Chapter 27: Ning Rongrong's First Battle

"Let's go, I'll take you to the Soul Fighting Arena to have some fun; fighting against strong opponents is also one of the practical combat courses at my Phoenix Academy."

"Suotuo City is just the beginning; later, we will keep looking for stronger opponents to let you break through your limits!"

In order to escape the current awkward situation, Ma Hongjun took the initiative to hold Ning Rongrong's small hand and disappeared from the room in the blink of an eye.

Arriving at the Soul Fighting Arena, both of them put on masks.

After such a long time had passed, the two Soul Emperors were also getting anxious.

"It's over, it's been so long, the young lady and that man must have already done that thing!"

"I didn't expect that man to be so strong, he went at it for several hours in one go!"

"It's too terrifying! The young lady is so petite, how could she handle it? It must be torture!"

The two Soul Emperors were already letting their imaginations run wild.

Below, Zhu Zhuqing had been fighting the whole time; apart from waiting for opponents in between, she had not rested at all.

In just a few hours, she had made a name for herself here.

"That's about enough."

The opponent she encountered this time was a peak Soul Elder, but they were still directly knocked down by her advantage in speed; after ending the battle, she left the place amidst cheers.

"They still haven't returned?"

"Does a martial soul mutation take that long?"

"Could they have really done something?"

With Ma Hongjun and Ning Rongrong still nowhere to be seen, Zhu Zhuqing's mind began to wander again.

However, just at this moment, she felt something and looked in another direction.

Although Ma Hongjun and Zhu Zhuqing were wearing masks, judging from the mutual resonance of their Phoenix Bloodlines, these two were indeed the people she was looking for.

The next second, she saw that the two were actually holding hands! Seeing this scene, the jealousy that Zhu Zhuqing had finally managed to vent flared up again; she hurried to their front and said sarcastically, "Haven't seen you for a few hours, and you're already holding hands, how nice~"

"Zhuqing, it's not what you think, don't misunderstand."

Seeming to have a guilty conscience, Ning Rongrong immediately pulled her hand back, her face beneath the mask turning red.

"Then why were you gone for so long?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.

"Ahem, Zhuqing, because Rongrong's martial soul is of the tool type, the mutation took a bit longer; this is the first time I've encountered such a thing."

"Zhuqing, how is your situation?"

After a brief explanation, Ma Hongjun immediately changed the subject.

Zhu Zhuqing did not continue to dwell on this topic either; her intuition told her that a man as super excellent as Ma Hongjun would surely have more than one woman in the future. At the very least, the women he transformed into having a Phoenix Martial Soul would surely fall in love with him, right? This was her own thought.

Although the martial soul mutation did not have a mandatory enslavement of the mind, Ma Hongjun himself was indeed truly excellent.

Handsome, tall, powerful, and young—he was the top choice for a woman to select a spouse.

However, in this world, it was a normal thing for the strong to have three wives and four concubines, and three thousand beauties in the harem.

She came from a clan, and her own father had many wives.

"It's fine, I fought thirty matches and won them all," Zhu Zhuqing said. "Later on, no Soul Elders were willing to be matched with me anymore."

"I'm tired, I need to rest for a while, come with me to the VIP room."

Having said that, she turned around and took the lead, walking toward the VIP room.

This room had been offered to Zhu Zhuqing by the manager here, who had taken the initiative to arrange it for her.

Such a fierce Spirit Master was someone the Soul Fighting Arena also wanted to befriend.

Entering the VIP room, she took off her mask and picked up some fruit juice to drink.

"The early tasks of the Phoenix Academy are also very simple, mainly focused on the improvement of practical combat experience; you need to participate in one-on-one and two-on-two matches," Ma Hongjun said. "Two-on-two, with you?" Zhu Zhuqing asked with some anticipation.

"No, you and Rongrong will team up. If I go on stage, I'll finish them in one move, and you won't get any training out of it," Ma Hongjun shook his head.

"That works too, then I'll team up with Rongrong," Zhu Zhuqing also felt that what Ma Hongjun said made sense.

Even a Spirit Saint couldn't take the other party down, let alone the people here.

There weren't that many Spirit Saint-level combatants in Suotuo City.

Rongrong registered a title called "Nine-Colored."

She began her first Soul Elder-level sparring match.

This was her own individual battle, and amidst the cheers of various spectators, she fell into a tense situation.

"Is that our young lady?"

"Our young lady is a support type; going on stage alone is simply nonsense!"

"No, that's wrong, the young lady's martial soul is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, this is a Phoenix; it seems that is not our young lady."

The two Soul Emperors squatted to the side watching, revealing expressions of surprise.

Compared to Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong's combat techniques were very rusty.

At the very beginning, she didn't gain any advantage and was even being crushed by her opponent.

However, the Nine-Colored Phoenix's defensive power was extremely astonishing; even while being crushed, it didn't cause the slightest bit of damage to Ning Rongrong herself.

Instead, Ning Rongrong continued to grow during the battle.

Having the opportunity to become a combat Spirit Master, she naturally wouldn't allow herself to continue slacking off; she also wanted to become a powerful combat-type Spirit Master! "What the hell is this guy's Phoenix?"

"What is the relationship between Nether and her?"

Venerable Heiman was a woman whose martial soul was a Black Mamba Snake; she kept trying to attack, and at first, she held the advantage, but as time passed, not only did her advantage disappear, but her own soul power consumption increased.

Because Ning Rongrong possessed the Nine-Colored Heart Sutra, she absorbed the energy of heaven and earth during the battle to quickly recover her lost soul power, forming a continuous, endless supply.

After the battle, her own soul power was still very abundant! Finally, she spotted an opportunity, executed the Nine-Colored Movement Technique, arrived in front of the woman in the blink of an eye, and channeled the Nine-Colored Heart Sutra to condense soul power into her fist. The fist radiated a nine-colored light; it looked very gentle, but it had already added terrifying defensive power, attack power, and punching speed to her fist!

She simply unleashed an attack that sounded like a sonic boom! With one punch to the woman's abdomen, she sent her flying! The woman rolled on the ground, feeling a hidden force surging and darting within her body, and finally, a mouthful of old blood sprayed out, and she fainted.

"Grew during the battle, not bad, but it's still far from enough."

"The Nine-Colored Phoenix is not as simple as it looks; she is not yet very proficient in controlling it and needs to wait for future development."

Inside the VIP room, Ma Hongjun watched Ning Rongrong's entire battle and found many strengths and weaknesses.

However, for Ning Rongrong, who was fighting in person for the first time, this was enough.

"Before night falls, you all should fight here."

Ma Hongjun said.

Night.

On the way to Suotuo City, high in the sky.

With the help of Ning Fengzhi, a level 79 peak Spirit Saint, and the help of Chen Xin, a level 96 Peak Super Douluo, the speed was already very fast.

Even so, they would not arrive that quickly.

"It has turned dark; at our speed, we won't arrive until at least tomorrow morning," Chen Xin said.

A barrier formed by soul power protected the two of them inside.

It was also at this moment that Ning Fengzhi suddenly felt an abnormal reaction coming from his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which left him puzzled and surprised.

Because such a thing had happened for the first time.

(End of this chapter)