Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Golden Dragon, Tang San's adoptive father

Chapter 82 The Battle Begins

The two people on the central arena stage, one he recognized very well, was Xiao Wu, who had previously studied at Notting Academy. The other, although named Tang San, looked completely different from the Tang San he knew. But even if he was Lin Feng's disciple Tang San, so what? Shrek Academy had now added another genius soul master, Tai Long, to its student body. Under his guidance of martial soul theory, these people had greatly improved their individual strength and teamwork abilities. It was simply a pipe dream for Tang San and Xiao Wu to defeat so many students from Shrek Academy with just the two of them. "Xiao Gang, I believe in you."

Seeing Gangzi's confident assertion, Liu Erlong didn't insist and transferred all her wealth to him. Gangzi was overjoyed to receive the gold soul coins from Liu Erlong. No wonder she was the dean of Blue Tyrant Academy, which she had managed for so long; this was far richer than Flander, who was also a dean. He wondered what kind of life Flander had been living before. If he had known this, he would have come to Liu Erlong's side directly. Seeing Gangzi's eyes gleaming at Liu Erlong's money, Ning Rongrong frowned and said to him, "Gangzi, those are gold soul coins that Teacher Erlong has worked hard for decades to accumulate. It's not appropriate for you to take them all at once, is it?"

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy was unlike the trash academies they had encountered before, and naturally wouldn't be so easy to deal with. Liu Erlong had used all of Shrek Academy's gold soul coins to gamble with Gangzi. If Gangzi lost, Shrek Academy would likely immediately fall into the same difficult situation as before in Soto City. Hearing this, Gangzi didn't show any signs of bloodshot eyes or panting heavily. Instead, contrary to his usual behavior, he said with unusual wisdom and confidence, "Ning Rongrong, you don't understand the relationship between Erlong and me. Erlong has contributed all the hard work she has accumulated over the years to me, and I think she is very willing and happy to do so!"

Seeing Gangzi's shameless face, Ning Rongrong was shocked. How could he say such a thing with such a clear conscience?

However, Liu Erlong's next words left her completely dumbfounded. Liu Erlong stared at Gangzi with adoring eyes and said tenderly, "Rongrong, Xiaogang is right. I can give everything for him."

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Liu Erlong's words left the Shrek Academy group speechless. Some even broke down, one secretly hiding in a secluded corner to weep, "Teacher Erlong, you're truly hopeless."

Seeing Liu Erlong's infatuated expression, Ning Rongrong sighed inwardly. How could someone be so love-struck?

You could say Gangzi is handsome and strong, that's true, but he's got neither. It's such a waste that Teacher Erlong, such a good catch, has been wasted on this good-for-nothing Gangzi. She really feels it's a pity; it would have been better if Dean Flander had gotten her. Thinking of this, Ning Rongrong glanced at Flander, who was secretly crying not far away, and sighed deeply. Soon, all the bets before the match were placed, and the host, Dou Dou, returned to the arena to announce the official start of the match, "I declare the Soul Fighting Match officially open!"

On the arena, the Shrek Academy students revealed their martial souls and spirit rings the moment Dou Dou announced the start of the match. "Ma Hongjun, a power-attack type battle spirit master, martial soul: Evil Fire Phoenix!"

"Dai Mubai, a powerful offensive Battle Soul Master, whose Martial Soul is the Evil-Eyed White Tiger!"

"Oscar, a support-type weapon spirit master, whose martial spirit is the Giant Sausage!"

"Talon, a powerful offensive Battle Soul Master, whose Martial Soul is the Mighty Ape!"

"Yu Tianheng, a powerful offensive Soul Master, Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex!"

The audience in the Soul Arena were astonished upon seeing the Soul Power levels and Martial Souls of the Shrek Academy students. Of the five, four were Soul Masters and one was a Soul Grandmaster. The strongest Soul Grandmaster's Martial Soul was the number one beast Martial Soul in the world, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. With such a powerful lineup, it was no wonder Shrek Academy could defeat so many advanced Soul Master academies. Seeing the cheers for Shrek Academy erupting from the surrounding audience, Ma Hongjun and the others were extremely proud. Meanwhile, Tang San glanced at the smug Shrek students before turning his gaze to Xiao Wu. The two exchanged a glance and nodded to each other. "Xiao Wu, an agility-type Soul Master, Martial Soul: Soft Bone Rabbit!"

Upon seeing Xiao Wu's martial soul, Tai Long's eyes immediately lit up. "So your martial soul is the Soft Bone Rabbit! No wonder you're so cute!"

Tang San stared coldly at Tai Long, already plotting how to punish him. This man had repeatedly coveted his Xiao Wu; he had to be dealt with severely, even to the point of death. "Tang San, Control-type Spirit Master, Spirit Blue Silver Emperor!"

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Upon hearing the name of the blue-clad youth's spirit, Ma Hongjun's expression immediately turned serious. "Tang San, spirit Blue Silver Emperor, could you be the Tang San we encountered in the Star Dou Great Forest?!"

Actually, when the host Dou Dou announced the name, he already had some guesses in his mind. However, the boy in blue in front of him, in both appearance and temperament, was very different from the Tang San they had met in the Star Dou Great Forest. So he didn't think of him as Tang San, assuming they just shared the same name. But now that they even had almost the same martial soul, it was hard not to be suspicious. Seeing the wide-eyed stares between Ma Hongjun and the others, Xiao Wu couldn't help but suppress her laughter. "What a bunch of idiots! Tang San is standing right in front of you, and you can't even recognize him."

It really is that Tang San!

The trio from the brothel were utterly shocked by Xiao Wu's answer. The scene of being soundly beaten by Tang San in the Star Dou Great Forest was still vivid in their minds. They never expected that in just a few months, Tang San would undergo such a dramatic change. Not only had his appearance drastically changed, but his martial soul seemed to have evolved as well. He now called himself the Blue Silver Emperor, clearly far superior to the cheap Blue Silver Grass martial soul. "Brothers, don't panic! Although he's now a Soul Master, Tian Heng is also a Soul Master. Five against two, our chances are still very high!"

Dai Mubai said to Yu Tianheng and Ma Hongjun, "Is that so?"

Tang San sneered, then began to release his spirit rings. In an instant, four spirit rings—yellow, purple, purple, and black—slowly emerged from his body. "What?! A fourth spirit ring of ten thousand years?!"

Not only were Dai Mubai and his group dumbfounded, but the VIPs in the Soul Arena were also in an uproar.