Chapter 40: Soul Fighting? One Kick Each

Night fell, and the Dean of Shrek Academy, the Four-Eyed Bald Eagle Flender, stood on the large training ground, looking at all eight students before him.

Oh, right, there was also a bird. Looking at Jin Ling, who stood on Zhou Yi's shoulder with a petite figure, Flender felt somewhat helpless. This Zhou Yi and his Soul Beast were already equivalent to the original Shrek's highest combat power, which was himself and Zhao. Having such a student was truly stressful; fortunately, he didn't need to teach him anything, just let him have more contact with young people.

Dai Mubai, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Zhu Zhuqing were all prepared for the night's lessons, each one full of spirit. Zhou Yi, on the other hand, remained as composed as ever.

However, Flender's attention was not on them, but on the other two students.

Among them, Oscar looked at Flender with a nervous face, while Ning Rongrong blinked her beautiful large eyes, looking completely innocent.

Seeing this, Flender only glared his sharp gaze at Oscar, but did not say anything more.

Seeing this situation, Ning Rongrong smiled slightly, but immediately returned to normal, as if the trace of mockery that had flashed just now was an illusion.

"Hmph!"

Flender stood with his hands behind his back and said to the group, "Next, you will begin your first lesson at Shrek. Each of you will complete your own lesson independently. Don't blame me for not declaring it beforehand; if you don't do well enough, then, even if you don't die, you'll lose a layer of skin."

Then he led the group away toward Soto City.

However, when passing by Oscar, he said softly, "Let this be the only time."

It scared Oscar into a cold sweat.

Flender also felt somewhat stifled; he hadn't expected to actually be played by a little girl, but it didn't matter, there would be opportunities in the future.

Just like that, Flender brought them to the Soto Grand Spirit Arena and, after explaining some precautions, let them go to register individually.

At this moment, Zhou Yi looked at Zhuqing.

"Do you still need me to team up with you?"

"No need. If the two of us are together, it's a bit too bullying. Rongrong said she wants to be in a group with me; this way, there can be some tempering."

"Is that so?" Zhou Yi nodded and turned to look at the others. "Whoever has low points and wants to raise them is welcome to come find me to team up."

Seeing this, Oscar hurriedly shouted, "Me, me, me! Brother Yi, take me along. I'm a FoodTypeSoulMaster; I can't participate in the singles tournament. If I mess up the doubles tournament too, when will I ever reach a Gold Spirit Badge?" As he spoke, he even sat on the ground and hugged Zhou Yi's thigh, repeatedly playing the victim.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Rongrong, and the others nearby laughed out loud. Zhou Yi was also unable to hold back a smile.

Dai Mubai was somewhat puzzled. "Zhou Yi, listening to what you mean, did you often participate in soul fighting before?"

"Zhuqing and I often fought in Tiandou City." As he spoke, he took out his Gold Spirit Badge from Angel Wings. This was only because he didn't go often; if he went every day, he didn't know what level he would have reached.

Zhu Zhuqing also took out her Silver Spirit Badge, making Xiao Wu's eyes shine. "Wow! Zhuqing, you're so amazing~"

As for the boys, seeing Zhou Yi's gold badge was also a surprise. Ma Hongjun couldn't stay calm either and leaned in front of him. "Brother Yi, from today on you are also my brother; take your little brother along."

"Hey! Fatty, are you mistaken? You're fighting over the thigh with me? I'm a FoodTypeSoulMaster, eh." Seeing this, Oscar stood up with some resentment.

"Whether you're a FoodTypeSoulMaster or not, if there's a ready-made thigh not to hug, do you think I'm stupid?"

Watching the two's performance, Dai Mubai and Tang San were speechless and smiled at each other.

"Alright, Ma Hongjun, I'll team up with Oscar first; he should be more in need of points."

"Yay!"

Hearing Zhou Yi's decision, Ma Hongjun didn't argue anymore. He didn't lack points anyway and could just do singles soul fighting for now.

"Brother Yi, what's our team name?"

"Let's call it the Longchi Team."

A quarter of an hour later,

Dai Mubai called out, "Zhou Yi, Little Ao, it's your turn."

