Chapter 58: It's Enough for Me to End You All!
As soon as they arrived at the resting area, Wang Li felt an unusual gaze fall upon him.
Following the sensation, he looked up and saw Ning Fengzhi in the VIP seats staring straight at him.
At times his fists clenched, at times his expression relaxed, and at times it looked as though he was about to grind his molars to dust—truly a live performance of Sichuan opera face-changing.
"Ning Rongrong, just what did you say to your dad yesterday?"
Wang Li wore a bewildered expression as he turned to look at Ning Rongrong and asked.
"I didn't really say anything."
Ning Rongrong shrugged, speaking indifferently.
"Impossible. Absolutely impossible!"
"Your dad looks like he wants to kill me—he wasn't like this yesterday at all…"
Wang Li waved his hand, his face full of disbelief.
Yesterday everything was fine. His gaze had even been rather friendly.
So why has it changed today?
"Ahem, he probably has something wrong with his eyes. Don't mind him."
Ning Rongrong's expression remained unchanged as she whispered.
Wang Li, Zhu Zhuqing: "..."
You really are your father's little cotton-padded jacket!
For Ning Rongrong to bring back those trade items yesterday, she must have angered Ning Fengzhi badly.
Luckily, Ning Fengzhi was too far away to hear her words. Otherwise, he might have fainted on the spot from sheer rage!
"Captain, our opponent today is Elephant Armored Academy. Their strength isn't weak either. Who's going on stage?"
Finally, someone stepped up to discuss business.
Xue Wu—Sky Water Team's vice-captain in the original timeline and now a member of the Sky Water team—spoke with a serious expression.
Elephant Armored Academy was also one of the Elemental Academies, though it had been excluded by the Four Elemental Academies.
Over time, interactions between them had dwindled.
Elephant Armored Academy's overall strength was not weak. To defeat them, some real effort would be required.
Dean had handed full authority over match arrangements to Wang Li, so the lineup was decided by Wang Li, the captain.
Wang Li rubbed his chin and thought briefly before saying,
"Shui Bing'er, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, Qiu Ruoshui, Yu Hairou."
"You'll be the ones to go on stage."
As for Gu Qingbo and Shen Liuyu, they could stay below and keep him company.
"Yes, Captain!"
The members who were chosen were delighted. After all, this was the first match—the most eye-catching one.
Gu Qingbo and Shen Liuyu felt a little disappointed, but they didn't say anything.
After all, hadn't the captain also given up his own chance and handed it to the other sisters?
When soul masters of comparable strength fought, it often took at least half an hour—sometimes even an hour—to decide a winner.
Twenty-nine advanced soul master academies were participating in the qualifiers. Fourteen matches were held each day, with one academy receiving a bye.
Thus, there were a total of five arenas running matches simultaneously!
About an hour later, the match between Sky Water Academy and Elephant Armored Academy finally began.
This could be considered the most anticipated match of the day.
The Five Elemental Academies were famous far and wide and had consistently ranked among the top in previous tournaments.
This year, Sky Water Academy has even invited "external support," making things even more exciting.
As a result, this match attracted the largest audience.
As the contestants stepped onto the arena, Elephant Armored Team's captain, Huyan Li, frowned slightly, his expression displeased.
"Shui Bing'er, why isn't your captain coming up?"
"Are you looking down on our Elephant Armored Team?"
They were not weak. Facing Sky Water Academy, they had fielded their full strength!
Yet the opposing team's captain hadn't even taken the stage. Wasn't that blatant contempt?
Before the match even started, the smell of gunpowder had already filled the arena—exactly what the audience wanted to see.
"Dealing with you doesn't require Brother Li to make a move!"
Before Shui Bing'er could speak, Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward with a frosty expression and said coldly.
"Little girl, who are you?"
Huyan Li was momentarily stunned as he looked at Zhu Zhuqing in surprise.
Because he vaguely noticed that among this group of girls, Zhu Zhuqing seemed to be the leader, not Shui Bing'er.
It was truly strange.
Zhu Zhuqing took a single step forward, instantly completing her martial soul possession.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black—five soul rings rose swiftly from beneath her feet.
"Zhu Zhuqing, vice-captain of the Sky Water Team. Martial soul: Hell Envoy."
"Rank fifty-five Attack-type Battle Soul King."
"You're not worthy of Brother Li taking action. It's enough for me to end you all!"
Looking at Zhu Zhuqing on the stage, both the audience and the participating contestants froze for a moment—then began breathing frantically.
Yesterday, the appearance of a Soul King at the opening ceremony had already shocked everyone.
Today, another Soul King appeared!
The key point was that although Zhu Zhuqing looked quite mature, her face didn't match that impression.
She looked no more than fourteen or fifteen years old—yet she was actually a Soul King?
Below the stage, Elephant Armored Sect Master Huyan Zhen stood with his mouth slightly open, wanting to speak but stopping himself.
He had thought his grandson's team had this one in the bag. But now?
It wasn't that they were being looked down upon—Sky Water Academy simply hadn't taken them seriously at all!
Even the Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall couldn't compare to this genius girl, right?
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Ma Hongjun pointed at Zhu Zhuqing and looked toward Tang San.
"Third Brother, do you think you could beat Zhu Zhuqing?"
Hearing this, Tang San frowned slightly and carefully observed Zhu Zhuqing. Faintly, he felt that she was a formidable opponent—even after he had added a soul ring to his second martial soul.
"She's not my opponent."
Zhu Zhuqing only had one martial soul. If he caught her off guard, there was no way she could defeat him.
In the arena, Huyan Li and the others were completely stunned.
Starting off with a Soul King?
Was Sky Water Academy done pretending?
"If it's just one Soul King, we might still have a chance…"
On the Elephant Armored Team's side, four Soul Elders were on the field!
The match quickly began. When Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda and her four soul rings appeared, Huyan Li and the others' faces turned pitch-black!
Under Ning Rongrong's buffs, Zhu Zhuqing's strength was fully comparable to that of a Soul Emperor!
Dealing with them didn't even require Shui Bing'er and the others to take action.
Not only had they hidden a Soul King, but they had also hidden a Soul Ancestor-level direct descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
One had to know—this was a fifty-percent boost to four different attributes.
Completely unreasonable.
"We concede! Elephant Armored Academy concedes!"
With no other choice, Huyan Zhen finally spoke.
Even if his grandson revealed his head soul bone, he still wouldn't be Zhu Zhuqing's opponent.
If they didn't concede, were they just going to wait there and lose face?
The match that everyone had been most optimistic about ended just like that—anticlimactically.
The audience was extremely dissatisfied, yet helpless.
After all, they didn't dare contradict the words of a Lower Four Sects' sect master.
Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, Yu Tianxin, and the others exchanged glances.
They knew Sky Water Academy's external support was strong, but they never expected that this quiet girl would be a Soul King!
And not a newly-advanced Soul King at that—but a rank fifty-five Soul King!
After exchanging glances, they all reached a conclusion in their hearts.
No wonder Wang Li was so arrogant. It wasn't just that he himself had absolute strength—his girlfriend did too!
"Zhuqing, once you revealed your strength like that, we really didn't get any sense of participation at all…"
After the girls stepped down from the arena, Shui Yue'er helplessly complained.
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