"What divine realm...?" Ning Rongrong blinked her slightly teary, adorable eyes at Luo Chen, seeming unable to understand what he meant.
Luo Chen did not explain further. Taking Xiao Li's hand, he walked into the academy. He knew where Dai Mubai's dorm was. At that moment, he also activated his Sharingan, observing in advance whether Oscar had notified the academy teachers.
It was already very late, around one in the morning. Luo Chen thought that Oscar probably would not go get anyone at this hour. He should first return to the dorm and ask Tang San's Dad why he had hit him.
Luo Chen suddenly remembered that Headmaster Flander and Vice Headmaster Zhao Wuji had both known Tang Hao had come before. There could not have been a more suitable person to pin this on than Tang Hao.
When they reached Shrek Academy's dormitory area, Luo Chen indeed did not find any academy teachers coming out. The place was dark and quiet. His Three Tomoe Sharingan could see nearly a thousand meters away. Even Tang Hao could not hide within that range from his eyes.
Seeing that no one was around, Luo Chen boldly led Xiao Li toward Dai Mubai's dorm.
Ning Rongrong followed closely behind Luo Chen. Looking at his face, her beautiful eyes held a trace of tears and deep affection. Her voice trembled slightly as she said, "Luo Chen, I know I really am a little willful, but I'll definitely listen to you from now on. Whatever you tell Rongrong to do, Rongrong will do it. Other than my father and my two grandfathers, you're the person who treats me best in this world."
At that moment, Luo Chen could already sense the Favorability Cultivation System's experience rapidly increasing. Starting from earlier, it had reached one or two thousand points per second. This was already the limit of favorability experience Ning Rongrong could provide at her level.
Since leaving the Great Spirit Arena, Luo Chen had accumulated several tens of thousands of experience points. He was delighted and gently wrapped an arm around Ning Rongrong's slender waist. "That's more like it. You only need to listen to me. At Shrek, you only need to treat Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing as sisters. No one else is worth trying to please, and you don't need to consider their feelings..."
"Mhm, I'll listen to you..." Ning Rongrong looked into Luo Chen's eyes, a little shy.
Seeing Ning Rongrong's fair, proud little face, Luo Chen did not hesitate any longer and gently kissed her red lips.
"Mm..." Ning Rongrong instantly froze, followed by overwhelming excitement and shyness.
Ning Rongrong's lips were very soft. After taking her first kiss, Luo Chen did not continue. After all, he still had to beat Dai Mubai senseless. Once that was done, he could go sit in the dorm with her for a while. Xiao Wu would be there too, hehe...
Luo Chen then used over ten thousand experience points in the cultivation system, raising his Soul Power level to level 29. He was now only half the required experience away from level 30.
In truth, Luo Chen could have reached level 30 long ago. He had merely been waiting for Tang San and Xiao Wu. Now that Tang San and Xiao Wu should be close to reaching level 30, there was naturally no need for him to hold back his level anymore.
After leveling up, Luo Chen immediately felt the Soul Power within his body strengthen. Raising one's Soul Power level was also very important. Although the Nine Yang Divine Skill could endlessly restore Soul Power, without leveling up, the upper limit of Soul Power in his body could not be broken through.
The higher Luo Chen's Soul Power level, the deeper the Soul Power within his body would become, allowing him to unleash more powerful ninjutsu and Golden Finger skills.
Leading the shy Ning Rongrong along, Luo Chen finally arrived outside Dai Mubai's dorm after several minutes.
It was merely a dilapidated house, though somewhat larger. It was also far away from the other dorms behind it. At that moment, the entirety of Shrek Academy was quiet.
After confirming once more that no one was nearby, Luo Chen had Xiao Li wait to the side. Once he put on his mask, he deliberately washed his hair with Water Release, making himself look even more like Tang Hao. That was right—a masked Tang Hao.
He had not bothered much with his appearance when beating Oscar, but this time Luo Chen carefully dressed up. He even picked up a piece of torn black cloth nearby and draped it over himself as a cloak. He could only make do with this. Then Dai Mubai, Oscar, and that Old Bachelor Flander would all think Tang San's father had beaten them.
"Luo Chen, what are you doing?" Xiao Li burst out laughing when she saw Luo Chen's disguise.
Luo Chen walked over to Xiao Li, pinched her cheek, and said, "After I beat Dai Mubai, I'll drag him over to kneel and apologize before you. You have to pretend you don't know me and call me Senior. I'll call myself Tang Hao. That way, even after beating them up, we won't have to take any responsibility. We can even stay in the academy and keep laughing at them."
"Wow, Chen Ge, you're so bad. But I like it, hehe. I understand, but you absolutely can't get hurt..." Ning Rongrong also found it quite interesting and smiled happily.