"Big Boss! It all depends on you~"

"Don't worry."

The two-on-two soul fighting stage was twice as large as the one-on-one, as the number of Spirit Masters was doubled, requiring more room to maneuver.

At this time, the host on the stage was announcing the Spirit Master teams.

"..., the fourth match of the two-on-two, Iron Armor Team versus Longchi Team."

As soon as he got on stage, Oscar was so scared he hid behind Zhou Yi.

It wasn't his fault; the two they were facing looked similar, both extremely rugged, with leopard heads and round eyes, robust muscles, and skin that looked as tough as iron plating.

"Yi... Brother Yi, it's... it's up to you. Laozi has a big sausage." As he spoke, he produced a sausage and tremblingly handed it to Zhou Yi.

"Why are you so nervous? Don't you trust me?"

As he spoke, he took the sausage and slowly tasted it. So this is a food-type martial soul? A bit interesting. Using soul power to construct food and then imbuing it with rule attributes—not bad. The taste is also acceptable.

"Hehehe..."

The two on the opposite side laughed even louder when they saw Oscar's awkward state.

"Hahaha, little brats whose hair hasn't even grown in yet, go home and drink milk."

"Haha, don't pee your pants here, okay~"

The audience below the stage saw two thin, weak youths fighting the Iron Armor Team, who had won five days in a row, and shouted one after another. For them, this kind of disparity in strength and the huge difference in physique between the two sides could give them the ultimate visual enjoyment, especially after discovering that Oscar was shaking with fear, they were even happier.

Seeing this, the host also began to stir up the atmosphere.

"It seems our little brothers from the Longchi Team are a bit afraid, but this is also normal. You must know that the Iron Armor Team they are facing has already won 5 consecutive matches, and their martial souls are both Iron Armor Rhinos that are both offensive and defensive. The two's soul power has even reached the limit of level 39, which can be called flawless."

Over there, the two from the Iron Armor Team also roared in unison.

"Iron Armor Team!"

"Iron Armor Team!"

The audience below the stage began to cheer for their chosen champions. Of course, except for those from Shrek, no one was optimistic about Zhou Yi and his partner.

In the spectator stands, Ma Hongjun, who had finished his singles soul fight early, said to Dai Mubai,

"Boss Dai, can Zhou Yi and Little Ao do it? That Iron Armor Team looks quite fierce."

"Don't worry. Just watch how Zhou Yi ends the battle in an instant in a moment." Dai Mubai was very confident and even gave a disdainful laugh at the other spectators.

Inside the arena, seeing the atmosphere heated up, the host immediately announced the start of the soul fight.

"Of course, it is said that one member of the Longchi Team possesses a Gold Spirit Badge, so this will surely be a fierce battle. Now, let the soul fight begin!"

As soon as the words fell, the Iron Armor Team instantly activated their martial souls and completed their possession.

"First soul skill: Iron Armor Collision!" ×2

With giant horns growing from their heads, the two of them carried an incomparably fierce momentum as they charged at high speed toward Zhou Yi and his partner.

"Tear them to shreds!"

"Tear them to shreds!" ×N

Just as the audience below the stage hadn't even had time to shout a few times,

Zhou Yi was seen appearing instantly in front of the two, kicking them both away with one kick each, and the two immediately slammed into the wall of the Soul Fighting Arena like cannonballs.

Looking again, the two were already embedded at least half a meter deep into the wall.

The audience below the stage fell into an eerie silence for a second, as if they had jammed, but immediately erupted into even more intense cheers.

Zhou Yi glanced at the referee and said,

"I was careful with my strength; those two aren't dead. You can pry them out in a moment."

After speaking, he called out to Oscar,

"Let's go, Oscar."

"Coming! Brother Yi!"

After a short while, the host also reacted.

"I announce, the fourth match of the two-on-two, Iron Armor Team versus Longchi Team, the Longchi Team wins!!!"

"Holy crap! I'm not dreaming, am I? Brother Yi didn't even release his martial soul; this is just too fierce!"

"Now you know how terrifying he is."

"Now, I completely believe he can trade blows with Teacher Zhao; he's too strong."