Showdown with Zhao Wuji (2)

Showdown with Zhao Wuji (2)

Zhao Wuji braced his arms and pulled his head out of the ground.

Zhao Wuji patted the dirt off his head and said irritably, "Damn it, an eighty-year-old mother getting outdone by her child—looks like I can't hold back with you brats anymore. Xiao Bai, what are you laughing at? Come find me tomorrow for practical combat class."

Upon hearing that, Dai Mubai's smile froze, and he looked at Zhao Wuji with a bitter expression.

"Teacher Zhao... can I not go...?"

"What do you think?"

Zhao Wuji shot Dai Mubai a half-smiling glance, frightening him into hurriedly swallowing his words.

"Looks like I need to get serious too..."

Then, with a thunderous roar, his height rapidly increased to around two and a half meters. Thick brown fur seemed to emerge all over his body, while his already exceptionally muscular physique swelled to an astonishing degree.

His hands swiftly enlarged until they were the size of palm-leaf fans. Sharp claws glinted faintly in the sunlight—it was practically a pair of enormous bear paws...

Yin Hao and the others certainly would not wait until his martial soul had fully possessed him before attacking.

Yin Hao mobilized his Soul Power, and countless two-meter-long Blue Silver Grass Ice Spikes rapidly appeared in every direction around Zhao Wuji. They formed a circle and shot straight toward Zhao Wuji at its center.

Tang San's first soul ring lit up as he unleashed his First Soul Skill, Bind.

Several strands of Blue Silver Grass quickly crawled around Zhao Wuji's ankles and wrists, while Zhu Zhuqing stepped on the Blue Silver Grass Ice Spikes summoned by Yin Hao and swiftly advanced from Zhao Wuji's side.

As soon as Zhu Zhuqing closed in on Zhao Wuji, she decisively unleashed her second soul skill.

"Second Soul Skill, Netherworld Hundred Claws!"

Clang clang clang clang clang clang...

A series of sounds rang out, but unfortunately, they only left several faint white marks on Zhao Wuji's body.

"Roar!"

"First Soul Skill, Immovable Bright King Body!"

Zhao Wuji was not the sort to simply endure attacks without fighting back, even if the people before him would likely become his students.

The vast Soul Power of a level seventy-six Soul Sage erupted from his body. Tang San's Blue Silver Grass did not even hold out for half a second before snapping apart.

Yin Hao hurriedly controlled the Blue Silver Grass to form a semicircle, shielding Zhu Zhuqing from the attack.

Even so, Zhu Zhuqing was still sent flying by Zhao Wuji's overwhelming Soul Power.

Dai Mubai had been watching Zhu Zhuqing the entire time and was just about to rush forward to catch her, but someone was faster. A blue figure flashed past, and Zhu Zhuqing landed steadily in Yin Hao's arms.

With the Blue Silver Emperor under Yin Hao's control shielding her from the damage, Zhu Zhuqing was basically uninjured. However, she had still expended quite a bit of Soul Power, and her face was slightly pale.

Lying in Yin Hao's arms, Zhu Zhuqing curled her lips into a smile and said, "Thank you..."

Dai Mubai, who was standing nearby, quickly stepped forward as well.

"Zhu... um... this classmate... are you all right...?"

He had originally wanted to call Zhu Zhuqing by name, but seemed to recall something and changed his words at the last moment to "this classmate."

Zhu Zhuqing's smile vanished. She gave Dai Mubai a cold glance and ignored him.

Dai Mubai also remembered that, in the lobby of the Rose Hotel yesterday, Zhu Zhuqing had apparently seen everything he had done. Feeling guilty, he did not react, merely lowering his head slightly to avoid her gaze.

Yin Hao set Zhu Zhuqing down and said, "Zhuqing, go rest at the side with him for now. Leave the rest to me..."

Since Yin Hao had spoken, Zhu Zhuqing could not remain where she was any longer. She could only shoot Dai Mubai another cold glance before leaving Yin Hao's embrace.

On the other side, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others had already reformed their formation, staring at Zhao Wuji opposite them with utmost seriousness.

Zhao Wuji had no intention of pressing his advantage either. If he truly kept hounding them without mercy, they would not even last half an incense stick, let alone a full one.

Besides, he had already acknowledged the strength and talent of these students. It would be fine to go a little easy on them...

After setting Zhu Zhuqing down, Yin Hao returned to the field and glanced at the incense stick. It had already burned down by three quarters.

Tang San's face was slightly pale. Having his martial soul broken several times had caused him considerable backlash. Xiao Wu was also breathing heavily, while Ning Rongrong, who had been supporting them from the rear, had sweat beading across her forehead.

Yin Hao returned to his position in the center. On the other side, Zhao Wuji assumed an attacking stance as well, bringing his two massive bear paws together and rolling his wrists with cracking sounds. Then, he charged toward them on two thick bear legs.

"Rongrong, buff me..."

Ning Rongrong nodded. By this point, even she could tell that the others were at the end of their strength. Moreover, their strength was far below Yin Hao's. Rather than waste Soul Power on the others, she might as well use all her remaining Soul Power to enhance Yin Hao.

After receiving Ning Rongrong's Soul Power enhancement once more, Yin Hao first signaled to Tang San and Xiao Wu beside him.

The two immediately understood and began interfering with the charging Zhao Wuji.

Tang San concentrated his remaining Soul Power to release Blue Silver Grass and obstruct Zhao Wuji's vision, while Xiao Wu swiftly circled around under the cover of the Blue Silver Grass.

But after experiencing this several times, how could Zhao Wuji fall for it again? Without the slightest hesitation, he sent a tremor of Soul Power through his body, and the Blue Silver Grass Tang San had used to block his vision snapped into several pieces.

With the Blue Silver Grass cover gone, Xiao Wu was directly exposed to Zhao Wuji's sight and could only retreat helplessly.

"Blue Silver Area Entanglement."

After Xiao Wu moved away from Zhao Wuji's side, Yin Hao immediately unleashed the second-stage ability of the Blue Silver Domain: Blue Silver Area Entanglement.

The Blue Silver Domain was actually not difficult to evolve. All one needed was a System.

Perhaps because the second-level skill was rather underwhelming, Yin Hao had only spent a mere thousand Gold Soul Coins on it—the same price as a two-Magatama Sharingan.

(The third level cost one hundred thousand, while the fourth level cost ten million—the same prices as the three-Magatama and Mangekyō.)

Back to the matter at hand: after Yin Hao released the skill, countless Blue Silver Emperors sprang up beneath Zhao Wuji's feet, slowing his already sluggish steps even further.

Zhao Wuji covered his palm in Soul Power and slashed forcefully at the Blue Silver Emperors blocking his path. However, he had underestimated the resilience of this Blue Silver Grass. Even under his attack, only the outermost layer was barely torn apart.

Zhao Wuji found himself unable to save face. He was a level seventy-six Soul Sage, after all. If he could not deal with a kid in his thirties, how was Old Zhao supposed to keep his reputation?

With that thought, Zhao Wuji stopped holding back. His second soul ring lit up.

"Second Soul Skill, Vajra Palm!"

Although the Blue Silver Emperor's martial soul quality far surpassed that of the Vajra Bear, the enormous forty-level gap in Soul Power was not something mere martial soul quality could erase.

In less than a second, every Blue Silver Emperor blocking Zhao Wuji's path snapped apart.