Douluo Continent: Starting with a Tom Cat

Money doesn't matter, the allure of fame is irresistible!

Shen An pulled Ning Rongrong out of bed: "Come on, come on, don't sleep anymore, let's go out."

"Where are you going? Be gentle, it hurts." Ning Rongrong said coquettishly, looking at her wrist being pinched by Shen An.

Shen An said with a hint of excitement, "Of course we're going to the Soto Soul Arena. Let me see just how powerful those Soul Masters are. Tonight is the night to make a name for myself."

Ning Rongrong looked at Shen An's handsome and gentle face, her bright, star-like eyes filled with an indescribable attraction.

Ning Rongrong felt her heart pounding inexplicably, and the rapid beating made her feel hot all over.

He's serious. Is he going to the Soul Arena to avenge me? Ning Rongrong's mind raced with wild thoughts as she looked at Shen An, her face flushed.

He's definitely going to help me vent my anger by beating up Dai Mubai. He'll use the Soul Arena as an excuse, otherwise what would he be after? The Soul Arena is too dangerous.

Ning Rongrong felt a strange, indescribable feeling welling up inside her. In short, she suddenly felt that Shen An was actually a pretty good person.

Ning Rongrong said softly, "Let's go then. I'll take you there. But you must be careful inside. The battles inside can be life-or-death or at best, serious injuries. It's very dangerous."

"Don't worry, they're the ones who should be worried, not me. I'm very strong."

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Soon, Shen An and his group arrived at the Soto Arena, a magnificent building standing in the center of Soto City, nearly a hundred meters high, and enormous.

Ning Rongrong was quite familiar with the rules of the Soul Arena, so she directly helped Shen An register and also paid the registration fee for him.

"The Soto Arena is very large, with twenty-four sub-arenas and one main arena. The fighting methods are divided into strategic battles and deathmatches."

"There is another type of betting, which is too special and can only happen between soul masters or families with personal grudges."

Shen An thought for a moment and said, "Let's sign up for the game first. We can talk about the deathmatch later. Let's get a feel for the situation first."

Shen An and Ning Rongrong were assigned to the fourteenth Soul Arena in the Game Zone for their duel.

Ning Rongrong signed Shen An up for one-on-one and two-on-two Soul Battles, because each Soul Master can only participate in one battle per day, but they can participate in different types of battles.

Shen An naturally agreed and left the decision entirely to Ning Rongrong.

He had already found out that only Soul Masters of equal Soul Power would encounter each other, meaning that Shen An would only meet opponents at the Great Soul Master level.

At this level, Shen An was confident that he could be invincible.

As for Ning Rongrong, she only chose to participate in the two-on-two Soul Battle with Shen An. After all, for a support-type Soul Master to fight with others is practically suicide.

Incidentally, when Ning Rongrong signed up for the two-on-two Soul Battle, she gave their team a name without even asking Shen An.

Since others had already signed up, Shen An and Ning Rongrong went to the rest area to wait.

Tom followed Shen An the whole time. No matter how many times he saw it, the upright walking cat was always eye-catching. And in Soto City, Tom was the only upright walking cat.

Many people looked over in surprise. It was a celebrity cat, after all. Everyone knew it. Some people who had been to Shen An's shop whispered among themselves.

As soon as Shen An walked in, many eyes turned to him.

Tang San was already waiting in the rest area. When he saw Shen An enter, his heart stirred slightly:

"He's here too. I wonder if we'll run into him. If we can experience his methods in this game, it wouldn't be a bad thing."

Ever since Tang San saw Shen An beating Dai Mubai like a baby, he has regarded Shen An as his imaginary enemy. Shen An's extremely sharp martial soul, which can fight in mid-air, makes him extremely wary.

Unlike Dai Mubai, whose face was dark, Zhu Zhuqing's beautiful eyes sparkled. She was pleasantly surprised by Shen An's appearance and even got up to go to Shen An's side.

But when Zhu Zhuqing saw Ning Rongrong behind Shen An, her originally excited eyes immediately turned cold, and she sat back down in her seat with a gloomy expression.

