Battle Against a Level Thirty-Five Battle Soul Master

Tang Jiu was still strolling along the road when Lainter, his dormmate, came running over in a panic.

"Ninth Brother, this is bad! Master is about to be beaten to death!"

"What happened?" Tang Jiu was startled and hurriedly asked.

"Zhang Feng's older brother, Zhang Hong, the commander of the City Lord's Mansion guards, came to the academy looking for trouble with you. He directly blocked Master's path and challenged him to a soul battle!"

Lainter then explained what had happened.

After Zhang Feng's injuries had healed, he brought his brother Zhang Hong to settle accounts with Tang Jiu. Since Tang Jiu had not returned to the academy, they went straight to trouble Master instead.

"The other side is a level thirty-five Assault Type Battle Soul Master. Master originally didn't want to fight, but Zhang Hong's words were too insulting. He called Master trash and said that if Master didn't dare accept, he should crawl through his legs and didn't deserve to be a man. In his anger, Master agreed to a soul battle." Lainter said.

"Hurry! Teacher's martial soul can only attack three times. Even a Thousand-Year Spirit Skill won't last long!"

The moment Tang Jiu heard this, he activated the Spirit Bone Skill, Berserk, and ran toward the academy.

Nuoding Academy, the plaza.

Master had taken up a fighting stance. Three Pao the Turtle stood beside him, baring its teeth fiercely despite its milky appearance at its opponent.

Opposite him stood a middle-aged man with the Azure Wolf martial soul, his eyes gleaming viciously. Three soul rings hovered around him, two yellow and one purple. He was Zhang Feng's older brother, Zhang Hong.

"I didn't expect trash like you to have a Thousand-Year Soul Ring!" After Zhang Hong activated Martial Soul Possession, his muscles swelled, making him look like a werewolf. His speed increased considerably. He did not use any spirit skills; against a trash soul master like Master, speed alone was enough.

His body suddenly accelerated, and he swiped a claw at Master's head.

Master did not dare let him get close and immediately activated his Thousand-Year Spirit Skill.

"Third Spirit Skill, Fart Like Fire, Burning Rivers and Boiling Seas, Three Pao the Turtle!"

Three Pao the Turtle leaped high into the air and farted toward Zhang Hong. Blazing flames spread into a sea of fire. Zhang Hong abruptly changed direction mid-lunge and evaded the area attack.

He then circled behind Master and attacked again, still without using a spirit skill.

Left with no choice, Master used his Third Spirit Skill again. Three Pao the Turtle farted behind Master once more, setting another sea of fire ablaze.

"What a waste. A Thousand-Year Soul Ring is wasted on you!" Zhang Hong sneered. Then the first soul ring on his body lit up. He did not want to waste any more time on Master.

"First Spirit Skill, Dark Wolf Bloodline!"

Zhang Hong's body transformed further into that of a wolf, almost becoming a true Azure Wolf. His speed and strength surged by �%. Before Master could launch his third attack, he circled behind him again and slammed his claw viciously into Master's back.

With a tearing sound, Master's clothes were ripped open, leaving claw marks across his back like blade wounds, deep enough to expose bone.

"What the hell is the use of invincible theory? In a soul battle, you're just a weakling!"

Zhang Hong stomped hard on Master's chest and mocked him from above.

"Stop!" Tang Jiu finally arrived. Seeing this scene, his face turned livid. If he had not gone to join Third Brother's excitement earlier, his teacher would not have been humiliated.

"You want me to stop? In a soul battle, life and death are disregarded once you lose!" A cruel glint flashed through Zhang Hong's eyes. He viciously stomped toward Master's neck. If that foot landed, Master would die without question.

These City Lord's Mansion guards were all arrogant and overbearing. They were used to bullying others; who had ever dared provoke them?

Tang Jiu's eyes turned cold. He leaped forward and kicked at Zhang Hong's crotch. Hearing the faint sound of wind tearing from Tang Jiu's kick, Zhang Hong cursed him for being shameless and quickly withdrew.

