Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Heavenly Dao Umbrella, Seven Kills Annihilation

Chapter 46 Qian Renxue: I told you to pretend, but I didn't tell you to pretend like this!
"I hereby declare the Christmas Martial Arts Tournament to begin!"

"There are a total of 150 contestants in this competition. We will have ten rounds of free-for-all battles, and the winners will automatically advance to the top ten."

After Zhao Qian finished speaking, he didn't forget to activate his Soul Ring Stun.

The strength of an eighth-ringed Soul Master surprised many Soul Masters, but they didn't think much of it.

After all, this is Wuhun City.

If anyone wants to die, no one will stop them.

Soon, the first round of contestants was selected.

After glancing around briefly, Jiang Nian focused his gaze on the young man dressed in the attire of the Holy Dragon Sect.

If I'm not mistaken, he should be the winner of this round.

Many gamblers began placing bets, and the referee deliberately waited until an incense stick had burned before starting the game.

In the arena.

The fifteen young men sized each other up, none of them making the first move.

"I am a member of the Zhang family from Baicheng. If you let me advance to the top ten, I will treat you all to drinks and meat."

"Bah! I'm still from the Wang family of Langya City!"

Tuoba Jun remained aloof, seemingly unwilling to participate in such a quarrel.

Of course, he knew that his status might provoke the other fourteen people to attack him.

Seeing that the flames hadn't reached Tuoba Jun, Zhang Erhe glanced at the people around him.

Everyone knew which of their Soul Masters would advance from the moment they stepped onto the stage.

However, an attack needs a reason.

After all, Tuoba Jun was a disciple of the Holy Dragon Sect, and no one wanted to be the first to stick their neck out.

Ultimately, a family from the Spirit Hall initiated the battle.

While it appears that they are attacking others, the flames of war have actually spread to Tuoba Jun.

"You bastards! You bunch of dogs!"

Seeing this, the fourteen people stopped pretending and prepared to kick him out of the game.

The martial spirits were activated simultaneously, all of them being uniformly yellow-yellow-purple or yellow-yellow-yellow.

The commoner Soul Master, head bowed, exclaimed in surprise, "They're all Soul Masters! This batch seems quite strong..."

"Those who can reach the Soul Master level before the age of twenty-five are extremely rare."

"But this is quite normal for these noble children."

Jiang Nian looked at the group of Soul Masters in front of him and shook his head helplessly.

Unexpectedly, even that disciple of the Holy Dragon Sect did not reach the Soul Sect. It felt as if this competition was tailor-made for me.

Qian Renxue glanced at it briefly and then lost interest.

"How boring~ Xiao Jiang, when can you go on stage? I want to see you dominate the field."

"I don't know either," Jiang Nian said with a laugh, holding the back of his head with both hands as he lay on the sofa watching their battle.

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On the arena, the use of various soul skills drew gasps of amazement from the onlookers.

In the chaotic battle of fifteen people, they initially attacked Tuoba Jun together, but when someone was eliminated, the already suspicious alliance instantly crumbled.

Less than five minutes later, only three players remained on the field.

Tuoba Jun looked at Zhang Erhe, who was attacking him, and sneered: "Third Soul Skill, White Dragon Impact!"

The purple spirit rings flickered slightly, and the white-armored earth dragon behind him suddenly charged toward the man wielding a spear in front of him.

In the ensuing fierce fight, Zhang Erhe fell off the ring and coughed up blood.

Tuoba Jun looked at the last survivor and said calmly, "Do you want me to personally escort you down?"

"Uh... I give up, I give up..."

A few seconds later, Zhao Qian announced the winner to the public.

The entire audience was filled with the wild shouts of the gamblers.

This match was a foregone conclusion.

An hour and a half later.

The battle has reached its tenth round.

Jiang Nian finally stood up. I don't know how he was ranked, or why he was put last...

The two women, who had been dozing off, instantly woke up upon hearing Jiang Nian's name.

"Oh? Xiao Jiang, it's finally your turn." Qian Renxue rubbed her eyes and clenched her little hand to cheer him on.

Jin Yue'er stood up, looked at his slightly disheveled collar, tidied it up carefully, and then a sweet smile appeared on her face.

"Go for it, Brother Jiang!"

"of course."

After pinching her little cheeks, Jiang Nian noticed a distant gaze fixed on him, so he walked over to the little golden retriever and pinched it as well.

"Humph~"

Satisfied, Qian Renxue turned her head, a smile unconsciously creeping onto her lips.

"Xiao Jiang, give them a big one!"

Jiang Nian, who was originally going to take the stairs, stopped in his tracks upon hearing this.

Since the little golden retriever wants to see it, let's grant her wish.

After saying that, he pushed open the window of the private room and activated his martial spirit to the astonishment of the two women.

The power of lightning and the power of wind converged beneath his feet.

Jiang Nian slowly stepped through the void, walking from the second floor towards the arena.

"Holy crap?! Who is this kid?! He just walked down here looking so fresh and clean, carrying an umbrella?!"

"There seem to be arcs of lightning flashing beneath his feet, what's going on?!"

"Holy crap, teacher, I want to learn this!"

Everyone turned their attention to Jiang Nian, and many Soul Emperors and Soul Saints stood up to observe his show-off performance.

"He didn't use any soul skills... Could it be that his martial soul involves space and lightning?"

"However, I don't recall any prominent families with the surname Jiang..."

Zhao Qian stared intently at Jiang Nian, who was slowly walking towards the arena, and his eyelids twitched suddenly.

"This is Bai'er's good older brother? He is indeed handsome and dashing... and he can even pull off a move that even a Contra master might not be able to do."

Jiang Nian landed steadily on the arena, his gaze sweeping over the other fourteen people. After death, he closed his eyes and shut the Heavenly Dao Umbrella.

As for the exclamations that came from beside him, he was already used to them.

"Xiao Jiang... Xiao Jiang today..." Qian Renxue covered her mouth in a daze, a blush rising on her cheeks.

Then, puffing out her cheeks, she said with a hint of sourness, "I told you to pretend, but I didn't tell you to pretend like this... Now look what you've done, all those beauties are probably head over heels for you..."

Jin Yue'er blinked, but didn't say anything. She just stared at the figure quietly.

In the audience seats on the first floor, Hu Liena and her two companions cheered loudly for Jiang Nian, their faces beaming with excitement.

They wished everyone knew that Jiang Nian was their elder brother.

"I want to learn Nian-ge's skills in the future!" Yan, full of envy, tossed his hair, his eyes filled with admiration and longing.

"Come on, your fire-attribute martial soul doesn't seem to have anything to do with lightning elements..."

"Damn it, can't you let me fantasize a little first?"

Soon, many people staked their entire fortunes on Jiang Nian.

Jin Yue'er and Qian Renxue each bet 100,000 gold soul coins.

However, the odds are not high, only 1.2.

The incense stick's time is up.

Jiang Nian slowly opened his eyes as he heard the bugle call beside him.

The fourteen men had clearly planned to attack him first, and they had even set up their formation.

"Kid! That move you just made was impressive, but... even the Soul King couldn't take on fourteen of them at once!"

"Brothers, activate the martial spirit!"

In an instant, the aura of the Soul Master surged on the arena, all of them a uniform yellow and purple.

Jiang Nian calmly opened the Heavenly Dao Umbrella, and the soul rings beneath his feet lit up.

"No...this is impossible!"

(End of this chapter)