Refuse to Submit? I'll Beat You Until You Do

"What are you doing?"

Just then, a teacher walked in from outside. Seeing the group of them at each other's throats, he barked angrily:

"This is the cafeteria. If you want to fight, go to the training ground. Whoever was fighting, step out here!"

Jin Xiang's mouth twitched as he shot Nan Xuanyu a vicious glare.

He was utterly shaken.

How was this brat so strong?

"You are a group. The punishment applies to the whole group."

After they went outside, the teacher spoke coldly.

"Stand properly, all of you, until afternoon classes begin."

The thirty of them lined up in three rows and were made to stand as punishment.

After saying that, the teacher left.

"The teacher just said we could fight on the training ground. You two fight. Otherwise, we'll beat both of you together."

Lu Qianxun looked at the two of them and spoke calmly.

Jin Xiang's eyes lit up. "Are you sure that's allowed?"

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Lu Qianxun's mouth. He waved his hand.

"Everyone, form a circle and block the view. If no one sees us, won't that be fine?"

Then everyone formed a circle, creating a battlefield within it.

Nan Xuanyu and Jin Xiang walked into the circle.

"Come on!"

Jin Xiang snorted coldly, and his eyes suddenly brightened.

A trace of Pale Gold emerged in his eyes.

A faint golden layer also spread over his eyelids.

He spread his arms, and golden feathers emerged one after another from them.

In an instant, both of his arms took on the shape of wings.

It was clearly a beast Martial Soul. With Martial Soul Possession, his body had partially transformed into that of a beast.

A flying-type Martial Soul?

Nan Xuanyu immediately made his judgment.

This was an exceedingly rare type of Martial Soul.

No wonder this bastard was so arrogant and rude.

Jin Xiang moved. He fiercely flapped both arms, and with the vibration of his feathers, his speed became incredibly fast.

A gust of wind rose around him, and in a flash, he arrived before Nan Xuanyu.

His right wing-arm struck without hesitation.

The golden feathers on the wing-arm trembled, like steel blades, and actually produced a metallic clang.

His Martial Soul was called the Blazing Gold Bird.

It was an exceptionally peculiar flying-type Martial Soul, one of the legendary ancestors of bird-type Soul Beasts, possessing a trace of the Three-legged Golden Crow's bloodline inheritance.

It possessed two attributes: Metal Element and Fire Attribute.

At that moment, Jin Xiang's golden wings carried rolling waves of heat.

It was as though flames were burning upon them.

If one were struck by them, it would be easy to get injured.

Yet despite how formidable it looked, Nan Xuanyu remained utterly calm.

Accompanied by a Dragon's Roar,

the Ancestral Dragon Martial Soul instantly possessed him, and brilliant Nine-Colored Radiance burst forth from his entire body.

Two purple soul rings appeared.

"What? T-two thousand-year soul rings?"

"A Soul Grandmaster? This..."

Only now did Nan Xuanyu release his soul rings, and everyone present stood frozen in place.

How old was he? He had actually already reached the realm of Soul Grandmaster.

That was simply unbelievable.

At that moment, Nan Xuanyu's arms were covered in nine-colored Dragon Scales.

Both his left and right hands had become dragon claws.

Ancestral Dragon Body + Ancestral Dragon Claw.

The Ancestral Dragon Claw lashed out.

If he could settle an opponent in one move, he would never waste time.

Jin Xiang's expression changed drastically. He immediately felt the Bloodline Suppression, as though he wanted to bow in worship before Nan Xuanyu.

His first soul skill was Blazing Gold Wings. It possessed not only the sharpness of metal, but also intense heat.

He had been extremely confident.

Among those of his age, he feared no one.

Yet now, he felt utterly powerless.

Moreover, Nan Xuanyu being a Soul Grandmaster had given him a fright as well.

His confidence instantly crumbled.

Bang!

The Blazing Gold Wings came to an abrupt halt, stopping just like that against Nan Xuanyu's right hand.

They were firmly seized by the Ancestral Dragon Claw.

Before Jin Xiang could swing his other wing-arm over, Nan Xuanyu suddenly clenched his hand. With a crack, Jin Xiang's right wing-arm was nearly snapped.

Nan Xuanyu fiercely grabbed the wing-arm and smashed him toward the ground.

With a thud, Jin Xiang was violently slammed to the ground once more.

