Douluo: Dream Overlord

"Crowds! Screams! Cheers! Let me hear your voices!"

On the host's platform suspended from the ceiling of the arena, the host was holding a microphone, and a white spirit ring was faintly visible on his body.

With a slight smile, the host, who possesses a microphone as his martial soul, is a true evergreen among hosts in the Soul Arena, and is almost the most popular host.

This is not for any other reason than that his martial spirit has an innate advantage compared to other hosts.

Whether it's the fact that it doesn't consume any power, or the quality and range of sound transmission, his microphone is far superior to other hosts' microphones!

This is why he has been broadcasting live in the Soul Arena for years without ever being replaced!

At this moment, the host, with one foot on the table, shouted passionately, "Compared to this newly formed team, you might not be too interested..."

But there's no time to grieve for them, next up is the contradictory brothers duo!

Let's give this invincible duo a round of applause and cheers!

Unlike the sighs that followed the appearance of Time and Spirit Sword, the atmosphere in the audience reached a climax when the Contradictory Brothers appeared on the other side.

The audience welcomed the uncrowned kings with enthusiastic applause and cheers.

"Yay! The Mutual Brothers are here! Now we know why we're spending money!"

"Contradictory Brothers! Tear them apart! Tear everything before your eyes apart!"

"Boring! I want to see rivers of blood!"

Amidst cheers and shouts, the two duo, Mao Dun and Mao Dun, made a dazzling entrance in the eyes of the crowd.

The two people in the conflict were of different heights and builds, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin.

Gao was extremely thin and bony, standing straight in the arena like a long spear.

He was so fat that he looked like a mountain of flesh, with fat piled up on his body, leaving only his smiling features.

The two waved in greeting, completely ignoring the Time and Spirit Sword duo opposite them.

"Wow, is he really pretending?"

Time scratched his head, looking somewhat annoyed.

Lingjian didn't speak. She looked at the audience around her, who seemed to be cheering like a tidal wave, and her legs trembled slightly.

Looking at so many people, she, as the apple of her family's eye, had never been exposed to such an unfamiliar environment.

And then there's the projection of yourself on the big screen; every move you make is magnified and observed.

A feeling of panic she had never experienced before left her bewildered, and she felt an urge to escape.

"Hey! Are you socially awkward?!"

Looking at the spirit sword, whose body was stiff and hands were tightly clenched, and who seemed somewhat timid, Shi Guang suddenly spoke as he sized her up.

"Social anxiety? What does that mean?"

Upon hearing this, Lingjian asked somewhat haltingly.

"This is difficult to explain and will take a lot of time, but to put it simply..."

It's probably just that when you're alone in an unfamiliar environment, you feel a bit embarrassed.

Time looked at the spirit sword with interest and said, "Are you shy?"

"How could that be!" Lingjian stared at him, wide-eyed. "This young lady has never been afraid of anyone! How could I possibly be shy!"

"Then what are you standing there for? Do you really want me to fight these two by myself?"

Or are you already planning to desert your post and abandon your teammates?

Time slowly approached the spirit sword, looking at the other party who was trembling slightly and silently lowering his head.

Time sighed and gently took her delicate hand in his.

The first sensation upon touching her jade-like hands was its coolness, followed by its softness.

"What are you doing?!"

Suddenly having her hand grasped by a stranger of the opposite sex, Lingjian looked up in disbelief and began to struggle to pull her hand away.

But time's hand is like a pair of pliers, tightly gripping her hand.

"I'm telling you, don't be afraid."

Looking through the eyeholes of the spirit sword's mask into the other's sky-blue eyes, Shi Guang said seriously, "There's nothing to be afraid of. These spectators are just ordinary humans."

In the eyes of Soul Masters, they are no different from monkeys; they are just trash that can be easily wiped out.

What you'll be facing in the future isn't just this trash, but many more Soul Masters and Soul Beasts, and countless battles to come.

You should be strong. You should tell yourself that there's nothing to be afraid of, and that these things are only temporary. Do you know that giants care about the gaze of ants?

What you need to do now is stand with me and together we will utterly defeat this infamous and contradictory group, so as to enhance our reputation and not disgrace your family's honor or your dignity.

Do you understand? It's all okay, relax, I'll be here with you...

Listening to Shi Guang's earnest words, Ling Jian stared blankly into the other's eyes.

Those eyes shone brightly, like a bottomless well, gazing into them and inspiring a desire to explore; the longer one looked, the more captivated one became.

As Lingjian listened to Shi Nian's words, he suddenly felt the surrounding noise gradually diminish, until only the breathing of the two people who were almost touching remained.

"It seems true, after what this guy said, there's really nothing to be afraid of."

Looking at the audience members speaking indistinctly, Lingjian murmured, "These are just monkeys without soul power. Why should I be nervous about them?"

As she pondered, her eyes brightened, and the surrounding sounds flooded her ears again, but these negative words no longer affected her.

"You're right, I should face these things head-on and not let the monkeys control me."

As Lingjian spoke, his eyes grew brighter: "What I must do is not let down the family's honor, not let down my master's teachings, and even more so, not let down myself who has persevered in cultivation through wind and rain all these years!"

Suddenly, a layer of vibrant soul power appeared on the spirit sword.

Shi Guang's eyes narrowed, and the spirit sword's aura suddenly increased, clearly a manifestation of its breakthrough in soul power.

Lingjian blankly felt the growth of soul power within his body, as well as the restless activity characteristics now attached to his soul power.

"Because of your words, my soul power has actually broken through one level! It has reached level thirty-four!"

Lingjian looked at Shiguang earnestly and said, "Thank you! Because of your words, I not only overcame my inner fear, but also experienced an increase in my soul power!"

"There's no need to thank me. I was just stating my honest thoughts."

Shi Guang laughed and said, "If you really want to thank me, then let's have a good, hard-fought battle! We absolutely cannot lose to this kind of trash!"

"Mmm!" Lingjian nodded emphatically, but she had obviously forgotten that their hands were still tightly clasped together, and in the eyes of the audience, the two were clearly showing affection.

"Hey! Can we stop fighting already?! This isn't a dating spot!"

"Brothers of Contradictions! Kill them! Bury one in the Heavenly Strike! Bury the other in the Starfall! Let them never meet again!"

"I never imagined that the arena would one day become a stage for romance, and we would become their backdrop..."

The audience, unable to bear seeing the two like this, began to hurl insults, and the arena was filled with boos.

Hearing these unpleasant sounds, Lingjian blushed and pulled her hand away from the other person's.

Time, however, was shameless; he simply walked into the arena as if nothing had happened.

Lingjian, freed from pressure and social anxiety, followed closely behind. The two stood side by side on the stage, staring at each other across from the contradictory brothers, whose eyes held a bloodthirsty glint.