Chapter 179: Battle Against Tian Shui
The next day, the second round of the preliminaries began.
After returning to his seat, Ning Bei glanced at Sarath, who was sitting beside Xue Ye. Sarath, noticing his gaze, tensed up slightly before returning to his normal posture, pretending not to notice Ning Bei's scrutiny.
With a light laugh, Ning Bei lost interest in bothering him and turned his attention to the arena.
This time, Tiandou Royal Academy's second team was facing Tian Shui Academy, a team composed entirely of women.
Ning Bei knew that this team was among the top in the preliminaries, consisting of three Soul Sects and four high-level Soul Emperors.
Both the captain and vice-captain also had a Martial Soul Fusion skill, making them an excellent test for the younger members of their team.
The battle against Tian Shui Academy was scheduled as the fourth match. After watching three rather uneventful matches, it was finally time for their own team.
Ning Bei immediately perked up and turned his attention to the contestant entrance as the host introduced the next match.
Just as he was concentrating on the entrance, a faint hum reached his ears from the little angel beside him.
Ning Bei glanced at her, feeling a bit strange. Did he do something to irritate her?
When the contestants entered, Ning Bei immediately understood, as the long legs of the Tian Shui Academy team made him realize—his little angel, Qian Renxue, was once again jealous. But it wasn't her fault; after all, he had teased her by flirting with the Tian Shui Academy girls back in the Extreme North.
Amused, Ning Bei glanced at the little angel who was pretending to be serious while secretly keeping her eyes locked on him. He exaggeratedly stretched his neck and turned his gaze toward the arena.
As expected, a sharp, gritting sound came from beside him.
"Big Brother Xue, are your teeth hurting? Remember to rinse your mouth regularly!"
Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, froze for a moment, then realized she had once again been teased. After giving him a glare, she smiled and cupped her hands toward Ning Bei.
"Thank you for your concern, Brother Ning. It's not my teeth, just that I was bitten by a dog last night, and the pain is unbearable."
"Is that so? Then Big Brother Xue should be more careful next time."
"I will be careful!"
Listening to the exchange between the two, Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi exchanged puzzled glances. Had these two gotten that close?
While they were chatting, the battle on the arena began.
Strictly speaking, this was the first official battle for all members of their team except for Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing. Dugu Yan was still in the rest area and had no intention of fighting.
Xiao Wu's eyes sparkled with excitement—finally, she could show her skills.
The others shared her mindset and quickly released their soul rings.
The six Soul Kings and one Soul Sect configuration on their team caused shock among Tian Shui Academy's long-legged players. While they had expected there would be Soul Kings among the other team members, they hadn't anticipated this many, and the soul ring configurations were simply deadly.
"Sister, what should we do?"
The timid Shui Yue'er looked at her sister, feeling helpless at the thought of facing six Soul Kings with her mere Soul Emperor status.
Shui Bing'er, seeing this, had a serious expression on her face and gave a wry smile after hearing her sister's complaint.
"There's nothing we can do now, just brace ourselves. We can't forfeit; that would be too shameful."
"Bing'er, should we use that move?"
Shui Bing'er's vice-captain, Xue Wu, looked at her, asking if they should immediately use their ultimate technique.
Shui Bing'er thought for a moment and nodded.
"Let's just go for it. There's no need for unnecessary testing."
"Alright."
With that, a phoenix cry suddenly echoed behind Shui Bing'er, and a translucent, glittering Ice Phoenix emerged, surrounded by two yellow and two purple soul rings—the perfect soul ring combination indicating her extraordinary talent.
Vice-captain Xue Wu also didn't hesitate, summoning her Snowflake Martial Soul, with the ideal soul ring configuration as well.
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill: Ice and Snow Falling."
Instantly, frost covered the arena, and the biting cold winds howled. Sharp ice spikes began to fall from the sky.
"Wow, a Martial Soul Fusion skill! This is getting interesting!"
Xiao Wu's excitement grew. If the victory came too easily, it wouldn't be fun.
"Rongrong, give me support!"
"Got it!"
Though Xiao Wu was playful, she didn't underestimate the opponents' fusion skill. Without hesitation, she called upon her best friend, and Ning Rongrong immediately summoned the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
"Nine Treasures, one for strength, two for speed, three for soul, and four for attack!"
Four beams of light enveloped Xiao Wu, enhancing her power.
With a confident smile, Xiao Wu shouted to Ah Du and Long Nianbing, then charged toward the enemy formation.
"Ah Du , Nianbing, cover me!"
"Understood, Xiao Wu!"
Xiao Wu's steps were incredibly fast, and in the blink of an eye, she was in the midst of the dense ice spikes.
The remaining five members of Tian Shui Academy immediately summoned their Martial Souls and prepared for battle. Since the captains hadn't given up yet, they weren't going to retreat either.
Seeing this, Shui Bing'er quickly manipulated the frost and ice spikes to push toward Xiao Wu's direction.
However, Xiao Wu didn't pay any attention to the attacks ahead of her and continued charging forward.
Behind her, Long Nianbing smiled slightly. His fifth soul ring surged, and countless yellowish kitchen knives detached from the arena, forming a giant metal shield to block thousands of falling ice spikes.
"Melody of the Earth, Eternal Barrier!"
Seeing her sister's attack blocked, Shui Yue'er quickly released her third soul skill, and the translucent sea dolphin released several water blades toward Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu smiled slightly, her third soul ring activated, and she disappeared in an instant.
The seven members of Tian Shui Academy were instantly startled and frantically started searching for Xiao Wu.
"She's here!"
At the back of their team, Shen Liuyu tensed up. Before she could react, Xiao Wu, using a series of flips, sent her off the arena with a powerful throw, knocking her unconscious with a muffled groan.
"Liuyu!"
Shui Bing'er was furious and quickly controlled the ice and snow to attack Xiao Wu. However, Xiao Wu wasn't afraid of this kind of slow soul skill. While the surrounding cold winds and frost had some attack power, the main strength of the Ice and Snow Falling technique came from the central ice ball.
Xiao Wu used her teleportation again, disappearing from the scene, making Shui Bing'er's attack miss.
Now, Tian Shui Academy, with only six members left, was in a panic. Their formation had been shattered in one move, and Ah Du and Zhu Zhuqing weren't going to let this opportunity slip by.
With Ning Rongrong's support, Zhu Zhuqing disappeared from her original position and reappeared within the enemy formation.
"Third Soul Skill: Netherworld Slash."
Ah Du , meanwhile, released his third soul skill, merging into the arena. He stealthily approached the enemy's back.
"Second Soul Skill: Blade of the Wind."
Two cries of shock sounded again. At the back of the enemy formation, Yu Hairou and Gu Qingbo had released their defensive soul skills, but they couldn't resist the attacks from two Soul Kings. Both were knocked off the arena.
Shui Bing'er felt helpless in her heart. Her and Shui Yue'er's Martial Soul Fusion skills could barely hold off one of the enemy, and there was no way she could handle so many opponents.
What made it worse was that most of the opponents were agile attackers.
(END CHAPTER)
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