Chen Ye said as three Golden Soul Rings descended around him, and his left hand instantly transformed into a dazzling golden Dragon Claw.
"Here he comes!" Xie Xie shouted under his breath. He took a step forward, and the Light and Dark Dagger instantly appeared in his hands.
The Second Soul Ring on his body lit up at the same time. He immediately unleashed his strongest Soul Skill at present—Twin Dragon Storm.
After fighting Chen Ye these past few days, the greatest lesson Xie Xie had learned was that when facing an opponent stronger than himself, he shouldn't waste time thinking. He needed to go all out from the start.
The terrifying Twin Dragon Storm swept forward. Xie Xie hadn't waited for Tang Wulin at all. Or rather, in his mind, he hadn't taken Tang Wulin seriously in the slightest.
At this moment, he still regarded this as a one-on-one battle between himself and Chen Ye.
The terrifying Twin Dragon Storm swept forward, but Chen Ye merely raised his hand slightly.
Facing Xie Xie and Tang Wulin, he had no intention of using a Soul Skill. After all, if he used one, the two of them would either die or be crippled.
Under normal combat-training circumstances, he wouldn't even use his Martial Soul. It was only because Tang Wulin had joined the fight that he summoned his Martial Soul this time.
With a casual punch, he shattered the Twin Dragon Storm just as casually.
Chen Ye took a step forward, his fist smashing directly toward Xie Xie.
Xie Xie was in the process of dispersing the force and had no time to retreat. Just at this crucial moment—
Large amounts of Blue Silver Grass emerged from the ground, countless deep-blue blades wrapping around Chen Ye's body.
Although Chen Ye broke them apart with a tremor in an instant, they still gave Xie Xie a chance to retreat.
The two daggers in Xie Xie's hands gleamed with biting cold. Without the slightest hesitation, he slashed directly at Chen Ye's right side.
After all, Chen Ye's left side was in the Golden Dragon King state, and its defensive power could be called invincible.
Thus, without any hesitation, Xie Xie's twin dragon daggers struck Chen Ye.
Xie Xie had shown no mercy. He understood that even if Chen Ye were only in his physical state, he still couldn't break through his defenses.
Sure enough, although Chen Ye's clothes were slashed open, his fair muscles didn't even bear a single scratch.
Chen Ye casually flung Xie Xie away. Tang Wulin also stepped forward, and the Clear Sky Hammer appeared in his hands.
Although it had no Soul Ring attached to it, its terrifying power still swept forth.
Just after flying away, Xie Xie saw Tang Wulin summon a gigantic hammer and smash it toward him. Xie Xie naturally recognized it.
He looked at Tang Wulin, the disdain in his eyes transforming into indescribable shock:
"That's the Clear Sky Hammer, the top-tier Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer. Tang Wulin has Twin Martial Souls—how can his Soul Power be so low?"
Xie Xie's eyes were filled with confusion, but before he could think further, the hammer had already descended.
Chen Ye calmly raised his right hand and casually caught the Clear Sky Hammer. Then he gripped it and flung it away.
Tang Wulin's body was sent flying. Before Xie Xie could react, Tang Wulin crashed directly into him.
The two fell to the ground together and immediately passed out.
"Not bad. You've both improved a lot. The two of you together can already fight a normal Three-Ring Soul Master."
Chen Ye nodded, a hint of a smile on his face. His words were extremely arrogant, as though he himself weren't a Three-Ring Soul Master.
Yet after hearing him, the two people lying on the ground didn't refute him at all. They even showed their agreement.
If a Three-Ring Soul Master had strength as formidable as their boss Chen Ye's, then they wouldn't need to fight anymore. They could just wait to die.
Chen Ye briefly explained some combat techniques to the two of them. Nearly ten minutes later, Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan finally arrived.
After that, Chen Ye didn't make a move. The main event was the pitiful brawl between Xie Xie, Tang Wulin, and Xu Xiaoyan.
After all, the three of them were actually quite close in strength. If Gu Yue went all out, she could suppress them directly.
Thus, the three of them trained their Martial Souls, Soul Skills, and combat techniques over there, while Chen Ye chatted with Gu Yue.
"Chen Ye, are you planning to go to Shrek Academy?" Gu Yue looked at Chen Ye, a complicated expression on her face.
During this meeting, Gu Yue could sense that Chen Ye seemed to have gained something new—something she yearned for intensely.
However, when she looked at the young man's fervent gaze, she couldn't bring herself to feel even the slightest urge to kill him.
"It doesn't matter. We'll see. I might spend some time in the outer court."
"Don't worry, Senior Sister. I've always been on your side. I'd never bully you."
Chen Ye's voice was calm. He didn't say that he was a member of the Spirit Pagoda, nor did he say that he was Leng Yaozhu's disciple. Instead, he still said that he belonged to Gu Yue.
The girl's earlobes instantly reddened slightly. She glared at Chen Ye in annoyance:
"Who said I wanted you to become mine? Master means for us to join Shrek Academy three years from now."
"We'll study there for a few years, gain some strength, and then leave and return to the Spirit Pagoda."
Gu Yue spoke casually, and Chen Ye's face remained expressionless. This arrangement was very common within the Spirit Pagoda.
Many of the Spirit Pagoda's lower-level members had studied at Shrek Academy.
The reason disciples of Deputy Tower Masters like them had to study at Shrek Academy was mainly because of Leng Yaozhu.
Everyone knew that the Spirit Pagoda now effectively belonged to the Qiangu Family.
As a Deputy Tower Master, Leng Yaozhu's position within it was very awkward.
Qiangu Dongfeng had pursued her, only to be rejected. As a result, her relationship with the Spirit Pagoda had become extremely complicated.
At the same time, the Spirit Pagoda's greatest goal at present was to target Shrek. Yet because of Yun Ming, Leng Yaozhu was unwilling to do anything that would harm Shrek.
This caused her goals to differ from those of the Spirit Pagoda.
To put it plainly, Leng Yaozhu had been isolated, much like certain unfortunate homeroom teachers at school. Unable to loiter around the office, they could only retreat to their classrooms.
"We'll see. Spending two years studying at Shrek won't matter."
Chen Ye yawned. None of this mattered to him. After all, his first goal was to become the Tower Master of the Spirit Pagoda.
So sooner or later, he would certainly come into conflict with the Qiangu Family.
As far as he was concerned, the Spirit Pagoda's hidden rule that anyone who went to Shrek couldn't become one of its upper-level members had nothing to do with him.
After all, the Spirit Pagoda would bear the surname Chen in the future. What could such a minor rule possibly matter?
"Alright, then let's leave it at that for now. We'll see how things are in three years. If possible, it would be even better not to go to Shrek."
Gu Yue nodded and looked at the young man's handsome profile, her gaze complicated.
When the young man said that he would always stand by her side, her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
The sensation was strange, leaving her at a loss for a moment.
Before Gu Yue could think further, however, Chen Ye led Xie Xie and Tang Wulin away as soon as he saw the three of them finish fighting.
Where she stood, Gu Yue watched the young man's departing back, her eyes filled with an emotion too complicated to decipher.
Back in the dormitory, Chen Ye glanced around and found that Zhou Changxi wasn't there, though he didn't care.
After patting Tang Wulin on the shoulder, Chen Ye returned directly to his own bed.
"Tang Wulin, your current strength should be sufficient. Tomorrow, I'll speak to the teacher and see if we can transfer you to Class Zero."
Chen Ye spoke casually. After all, he was planning to find Wu Changkong tomorrow and learn from his understanding of the Heavenly Frost Sword. Bringing up this matter along the way wouldn't be troublesome.
Before you continue