Jing Shaoyu, through the feedback from nearby plants, gained insight into everything happening in the surrounding environment. Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan were fifty and one hundred meters away from him, respectively.
At such a close distance, he felt that he could simply shout, and both women would hear him.
Of course, he was mindful of his personal image and did not shout loudly. Instead, he controlled the Staff of Stars to disperse the obstacles in front of him and walked towards Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan.
Jing Shaoyu successfully found Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan.
"Hehe, Brother Xiaoyu, what are we going to do?" Xu Xiaoyan asked, one hand wrapped around Jing Shaoyu's arm and the other holding the star staff, her smile charming and bright.
"No need for anything. We can just stroll around, and people will naturally appear," Jing Shaoyu replied with a smile.
"Mm." Gu Yue nodded in agreement.
The three of them strolled through the forest of this virtual world like they were on a spring outing, chatting and laughing, making one feel a bit dazed; they seemed so relaxed!
However, there were always those who wanted to disturb their leisurely time.
"Hey! You three, stop!" A loud voice rang out, and three figures emerged from the other side of the jungle.
It was a combination of two boys and one girl.
Leading the way was a haughty young girl, her appearance stunning and charming, with bright eyes that sparkled, yet her expression was exceptionally arrogant. She released her Martial Soul, exuding a sinister and eerie aura, with two yellow and one purple Soul Rings floating behind her. A small snake, as green as jade, coiled around her bare, white as jade right arm, occasionally flicking its scarlet tongue, its gaze cold.
The two male students following the girl were of average height and appearance, but they were a rare pair of identical twins, with matching faces and identical temperaments, as if they had been copied and pasted. They also had two yellow and one purple Soul Rings floating behind them.
The arrogant voice came from that proud girl.
"Do you have something to say?" Xu Xiaoyan's expression instantly shifted from joy to displeasure as she coldly replied.
The girl shifted her gaze away from Jing Shaoyu and said, "You must be Jing Shaoyu, right? I heard you are a Level 5 Repair Master? Not bad, I admire you. How about it? Want to join me? By the way, my name is Zheng Yiran, and I intend to take the position of class leader. You two girls better withdraw on your own to avoid me having to take action and inflict too much pain on you."
"Hmph! I thought who it was?" Xu Xiaoyan snorted coldly and said, "So it's you, Jade Serpent Zheng Yiran. You're not very big, but your tone is quite big."
"Xiaoyan, do you know her?" Jing Shaoyu felt a stir in his heart. Jade Serpent Zheng Yiran? The Jade Scale Serpent Soul Master from the original story? I wonder if she has any relation to the old poison master, Dugu Bo? While he was thinking this, he was surprised by Xu Xiaoyan's words and asked.
"Mm." Xu Xiaoyan nodded and said, "Jade Serpent Zheng Yiran, ranked thirtieth on the Young Genius List, thirteen years old, a Level 35 Control System Soul Venerable, with a Martial Soul of Jade Scale Serpent."
"Hmph!" Zheng Yiran, hearing Xu Xiaoyan's words, felt a bit smug and said, "Since you know my reputation, why not withdraw quickly? With just the two of you, you are definitely not my opponents! And you, Jing Shaoyu, how are you considering it?"
"Tch!" Xu Xiaoyan said disdainfully, "Just a bottom-tier genius, what are you so arrogant about?"
"Talkative!" Gu Yue said.
Jing Shaoyu chuckled and shook his head.
"You!" Zheng Yiran's face turned a mix of green and red, her silver teeth clenched as she angrily said, "Very well, since you refuse to drink the wine offered and choose the punishment wine instead, don't blame me for being rude. Zheng Long, Zheng Hu, attack!"
"Yes, Miss!" The two boys named Zheng Long and Zheng Hu dashed out, their first Soul Rings lighting up simultaneously, and their auras turned dark. Their faces took on a layer of green, and their bodies quickly bent down, crawling on the ground like two snakes. Facing Jing Shaoyu and the others, they opened their mouths, and two streams of green light shot out directly towards Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan.
Seeing this, Jing Shaoyu and Xu Xiaoyan frowned slightly but did not move. Instead, Gu Yue's eyes sparkled, and with a wave of her hand, she shot out two blazing fireballs towards the green light emitted by Zheng Long and Zheng Hu.
