Soul Land: Bibi Dong Is My Martial Soul

Chapter 71: Ning Rongrong: "Su Mo is the Best!"

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Yu Xiaogang frowned and, after a long silence, finally suppressed his confusion and frustration before speaking, "It simply means that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan is already aware. We don't need to worry about it anymore!"

"In fact, it's likely that even before we informed them, Clan Leader Ning was already aware of Su Mo and Ning Rongrong's situation. Anyway, since the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan hasn't asked anything of us, we don't need to be concerned." Yu Xiaogang added further explanation to ensure Flender understood.

"Oh, that puts my mind at ease!"

After listening to Yu Xiaogang's explanation, Flender let out a hearty laugh, feeling relieved.

Watching Flender's cheerful expression, Yu Xiaogang felt a sense of frustration. Flender was pleased, but he couldn't feel the same.

However, he couldn't express his frustration to Flender and had to bear it alone.

...

Su Mo, of course, was paying attention to his future father-in-law's response.

He laughed when he learned about it.

The second stage of their special training continued, and within a few days, Su Mo received the Golden Badge for individual soul dueling.

In their paired soul duels, Su Mo no longer resisted using the martial soul fusion skill with Ning Rongrong.

Not only had he promised her, but this skill also proved to be a valuable move for Su Mo, so he had to master it fully—particularly getting accustomed to Ning Rongrong's body so he could better fight using her movements.

When facing weaker opponents or if only one enemy remained, Su Mo would give back control to Ning Rongrong, allowing her to practice.

Surprisingly, after a period of training with firearms, combined with Su Mo's guidance, Ning Rongrong's marksmanship improved rapidly. She could now at least hold her own against opponents of the same level.

This progress thrilled Ning Rongrong, and she frequently rewarded Su Mo with "private" little surprises.

In team battles, however, Yu Xiaogang often had Su Mo sitting on the bench.

According to Yu Xiaogang, the second training phase focused on enhancing everyone's skills.

This meant ensuring everyone had ample opportunity to participate in matches—Zhu Zhuqing, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, and Oscar included. The first two couldn't compete in paired matches, and the latter two, being support-type soul masters, couldn't enter individual matches.

So, to ensure they participated in the team battle each day and managed two rounds of combat daily, they had to rotate the lineup with Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Su Mo.

In the end, Su Mo found himself benched most often.

"Master, why not pair Zhu Zhuqing with Fatty for the duo match?"

At one point, Ning Rongrong, clearly unhappy, voiced a better suggestion, confronting Yu Xiaogang directly.

How could she let Su Mo be sidelined?

Especially since, with Su Mo's guidance, Ning Rongrong had become more aware of Yu Xiaogang's biases and didn't hesitate to speak her mind.

"Your suggestion isn't bad, but you're all aware of Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's current situation. They're still working on their martial soul fusion skill, so it's not suitable for Zhu Zhuqing to team up with Ma Hongjun now,"

Yu Xiaogang replied casually, providing a reason that everyone found convincing.

Especially the three involved—Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun—who immediately agreed with Yu Xiaogang.

"Su Mo, does it seem like the Master doesn't really want you in the team battles?"

Later, Ning Rongrong complained to Su Mo, clearly displeased.

She didn't know if others had noticed, but she definitely did.

"Isn't it only natural?"

"The Master likely fears that my soul power level might not keep up with the rest of you later, which is why he's planning things this way."

Seeing that Ning Rongrong had caught on, Su Mo took the opportunity to explain the situation to her.

"Ah…"

"How could the Master do that!"

"The Master is so unfair; how dare he look down on you!"

After hearing Su Mo's explanation, Ning Rongrong finally understood, and her face flushed red with anger.

She truly hadn't expected that this was Yu Xiaogang's reasoning.

"No, I have to go and confront the Master! You're so strong—how can he look down on you like that?"

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and she was just about ready to march off and have a word with Yu Xiaogang.

In her mind, Su Mo was the strongest member of the Shrek team.

Even at just level 23, he could defeat Dai Mubai and Tang San. If Su Mo were on the same level as them, they would stand no chance against him.

"Don't; confronting him won't help. It's true that my martial spirit talent is low!"

Su Mo quickly grabbed Ning Rongrong's hand, stopping her. He hadn't told her this to stir up trouble with Yu Xiaogang.

He just wanted her to be prepared—he was considering leaving Shrek.

This way, she would have some time to process it.

"No, Su Mo, your talent isn't low at all!"

"To me, you're stronger than all of us!"

Hearing Su Mo's words, Ning Rongrong turned back to him with a stubborn and pained look, refusing to let him speak so lowly of himself.

She already knew about Su Mo's talent limitations and the challenges he might face in keeping up as they advanced.

But Ning Rongrong didn't want Su Mo to confront this harsh truth, which was why she firmly believed and wanted him to believe that he was the best.

"So you've known all along, Rongrong?"

Seeing the look on her face, Su Mo felt a wave of warmth and gratitude wash over him.

"Ah…"

Without saying another word, he pulled Ning Rongrong close, wrapping his arms around her petite frame and holding her tightly.

In this moment, Su Mo felt as if he were holding the rarest treasure in the world—a girl who was willing to stay by his side even while knowing his limitations.

If Ning Rongrong had chosen to be with him without fully considering his challenges, it might have just been a simple liking for him.

But knowing his talent concerns and still choosing to be with him showed a great deal of determination.

Because she had surely considered that, one day, she might have to face opposition from her family.

"Don't worry. I'm not that fragile, nor am I afraid of not being 'good enough' for you," Su Mo whispered gently in her ear as he held her close.

"And here's a little secret: your man's talent problem was something he solved a long time ago!"

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