Du Busi: I'm Not Here to Reason with You

"Xuan Zi!"

Du Busi looked toward the khaki figure rushing over from afar and sneered.

"Where did that hypocrite get the nerve?"

Yan Shaozhe's expression darkened at those words.

Yet, sensing Du Busi's soul-stirring aura and seeing the three blood-red Soul Rings, a trace of apprehension flashed through his eyes.

Although he was Mu En's personal disciple, his strength truly had not reached the first tier.

Let alone the Ultimate level, he could not even take part in a battle between Super Douluo yet.

That was right. He was only Level 94, still one step away from Level 95.

Yet that one step was the difference between heaven and earth.

After Level 90, every step of a Title Douluo's cultivation was a new realm. Especially at Level 95 and above, every level brought a qualitative transformation.

Without Hundred-thousand Year Soul Rings and Soul Bones, and without an attribute advantage, a difference of one level basically meant an unquestionable suppression.

Did Yan Shaozhe possess Hundred-thousand Year Soul Rings and Soul Bones?

No.

Du Busi, on the other hand, did.

The yellow streak of light that was Xuan Zi descended, shielding Yan Shaozhe and the other two behind him.

There were still grease stains at the corners of his mouth from the chicken leg he had been eating.

His gaze swept over Mu Yuan behind Du Busi, and a trace of confusion flashed through his eyes.

He looked somewhat familiar, as if Xuan Zi had seen him somewhere before.

After looking a few more times, Xuan Zi's expression sank.

He remembered who this child was.

"How are you together with Old Monster Du?"

Mu Yuan did not answer.

Wasn't the answer obvious?

Receiving no response, Xuan Zi showed anger.

"Fine, fine! What an ill-mannered brat!"

"Hmph, Xuan Zi, it is not your place to point fingers at a disciple of my Body Sect!"

Du Busi showed Xuan Zi no courtesy whatsoever.

Without another word, his body swelled in size. His Poison Arts circulated, Dark Green Soul Power coiled around him, and nine Soul Rings shone brilliantly.

Xuan Zi's expression turned grave at the sight.

He did not fear Du Busi in a direct confrontation, but he had no desire to fight a meaningless battle.

What if the fight truly escalated?

After Du Busi's Gold-level Second Awakening, Xuan Zi could not withstand him.

"Shaozhe, what happened just now?"

Yan Shaozhe said, "Elder Xuan, that village was slaughtered by an Evil Soul Master. I found traces of Du Busi's Poison Arts in the village."

Xuan Zi's gaze darkened.

"Old Monster Du, the Shrek Inner Court Inspection Team hunts Evil Soul Masters. Are you going to attack my Inspection Team?"

Another accusation.

But this one was quite effective. Du Busi, who had been about to erupt, stopped moving and narrowed his eyes.

"This old man has nothing to do with that Evil Soul Master. I merely passed by and killed him."

Xuan Zi relaxed at those words.

Yan Shaozhe stared coldly at Du Busi.

He knew Du Busi had left some things unsaid.

The Inspection Team was responsible for hunting Evil Soul Masters. They had been tracking this Evil Soul Master for some time and had guessed that he was researching some evil ritual for obtaining Soul Bones.

Precisely because he knew this, Yan Shaozhe guessed that Du Busi had definitely not explained everything.

However, he also knew that he could not press the matter further.

Yan Shaozhe felt that with Xuan Zi present, there was no need to fear a battle with Du Busi.

But Xuan Zi's reaction made him realize that avoiding conflict was still preferable.

Still, this style of handling matters made him feel rather stifled.

Since when had Shrek Academy acted so aggrieved?

Yet, just as Shrek Academy believed the matter was over, Du Busi's sinister question rang out.

"This old man will not pursue today's matter, but regarding this disciple of my Body Sect, Xuan Zi, don't you think you should give this old man an explanation?"

Du Busi stared coldly at Xuan Zi.

If he attacked the Inspection Team, his reputation would inevitably plummet once word spread.