Only then did Tang Jiu help Master up and ask, "Teacher, how could you agree to fight him? You're not a combat-type soul master."

Master gave a bitter smile. "I knew he would definitely come looking for trouble with you. I wanted to see his spirit skills so you could be prepared. Unfortunately, Teacher is too useless. I only forced him to use one Hundred-Year Spirit Skill!"

Enduring the pain, Master still described Zhang Hong's abilities.

A level thirty-five Assault Type Battle Soul Master, with the Azure Wolf martial soul. His strength and speed were both formidable. His First Spirit Skill could enhance speed and strength.

Although none of that was useful against Tang Jiu, Tang Jiu was deeply moved by Master's intentions. Master was someone who could endure anything. So many people had mocked him, yet no one had ever seen him fight anyone. This time, he clearly knew he was no match for his opponent, but he still agreed to a soul battle.

He was afraid Tang Jiu would not be able to defeat the other man.

Although Tang Jiu was strong, Master still believed that only by knowing oneself and one's enemy could victory be guaranteed.

Tang Jiu was truly moved by this gesture.

Tang Jiu rose to his feet, stared coldly at Zhang Hong, and shouted, "Today, you will die!"

It was Tang Jiu who had injured his younger brother. If he wanted revenge, he should have come for Tang Jiu instead of bullying the weak with his strength.

Zhang Hong likewise wanted nothing more than to kill Tang Jiu. It was a small matter that his brother had been beaten, but his brother had actually knelt and kowtowed to a piece of trash. That had made the two brothers the laughingstock of the City Lord's Mansion.

He grinned savagely. "You dared beat Zhang Hong's brother? Today, I don't care who you are. Anyone who offends the City Lord's Mansion must die! Summon your martial soul!"

If they had been out in the wilderness, Zhang Hong would never have allowed Tang Jiu to summon his martial soul. But they were now in Nuoding Academy, under everyone's watchful eyes. If he attacked underhandedly without letting his opponent summon his martial soul in a soul battle, he would be breaking the rules and inviting endless trouble later.

In his view, whether Tang Jiu summoned his martial soul or not made no difference. One claw swipe would kill him.

"Martial Soul Possession!"

With a dark expression, Tang Jiu immediately activated the Bullet Ant Spirit. A dazzling purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring appeared around him. Compared with Zhang Hong's Yellow Soul Rings, it was incomparably eye-catching!

"What? A Thousand-Year First Ring!" Director Su cried out, his eyes wide.

The other students were equally stunned. In tiny Nuoding Academy, a Hundred-Year First Ring was enough to be called genius. A Thousand-Year First Ring was something they had never even heard of!

"Little Jiu is actually this amazing!" Xiao Wu was also shocked. This completely exceeded her understanding; even she could not possibly achieve a Thousand-Year First Ring!

Zhang Hong's expression became even uglier. Tang Jiu's first ring was actually a thousand-year one. What terrifying talent. No wonder he had defeated his younger brother!

But since he had already offended him, he truly had to kill him this time. Leaving such a person alive would sooner or later become a great disaster!

Taking advantage of the fact that the enhancement from his First Spirit Skill had not yet faded, Zhang Hong immediately attacked Tang Jiu. His wolf-claw-like hand viciously thrust toward Tang Jiu's heart.

"First Spirit Skill, Fury!"

Tang Jiu had no intention of holding back. After all, his opponent had three soul rings and was a level thirty-five Battle Soul Master. He wanted a quick battle, exposing as little as possible about his martial soul and soul rings.

He especially did not want anyone to know that his Soul Power had reached � level.

The Fury skill instantly enhanced his strength by 45%. His original � jin of base strength was directly boosted to � jin.

Using a Military Fist technique, Tang Jiu threw a punch straight at Zhang Hong's claw in a head-on clash.