Ning Rongrong took Zhu Zhuqing's hand and smiled into her eyes. "Don't worry, Zhu Zhuqing. I'll take this chance to teach that lecherous tiger a proper lesson for you."
"Mm." Seeing how confident Ning Rongrong was, Zhu Zhuqing asked no more questions, but she was still a little worried. After all, Ning Rongrong's soul power level was only thirty-one, while Dai Mubai's cultivation had already reached level thirty-seven.
Once they entered the training grounds, Dai Mubai and Ning Rongrong stood in the center, facing each other with icy gazes.
"You can make the first move," Dai Mubai said arrogantly, his face full of contempt. Dealing with a Soul Master whose soul power level was considerably lower than his would hardly take any effort to begin with, let alone Ning Rongrong, who was merely an auxiliary system Soul Master.
"Seven treasures turn, glazed tiles emerge."
Ning Rongrong snorted coldly, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda appeared in her palm, dazzling seven-colored light blossoming from it. A brilliant halo swiftly rippled outward.
Then Ning Rongrong gently raised her hand, placing it above her head, before taking a slender blue women's sword from her Soul Tool Ring and facing Dai Mubai.
"Since you're letting me attack first, I won't hold back."
Ning Rongrong poured her soul power into the slender sword in her hand. Its blade abruptly shone blue, and a keen sword light slowly gathered, about to burst forth.
"Clink, clink, clink." Three crisp sounds rang out. Ning Rongrong pushed off with her toes and floated into the air. As she swung the slender sword, three streaks of sword light flew straight toward Dai Mubai opposite her.
"First Soul Skill, White Tiger Protection Barrier!"
Watching the sword lights race toward him, Dai Mubai lit up his first soul ring and condensed a white barrier before him, preparing to block Ning Rongrong's strike. But the next moment, his eyes widened, because the radiance given off by those three seemingly feeble sword lights made him feel a hint of danger.
Bang-
The shock waves from the shattering sword light crashed into Dai Mubai's defensive shield, tearing it apart outright.
Dai Mubai was inwardly horrified. How could Ning Rongrong's attacks be so powerful? He hurriedly stepped back and turned sideways to dodge the three sword lights.
He could not understand how Ning Rongrong, with her mere level thirty-one strength, could unleash an attack of this caliber.
"I thought you'd block my sword lights head-on. Who knew you'd just dodge? Tsk, tsk, tsk."
Sword light flashed. Accompanied by her mocking voice, Ning Rongrong swung out another streak of blue sword light, sending it straight at Dai Mubai.
"Third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"
Dai Mubai's body instantly swelled. He thrust out his right arm, and a huge White Tiger phantom instantly took shape, roaring as it swatted at the sword light. Amid a thunderous crash, the sword light collapsed, but Dai Mubai was also forced back two steps.
He stared at Ning Rongrong in shock. "How can you possibly unleash such powerful attacks?"
"Tch, what's so hard about that?" Ning Rongrong's pretty face was menacing as she stared coldly at him, the fighting spirit in her eyes growing ever stronger.
Dai Mubai drew a deep breath. He now understood that he had underestimated the auxiliary system Soul Master before him, but the flames of anger in his heart only burned hotter.
"Fine, fine. Then today, I'll see just how strong you really are."
As he spoke, his body abruptly became a blur of afterimages as he lunged straight at Ning Rongrong.
A white tiger claw savagely snatched at Ning Rongrong's delicate body. Standing where she was, Ning Rongrong watched Dai Mubai's enormous tiger claw and poured soul power into the medal on her chest.
In an instant, a transparent blue light shield enveloped Ning Rongrong. Dai Mubai's tiger claw landed on it and was immediately bounced away, while the shield did not budge in the slightest.
"How can that be? What soul skill is this now?"
Dai Mubai was startled. With his third soul skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, active, the hardness of his tiger claws was terrifying. Even a Soul Ancestor would have to avoid their edge, yet now he could not even shake a layer of light.
Suddenly, Dai Mubai felt the hairs on his back stand on end. Almost without hesitation, he flung his left arm out forcefully while spinning his body at high speed. A beam of light skimmed past his left shoulder, drawing several threads of blood.
Dai Mubai inwardly counted himself lucky that he had not been seriously injured, but where had that beam come from?
"Oh dear, I missed. I'm so sorry."
Dai Mubai looked up and saw Ning Rongrong holding a piece of iron shaped like the character "厂" in her left hand, aiming it at him.
"Never mind. Let's try again."
No sooner had Ning Rongrong finished speaking than she used the weapon in her hand again, firing several beams of light in succession straight at Dai Mubai. Not daring to be careless, Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Vajra Transformation and White Tiger Protection Barrier simultaneously. A layer of white luster covered his body as he lunged toward the beams.
Bang-
Dai Mubai's double defenses were pierced in an instant, and a beam grazed his left shoulder, tearing a hole in his clothes as well. Scarlet blood directly stained Dai Mubai's white suit red.
This...
The watching students were dumbfounded. Just what was that piece of iron in Ning Rongrong's hand? It could actually penetrate Dai Mubai's defenses formed by stacking two soul skills. Wasn't that far too outrageous?
"Jun Yi was right after all. What age is this? Still playing with traditional cold weapons. A handgun really is easier to use."
Seeing that her shot had worked, Ning Rongrong spoke with a smile.
This sight shocked Tang San even more. Looking at the weapon in Ning Rongrong's hand, he found its mechanism very similar to his Tang Sect's Zhuge Repeating Crossbow. Only, the Zhuge Repeating Crossbow fired iron bolts, while the weapon in Ning Rongrong's hand fired soul power. If he could incorporate this technology into his hidden weapons, he believed he would definitely be able to restore the Tang Sect's glory on the Douluo Continent!
Dai Mubai, who was fighting Ning Rongrong, was experiencing a roller coaster of emotions. Although this shot had still not seriously injured him, he knew that if his defense and speed had faltered for even another second, his entire arm would probably have been crippled.
"Damn it," Dai Mubai cursed. A gleam flashed in his eyes, and his second soul ring lit up. The soul power in his body gathered toward his mouth, where clusters of milky-white light formed one after another.
"Second Soul Skill, White Tiger Fierce Light Wave!"
Dai Mubai roared, and several milky-white balls of light shot through the air toward Ning Rongrong. This was Dai Mubai's last resort. If even his second soul skill could not break Ning Rongrong's protective shield, he would truly be left with no choice but to take a beating.
Facing the balls of light speeding toward her, Ning Rongrong paid them no heed at all. She simply walked slowly toward Dai Mubai, and the protective shield formed by the Soul Tool on her body moved with her.
When the balls of light touched the shield, an ear-piercing scraping sound immediately erupted. Then faint ripples spread across the shield's surface, yet it showed not the slightest sign of disappearing or breaking.
"What exactly is this?" Dai Mubai frowned slightly. He could not understand why Ning Rongrong could unleash such a powerful defensive soul skill.
"Isn't she an auxiliary system Soul Master?"
This question circled in Dai Mubai's mind, leaving him unable to let it go.
And as Dai Mubai watched Ning Rongrong slowly walking toward him, a trace of unease suddenly welled up in his heart...
(End of chapter)