I am the son of the Dragon God in Douluo Continent.

After comforting Wang Dong'er, who was disheartened by her association with the Tang Sect, Xu Xingyu and her group decided to go watch the battle between upperclassmen. Their reasons included knowing each other, and also the fact that such two-on-two duels between upperclassmen were rare.

After everyone found their seats, Jiang Nannan explained to the others that Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Dugu Yanran, and Tang Ya would be facing off next.

Although Xu Xingyu already knew this information, Xu Yanxue and Wang Dong'er did not. So it wouldn't be a bad thing for them to know a little.

With Jiang Nannan's explanation, the two women gained a certain understanding of the strength and martial spirits of the people who were about to appear, but this also gave them some more questions.

Wang Dong'er asked, "According to what you said, Sister Nan, Xu Sanshi's martial soul is already at the level of a divine beast like Xuanwu, so why couldn't he defeat Bei Bei, whose martial soul isn't pure Golden Sacred Dragon?"

Xu Yanxue, standing to the side, nodded repeatedly to indicate that she had the same question.

Jiang Nannan didn't mince words when asked Wang Dong'er's question, explaining, "There are several reasons for this. One reason is that these two are good friends, so they held back a bit when they made their moves."

"Another reason is that although Xu Sanshi awakened the Xuanwu Martial Soul, the Xuanwu Martial Soul is too powerful, which overdraws his strength very much. Therefore, he will not use too much power when using the power of Xuanwu."

"Of course, another reason is that the academy's higher-ups reject the existence of spirits, considering them to be external forces. Therefore, students are strictly forbidden from releasing their spirits during spirit battles."

"This means that unless he fights desperately, Xu Sanshi, who is at the Soul Master level, can at most fight against a high-level Soul Master. In addition, the two of them hold back their strength to each other, which has resulted in a situation where the two of them have drawn many times."

At this moment, Xu Yanxue suddenly spoke up: "So, with Dugu Yanran and Tang Ya added to the mix, how do you think the battle situation will change?"

"Yes, in this situation, I think Xu Sanshi's side has a better chance of winning. This is not only because Dugu Yanran's strength far surpasses Tang Ya's, who has just reached the Soul Master level, but also because Dugu Yanran and Xu Sanshi's teamwork is superior to Bei Bei's."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Nannan began to have a headache over the complicated relationships between the people on the field.

After all, she had close relationships with the people who were about to appear. Xu Sanshi was a given, as he almost became a sacrifice for the other party to awaken his martial soul. Dugu Yanran was a friend she made in the Spirit Pagoda, and Tang Ya was her roommate.

Originally, Jiang Nannan wanted to introduce Tang Ya and Dugu Yanran to each other through her friends at the Qiling Tower, but the two started arguing after learning each other's identities.

What bothers Jiang Nannan the most is that every time the two of them meet, they argue fiercely over some trivial matters.

This also made Jiang Nannan try to meet with one of them alone as much as possible in the future, and never stay in the same place with both of them again.

Fortunately, the two of them did not make things difficult for Jiang Nannan most of the time. After all, even if they disliked each other, Jiang Nannan herself had nothing to do with their grudges and was a complete outsider.

So when Jiang Nannan was around, they would try their best to suppress their dislike for each other, so as not to leave her feeling awkward and helpless when caught between the two of them.

Just as Jiang Nannan was still struggling with how to make Tang Ya and Dugu Yanran stop hating each other so much, Xu Xingyu suddenly asked, "Um, Sister Nannan, I see that your cultivation level is already close to that of a Soul King. So, after you break through to the Soul King level, do you plan to apply to enter Shrek Academy's inner courtyard?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Nannan smiled and said, "To be precise, I already have a cultivation level of forty-five. If I can become a Soul King this year, then I can apply to the teachers in the academy to enter the inner courtyard ahead of time."

Seeing Jiang Nannan's slightly smug expression, Xu Xingyu felt a sense of relief. Jiang Nannan used to be self-conscious because she was born into a commoner family and had relatively low cultivation talent.

However, ever since Jiang Nannan activated her Taiyin Jade Body physique, her cultivation talent has skyrocketed, and her inferiority complex has disappeared.

The current Jiang Nannan is definitely not the same as the one in the original story who could only be Xu Sanshi's awakened Xuanwu's reverse scale accessory in the early stages and a dispensable vase in the later stages. She, Jiang Nannan, has become a true prodigy!

Just as Xu Xingyu was feeling gratified about Jiang Nannan's current achievements, Xu Yanxue suddenly pinched Xu Xingyu's waist and said, "Brother Xingyu, watch your manners. Don't you know it's very impolite to stare at a girl like that?"

Only then did Xu Xingyu realize that he had been staring intently at Jiang Nannan the whole time. If it weren't for the fact that all the women present knew Xu Xingyu's character well, his behavior might have been mistaken for that of a pervert.

Thinking of this, Xu Xingyu hurriedly apologized to Jiang Nannan. Jiang Nannan didn't seem to care much, but for some reason, Xu Xingyu noticed that Jiang Nannan's face was a little red.

Little did Jiang Nannan know that she had completely thrown away her plan to reconcile with her best friend and was now preoccupied with wondering if Young Master Xingyu was starting to take an interest in her.

But isn't this too fast? Isn't it said that Young Master Xingyu is the type who needs a long period of time to gradually open up his heart?

Or have I really underestimated my charm, just like Sister Ziji said? But compared to Tower Master Guyuena, I'm really just an insignificant little girl!

Compared to the original work, Jiang Nannan's only flaw is that she always unconsciously starts to overthink the relationship between Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan.

However, there was no other way. Without Xu Xingyu's help, Jiang Nannan would have had to sell herself to the Xuanming Sect to cure her mother's illness when she was young, and at the same time, she would have forever lost the cultivation talent given to her by the Taiyin Jade Body.

Later, Xu Xingyu even made Jiang Nannan his personal secretary in the Spirit Pagoda he built, making her an indispensable presence in the Spirit Pagoda.

This will free her from financial worries and allow her to shop like a normal girl, buying beautiful clothes and cosmetics for herself and her mother (of course, Jiang Nannan usually only buys for her mother, because she doesn't like to live too extravagantly, so she rarely buys anything extra except for necessities).

With such help, even girls who don't dream of a prince charming would fall for it, right?

It's no wonder that Jiang Nannan would fall for such a man.

This made Wang Dong'er, who had been watching Jiang Nannan's daydreaming, sigh and mutter to herself, "As expected, Sister Nannan has also fallen for Brother Xingyu's charm."

"We must win over Sister Nan Nan and form an alliance with her as soon as possible. Only in this way can we get Xu Xingyu to pay more attention to us and not be attracted to the other flashy and slutty girls in the academy!"

Only in this way can she contend with Gu Yuena's alliance of soul beasts and thereby become Xu Xingyu's most important girl!

Just then, a lot of cheers began to erupt from the stands, as both teams of the match began to enter the arena.

As the two fighters took turns stepping onto the stage, the audience quieted down, eagerly anticipating the upcoming battle.