Doulou Dalu 55

Luna spoke in an arrogant tone, "This isn't even a challenge."

Her voice sounded almost identical to how it did in the game, which satisfied Lin Fan greatly.

Lin Fan reviewed the hero system's description again and realized that summoning heroes wasn't as simple as he initially thought. Once a hero was summoned, they couldn't be recalled and resummoned at will. If a hero was recalled or defeated in battle, they would return to their original world and require at least 24 hours before they could be summoned again.

If a hero was recalled at full health, they could be resummoned after exactly 24 hours. However, if a hero was injured or killed, they would need additional time to recover before they could return.

These heroes weren't conjured from nothing. They came from another world, much like summoned beasts. When injured or slain, they would return to their world's spring for healing and resurrection.

Lin Fan calculated the timing carefully. His next match was scheduled for the afternoon the following day—exactly 24 hours later. Without hesitation, he recalled Luna to ensure she would be available for the battle against the Ice Phoenix Family.

As her summoner, Lin Fan knew he needed to guide Luna in mastering her skill combinations. He was aware that Luna wasn't currently invincible. According to Ling'er, Luna's physical stats mirrored his own. While she shared his equipment attributes when he acquired new gear, she couldn't inherit passive effects.

For example, abilities like the armor penetration of the Shadow Blade, the invincibility granted by the Famous Sword, or the extreme blood rage effect wouldn't transfer to her.

Luna could only use her own skills. This meant that, in comparison to Lin Fan's actual combat potential, she was somewhat weaker.

Lin Fan spent the remaining hours before the match training in the lounge.

The morning before the battle, Shui Yue'er—usually cold and distant—unexpectedly approached him. She asked him to go easy on the Ice Phoenix Family's team and emphasized that they had no connection with the Spirit Hall.

Lin Fan and Shui Yue'er had developed a friendship by this point. He agreed without hesitation. With his third eye, he had little reason to worry about any potential threats.

Upon arriving at the arena, Lin Fan overheard the announcer on the floating platform declare the match between the Haotian Sect and the Ice Phoenix Family. He leaped onto the ring and glanced toward the VIP seats.

To his relief, Bibi Dong and the Spirit Hall members were absent.

The Spirit Hall's preliminary matches had likely concluded. Yesterday, Bibi Dong had obliterated two powerful Soul Kings and five Soul Masters from the Li Clan. Given that, the remaining teams had probably surrendered preemptively.

Lin Fan considered this a fortunate turn of events. If Bibi Dong were watching, he might have hesitated to summon Luna. What if she grew jealous and decided she didn't want to be his lover? Without her, he wouldn't be able to use the Lovers' Martial Soul Fusion Technique—a crucial trump card in his arsenal.

The martial soul fusion technique he envisioned with Bibi Dong was far more powerful than a simple combination.

Both he and Bibi Dong possessed twin martial souls. Though the current Lovers' Fusion Technique only allowed them to merge one, Lin Fan could still wield his Shadow Battle Axe while Bibi Dong retained access to her second martial soul and its respective skills.

Moreover, when Lin Fan activated Super Blood Rage, he could share its effect with Bibi Dong. Similarly, she could transfer her soul power to him.

This was what made their fusion technique so terrifying. Unlike the conventional martial soul fusion techniques of this world, theirs—provided by his system—was even stronger. This trump card alone gave Lin Fan a significant confidence boost.

The Ice Phoenix Team soon stepped onto the stage, catching Lin Fan slightly off guard. Of the seven members, four were girls, all appearing around 15 years old.

As he stood there, three of the girls whispered among themselves while sneaking glances at him. One of them blushed, while the other two smiled as they continued their hushed conversation.

The moment the floating platform announcer declared the start of the match, their team leader—a stern-faced girl—slapped the three of them on the head.

"What are you three doing?!" she scolded. "This is a battle, not a matchmaking event! Get your heads in the game. I'll handle him myself."

Lin Fan recognized her immediately—Shui Qing'er, Shui Yue'er's older sister.

She turned her sharp gaze toward him and said, "You pretty boy, all you do is charm girls. I'm going to knock you out of the ring today."

Lin Fan was dumbfounded. "What? How did I suddenly become a flirt?"

Seeing that the match had officially begun, Lin Fan quickly interjected, "Hold on! Seven of you against just me? That's hardly fair. I'm going to use my summoning technique."

Shui Qing'er scoffed. "Summoning technique? What nonsense! If you're scared, just kneel and call me 'Big Sister.' I might consider letting you off easy."

"Oh, you think I'm afraid?" Lin Fan smirked. "Let's see how my sister Luna deals with you today."

He dramatically formed hand seals—after all, summoning required theatrics. Without a ritual, no one in this world would believe that Luna had truly been summoned.

"The Art of Spiritual Communication—Appear!"

The moment he finished his incantation, a flash of white light enveloped the ring.

Silver-haired, long-legged Luna materialized, wielding her signature silver moon blade.

"I am Luna," she declared. "I await your command."

Lin Fan grinned. "No need to be so formal this time. Today's your moment to shine. Show them what you can do."

Luna glanced at the seven opponents before nodding. "Understood, Master. This will be a bad day for them."

However, the Ice Phoenix Team, the audience, and even the floating platform announcer were stunned.

Where had this silver-haired girl suddenly come from?

The announcer hastily lifted the ring's barrier, picked up the microphone, and questioned, "Lin Fan of the Haotian Sect, this girl isn't one of your sect members, is she?"

Lin Fan smiled. "No, but I summoned her using a spiritual communication technique. Beast soul masters summon creatures like spiders, bats, and golden holy dragons. Why can't I summon a human?"

The announcer hesitated before pressing a button, sending a golden light to scan Luna.

Moments later, she retracted the scan and announced in shock, "Unbelievable! This silver-haired girl isn't a soul master. She possesses no martial soul. However, she has energy similar to that of summoned spirit beasts. Since she adheres to the rules, the match will continue!"

With the ring sealed again, Lin Fan felt a sense of relief—Luna had been officially recognized.

Shui Qing'er, growing impatient, released her martial soul—the Ice Phoenix—and hovered in the air. She commanded her team coldly, "Don't worry about what she is. Focus on taking him down."

The other six members immediately activated their martial souls.

Among them, three girls possessed the Ice Phoenix martial soul. Two were combat specialists, while the remaining two served as support.

"Not too bad," Lin Fan muttered. "Four Soul Masters and three Soul Lords."

He turned to Luna. "Go ahead, take them down. Just don't kill them—knock them out of the ring."

Luna nodded and dashed forward, her speed nearly matching Lin Fan's.