: Formal Encounter with the Future Royal Fighting Team

"boom--"

A powerful aura suddenly surged from Ouyang Ling!

He chose the Raging Spiny Dragon as his second spirit ring precisely to obtain this status-type spirit skill.

The effect of this status-type soul skill is that once activated, you can be in your peak state. If you are in a favorable environment, you can further increase your status by 30% on top of your peak state!

At this moment, the entire Battle Arena had been transformed into an icy arena, which was one of the most favorable environments for Ouyang Ling.

"Diamond Ice Dust Fist!"

Water as the core is transformed into vortex power.

Using ice as a shell, it transforms into a powerful weapon for breaking through solids.

As the swirling water flowed over Ouyang Ling's arm, a bone-chilling cold enveloped the vortex of water with a hard drill-like shell.

This move was a self-created soul skill developed by Ouyang Ling under the guidance of Serpent Spear Douluo, in order to make up for his lack of offensive means in the early stages.

"Buzz—"

As the ice drill reached its maximum speed, Ouyang Ling bent his arm backward and threw a punch!

"Crack, crack..." Wherever the Diamond Ice Dust Fist passed, ice spikes instantly formed on the ice surface, like an ice dragon carrying a terrifying attack as it crashed straight into the menacing thunder dragon!

"boom--"

A terrifying explosion erupted instantly! Amidst the swirling ice crystals, the Thunder Dragon was instantly destroyed, leaving only a few tiny bolts of lightning raging on the ice surface. However, these could no longer stop the Diamond Ice Dust Fist, which, "though partially worn down by the attack, still possessed undiminished power."

Seeing this, Yu Tianheng's eyes flashed with a frenzied madness from the height of battle, and he roared:

"Well done!"

Offstage,

Dugu Yan was extremely anxious upon seeing this scene!

"Tianheng!"

"Boss!" ×2

Yu Feng and Oslo's eyes widened.

They never expected their boss to be so tough! They were prepared to tough it out for the remaining half of the move!

However, just as Yu Tianheng, whose soul power was almost exhausted, was about to withstand the attack, a raging flame swept over and enveloped the Diamond Ice Dust Fist.

"Sizzle—"

The moment the cold and heat met, accompanied by the collision of ice and fire, the water vapor on the entire fighting arena surged, instantly enveloping the entire arena like a thick fog.

As the steam dissipated, Qin Ming, surrounded by five soul rings—two yellow and three purple—was holding a drill that was now only the size of a fist, with melted water droplets still dripping from his palm.

Clearly, he was the one who blocked that attack.

Qin Ming looked at the ice cube in his hand, his smile unchanged. "Very good, you are all excellent. However..."

He paused slightly, his gaze first sweeping over Yu Tianheng, then landing on Ouyang Ling. "In the end, Ouyang Ling came out on top."

"Whoosh—"

Immediately, the entire audience erupted in uproar!

It wasn't that they couldn't accept it, but rather that they still couldn't believe that an 8-year-old Soul Master at only level 25 had actually defeated Yu Tianheng, who was already 14 years old and about to break through to Soul Venerable!

"you're good."

Yu Tianheng is also someone who can afford to lose.

Ignoring the fact that her clothes were half-tattered from the fight, she walked up to Ouyang Ling and extended her hand.

"Snap—"

Ouyang Ling, who had just released his martial spirit, didn't stand on ceremony and directly shook hands with him, saying, "You're not bad either, Yu Tianheng."

"You're far inferior to me." Although he could accept defeat, Yu Tianheng was incredibly frustrated when Ouyang Ling commented that "you're not bad either."

Before the start of this semester, he did think he was pretty good. But this semester... compared to Ouyang Ling, he suddenly felt like he had wasted the past few years.

Seeing Yu Tianheng's expression, Ouyang Ling also laughed and said, "To be honest, you didn't actually lose by much."

Yu Tianheng, his face full of disbelief: "..."

Are you kidding me? Let's see if I believe you.

"You think I'm being polite with you?"

With the thought that "they will be teammates in the future" in mind, and because Yu Tianheng's personality and the conversation just now were quite to his liking, Ouyang Ling also opened up to him and roughly told him about the effect of his first soul skill.

"...So once activated, if it's a battle of attrition, and you give me the chance to recover without turning off the Martial Soul Possession, my combat power can become stronger and stronger."

"I see."

Yu Tianheng suddenly realized something.

"No wonder your fighting ability when I assessed you from the sidelines against Oslo was so different from your ability when I fought you myself. I thought you were deliberately holding back most of your strength and could take him down in a few moves."

At this point, Yu Tianheng deliberately avoided mentioning Yu Feng. As for why… what's the point of evaluating a kill that didn't even show a battle scene?

"But no matter what, a loss is a loss." Yu Tianheng was very frank. "Your last move was a self-created soul skill, right? With that, plus the fact that my cultivation is higher than yours and I'm older than you, if I don't give you time to recover, even if I really win, I don't think it's very honorable."

Ouyang Ling, who smiled without saying a word: "..."

Even if you don't let me recover, you still can't win.

Do you understand the true value of "turbulent waters"?

"By the way, you told me about your first soul skill, so let me tell you about mine too."

Adhering to the principle of "not letting others suffer losses," Yu Tianheng also openly told Ouyang Ling about the details of his first soul skill. He even said that if Ouyang Ling wanted to know the effects of his second soul skill, he would tell him without hesitation.

This approach impressed Ouyang Ling.

As the two stepped off the Soul Battle Platform, a group of people led by Dugu Yan gathered around them. She glanced at Ouyang Ling, showing no sign of rejection, but rather admiration, curiosity, and... a kind of eagerness that Ouyang Ling couldn't quite understand.

