Myriad Willow Scattering Thorn Head Soul, Teacher, I'm a Good Student!

"Everyone, step back."

"From here on, it's just me and him."

Li Fei looked at Enjing and the others as he spoke.

"Alright."

Enjing and the others had complete confidence in Li Fei.

They stepped back to watch the show.

The other new students did the same.

Soon, only Li Fei and Di Jie remained in the middle of the lawn.

"Teacher Li, summon your Martial Soul!" Di Jie said.

"If I summon my Martial Soul, you won't stand a chance."

"Come at me directly."

Li Fei smiled faintly and assumed the Tai Chi Yin Yang Starting Hand Form.

"Teacher Li, you're looking down on me too much!"

"You'll regret this!"

Di Jie frowned. Feeling underestimated, he grew angry.

The next second, he charged straight at Li Fei.

Close-quarters combat was Di Jie's advantage!

He would have been more worried if they fought at range.

After all, Li Fei was a Control System Soul Master.

But now, he had nothing to fear!

Even if Li Fei's Soul Power was one level higher, it would not make much difference!

Bang!

Di Jie rapidly closed in and threw a punch!

But it was as though his movements had been seen through. Li Fei easily dodged.

Yin Yang Two Forces Soul Power surged into Li Fei's hand and struck Di Jie's arm, dispersing his strength. Di Jie's right arm seemed to plunge into tidal seawater, beyond his control. His body was flung away by an invisible force, crashing to the ground and rolling repeatedly.

The sight left everyone stunned.

"This!"

"He defeated a Two Ring Soul Grand Master without even releasing his Martial Soul!?"

"Isn't that absurd!?"

The new students had no idea why.

Enjing and the others were the same.

But in their eyes, their admiration for Li Fei only grew stronger.

"Come again. Is that all you've got?"

"If that's it, you can't even force out my Martial Soul."

Li Fei looked at Di Jie rolling on the ground and spoke calmly.

There was provocation in his words. He wanted to see Di Jie's full strength.

"Damn it! How did this happen!?"

"You clearly haven't released your Martial Soul!"

"How can you dodge and neutralize my attacks!?"

"Why can't I control my arm?"

Di Jie was utterly dumbfounded, voicing questions from the depths of his soul.

Although he had fallen to the ground, the Vine King Armor covering his body protected him, and he was completely unharmed.

"This is merely a refined application of Soul Power." Li Fei smiled faintly, not revealing the mysteries of Tai Chi Yin Yang.

It was rather profound. The fewer people who knew about it, the better.

"Hmph! I don't believe it!"

"Take this!"

"First Soul Skill · Vine King Binding!"

The First Soul Skill lit up.

Thick Golden Vines, each as thick as an arm, extended from the Vine King Armor on Di Jie's body and rushed toward Li Fei.

This Soul Skill could bind an enemy, allowing Di Jie to rush in and rain down blow after blow of brutal punches!

Someone of a lower level, or even someone at the same level, would indeed have trouble breaking free from it. But against Li Fei, things were different.

"After the Martial Soul mutated, the First Soul Skill became more powerful as well."

Li Fei spoke calmly.

"Then let's see whose vines are stronger."

He lightly stomped the ground.

Delicate Willow Branches drilled out from beneath the earth.

Jianmu Technique.

He silently thought to himself.

Soul Power within his body rapidly poured into them.

By now, he had studied his Martial Soul to a profound extent. Even without summoning it, he could still use its abilities.

The next second, the delicate Willow Branches grew enormous.

They were bigger, thicker, and stronger than the Vine King Vines!

To avoid causing unnecessary trouble,

Li Fei still summoned the Yin Yang Willow Martial Soul behind him.

Two Soul Rings rose beneath his feet as well.

That made things seem more reasonable.

Bang! Bang! Bang!!!

The instant the vines collided, the Vine King Vines were effortlessly crushed by the Ambrosial Arbor transformed from Willow Branches.

Although the Vine King Vines had now turned golden and gained the toughness of metal, one must not forget that Li Fei's possessed Yin Yang Two Forces. He also controlled the elements of heaven and earth. Though the Ambrosial Arbor did not reveal it outwardly, its essence had fused with those powers. The seemingly ordinary Ambrosial Arbor actually contained Yongzhen.

