Douluo Continent: Starting from Killing Arou with a Single Sword.

Chapter 35 Awkwardness

"Xiao Wu!"

Even faster than the referee was Tang San. He was extremely anxious and "whoosh" he reached the ground in an instant.

His desperate and terrified expression made it seem as if Xiao Wu had suffered a serious injury and was beyond medical help.

Even knowing that Xiao Wu was unharmed, he was still incredibly worried. Xiao Wu was his sister, his only family in Douluo Continent besides his late father! If anything happened to Xiao Wu, he would risk his life to avenge her.

"Shi Yu—" Tang San picked up Xiao Wu, his aura intimidating, and said to Shi Yu on the platform, "You'd better pray that Xiao Wu is alright, otherwise—", your path to death will come sooner than expected.

Perhaps Tang San's voice was too soft, and Shi Yu didn't hear him, not even giving him a glance. However, when Ning Mumu came down from the spectator area, he "just happened" to turn around and give her a shy smile.

"Sister Mu Mu,"

Shi Yu excitedly walked past the others and happily approached Ning Mumu, her tone quite proud, "I won!"

"Okay," Ning Mumu said helplessly, "You're very powerful." She kicked the person away. Ning Mumu didn't say the last sentence, after all, everyone was there, and she was afraid of angering Tang San and the others.

"Tang San," Ning Mumu said, looking at Tang San who was slumped on the ground, still holding someone, "Is Xiao Wu alright? Shi Yu didn't use his soul power just now, so I thought it was nothing serious. It was just a kick, Xiao Wu should be fine."

Tang San didn't know if Ning Mumu's feelings were genuine or feigned, but she was subtly mocking Xiao Wu, and he had no way to refute her. Indeed, Xiao Wu's skills were inferior; she couldn't even withstand a kick from Shi Yu and even fainted, which made Tang San lose face.

"What could possibly be wrong with her?" Ma Hongjun rolled his eyes, his tone dripping with sarcasm. "She's so weak, and she even fainted. She's probably just faking it out of shame at being outmatched. Only you, Tang San, would believe her. Who can't see through her act?"

After what happened last time, Ma Hongjun's impression of Xiao Wu had turned into that of an unreasonable, self-righteous fool, and he didn't give Tang San a friendly look either. In any case, these two siblings were birds of a feather, and while they claimed to be siblings, what kind of siblings were they really? Everyone present could see that their relationship was intimate, even extremely ambiguous.

"you!"

Tang San was unable to contain his anger, the rage in his eyes almost materializing. He gritted his teeth and said, "Ma Hongjun, you—" He was already courting death!

Tang San didn't finish his sentence because Ma Hongjun interrupted him, rolling his eyes skyward. "What do you mean, 'me'? You're no better! You claim to be siblings, but who can't see your filthy intentions? You call yourself a sister, but you're just a lover, aren't you?"

"And another thing," Ma Hongjun continued, not giving Tang San a chance to refute, "when you were fighting Ning Luoluo just now, she clearly let you off the hook, otherwise you wouldn't have been able to beat her. Don't you know your own limitations? You two siblings are both disgraceful. You might as well take a piss and look in the mirror, see how stupid you are. Just as despicable as your mistress!"

"Ma Hongjun, your verbal attacks are pretty good!" Ning Mumu mentally gave him a thumbs up. She hadn't expected this chubby guy to be so good at verbal attacks. In the original story, his most notable trait was his lewdness, but now he'd evolved into a "troll." Had meeting Xiao Wu unlocked some new potential?

However, before Tang San could even get angry, Xiao Wu couldn't keep up the act any longer. So, in front of everyone, the "unconscious" Xiao Wu suddenly regained her senses, immediately breaking free from Tang San's embrace and shouting, "You're not allowed to talk about my Third Brother like that!"

"I told you, she was faking it," Ma Hongjun said smugly. "She was so convincing just now, why can't she keep up the act now? Is it because I exposed your relationship that she's so angry?"

"Damn it, you fatso!" Xiao Wu couldn't take it anymore and released her martial spirit. To everyone's surprise, she activated her first soul skill and wrapped it directly around Ma Hongjun's neck.

"It's one thing to talk about me, but what right do you have to talk about my third brother?" Xiao Wu became angrier the more she thought about it. She was already short-tempered, and now she exploded, wanting to kill Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun never expected Xiao Wu to be so bold as to directly harm him. Just as Xiao Wu increased her strength and was about to break Ma Hongjun's neck, Ning Mumu intervened.

She wasn't the closest to the two, so in order to save Ma Hongjun quickly, she used her strength to deflect his force and cleverly separated them with her sword technique.

"Ah—" Xiao Wu returned precisely to Tang San's embrace. Ma Hongjun lay on the ground, panting heavily, his flushed face still showing lingering fear.

"Xiao Wu, you've gone too far this time." Ning Mumu's back was to Ma Hongjun, her tone extremely serious. "Putting aside the fact that this is the Soto Grand Arena, let's just say we're classmates from the same academy. The way you just acted was like you wanted to kill Ma Hongjun. Do you understand the consequences?"

Seeing that the situation had been brought under control, Xiao Wu didn't object. Ning Mumu continued, "If you don't fight in the life-or-death arena, but instead kill a Soul Master on the field, do you know the consequences? Not only will you be expelled from the Soto Great Soul Arena, but you will also be judged by the Spirit Hall. Don't you know these rules? At that time, not only Tang San, but even the Dean won't be able to protect you!"

Ning Mumu wasn't lying. Soul Masters are already rare, and those with innate full soul power are even rarer. The rarity of a Phoenix Martial Soul like Ma Hongjun's is self-evident. While both are innate full power, Xiao Wu's Martial Soul quality is far lower than Ma Hongjun's.

That's why people say Xiao Wu is brainless. Having lived for a hundred thousand years, she's spoiled and willful, acting unilaterally without considering the consequences. If it weren't for the female lead's halo, she would have died countless times already.

However, like mother, like mother, her mother wasn't exactly a saint either, so naturally she couldn't teach Xiao Wu anything.

This whole thing was her fault for being so stupid. Her murderous intent was so obvious in front of everyone that even if they were blind, they couldn't have ignored it.

Ma Hongjun finally calmed down, his eyes filled with anger, wishing he could kill Xiao Wu to vent his anger.

A flawless version after careful inspection!

When he was first wrapped around the neck, he was almost out of breath and could clearly feel his life force draining away. If it weren't for Ning Mumu, he might already be dead.

"Sister Mu Mu, from now on, you are my only sister." Suppressing his anger, Ma Hongjun turned around and earnestly expressed his gratitude to Ning Mu Mu. "In the future, if you ever need my help, just let me know anytime, anywhere, and I, Ma Hongjun, will never hesitate."

Although Ma Hongjun was inherently lewd, he also knew right from wrong. He was genuinely grateful and respectful to Ning Mumu. In that critical moment, before anyone else could react, Ning Mumu had managed to save him from Xiao Wu's feet. This was a debt of gratitude he could never repay in his lifetime.

As for Xiao Wu, he used to just dislike her, but now Ma Hongjun has listed her as an enemy, determined to fight to the death.

Sorry, everyone, I have to hand in my phone now, so updates won't be as regular from now on. I'll try my best to update regularly. Sorry.

(End of this chapter)