The level twenty-one Spirit Master looked at Dai Mubai. He did not even dare release his martial soul, instead dragging his father away in disgrace.
Su Bai was delighted inwardly.
Wasn't this like being handed a pillow just as he was getting sleepy?
He had been worrying about finding a chance to show off his strength, and now one had landed right in his lap.
Su Bai wanted far more than simply passing the test.
He wanted to use the most shocking method possible to draw Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing's attention here.
Seeing that no one dared accept the challenge, Dai Mubai's face showed a trace of disdain.
"Since no one is stepping up, continue with registration."
"I will."
A clear, powerful voice rang out.
Everyone turned toward the sound.
Su Bai, who had been standing in the middle of the line, slowly stepped forward.
He walked straight up to Dai Mubai.
"I'll fight you."
The moment Su Bai stepped out, he became the center of attention.
"Who is this kid? He doesn't look that old, yet he dares challenge that Golden Haired guy?"
"Is he crazy? Didn't he see that level twenty-one guy get scared off just now?"
"He's quite handsome, but what a fool."
Whispers spread through the crowd.
Tang San was somewhat surprised as well. He had not expected the man who had caught his attention to suddenly step forward.
He wanted to see what gave this man such confidence.
Xiao Wu was worried. Although she could sense the nobility of Su Bai's bloodline, she did not know his actual strength.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing also watched him closely.
Dai Mubai sized Su Bai up. He was over 1.8 meters tall, half a head taller than Dai Mubai himself, with a balanced and powerful build. He did not look like a twelve-year-old boy at all.
"Are you sure? I won't go easy on you just because you're young." Dai Mubai snorted coldly.
"Cut the nonsense." Su Bai sounded impatient. "If I beat you, will I be exempt from every test and admitted directly?"
Dai Mubai froze, then burst into laughter.
"Hahaha, interesting! That's the funniest joke I've heard all year."
Li Yusong, the admissions teacher beside Dai Mubai, also frowned, feeling that this boy was far too arrogant.
"Youngster, don't aim too high.
Dai Mubai is a level thirty-seven Power Attack System Battle Spirit Master, one of our academy's finest students."
Su Bai ignored Li Yusong's advice and merely looked at Dai Mubai.
"Do you dare bet on it?"
"Why wouldn't I?"
Dai Mubai's pride had been provoked.
"If you can beat me, forget waiving the tests. From now on at Shrek Academy, you'll be the boss, and I, Dai Mubai, will listen to you!"
"Fine."
Su Bai spoke a single word, then took a slight step back.
"Come on."
"Arrogant!"
Dai Mubai roared and stopped suppressing his Soul Power.
"Martial soul, White Tiger, possess!"
With a tiger's roar, his body instantly expanded. Muscles bulged, golden fur burst from beneath his skin, and his hands transformed into sharp tiger claws.
Two yellow and one purple Spirit Rings rose from beneath his feet, pulsing up and down around his body.
A powerful oppressive aura instantly spread outward.
Some of the applicants at the front of the line were even forced back again and again by that pressure.
"Dai Mubai, White Tiger martial soul, level thirty-seven Power Attack System Battle Spirit Master."
Dai Mubai announced his title.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for Su Bai's response.
In their eyes, this boy was about to pay for his arrogance.
Yet there was not a trace of fear on Su Bai's face.
Su Bai lightly stamped his foot.
"Martial soul, Kirin."
The instant his words fell.
An aura far more majestic and sacred than Dai Mubai's White Tiger erupted from Su Bai's body.
A golden phantom of a Kirin flashed behind him and vanished.
Immediately afterward, three Spirit Rings appeared beneath his feet.
The First Spirit Ring was the standard hundred-year yellow.
When the Second Ring rose, gasps rang out across the entire crowd.
Purple!
A thousand-year Spirit Ring!
The smile on Dai Mubai's face froze.
Li Yusong's pupils suddenly contracted.
Tang San's expression also turned serious. A thousand-year Spirit Ring as the Second Ring had already surpassed everything he knew.
"Didn't the teacher say... the limit for a second Spirit Ring is seven hundred and sixty-four years?"
The third Spirit Ring followed closely behind. Its deep purple color was even richer than that of the Second Ring.
Another thousand-year Spirit Ring!
Yellow, purple, purple!
The entrance to Shrek Academy fell into deathly silence.
Everyone stood with their mouths hanging open, staring blankly at the three Spirit Rings beneath Su Bai's feet.
What kind of monster configuration was this?
For a twelve-year-old boy to possess three Spirit Rings was already genius among geniuses.
Yet his Second Spirit Ability was actually at the thousand-year level!
This could no longer be described as genius. This was simply monstrous!
Li Yusong rubbed his eyes, almost unable to believe what he was seeing.
He had taught for decades and seen countless geniuses, yet he had never seen such an absurd Spirit Ring Configuration.
Tang San's hands had unknowingly clenched into fists.
He considered himself to possess Twin Martial Souls and an advantage beyond ordinary people, yet seeing Su Bai's Spirit Ring Configuration made Tang San waver inwardly.
It was not his own talent that Tang San doubted, but the theories he had always believed in without question.
Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing were even more shaken.
The Auspicious Aura they had sensed became incomparably dense the moment Su Bai released his martial soul.
Xiao Wu especially felt the blood in her body begin to race, and she had an urge to prostrate herself in worship.
Standing opposite Su Bai, Dai Mubai felt it most directly.
The moment Su Bai released his Kirin Spirit, Dai Mubai's possessed White Tiger martial soul actually began to tremble.
It was a fear and suppression that came from the depths of his bloodline, and even the circulation of his Soul Power became sluggish.
"This... this is impossible..."
Dai Mubai's voice was dry and hoarse. The arrogance on his face had vanished completely, replaced by overwhelming shock.
"Su Bai, Kirin martial soul, level thirty-five Power Attack System Battle Spirit Master."
Su Bai's calm voice rang across the silent grounds, clearly reaching everyone's ears.
A twelve-year-old Level Thirty-Five Soul Elder!
Cold sweat seeped onto Dai Mubai's forehead.
Although he was two levels higher than Su Bai, the other's unfathomable Spirit Ring Configuration and absolute martial soul suppression had utterly destroyed his confidence before the battle.
"What? Are you scared?" Su Bai's voice rang out once more.
Dai Mubai suddenly gritted his teeth. He was Dai Mubai of the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, a prince of the Star Luo Empire. He had his own pride as well.
If he could not beat Dai Weisi, could he not even beat someone else?
"Scared? What a joke!"
Dai Mubai forcibly suppressed the trembling of his martial soul and roared.
"They're just intimidating Spirit Rings! Take this!"
"First Spirit Ability, White Tiger Bodyguard Barrier!"
This was his First Spirit Ability, White Tiger Bodyguard Barrier—both offense and defense in one!
Dai Mubai launched the first attack. His body became a streak of white lightning as he charged straight at Su Bai.
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