The Promise with Guangling, First Battle Against Dai Mubai

Chapter 14 The Promise with Guangling, First Battle Against Dai Mubai

Guang Ling said with a grin, clearly still harboring the idea of ​​recruiting Ning Shu to the Spirit Hall.

Although Guangling didn't know why Ning Shu wouldn't leave this dilapidated academy, he felt that once she saw the teaching conditions of the Spirit Hall, Ning Shu would definitely waver.

In this world, no one dislikes good living conditions, especially in a world where so many people dream of entering the Spirit Hall. Guang Ling didn't believe Ning Shu was unaware of this.

Perhaps Ning Shu had some considerations.

Guangling's meaning was clear, and Ning Shu understood it too.

If she could leave Shrek Academy for the Spirit Hall right now, she would definitely take a rocket and leave without any regrets.

Unfortunately, she was bound to a damned guiding force, and if that force wouldn't let her, she simply couldn't leave.

Last time, she tried to leave this wretched place alone, but she ended up back in her room after only a short walk. If she weren't a big fan of online novels and anime, she probably wouldn't have been able to figure out what was going on.

She's now grateful that she's read a lot of novels, as it helps her handle these kinds of situations.

In front of Guangling, Ning Shu always appeared as a sweet little girl. She was overjoyed when Guangling extended the invitation, so how could she refuse?

She gave a long "hmm," thought for a moment, and said, "It'll probably be another three months, Grandpa Guangling. When I have my vacation, could you come pick me up? I'm afraid I won't be able to find my way by myself!"

Ning Shu acted coquettishly towards Guang Ling, and she would never pass up any opportunity to gain an advantage.

Seeing Ning Shu's bright and sunny smile, Guang Ling couldn't refuse even if he wanted to. "Alright, alright, no problem. Just call me when the time comes, and I'll show you around Wuhun City!"

"Okay! It's a deal then!" Ning Shu nodded and gave Guang Ling a little finger.

Guangling looked at her, paused, and didn't understand what she meant.

Ning Shu took his hand, made a pinky promise, then linked her pinky with his, gently stamping it. "Grandpa Guangling, you can't go back on your promise after this! Whoever goes back on their word is a little dog!"

Pinky promise?

Guang Ling glanced at his hand, then at Ning Shu. Why did he always feel that this little girl was taking advantage of him?

"Grandpa Guangling, why are you looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?" Ning Shu hurriedly went to the mirror to look at herself, and when she found that her face was still as beautiful as ever, she couldn't help but sigh—

[A natural beauty, that's me!]

"cough--"

Upon hearing this, Guang Ling couldn't help but cough awkwardly a few times. He hadn't expected that this little girl, who seemed like a sweetheart, was actually quite narcissistic.

However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. At least she is lively and not lifeless, so it seems that she is doing quite well here.

Guang Ling chuckled softly, "Little Ning Shu, is there anything else you want to ask me? If not, I shall take my leave."

"Yes! There's more!" Hearing that Guang Ling was leaving, Ning Shu stopped being vain and quickly sat down opposite him, saying seriously, "Grandpa Guang Ling, you said before that all my martial soul's soul skills are fixed, so are there any special requirements for choosing soul rings? Is it enough to just pay attention to the age limit?"

"Yes, that's right." Guangling nodded, indicating her agreement with Ning Shu's statement.

Ning Shu said "Oh," indicating that she understood.

It seems this martial soul is pretty good; at least you don't have to go through the trouble of choosing a soul beast.

Seeing the smug look on Ning Shu's face, Guang Ling smiled too. He reached out and pinched Ning Shu's cheek, saying, "You little rascal, so young, and all you do is think about is being lazy!"

"No, that's not it!" Ning Shu raised her index finger and shook it. "Grandpa Guangling, this isn't called slacking off, it's called resting when you should. Why cultivate when you can play?"

"Hahaha!"

Guang Ling looked up and laughed. Good heavens, he was right about this little girl. Her personality was just like his!

He nodded and said, "Very good, Little Ning Shu, you have the same style as I did back in the day!"

"Hehe, you flatter me, you flatter me!" Ning Shu subconsciously clasped her hands in a fist salute, chuckling as she did so, displaying quite the demeanor of a female knight-errant.

Guangling stared at her for a while, then his eyes darted around, and as if he had just thought of something, he suddenly asked, "Little Ning Shu, do you need a master? How about I find you one to play with?"

master?

Have fun?

What? The master is just for playing with?

"?"

A question mark slowly appeared on Ning Shu's face.

Upon hearing this, Guang Ling seemed to remember something. He coughed lightly and explained, "Studying, it's studying."

