Slapping Flender in the Face, He Flew into a Rage

Flender clamped a hand on Zhao Wuji's shoulder, and the Immovable Wisdom King, who had never feared heaven or earth, finally suppressed the urge to activate a high-level Soul Skill. His face ashen, he dismissed his Martial Soul.

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

If they really cast aside their pride and fought with their lives on the line, never mind whether they could defeat the purple-haired girl—if the white-robed youth beside her, whose expression had remained indifferent all along, stepped in himself, Shrek Academy would probably become the laughingstock of Suotuo City today.

When the Soul Masters watching from a distance saw Zhao Wuji dismiss his Martial Soul, they erupted in gasps and murmurs they could no longer suppress.

"Heavens, that was Zhao Wuji, the Immovable Wisdom King who made his name years ago! A young girl forced him back with a single sword strike!"

"Just who is that white-robed youth? Even a Soul Saint above level seventy couldn't get the better of him!"

As whispers rose all around him, Flender's eyes flickered repeatedly behind his lenses. Most of the imposing air with which he had come to demand an explanation had long since evaporated.

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

Not only was the mysterious youth before him astonishingly wealthy, but the girl attending him also possessed the terrifying combat strength to challenge a Soul Saint above her level. No ordinary sect could have raised someone like him.

At that thought, Flender forced a friendly smile onto his face and cupped his hands to Chu Yuan.

"Heroes truly do emerge young! Old Zhao is reckless by nature. He merely saw worthy prey and felt the urge to hunt just now; he meant no harm. I hope you won't take offense, young friend."

The speed at which he changed his tune made even Ning Rongrong, standing behind him, purse her lips.

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

"Young friend, my words just now may have been somewhat presumptuous, but my sincerity is beyond question. Though my Shrek Academy was built in a village outside the city and accepts only monsters, not ordinary people, we have several Soul Emperors and Soul Saints holding the fort. What's more, one of the continent's foremost masters of Martial Soul Theory will soon be coming to teach."

"With the peerless talents you and the two young ladies beside you possess, if you would condescend to enroll in name at my Shrek Academy, I can make an exception and waive all your tuition fees!"

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

Flender was so stingy that he wished he could split a single coin in half before spending it. He could hardly have lowered himself any further!

Keqing twirled her sword and put away Lion's Roar. She gave Flender a cold glance, a faint sneer curling her lips.

Mona reached up to press down the broad, pointed witch's hat on her head and snorted bluntly.

"You couldn't beat us just now, so you want to use a few empty words to draw us into your shabby village and make it look good? You think you can get off that cheaply?"

Chu Yuan stood where he was, hands behind his back, looking at the hopeful expression on Flender's face.

"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? Wishful thinking."

When he finished, the smile froze completely on Flender's face, and his hooked nose twitched slightly.

Ning Rongrong, standing behind Chu Yuan, beamed as she gazed at his upright back with wide, shining eyes full of admiration.

As expected of the master who could make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda manifest the phantom image of nine tiers! Even a powerful Soul Saint could only suffer an embarrassing setback before him!

"Bastard!!"

Flender was still struggling to suppress his anger, but Dai Mubai could no longer hold back!

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

One was supposed to be the number-one support Soul Master under heaven, sent to Shrek Academy by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. The other was his, Dai Mubai's, rightful fiancée!

Yet now both of these stunning girls were meekly following that pretty boy, even standing by without a reaction as he humiliated Shrek Academy before their eyes!

In particular, when he saw the fiery curves outlined by Zhu Zhuqing's tight black leather battle attire, and the respect and awe she showed from the depths of her soul as she looked at Chu Yuan's back, a wave of humiliation and a crazed, unprecedented blaze of jealousy swept away Dai Mubai's reason!

"Zhu Zhuqing!!"

Dai Mubai's eyes were bloodshot, his evil double pupils blazing with malice. He took two great strides forward, pointed at Zhu Zhuqing, and roared:

"So what if that lousy jade pendant broke?! You were born a member of the Star Luo Zhu Family, and from birth you've borne the mark of being my, Dai Mubai's, fiancée! Do you think you can wipe away 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 trial, and what have you done? You've only been in Suotuo City one day, and you've already lowered yourself to become a servant to some wild brat of unknown origin?! Do you care nothing for the Zhu Family's honor, nothing for your own shame?!"

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

Yet in the face of Dai Mubai's hysterical roaring, Zhu Zhuqing's cold, breathtakingly beautiful face showed nothing but icy disgust.

"Preparing for the family trial? Training hard?"

Zhu Zhuqing stepped half a pace 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, cutting through his hypocritical fig leaf word by word:

"You abandoned everything and fled to the Balak Kingdom, spending your days at the Rose Hotel with women in both arms, squandering your time on their bellies. Is that what you call training hard?"

Dai Mubai's expression changed drastically, and his breath caught.

"You... I was just taking some time to relax..."

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

Zhu Zhuqing cut him off coldly. A deep, chilling arc of dark-purple lightning quietly flickered around her, and her resolute tone left no room for compromise.

"Dai Mubai, listen carefully. Last night, when I was hunted by the Soul Ancestor death warrior Dai Weisi sent and was on the brink of death, you were indulging yourself at the hotel. It was my master who saved my life and gave me a new beginning and the power to break free of fate."

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

As she spat out that final word, the chilling killing intent of the [Hell Thunder Shadow Cat] at the peak of level twenty-nine shot straight at Dai Mubai's face!

After hearing her words, the Soul Masters watching the spectacle looked at Dai Mubai with contempt and ridicule.

So he was a coward who had abandoned his fiancée and run off to another place to carouse. The young lady had nearly been killed while being hunted, and after a powerful expert saved her, she had pledged her loyalty to him. Yet Dai Mubai had the nerve to come out and call her shameless?

"You... how dare you 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 trembled violently with rage. Tiger claws burst from both hands, and he was about to charge at her and attack, regardless of the consequences!

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

"Big Brother Dai, calm down!"

A low, calm voice sounded beside his ear.

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

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