Bully Anyone But Senior Sister

As Chen Ye spoke, three golden soul rings descended from his body, and his left hand instantly transformed into a brilliant golden dragon claw.

"Here it comes!" Xie Xie barked, stepping forward as the Light and Dark Dagger materialized in his hand.

His second soul ring lit up simultaneously, and he went straight for his strongest current soul skill—Twin Dragon Storm.

After days of sparring with Chen Ye, the biggest lesson Xie Xie had learned was: when facing a stronger opponent, don't waste time on useless thoughts—go all out from the start.

The terrifying Twin Dragon Storm swept forth, and Xie Xie didn't even wait for Tang Wulin. In fact, in his mind, he hadn't taken Tang Wulin seriously at all.

He still treated this as a one-on-one fight between himself and Chen Ye.

The fearsome Twin Dragon Storm raged, but Chen Ye merely raised his hand slightly.

Facing Xie Xie and Tang Wulin, he didn't plan to use soul skills—after all, if he did, the two of them would end up dead or crippled.

In ordinary sparring, he wouldn't even summon his martial soul. It was only because Tang Wulin was involved this time that he had called it forth.

With a casual punch, he shattered the Twin Dragon Storm effortlessly.

Chen Ye took a single step forward, his fist driving straight toward Xie Xie.

Still in a state of recoil, Xie Xie couldn't dodge in time—and just at that critical moment.

A mass of Blue Silver Grass erupted from the ground, countless deep-blue vines wrapping around Chen Ye's body.

Though he snapped them instantly, it gave Xie Xie the chance to retreat.

The blades in Xie Xie's hands gleamed with cold light, and without hesitation, he slashed at Chen Ye's right side.

After all, under the Golden Dragon King state, Chen Ye's left side boasted near-invincible defense.

So Xie Xie struck without mercy, his Twin Dragon Blades cutting into Chen Ye's body.

He was going all out, knowing full well that even in his purely physical state, he couldn't break through the defense.

Sure enough, though Chen Ye's clothes were torn, not even a scratch appeared on his fair skin.

Chen Ye casually flung Xie Xie away, and Tang Wulin stepped forward, summoning the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand.

Though no soul rings were attached, the terrifying force still swept through the air.

Xie Xie, just sent flying, saw Tang Wulin summon a massive hammer and swing it down. Xie Xie knew quality when he saw it.

He stared at Tang Wulin, the contempt in his eyes shifting into disbelief:

"That's the Clear Sky Hammer—a top-tier martial soul. Tang Wulin has Twin Martial Souls. How can his soul power be so low?"

Confusion filled Xie Xie's eyes, but before he could dwell on it, the hammer came crashing down.

Chen Ye calmly raised his right hand, caught the Clear Sky Hammer with ease, and then gripped it, flinging Tang Wulin away.

Before Xie Xie could react, Tang Wulin slammed straight into him.

Both of them hit the ground together and lay there, knocked out cold.

"Not bad. You've both improved a lot. Together, you can already fight a normal Three-Ring Soul Master."

Chen Ye nodded, a faint smile on his face. His words carried an air of arrogance, as if he himself were far beyond a Three-Ring Soul Master.

But hearing him, the two on the ground had no rebuttal—they even silently agreed.

If a Three-Ring Soul Master had strength like their Boss Chen Ye, then they might as well give up and wait to die.

Chen Ye gave them a brief rundown of combat techniques. About ten minutes later, Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan arrived.

After that, Chen Ye didn't step in. It was mostly Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Xu Xiaoyan scrapping among themselves—three rookies trading blows.

After all, their strengths weren't far apart. If Gu Yue went all out, she could suppress them directly.

So the three trained their martial souls, soul skills, and combat techniques, while Chen Ye chatted with Gu Yue.

"Chen Ye, are you planning to go to Shrek Academy?" Gu Yue's gaze rested on him, a hint of complexity in her eyes.

This time they met, Gu Yue could sense that something new had appeared in Chen Ye—something she craved desperately.

But looking at the Young Man's burning gaze, she couldn't muster a single thought of killing him.

"Doesn't matter. We'll see. Maybe I'll spend some time in the outer courtyard."

"Don't worry, Senior Sister. I've always been your person. I'd never bully anyone, least of all you."

Chen Ye's voice was calm. He didn't say he was from the Spirit Pagoda, nor that he was Leng Yaozhu's disciple. Instead, he still claimed to be Gu Yue's person.

The girl's earlobes flushed slightly. She shot him an annoyed glare:

"Who said I want you to be my person? Master's intention is for us to join Shrek Academy in three years."

"Study there for a few years, gain strength, then leave and return to the Spirit Pagoda."

Gu Yue said it casually, and Chen Ye's face showed no reaction. This approach was common within the Spirit Pagoda.

Many of the Spirit Pagoda's lower ranks had studied at Shrek Academy.

The reason disciples of Deputy Tower Masters like them had to go to Shrek Academy was mainly because of Leng Yaozhu.

Everyone knew that the Spirit Pagoda was now the Qiangu Family's Spirit Pagoda.

And as a Deputy Tower Master, Leng Yaozhu's position there was quite awkward.

Qiangu Dongfeng had once pursued her, but she rejected him, which made her relationship with the Spirit Pagoda very complicated.

At the same time, the Spirit Pagoda's current primary goal was to target Shrek, but because of Yun Ming, Leng Yaozhu was unwilling to do anything to harm Shrek.

This caused her goals to conflict with those of the Spirit Pagoda.

To put it bluntly, Leng Yaozhu was isolated—like some pitiful homeroom teacher at a school, unable to linger in the office and forced to come to the classroom instead.

"Let's see how it goes first. Studying at Shrek for two years doesn't matter either way."

Chen Ye yawned. None of this mattered much to him, after all, his first goal was to become the Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda.

So he would inevitably clash with the Qiangu Family sooner or later.

As far as he was concerned, the Spirit Pagoda's hidden rule—that going to Shrek would prevent one from becoming a High-Level member of the Spirit Pagoda—had nothing to do with him.

After all, the Spirit Pagoda would eventually bear the surname Chen; what was such a trivial rule worth?

"Alright, let's leave it at that for now. Let's see how things are in three years. If possible, it'd be better not to go to Shrek."

Gu Yue nodded, her gaze falling on the Young Man's handsome profile, her eyes somewhat complicated.

When the Young Man said he would always stand by her side, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.

That feeling was strange, leaving her momentarily at a loss.

But before Gu Yue could dwell on it further, after watching the three finish their fight, Chen Ye directly led Xie Xie and Tang Wulin away.

Standing there, Gu Yue watched the Young Man's retreating figure, a complex, unreadable emotion in her eyes.

Back in the dormitory, Chen Ye glanced around and noticed Zhou Changxi wasn't there, but he didn't care.

Patting Tang Wulin on the shoulder, Chen Ye went straight back to his own bed.

"Tang Wulin, your strength should be enough by now. Tomorrow I'll talk to the teacher and see if I can get you transferred to Zero Class."

Chen Ye said this casually, since he was planning to find Wu Changkong tomorrow anyway to learn from his understanding of the Skyfrost Sword, and mentioning this matter on the side wouldn't be any trouble.