"Don't worry. You don't need to support me, or that would expose us. Just stay here and watch obediently." After speaking, Luo Chen smiled and patted Ning Rongrong's pert butt before turning toward Dai Mubai's house.
Luo Chen had already checked the surroundings, so he was no longer cautious. He kicked the door and shouted in his disguised voice, "Dai Mubai, get out here! Your father's here to beat you..."
When Dai Mubai showed no reaction, Luo Chen kicked the door several more times.
At last, footsteps sounded from inside. The next second, the door was violently shoved open from within. A disheveled Dai Mubai shouted, "Who's looking to die? Who dares provoke me, Dai Mubai, the Evil Eye White Tiger, in the middle of the night..."
After stepping out, Dai Mubai was startled to see Luo Chen dressed entirely in black. He hurriedly asked, "Who are you? How did you sneak into Shrek?"
Luo Chen stepped forward and said coldly, "I am the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao. My son is called Tang San. Today, I came to see my son, only to see you bullying a little girl outside. I find you very unpleasant to look at, so I came especially to beat you up..."
"What? You're Tang San's father? How is that possible? I've never heard Xiao San mention you. You impostor, calling yourself the Clear Sky Douluo? You're courting death..."
Dai Mubai had been sleeping soundly when someone interrupted him. On top of that, he had already been in a terrible mood today. At this moment, he did not care who the person before him really was. He threw a punch, white light covering his fist.
Luo Chen instantly sidestepped it, then slapped Dai Mubai viciously across the face. Dai Mubai staggered into the door, a red mark appearing on his cheek.
"What..." Only then did Dai Mubai suddenly come to his senses. He quickly backed away and widened the distance between himself and Luo Chen.
Luo Chen looked at Dai Mubai disdainfully. "What, is that all? Weren't you pretty impressive when you were bullying girls?"
"Go die..." After widening the distance, Dai Mubai immediately used White Tiger Avatar. His muscles bulged exaggeratedly, fur appeared across his face, and he looked like a wild man—extremely ugly.
Dai Mubai attacked Luo Chen again, much faster this time. Luo Chen did not dodge. Circulating the Soul Power within his body, he raised his fist and collided fiercely with Dai Mubai in his White Tiger Avatar state.
Bang... Their fists collided, and Dai Mubai was actually forced back several steps. Shock once again appeared in his eyes.
"How can you take my punch without even using your Martial Soul? Is your Soul Power level higher than mine?"
Luo Chen sneered. "Of course. I'm Tang San's Dad. I could even be your biological grandfather."
Although Dai Mubai was level 37 while Luo Chen was only level 29, Luo Chen cultivated the Nine Yang Divine Skill. While it could not increase the upper limit of Soul Power, it could make his Soul Power incomparably pure, powerful, and endless. In terms of internal cultivation, it was already one of the most powerful supreme techniques.
Dai Mubai's Soul Power level was higher, but that only meant he possessed more Soul Power than Luo Chen. In terms of internal energy quality alone, he was inferior to Luo Chen. Moreover, Luo Chen had recently begun cultivating another technique, the Shaolin Sect's Yi Jin Jing. His Yi Jin Jing had now reached the early stage of the second layer.
The Nine Yang Divine Skill and the Yi Jin Jing—one was the strongest technique for cultivating internal energy, while the other was the strongest technique for external cultivation. Luo Chen's physical strength was no longer what it had once been.
"Good! I, Dai Mubai, like challenging opponents stronger than myself. Even if you're a Soul King, I'm not afraid as long as you don't use your Martial Soul." Dai Mubai roared and charged again. His Soul Power erupted outward, all of it attacking Luo Chen. At the same time, a white protective barrier appeared around Dai Mubai.
This was Dai Mubai's First Soul Skill, White Tiger Protective Barrier.
With the Nine Yang Divine Skill protecting his body, Luo Chen easily dissolved Dai Mubai's Soul Power with a light palm strike. Then he leaped up and unleashed a chain of attacks on Dai Mubai.
This was pure taijutsu. Luo Chen did not want to use Lightning Release or Flying Thunder God yet, as those moves would be too easily recognized.
Dai Mubai also raised his fists to block Luo Chen's leg techniques, arrogantly shouting, "You think you can break my White Tiger Protective Barrier without using your Martial Soul? What a pipe dream..."
"Is that so?" Luo Chen sneered.
"Eight Gates Formation, First Gate, Rest Gate, open..."
"Life Gate, open..."
With the Yi Jin Jing and Nine Yang Divine Skill protecting his body, opening the Eight Gates Formation was easy for Luo Chen. He felt no pain whatsoever, and activating the Eight Gates Formation did not consume Soul Power.
After opening the first two gates of the Eight Gates Formation, Luo Chen's speed and strength instantly increased, beating Dai Mubai within the White Tiger Protective Barrier back step by step.
Gritting his teeth, Dai Mubai immediately used his Second Soul Skill, White Tiger Light Wave...
