Let Me Lean on You

Now that he had found the soul ring, Li Chang'an had no reason to remain in the forest. After resting for a night in the Tianhun Great Forest, he and Bibi Dong set off on the road back to Spirit City.

On the way back, Li Chang'an clearly felt that Bibi Dong had become much friendlier toward him. The two got along quite well, laying a solid foundation for future developments. This trip had been a complete success.

After arriving in Spirit City, Bibi Dong went to the Papal Hall while Li Chang'an headed to Spirit Hall Academy. It was only midmorning, and he had absorbed a near-thousand-year soul ring. It would be a shame not to show off at the academy and earn some points.

The moment Li Chang'an stepped through the academy gates, he saw many people heading toward the central training grounds, with discussions rising one after another.

"The Armored Shell Sect is going too far! Aren't they just bullying us?"

"Exactly! They focus entirely on defense, and they'll only fight one-ring Soul Masters. What are we supposed to do?"

"Classmate, may I ask what happened?" Li Chang'an stopped a student and asked.

"Isn't Spirit Hall about to cooperate with the Armored Shell Sect? They came to our academy for an exchange competition, and their young sect master joined too. The hardest one to deal with is that young sect master!"

"Oh? What makes him so difficult?"

Li Chang'an still did not understand. It was merely the Armored Shell Sect, one of the lower four sects. How did they dare provoke Spirit Hall Academy? More importantly, from the sound of it, the academy students had no way to deal with him. How was that possible?

"You don't know this, but the young sect master's martial soul is a Mammoth Elephant. His defense is incredibly high, and he has used medicinal herbs to temper his body since childhood, all for the sake of defense."

"Although he's only nine this year, he's already huge and strong. His Soul Power has reached rank eighteen, yet he declared at our academy that he would only fight one-ring Soul Masters. And only breaking his defense counts as winning. Isn't that just bullying people..."

After saying that, the student immediately headed for the training grounds. After all, things were still lively over there.

Li Chang'an rubbed his little chin and fell into thought. If he showed off in front of so many people this time, would he earn enough points to directly exchange for rank twenty Soul Power?

Hmm, it was worth trying...

Still, this young sect master of the Armored Shell Sect was interesting. He had put all his abilities into becoming a tank. If Li Chang'an had not just absorbed a soul ring, he might not have been able to break through that guy's defense.

Having made up his mind, Li Chang'an took off running toward the training grounds!

On the training grounds, a Spirit Hall Academy student was desperately attacking the "meat shield" before him. He was already drenched in sweat, yet he still could not break through his opponent's defense.

Across from him stood a massive figure with a leisurely expression. He was about 1.8 meters tall, covered in bulging muscles, and his skin seemed to be coated in a layer of dark matter, gleaming with a metallic luster.

His nose had elongated, his upper lip curled upward, revealing two terrifying tusks. He looked immensely imposing.

He was the young sect master of the Armored Shell Sect, the man who had taken tankiness to the extreme—Huyan Li!

As the Spirit Hall student's attacks gradually weakened, Huyan Li shook his body and directly flung the other party aside before looking provocatively at the crowd below the stage.

"Who else!"

Xie Yue and the others below the stage looked furious. If they had not already had two soul rings, they would have gone up to teach this guy a lesson today. Did he really think he was something special?

Just then, a childish yet resonant voice came from behind them.

"You're just a big blockhead, yet you dare run wild here!"

Everyone's attention was drawn over. The people in the middle naturally made way as an unbelievably handsome little boy slowly walked forward.

It was him!

Little junior brother!

Womanizer!

Muxi, Hu Liena, and Qian Renxue all recognized Li Chang'an, though each called him something different in her heart.

"One move. I only need one move to end this battle and let you know that Spirit Hall Academy is not to be offended!"

Li Chang'an ignored everyone else. He casually raised a finger and pointed it at Huyan Li before leaping onto the training grounds in a single step.

"Heh, are you still drinking milk, little runt? Get down." After releasing his martial soul, Huyan Li stood about 1.8 meters tall. In his eyes, Li Chang'an really was just a little runt.

Li Chang'an did not get angry. He simply said calmly, "Li Chang'an, rank thirteen Battle Soul Master. Please enlighten me!"

As he spoke, he slightly raised his hand. A dazzling pale-purple soul ring slowly rose from beneath his feet, leaving everyone present stunned!

"A thousand-year soul ring? H-How is that possible!"

"This..."

"Ding! You showed off in front of Huyan Li. Points +1."

"Ding! You showed off in front of Qian Renxue. Points +2..."

The constant chiming made Li Chang'an extremely happy. This was exactly the effect he wanted. His system had already determined that if he wanted to grow stronger, he could only do so by keeping a high profile!

Although the students contributed few points each, there were plenty of them. So earning over a thousand points today was guaranteed. Whether he used them to officially upgrade his soul ring into a thousand-year soul ring or raise his Soul Power, it should be enough!

"Y-Your first soul ring... how can it be a thousand-year soul ring..." Huyan Li was dumbfounded as well. He had never seen such a thing before, nor had he even heard of it...

"This is the strength of Spirit Hall Academy!"

Li Chang'an spoke faintly, his showing-off aura reaching its peak!

"Heaven and Earth Cleave!"

The pale-purple soul ring instantly lit up, and Li Chang'an raised that black, shadowy axe high above his head!

"Buzz!"

A streak of purple light shot forth from the Pangu Axe, moving at an extreme speed. It was so fast that even the sound of space breaking could be heard in the air along its path!

Huyan Li also lit up his first soul ring and began defending with all his strength. This was the most terrifying attack he had encountered since stepping onto the stage, without question!

"Hah!"

"Bang!"

The purple light struck the meat shield, and Huyan Li let out a low cry. His body was sent back more than ten steps at a visible speed before he fell to the ground!

"I told you, I only need one move. Today, in consideration of the cooperation between your Armored Shell Sect and Spirit Hall, I'll spare you for now!"

Li Chang'an did not say much. After delivering those overwhelmingly cool words, he stepped directly off the stage, and another series of point notifications sounded by his ear...

So this was what showing off felt like. It felt great.

After leaving the stage, Li Chang'an headed straight for the Elite Class area and immediately spotted Qian Renxue, who was about to leave.

"Wait!" Li Chang'an called weakly to Qian Renxue.

Although that strike had not used his full strength, his head still felt dizzy. He wanted to find a shoulder to lean on.

"Y-You're not hurt, are you?" Qian Renxue saw how unsteady Li Chang'an was on his feet. Though she disliked this Womanizer, she still asked.

"I-I am~..." As Li Chang'an spoke, he leaned directly against Qian Renxue's shoulder.

Hmm, not as soft as Teacher's body...

"H-Hey, what are you doing!" Qian Renxue turned her head away and reached out to push Li Chang'an off her.

"I'm already drained after that attack. Let me lean on you for a while, please..." After saying that, Li Chang'an rested against Qian Renxue's shoulder without moving.

Qian Renxue thought about it, then ultimately restrained the urge to push him away. Still, with his eyes closed, this guy did look rather handsome...