Conflicts Abound

Chen Yuan and Ning Rongrong were having dinner in a private room at the hotel when they suddenly heard the sounds of Soul Power clashing and an intense battle coming from the street outside the window.

Interest appeared on Ning Rongrong's pretty face. She set down her bowl and chopsticks, rose, and walked toward the window, not forgetting to say to Chen Yuan, who remained seated:

"Could Soul Masters be fighting? Brother Chen Yuan, I'm going to take a look!"

Walking to the window and pushing it open, Ning Rongrong looked toward the source of the noise. Her expression immediately froze for a moment, and she said in surprise:

"How could it be them? Brother Chen Yuan, guess who I saw?"

Chen Yuan set down his bowl and chopsticks. As he stood, he said:

"Your classmates."

His voice was certain, as though he had known all along.

Hearing this, Ning Rongrong's watery eyes widened slightly. She turned to Chen Yuan and said in surprise:

"Brother Chen Yuan, you guessed right. It's my classmates. I don't know how they got into a conflict with a Soul King, and that Teacher Zhao isn't coming out to stop them."

By then, Chen Yuan had also reached the window and stood beside Ning Rongrong. Following her gaze, he immediately saw the two sides engaged in battle.

One side consisted of the Shrek group: Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing. The other was a Soul King with an enormous turtle shell on his back. His Spirit Ring configuration was one white, two yellow, and two purple. Although it was not the optimal Spirit Ring configuration, his strength could not be underestimated.

Seeing this scene, Chen Yuan thought to himself:

They still ended up fighting. Even without Dai Mubai, these people haven't lost any of their talent for causing trouble. They always manage to pick a fight with those suckers from Canghui Academy. Come to think of it, Shi Nian coming to take revenge during the Spirit Master Tournament would be perfectly justified.

Ning Rongrong had no intention of stepping in. Instead, she looked like she was enjoying the show.

"This is really interesting. Five Soul Grand Masters challenging a Soul King. But Tang San has special weapons on him. Even a Spirit Saint like Zhao Wuji would suffer if he wasn't careful. Let's see whether he uses them this time. Brother Chen Yuan, you need to watch out for Tang San. If you ever face him in the future, be sure to beware of those special weapons he might use without warning."

Chen Yuan looked at Ning Rongrong in surprise. Seeing how she appeared completely unrelated to the little Shrek clique, he smiled and said:

"I'll keep that in mind, if the day ever comes when I face him."

At that moment, the Soul King relied on his formidable strength to gradually suppress the group. However, mindful of their identities, he never struck ruthlessly.

He had not struck ruthlessly, but Tang San had already gritted his teeth and prepared to use his Hidden Weapons. No matter how hard Ye ZhiQiu's turtle shell was, he was confident he could shoot various Hidden Weapons into his body through its weak gaps.

"Brats, why aren't you in bed? What are you doing here?!"

Seeing that his students had fallen into a disadvantage, Zhao Wuji immediately stepped out to play favorites. He crossed his arms over his chest, his voice thunderous and his attitude exceedingly overbearing.

The members of Shrek Academy all sighed in relief. With Zhao Wuji stepping in, they no longer feared the Soul King opposite them.

Ye ZhiQiu's expression was ugly. His students had been humiliated and bullied, yet the other side's teacher had not shown himself. Now that he had retaliated, the other side's teacher immediately jumped out. What kind of teacher was this? He was practically a bandit.

"Wait!"

Ye ZhiQiu said in a deep voice:

"I am Ye ZhiQiu, Director of External Affairs for Canghui Academy. What academy are you a teacher from? Your students were so arrogant that they humiliated and bullied our academy's students. Aren't you going to give us an explanation?"

"An explanation?"

Zhao Wuji seemed to have heard something amusing. He laughed loudly and strode step by step toward Ye ZhiQiu, his eyes full of mockery as he bared his teeth.

"You're just a little Soul King. What explanation do I need to give you?"

Without even summoning his Martial Soul, he relied solely on physical strength to slap Ye ZhiQiu. Ye ZhiQiu could not block it at all. Cracks appeared in his Martial Soul as his body flew backward, crashing heavily to the ground. He lost consciousness, his breath faint.

Zhao Wuji shouted inwardly:

That felt good. I can't beat a Titled Douluo, but can't I beat a Soul King? I didn't even come looking to vent my anger on you, and you had the nerve to come make trouble for me.

The Canghui Academy students nearby all went pale. Their backbone could not even withstand a single move from the other side, so how could they dare remain? Several students helped Ye ZhiQiu up, then left dejectedly.

Zhao Wuji also led the Shrek group back to the restaurant. Those who needed to eat ate, and those who needed to rest rested.

Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong took Chen Yuan by the hand and left the private room for the restaurant across the street. After entering, they could see that the only table remaining in the main hall belonged to the people from Shrek Academy.

Ning Rongrong no longer wore the expression of someone enjoying a show. With a face full of curiosity, she asked innocently:

"You finally came. We waited all afternoon. If it hadn't been for the commotion from the fight just now, we wouldn't have known you'd already arrived. By the way, how did you end up fighting a Soul King?"

The group fell silent for a moment before Ma Hongjun said carelessly:

"Those Canghui Academy students were really arrogant, so we fought them. They couldn't accept losing, so they brought out their teacher—the big turtle that Teacher Zhao beat half to death."

Ning Rongrong did not believe Ma Hongjun's explanation. Releasing Chen Yuan's hand, she moved close to Zhu Zhuqing, and the two girls whispered to each other.

When she learned that Ma Hongjun had started drooling over and commenting on the female students from Canghui Academy the moment their group entered, gradually provoking the conflict, Ning Rongrong immediately shot him a contemptuous look.

Because of what had happened before, Ning Rongrong had the worst impression of Dai Mubai. She also had no favorable impression of Ma Hongjun, who had worn a teasing look as he waited to laugh at her. The contempt she showed now was absolutely sincere.

Ma Hongjun felt anger rise within him under that gaze, but he did not dare act out. He could only mutter quietly:

"I was only looking. It's not like anyone would lose a piece of flesh over it. Besides, they're only average-looking, but their figures are pretty good. They have a mature charm—big where they should be big, perky where they should be perky..."

As he spoke, the smile on his face gradually became lecherous.

At once, disgust filled Zhu Zhuqing's cold eyes as well. She was deeply repulsed by Ma Hongjun and his mind full of filth.

Xiao Wu also wore a look of utter disdain. The first time she and Tang San had met Ma Hongjun, he had been pulling and tugging at a village girl. She had already figured it out: Ma Hongjun's problem was not just his Martial Soul. There was nothing decent in his head, either.

As Ma Hongjun's friend, Oscar was extremely embarrassed at this moment. Seeing Xiao Wu's disgusted expression, Tang San thought that he absolutely had to draw a clear line between himself and Ma Hongjun. He was pure and spotless; he was not filled with filthy thoughts.

Ever since entering the hall, Chen Yuan had remained calm and composed, playing the part of a quiet handsome man. He could not help but find it amusing inwardly. He had merely pulled Ning Rongrong away and prevented her from being PUA'd, yet now it seemed that conflicts had already begun to pile up within the Shrek Seven Devils.