12: Chapter 12 The combination of Su Ling and Ning Rongrong

The result of a Douhun match brings joy to some and sorrow to others, but this was just one of many such matches.

After Su Ling left the arena, the participants for the next match took the Douhun Arena to continue the fighting.

"Brother Su, congratulations on winning this Douhun match," Zhu Zhuqing, who was usually reticent, said proactively.

"Thank you. Actually, Red Flame Tiger Pang Yun was very strong. Perhaps he let his guard down because he saw I didn't use any Spirit Ability, which allowed me to win," Su Ling said.

"Brother Su, I noticed that the arrow from your last shot seemed to be spinning?" Tang San looked at Su Ling in confusion.

"Tang San, this is one of Boss Su's signature moves, the Rotating Arrow. Its power is not inferior to some Spirit Abilities."

Before Su Ling could speak, Oscar rushed to explain, and Su Ling finally just nodded to confirm.

"The one-on-one Douhun matches are over. I reckon the two-on-two Douhun matches will start in another half hour. You should all discuss amongst yourselves and strive for us to achieve total victory tonight," Su Ling said.

"Alright!" the group responded.

Just at this moment, Flender arrived, looking dejected.

"Dean!" everyone said in unison.

After Flender arrived, he forced a smile and said, "Good, very good. Your performances were all quite impressive."

He truly couldn't bring himself to be happy, because he had lost his bet.

He had placed smaller bets on the others, but generally, he had bet on his own people to win.

Fortunately, they didn't disappoint him; everyone had won.

This earned him over five hundred gold coins from the five matches, but for Su Ling, he had placed a single bet of two thousand gold coins.

The key was that he had bet on Su Ling losing and Red Flame Tiger winning.

Based on past records, his own research, and his understanding of Su Ling, the probability of Su Ling losing was over ninety percent.

So, for this match, he had bet on Su Ling losing and lost two thousand gold coins in one go; how could that not hurt?

"Su Ling, that last fight was very good," Flender said.

Su Ling smiled and said, "It was mainly because the opponent was careless; otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to win so easily."

Eight people, four groups!

Half an hour later, the two-on-two Douhun matches in the arena began.

The first match was Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing's battle. One was level 29 and the other level 27; they easily achieved victory again in the Spirit Grandmaster Douhun level.

After one match, it was Tang San and Ma Hongjun's turn, and they also achieved victory without any effort.

After these two matches, Flender's complexion improved quite a bit.

He had placed bets on both matches and won.

After that, the fights were all at the Spirit Grandmaster level, and there was still a long time before it was Dai Mubai and Su Ling's turn.

This time, Flender proactively came to Su Ling's side and asked, "Su Ling, are you and Ning Rongrong confident in achieving victory?"

Su Ling glanced at Ning Rongrong and said, "Of course. With Rongrong here, I believe we will definitely win."

"Dean, did you place a bet too?"

"What is it?" Flender asked.

"Dean, I have two thousand gold coins here, bet on Rongrong and me to win." As he spoke, Su Ling took out two bags filled with gold coins.

"You still have gold coins?" Flender asked with a look of surprise.

"Hehe, aren't these for marrying a wife in the future? My savings for a wife," Su Ling deliberately fabricated a reason.

"Then shouldn't you pay me back?" Flender said.

"All the winnings go to you. I think with our combination of a Spirit Elder and a Spirit Grandmaster, the odds shouldn't be low."

Flender thought for a moment and said, "They aren't low. Are you sure you can win?"

Su Ling said, "Look, I've even bet my savings for a wife, does that still need asking?"

"Alright then, I'll trust you this once," Flender said.

Taking the gold coins Su Ling gave him, Flender went to the betting area again. Su Ling and Ning Rongrong's opponents were two Spirit Elders over level 35.

One Spirit Elder with one Spirit Grandmaster; no matter how you looked at it, the disadvantage was very obvious.

Betting two thousand gold coins, as long as they won, they would also get two thousand gold coins, which was enough to pay back the gold coins he owed Flender.

Although he knew Flender had swindled him, at least the other party had done their best to save his life over that month or so; this amount of gold coins didn't matter.

If it weren't for Flender's help, he might not have survived twenty-four hours after his Transmigration.

Those healing Spirit Masters were still very useful; they couldn't cure him completely, but fortunately, preserving his life was no problem.

Ning Rongrong said, "Su Ling, you've invested so much, aren't you afraid I'll make you lose on purpose?"

It seemed she had caught Su Ling in a weak spot, which made her proud; after all, Su Ling had called her a little brat today.

Su Ling said indifferently, "As a member of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, I think you should possess the bearing that a member of a major Sect ought to have, shouldn't you?"

"You... didn't you say I was still small? Children don't need so much bearing, hmph!" Ning Rongrong said, puffing out her cheeks in anger.

Su Ling said, "Is that so? We're going on stage together. If you don't put in effort, do you want to get beaten up and lose?"

"Uh, well, never mind then," Ning Rongrong said. It didn't matter if she lost the match to spite Su Ling, but if it meant she had to get beaten up, that wouldn't do.

After waiting about an hour, the two-on-two Spirit Grandmaster level Douhun matches ended, followed immediately by the Spirit Elder level Douhun matches.

Dai Mubai and Oscar appeared in the second match, but their luck wasn't so good.

Their opponents were two level 38 Spirit Elders, one of whom had previously defeated Dai Mubai in a one-on-one Douhun match.

