Smooth as Flowing Water!

Suotuo City had two academies with exceptionally terrible reputations. One was Barak Academy, and the other was Canghui Academy.

Douluo Continent was a typical society where the strong were respected. On this land, money came second; only great strength could crush everything. The gap between nobles and commoners was not merely economic. Families that could become nobles were inevitably descended from Soul Masters. Ordinary people had no good Martial Soul inheritance and little to no Soul Power, so those who could become Soul Masters were exceedingly rare.

All of Barak Academy's students came from the nobility of the Balak Kingdom, making it a noble academy in every sense. Relying on this status, they often ran rampant through Suotuo City, bullying men and women alike and committing every kind of evil.

In comparison, Canghui Academy's conduct was not quite so excessive, but they were just as lacking in martial virtue. Relying on their status as Soul Masters, they often enjoyed bullying commoners.

"Whoever spoke just now, slap yourself twenty times."

Though Ye Buqun's voice was not loud, nearly everyone in the restaurant heard him.

At first, the people from Canghui Academy thought they had misheard.

The student who had started the trouble shouted, "Hey, brat, what did you just say? If you've got the guts, say it again!"

Ye Buqun picked up a chicken leg and began eating. "Are your ears not working? Do I need to repeat myself?"

"Fuck, do you know who we are? Are you tired of living?" At that moment, aside from the teacher leading them, all the other students stood up.

In a few bites, Ye Buqun finished the chicken leg. "Looks like none of your ears work very well. What kind of academy are you? Do you specialize in training deaf people?"

At those words, the leading teacher from Canghui Academy's face immediately darkened. With a venomous expression, he said to the student who had started the trouble, "A Fei, kill him!"

At his teacher's command, A Fei became even bolder. Without another word, he activated Martial Soul Possession.

In an instant, scarlet fur covered his body, and behind him appeared a tall phantom with a pointed mouth and sharp fangs.

A Fei, Martial Soul: Great Strength Red Baboon, a level thirty-two, three-ring strength-type Battle Soul Elder!

When A Fei released his Martial Soul, some of the ordinary people in the restaurant were so frightened that they ran straight outside.

At sixteen, reaching this level meant his talent was fairly good. Moreover, his Third Soul Ring was a purple thousand-year Soul Ring.

His aura was indeed rather intimidating.

After possessing his Martial Soul, A Fei became even more arrogant. He strode over, clenched his enormous scarlet fist, and threatened, "Brat, you have two choices now. First, crawl under every table in this restaurant, then have that little girl beside you come drink with us. Second, slap yourself two hundred times, then kneel and kowtow a hundred times. Pick one. No matter which you choose, we'll let you go. I'm a very fair man."

A Fei blurted out those two vicious choices without even thinking. Clearly, he was already quite practiced at tormenting people.

Seeing him like this, Doudou became a little frightened.

But Ye Buqun smiled. "That rolled off your tongue pretty smoothly. Seems you've done this kind of thing plenty of times before. In that case, I'll give you three choices. Besides the two you just mentioned, the last one is death. Well? Have you decided?"

"Damn it, after we kill you, we'll capture this woman and make sure you can't rest in peace even after you die!" As A Fei spoke, his enormous scarlet fist crashed down.

Ye Buqun did not even look at him. Having already possessed Chen Xin, he formed a sword with two fingers and made a casual slicing gesture to the side. A sharp Sword Qi tore through the air and instantly sliced off half of A Fei's head.

Blood sprayed everywhere, painting the restaurant floor in a riot of colors!

"You've got a lot of nerve! You actually dare kill someone from Canghui Academy in broad daylight! Capture him and take him back for punishment!"

As soon as the teacher finished speaking, the remaining students erupted with light. Different Soul Rings rose around each of them—some had one white and one yellow, some had two yellow, some had three yellow Soul Rings, while others had two yellow and one purple.

Among them were both Battle Soul Masters and Tool Soul Masters. Their Martial Souls were broadswords, spears, cloud leopards, yaks, and antelopes. The highest among them was level thirty-six, while the lowest was level twenty-seven.

"I have to say, you're really pathetic. You even have ten-year Soul Rings."

Ye Buqun muttered this, still holding two fingers in the shape of a sword. "Third Soul Skill: Smooth as Flowing Water!"

Ye Buqun still did not spare them a proper glance. Since he was currently under the dual possession of the Concealment Mask and Seven Kill Sword, although he had used a Soul Skill, no one saw his Soul Rings.

Speaking of which, one of the innate talent skills of Ye Buqun's second Mask Martial Soul was somewhat similar to Ghost Douluo's "only the ghostly shadow can be seen, not the Soul Rings." Naturally, no one else could see them.

A powerful Sword Qi surged from Ye Buqun's body. Like ripples, it spread outward toward the designated area, sending the students flying one by one like balls. Some slammed heavily into the restaurant walls, leaving dents in them, while others were thrown straight out of the restaurant.

Sword Douluo's Third Soul Skill was called Smooth as Flowing Water. The Sword Qi released from his body could instantly knock back, injure, or even stun enemies weaker than himself.

"You bastard, you actually sent all my students flying..."

Seeing his students blasted away in every direction, the teacher leading them smashed his cup and stood up, directly releasing his Martial Soul as well.

Golden ripples burst from the teacher's body, pressing down on nearly everyone in the restaurant until they could barely breathe. His limbs suddenly shrank by half, while a huge bulge rose from his back like a balloon—it was clearly a golden turtle shell. At the same time, five Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet.

Yellow, yellow, yellow, purple, purple.

He was actually a level fifty-six Soul King, and his Martial Soul was called the Golden Turtle Beast.

As the people in the restaurant had their breathing suppressed, cries of alarm rang out.

Soul Elders were already uncommon, let alone Soul Kings. At the Soul King level, one could at least receive the title of viscount in any kingdom of the two great empires, while some could even obtain the rank of count.

Yet Ye Buqun smiled. "I was wondering what it was. So it's just a turtle."

Only then did the restaurant owner hurriedly run out. "L-Lords Soul Master, please don't fight here, please stop fighting. This is only a small business. It truly can't withstand the trouble caused by two lords like you."

Golden Tortoise Teacher glared at the owner. "If you know what's good for you, get the hell out of the way. Otherwise, I'll beat you too—"