Life Deprivation

"Chronos: Domain!"

"City of Eating Time: Life Deprivation!"

Li Xiaoyao gently clenched his right hand—

A crimson barrier instantly enveloped an area within a hundred miles.

Within the barrier, Ma Hongjun's body was instantly locked in place as his life force and Soul Power were frantically drained away.

The youthful look on his teenage face faded, wrinkles slowly appeared at the corners of his eyes, and his features became haggard, rough, and exceedingly sleazy.

His short red mohawk instantly withered into a grayish white, and he directly aged into the appearance of a haggard middle-aged man in his thirties.

His Soul Power was drained completely dry, leaving his body hollow and empty. His aura rapidly weakened as he staggered, coughed up blood, and stared around in panic and despair. Then his vision went black, and he collapsed stiffly unconscious.

"Ah! Brother Xiaoyao, you came!"

Only then did Ning Rongrong realize what had happened, worrying whether her beloved had seen her spoiled and willful behavior just now.

"Sister Rongrong, you weren't scared just now, were you?"

Seeing the sweat on Ning Rongrong's forehead, Li Xiaoyao handed her a clean towel to wipe it away.

"Don't worry, Brother Xiaoyao! I'm fine!"

"The guards responsible for protecting me are nearby. If you hadn't stepped in first to teach that dead fatty a lesson, I could have made sure he paid dearly too."

Ning Rongrong took the towel.

She wiped the sweat from her face.

She glanced at Ma Hongjun lying on the ground.

Her eyes were full of contempt.

If her beloved had not been here, she would have wanted someone to chop that dead fatty into eight pieces and throw him to the fish.

Oh! No—

There was no sea near Shrek Academy.

The closest place was the Star Dou Great Forest.

He should have been chopped into eight pieces—

Then thrown to the Soul Beasts instead.

Soul Beasts: "Really?"

Thanks to the top supporter for the food donation.

"Mm! It's good that you're fine!"

"Rongrong, that dead fatty is a Shrek student. I just deprived him of twenty years of his lifespan as a profound lesson. What do you think?"

Li Xiaoyao looked at Ning Rongrong.

What Ma Hongjun had done just now was no small matter.

His lust had gone to his head, and he wanted to force himself on Ning Rongrong?

Didn't he take a look at what kind of trash he was?

If Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong found out about this, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would probably wipe out all of Shrek completely.

Even the guard dogs would get a blade, and the earthworms in the soil would be split down the middle. If Ma Hongjun could keep an intact corpse by then, that would already count as good luck.

"Brother Xiaoyao, your Martial Soul Domain can even deprive others of their life force? That's amazing!"

Ning Rongrong was filled with amazement.

She did not care whether Ma Hongjun lived or died.

He was merely a short, fat, sleazy fatty. Besides, this dead fatty was also a student of Shrek Academy, so she would have plenty of time in the future to torment this disgusting fellow.

If she did not avenge this grudge—

Did he really think her title of Little Demoness was for nothing?

Li Xiaoyao looked behind him and said,

"Dai Mubai, Oscar!"

"I'll leave this dead fatty to you two!"

Dai Mubai and Oscar arrived belatedly.

After finishing breakfast this morning, Li Xiaoyao had gone out to find Ning Rongrong and happened to run into Dai Mubai, who had come looking for him.

As for Oscar, after learning last night that Dai Mubai was a prince of the Star Luo Empire, he immediately changed his attitude. He began following Dai Mubai around like a lackey, never leaving his side.

"Brother Xiaoyao, Hongjun, he..."

Dai Mubai's expression was extremely complicated.

Ma Hongjun was Headmaster Flender's disciple.

Meanwhile, Li Xiaoyao was someone he needed to befriend.

He was truly afraid that Li Xiaoyao had killed Ma Hongjun.

"Don't worry. I know what I'm doing!"

"I only taught that dead fatty a lesson. It won't endanger his life. At most, he'll just be a little weak!"

Li Xiaoyao cleared up the doubts in their hearts.

With twenty years of life force and all his Soul Power stripped away, how could that dead fatty Ma Hongjun not be weak?

"Alright! I understand."

"However, Hongjun's teacher is the headmaster of our Shrek Academy. He is a level seventy-eight Agility Attack System Soul Sage. His Martial Soul is the Four-Eyed Owl, and he excels at speed and flight."

"If the headmaster asks about Hongjun, Little Ao and I will testify for you. You won't need to worry when the time comes."

Between Li Xiaoyao and Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai chose to help Li Xiaoyao without the slightest hesitation.

Although he had known Ma Hongjun for several years, Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul had a serious flaw, his future upper limit as a Soul Master was locked in place, and he was short-lived.

He was far less worth befriending than Li Xiaoyao, whose identity and background were formidable, who handled matters properly, and who was exceptionally reliable. Once the pros and cons were weighed, the choice could not have been clearer.

"Little Ao, carry Ma Hongjun back!"

Under Dai Mubai's arrangement, Oscar complained aloud, but his body honestly went over to carry Ma Hongjun.

"Brother Xiaoyao, don't worry!"

"This was that dead fatty's fault to begin with."

"If that Flender dares to keep whining about it, Rongrong will get someone to tear down the entire Shrek Academy."

"If anyone else refuses to know what's good for them, Rongrong will send someone to break their dog legs!"

"I, Ning Rongrong, take responsibility for my own actions. I absolutely won't let Brother Xiaoyao suffer any injustice!"

Although Ma Hongjun had received the punishment he deserved, Ning Rongrong had no intention of letting the matter end there.

"Uh..."

"Actually, Headmaster Flender is quite reasonable!"

"As long as we explain the truth of the matter clearly, it'll be fine!"

Oscar said weakly.

He and Ma Hongjun had both been among the first students to join Shrek Academy, so he understood Headmaster Flender to some extent.

"The truth of the matter definitely needs to be made clear!"

"If Headmaster Flender shields that dead fatty, then I, Li Xiaoyao, am not someone who can be bullied either."

Li Xiaoyao did not take a mere seven-ring Soul Sage like Flender seriously at all. If things truly escalated, he could make the entire Shrek Academy utterly miserable.

If not for keeping an eye on Xiao Wu, that 100,000-Year-Old Rabbit, Li Xiaoyao would have made the world understand the power of Chronos.

At noon, the sun hung high in the sky.

Heat waves swept through the air, making it oppressively hot.

On the Shrek Academy plaza—

Flender's face was gloomy.

"Regarding Ma Hongjun's matter—"

"Can anyone explain it to me?"

Looking at Ma Hongjun, whose hair had turned gray-white and whose appearance had aged twenty years, already unconscious on the ground, Flender's tone was cold enough to freeze water.

Li Xiaoyao and Ning Rongrong showed no fear.

Li Xiaoyao stepped forward—

His tone was extremely serious.

"Headmaster Flender, this dead fatty was the one who spoke disrespectfully first. He even wanted to force himself on Sister Rongrong and defile her innocence. I merely stepped in and taught him a lesson."

After thinking for a moment, Li Xiaoyao added calmly,

"I showed restraint. He won't die. Once he wakes up, he'll recover. At most, he'll just be a little weak."

After Li Xiaoyao finished speaking, Ning Rongrong also stepped forward aggressively.

Only then did they hear—