Ouyang Ling: "..."

What? You want to fight me too?

Just as he was wondering what was going on, Dugu Yan spoke up, "What are you talking about?"

"Oh, it's nothing."

Yu Tianheng stretched out his arm and let Dugu Yan intimately link it with his. "We were just talking about who would be the most suitable person for me to spar with if I were to break through level 30 and want to have some friendly exchanges."

To avoid revealing anything, Yu Tianheng blurted it out. Of course, it's also possible that he had this idea all along.

However, Dugu Yan's attention was clearly not on the second half of the sentence. "Tianheng, are you about to break through level 30?"

"It was going to be quick anyway."

Yu Tianheng reached out and stroked Dugu Yan's beautiful hair.

"After fighting with Ouyang today, my bottleneck has loosened. I'll have to go back to my family at the latest this week."

As he spoke, he looked at Ouyang Ling beside him.

"If you don't mind, you can come find me at the Heavenly Dou level if you want to fight. I'll suppress my soul power and not use my third soul ring. If that's really not possible..."

Yu Tianheng glanced at the other two and said, "You can have Yu Feng and Oslo fight them first."

Following behind, Yufeng and Oslo, deliberately trying to keep a low profile and avoid being noticed, were left speechless.

Boss! You don't have to play us like this!

We don't want to be punching bags!

On the contrary, Ouyang Ling, who knew the meaning behind Yu Tianheng's words, glanced at the two who were deliberately avoiding his gaze, and suddenly felt a mischievous interest. He raised a wicked smile and said, "Feels good."

Yu Feng, Oslo: 《ﾟДﾟ》

In the following lessons, in order to make good use of the opportunity to apply for practical classes, Qin Ming had each student engage in one-on-one soul battles to observe their progress during the holiday.

To show his "importance" to Yu Feng and Oslo, Qin Ming even had the two of them fight together in a spirit battle, and this time their opponent was none other than Qin Ming himself.

So, under everyone's watchful eyes, even after Qin Ming stopped, Yu Feng and Oslo were still beaten until they cried out in pain. But because Ye Lingling was there, their injuries could be healed immediately and they could come back again, like constantly going through reincarnation.

By the end, both of them were completely dejected.

"Get up, everyone."

Yu Tianheng glanced at the two of them helplessly, "Lingling has already helped you recover, how could you possibly be injured?"

"Boss, this won't work."

Yu Feng looked up, his body a mess. "We're physically unharmed, but mentally we're not!"

"yes."

Oslo raised his hand, indicating that it wouldn't work either.

"We were actually feeling listless."

"How about I lend you a hand?"

Suddenly, Ouyang Ling spoke up from the side.

Before the two could refuse, two water spheres appeared in his hand, which he pressed towards Yu Feng and Oslo. Even to the naked eye, it was clear that their spirits had improved considerably.

Seeing this, Yu Tianheng asked curiously:

"Is this also a self-created soul skill?"

Ouyang Ling smiled and revealed the information with a mix of truth and falsehood: "This is something I developed based on the characteristics of a martial soul; it can dispel some negative status effects."

He didn't intend to hide the "Deep Blue Purification" skill from now on. After all, he needed to attract Dugu Bo's attention within reasonable limits.

Only in this way can one gain his friendship and enter the Yin-Yang Well without becoming enemies.

However, now is not the time; we only need to lay the foundation. We still need to discuss the specifics with Sister Xue'er.

"Hey—it seems it really works."

At this moment, Yu Feng, having regained his composure, shook his head, gave a thumbs-up, and indicated that the effect was very good.

"In that case, you won't have to worry about your future combat training anymore." Dugu Yan smiled and said something that made Yu Feng and Oslo feel a chill in June. "From now on, Lingling will be responsible for healing your injuries, and Ouyang will help you improve your mental state. That way, you only need to restore your soul power to be able to enter combat again. The more you practice, the stronger you will become."

"No!!" ×2

While the two clowns were shouting, Dugu Yan ignored them and instead grabbed the silent Ye Lingling, bringing her to Ouyang Ling, who had been trying to ignore her as much as possible.

"Come here, Ouyang, let me introduce you to someone."

Dugu Yan smiled enigmatically. "Her name is Ye Lingling. She doesn't talk much, but she's a very powerful healing-type Soul Master. And she seems to know you, don't you remember her?"

Yu Tianheng and the others nearby perked up their ears: "..."

Listen to gossip, listen to gossip.

On the other hand, Ouyang Ling thought: What's coming will come.

He sighed inwardly, but remained outwardly calm. He placed his hand on his chest, lowered his head slightly, and smiled.

"It's an honor to meet you, Ye Lingling, but I really don't remember you. But I think it's not too late for us to get to know each other as classmates. Please take care of me in the future." She said, extending her hand.

Ye Lingling hesitated for a moment, then reached out and gently touched Ouyang Ling's fingertips. "Please give me your guidance as well."

But as she withdrew her gaze, it remained fixed on Ouyang Ling, filled with unwavering certainty:

It was definitely you, the kid who bought Dad a lot of whale glue. But since you're afraid it's a dark history and that's why you won't admit it, then I won't call you out on it.

Ouyang Ling: "..."

She's still looking at me. What's she thinking? Oh well, whatever, I'll just deny it to the death.

In contrast, the rest of the people—

Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan: "..."

It feels so formal and strange.

Yu Feng: "..."

What a pretentious brat.

Oslo: "..."

A glib-tongued brat.

The Shi brothers: "..." (remain silent)

(By the way...were they just here?)