Please, Sir, Save My Mother!

Flender grabbed Zhao Wuji by the shoulder, and the Immovable Wisdom King, who had never feared heaven or earth, finally suppressed the urge to unleash a high-level Soul Skill. His face was livid as he withdrew his Martial Soul.

He knew better than anyone that although he had not used his full strength in that last attack, the purple-haired girl facing him had not even revealed a Soul Ring. She had broken his Immovable Bright King Body with pure lightning sword intent alone.

If they truly threw caution and face to the wind and fought for their lives, never mind whether they could take down the purple-haired girl—if the white-robed youth beside her, whose expression had remained indifferent throughout, stepped in himself, Shrek Academy would likely become the laughingstock of Suotuo City today.

When the Soul Masters watching from a distance saw Zhao Wuji withdraw his Martial Soul, they burst into gasps and discussion they could no longer contain.

"Heavens, that's Zhao Wuji, the Immovable Wisdom King who's been famous for years! A young girl forced him back with a single sword strike!"

"Who exactly is that youth in white? Even a Soul Saint over level seventy can't gain the slightest advantage over him!"

Listening to the whispers around him, Flender's eyes flickered repeatedly behind his glasses. Most of the indignation with which he had come to demand an explanation had already evaporated.

Having spent decades in the Soul Master World, Flender knew better than anyone how to read the situation.

The mysterious youth before him not only possessed astonishing wealth, but the girl at his side also had the terrifying combat strength to challenge a Soul Saint above her level. No ordinary sect could have raised people like them.

At that thought, Flender forced a trace of a friendly smile onto his face and cupped his hands toward Chu Yuan:

"Heroes truly do emerge young! Old Zhao is rash by nature. He simply couldn't resist a worthy challenge just now and meant no harm. I hope you won't take offense, young friend."

The speed of his change in attitude made even Ning Rongrong, standing behind them, purse her lips.

Flender pushed up his black-framed glasses and continued sincerely:

"Young friend, my words earlier may have been somewhat presumptuous, but my sincerity is genuine. Although Shrek Academy was built in a village outside the city and accepts only monsters, not ordinary people, several Soul Emperors and Soul Saints preside over it, and one of the continent's foremost masters of Martial Soul Theory will soon come to teach there."

"With the unparalleled talent you and these two young ladies possess, if you would condescend to enroll in Shrek Academy, I can make an exception and waive all your tuition!"

Even Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai were startled by his words.

Flender was normally stingy to the extreme, the sort who wished he could split a penny in two before spending it. He had lowered himself as far as he possibly could!

Keqing spun her sword in a flourish and put away the Lion's Roar. She cast Flender a cold glance, a faint trace of mockery curling her lips.

Mona pressed a hand to the broad, pointed witch's hat on her head and snorted without the slightest courtesy:

"You couldn't beat us just now, and now you want to use a few empty words to drag us into your lousy village and make yourselves look good? You think it'll be that easy?"

Chu Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the hopeful Flender.

"You cannot speak of the sea to a frog in a well, nor of ice to a summer insect. You want me to join your Shrek? Keep dreaming."

At those words, the smile froze completely on Flender's face, and his hooked nose twitched slightly.

Ning Rongrong, standing behind Chu Yuan, beamed as she listened, her large, bright eyes full of admiration as she gazed at his tall, straight back.

As expected of the master who could make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda manifest a nine-story silhouette! Even a Soul Saint powerhouse could only suffer a humiliating setback before him!

"Bastard!!"

Flender was still forcing down his anger, but Dai Mubai could no longer contain himself!

He stared at Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, who stood behind Chu Yuan to his left.

One was the world's finest support, whom the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was supposed to send to Shrek Academy. The other was Dai Mubai's rightful fiancée!

Yet now both peerless beauties were meekly following this pretty boy, standing by without so much as a reaction as he humiliated Shrek Academy before their eyes!

In particular, when he saw the scorching curves outlined by Zhu Zhuqing's tight black leather combat outfit, and the respect and awe that came from the depths of her soul as she looked at Chu Yuan's back, an unprecedented sense of humiliation and a mad blaze of jealousy instantly swept away Dai Mubai's reason!

"Zhu Zhuqing!!"

Dai Mubai's eyes were bloodshot, a vicious light blazing in the double pupils of his sinister eyes. He took two great strides forward, pointed at Zhu Zhuqing, and roared:

"Who cares if that lousy jade pendant broke?! You were born a member of the Star Luo Zhu Family, branded as my fiancée from the day you were born! Do you think you can erase the iron law between the Star Luo Imperial Family and the Hell Spirit Cat clan with a single sentence?!"

"I've been training hard at Shrek Academy to prepare for the family assessment, but look at you! You've been in Suotuo City for just one day, and you've already sunk so low as to become a servant to some wild brat of unknown origins?! Have you no regard for the Zhu Family's face? Have you no shame at all?!"

Dai Mubai grew more agitated the more he spoke. The presence of a three-ring Battle Soul Elder erupted from him, and the three Soul Rings beneath his feet, two yellow and one purple, flashed fiercely. It seemed that if Zhu Zhuqing dared utter even half a word of refusal, he would pounce on her and drag her back by force!

Yet faced with Dai Mubai's hysterical roar, Zhu Zhuqing's cold, breathtaking face showed no ripple of emotion beyond icy disgust.

"Preparing for the family assessment? Training hard?"

Zhu Zhuqing took half a step forward, her dark-purple lightning eyes fixed coldly on the seemingly crazed Dai Mubai. Her clear, icy voice was like a sharp blade of ice, stripping away his hypocritical cover one word at a time:

"You abandoned everything and fled to the Balak Kingdom. You spent your days at the Rose Hotel, a woman in each arm, squandering your time on their bellies. Is that what you call training hard?"

Dai Mubai's expression changed dramatically, and his breath caught:

"You... I was just relaxing for a while..."

"There's no need to explain yourself to me, because I don't care in the slightest."

Zhu Zhuqing cut him off coldly. A strand of deep, piercing dark-purple lightning quietly flickered around her, and her tone was resolute, leaving no room for compromise:

"Dai Mubai, listen carefully. Last night, I was hunted by Soul Ancestor death warriors sent by Dai Weisi. When I was on the brink of death, you were seeking pleasure in a hotel. My master saved my life and granted me a new one, along with the power to break my fate."

"From this day forth, all ties between us are severed. If you dare pester me again, die!"

As she spoke that final word, the piercing killing intent of a peak level twenty-nine [Hell Thunder Shadow Cat] stabbed straight toward Dai Mubai's face!

After hearing her out, the Soul Masters watching the commotion looked at Dai Mubai with contempt and derision.

So he was a coward who had abandoned his fiancée and run off to another place to drink and chase women. The young woman had nearly died while being hunted and had pledged her loyalty to the powerhouse who saved her, yet he still had the nerve to come out and call her shameless?

"You... you dare speak to me like that in public..."

Feeling the countless mocking gazes around him and seeing the undisguised contempt and killing intent in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, Dai Mubai shook violently with rage. Tiger claws sprang from both hands, and he was about to charge forward and attack regardless of the consequences!

Just as his right foot was about to step out, a hand suddenly reached over and gripped his wrist.

"Brother Dai, calm down!"

A deep, calm voice sounded by his ear.

The one who had stepped in to stop Dai Mubai was none other than Tang San, who had been watching the situation coolly from the sidelines all along.

"Xiao San, don't stop me! This bitch dared betray me. Today I'm going to..."