The two streams of green light collided with the two fireballs, instantly turning into two plumes of white smoke that dissipated, while the fireballs still had strength left, heading towards Zheng Long and Zheng Hu.
Zheng Long and Zheng Hu showed surprise, quickly skimming along the ground to dodge the fireball attacks while rapidly approaching Jing Shaoyu and the others. Their bodies were suffused with a faint green glow, and wherever they passed, the ground turned black, and the surrounding plants emitted emotions of fear and unwillingness, with flowers and leaves wilting.
Indeed, to become the followers of a Jade Scale Serpent Soul Master, these two brothers must have Poison Martial Souls, and it seemed they were also Poison Snake Martial Souls. However, Jing Shaoyu wondered if they were truly Jade Scale Serpent Martial Souls. He was also somewhat shocked by the arrogance and naivety of Zheng Yiran and the Zheng brothers; they actually believed that just the two of them could take down Jing Shaoyu and the others. He couldn't tell if they were simply inexperienced or truly arrogant and brainless.
"How arrogant!" Jing Shaoyu shook his head and said, raising the Staff of Stars, a blazing red light flickering from the gem at the top of the staff. "Xiaoyan, go for it!"
"Okay!" Xu Xiaoyan revealed a delighted smile, gripping the star staff tightly, chanting a soul incantation, and three circles of purple Soul Rings flew up behind her, one of which burst forth with dazzling purple light.
"How is that possible?!" Zheng Yiran's first reaction upon seeing Xu Xiaoyan's three purple Soul Rings was disbelief, and her second reaction was to take action. A light even greener than that of Zheng Long and Zheng Hu shone from her, and the small snake on her arm opened its mouth, releasing a wave of green mist. However, it was already too late.
Xu Xiaoyan raised her star staff high, and a dazzling golden starlight erupted, with countless starlights falling from the sky. Zheng Long, Zheng Hu on the ground, and Zheng Yiran standing were all covered by this starlight, feeling their bodies stiffen, unable to move at all.
Xu Xiaoyan's third Soul Skill, Glittering Starlight, was a group control-type Soul Skill that scattered starlight within a certain range. All enemies touched by the starlight would be briefly immobilized and unable to move.
As Zheng Yiran and the others were controlled by Xu Xiaoyan's Glittering Starlight, Jing Shaoyu and Gu Yue prepared their attacks. Jing Shaoyu's Staff of Stars gathered ten blazing orange-red fireballs at its tip, while fierce flames swirled between Gu Yue's hands. The two launched their attacks simultaneously, with the fireballs flying alongside the flames, directly smashing into Zheng Long, Zheng Hu, and Zheng Yiran.
Zheng Long and Zheng Hu instantly transformed into two beams of white light, disappearing before the others, while Zheng Yiran's face turned a mix of iron and pale. Before she could even speak, she too vanished from this virtual world.
In the outside world, in the Great Martial Arts Arena, Zheng Yiran awoke from the Login Pod, feeling a burning pain on her face. She walked out of the Login Pod with a bitter expression, only to see Zheng Long and Zheng Hu standing outside her Login Pod, looking guilty and remorseful.
Seeing Zheng Yiran come out, Zheng Long immediately stepped forward and said, "Miss, I'm sorry. We embarrassed you."
"It's not your fault." Zheng Yiran waved her hand, forcing a smile as she said, "I underestimated the world. I didn't expect that among those three, there was such a powerful Control System Soul Venerable. But why haven't I heard her name on the Young Genius List with such outstanding talent?"
"Since you understand the reason for your defeat, you must correct it in time! You should be grateful that this was just a class spar!" A cold voice came, and the three turned to see their handsome, cold male teacher looking at them expressionlessly.
"Teacher Wu." The three immediately called out respectfully.
"Come and see how the others perform," Wu Zhangkong said. To be honest, if Zheng Yiran and the others were his students, at this moment, he would definitely make sure they would never dare to be arrogant and look down on others again.
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, the three immediately walked over to Wu Zhangkong and Shen Yi. In front of the two was a large screen displaying the scene of Jing Shaoyu and the others.
Zheng Yiran immediately showed a serious expression; she wanted to see how far the girl named Xu Xiaoyan and the boy named Jing Shaoyu could go! In this class, she was not the only one on the Young
Genius List!
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