Chapter 43: Rip-off
The collision between the two clusters of firelight ignited the surging emotions of all the audience present.
Amid the enthusiastic cheers, the battle in the arena became even more intense.
The two grew more and more alarmed as they fought, shocked by Ling Mo’s various means!
“Boss, this kid is a bit strange! His profile clearly states that his Martial Soul is Five-Colored Light, but he can use our Martial Soul and Soul Skills…”
“Exactly! What is this kid’s background? His means are truly too bizarre. Even with the two of us teaming up, we haven’t gained the slightest advantage over him!
His Martial Soul is truly too strange. In terms of power, it’s even stronger than the Soul Skills we unleash…”
The two were completely dumbfounded, totally stunned by Ling Mo’s flashy means.
From the start of the clash, Ling Mo had only taken the initiative with a shovel at the beginning; afterward, he had basically led with defense.
He seemed not intent on defeating them so quickly, but rather wanted to use them to practice.
Ling Mo returned to Zhu Zhuqing’s side, gazing directly at the two opponents, and smiled: “These two scoundrels are pretty resilient! Perfect, you can use them to practice. Go on, I’ll watch from behind. Nothing will happen…”
That’s right, Ling Mo wanted to use these two to let Zhu Zhuqing practice.
As soon as Ling Mo finished speaking, a beam of Five-Colored Divine Light suddenly descended, instantly infusing into Zhu Zhuqing’s body.
She only felt her blood boiling throughout her limbs and body, with a powerful force surging within her.
The instant amplification from the Five-Colored Divine Light forcibly pushed Zhu Zhuqing’s Soul Power to the limit of level thirty, and her speed became even more terrifying.
Carefully sensing the changes in her body, Zhu Zhuqing rarely revealed a slight smile!
This surging power felt utterly unique. Although this wasn’t the first time receiving Ling Mo’s Martial Soul support, Zhu Zhuqing was still very surprised.
But with this single heaven-defying auxiliary effect, Ling Mo’s Martial Soul was absolutely more powerful than Ning Rongrong’s proud Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
The moment the Five-Colored Divine Light entered her body, Zhu Zhuqing instantly charged out at an extremely fast speed.
The two only saw a figure flash by from the side. When they looked for her again, she had already disappeared without a trace.
“Such fast speed! Defense…”
The two were utterly shocked. They had already found Ling Mo tricky enough, but they didn’t expect this girl to be so strong too.
The firelight swiftly surrounded them, forming a decent defensive barrier!
Zhu Zhuqing’s speed was truly too fast; they couldn’t capture her figure at all.
“Fight while retreating! Don’t give them any chance to counterattack…”
Ling Mo remained still, constantly watching Zhu Zhuqing. If any danger arose, he would act immediately.
Meanwhile… Zhu Zhuqing had silently circled behind them, unleashing Netherworld Hundred Claws in a flash.
With a boom, their defense shattered instantly, and an extremely fast figure swiftly passed between them.
“What?”
The two were greatly alarmed. How did this girl’s power suddenly grow stronger? Not only had her speed increased several times, but her power had become so terrifying too.
Fear appeared on their faces as they exchanged glances, yet they inexplicably revealed a slight smile, as if reaching some mutual understanding.
“Not good! What are these two scoundrels up to?” The attentive Ling Mo noticed immediately, but by then Zhu Zhuqing was already charging in, and stopping her was too late.
Now, they could only see her on-the-spot reaction. Perfect… this was a chance to train her battle techniques and ability to adapt to circumstances.
Sure enough, when Zhu Zhuqing’s figure appeared again, the two revealed sinister smiles!
“Heh heh, little girl, so eager to throw yourself into our arms? Then we brothers won’t hold back! Hah…”
With an angry shout, the two rose accordingly. Just as Zhu Zhuqing charged again, they simultaneously unleashed their second Soul Skill, Flame Impact!
Their earlier passivity seemed to be a setup for this move. The firelight instantly surged skyward, and a massive blaze pounced toward Zhu Zhuqing.
Faced with this situation, Zhu Zhuqing showed panic. She now realized it was a trap.
However, how could she compromise? Her gaze fell on Ling Mo behind her, seeing him smiling at her, thinking he surely had confidence to save her before anything happened.
Otherwise, why would he smile so confidently?
With this mental reassurance, Zhu Zhuqing became even more fearless and let loose even more.
In reality, she had no idea that in this situation, Ling Mo actually couldn’t intervene.
The reason he smiled was to keep her from realizing he couldn’t do it! Haha… dog man obsessed with face, still likes to pit people.
As Ling Mo would say, you can call me a pit, but you can’t say I’m not handsome!
Actually, Ling Mo’s psychological tactic was quite effective. Zhu Zhuqing, who had been panicked moments ago, instantly became much more confident.
Using her extreme speed, Zhu Zhuqing dodged instantly, directly unleashing Netherworld Stab.
This time… Zhu Zhuqing left them no openings. After calmly dodging the first wave of powerful attack, under the boost of her first Soul Ring, she charged through the firelight and kicked both of them hard.
With a booming crash, the two instantly fell, kicked over ten meters away and slammed off the Fighting Soul Platform.
The battle ended! The two were utterly defeated, and even until the moment of loss, they didn’t know why they lost.
Their bodies bore many bloody wounds, large and small—the price paid for their earlier rudeness.
“Not bad! Looks like you’re still pretty strong…”
After the battle, Ling Mo walked up holding back laughter. If it had really gone wrong earlier, his image would probably have been completely annihilated.
He’d said he had her back, but he hadn’t thought the later situation would be beyond his ability to stop! Wasn’t that a blatant slap in the face?
Actually, not really. Mainly, the distance was too great, and… by the time Ling Mo realized it was a trap, Zhu Zhuqing was already in it.
Acting rashly then might have made her even more panicked, so Ling Mo decided to gamble and let her handle it herself!
And hadn’t she fought well? Not only turning defeat into victory, but Ling Mo’s image in Zhu Zhuqing’s heart also grew much taller! Double celebration…
“Naturally!” Zhu Zhuqing was slightly smug. She had no idea that in that earlier situation, Ling Mo had been pitting her.
If she knew, she’d probably want to smash Ling Mo’s dog head: you can’t do it but you smile for what, acting like you’re omnipotent.
Making her think you’d seen through everything, with that expert demeanor—pretending where?
“Haha, let’s go, let’s go!”
The more he thought, the funnier it seemed. Ling Mo really wanted to tell her, but fearing a beating, he decided not to.
“Two-on-two Fighting Soul, second match: Shining Spirit Cat team versus Flame Brothers team. Shining Spirit Cat team wins…”
As the host announced the result, the audience on the platform erupted in hot applause and cheers.
If at the beginning these applauses belonged to the Flame Brothers, then… now the applause here belonged only to Ling Mo and Zhu Zhuqing.
The two had no interest in lingering on these applauses and directly left the Fighting Soul Platform, heading toward the area where Flander was!
This was the Shining Spirit Cat team’s first battle, clearly ending in a complete victory!
Through this battle, they built tacit understanding and coordination between the two!
Of course, it was more about training for Zhu Zhuqing. Ling Mo didn’t really need such training.