Though Du Busi did not care much, he was still willing to negotiate if it meant avoiding such accusations.

Just like now.

Regarding the Evil Soul Master, he was magnanimous enough not to pursue Yan Shaozhe's offense.

But—

How should they settle the debt of Shrek Academy concealing a Soul Master with a Body Martial Soul?

Right now, before Du Busi was not Shrek's Inspection Team.

They were enemies who had offended the very foundation upon which the Body Sect stood!

Xuan Zi's expression sank. He glanced at Mu Yuan again.

"My Shrek recruits monsters from across the continent and nurtures geniuses; everyone knows this. He came to Shrek Academy of his own accord. When his talent failed to meet Shrek's standards, Shrek recommended a primary academy to him instead. Now that has somehow become Shrek's fault?"

Du Busi snorted coldly.

In Xuan Zi's mouth, the entire course of events had been twisted.

Shrek had clearly dug at the Body Sect's foundations, intercepting Soul Masters with Body Martial Souls. They did not want them for themselves, yet they also wanted to block their path into the Body Sect.

Had the Heaven Soul Royal Family not secretly maintained good relations with the Body Sect, and had the admissions teacher at Blue Tyrant Primary Soul Master Academy not happened to be connected to the royal family, the Body Sect would likely have missed out on six disciples.

Yes, besides Mu Yuan, there were another five Soul Masters with Body Martial Souls who had undergone similar experiences.

The Body Sect had only barely exceeded a hundred members in total. Six disciples were already no small number.

Not to mention a genius like Mu Yuan among them!

Xuan Zi wanted to reason with him, to play word games based on moral righteousness, but Du Busi had no intention of playing along.

"This old man is not here to reason with you!"

Du Busi no longer suppressed the impulse he had just restrained.

Boom!

The Seventh Soul Ring flashed with an eerie blood-red radiance.

At that moment, heaven and earth seemed to be covered by that streak of blood-red light.

His body grew larger, transforming into a colossal form. Dark Green Soul Power erupted from him, making him seem like a demonic sovereign.

Xuan Zi's expression turned ugly.

"Do you really think I'm afraid of you?!"

With an angry roar, he entered his Martial Soul Avatar as well.

Nine Soul Rings emerged one after another. They were inferior to Du Busi's: two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—two entire Hundred-thousand Year Soul Rings fewer.

One fewer Hundred-thousand Year Soul Ring would already create an obvious gap in strength, much less two.

Especially when one of the missing rings was the Seventh Soul Ring corresponding to the Martial Soul Avatar.

Dark Green and khaki light blazed brilliantly as the two sides collided repeatedly in midair.

Boundless poisonous mist and khaki currents split the region in half.

"Old Monster Du, you truly are unreasonable!"

"Hmph! Since Shrek Academy dared to reach out its hand, this old man does not mind chopping one of your hands off!"

Du Busi's fury over his sect's foundation being undermined came from the depths of his heart.

The reason he had not attacked Shrek before was because the Body Sect had discovered this scheme and stationed people at Blue Tyrant Academy and many other academies, bringing all the disciples they should recruit into their fold.

But now that Mu Yuan had followed him to hunt Soul Beasts and had been seen by Xuan Zi, Shrek likely would not send the Body Martial Soul Masters it deemed unworthy to Blue Tyrant Primary Soul Master Academy in the future.

Above Du Busi's head, poisonous mist gathered into a Poison Dragon. After circling through the air, it suddenly shot forward.

Xuan Zi condensed a ball of mysterious yellow light in his mouth and fired it out, colliding with the Poison Dragon in midair.

Rumble!

Yan Shaozhe shielded Ma Xiaotao and the other person.

At that moment, his gaze shifted toward Mu Yuan, and a different thought arose in his heart.

Mu Yuan had long been on guard.

Instinctively, he did not trust Shrek's character.

The moment he noticed Yan Shaozhe's gaze, he decisively shouted.

"Sect Master!"