Xiaowu is used to being the big sister in the Star Dou Great Forest, so her stance was quite convincing. She just nodded slightly, agreeing to Wang Sheng's challenge.
Wang Sheng took a deep breath and walked to the front of the formation: "Liu Long, come on."
Hearing this, a yellow light flashed in Liu Long's hand, and a two-meter-long staff appeared in his hand: "Loser, if I don't beat you until you can't get out of bed for a few days today, I won't be named Liu."
"Liu Long, don't be careless."
Xiaowu was about to speak, but was interrupted by Li Qing, because in the original work, Liu Long lost.
A Soul Scholar cannot perform spirit body possession, so a tool spirit has a great advantage against a beast spirit, but even in this situation, Liu Long still lost.
It was just because he was careless.
"Okay!"
Liu Long didn't think much of Li Qing's reminder, because although Li Qing's soul power level was not as high as his, his overall strength was far superior to his.
He had sparred with Li Qing a lot this year, but had never won once. Later, the other person was too lazy to fight him anymore.
Xiaowu glared at Li Qing fiercely, then looked at Liu Long and mocked: "Then if you lose, you should just be called 'Withered Flowers and Faded Willows' from now on."
Liu Long's expression turned slightly cold. He quickly stepped forward, and the long staff in his hand struck down towards Wang Sheng's head.
"Roar!"
As the soul power light shone on Wang Sheng's body, a tiger's roar faintly sounded. Facing Liu Long's attack, he didn't dodge, but instead raised his arms crossed to meet it, blocking Liu Long's long staff.
"Bang!"
How could arms withstand a tool spirit? Despite the protection of soul power, Wang Sheng's arm was still struck by Liu Long's long staff, leaving a bloody mark. He also let out a muffled groan and retreated two steps.
However, he also grabbed Liu Long's spirit.
Perhaps he had taken Li Qing's reminder to heart, or perhaps his combat experience had improved significantly from fighting Li Qing this year, Liu Long didn't waste any more words and landed a direct kick to Wang Sheng's stomach.
At the same time, the spirit Wang Sheng was holding dissipated and reformed in Liu Long's hand.
Without waiting for Wang Sheng to regain his balance, Liu Long quickly stepped forward and delivered a sweeping blow. In a hurry, Wang Sheng could only raise his hands to protect his head, but his arm took another solid hit from the staff.
Unable to perform spirit body possession, Wang Sheng was at an absolute disadvantage and had no power to fight back against Liu Long.
At this moment, Li Qing looked behind Xiaowu and the others and saw a short-haired little boy in patched clothes sneakily join the group of work-study students.
As if sensing Li Qing's gaze, he looked over.
However, seeing that Li Qing was just a child about the same age as him, he casually withdrew his gaze and quietly walked behind Xiaowu.
Li Qing didn't hear what he said to Xiaowu, but he could tell that Xiaowu was very excited.
Turning his attention back to the battle, because Liu Long didn't play any cat-and-mouse games, Wang Sheng had no room to resist and was now sent flying by Liu Long's staff.
He fainted.
"Wang Sheng!"
Seeing Wang Sheng lose, Xiaowu's face was full of disdain. The other work-study students, after letting out a gasp, rushed forward to check on Wang Sheng's injuries.
Xiao Chenyu looked at Xiaowu with a smile and said, "You lost. Who's next?"
Xiaowu glanced at the other work-study students, knowing she couldn't rely on them. Just as she was about to step forward herself, she was stopped by Tang San who said, "I'll take this round."
"Okay!"
Xiaowu didn't think much and agreed directly.
Li Qing naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to face Tang San. Without understanding the situation of the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Step, rushing into the arena wouldn't be a rational action.
Liu Long had basically no loss from fighting Wang Sheng, so he chose to continue fighting.
The moment the battle began, Tang San turned into streaks of afterimages. In just a few large strides, he closed in on Liu Long and raised his hand to punch him in the chest.
"Using Ghost Shadow Perplexing Step already?"
Li Qing was a little confused. Who starts a fight with their ultimate move? Was it because Wang Sheng lost and he wanted to establish his authority?
As for the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Step...
It had something, but not much. Soul Masters of the same realm might only see streaks of afterimages, but in Li Qing's eyes, it was just slightly faster speed.
After all, with his spirit mutation and advancement, his overall attributes had long surpassed a Great Soul Master, reaching the Soul Elder level.
These overall attributes included the five senses.
If he still couldn't see through the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Step, then it would be hard to say whether the martial arts world Tang San was from had a high limit or if Douluo Continent was simply too weak.
Tang San started with his ultimate move, so Liu Long naturally couldn't be his opponent. With the situation reversed, Liu Long was completely suppressed throughout the fight.
After just a few rounds, Liu Long followed in Wang Sheng's footsteps, swept away by Tang San's whip kick and sent flying in front of Li Qing and the others, then fainted.
Xiaowu scoffed, "As expected, 'Withered Flowers and Faded Willows,' utterly useless. Boss Xiao, what do you say?"
"I'll go."
Xiao Chenyu waved for someone to temporarily carry Liu Long to the back. Just as he was about to speak, Li Qing stepped forward and stood at the front of the formation. Seeing this, a smile appeared on Xiao Chenyu's face.
"No way, Boss Xiao, do you have no one left? Why send out a little kid?"
Xiaowu clearly looked down on Li Qing, her words full of mockery. Hearing this, Tang San on the opposite side couldn't help but show a slight smile, clearly agreeing with her words.
Li Qing glanced at her and said indifferently, "Either you step up and fight, or shut up. Stop chattering."
Tang San frowned, a cold light flickering in his eyes. He had already decided in his heart that he would teach this rude fellow a good lesson later.
Xiaowu said disdainfully, "Beat him first before you talk."
Li Qing ignored her and looked at Tang San, saying, "Li Qing, second-year student, Spirit, Raven, eleven-level one-ring agile attack system Soul Master."
As he spoke, the Raven spirit appeared behind Li Qing, and a yellow spirit ring rose up.
"Hiss!"
Seeing this, gasps immediately filled the scene. Not only among the work-study students, but also many on Xiao Chenyu's side didn't know that Li Qing had already broken through to the Soul Master realm.
Moreover, his first ring was a hundred-year ring, which was rare in Notting City Academy, let alone among students, even among many teachers.
Xiaowu shut up, her face no longer showing any mockery or disdain.
Tang San's expression also gradually became serious. He really didn't expect that this child, who looked about the same age as him, had actually reached the Soul Master realm in soul power cultivation.
Could it be that he also had innate full soul power?
"No way..." Ling Feng said in disbelief, "Li Qing, wasn't your innate soul power only level three? How could your cultivation speed be so fast?"
Hearing this, Tang San and the others couldn't help but be shocked.
Innate soul power level three?
How is this possible?
He was only in the second year, which meant he had only awakened his spirit for one year. How could he cultivate to level eleven in one year? That was a gap of a full eight levels.
Even excluding the spirit ring's boost, there was still a gap of seven levels.
Hearing this, Xiaowu felt an even greater chill in her heart. If the cultivation speed of innate soul power level three was all this fast, how could their soul beasts possibly survive?
Xiao Chenyu rolled his eyes at Ling Feng and said, "Ignorant. We'll talk about this after the battle."