(A beautiful picture of Ning Rongrong)
Ning Rongrong asked curiously, "You registered your Soul Master information? You're a Soul Master too?"
Xiao Jue nodded. "I only just became a Soul Master, I suppose."
After all, by his reckoning, he had only just reached level ten.
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up. "Great! I have to take part in two-on-two matches to raise my Soul Fighting rank. Want to team up with me?
"Don't worry. With my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda supporting you, I'll show you what it feels like to take flight! You do know what the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is, right...?"
The moment Ning Rongrong saw Xiao Jue, she grew more talkative, chattering away without pause.
Xiao Jue hastily waved his hands. "Hold on, hold on. I can team up with you, but if I win, I'll be collecting interest."
He moved closer to Ning Rongrong, closing the distance between them in an instant.
Ning Rongrong's face instantly turned red. "Wh-what interest?"
Xiao Jue reached out and lifted her chin, a mischievous smile curling his lips. "I'll tell you after we win~"
With that, he turned and headed for the registration desk.
Ning Rongrong stood rooted to the spot, her heart nearly leaping out of her chest.
She covered her face, screaming wildly inside, Oh, Xiao Jue, you flirt with me and then run away?!
Without looking up, the staff member asked, "Pick a team name."
Xiao Jue tapped the counter. The Seven Sins and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda...
He said offhandedly, "Let's keep it simple and call it the Seven Seven Team."
The staff member quickly finished the registration, then looked up at Xiao Jue as though he were an idiot.
"You're a Soul Master teaming up with a Soul Grandmaster, so your opponents will definitely be two Soul Grandmasters. Are you sure?"
Xiao Jue nodded without hesitation. "I'm sure."
The staff member shook his head, muttering as he registered Xiao Jue, "Pregnancy-saving techniques are still too good these days. They can save any idiot."
Xiao Jue: "..."
Do you have any manners?
After they had rested for a while, the drawing results came out.
The Seven Seven Team would face the Winged Chicken Team.
Ning Rongrong stared at the matchup board, utterly baffled. "Winged Chicken? What kind of ridiculous name is that?"
Soon, it was time for their Soul Fighting match.
The two stepped onto the platform.
At least half the spectator seats for the two-on-two matches were occupied, making them somewhat more popular than the one-on-one matches.
The two-on-two Soul Fighting platform was twice the size of the one-on-one platform. After all, with twice as many Soul Masters, they needed more room to maneuver.
When the host announced the Winged Chicken Team, the two who stepped onto the platform opposite them turned out to be Oscar and Ma Hongjun.
The two also saw Ning Rongrong across from them.
Oscar looked surprised. "Rongrong, did you really grab some random passerby to team up with?"
Ma Hongjun was even more arrogant. He folded his arms and sneered. "Look, if you were going to find someone, you should've found a Soul Grandmaster. Teaming up with a Soul Master? Wouldn't that be us bullying you?"
Ning Rongrong showed no sign of backing down. Hands on her hips, she shot back:
"Even with some random passerby, I can beat the crap out of you! And what's with that team name of yours? I think you two should be the Lame Chicken Team!"
Ma Hongjun jumped up and down in anger. "You!!! Little Oscar, let's show her what we can do!"
Oscar rolled up his sleeves too. "Rongrong, this time we'll show you how strong we are. You should team up with us from now on!"
Ning Rongrong looked at Xiao Jue, a trace of questioning in her eyes, as if asking, Can you do it?
Xiao Jue nodded to her, giving her a reassuring look.
He now had the enhancements from six Martial Souls, which had improved his physical condition across the board. He was confident he could beat these two.
At the host's command, the Soul Fighting match officially began.
Everyone on the platform released their Martial Souls.
Light flashed in Ning Rongrong's hand, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda appeared out of thin air, radiating brilliant seven-colored light.
Two Big Sausages appeared in Oscar's hands, and he tossed them to Ma Hongjun.
The phantom of the Evil Fire Phoenix appeared behind Ma Hongjun. A fiery red phoenix cried out toward the sky, radiating scorching heat.
Two Yellow Soul Rings revolved around each of the three.
The spectators below cried out in surprise. "A phoenix! The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda? They're all top-tier Martial Souls!"
"Too bad the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is supporting a Soul Master below level twenty. They're bound to lose!"
Ma Hongjun sneered. "Rongrong, don't blame me for showing no mercy!"
His first Yellow Soul Ring shone. "First Soul Skill, Phoenix Fire Line!"
A stream of scorching flame shot from Ma Hongjun's mouth, heading straight for Xiao Jue and Ning Rongrong.
Someone below the platform complained, "That food-type Soul Master isn't doing anything at all. He's getting a free win!"
"It's a total stomp. Boring, boring. Let's go watch another match."
Quite a few spectators had already begun to get up and leave.
Ning Rongrong grew anxious and hurriedly shouted, "Seven treasures turn, and glazed light appears. Seven Treasures Have Names: First: Strength, Second: Speed!"
Two beams of light fell on Xiao Jue.
Xiao Jue finally moved.
A Yellow Soul Ring revolved around him.
Boundless, pitch-black turbid waves surged out behind him like a tide, and the phantom of a colossal creature slowly emerged from the black water.
Its body was as massive as a mountain in the sea, shaped like an ancient sea serpent. Thick scales overlapped in layers, each gleaming with a cold, dark blue light, while corrosive black water seeped from the gaps between them.
Its head was enormous, its vertical pupils a sickly green. Its gaze carried a sinister, predatory glint, and poisonous mist constantly spilled from its long snout as its jaws opened and closed.
Most of its vast body was hidden in the roiling turbid currents of the abyss. When the phantom moved, it stirred up enormous waves of Soul Power, its shadow constantly prowling beneath the water's surface!
It was the Sin of Envy, the deep-sea behemoth Leviathan!
Everyone was stunned. Its oppressive presence left everyone there feeling suffocated!
Ma Hongjun swallowed, but still steeled himself and shouted, "Whatever kind of sea serpent you are, you're nothing but rotten fish and shrimp before my phoenix!"
Though he had felt the oppressive presence too, he still increased the intensity of his Phoenix Flame!
Ning Rongrong shut her eyes in fright.
Xiao Jue said calmly, "First Soul Skill, Abyssal Turbid Waves!"
Under Xiao Jue's control, the abyssal black water attacked the Phoenix Fire Line, and it did not fall behind in the slightest!
Everyone was stunned. The spectators who had risen to leave all stood there with their mouths hanging open.
Only then did Ning Rongrong open her eyes. To her amazement, she saw that Xiao Jue, a level-ten Soul Master, was evenly matched with Ma Hongjun, a Soul Grandmaster approaching level thirty.
Ning Rongrong stabilized the output of her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
Xiao Jue increased his output by several notches, and the black water drove the Phoenix Fire Line back!
Boom!
The black-water shock wave swept both Ma Hongjun and Oscar to the edge of the platform!
The two were soaked through and in a sorry state.
Ning Rongrong jumped up excitedly. "Hahaha, now you really are drenched chickens!"
Everyone's mouths fell open!
How was that possible?
How had a One-Ring Soul Master done it?!
Ma Hongjun panted heavily, his Soul Power almost entirely depleted. He hurriedly pulled Oscar's sausage from his robes and took a fierce bite.
After chewing twice, his expression changed.
"Little Oscar, has your sausage expired? Why is it restoring so little?"