Sorry, I'm a Soul Elder

To better suit his current martial soul, Qing Mu altered the manifestation of Giga Drain to a certain extent, changing it from a beam of light into blue-green energy vines.

Although Qing Mu's comprehension was no match for those monstrous geniuses, he could still manage a modification of this level.

"Ah!!!"

The instant the green vines touched Xiao Wu's body, she immediately felt a suction force far greater than that of the vines already wrapped around her. Massive amounts of energy were being drained away, and her body grew weaker and weaker.

"Give up. You have no hope of turning this around now," Qing Mu said to Xiao Wu on the ground.

Yet Xiao Wu was extremely stubborn. With great difficulty, she said to Qing Mu, "I... won't...!"

Qing Mu was rather speechless at that. So now you're being stubborn again? If you put that determination into your soul skill, perhaps you could have used Teleportation.

But no matter how stubborn Xiao Wu was, she could not change her current predicament. Under the dual drain of Leech Seed and Giga Drain, her consciousness grew hazy and her vision blurred.

Hearing Xiao Wu's continuous cries of pain, Tang San was frantic. He shouted toward the Soul Fighting Arena, "Xiao Wu concedes! She concedes!"

"I... I concede!"

After hearing Tang San's words, Xiao Wu's will, tormented by pain, seemed to clear slightly. She called out those words of surrender.

Upon hearing Xiao Wu's surrender, Qing Mu stopped releasing his Second Soul Skill, and the Leech Seeds on Xiao Wu's body vanished as well.

In an instant, a surge of Soul Power appeared within Qing Mu's body.

Whoosh~

As soon as that Soul Power appeared, Qing Mu immediately looked at Xiao Wu on the ground, a trace of shock appearing in his eyes.

He discovered that the amount of Soul Power he had just received far exceeded what he had gained when he defeated his father, Qing Tianfeng. It was even comparable to the total Soul Power feedback Bulbasaur had received after defeating a ten-thousand-year soul beast in the Star Dou Great Forest.

One had to know that Xiao Wu was only a level thirty-one Soul Elder!

"Is Xiao Wu herself special, or do the main characters from the original story provide more experience?"

Faced with this unprecedented situation, Qing Mu could not help rubbing his chin. It seemed he would have to fight Dai Mubai or Tang San before he could figure it out.

After all, Xiao Wu had once been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. It was possible that she counted as a special monster and provided more experience than ordinary monsters.

"Xiao Wu!!"

At that moment, Tang San finally could not hold himself back any longer. He leaped up from below and caught Xiao Wu, who had fallen unconscious.

Seeing this, the host froze for a moment before quickly stepping onto the Soul Fighting Arena and loudly announcing, "Battle Spirit Master Garlic Turtle wins, with a record of one win and zero losses.

Battle Spirit Master Xiao Wu now has four wins and one loss. Garlic Turtle has ended Xiao Wu's four-match winning streak!"

Boom—

After the host's announcement, cheers immediately erupted from the stands. They had not expected this strange person called Garlic Turtle to defeat Xiao Wu, who had won four consecutive matches, so easily.

Xiao Wu's combination of Charm, Teleportation, and Waist Bow had once defeated a level thirty-six Soul Elder!

"Garlic Turtle, please register your points after leaving the stage," the host said to Qing Mu with a smile.

Qing Mu nodded and slowly headed toward the preparation area, intending to wait there for his next battle.

The individual matches at the Great Soul Arena could be fought three times a day, and he had only completed one match so far.

If conditions were ideal, he would only need to fight eleven matches to upgrade his Iron Soul Fighting Badge to a Bronze Soul Fighting Badge, then enter the main arena to fight.

"Wait!!"

Just as Qing Mu reached the edge of the arena and was about to leave, Tang San suddenly called out and stopped him.

Hearing Tang San's voice, Qing Mu could not help sighing inwardly.

What was bound to come had come. It had only been a normal battle—could that even lead to a path to death?

If that were truly the case, then he would probably have to join Spirit Hall in the future. After all, aside from Bibi Dong, the people of Spirit Hall were at least normal.

Although Qian Renxue was somewhat love-struck, she was mentally normal in the end, not as crazed as Bibi Dong.

Of course, if the conditions were right, the best course of action would naturally be to get rid of Tang San. However, he did not currently possess the conditions to accomplish that.

Tang San was, after all, the chosen one of this generation of Douluo Continent. Qing Mu did not know just how far that destiny could take him, or whether he would become stronger the more he was suppressed like protagonists in other web novels. Still, without absolute preparation, he had to remain wary.

Furthermore, Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect were matters that required caution as well. With his current strength, he was not qualified to fall out with them. At the very least, he would have to wait until he became a Titled Douluo.

Fortunately, this Tang San was not as brainless as those in other fanfictions. Or perhaps Tang San's mind was generally still normal before entering the City of Slaughter. That did make Qing Mu breathe a little easier.

"Will you be here tomorrow?"

Tang San picked up Xiao Wu from the ground, his eyes full of fighting spirit as he looked at Qing Mu.

No matter what, Xiao Wu had been hurt by Qing Mu, so Tang San naturally had to stand up for her. However, he wanted to do so on the Soul Fighting Arena, the very place where Qing Mu had defeated Xiao Wu.

Hearing this, Qing Mu paused for a moment before saying in a somewhat hoarse voice, "For the next while, I'll be fighting at the Suotuo Spirit Duel Arena until I obtain a Silver Soul Fighting Badge. If you want to avenge her, then come and stop me—if you can."

After saying that, Qing Mu did not linger. He quickly walked over to the competitors' Spectator Stand and began resting, ignoring the furious glares of the Shrek group beside him.

Though calling it rest was somewhat of an exaggeration. Qing Mu merely took out a bottle of water and began drinking. His fight with Xiao Wu had barely consumed any Soul Power. He could not even absorb the energy he had drained from Xiao Wu, because he had not suffered any injuries at all!

"Damn Garlic Turtle, you'd better hope you never run into me. Otherwise, my Evil Fire will burn your vines into ash."

Seeing that Qing Mu actually dared to ignore them, Ma Hongjun could no longer restrain himself and provocatively called out to Qing Mu.

The dean had said that those who did not dare to cause trouble were mediocrities. Ma Hongjun considered himself anything but mediocre, so there was naturally no need for him to endure it.

Moreover, Ma Hongjun had confidence. Qing Mu's martial soul was wood-attributed and was completely restrained by his Evil Fire. Even with their difference in rank, if they truly fought, the victor was still uncertain.

Hearing this, Qing Mu glanced at Ma Hongjun and said flatly, "Sorry, I'm a Soul Elder. A Soul Grandmaster like you can't possibly be matched against me."

The moment those words came out, Ma Hongjun was left speechless. The words he had been ready to blurt out were choked back by Qing Mu's single soul-piercing remark.