Flander also saw the two people and the cat. Actually, he felt a little bitter, not because of Shen An, but because of Ning Rongrong.

He received Ning Fengzhi's letter, intending to teach Ning Rongrong a lesson, but definitely not to reprimand her.

He taught the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School a lesson. Does he still want his Shrek Academy? So, his statement that Dai Mubai can take action at will is just a formality.

But who would have thought that Dai Mubai was already furious because he was defeated by Shen An, and Ning Rongrong even used Shen An to provoke Dai Mubai, resulting in Dai Mubai directly using his soul power to send Ning Rongrong flying.

If he hadn't spoken up in time, saying he would take everyone to training, Dai Mubai might have given Ning Rongrong a good beating.

Ning Rongrong saw the Shrek group at this moment. Flander wanted to give her a smile and say a few polite words to coax the little girl, but Ning Rongrong snorted coldly and pulled Shen An to sit on the other side.

Flander sighed inwardly: "I hope Ning Fengzhi won't take it too seriously. You wrote me a letter asking me to help you take care of and educate her. Besides, Ning Rongrong wasn't really hurt."

Flanders comforted himself with this thought.

Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that Ning Fengzhi might not care, but at this moment, Chen Xin, the Sword Douluo who doted on Ning Rongrong the most, was flying over on his sword.

Ding! Sword Douluo is about to arrive on the battlefield. Summoner Flander, please prepare to die.

Chapter 44 Zhu Zhuqing vs. Xiao Wu

Shen An saw that there were five Shrek members here, with Zhu Zhuqing among them. However, she seemed to be separated from the other four, as if she was being excluded.

Shen An was hesitating whether to go or call Zhu Zhuqing over.

In the midst of this hesitation, Ning Rongrong swiftly pulled Shen An away, leaving him with no choice but to give up. The two of them, along with Tom, sat on the other side.

While petting the cat, Shen An watched the battle on stage. To be honest, it was quite an eyesore.

These battles were all at the level of Great Soul Masters, fought without any rules or strategy, relying entirely on physical strength and soul power and soul skills in a head-on confrontation.

In Shen An's eyes, this kind of battle was full of flaws. You have to know that Shen An was taught by Tom, and every move he made was the most concise and direct way to hit the weak points.

Shen An believed that if he were to participate, he wouldn't even need to use his soul skills or soul power; he could defeat them solely with the sharpness of the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass and his own physical strength.

Ning Rongrong suddenly whispered, "Shen An, I'm afraid you can't fight Dai Mubai anymore. You can only be matched with opponents of the same level."

Shen An was immediately taken aback. Did I say I came here to fight Dai Mubai? I came to the Soul Arena simply to make a name for myself.

At this moment, in the arena, a middle-aged man in a tailcoat spoke loudly:

"Next, we will have the fourth match of our fourteenth Soul Arena's one-on-one Soul Battle. The two Soul Masters will be Zhu Zhuqing, a Soul Master with the Beast Soul Nether Cat, versus Xiao Wu, a Soul Master with the Beast Soul Soft Bone Rabbit."

"Let's wait and see who will emerge victorious. Now, please welcome our two Great Soul Masters to the stage."

Shen An and Tang San's expressions changed slightly at the same time. There were quite a few people who signed up, and they never expected that the two of them, who were from the same academy, would run into each other.

Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Shen An from afar, and Shen An gave her an encouraging smile. Zhu Zhuqing snorted and walked over, paying no attention to the Shrek Academy members beside her.

Dai Mubai saw Zhu Zhuqing's behavior and swallowed the words he was about to say to Xiao Wu to go easy on her.

Because of her diligent cultivation while staying at Shen An's place, coupled with the pressure of sparring with Tom every day, Zhu Zhuqing's soul power broke through to level 28, but there was still a certain gap between her soul power and Xiao Wu's level 29.

Xiao Wu possesses innate full soul power, and her martial soul quality is no lower than Zhu Zhuqing's. Coupled with the level advantage, Dai Mubai believes that defeating Zhu Zhuqing will not be a problem.

