Overwhelming Strength, the Butterfly Effect Emerges

On the Soul Arena platform.

Shen Tianchen ignored the crowd's voices, standing with his arms crossed as he quietly watched Dai Mubai.

"You have a decent bearing, but your strength is a bit lacking." Dai Mubai sneered. The Evil-Eyed White Tiger martial soul emerged behind him, while two yellow and one purple soul rings slowly rose beneath his feet.

"Dai Mubai, martial soul: Evil-Eyed White Tiger, level thirty-one Attack Type Battle Soul Master. Please advise me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Tianchen willed the Dragon Abyss Sword into his hand. Yet he remained standing where he was, casually yawning twice.

This sight enraged Dai Mubai. "Bastard, you actually dare look down on me!"

The spectators also erupted into waves of boos.

Then, the second yellow soul ring beneath Dai Mubai's feet lit up. "Second Spirit Ability, White Tiger Fierce Light Wave!"

At once, a milky-white beam shot from his mouth toward Shen Tianchen.

Just as the beam was about to strike Shen Tianchen, he moved.

Just as he had when fighting Ma Hongjun, he poured Soul Power into the Dragon Abyss Sword and slashed two streaks of sword light forward.

The instant the sword light collided with the beam, a powerful Soul Power storm spread outward with the two of them at its center.

Thick smoke enveloped Shen Tianchen, obscuring his condition from view.

Just as the spectators thought Shen Tianchen had no more strength than this, his calm voice drifted from within the smoke. "If this is all the strength you have, then unfortunately, this ends here today."

As his words fell, a blue-green figure shot out of the smoke and charged straight at Dai Mubai.

"Not good!" Dai Mubai cried out. The first soul ring beneath his feet lit up. "First Spirit Ability, White Tiger Body Protection Shield!" A defensive barrier formed from Soul Power enveloped him.

By the time he reacted, Shen Tianchen was already behind him. Shen Tianchen immediately circulated his Soul Power and swung his sword at Dai Mubai.

The instant the Dragon Abyss Sword touched the golden barrier, Dai Mubai's prized defensive shield shattered with a bang, while the sword's force did not diminish in the slightest.

Just as the sword was about to strike Dai Mubai, Shen Tianchen flicked his wrist. He did not use the blade, instead bringing the flat of the sword down on him.

Dai Mubai was instantly sent flying by the tremendous force, landing at the edge of the Soul Arena platform.

The spectators were dumbfounded by the scene.

They had not expected Shen Tianchen to send Dai Mubai flying without even using a spirit ability.

"How is that possible? How can this guy be so strong? Even Boss Dai was sent flying by him. What kind of monster is he?"

Ma Hongjun spoke in disbelief.

Dai Mubai was utterly disheveled at the moment. Shen Tianchen's strike had sent him rolling across the ground several times before he stopped. He had abrasions all over his body, and several holes had been torn in his clothes.

"Good kid, I underestimated you earlier. You have successfully stirred my fighting spirit. I can ignore your conflict with Fatty, but I will definitely reclaim this humiliation. I will not hold back from here on out."

Shen Tianchen looked at him as though he were an idiot.

This was a battle. Telling his enemy that he was about to use his full strength in this situation—was he afraid the enemy would not be prepared, or did he have absolute confidence in his own power?

He still said expressionlessly, "I hope you are not too weak. Otherwise, I will find this very boring."

"As you wish!" Dai Mubai said seriously.

The third purple soul ring beneath his feet lit up. "Third Spirit Ability, White Tiger Vajra Transformation!" As he spoke, a pale golden glow emerged around his body.

"Oh? You intend to fight me at close range? You will have to get the chance first!"

A teasing smile appeared at the corner of Shen Tianchen's lips.

"Let me show you the true power of a millennium first-ring spirit ability."

As his words fell, the Dragon Abyss Sword floated into the air, accompanied by an indifferent voice. "First Spirit Ability, Violet Firmament Heavenly Thunder Sword!"

Immediately afterward, violent purple lightning transformed into four lightning swords before Shen Tianchen.

At his command, the lightning swords surged toward Dai Mubai with destructive force.

Seeing such power midway through his charge, Dai Mubai's face instantly turned pale. He promptly activated his first spirit ability again.

He refused to believe that even double-layered defenses could not block this attack.

The instant the lightning sword shadows touched Dai Mubai, violent lightning power swept through his entire body.

The White Tiger Body Protection Shield shattered instantly, turning into specks of golden light that dispersed into the air.

Dai Mubai, meanwhile, mobilized all his Soul Power to resist the lightning with everything he had.

Before long, the lightning power dissipated. Dai Mubai breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood. His aura had weakened considerably.

Just as he thought the spirit ability had ended, several even thicker bolts of lightning suddenly crashed down from the sky. Although Dai Mubai noticed them in time, he was still struck by one of them, and his body began to tremble.

As soon as those lightning bolts ended, Dai Mubai collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Just as he was about to concede defeat, Shen Tianchen moved and appeared before him.

Then, before the stunned eyes of the entire audience, he grabbed Dai Mubai by the throat with one hand and lifted him up like a chick.

Shen Tianchen then said blandly, "So the boss of Shrek Academy's students is nothing special. Do not trouble me again in the future, or I will make sure you do not even get the chance to live as a person."

With that, he flung him violently. Dai Mubai crashed to the ground like a cannonball and fell unconscious.

At the referee's signal, after two and a half seconds of silence, the entire audience erupted in earth-shaking cheers and applause.

Ma Hongjun's feelings in the spectator stands could no longer be described merely as surprise.

At once, he sprinted toward the Soul Arena platform and helped Dai Mubai down.

Before leaving, he cast Shen Tianchen a glance as though he had seen a ghost. He no longer cared about any two-against-one arrangement and left dejectedly without looking back, carrying the unconscious Dai Mubai away.

Shen Tianchen did not linger either. He turned and stepped down from the Soul Arena platform, heading toward the exit.

After the soul battle ended, Shen Tianchen had barely walked out of the Great Soul Arena when more than a dozen girls surrounded him.

These girls were all exceptionally beautiful and dressed in expensive clothing. They were likely young ladies from influential families.

Since ancient times, beautiful women had loved heroes, and they were no exception.

Shen Tianchen's performance had just captured their hearts.

He wanted to play along as well, but these girls were far too forward. They kept pressing themselves against him, and his arms occasionally brushed against soft sensations.

It left him unable to break free.

With no other choice, Shen Tianchen suddenly shouted, "Look, it is a Titled Douluo!"

The women hurriedly turned to look, while he seized the opportunity to dart toward the hotel.

After being defeated by Shen Tianchen, Ma Hongjun became much more sensible and did not go looking for trouble with him again.

A week later, on the day before Shrek Academy opened, Tang San and Xiao Wu arrived in Suotuo City.

Just as before, they got into a fight with Dai Mubai while looking for a place to stay.

That afternoon, the two wandered around Suotuo City and unknowingly arrived at Flender's shop.

That piece of Plate Crystal Hair Gold had already been bought by Shen Tianchen. There was nothing else in the shop that particularly interested Tang San, so after buying some ordinary ores, Tang San and Xiao Wu left the shop.

As they left, Tang San suddenly clutched his chest for some reason, seized by an inexplicable sense of unease, as though he had lost something.

"Brother, what is wrong? Are you all right?" Seeing that Tang San's expression was off, Xiao Wu hurriedly asked.

"I am fine. I may just be tired from traveling for too long. Let us go back and rest first."

Tang San did not take the matter to heart. He then left with Xiao Wu and headed toward the hotel.