sword Douluo's arm, but they treated it as a joke. Soul Master with cultivation levels of Soul Saint or higher knew just how vast the gap between each level was. Even when facing a Titled Douluo who only took hits without fighting back, severing his arm would be extremely difficult. Therefore, they generally believed that this was a lie fabricated by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family for publicity and marketing purposes regarding Jun Yi.
After all, this wasn't the first time the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had done something like this.
The referee then unleashed his Martial Soul, and a jet-black giant bear appeared behind him. The bear's white claws were extremely long and sharp. Immediately afterward, Soul Ring appeared: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—seven Soul Ring in the optimal ratio.
" Yang Fengzhi, Martial Soul Terrorclaw Bear, Level 75 Power Attack System Battle Soul Master."
" Jun Yi, Martial Soul: Devil Fruit, Level 52 Control System Soul Master."
After the introductions, the referee said, "You're the junior, so I'll give you a three-move head start. After that, I'll retaliate. I hereby declare the match open."
"You said it yourself, you'd give me three moves."
As he finished speaking, a burst of cold air erupted, and layers of frost surged from Jun Yi's body, covering his entire body. In the blink of an eye, he transformed into a majestic and Haki ice sculpture. His right fist, encased in ice crystals, slammed towards Yang Fengzhi with such speed that even the air itself made a popping sound.
Immediately afterward, Jun Yi's fist slammed into Yang Fengzhi's chest, but Yang Fengzhi remained completely still. To the audience, Jun Yi's punch caused no harm whatsoever, and the referee saw it the same way. However, as Jun Yi's fist left Yang Fengzhi's chest, a chill began to emanate from the spot where the fist had struck, spreading rapidly. Although it happened quickly, the referee could still feel the terrifying cold.
What's going on? Yang Fengzhi's face showed surprise, but after all, he was a Soul Saint, and his reaction was extremely fast. He immediately tried to activate his Soul Power to expel the cold energy in his body, but at this moment, suddenly, a huge spiritual fluctuation enveloped his entire body. Yang Fengzhi was horrified to find that the Soul Power in his body was actually slowing down and was decreasing rapidly. In just a few seconds, the originally surging and vast Soul Power in his body was completely exhausted.
"This..." Yang Fengzhi was shocked and hurriedly tried to struggle, but it was too late.
Jun Yi's hand drew a graceful arc in mid-air, and then the referee was frozen by the cold air and lost consciousness.
The outcome is decided.
Jun Yi turned around, looked at Salas in the VIP section, and said, " Bishop Salas, I wonder if Jun Yi's abilities are worthy of your approval?"
Salas was naturally shocked to Jun Yi defeat a Soul Saint so easily, but as a Platinum Bishop, he quickly composed himself and said to Jun Yi with satisfaction, "Indeed, heroes emerge from among the young. Prince Jun's strength is truly admirable. I look forward to your battle with Elder Zhu."
Upon hearing this, Jun Yi replied, "You have a bad memory. You've forgotten that Zhu Zhuqing has severed ties with the Zhu Family; she no longer bears the surname Zhu."
"I had forgotten about that, thank you for reminding me Prince Jun. May Prince Jun ask you another question?"
"Speak."
"Between you and Elder Zhu Zhuqing, who is stronger?"
Jun Yi fell into deep thought. What exactly was the old man's purpose in deliberately bringing up Zhu Zhuqing?
"Naturally, Zhu Zhuqing's talent is stronger. She's a year younger than me, her Soul Power has already reached the Soul Emperor, and like me, she possesses two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. Compared to her cultivation speed, I still lag behind."
These words caused another commotion at the scene. They had thought that Jun Yi's strength and talent were already enough to make him the number one person on the continent, but they never expected that there would be someone in the Spirit Hall who was even more talented than Jun Yi. This was too unbelievable. How did the Soul Master World suddenly have so many geniuses?
Below the arena, Dai Mubai, who had just been revived, gaped in astonishment. After hearing Salas and Jun Yi's conversation, he finally learned about Zhu Zhuqing. The last time he heard about Zhu Zhuqing was on a wanted poster, which said that Zhu Zhuqing had been kidnapped and her fate was unknown. At that time, he had even gloated for a while.
But now, when he learned that Zhu Zhuqing had become an elder of the Spirit Hall, and that her Soul Power had reached the level of Soul Emperor, and that she possessed two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, he felt as if he were dreaming, that all of this was fake, fake!
" Bishop Salas, if there's nothing else, I'll take Jun Yi leave now. I have some things to do." Jun Yi offered to leave, as he had his own matters to attend to.
"Thank you Prince Jun, for broadening everyone's horizons today." Salas nodded slightly, then sat back down.
Jun Yi returned to the stands and left the Great Soul Arena with Dugu Yan. At this time, the audience members in the stands left, each with an excited expression, discussing what they had seen and heard that day.
When Jun Yi arrived at the gate of Heaven Dou City, he suddenly turned around and looked at Dugu Yan, saying, " Sister Yanyan, I won't go back to the academy with you yet. I still have some things to do."
"What's wrong?"
"It's something rather dangerous," Jun Yi replied.
"No, I have to go with you." Dugu Yan grabbed Jun Yi's arm with both hands, holding on tightly and refusing to let go.
Jun Yi then voiced his concern. "It's precisely because you're with us that it's dangerous."
"Are you saying I'm weak and can't help you?" Dugu Yan looked somewhat angry.
Jun Yi grasped Dugu Yan's hand and said, " Sister Yanyan, you are quite strong, but this time you are facing a Titled Douluo. If you stay by my side, I'm afraid something like what happened to Zhu Zhuqing will happen again. I don't want to experience that feeling of helplessness again."
"If I leave, who will help you?" Dugu Yan looked at Jun Yi with some heartache, her voice trembling slightly.
"This time he's only targeting me, and I already discovered his presence and have a backup plan. The fish has its eye on the bait; this time, I'll make sure he doesn't leave alive!"
Jun Yi's confident demeanor, Dugu Yan finally felt relieved and agreed to Jun Yi's request.
"I'll wait for you in the dorm. If you don't come back before dark today, I'll really be angry."
"Understood, Sister Yanyan. You can take a shower and wait for me in your room."
After saying this, Jun Yi waved to Dugu Yan and left Heaven Dou City on foot...
(End of this chapter)