Ye Zhi Qiu

At that moment, the restaurant erupted into an uproar. Diners near the tables of Shrek Academy and Canghui Academy hurriedly rose and moved aside to avoid getting caught in the crossfire. Yet most of them did not leave at once, instead watching the scene before them with excited expressions. After all, to watch a duel between Soul Masters on an ordinary day, they would have to go to the Great Soul Arena and pay a hefty price. Now they could watch for free, so ordinary people with martial souls were naturally thrilled. Besides, Soul Masters often appeared in places like this.

How could the Canghui Academy group endure this any longer? The remaining six students stood up in unison and glared furiously at the Shrek Academy table. They wanted to rush over, but the middle-aged man stopped them.

The middle-aged man helped the young man he had caught onto a chair, then shouted at Dai Mubai with a grim face, "Which academy are you brats from?"

A gleam flickered in Dai Mubai's evil eyes. "Trying to find out our background? You're not worthy." With that, he sat back down.

The Canghui Academy teacher's face had turned livid with rage. "What an arrogant bunch of brats. Teach them a lesson."

The Canghui Academy students had been waiting for him to give the word. Aside from the one injured by Dai Mubai and their only female student, the other five immediately charged toward Tang San's table.

Because of Gu Chen's reminder, Xiao Wu did not act as she had in the original story. Instead, she quietly remained in her seat and continued eating.

Even though she dearly wanted to fight, she absolutely did not dare disobey Gu Chen.

But at that moment, Tang San made his move.

He stepped with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, arriving before the five at incredible speed. His right hand unleashed Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, pulling one person toward him before he struck out with a heavy palm.

The student who was hit immediately flew back several meters and crashed onto the floor.

After dealing with one, Tang San swiftly lashed out with his leg, creating a sky full of afterimages as he viciously struck the other three in the chest. They staggered back several meters before landing on the ground on their backsides.

Before the final person could react, Tang San gathered a chill in his left hand and unleashed Mysterious Jade Hand, striking the last person in the lower abdomen.

The man's features twisted. With a "Blegh," he spat out a mouthful of blood and collapsed onto the ground as well, utterly weakened.

The Canghui Academy teacher was also startled when he saw Tang San's method of attack. Furious and shocked, he roared, "Idiots, use your martial souls."

But Ye Zhi Qiu had not considered that, with Tang San's attack speed, how could these ordinary students possibly react in time?

Ma Hongjun took two large bites of food, chewing as he reluctantly walked out and stood beside Dai Mubai. His chubby hands rubbed together, making crackling sounds.

Since Gu Chen had no intention of acting, only three people from Shrek stepped forward.

When the five Canghui students gathered together again, their rage had reached its peak. Almost without hesitation, they summoned their martial souls.

They simply refused to believe that, as students of an advanced Soul Master Academy, they could not defeat these youngsters before them.

For a moment, lights of every color flared brightly. The five young men's spirit rings were all the same: one white and one yellow, representing a ten-year spirit ring and a hundred-year spirit ring.

All five were Battle Soul Masters without exception, including two Weapon Spirit Battle Soul Masters and three Beast Spirit Battle Soul Masters.

The two Weapon Spirits were a spear and a trident, while the three Beast Spirits were a deer, a goat, and a horse. Judging from the martial souls themselves, none could be considered powerful.

Watching them summon their martial souls, the contempt in Dai Mubai's evil eyes deepened. "These are the so-called students of an advanced Soul Master Academy? They still have ten-year spirit rings? Brothers, show them our spirit rings."

As the oldest student of Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai had never been someone who reasoned with others. Unless someone earned his acknowledgment through strength, Dai Mubai's lofty, disdainful manner would never change.

"White Tiger, possess me." A layer of intense pale light suddenly burst from his body. Dai Mubai stretched both arms out to the sides, thrust out his chest, and his entire skeleton crackled. His muscles abruptly swelled, stretching his clothes taut.

"Phoenix, possess me."

Purplish-red light surged out from Ma Hongjun's body. The short hair on his head abruptly lengthened and gathered toward the center, forming a mohawk. Two Yellow Spirit Rings rose simultaneously from beneath his feet, while long feathers extended from his thick, exposed arms. His hands also turned into claws.

Only Tang San's martial soul seemed relatively calm. One yellow and one purple ring rose from beneath his feet, while dense Blue Silver Grass quietly emerged, winding around his body and slowly spreading outward.

Calm? In your dreams.

Tang San's second spirit ring was a thousand-year spirit ring. That fact alone terrified everyone from Canghui Academy.

The five Canghui students rubbed their eyes, utterly unable to believe Tang San's second spirit ring.

There was no need to fight at all. Once Dai Mubai and Tang San revealed their spirit rings, the five Canghui Academy students opposite them completely lost their nerve. They understood better than anyone how great the difference in strength was with one spirit ring separating them. Moreover, Dai Mubai's third spirit ring was also thousand-year level, while Tang San's second spirit ring was already a thousand-year one. How could they possibly contend against that?

What left these Canghui Academy students especially unbalanced was that these youths before them looked far younger than they were, yet the strength they displayed had already surpassed theirs.

"Stop." The Canghui Academy teacher finally could not hold back any longer and stepped forward. He waved at his students. "All of you, step back."

"I am Ye Zhi Qiu, director of external affairs for Canghui Academy. May I ask which sect you belong to?"

"We're from Shrek Academy." Before Dai Mubai could speak, Ma Hongjun had already answered smugly. As he spoke, his naked gaze swept fiercely over Canghui Academy's only female student.

Who knew where this fatty got his confidence from? It was only an academy in a small mountain village, and this was before Tang San and the others had become famous. Who knew where the fatty found the grounds for such confidence?

Upon hearing that they were not disciples of some sect, Ye Zhi Qiu sighed in relief inwardly, but he also could not help feeling somewhat powerless.

However, he had not expected that among them were people with the powerful backing of the Clear Sky Sect, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Star Luo Imperial Family, and Star Dou Great Forest.

If his students were incapable, then he himself had to win back at least some face for Canghui Academy.

With that thought, Ye Zhi Qiu no longer hesitated. A glint flashed through his eyes as he summoned his own martial soul. "Mysterious Tortoise, possess me!"

A ring of black ripples spread from Ye Zhi Qiu's body, forcibly suppressing the momentum of Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the fatty. His limbs shrank by one-third, while his back bulged outward, forming an enormous shell. Black light flickered across his body as five spirit rings rose beneath his feet and circled around him. One white, two yellow, and two purple—the director of external affairs for Canghui Academy was actually a Soul King expert above level fifty.

Although Ye Zhi Qiu's spirit rings were not particularly powerful for his level, his Soul Power in the fifties was undeniable, instantly suppressing the Shrek Academy side.

Of course, this so-called suppression only held true if Gu Chen and Gu Yuena did not act.

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