Battle Through the Heavens II: Three Phases of Peerless Power, One Soul and Four Bodies

Luo Ranyu, however, did not pay attention to the arrogance in Xiao Hongchen's expression. In his view, although the other party was arrogant, he did not deliberately belittle Zhengtian Academy. It was more of an overconfidence and pride in himself and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, coupled with a bit of youthful arrogance.

Luo Ranyu didn't pay much attention, only saying:

"It's alright! Anyway, we won't be able to meet Shrek Academy in the remaining matches, all the way to the finals. So I congratulate Brother Xiao on being able to solve this problem for us. Then we can meet in the finals and settle things once and for all! What do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongchen looked at Luo Ranyu in astonishment, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Luo Ranyu is right. Because Zhengtian Academy and Shrek Academy are in the same group, the two teams that advance from the knockout stage will be assigned to two groups, A and B, respectively. Groups A and B will each have three rounds of knockout matches to determine the first place in each group. Finally, the two group winners will have a grand final.

Therefore, the team that advanced to the top 16 along with Shrek Academy will not encounter Shrek Academy until the finals.

Of course, the prerequisite is that you have to advance first.

Xiao Hongchen paused, thinking that Zhengtian Academy had at least three Soul Kings in charge, so there was still a good chance of advancing. However, in Xiao Hongchen's opinion, Luo Ranyu's words just now were different from his confidence—they really seemed a bit arrogant.

He turned slightly to the side, his tone somewhat flippant: "Oh? You're quite confident. Your spirit rings, though three-ringed, have one purple and two black rings, certainly giving you the right to be arrogant. Speaking of which, what special thing did you eat to absorb such a high-age spirit ring?"

Luo Ranyu paused slightly, puzzled, and asked, "Eate what?" He certainly didn't understand what Xiao Hongchen meant.

The reason why Xiao Hongchen was able to reach level 50 Soul King before the age of 15 and become a level 5 Soul Master was entirely due to the full support of his family. All kinds of rare resources were continuously poured into him and Meng Hongchen, which made them become the most admired talents at a young age.

In his understanding, if Luo Ranyu's spirit ring was real, then she must have taken some kind of special elixir to break through the limits and absorb a higher-age spirit ring.

However, Luo Ranyu absorbed spirit rings according to the memories in her mind. Although she later discovered that other people's spirit rings were of different levels than hers, Luo Ranyu did successfully absorb that ten-thousand-year spirit ring in the Star Dou Great Forest. After that, she continued to kill and acquire spirit rings according to the memories in her mind.

Besides, he's not the only one who can absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring before level 40. Jin Zhongyue, Luo Jiuxiao, and Xue Qianluo can all do it too, so stop asking yourself this question. He really doesn't know anything!

As for what she ate, she didn't take any special medicine, just the flowers and plants that Xi'er gave her. Of course, those flowers from Xi'er were very precious and of immeasurable value in Ran Yu's eyes.

Luo Ranyu glanced at Xi'er, but still avoided the question of absorbing knowledge beyond her level, because she knew the other was testing her. So she pretended to be serious and said:

"You mean magical herbs and elixirs? I've never eaten any of those. I mostly eat the frogs from the back mountain of the academy, hahaha!"

Upon hearing this answer, Xiao Hongchen's expression changed slightly, and he was completely stunned. Luo Ranyu's answer was too absurd, completely beyond his expectations. He didn't know that although Luo Ranyu's words were intentional, they were not malicious.

Just now, Luo Ranyu had used her Void Vision to see that Xiao Hongchen's martial soul was also a toad-like creature, and it was a metal-attribute martial soul. Luo Ranyu had no related memories and didn't know exactly what kind of martial soul it was. Then she remembered that she often went to the back mountain to catch frogs to eat, so she just blurted it out.

Luo Ranyu continued, "You have a match to play today, right? Will you be playing?"

Speaking of this, Xiao Hongchen raised an eyebrow slightly: "Hmph~ I came here specifically to defeat Shrek Academy. That kind of low-level academy with only one Soul King isn't even worthy of my attention!"

Luo Ranyu simply smiled faintly. He knew that Xiao Hongchen indeed had reason to be proud, because Luo Ranyu discovered that both he and his sister were Soul King level, which explained their arrogant demeanor.

"That's a real pity. I'd really like to know what kind of martial spirit can be cultivated so quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongchen's expression shifted slightly, a wave of unease rising in his heart: Could this kid see through my soul power level? Or is it that the soul power pressure on my body is too strong, causing him to sense it? Yet, there was no fear on his face.

What's even stranger is that, even though I know he's just a Soul Master, the aura of his Martial Soul is both powerful and hazy, making it impossible for me to see through his true strength. It's as if there's an invisible wall blocking my spiritual power from probing him! Fortunately, he probably can't tell what our Martial Souls are.

Wait... he just mentioned frogs, was he implying something?

Compared to Xiao Hongchen's meticulous thinking, Meng Hongchen's ideas were much simpler.

Seeing that the two were not getting along, and that continuing the conversation might lead to a conflict, she made an excuse: "Brother, we should go to the venue to prepare, so we won't be late." With that, she pulled Xiao Hongchen and turned to leave.

Luo Ranyu didn't discuss the two of them with Xi'er anymore, but just watched the competition quietly. When it was the turn of the Sun Moon Academy's competition, the Sun Moon team drew the individual battle, and then only sent two students to defeat Chang'an Academy, which had a Soul King in charge.

One is named Chen Fei, and the other is named Mi Jia. Both are level 5 Soul Masters and level 50 Soul Kings.

Especially Miga, whose various soul tools were completely unfamiliar to Luo Ranyu, including cannons, rays, bombs, and so on. Furthermore, the soul tools could also help them fly, defend themselves, and so on. No wonder the students of Chang'an Academy were struggling to cope with them, mainly because they were not very familiar with those soul tools.

Luo Ranyu watched very carefully, while Hua Xier unknowingly fell asleep on Luo Ranyu's shoulder again. However, this did not affect Luo Ranyu's ability to watch the game; it was just that one of her arms was temporarily not her own.

Time passed day by day, and the competition proceeded one match after another. Zhengtian Academy's fourth match was against Yunluo Academy, and Zhengtian Academy's seventh match was against Qianling Academy. These two matches mainly featured the main players. Although they encountered some obstacles, they were ultimately able to win under the leadership of Captain Ye Wuqing.

When Shrek Academy faced off against Changning Academy, only Huo Yuhao and Ling Luochen appeared. Facing the opponent's taunts and the doubts of others, Huo Yuhao channeled his ultimate ice power into Ling Luochen, who was at the Soul King level. Ling Luochen used only his fifth Soul Skill, Ice Ring, to freeze Changning Academy and the referees on the field into ice sculptures.