The Gap

The subsequent Soul Fights went smoothly. The nine members of Shrek won far more than they lost, rapidly accumulating Gold Soul Coins and points.

That day, Yu Xiaogang sought out Su Xiao alone.

"A Xiao, your opponent in the next Soul Fight is my nephew, Yu Tianheng."

Su Xiao was slightly stunned. According to the original storyline, Yu Tianheng should only have been a level thirty-nine Soul Elder. Could it be that, because of his appearance, Yu Tianheng had already broken through to Soul Ancestor?

"Teacher, does that mean Yu Tianheng's Martial Soul is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, the continent's number-one attack-type Beast Martial Soul?" Su Xiao asked, pretending to be confused.

Yu Xiaogang nodded. "Tianheng has already been designated as the heir to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's patriarch. But because of my elder brother's training, he is far too competitive.

"When I returned to the clan before, Tianheng heard about you. So he wanted to spar with you, A Xiao. I specially arranged this Soul Fight."

After thinking for a moment, Su Xiao replied, "Teacher, does Yu Tianheng not know my strength?"

"He does, but he wants to learn your strength through battle," Yu Xiaogang answered.

Su Xiao hesitated. "But Teacher, if I go all out, Yu Tianheng will die."

"Then don't go all out. Just let Tianheng understand the gap between you. After all, Tianheng is only level thirty-nine. His true opponents are Xiao San and the others," Yu Xiaogang explained.

The next day, Su Xiao stepped onto the arena, where Yu Tianheng was already waiting for him.

Yu Tianheng asked, "Are you Uncle's disciple?"

Su Xiao nodded, then activated Martial Soul Possession. Three purple and one black soul rings pulsed around his body.

Even though he had long known Su Xiao's soul ring configuration, Yu Tianheng was still incomparably shocked upon seeing it for real for the first time.

Cheers and screams erupted from the stands.

Yu Tianheng regained his composure and activated Martial Soul Possession as well. Yet when the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul he had always been so proud of appeared, Yu Tianheng actually felt it being suppressed by Su Xiao's Holy Light Dragon Martial Soul.

Yu Tianheng's soul rings were the standard two yellow and one purple. Whether in number or quality, they were far behind Su Xiao's.

"Let me understand the gap between us. Please go all out." Yu Tianheng clasped his hands in salute, and lightning immediately began dancing around him.

Su Xiao felt somewhat helpless. Yu Tianheng truly was just as Yu Xiaogang had said.

He was courting death. Even without any amplification, Su Xiao's Fourth Soul Skill alone would severely injure Yu Tianheng. If that happened, the thrilling battle between Shrek and the Royal Fight Team later on would surely be gone.

At the same time, Yu Tianheng used Dragon Transformation, enhancing his Third Soul Skill into Thunder Dragon's Wrath, and launched his strongest attack at Su Xiao.

Yu Tianheng was absolutely not weak, yet Su Xiao showed no reaction at all. He even closed his eyes.

"Could this Holy Light Dragon guy be throwing a fake match just to scam us out of our money?" someone in the stands questioned.

Yu Tianheng had won nineteen consecutive one-on-one matches in the Soul Elder division. Thus, rumors had spread that he had been assigned an opponent at the Soul Ancestor level—Su Xiao.

As a result, quite a few gamblers had bet on Su Xiao. Combined with the sight of his soul rings, they had all believed Su Xiao's victory was guaranteed.

Yet Su Xiao stood completely still on the stage.

Anyone would have thought it was a fixed match.

On the arena, Yu Tianheng saw that Su Xiao remained unmoving, but his attack did not hesitate in the slightest.

Just as Yu Tianheng's lightning was about to strike Su Xiao, Su Xiao suddenly raised his right hand and thrust a palm toward Yu Tianheng's face—yet it did not actually hit him.

Yu Tianheng's golden hair flew backward, as if struck by an immensely powerful force.

Then, from Su Xiao's palm, a golden halo drifted out and continuously battered Yu Tianheng's head.

A few seconds later, Yu Tianheng sat on his knees in stunned disbelief, his hands braced against the ground. Slowly, he said, "Is this the gap between you and me?"

The spectators clearly could not understand why the situation had reversed so suddenly in such a short instant. They had not even seen Su Xiao use a soul skill, yet the fierce Yu Tianheng had wilted in an instant.

"Rule the World." Yu Xiaogang, watching the match, could hardly believe it.

Su Xiao had actually mastered this Self-Created Soul Skill that existed only in legends!

In truth, Su Xiao's Rule the World had only just reached the beginner level. Otherwise, Yu Tianheng would have long since fallen unconscious, perhaps even feeling an irresistible urge to submit and a sense of helplessness.

Over the following month, Shrek began building up their brilliant record.

With the Shrek Seven Devils lineup and Meng Yiran as a substitute, they defeated the powerful Berserker Team and charged ahead triumphantly.

At the same time, the Royal Fight Team led by Yu Tianheng performed even better. Their owner was nearly driven into bankruptcy by the Soto Spirit Arena.

As for Su Xiao, he was naturally unstoppable in one-on-one battles. His opponents were even matched up to Soul Kings, and the Soto Spirit Arena made an exception to award him a Silver Soul Fight Medal.

Following the storyline, the Soto Grand Soul Arena approached the Shrek Team to face the Royal Fight Team.

That Soul Fight had been thrilling. In the end, Tang San reversed the situation single-handedly with the Eight Spider Lances and defeated the Royal Fight Team led by Yu Tianheng.

After a month of Soul Fights, every member of Shrek had gained a great deal.

Dai Mubai's Self-Created Soul Skill, the Heavenly Fiend Great Killing Sword; Xiao Wu's Rice Rabbit Shockwave; Oscar's Continuous Force; and Meng Yiran's Hidden Serpent Form, which allowed her to conceal her Martial Soul.

Among them, the strongest was undoubtedly Su Xiao's Rule the World.

It was an ultimate mental attack, so Su Xiao's Soul Fights basically always ended in an instant kill.

Especially after Su Xiao integrated Rule the World into his Fourth Soul Skill—Dragon Emperor Evil-Breaking Rend—even Soul Kings could not withstand it.

"Where are your teachers?" A stranger suddenly pushed open Shrek's gathering hall.

Tang San and the others, who had been waiting for Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Zhao Wuji to arrive and order food, immediately became wary.

They recognized this person. He was the leader of the Royal Fight Team.

"Our teachers aren't here. What do you want? The young ones lost, so now the old ones have come out?" Ma Hongjun mocked.

Qin Ming gave an arrogant smile and was just about to say something forceful when a voice came from behind him.

"Oh, Senior Qin Ming, why are you here?" Su Xiao said with a hearty laugh.

"Senior?" Tang San and the others stared at Su Xiao and Qin Ming in shock.

Su Xiao cleared his throat and said, "Let me introduce him. This is our senior, Qin Ming. He was once a student of Shrek as well, and he is now the youngest director at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"He is also the Royal Fight Team's teacher. Why are all of you so tense? Hurry up and greet him properly!"

Once Su Xiao made the introduction, both sides immediately relaxed.

"Hello, Senior."

A moment later, Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Zhao Wuji arrived as well.

A dinner gathering that would determine Shrek's future direction officially began.

Ma Hongjun marked a few items on the menu. "We don't want these three dishes. Bring two portions of everything else!"