A white Impact Wave shot toward Luo Chen. Luo Chen did not dodge and immediately raised his hand. "Wind Release, Whirlwind Slash..."
Powerful wind-element energy gathered in Luo Chen's hand, forming a small whirlwind in his palm. Luo Chen instantly accelerated and sliced the White Tiger Light Wave's energy apart down the middle...
"What?" Dai Mubai's eyes widened, only to see Luo Chen already charging before him. With a single palm strike, Luo Chen shattered his White Tiger Protective Barrier.
Before Dai Mubai could react, Luo Chen viciously slapped him across the face again, carrying a wind-element attack. Blood immediately flowed from Dai Mubai's nose and mouth, and several of his teeth were sliced off.
Luo Chen kicked again, sending Dai Mubai flying over ten meters.
After hitting the ground, Dai Mubai was in a miserable state, blood pouring from his nose. Gritting his teeth through the blood, he rose again and shouted, "If I, Dai Mubai, don't make you die here today, then my name isn't Dai Mubai..."
"White Tiger Vajra Transformation..."
After using White Tiger Vajra Transformation, Dai Mubai became even more exaggerated and ugly. He stood nearly two meters tall and was covered in fur, though his speed had increased. With one burst forward, he charged at Luo Chen.
Luo Chen did not retreat in the slightest. He raised a leg, wind-element energy wrapped around it, and kicked toward Dai Mubai.
"Wind God Kick..."
Dai Mubai threw a fist to meet it. As fist and foot collided, intense Soul Power fluctuations erupted through the air.
Yet Dai Mubai did not retreat. He threw another punch at Luo Chen, his speed rising greatly and nearly approaching Luo Chen's.
Using the second gate of the Eight Gates Formation, Luo Chen actually began to struggle somewhat against Dai Mubai's White Tiger Vajra Transformation state. After all, this was a Beast Martial Soul, naturally powerful in taijutsu. Since that was the case...
Luo Chen raised his right hand. Soul Power rapidly gathered in his palm, accelerating faster and faster as the surrounding air began to condense and spin.
"Rasengan..."
A blue sphere of Chakra appeared in Luo Chen's hand. He sidestepped and accelerated, slamming the Rasengan fiercely into Dai Mubai's chest.
This was only an early-stage Rasengan. Compared to Chidori, the Rasengan was far more terrifying against powerful Beast Martial Souls. Its rotation could sever all kinds of tissue cells within the human body.
Dai Mubai instantly let out a miserable scream. Violent storm energy propelled his entire body more than ten meters away and into a large tree. The next second, the entire tree cracked apart piece by piece, collapsing onto Dai Mubai.
This bastard isn't dead, is he? Luo Chen thought. In truth, he had used less than one-fifth of his Soul Power to form the Rasengan, yet he had not expected its power to be so great.
Most importantly, when the Rasengan hit a person, its damage to the body was too lethal. Especially for a Beast Martial Soul user, trying to use one's body to withstand the Rasengan really was seeking death.
Luo Chen immediately activated his Sharingan and looked at Dai Mubai, who had already fallen to the ground.
Fortunately, the bastard was not dead. He had merely reverted to his normal form and lay on the ground vomiting fresh blood, his face covered in blood. His clothes had torn apart, and many tiny wounds on his chest were bleeding.
White Tiger Vajra Transformation had greatly offset the Rasengan's damage. Had he been in his normal state, even if Dai Mubai survived, he would have been completely crippled.
Luo Chen used his Sharingan to observe the surroundings once more. Fortunately, no one had noticed. In fact, if Dai Mubai had circulated his Soul Power and shouted earlier, he could still have been saved. Unfortunately, he had been too arrogant, and now he could no longer shout.
Luo Chen withdrew from the Eight Gates Formation state and came to Dai Mubai's side. Seeing his condition, he felt no sympathy. Dai Mubai had brought this upon himself.
Dai Mubai's eyes were filled with terror as he looked at Luo Chen. He weakly pleaded, "Senior, please spare my life... I don't want to die yet..."
Luo Chen sneered. "Is that so? Then get up and crawl over to apologize to that girl."
"Alright, alright, alright. As long as you spare me, I'll do anything..." Dai Mubai, his face covered in blood, immediately endured the pain and crawled up, just about to stand.
Luo Chen kicked him in the leg. Dai Mubai cried out in pain and fell down again.
"I said crawl. Aren't you the Evil Eye White Tiger? You should walk on four legs..."
Luo Chen's icy words made Dai Mubai shudder all over. He hurriedly nodded. "Yes... I'll crawl, I'll crawl..."
Like a dog, Dai Mubai crawled along behind Luo Chen, his body trembling as blood still dripped from his chest.
With a faint smile on his face, Luo Chen touched his golden mask and walked toward Ning Rongrong nearby.
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