Unserious people always say unserious things, but Ning Shu doesn't care about that.

How could she refuse a master from the Spirit Hall for free?

Don't be a fool.

The Spirit Hall is definitely better than that Yu Xiaogang, right?

Ning Shu nodded without hesitation, "Great, Grandpa! I was just worried about not having a master!"

"Alright, it's settled then. I'll find you someone when I get back this time, and you can meet him when you have your vacation!"

"Yes, thank you, Grandpa!"

Guang Ling smiled triumphantly, clearly having planned this for a long time, but Ning Shu didn't care. She was going to the Spirit Hall anyway, so having another master from the Spirit Hall wouldn't be a bad thing.

After chatting with Ning Shu for a while, Guang Ling left Shrek Academy.

Given Ning Shu's living conditions, he didn't really want to stay at the academy any longer. If it weren't for respecting Ning Shu's own opinion, he would have wanted to just kidnap her.

An hour later, the assembly whistle blew.

The sun has just set; it's time to head to the Soto Arena for some fighting.

Since her martial soul evolved, Ning Shu hasn't used these soul skills yet. Today, she'll have to shine at the Soto Grand Arena.

Everyone gathered on the playground. Flander, as always, chatted with them for a while before leading them to Soto City.

As always, the eight entered the Soto Arena to participate in their respective matches.

Because Ning Shu wasn't very popular in the academy at first, she only had solo matches, so her points accumulated much slower than others.

Moreover, she had only recently reached level 30 and entered the next division, and she had suffered quite a few losses, which is why she only has three points so far.

It's important to know that upgrading from an Iron Fighting Soul to a Bronze Fighting Soul requires 100 points, while upgrading from a Bronze Fighting Soul to a Silver Fighting Soul requires 1,000 points.

In battles between Iron Souls, each victory earns one point, while each loss deducts one point. A winning streak of five matches adds ten points for each subsequent victory, and a streak exceeding ten adds one hundred points for each additional win. In battles between Bronze Souls, each victory adds ten points, and each loss deducts ten points, but the winning streak points remain the same as for Iron Souls.

Of the eight, besides Oscar and Ning Rongrong, who are both support players, Ning Shu is not the only one still in Iron Soul, but it is true that she is the only one with the lowest score.

In the one-on-one soul battle area, Ning Shu casually found a seat, and Zhu Zhuqing followed behind her, sitting in a corner not far away.

The one-on-one soul battles were decided by drawing lots. Ning Shu and Zhu Zhuqing were not the first to be drawn among the eight people, so the two of them decided to watch instead of resting.

Zhu Zhuqing's level hasn't reached level 30 yet, so she can't fight Ning Shu. Looking at the battle schedule on the screen, Ning Shu has a feeling that she'll be facing an annoying person next.

"Xiao Wu vs. Qing Tian, ​​Xiao Wu wins!"

The battle in the Great Soul Master area was not much of a surprise. Xiao Wu and Tang San were both Great Soul Masters at level 28 or 29, and they could easily win in this range. However, for some reason, Ning Shu really wanted to have a match with Tang San, and also to test the power of her own Martial Soul.

Once one battle of spirits ends, the next battle of spirits should begin.

Ning Shu got up and went to make preparations.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at her but did not move.

On the battle stage, a middle-aged man in a tuxedo stood in the center. He cleared his throat and announced loudly, "Next, we will begin the second 1v1 match. Our opponents are two Soul Masters: Ning Shu, a Battle Soul Master with the Weapon Soul Nine-Bell Phantom, facing off against Dai Mubai, a Battle Soul Master with the Beast Soul Evil-Eyed White Tiger, who has won one match in a row, and Dai Mubai, who has won five matches in a row. Will the inexperienced Ning Shu prevail, or will the seasoned Dai Mubai prevail? Let's wait and see! Now, please welcome our two contestants to the stage!"

"Wowowo! Dai Mubai! Dai Mubai!"

Although there weren't many spectators, given Dai Mubai's overwhelming advantage in spirit power level and winning streak, their first reaction was that he would definitely win, especially since the difference in strength between their martial spirits was indeed quite significant.

Ning Shu entered the arena from the left side, while Dai Mubai entered from the right side.

In a match whose outcome was predictable even before it started, Ma Hongjun yawned from the stands and said, "It's over. Ning Shu is going to lose again. She finally won a few games, but then she ran into Boss Dai. There's no suspense in this match. I bet Ning Shu will lose!"

"I think so too," Oscar agreed.

They all knew Ning Shu's level. Dai Mubai overwhelmed her with strength, and his soul power level was also higher than hers. It would be a miracle if she could defeat him.

