Great Desolate Sky Imprisoning Finger

Xiao Qiang's blood-red eyes fixed on the Barbecue Shop Owner he had knocked to the ground. House of Ice Splitting did not raise cattle or sheep, so Xiao Qiang had no intention of fighting over such a modest sum of money with someone who was not even a Soul Master.

But that did not mean an ordinary person could openly ride roughshod over Xiao Qiang. Being good-tempered and being easy to bully were two entirely different things.

"Pfft!" The Barbecue Shop Owner, whom Xiao Qiang had sent flying, spat out a mouthful of blood along with the teeth that had been knocked loose.

Yet there was no fear on his face. Instead, he wore the look of someone whose scheme had succeeded.

The fact that Xiao Qiang had not killed him with a single punch meant he had won his gamble. Taking a punch from a three-ring Soul Elder was dangerous, but if it allowed him to befriend a six-ring Soul Emperor from Shrek Academy, then the punch had been worth it—very worth it, incredibly worth it!

Once that Shrek Soul Emperor dealt with this three-ring Soul Elder, a casual reward or permission to open his shop in Shrek City would be enough. He could hardly imagine how comfortable the rest of his life would become.

With that thought, he continued carrying out the task assigned by that Shrek Soul Emperor and began shouting, "Help! Someone save me! A Soul Master is bullying an ordinary person!"

Xiao Qiang: "..." That punch earlier seemed to have been too light.

Just as Xiao Qiang was about to step forward and give him a few more hits, Yang Peng, who had not yet completed enough Shrek Inner Court Student missions, stepped forward. "You are a Soul Elder, yet you oppress ordinary people. Do you not know that Shrek is watching from above?"

Yang Peng took a step forward. Two yellow, two purple, and two black spirit rings appeared, revealing his Soul Emperor-level cultivation.

"A Shrek Soul Emperor! This Soul Elder is using his three-ring cultivation to bully ordinary people like us, who have no Soul Power! You must stand up for me!"

The Barbecue Shop Owner crawled to Yang Peng's feet as he spoke. Combined with his face full of blood, he truly did look rather pitiful.

But Yang Peng did not care whether he was pitiful or not. All he wanted was testimony, a reason to label Xiao Qiang an Evil Soul Master. Now that he had his reason, he casually kicked away the Barbecue Shop Owner crawling at his feet, leaving the man completely dumbfounded.

He had been counting on this matter to cling to Shrek's thigh. How had it suddenly felt as though, right after identifying Xiao Qiang, he was about to be discarded once he had served his purpose?

Impossible, absolutely impossible!

This was Shrek! How could Shrek possibly do something like discarding someone after they had served their purpose?

Students from the continent's number one academy doing something like that was as unbelievable as Shrek only winning the Soul Master Tournament through cheating.

Thinking this, the Barbecue Shop Owner felt somewhat reassured. All he had to do now was wait for this Shrek Soul Emperor to deal with the Soul Elder before him. Then he would have completed Shrek's task, gained Shrek's backing, and be able to enjoy Shrek's benefits.

Yes, that had to be it.

Xiao Qiang silently looked at the Barbecue Shop Owner, who had immediately complained after being sent flying by him. The matter he had not understood before now became clear.

So that was why an ordinary barbecue shop owner had dared to be so aggressive. It turned out he had run into a Shrek Inner Court Student who needed to complete a mission.

A genuine Evil Soul Master at the Soul King level could potentially wipe out the entire Shrek Seven Devils. Tang Ya, with only four rings, had nearly perished together with the six-ring Soul Emperor Sect Master of the Iron Blood Sect. As for Evil Soul Masters at the Titled Douluo level, only the Sea God Pavilion Master himself could suppress them.

Under such circumstances, Shrek, which had requirements for eliminating Evil Soul Masters, sometimes had no choice but to knowingly play dumb.

Mu En knew perfectly well that Zhang Peng was not actually an Evil Soul Master, but when it was time to beat him, he still had to be beaten. After all, Shrek's mission was there. Who told him to be weak and not from Shrek?

Back when he had read it, he had thought Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng was quite wronged. He had never expected that one day, he himself would become the one being wronged.

Xiao Qiang rubbed his forehead. While watching Yang Peng, he sank part of his consciousness into his sea of spirit to speak with Sky Dream Ice Silkworm.

"Brother Sky Dream, this visitor means trouble. Is there a way to deal with a six-ring Soul Emperor?" Xiao Qiang knowingly asked in his sea of spirit.

"There is. I am, after all, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. A mere Soul Emperor is not beyond my ability to handle, but..."

"But what?"

"Although my power is not weak, your body has its limits. If I use my power to deal with him this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to give you much help for at least half a year."

"Brother Sky Dream, will you fall into slumber?"

"Not that."

"So if you use your hidden power to deal with him, the price is merely that you cannot use powerful strength for the next half year?"

"Yes. That is why I suggest you explain things to him instead. If I use this power, you will have nothing else to protect yourself with for half a year."

Xiao Qiang: "..." Was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast still this naive?

"Brother Sky Dream, I know he is a senior. Under normal circumstances, I should explain things properly, but it is not that I do not want to explain. The two of them are already in league with each other."

"No, rather than saying they are in league with each other, it would be more accurate to say that the Soul Emperor is the mastermind behind this. Otherwise, why would an ordinary person dare to point fingers at a Soul Elder, even taking your money while refusing to let you eat?"

At the mention of someone interrupting his meal, Tian Meng immediately became enraged. "What? The bastard who wouldn't let me eat properly was this guy? Xiao Qiang, give your body to me. I'll teach him how to behave!"

"Wait, Brother Sky Dream. Teach me that move. Let me familiarize myself with how your attribute Soul Power circulates."

"Fine. Remember to teach those two bastards who dared interrupt my meal a proper lesson."

After receiving the power Tian Meng had given him, Xiao Qiang fixed his gaze on Yang Peng. Compared to before, Xiao Qiang was clearly much more confident now, but Yang Peng did not care much.

Leaving aside whether Xiao Qiang was truly an Evil Soul Master, even if he was, there was a difference of more than thirty-five levels of Soul Power between them, along with two Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings and one Thousand-Year Spirit Ring. Forget Shrek's pride—what normal Soul Emperor would think highly of a Soul Elder?

"What, do you still want to question Shrek? Do not say I am not giving you a chance. As long as you kneel and kowtow to him three times, then cripple your own martial soul, I can decide to let this matter go."

"That's right. I am willing to accept the decision of this Shrek Soul Emperor."

The two spoke in perfect tandem. Xiao Qiang merely sneered. "A six-ring Soul Emperor wants me to cripple my own martial soul? Do you think I can accept such humiliation? I just obtained my third spirit ring!"

"Great Desolate Sky Imprisoning Finger! One Finger Imprisons Heaven and Earth!"