Even without drawing upon Elemental Power,

the Yin Yang Force alone could twist and disperse the so-called hardness of metal.

Right now, it was as easy as a grandfather beating up his grandson.

"What!?"

"Such huge vines!?"

Watching his Soul Skill get crushed and neutralized so easily, Di Jie felt terrible, but he was equally shocked.

Originally, he had thought that after absorbing the Four Hundred Years Golden Vine, his First Soul Skill had become much stronger, and he had been full of confidence. He never expected the slap in the face to come so quickly!

At that moment, dense Willow Branches danced around Li Fei, lifting his body off the ground as he looked down at Di Jie below.

"A Willow Tree can be used like this!?"

Di Jie's horizons had truly been broadened.

Li Fei had completely overturned his worldview.

"Do you want to dance too?"

"But with your abilities, you're still not enough."

Li Fei's lips curled upward as he spoke indifferently.

"We're only one level apart. Why is the gap so huge!?"

"We both have two yellow hundred-year Soul Rings!"

Di Jie was deeply confused.

"Because my understanding of my own Martial Soul and Soul Power is countless times deeper than yours!" Li Fei said calmly.

"Indeed, I admit that my research into Martial Souls and Soul Power is far inferior to yours." Di Jie lowered his head, then suddenly raised it again, his gaze firm.

"But I won't admit defeat!"

"Second Soul Skill · Vine King Spear!"

Di Jie's Second Soul Ring lit up.

A spear formed from vines separated from the Vine King Armor. He gripped it in his hand, swung it, and leaped into the air. He rapidly ran along the Ambrosial Arbor and thrust the spear toward Li Fei!

Snap!

The sound of a finger snap rang out.

The Ambrosial Arbor before him vanished.

"Ahhh!!!"

Di Jie suddenly lost his balance, cried out, and fell to the ground.

Fortunately, he had not been very high up, only one or two meters. It was nothing to a Soul Grandmaster.

Especially someone like Di Jie, who wore defensive armor.

But as Di Jie hit the ground, he used all his strength to hurl the Vine King Spear in his hand! It shot straight at Li Fei!

It quickly reached his face!

Bang!

However, the next second, a Yin Yang Diagram Seal appeared before him.

It blocked the incoming Vine King Spear.

Willow Branches wrapped around it and crushed it into powder, scattering it across the earth.

"Not bad. You just happened to run into me."

Li Fei smiled faintly.

"Do you admit defeat now?"

He asked Di Jie.

Di Jie gritted his teeth. "No!"

"Is that so?"

"For a disobedient Prickly one,"

"I'll whip you until you submit."

Li Fei's smile was somewhat chilling.

It made Di Jie's hairs stand on end.

The next second, Willow Branches drilled up from the ground one after another.

Like a tidal wave, they instantly submerged the entire ground.

The scene left the entire crowd dumbstruck and filled Di Jie with fear.

"So many!?"

"Fuck!"

Di Jie's scalp went numb as he tried to run.

But the next second, all the Willow Branches rose upright and formed a cage, trapping him inside. The Willow Branches turned into Ambrosial Arbor. No matter how Di Jie struck them, it was useless—they were unbelievably hard!

This was one of Li Fei's Self-Created Soul Skills: Myriad Willow Cage! It was also called Jianmu Prison!

Inside the cage, Willow Branches emerged and bound Di Jie's hands and feet, lifting him off the ground and suspending him in mid-air.

Then dense, delicate Willow Branches carrying the power of Yin Yang Two Forces lashed Di Jie's body.

The Vine King Armor he had been so proud of was whipped apart like papier-mâché, until the strikes finally cut into his flesh.

Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack! Smack!

"Ahhhhhhh!!!"

"Teacher, stop hitting me! I was wrong! I'm your good student! I'm not Prickly! Ahhhhhhh!!!"

Di Jie's heart-rending screams echoed from within the cage.

Myriad Willow Scattering Thorn Head Soul, Teacher, I'm a Good Student!