Chapter 147: Zhu Zhuqing's Strength

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Looking at the lively scene outside the main gate of the Suotuo Arena, almost everyone's attention was focused on them, which was unexpected for Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang.

Originally, they wanted to keep a low profile, but no matter how they calculated, they did not anticipate this variable, Zeng Yi.

The three teachers glanced at each other and shook their heads with bitter smiles.

Now, Shrek Academy had become the most eye-catching star in the entire Suotuo Arena.

Amidst the crowd's spectators and the cheers of Zeng Yi's fan club, the Shrek team quickly entered the arena as if they were escaping.

After entering the arena, everyone headed towards the registration service to register for the competition. Except for Ning Rongrong and Oscar, who were auxiliary soul masters, the others had all registered for the competition. However, due to the Grandmaster's words, they had to change their real names and use the pre-agreed aliases. But changing the information required money, just like the registration fee, which was ten gold coins.

Zeng Yi's original alias was Ronin Yi, but he didn't change it on his original Soul Badge. Instead, he created a new account to fight soul battles with Ma Hongjun.

Because Zeng Yi was already a Silver-level Soul Warrior, teaming up with Ma Hongjun to fight 2v2 soul battles would be based on Zeng Yi's Soul Badge level. It wasn't that Zeng Yi couldn't handle two Silver-level Soul Masters alone, but there were too few Silver-level Soul Warriors, especially at the level of Soul Grandmasters. In other words, there weren't enough people to match their level. So Zeng Yi thought for a moment and decided to create a new account to boost Ma Hongjun's ranking. This way, the queue would be faster and time wouldn't be wasted.

Soon, everyone completed the registration process and sorted themselves for the soul battles. To avoid matching with each other, they sorted themselves at different times for the soul battle.

After the sorting was done, everyone was assigned to the twelfth division of the soul battle area. The Master led the students to a VIP box, which had three delicate sofas, an exquisite classical wooden table, tea, fresh fruits, and pastries. One side of the box had a large transparent glass through which they could clearly see the battle scenes in the arena.

Seeing this, Zeng Yi couldn't help but feel contemptuous. This shameless Dean Flender was very stingy when it came to students, but he was indeed generous when it came to his own enjoyment!

Seeing Dean Flender sitting on the comfortable sofa, lazily stretching and pouring himself a cup of tea with an expression of enjoyment, Zeng Yi wanted to take off his shoes and throw them at him.

If I could defeat him, Zeng Yi would definitely do it. This guy truly deserved it for being so despicable!

"Oh, Xiao Yi, don't look at me with that kind of gaze. Can't you enjoy it too? Sit down, let's have some tea, relax, and perform better in the soul battles later," Dean Flender guessed what Zeng Yi was thinking from his gaze and laughed.

It was indeed a private room that cost twenty gold soul coins per night. The taste of this tea was much better than the coarse tea at Zeng Yi's home.

Dean Flender lifted the jade teacup and took a sip, enjoying it with narrowed eyes, as though savoring the taste of this fragrant tea.

The others were amazed by the environment in the box, not because they were wealthy people like Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing or Dai Mubai, but because they were shocked that this stingy Dean would reserve such a box.

The group eagerly ran to the sofa in the box and unceremoniously grabbed the fresh fruit and pastries on the table to eat.

Dean Flender put down the exquisite teacup, let out a sigh, and a painful expression flashed across his face.

"Students, in order to provide you with a better environment for rest and soul battles, I have used up most of my savings to prepare this. So, you must do your best!" Dean Flender emphasized with a long speech.

Upon hearing Dean Flender's words, all the students were moved, except for Zeng Yi.

"Dean, we will definitely achieve splendid victories in the soul battles and won't let you down!" several people swore loudly.

"Hehe, it's great to have such determination, but the most important thing is to ensure your own safety. I don't want to see my beloved students getting hurt!" Dean Flender said.

"Dean..."

Looking at Dean Flender's pretentious appearance, Zeng Yi's gaze was full of disdain.

