Chapter 24: It

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"First Soul Skill: Nether Phoenix Claw!"

Zhu Zhuqing thought to herself as she unleashed the power of her soul skill. Her hand transformed into the claw of a nether-colored Phoenix, possessing a fierce momentum capable of tearing through space! After her martial soul evolved, the power of her First Soul Skill had also increased significantly.

What's more, this was a First Soul Skill unleashed with the power of a Soul Elder, naturally far more formidable than when she had used it as a Spirit Master or Great Soul Master!

Furthermore, speed was her advantage; with the boost from her speed, the damage of her attack would only be greater! After the Xuejie Venerable reacted, he was also startled by Zhu Zhuqing's speed. Just as he was about to raise his sword to unleash a soul skill, he was struck on the blade by the nether-colored Phoenix claw the very next second.

Clang!

Sparks flew in all directions, and the Xuejie was forcibly knocked away, slipping from his palm.

"What!" the Xuejie Venerable exclaimed in shock. Suddenly, his hair stood on end as a crisis descended.

The massive Nether Phoenix Claw had already landed on his body, easily tearing through his clothes and leaving deep, bloody claw marks on his chest. Blood splattered, and his bones and flesh were clearly visible! "Wah! Pfft!"

With a scream, the Xuejie Venerable spat out blood, his entire body flying backward like a kite with a broken string before crashing onto the Soul Fighting Platform.

In the spectator stands, the cheering crowd fell silent, and the entire arena instantly became quiet.

Everyone thought they had seen wrong.

The Xuejie Venerable, whom everyone had favored, had actually been killed in one hit so easily? And he was killed by a newcomer with no track record at all! "So strong, is this the power of the Phoenix!"

This was Zhu Zhuqing's first time experiencing the practical power of her martial soul after its evolution, and she was slightly surprised while feeling extremely exhilarated inside.

Her martial soul was no longer the Nether Spirit Cat. In a sense, she had already escaped the fate of the Nether Duke's royal family, but in reality, the Nether Phoenix retained all the abilities of the Nether Spirit Cat and amplified them, naturally including the Spirit Fusion Skill with the Evil-Eyed White Tiger.

However, now that she was following Ma Hongjun and had joined the Phoenix Academy, she believed her destiny would be completely changed in the future! She was very much looking forward to the arrival of that day.

"Strength, it's still far from enough!"

"My strength is far inferior compared to Hongjun's!"

Zhu Zhuqing calmed her heart, which was excited by the surge in strength. After cooling down, she retracted her martial soul and turned to leave the Soul Fighting Platform.

After she left, the host flying in the sky finally came to his senses and immediately shouted into the microphone: "I announce, in this match, Nether wins!!!"

"Ah! My money! It's all lost!"

"Hahaha!! I bet on Nether, I won big!"

"Why didn't any Spirit Rings appear when she just used her soul skill?"

"Could it be a legendary Self-created Soul Skill!?"

"Anyone capable of a Self-created Soul Skill must be a genius monster!"

Once the result was officially announced by the host, it was equivalent to receiving official recognition. The entire arena erupted in cheers; some were sad, some were happy, and some were shocked! With so many people in the arena, there were all kinds of expressions! "How about that? Facing an opponent of the same rank, she finished it in one move."

Ma Hongjun looked at the wide-eyed Ning Rongrong with a smile.

Although Ning Rongrong came from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, a major sect and powerful force, she had never seen a scene where someone could instantly kill an opponent of the same rank.

Even when the strongest faced the weakest, it usually took two or three moves to reach a result.

"Her speed is so fast, my naked eye almost couldn't even catch it!" Ning Rongrong said in shock.

"Zhu Zhuqing's original martial soul was the Nether Spirit Cat. Now that it has evolved into the Nether Phoenix, it is also of the agility-attack type, and the increase in speed far outweighs the attack power."

"This place is too small, so it can still be seen. If it were a larger wilderness battlefield and she used her true ability, you wouldn't be able to see her at all."

Ma Hongjun said with a smile.

"How about it, have you considered it?" He looked forward to Ning Rongrong's answer.

"Okay, I agree!" Ning Rongrong took a deep breath and nodded.

After all, this was something that concerned her own destiny, so being cautious in her choice was the right thing to do.

"She didn't reveal her Spirit Rings when she used her soul skill just now; is that a Self-created Soul Skill?" she asked curiously.