He let out a muffled groan. Although his entire right arm was protected by the Blazing Gold Wings, searing pain still shot through it.

It felt as though his bones were about to shatter.

Once again, he was shocked by Nan Xuanyu's overwhelming strength.

The entire crowd erupted in uproar.

Back in the cafeteria, when Jin Xiang had been knocked down, most people knew how strong he was and assumed it had merely been an accident.

They had never expected him to be thrown to the ground again now.

Everyone stared at Nan Xuanyu with faces full of shock.

This kid usually kept such a low profile.

Yet the moment he made a move, he instantly crushed his opponent.

He was far too strong.

"Damn it, you're courting death!"

Jin Xiang flew into a rage. He had not expected to be knocked flat again in front of so many people.

He had lost all face.

He sprang up and was about to attack Nan Xuanyu again.

Boom!

Naturally, Nan Xuanyu gave him no opportunity.

His Soul Power erupted, and another Ancestral Dragon Claw viciously seized Jin Xiang's shoulder.

He forcefully pinned him to the ground.

His shoulder was torn open, and blood instantly stained his clothes red.

"Do you submit now?"

Nan Xuanyu looked down at Jin Xiang and spoke coldly.

"If you refuse to submit, I'll beat you until you do! You'd better not provoke me for no reason. Otherwise, I don't mind ignoring all official rules and killing you!"

As he said this, Nan Xuanyu's eyes had already turned into vertical pupils, radiating nine-colored halos.

His violent aura was heavy, and his killing intent spilled out without the slightest concealment.

Jin Xiang had originally wanted to resist and retort, but when he saw those eyes and felt that terrifying violent aura, he was frightened.

His face instantly turned deathly pale.

He clenched his teeth and shouted in humiliation:

"L-let me go!"

Then he struggled fiercely, trying to get up, only to discover that he could not rise at all.

Nan Xuanyu's palm was like a mountain, pinning him down so completely that he could not move.

"Jin Xiang lost. Let him go."

Lu Qianxun stepped forward and pulled Jin Xiang up from the ground.

At that moment, Nan Xuanyu also withdrew his Martial Soul and soul rings.

"Apologize."

Lu Qianxun patted Jin Xiang on the shoulder as he spoke.

Ye Lingtong was secretly astonished, her beautiful eyes fixed on Nan Xuanyu the entire time.

He had grown stronger and stronger.

When he crushed Jin Xiang just now, he had looked so domineering—and so handsome!

Jin Xiang stood up grimacing, utterly unwilling and resentful.

But after hesitating for a moment, he still nodded to Nan Xuanyu.

"I'm sorry about what happened before."

Nan Xuanyu was stunned for a moment and glanced at Lu Qianxun.

As expected of the class monitor. He had some authority.

If Lu Qianxun had not spoken up, Jin Xiang probably would not have apologized.

But it did not matter. Jin Xiang had already been punished, so whether he apologized or not was irrelevant.

If he provoked him again next time, he would simply teach him another proper lesson.

"Good, good. Shake hands!"

Lu Qianxun smiled and extended his hand to shake Nan Xuanyu's.

Nan Xuanyu reached out and clasped it.

Suddenly, a powerful force came from Lu Qianxun's palm. Like iron pincers, it tightly clamped down on Nan Xuanyu's hand.

Nan Xuanyu's brows furrowed slightly, while the corners of his mouth rose.

Trying to compete with him in strength? This man was simply asking for death.

He did not even need to stir his bloodline. Pure physical strength burst forth.

Lu Qianxun's hand immediately deformed.

His expression instantly became incomparably ugly, and his face turned somewhat pale.

"Ah..."

In the end, he could no longer hold back a muffled groan.

At that moment, Nan Xuanyu released his hand.

Lu Qianxun immediately hid his hand in his sleeve. It had been deformed and was now trembling.

He kept his mouth shut, gritted his teeth, and said nothing.

Secretly, he circulated his Soul Power to heal his injury.

If Nan Xuanyu had not withdrawn his strength in time, the bones in that hand would probably already have been crushed.

What terrifying strength.

"Alright, everyone stand for a little longer and wait for class to begin. Jin Xiang, hurry back and change your clothes!"

Lu Qianxun slowly took a deep breath, enduring the intense pain as he spoke to Jin Xiang.

"Okay, thanks."

Jin Xiang looked at Nan Xuanyu once more, still somewhat unconvinced.

Then he turned around and quickly left.