However, Zhu Zhuqing didn't even glance at her fiancé, but instead stared at another man, especially Shen An, which made Dai Mubai's lust flare up.

Xiao Wu said to Tang San with a grin, "Brother, I'm going up now."

Then Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu stood facing each other on the stage.

Xiao Wu said, "Zhu Zhuqing, you're so cold! We're classmates, why are you being so indifferent? Guess who will win between us."

"Or guess who's stronger, Shen An or my third brother?" Xiao Wu glanced at Tang San and Shen An in the audience.

Zhu Zhuqing calmly said, "Classmates don't necessarily get along well. Judging from your outburst at Shen An's shop and the lack of apology, our relationship is destined to be cold."

"As for the outcome, we'll know once we fight, but your brother is definitely no match for Shen An." Zhu Zhuqing smiled as she said this.

Xiao Wu narrowed her eyes: "Oh, really? But I'm sure I'll win this match, just like Shen An is no match for my brother."

The two were about to fight when they disagreed, and their martial spirits were instantly released and possessed.

Tang San and Xiao Wu caused trouble at Shen An Teahouse, which Zhu Zhuqing took to heart, hence their discord.

In Xiaowu's eyes, all she wanted to do was buy something, but Shen An refused to sell it to her no matter what, so it was his problem, and in the end, he even caused her to be fined.

Furthermore, both of them had some interaction with Dai Mubai and had a good impression of him. Xiao Wu couldn't stand Shen An beating Dai Mubai up like that.

As for Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu thought that although they were classmates, Zhu Zhuqing acted like a loner and was on good terms with Shen An. It would be a good opportunity to teach her a lesson on the field today.

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes changed color simultaneously, her left eye becoming dark green and her right eye becoming clear blue. A pair of cat ears appeared, and sharp claws snapped out.

Zhu Zhuqing lowered her body slightly, her pupils narrowed, and she coldly stared at Xiao Wu as if she were looking at her prey. Two spirit rings appeared at the same time, and a suffocating aura enveloped Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu's expression instantly turned serious. She really hadn't expected that Zhu Zhuqing could bring her such a sense of pressure. It gave her a strange feeling that her weaknesses and flaws were exposed.

Little did Xiao Wu know that Zhu Zhuqing had been taught by Master Tang during the ten days or so that she stayed with Shen An, and that Master Tang's combat skills had greatly inspired Zhu Zhuqing.

And every time she sparred with Tom, Tom could always find a weakness in Zhu Zhuqing, so Zhu Zhuqing gradually improved her fighting style.

At this point, Zhu Zhuqing dared to say that she was no longer the same as before, although she was still outmatched by Master Tang in terms of skill.

Xiao Wu's eyes began to turn red, her ears slowly grew longer, soft white fur stood up from the sides of her head, and her figure also grew taller.

Shen An muttered to Tom, "Tom, I think cat-eared girls are much prettier than rabbit girls, what do you think?"

Tom meowed in agreement and gave Shen An a thumbs-up with his white gloves, saying, "Of course! Our cats are definitely the best."

The battle began, and surprisingly, it wasn't Zhu Zhuqing, who belonged to the agility-based attack type, who launched the first attack, but Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu's soul power surged, and the distance of more than ten meters was covered in an instant for her. She raised her long and powerful leg and kicked directly at Zhu Zhuqing's head.

A cold glint flashed in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes. This speed was still no match for Zhu Zhuqing. Zhu Zhuqing suddenly sprang up and ducked to dodge.

Xiao Wu's other thigh followed closely behind, hooking in. Zhu Zhuqing knew that Xiao Wu had a soul skill that was a combo attack, so she absolutely could not let Xiao Wu touch her. Therefore, her first soul ring lit up.

"Netherworld Thrust!"

Zhu Zhuqing's speed instantly doubled, and she flashed behind Xiao Wu, her claws reaching for Xiao Wu's back.

At this moment, Tang San's fists were clenched tightly in the audience. He could not bear to see Xiao Wu suffer even the slightest harm.

Xiao Wu suddenly turned around, her eyes filled with a seductive pink light—her second soul skill, Charm.

