Chapter 41: The Naively Cute Ones

The outside world.

The crowd, who had been watching the situation inside the Soul Hunting Ground, gradually began to have black lines on their foreheads.

The others' footage looked quite normal; one by one, they were shuttling through the forest at high speed, constantly searching for suitable Soul Beasts.

But what was going on with Qin Jian and Ning Rongrong?

Holding hands the whole time was one thing, but later... Qin Jian was actually carrying Ning Rongrong on his back as he walked!

Are you here to hunt Soul Beasts?

You're here for an outing, aren't you!

Quite a few people secretly cast glances at Ning Fengzhi, only to see that he had already covered his forehead with his hand.

"How can these two little ones be so intimate in full view of everyone, regardless of time or place? Could it be that it makes them happier?"

Ning Fengzhi only felt that if this continued, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would soon turn into the Seven Treasure Love Sect...

Fortunately, after Qin Jian and Ning Rongrong slowly wandered into the Level 2 Area, the quality of the Soul Beasts improved slightly, which also made them somewhat interested.

Thus, Qin Jian put Ning Rongrong down, and they continued forward holding hands.

"Brother Jian, why are these Soul Beasts all so listless? They are either sleeping or eating; none of them seem to have any strength," Ning Rongrong said curiously.

Qin Jian shook his head and said, "They are, after all, captive Soul Beasts. They have food and shelter, so they don't need to hunt or escape from being hunted. Naturally, they will become increasingly lazy, which is exactly what you see now."

"And precisely because of this, the Soul Beasts in this Soul Hunting Ground are suitable for you..."

Qin Jian said, "If we were in the Star Dou Great Forest and encountered a nine-hundred-year Soul Beast, let alone you, even I would have to run..."

"Oh..."

Ning Rongrong nodded slightly.

"However, the quality of these Soul Beasts is still not good enough. Let's wait until we reach the Level 1 Area to pay more attention."

Qin Jian pulled Ning Rongrong's small hand, exerted force with his feet, and the two's speed slowly increased...

At their current speed, they could reach the Level 1 Area within half an hour.

However, the two were unable to pass through the Level 2 Area very smoothly...

"You... how could you steal my Soul Beast..."

A slightly weak voice came from ahead. Qin Jian was slightly stunned, and then he heard Ning Rongrong say beside him, "Brother Jian, this voice sounds a bit familiar..."

"It's Shui Bing'er from Tianshui Academy!" Qin Jian said.

Ning Rongrong realized, "Then what should we do?"

Qin Jian pulled her and turned slightly: "Let's go take a look..."

The outside world.

A teacher from Tianshui Academy was arguing with a teacher from Blazing Academy: "Why did your Blazing Academy's Huo Wu privately intervene to steal a Soul Ring that someone else was hunting?"

The teacher from Blazing Academy crossed their arms and snorted, "Competition is allowed within the Soul Hunting Ground."

The teacher from Tianshui frowned: "But it's not easy for everyone to get a spot; why fight each other?"

"Young people, a strong desire to win is normal," the teacher from Blazing said indifferently.

"Eh? Two people are approaching from this side. It's Qin Jian! And Ning Rongrong?" someone suddenly said.

The teachers from Tianshui and Blazing were both startled, then immediately looked at the light screen, and sure enough, they discovered the figures of Qin Jian and the other approaching...

"Will he stand by and watch, or will he help Bing'er..."

The teacher from Tianshui watched this scene with a glimmer of hope...

Inside the Soul Hunting Ground.

"Shui Bing'er, I heard you are the designated Captain of this year's Tianshui Academy. You wouldn't even fail to understand such a simple matter, would you?"

In the forest, Huo Wu, wearing a golden-red short skirt, had flames filling her hands and kept attacking Shui Bing'er, who was in an ice-blue dress.

And behind Shui Bing'er, a dying Soul Beast that was bleeding incessantly lay on the ground.

"I didn't want to steal the Soul Beast you worked so hard to defeat for so long either..."

Behind Huo Wu, a Fire Shadow coordinated with her to launch continuous attacks, while she said, "But this Soul Beast actually has an ability like Resistance Light. This is not only a divine skill for you, but it is also one for me, so don't blame me for being impolite!"

"First Soul Skill: Rotating Fire Shadow!"

Huo Wu suddenly opened her arms and spun, and the Fire Shadow behind her also began to spin.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

A dozen small fireballs were released following her rotation, smashing toward Shui Bing'er's head and face.

"Second Soul Skill: Ice Ring Armor."

At this moment, the second Soul Ring on Shui Bing'er's body lit up, and an ice ring was released, enveloping her.

Instantly, a crystalline blue armor appeared on her, completely wrapping her curvaceous figure.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

The fireballs kept exploding against the Ice Ring Armor. Although they couldn't break the defense, they forced Shui Bing'er to retreat continuously.

"Our strengths are similar. If we keep fighting like this, neither of us will benefit, and it might even lead to our soul power being exhausted, making us unable to absorb the Soul Ring..."

Shui Bing'er was finally provoked into a bit of anger: "There is simply no benefit to you doing this."

"Of course there's no benefit to continuing to fight you, how could I not know that..."

A confident smile rose on the corner of Huo Wu's mouth: "But my target is the Soul Beast, you idiot. Look at your position."

Shui Bing'er was startled and hurriedly looked around, only to find that she had been knocked back more than ten meters, pushed from in front of the Soul Beast to behind it.

And at this moment, Huo Wu was closer to the Soul Beast!

"Then I won't be polite."

Huo Wu's right hand was filled with flames, and then she punched the dying Soul Beast on the ground.

"Only I can absorb the Soul Ring of the Soul Beast I kill. You should go find another suitable Soul Beast!"

Huo Wu said triumphantly, but did not notice a pale blue figure attacking from the other side.

"Watch out!" Shui Bing'er suddenly said at this moment.

Huo Wu was stunned for a moment, feeling somewhat bewildered: "You're telling me to watch out?!"

The next moment, she finally sensed the strong wind attacking from her side, but it was already too late...

"Bang!"

A pale blue figure appeared before her eyes, kicked out, and struck her right in her softest abdomen!

Even though Huo Wu had condensed her soul power to resist in that instant, she was still kicked flying.

Her stomach churned, feeling incredibly uncomfortable.

"Hey, hey, hey! I came to help you, why are you reminding the opponent to watch out?!"

Qin Jian, having steadied his body, didn't even look at Huo Wu; he turned directly to face Shui Bing'er, looking extremely speechless...

"Ah? Sor... sorry... tha... thank you..." Shui Bing'er said, stuttering.

Qin Jian shook his head helplessly; if it weren't for the fact that her timid appearance was too pitiful, he wouldn't have intended to help, yet she actually ended up reminding her opponent...

This can't be called kindness... this is... stupidly cute!

"You! Qin Jian!"

Huo Wu stood up straight, finally managing to calm the surging soul power within her body, and then saw Qin Jian talking happily with Shui Bing'er there, instantly flying into a rage.

"We have no grudges, why are you ruining my good deed?!" she roared.

"No grudges? That's not right, is it? You still haven't apologized to me."

Qin Jian turned back around and said with a smile: "Besides, if I heard correctly, it seems you are the one snatching someone else's Soul Beast? How can you still be so righteous?"

(End of this chapter)