Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Spinning Top, Explosive Warrior

"Are you really going to challenge Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Tang San tomorrow?"

Ning Rongrong suddenly opened her eyes, breaking the tranquility of the night.

She turned her head and looked at Wang Teng's face, her gaze filled with undisguised worry.

Upon hearing this, Wang Teng slowly opened his eyes and exchanged a glance with Ning Rongrong.

Then, a slight smile appeared on his lips as he said, "Of course, what, are you afraid I'll lose?"

"They're all already level 30, and you're only level 27..."

Ning Rongrong bit her lip, her voice full of hesitation, and said, "Even if your martial soul is special, you are still lacking a thousand-year soul ring..."

Under the moonlight, Ning Rongrong's brows were tightly furrowed, and her troubled expression said it all: she had no confidence in Wang Teng's chances in tomorrow's battle.

"I know."

Faced with Ning Rongrong's disdain, Wang Teng was not angry; instead, his tone was unusually calm.

"Then why..."

Ning Rongrong pressed for an answer, puzzled.

"I didn't necessarily want to beat all three of them."

Wang Teng took a deep breath and looked into the depths of the bamboo forest, where the moonlight spread out in a silvery white.

"I just want to see how far I am from them."

Wang Teng's words were fairly sincere.

Wang Teng had absolutely no confidence in dealing with Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, and Tang San.

However, he had already decided to leave Shrek Academy, and this morning, he happened to encounter Yu Xiaogang's matter of arranging the order.

Therefore, Wang Teng simply went with the flow and took this opportunity to challenge Tang San and his group.

He wanted to test his true strength in this battle, and also to put an end to his time at Shrek Academy.

After this match, Wang Teng planned to leave, citing Yu Xiaogang's unfair treatment.

Of course, there was no need to tell Ning Rongrong these thoughts that were hidden in his heart.

"OK then."

Ning Rongrong looked at Wang Teng's profile, her tone softened, and she whispered, "I support you."

In my heart, you are no less than anyone else.

After thinking for a moment, Ning Rongrong added, "I'm telling the truth."

Upon hearing this, Wang Teng turned around, a gentle smile appearing on his face.

"Alright, Rongrong, continue your cultivation."

Just as the two were about to close their eyes again, they suddenly heard footsteps from not far away.

Immediately following was Ma Hongjun's signature voice: "Hey—Wang Teng!"

Ning Rongrong turned her head and saw Ma Hongjun striding towards them, his round figure particularly noticeable in the moonlight.

"Fatty, what brings you here?"

Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes and complained, "Don't you have any sense at all?"

"Can't you see we're cultivating here?"

"Rongrong..."

Ma Hongjun spread his hands innocently and explained, "It wasn't my idea to come; Wang Teng told me to come."

Ning Rongrong looked at Wang Teng curiously.

"I'm the one who found it."

Wang Teng nodded and said, "I plan to have Fatty help me develop my soul skills."

"Developing Soul Skills?"

Ning Rongrong blinked and asked curiously.

"Ah."

Wang Teng turned to Ma Hongjun, who had approached him, and explained, "Fatty, I want you to help me develop the gyroscope's sensing capabilities, mainly to sense changes in the surrounding temperature through the gyroscope."

"no problem!"

Ma Hongjun patted his chest and said, "You helped me absorb the evil fire before, and now I'm helping you develop your soul skills. It's only right."

"but……"

Ma Hongjun scratched his head and asked, "How exactly do you plan to develop the sensory abilities of this spinning top?"

"It's very simple."

Wang Teng pointed at Ma Hongjun and said, "You don't need to do anything later, just show me your Evil Fire Phoenix."

"That works."

Without saying a word, Ma Hongjun sat down cross-legged next to Wang Teng.

The next moment, the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul appeared above his head.

With its crimson wings spread, flames immediately swirled around the fat man.

The surrounding temperature also began to rise slowly.

Ning Rongrong felt the heat wave hitting her face and immediately stood up, taking half a step back.

"Rongrong, if you can't take it, you should go back first."

Wang Teng looked at her apologetically and said, "I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you before."

"All right……"

Ning Rongrong looked at the burning phoenix, then at Wang Teng, feeling somewhat reluctant, but still said, "Then be careful, don't practice too late."

After saying that, Ning Rongrong turned and left, her slender figure quickly disappearing into the bamboo forest.

Wang Teng watched Ning Rongrong leave, then closed his eyes, concentrated, and summoned his fire-attribute spinning top.

"Second Soul Skills: Crimson Flame Divine Bird Spinning Top, Silver Wing Flying Bird Spinning Top, come forth!"

As his soul power surged, red light flashed on both sides of Wang Teng's body, and two crimson spinning tops appeared out of thin air, landing on the ground and spinning rapidly.

They moved slowly around Wang Teng and Ma Hongjun, their tips drawing shallow marks on the ground, gradually forming an irregular circle.

Wang Teng focused his mind on the spinning tops, beginning to sense the changes in the surrounding heat through them.

Having previously used his first soul skill, Gale Steed Spinning Top, to sense wind-attribute energy, Wang Teng found it particularly easy to sense fire-attribute temperature this time.

Wang Teng used the two gyroscopes to perceive the surroundings. The feeling was wonderful, like his eyes, which were covered by a thin mist, were suddenly brightened, and the changes in temperature became clear.

Soon, in Wang Teng's perception, Ma Hongjun beside him was like a burning fireball, with a distinct outline and rolling heat waves.

"Fatty, adjust your soul power so that the flames emitted by your martial soul change in a regular pattern."

Wang Teng offered a suggestion.

"Change? Bigger or smaller?"

Ma Hongjun pressed for an answer.

"It's all right."

"At first, follow a certain pattern, and then when I remind you again, you can change it as you please."

"no problem."

Before he finished speaking, the evil fire phoenix above Ma Hongjun's head let out a long cry.

"Wow!"

The phoenix spread its wings, its crimson feathers fully extended, and the surrounding flames suddenly expanded, with waves of heat spreading outwards.

The bamboo leaves curled slightly from the heat, producing a soft crackling sound.

Wang Teng sensed all of this through the spinning top.

The flames grew larger, the temperature rose, and the sensation became clear and intense.

"It seems this level is easy to capture."

Wang Teng thought to himself, "But what if the flames shrink and the temperature drops? Will I still be able to sense it?"

After a moment, Wang Teng spoke again, saying, "Fatty, the flames are too big. That's enough."

"From now on, try to control the flames."

Chapter 187 Wang Teng and Xiao Wu

Upon hearing this, Ma Hongjun immediately withdrew his soul power, and the flames emitted by the Evil Fire Phoenix shrank accordingly.

Wang Teng was fully focused on sensing the changes.

At first, Wang Teng's perception through the gyroscope was quite clear.

However, as the flame shrank to the size of a fist, the perception transmitted by the spinning top began to become blurred, as if through a thin veil.

"no……"

Wang Teng frowned slightly and said, "There are limits to directly sensing things through a spinning top."

"We need to find a way to break through this limit."

Afterwards, Wang Teng fell into deep thought.

The moonlight shone on his face, revealing his focused expression.

After a while, Wang Teng's eyes lit up.

"Oh right! I also have the Flaming Bird Sacred Beast."

"My strongest state is when the sacred beast and the spinning top are combined into one."

Thinking of this, Wang Teng activated his second soul skill again, summoning the sacred beast Flaming Bird.