Others may not know, but don't I know your background? Not many savings?

Bah!

After resting in the box for more than ten minutes, it was Shrek Academy's turn to compete in the soul battles.

Among them, the first to compete in the soul battle were Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, whose 2v2 soul battle was about to begin.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the upcoming battle in the master-level group will be the 2v2 soul battle. The two teams in this battle are..." A host on the arena stage, dressed in a purple tailcoat, shouted loudly through a sound-amplifying soul device, pausing for a moment.

"The Lustrous Clear Shadows! The Furious Fire Explosion! Let's cheer together as these two teams appear!"

With the host's sonorous voice, a wave of passionate cheers erupted from the audience seats, like a surging wave, as the atmosphere of the entire arena surged with continuous enthusiasm.

Soon after, Furious Fire Explosion, a muscular man with a crew cut and a thin man, appeared on the arena. The muscular man's martial soul was the Furious Bull, and his robust physique resembled that of a real bull. The other person's martial soul was the Blaze Leopard, also a powerful beast martial soul. That was how their combination got its name — Furious and Fire Explosion, respectively representing the Furious Bull and Blaze Leopard.

After the Furious Fire Explosion combination appeared, the Lustrous Clear Shadows, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, stepped onto the stage.

The origin of their combination came from Ning Rongrong's martial soul, the Seven Treasure Glass Pagoda, represented by Lustrous, and the Clear Shadows from the long knife hanging at Zhu Zhuqing's waist. Its name was the Clear Shadow.

Seeing their opponents were two delicate young girls, the Furious Bull and Blaze Leopard were stunned. Not only them, but also the audience in the spectator seats was surprised. Were these two mask-wearing girls, who didn't look older than fifteen, really high-level soul masters? Were they the talented offspring of that place?

The slender and graceful figures of the two girls made the Furious Fire Explosion combination itch with anticipation. However, they also knew that having such strength at this age indicated a background they couldn't afford to provoke.

But they wouldn't hold back in the battle, after all, this was a monthly wage they had to earn and bring home.

Instantly, soul power surged in their bodies and their soul rings quietly rose from their feet. The color arrangement of soul rings for the Furious Fire Explosion combination was one white and one yellow.

It seemed that phantom images of a huge bull-like beast soul and a leopard engulfed in flames appeared on their bodies. Two beast roars resounded in the air, fleeting instantaneously. Following that, the bodies of the two men began to transform as they completed their martial soul fusion.

Zhu Zhuqing also performed her Hell Civet spirit fusion. Her soul rings rose, and two black, furry cat ears sprouted from the top of her head, while a slender black tail appeared on her tailbone. Her originally pitch-black eyes changed to different colors, one a deep blue and the other a light green, giving off an eerie and mysterious feeling.

The nails on her hands turned into a slim pointed shape, but they were only about a centimeter in length. This was the result of her deliberate control, although it didn't affect her grip on the sword.

Now that Zhu Zhuqing no longer needed to attack with the claws formed by her martial soul's transformation, because her swordsmanship and the blade in her hand were stronger than before.

Zhu Zhuqing slowly drew the Clear Shadow from her waist. Instantly, Ning Rongrong felt a vigorous aura emanating from Zhu Zhuqing, even giving off a chilling temperature.

Watching Zhu Zhuqing's back, Ning Rongrong felt that at this moment, she was just like Zeng Yi.

I can't fall behind either!

Thinking so, Ning Rongrong felt her own martial soul being summoned. Her hands cupped each other, and a delicate crystal tower appeared. The tower emitted dazzling multicolored lights and two soul rings emerged on her body. Under the halo of the colorful soul force, her body appeared ethereal like a fairy, captivating everyone's hearts.

Seeing the soul rings on their opponents, which were the best soul ring combination, both Furious Bull and Blaze Leopard felt their throats tighten and exchanged a bitter smile.

Sure enough, these two girls must have extraordinary backgrounds!

Seeing that both sides were ready, the host shouted and immediately jumped off the arena stage.

"The battle begins!"