Then, Shen He explained his three soul skills and their approximate effects.
First Soul Skill: Dissolving Liquid, increases corrosive damage and can also inflict snake venom on enemies.
Second Soul Skill: Coil, increases strength by 100%.
Third Soul Skill: Poison Needle, as the name suggests.
After exchanging a few words, the pair, who looked like an older brother with his younger sister, attracted a lot of attention as soon as they stepped into the waiting area.
Soul Masters who knew Shen He, in particular, looked at Qian Yuelong, who was sitting next to Shen He, with surprise.
Those with straightforward personalities just came over and asked.
"Xiaohe, why are you playing 2v2 Soul Battle today? Don't you always only play 1v1 and team battles?"
Qian Yuelong, who was sitting in her seat swinging her legs, looked up. Shen He, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes. The two of them, one big and one small, looked at the taller figure.
Standing over 1.8 meters tall, with a broad face and deep-set eyes, his healthy wheat-colored skin and bulging arm muscles beneath his armor exuded power. His imposing figure gave off a heavy, mountain-like aura of oppression, clearly indicating that he was a strength-based Soul Master.
In addition, Qian Yuelong also keenly sensed a trace of blood energy inadvertently emanating from the man's body.
That's the kind of aura that only those who have experienced killing can possess.
Qian Yuelong's gaze lingered for a moment on the somewhat grotesque centipede-shaped scar on the man's arm, which was now permanently etched into his features. She realized that the person in front of her was definitely a Soul Master with a story. Then she sat there, nodded to the man in a friendly manner to say hello, and continued to quietly serve as a background figure.
"Brother Guan." Shen He called out to someone in a cool tone, then turned to look at Qian Yuelong. His cool tone was now warm, and his eyes lit up as he explained, "She and I formed a temporary team and will only play this one two-on-two match."
The man raised an eyebrow and said teasingly, "Such an enthusiastic personality is unlike you, Xiaohe."
Shen He raised a very slight smile and said, "20 gold soul coins for one match. If I win, I'll give her 70% of the post-match reward. It's a good deal."
The last three words are full of emotion.
Upon hearing this, the man looked at Qian Yuelong with slight surprise and sighed, "No wonder you teamed up with a young girl. However, the girl looks unfamiliar; you must be a newcomer who just joined in the last few days, right?"
With a half-joking tone and a gentle expression, he remained silent about Qian Yuelong's Great Soul Master strength.
Meeting the man's probing gaze, Qian Yuelong nodded frankly: "Yes, I just arrived yesterday."
Shen He looked at Qian Yuelong, who was fair-skinned and had clear eyes, and lowered his eyes to say, "This is Brother Guan Feng, the captain of the Soul Fighting Team that I joined."
Since the words had already been presented to her, Qian Yuelong had no choice but to go along with Shen He's attempt to establish a connection, saying, "Hello, Brother Guan, my name is Yuelong, and I'm Shen He's temporary partner."
Guan Feng, who had memorized Qian Yuelong's name, replied with a smile, "Hello, Yuelong sister! Have a good two-on-two soul battle!"
Qian Yuelong gave a universal smiley face.
Shen He, who was constantly watching the changes in the match schedule, stood up, gave Guan Feng a barely perceptible nod, and took the lead: "Let's go, Arena 13, we're next."
"Okay, okay." Qian Yuelong pushed herself up on the chair and lightly jumped down, following Shen He like a little tail.
After they had walked away, Guan Feng's partner approached with his hands in his pockets, watched their retreating figures, and said, "That little girl is not simple."
Young geniuses are rare, but most of those who appear here are people who were picked up after falling on hard times, and they are generally not wealthy.
Even if you have some savings, the environment in which you grow up will determine the kind of person you become.
A difficult environment could not have nurtured such a beautiful young girl.
Most of them were sent here for training; there are people inside the Spirit Hall.
Guan Feng knew, of course, that Qian Yuelong's background was not simple, but that did not stop him from being curious about her.
"A Great Soul Master who is not even ten years old, with a cultivation level of around level 27 or 28, how simple could her background be? I just find it strange. Several groups of young geniuses have come before. Although they are all a bit older than this girl named Yue Long, none of them have such a calm and generous demeanor."
The previous batches of young geniuses were either uneasy, or seemed to have paranoia, seeing everyone as an enemy trying to harm them, or were arrogant and looked down on others.
Of course, the last type of person will undoubtedly be taught a lesson by the elders in the Martial Arts Arena. They will become a little more humble afterward, but their inherent arrogance will remain.
Thinking of the previous batches of young geniuses, Guan Feng sighed, "I don't dislike her eyes, but I wonder how much purity she still has after experiencing the harsh reality of real combat and the survival of the fittest."
"The best outcome is as long as we don't become like those disciples of major sects and noble children who don't treat people like human beings." Guan Feng's partner, Wen Xing, had a cold expression, with an unreadable emotion surging in his eyes.
"That makes sense." Guan Feng shook his head and looked at the updated list of match combinations.
As Qian Yuelong and Shen He walked out of the entrance passage and stepped onto the stage, they were immediately illuminated by the lights.
Same process, different hosts, more viewers.
In the real-name battle tournament where no special masks were used to conceal their faces, Qian Yuelong, with her unfamiliar and youthful appearance, immediately attracted the attention of several gazes.
Most of the reactions were out of curiosity and surprise, with very little malice, but it wasn't entirely absent.
The host stood on the edge of the wider 30-meter circular fighting arena and looked at the two sides who were standing still.
"Both sides have entered the arena. Release your Martial Souls!"
It was time for the courtesy segment again. This time, Qian Yuelong, who was standing diagonally behind Shen He, released her martial soul with ease. As soon as the two thousand-year soul rings appeared, the soul masters in the audience, the two opposing soul masters, and even her own teammate Shen He all looked on in astonishment.
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A series of faith value boost notifications rang out. Qian Yuelong, who was already used to this kind of attention, silently activated a double shield, blocking out the overlapping and noisy notification sounds, as well as the excited shouts of "886". She said without changing her expression, "Yuelong, level 27 control-type weapon spirit master, please give me your guidance."
One sentence brought the people on the fighting stage back to their senses.
Shen He pursed his lips, a purple glint flashing in his dark eyes, and suddenly, fine black-purple scales condensed on the back of his hand.
A snake-like creature, about three meters long, with a predominantly deep purple body and black and yellow stripes, its trunk-thick body twisting into an S-shape, materialized from the void.
Even more strangely, this black python, which resembles a cobra, has two pairs of bat-wing-like black wings about three inches long. This is the origin of the name of the Four-Winged Black Emperor Serpent martial spirit.
What caught Qian Yuelong's attention was the soul ring configuration of her temporary partner whom she had picked up.
Three rings, two yellow and one purple – surprisingly, this is the best soul ring configuration.
This surprised Qian Yuelong.
"Shenhe, a level 31 offensive-type Battle Soul Master, please enlighten me."
However, their opponents were not in such a good mood. Their expressions suddenly froze after seeing the two men's spirit rings.
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