The two were joking around when Zhu Zhuqing, who had been hiding in the corner, suddenly appeared behind them. "Didn't you hear? Ning Shu's martial soul isn't a bell anymore."

"Huh?" Ma Hongjun and Oscar exclaimed almost simultaneously.

They didn't listen carefully to the host's introduction; after all, they were all partners and knew each other's capabilities.

Mentioning Ning Shu's martial spirit, Ma Hongjun seemed to suddenly remember something.

He slapped his thigh, suddenly realizing, "Oh right! Ning Shu's martial spirit really does seem different from before!"

"Huh? Fatty, you know about this?" Oscar turned his head and looked at Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun nodded without hesitation. He said, "It was when I went to see Ning Shu last time that I saw her having dinner with a man in a restaurant. At that time, her martial spirit had already changed, from one to nine!"

As he spoke, he gestured to illustrate the scene at the time.

No one seemed particularly interested in the man Ma Hongjun mentioned who had dinner with Ning Shu. Oscar said, "Get to the point, Fatty. If you're going to gesture, at least gesture the important thing. Why are you gesturing about that man?"

"Oh! I was just expressing my opinion!" Ma Hongjun said, "What's the point of gesturing with your martial spirit now? Just watch it!"

"..."

Also.

Oscar was a little speechless, but he still turned to look at the Soul Arena.

On the Soul Battle Stage, after the host shouted "Start," Ning Shu and Dai Mubai released their Soul Power and Martial Soul respectively.

A pale purple light appeared on the bell in front of Ning Shu, which was covered by several layers of shadow. Silky soul power wrapped around it, gently covering the bell and giving people a comfortable feeling. This was an extremely gentle soul power. Although it did not have a domineering nature when it emanated from Ning Shu, it still intimidated Dai Mubai, who was standing opposite Ning Shu.

Dai Mubai was slightly surprised. The soul power emanating from Ning Shu was definitely more than level 30. If his guess was correct, Ning Shu should be level 35 now!

She's a truly surprising woman.

"Even if we're comrades, I won't hold back. Ning Shu, go all out!"

With the White Tiger Martial Soul attached to him, Dai Mubai's body became much stronger. He roared at Ning Shu, and the intimidating power of his soul force seemed to be even stronger than Ning Shu's!

In reality, Ning Shu was not intimidated in the slightest.

Dai Mubai's condescending tone annoyed Ning Shu. Three spirit rings rose from beneath her feet, and she gently shook a bell, laughing, "Brother Mubai, I didn't know my own strength, so please don't blame me~"

[You scumbag, I'll make sure you get a good meal of bamboo shoots and pork today!]

Dai Mubai was taken aback, his lips twitched, but he quickly regained his serious expression. "That's what I should be saying to you!"

Dai Mubai leaped forward, charging towards Ning Shu with a powerful shout: "Second Soul Skill, White Tiger Blazing Light Wave!"

A milky-white orb of light emerged from Dai Mubai's mouth. Ning Shu lightly touched a bell, and a wisp of purple light emanated from it: "The third bell of the Nine Illusory Bells, the Bell of the Unbearable Netherworld, the Netherworld!"

"clang--"

A piercing bell rang out, the air instantly froze, and Dai Mubai's movements were halted. At that moment, a deep purple magic circle suddenly appeared beneath his feet, engraved with a bell pattern. As Ning Shu rang the bell again, a huge claw suddenly emerged from the magic circle, grabbing Dai Mubai's foot and rapidly spreading upwards, forming a control cage that tightly restrained him inside!

"The first of the Nine Illusory Bells, the Heaven-Shattering Demonic Sound Bell!"

Ning Shu rang the bell again, and the bell hanging on her chest suddenly split into another bell. She gently touched the other bell with her finger, and a light blue sound emanated from it!

This sonic attack went straight for Dai Mubai, and with a "bang," a soul power fluctuation that shouldn't have occurred at this level was generated on the Soul Arena!

This shockwave impacted the entire Great Soul Arena, and the sound reached everyone's ears, causing those without soul power to feel a sharp pain in their eardrums and their souls to tremble!

Fortunately, it only lasted a moment.

On the field, Ning Shu didn't even move her feet.

All I saw was—

Dai Mubai is now completely under control!

"What?!"

"What's going on!"

"How could this happen?!"

"Am I seeing things? This is a one-hit kill?!"

"Ning Shu actually defeated Dai Mubai in an instant?!"

The audience instantly returned to its lively atmosphere.

The other six members of Shrek Academy stood up one after another. "Holy crap, is this really Ning Shu?!"

Damn it, I caught a cold, and my head is throbbing.

(End of this chapter)