Although the charm skill was first inexplicably exempted by Shen An, and then backfired on by Zhao Wuji, Xiao Wu did not believe that Zhu Zhuqing could do the same. If that were the case, then she would just have to accept her bad luck.

As expected, Zhu Zhuqing's movements faltered, and her originally cold gaze became lifeless.

Xiao Wu smiled, "You've taken the bait, haven't you?" She naturally wouldn't compete with an agility-type Soul Master in speed; her preemptive attack was just a feint. To truly achieve victory, she would need to rely on the "Charm" skill.

Xiao Wu leaped up, wrapping her thigh around Zhu Zhuqing's neck, activating her first soul skill, "Waist Bow"!

"You little brat, watch me unleash a combo that'll kill you."

Chapter 45 A Hidden Arrow Causes Injury, Shen An is Enraged (Please Read Further)

Xiao Wu's long, slender legs were already wrapped around Zhu Zhuqing's neck, and the warm, smooth touch instantly woke Zhu Zhuqing up.

Oh no! Zhu Zhuqing thought to herself, "This is bad."

Zhu Zhuqing had witnessed Xiao Wu use this move against Zhao Wuji, and its power was immense.

Xiao Wu remained calm when she saw Zhu Zhuqing break free from the control effect of the charm soul skill, because the waist bow had already been activated.

Xiao Wu flipped over, and Zhu Zhuqing was suddenly thrown into the air. Zhu Zhuqing felt the weightlessness of her body and kept thinking about how to break the deadlock.

During her time sparring with Master Tang, Zhu Zhuqing developed a keen intuition for weaknesses and a fighting spirit to the very end.

Xiao Wu had already landed and was preparing to use the momentum to run up and deliver a powerful blow to Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Xiao Wu out of the corner of her eye. Just as Xiao Wu jumped up to attack, Zhu Zhuqing silently recited a prayer. At that moment, her second soul ring suddenly lit up.

"Netherworld Hundred Claws!"

Xiao Wu channeled her soul power into her arms, colliding with Zhu Zhuqing's soul skill. Since the skill was used in mid-air, Zhu Zhuqing could not use it to her advantage, and therefore did not cause any substantial damage to Xiao Wu.

But Zhu Zhuqing had already achieved her goal. Through the rapid attacks of the Netherworld Hundred Claws, Zhu Zhuqing used the recoil from the claw strikes to continuously adjust her position in the air.

Although the claws weren't very strong, Xiao Wu couldn't ignore their attacks and had to keep parrying.

Seeing this, Shen An petted the cat again: "Tom, you're really amazing. If it were the original Zhu Qing, she definitely wouldn't have been able to beat that rabbit."

Actually, when Zhu Zhuqing was thrown into the air by Xiao Wu's waist bow, Shen An's heart really clenched. Fortunately, Zhu Zhuqing cleverly changed her move and dealt with it.

Having been bewitched before, Zhu Zhuqing was extra vigilant this time, constantly attacking Xiao Wu from all directions with agile movements.

Xiao Wu and her figure constantly changed and fought on the field, dazzling the audience, but gradually Xiao Wu began to run out of steam.

The more Xiao Wu fought, the more alarmed she became. Zhu Zhuqing was very fast, but that wasn't the problem. The problem was that Zhu Zhuqing seemed to have a keen intuition that allowed her to strike at people's weaknesses and thus expand her advantage.

Tang San also watched the fight with a solemn expression. His Purple Demon Eyes were fixed on the two on the field. Tang San thought to himself:

"I underestimated Zhu Zhuqing. Her fighting style is very simple and efficient. She must have a master guiding her. Otherwise, she shouldn't be able to reach such skill at her age."

Tom lazily watched the scene, then pulled out a bottle of cola and popcorn from somewhere and ate and drank them contentedly. No wonder he's the son of this Heavenly Emperor.

Seeing Xiao Wu's arms wide open, revealing a wide opening, Zhu Zhuqing did not hesitate to launch the Netherworld Hundred Claws again, unleashing a series of dense claw marks towards Xiao Wu.