Putting Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan in Their Place

Lin Mu's mockery left Yu Tianheng's face filled with astonishment and disbelief. He was the most outstanding genius of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, yet this guy actually looked down on him.

This man looked to be no more than twenty-three or twenty-four. How high could his Soul Power possibly be?

At most, he was only a Soul Ancestor. What right did he have to look down on him? His Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul was a top-tier Martial Soul.

"You arrogant bastard!"

Dugu Yan was the first to lose her temper. Fury burned in her emerald eyes. This guy actually dared to insult her man.

As Poison Douluo Dugu Bo's granddaughter, she had always had a fiery temper.

Seeing that Dugu Yan intended to make a move, Qin Ming inwardly cried out in alarm. He hurriedly stepped forward to stop her and said sternly, "Yanzi, do not be rude!"

After a brief pause, Qin Ming swept his gaze over the indignant team members and explained, "Teacher Lin Mu is stronger than I am. With him guiding you, he can better bring out your potential and lead you to better results in the Soul Master Competition."

"Stronger than you?"

Yu Tianheng's pupils contracted, his face full of disbelief.

As Heaven Dou Royal Academy's most outstanding student, he considered his talent to be among the best. Even if someone was stronger than him, they could not be that much stronger.

The young man before him looked only two or three years older than he was. How could he believe that this person possessed strength above that of a Soul Emperor?

Among the entire Imperial Dou Team, only Ye Lingling, standing at the very back, kept her clear, glass-like eyes fixed on Lin Mu without the slightest hint of doubt.

Seeing that most of them did not believe it, Qin Ming sighed inwardly.

In order not to undermine the students' confidence, he had deliberately not revealed that Lin Mu was a Soul Sage. These students were indeed talented, and Yu Tianheng's talent in particular was not much inferior to his own.

But!

Compared with Lin Mu, their talent was not worth mentioning at all. They were simply not on the same level.

Looking at these proud students, Lin Mu's lips curled into a cold arc. His gaze fell upon Yu Tianheng at the front as he said in a tone that brooked no argument:

"Use your strongest attack. If you can injure me, Teacher Qin will continue teaching you."

Yu Tianheng was stunned at first, then looked toward Qin Ming. When he saw him nod in agreement, he immediately made up his mind.

With his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and thirty-ninth-rank Soul Power, he refused to believe that he could not injure this man.

Seeing Yu Tianheng's confident expression, Qin Ming secretly shook his head. Yu Tianheng certainly had talent, but his flaw was that he was far too blindly confident.

"Teacher Lin Mu, excuse me!"

Yu Tianheng's gaze sharpened as powerful Soul Power erupted from him. Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul Possession activated, transforming his right arm into a dragon claw wreathed in dazzling blue lightning.

Two yellow and one purple Soul Rings rose and revolved around him, and the third purple Soul Ring suddenly lit up.

"Third Soul Skill, Wrath of Thunder!"

In an instant, the lightning power around him surged, greatly enhancing both his attack power and lightning attribute.

Immediately afterward, his first Soul Ring lit up as well. His right fist carried violent thunder like an enraged dragon emerging from the sea, blasting toward Lin Mu's chest.

"First Soul Skill, Thunder Dragon Claw!"

He had put everything into this strike. Even a Soul Ancestor would not dare take it head-on.

Yet faced with this swift and violent attack, Lin Mu remained where he was, showing no intention of dodging and making no move to use his Martial Soul.

But in the next second, Yu Tianheng's pupils suddenly contracted. This guy actually intended to catch his full-force attack with one hand.

Bang!

With a dull thud, the Thunder Dragon Claw, powerful enough to tear through metal and stone, was firmly caught in one hand. Violent lightning crackled in Lin Mu's palm, yet it could not harm him in the slightest.

What Yu Tianheng found hardest to believe was that he actually felt suppressed.

His Martial Soul was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, one of the continent's finest beast Martial Souls. Even if his Soul Power was inferior to this man's, he should not have been suppressed by him.

Before he could think further, Lin Mu moved, kicking Yu Tianheng away.

Yu Tianheng only felt an unimaginable force strike him. He flew backward like a kite with its string cut, tracing an arc through the air before crashing heavily onto the ground more than ten meters away, kicking up a cloud of dust.

At that moment, the entire place fell deathly silent.

"Tianheng!"

Dugu Yan screamed. Her eyes turned bloodshot as the fury in her heart rose to its peak.

"Bastard, I'll kill you!"

Before her words had even faded, her third Soul Ring lit up. She opened her mouth and spewed out a dense cloud of purple poison mist, which rapidly spread through the air with a pungent, fishy stench as it surged toward Lin Mu.

"Nothing but impotent rage."

Lin Mu's figure flashed, vanishing from Dugu Yan's sight in an instant. When he reappeared, he was already before her. With another kick, he sent her flying, landing her precisely beside Yu Tianheng.

There was not the slightest bit of hesitation throughout the whole exchange, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

It was one thing for him to hit Yu Tianheng so hard, but he did not spare Dugu Yan just because she was a woman. He kicked her away just the same, and it looked painful just to watch.

Yu Feng, Osler, and the others swallowed hard. Good thing they had not caused trouble earlier, or they would have been lying there beside their captain.

"Doesn't this guy know how to treat women gently?"

A strange look flashed through Xue Qinghe's eyes. She had previously considered trying a honey trap, but now it seemed she would have to think it over more carefully.

Only Tang San and Xiao Wu remained unfazed. They knew very well that Master had already held back.

After nearly two minutes, Yu Tianheng finally climbed to his feet. Clutching his somewhat stifled chest, he looked at Lin Mu with an entirely changed expression.

There was no longer the slightest doubt—only deep awe and shock.

Teacher Lin Mu had not even summoned his martial soul, yet he had effortlessly caught Yu Tianheng's full-force strike with nothing but physical strength. Even Teacher Qin Ming could not do that.

Clearly, this exceptionally young Teacher Lin Mu truly possessed strength above Teacher Qin Ming's.

Yu Tianheng glanced at Dugu Yan beside him, and the awe in his eyes deepened further.

He took a deep breath, suppressed his surging blood and qi, then walked up to Lin Mu and bowed respectfully. "Teacher Lin Mu, we were disrespectful before. We are completely convinced by your strength."

Facts spoke louder than words. In this world where strength reigned supreme, the mere fraction of power Lin Mu had revealed had crushed their pride.

Compared to this young team leader, the talent they had been so proud of was simply not worth mentioning.

At that moment, Dugu Yan also climbed to her feet. Her eyes still burned with anger, and if Yu Tianheng had not stopped her, she seemed ready to attack Lin Mu again.

"As long as you're convinced."

Lin Mu's expression remained calm. He then pointed at Tang San and Xiao Wu beside him and arranged, "From today onward, they will officially join the Imperial Dou Team. They will train with you and participate in the Soul Master Competition with you."

At those words, everyone's gazes immediately focused on Tang San and Xiao Wu. Their faces were still youthful, and they looked far younger than the others.