Shrek's side also encountered their first defeat in that night's Douhun.

Immediately after was the next match, Su Ling and Ning Rongrong.

"Let's go, it's our turn," Su Ling said.

"Oh!" Ning Rongrong stood up and walked slowly behind Su Ling. This was her first time experiencing such a battle; she felt a bit nervous and also somewhat expectant.

Looking at the tall back in front of her, she thought: This guy should protect me later, right?

After entering the arena, Su Ling and Ning Rongrong also saw today's opponents.

A man and a woman.

The man was a level 37 Spirit Elder with a Gale Wolf Spirit, and the woman was level 36 with a Green Snake Spirit.

The former was an agility attack type, the latter was control type.

"Activate Spirit!"

Both sides released their Spirits. Su Ling released his Water Moon Bow, and Ning Rongrong also released her Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.

When Ning Rongrong's Spirit appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of many; after all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit was quite famous on the continent.

And the moment Ning Rongrong's Spirit appeared, it was destined that she would be the first one the opponents would target.

Ning Rongrong also realized this; she didn't want to get beaten up.

"Brother Su, I understand, I will Support you with all my might," Ning Rongrong said.

She didn't want to get hit, and at this moment, she could only rely on Su Ling. If she didn't Support him well now, there must be something wrong with her brain.

"Douhun begin!"

As soon as the words fell, Su Ling went directly in front of Ning Rongrong.

Ning Rongrong also immediately released her Spirit Ability, adding power and agility to both Su Ling and herself.

A thirty percent increase in an instant; this was the first time Su Ling had been supported like this, and it felt amazing.

No wonder every team liked to bring a Support Spirit Master; it was truly very necessary.

Moreover, Su Ling's physical strength and agility were already at the Spirit King level.

After a thirty percent increase, it was a complete crushing for the two opponents on the field.

"Brother Wolf, be careful. I watched his Douhun earlier; he defeated Red Flame Tiger with one arrow," the woman said.

"Sister Snake, isn't that why I have you?"

Under the Spirit possession, the woman flicked her tongue, then released her Spirit Ability and whispered, "Green Snake Binding."

The next instant, a green snake lunged forward, heading straight for Su Ling.

And the man with the Wolf Spirit also charged over at lightning speed. The key was that Su Ling couldn't escape, because if he did, Ning Rongrong behind him would be in danger.

Generally, in two-on-two Douhun matches, few people would bring a Support Spirit Master, and the probability of failure was very high.

Under these circumstances, Su Ling was still bound by the green snake.

Ning Rongrong was so scared she didn't know what to do.

"Brother Su, you..." Ning Rongrong said with some worry.

However, on the other side, the man with the Wolf Spirit who had come to attack Su Ling was trying to bypass Su Ling to attack Ning Rongrong behind him.

In the stands, everyone was worried for Su Ling and Ning Rongrong.

Only Dai Mubai was thinking that Su Ling must lose a match.

That way, his own failure from earlier would be somewhat balanced.

Flender frowned even more. Could it be that the two thousand gold coins Su Ling had invested and the one thousand he himself had invested were going down the drain again?

Once Ning Rongrong lost her combat capability and lost her Support, Su Ling would be unable to hold on alone.

Moreover, the control from this Spirit Elder was not so easy to break free from.

In fact, Su Ling had anticipated this long ago; if he couldn't rely on the Water Moon Bow, he could only rely on his strength.

"Little sister, you lose." The Wolf Spirit man's huge fist was about to land on Ning Rongrong.

Suddenly, the woman with the Green Snake Spirit shouted, "Brother Wolf, look out!"

"What?" The moment he turned his head, there was a loud bang.

Su Ling's fist hit him directly in the face, and he flew out.

"Brother Su, you... weren't you bound?" Ning Rongrong said happily.

Just a moment ago, Su Ling had retracted his Spirit, the Water Moon Bow, and pulled the green snake Binding him apart with his bare hands.

The process was very easy, as if this green snake had no strength at all.

Su Ling said, "Didn't I receive your Support? My strength increased, so this bit of control couldn't stop me. But why didn't you dodge just now?"

"I..." Ning Rongrong felt embarrassed by what Su Ling said; she really hadn't been prepared just now!

Su Ling said, "If I had been a second slower, you would have been in danger."

"Actually, you have the ability to delay for some time; that's what I meant by having you train."

"Although you cannot defeat the Spirit Master attacking you, you can use the ability to delay for some time at critical moments through Cultivate, so the person coming to save you can have more time. Do you understand?"

"Understood!" Ning Rongrong nodded and said.

Now she truly understood the reason why a Support Spirit Master needed to train.

After finishing with Ning Rongrong, Su Ling turned to look at the woman with the Green Snake Spirit and said, "Let's continue."

[Ding... Ning Rongrong's Favorability +3, obtained white treasure chest *1, yellow treasure chest *1]

Not bad, her favorability increased, which meant Ning Rongrong had taken it to heart.

"I concede!" The woman with the Green Snake Spirit said and retracted her Spirit.

Only then did Su Ling realize that the position where Ning Rongrong was standing was already close to the edge of the Douhun Arena.

Plus, his punch earlier had been too forceful, directly knocking the man with the Wolf Spirit off the Douhun Arena.

Once off the Douhun Arena, one could not return to the field to fight.

So the other side chose to concede, and Su Ling's side achieved victory; the entire Douhun match lasted less than a minute.