People capable of Self-created Soul Skills were few and far between. Anyone who could do so was famous across the continent and was definitely at the level of a genius monster! Major forces loved to recruit such people!

Ma Hongjun shook his head: "No, that is a unique ability belonging to our Phoenix Clan. It can hide Spirit Rings while unleashing soul skills, so there is no need for others to know the color and age of her Spirit Rings, thereby avoiding unnecessary danger and trouble."

"Aren't her Spirit Rings the normal color scheme?" Ning Rongrong was puzzled. "Not at all. In our Phoenix Clan, Spirit Rings are determined by the color of the Phoenix. Even if your martial soul starts with a normal color scheme, once the martial soul mutates into a Phoenix, the colors will change, so it must seem very incredible to outsiders." Ma Hongjun shook his head: "Wait until I help you evolve your martial soul, then you will know; you will also have changes."

He guessed that Ning Rongrong's Spirit Rings would be either seven-colored or nine-colored.

"Ha-hoo! Ha-hoo!"

"We're exhausted!"

"Finally caught up!"

"Young Miss, you are here."

Just then, the sound of two people breathing heavily came from behind.

Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong turned around to look; the people who had arrived were indeed the two Soul Emperors who had rushed over with all their might.

They could be considered to have done their best.

Seeing that their little ancestor, Ning Rongrong, was unharmed, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief.

On the way over, their minds had been racing. They were afraid that if the Young Miss were harmed, they would be finished and could only live the life of fugitives, and they would inevitably be hunted down across the entire continent by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect at a great cost.

"They are very responsible," Ma Hongjun said with a smile.

"That's right! These are my people!" Ning Rongrong showed a look of pride.

"You guys, are you done?"

At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing walked over.

In her view, since Ning Rongrong had agreed to join the Phoenix Academy, she would need to go with Ma Hongjun to evolve her martial soul into a Phoenix.

"Not yet, we'll do it later," Ma Hongjun shook his head: "I brought her over to watch your performance."

"Zhuqing, you are so amazing, you actually killed a Soul Elder of the same rank in one hit!" Ning Rongrong walked over, took the initiative to hook her arm into Zhu Zhuqing's, and said with a grin.

Women are generally quick to become familiar with each other.

"It's nothing, it's mainly because he was very weak and couldn't force me to use my full strength," Zhu Zhuqing said with a faint smile.

This remark was a bit of a humblebrag.

The two Soul Emperors had no idea what had happened and were somewhat bewildered.

"Let's go, I'll take you back to the hotel," Ma Hongjun said.

"Mm, okay," Ning Rongrong nodded.

"Back to the hotel?"

"A lone man and a lone woman, what are they planning to do?"

The two Soul Emperors were stunned and immediately blocked their path, saying earnestly, "Young Miss, have you really made up your mind? If the Sect Master and the two Crowned Ones find out about this, what will they think?"

They assumed Ning Rongrong was going to do that shameful thing with Ma Hongjun.

They hadn't expected Ma Hongjun to be so capable; they had only just met, and he had already taken the initiative to make their Young Miss offer herself?

Ning Rongrong thought the two of them knew about the martial soul evolution, so she was stunned for a moment, but then she recalled that the two hadn't been present just now and couldn't possibly know about the martial soul evolution.

Furthermore, "hotel" easily invited wild imagination, and she instantly understood the true implication of what the two had said.

Her small cheeks turned crimson in an instant, and she snapped angrily, "It's not what you're thinking! Don't follow us; stay here and protect Zhuqing's safety! If anything happens to Zhuqing, I will hold you accountable!"

She pulled Ma Hongjun along and ran off, looking at the small hand that was holding Ma Hongjun's hand.

Zhu Zhuqing felt a bit jealous inside and was not very comfortable.

However, she was also quite moved that Ning Rongrong was willing to leave the two Soul Emperors behind to protect her, and the displeasure in her heart eased quite a bit.

She did not follow them, but instead continued to participate in the soul fighting competition to vent the remaining displeasure in her heart.

The people who fought her next were miserable; although none of them died, every single one was beaten very, very badly. ——

New book: 【Douluo: Reincarnated as a System, Host Zhu Zhuqing】

The author is writing two books at once; this is the new one. I don't know if you all like this kind of subject matter, but if you do, feel free to go check it out~(End of chapter)