"However..."
Ning Rongrong turned to look at Dai Mubai, a hint of slyness flashing in her eyes.
"Your Majesty, are you sure you didn't use Soul Power back then?"
Dai Mubai chuckled softly and said nothing, only pointing at the Sky Screen.
"Just watch."
On the Sky Screen.
Faced with Dai Weisi's threats.
Five-year-old Dai Mubai finally spoke.
"Elder Brother."
"Do you think that just because you've eaten a few more years' worth of meals than me, you're all that?"
Dai Weisi froze, then flew into a rage.
"You're all talk!"
"You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit!"
"Get on your knees!"
With a furious roar, Dai Weisi reached out and grabbed at Dai Mubai's shoulder.
A faint white glow of Soul Power flickered around his hand.
He really was attacking him, and he showed no mercy at all.
If that claw landed, it would probably crush an ordinary person's collarbone.
Everyone in the Black World held their breath.
It was over.
The child was going to be crippled.
However.
At the very instant Dai Weisi's hand was about to touch Dai Mubai's shoulder.
He moved.
The small figure who had been sitting quietly all this time moved.
Not backward.
Nor did he dodge.
Instead—he attacked!
"Thud!"
A muffled impact.
The crowd's eyes couldn't even keep up with the movement.
They only saw a blur.
Then.
They saw Dai Weisi, who had been advancing so aggressively, double over like a cooked prawn.
His eyes bulged, and his face instantly turned the color of liver.
Both feet left the ground as he flew backward!
The scene seemed to slow down at that moment.
Everyone saw it clearly.
Five-year-old Dai Mubai had somehow already gotten to his feet.
His right leg was still held high after delivering a kick.
That kick had landed squarely in the center of Dai Weisi's chest!
Simple.
Direct.
Just fast!
So fast that even Dai Weisi, who had Soul Power, couldn't react!
"Thump!"
Dai Weisi crashed onto the grass three meters away and rolled twice, getting covered in dirt and looking utterly wretched.
The Black World.
Inside Heaven Dou Camp, everyone's jaws nearly hit the ground.
All the mocking words they'd prepared got stuck in their throats.
"What..."
"Am I seeing things?"
The soldier who had just said he was going home to collect the laundry had dropped the clothes in his hands, but he didn't even notice.
"He kicked him flying?"
"A five-year-old kicked a twelve-year-old Soul Master flying with one kick?"
"How is that possible?!"
This completely overturned everything they knew.
He was a Soul Master!
He might only have been at the low teens in level, but he was still a Soul Master!
How could an ordinary child kick him away like a ball?
In the crowd.
Dai Mubai's eyes nearly popped out of his head.
"Impossible!"
He shouted in disbelief.
"Dai Weisi already had his First Spirit Ring back then. He had Soul Power protecting him!"
"How could an ordinary person's kick break through his defenses?"
"That's absolutely impossible!"
He couldn't accept it.
When he had been five, he would have been so frightened by Dai Weisi's grab that his legs would have gone weak.
But this version of himself in the White World hadn't just stood his ground—he'd even counterattacked?
How was he supposed to live that down?
Everyone instinctively looked toward "theoretical Grandmaster" Yu Xiaogang.
After all, Grandmaster had just sworn that the odds of victory were zero.
At that moment.
Yu Xiaogang's old face flushed red, as if someone had slapped him hard.
But he was a Grandmaster, after all, and had exceptionally strong nerves.
He took a deep breath, quickly composed himself, and forced out an explanation.
"A sneak attack!"
"That was a sneak attack!"
Yu Xiaogang raised his voice, apparently trying to cover up his embarrassment.
"Didn't you see?"
"Dai Weisi wasn't prepared at all!"
"He underestimated his opponent and let his guard down!"
"And the child in the White World clearly took advantage of that, catching him off guard."
"This doesn't prove he's stronger than Dai Weisi. It only proves that he's underhanded and good at exploiting loopholes."
Having said that, Yu Xiaogang regained his footing and sneered.
"Just wait."
"That little trick will only work once."
"Once Dai Weisi reacts and takes him seriously, or even uses a Soul Skill..."
"This child will learn what an absolute difference in power really means!"
After hearing Grandmaster's analysis.
Tang San nodded in agreement.
"Teacher is right."
"That kick was very fast, but it didn't actually have much force. Dai Weisi lost his balance only because it hit a vital spot."
"The real fight starts now."
The soldiers finally understood.
So it had been a sneak attack!
What a scare. They'd thought the kid was some kind of monster.
The White World.
Watching the scene, Bibi Dong's smile grew wider.
"That was perfect timing, and an extreme command of the body's strength."
"That little fellow held back with that kick. Otherwise, that fool called Dai Weisi would have broken ribs by now."
On Sea God Island.
Bo Saixi's eyes sparkled.
"Such decisiveness."
"No wasted words—he just struck."
"That is how the strong carry themselves."
The Sky Screen continued.
After being kicked away, Dai Weisi finally came to his senses from his brief daze.
Pain shot through his chest, making it almost impossible to breathe.
But even worse than the pain was the humiliation!
In front of all his followers.
He, the dignified eldest prince, had been kicked flying by a five-year-old brat?
This was a disgrace beyond compare!
"Bastard!"
Dai Weisi pushed himself up from the ground, his eyes bloodshot. His handsome face twisted into a hideous scowl.
"I'll kill you!"
"I'll cripple you!"
As he roared.
A powerful wave of Soul Power burst from his body.
"Martial Soul, Possession!"
Roar!
A tiger's roar rang out.
A phantom white tiger appeared behind Dai Weisi.
His body began to swell, muscles bulging until his clothes tore.
His hands became tiger claws, gleaming with a chilling, razor-sharp light.
Most striking of all.
A yellow ring of light rose beneath his feet.
A Hundred-Year Spirit Ring!
"Die!"
Dai Weisi had completely lost his mind.
He didn't care that his opponent was his own younger brother, or that the boy was only five years old.
All he wanted was to wipe away his humiliation!
The yellow Spirit Ring suddenly lit up.
"First Spirit Skill: White Tiger Protection Barrier!"
Although it was a defensive skill, when Dai Weisi unleashed it with all his might, the white barrier carried a powerful impact.
He charged at little Dai Mubai like a猛 tiger descending the mountain, wrapped in a gust of wind!
At the same time.
A ball of white light gathered in his mouth.
"Second Spirit Skill: White Tiger Intense Light Wave!"
Although his Soul Power made it difficult to unleash his Second Spirit Skill instantly, he was clearly staking everything on this. He forcibly poured Soul Power into his mouth, preparing to fire it at point-blank range and blast the hateful boy before him to smithereens!
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