Tie Xiong looked around and saw that many students were already cultivating.
He sighed inwardly. As expected of Liu Erlong—backed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, she had truly spared no expense in building this academy.
Suddenly, Tie Xiong's attention was drawn to a brawny young man nearly six feet tall.
He had broad shoulders and a wide back, with short chestnut-red hair.
He clearly possessed a Beast Martial Soul similar to Zhao Wuji's. His muscles were knotted all over, and one look was enough to tell that his strength was terrifying.
"That is our academy's top student, Tailong. His Martial Soul is the Great Strength Gorilla. He just turned eighteen this year and is already a level-twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster. Even some Soul Elders are no match for him!"
Seeing Tie Xiong's gaze, Yin Shu introduced him.
Tie Xiong's eyes immediately lit up.
Wasn't the first thing he had come to Heaven Dou City for to find the Strength Clan?
Tie Xiong then thought of Liu Erlong's fiery temper. She had beaten him up the moment they met yesterday.
Even now, he still felt a little resentful.
An idea immediately came to him.
"Teacher, can I spar with him?"
Tie Xiong asked with a grin.
Yin Shu's eyes widened as he looked Tie Xiong up and down. "Wouldn't that be a bad idea? You have not even reached level twenty. How could you possibly be his match?"
Tie Xiong stared at Tailong. "He only looks big. His actual strength might not be all that impressive! If someone like him can be the academy's top student, then Blue Tyrant Academy is nothing special!"
The moment Tie Xiong said that, the surrounding students glared at him furiously.
This was Blue Tyrant Advanced Academy.
Yin Shu was speechless as well. Where had the dean found this kid? He was so arrogant!
As a level-twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster, Tailong naturally had sharp hearing and heard every word clearly.
"Kid, if you want to die, I'll grant your wish. I will not bully you just because you are young. I won't use my second soul skill!"
Tailong declared proudly. Although he was angry, he was confident, and he had no desire to bully someone younger than himself.
"Then let's go!"
Tie Xiong said as he walked out.
Fighting inside the Mimicry Environment was definitely inappropriate.
Yin Shu lagged behind. When he reached Tailong's side, he said, "The dean brought this kid here. Try not to hurt him!"
Upon hearing that, much of Tailong's anger dissipated.
The dean was the person he respected most. Blue Tyrant Academy only accepted commoners and provided them with such an excellent cultivation environment. Tailong was deeply grateful.
Since this kid was connected to the dean, he would go a little easier on him later.
Surrounded by a crowd of students, Tailong arrived at the field.
Even more students joined them along the way.
They had all heard that some kid had challenged Tailong and insulted Blue Tyrant Academy.
They were all looking forward to seeing the kid get beaten up.
Lu Qibin followed behind, watching Tie Xiong's provocation. Could this Tailong be from the Strength Clan?
What was Little Monster planning?
At the Training Ground, Tie Xiong slowly bent down and removed his leg weights.
Then he said to Tailong, "You are worthy of my taking this seriously. My name is Tie Xiong. I am eight years old, and my Martial Soul is the Heaven Breaking Hammer. Level fifteen. Please enlighten me!"
"Tailong, Great Strength Gorilla Martial Soul, level twenty-nine!"
Tailong shouted as well.
He had seen Tie Xiong remove his leg weights and knew that the kid probably had some skill, but he still could not possibly be his opponent.
Tailong did not attack first. He crooked a finger at Tie Xiong, signaling for him to make the first move.
Tie Xiong chuckled. "Then I won't hold back!"
The Heaven Breaking Hammer appeared in his hand.
A yellow Soul Ring emerged.
"Take this hammer!"
Tie Xiong did not use a soul skill either. He swung with all his strength.
"Great Strength Gorilla Possession!"
Tailong's body abruptly grew several inches taller. Amid a series of crackling bones, his skin turned dark and tough as steel.
Two yellow Soul Rings appeared around his body.
Tailong did not use a soul skill either. The two first clashed Martial Souls, both wanting to test the other's strength.
A thunderous bang rang out.
Tailong did not budge an inch, while Tie Xiong staggered back five or six steps before steadying himself.
Tie Xiong roughly estimated that Tailong had less than two thousand pounds of strength without using soul skills.
"Watch closely, gorilla!"
Tie Xiong's Soul Ring flashed. "Berserk State!"
His total strength increased threefold.
"Power Surge!"
Tai Tan also unleashed his first soul skill.
One could tell from the name alone that it was a strength-enhancing ability.
Worthy of the Strength Clan, he was an extreme strength-type Soul Master. His choice was exactly the same as Tie Xiong's: increasing strength.
This time, it was a clash between their first soul skills.
The outcome greatly exceeded everyone's expectations.
Tie Xiong retreated three steps, while Tai Tan retreated two.
Their strength was actually evenly matched.
Tailong was even more shocked. His first soul skill, Power Surge, doubled his strength. His first strike had carried nearly three thousand five hundred pounds of force.
But what he did not know was that Tie Xiong's first soul skill tripled his strength, directly closing the gap between them.
Before he could think further—
Tie Xiong's Heaven Breaking Hammer came crashing down like a storm.
This was how strength-type Soul Masters fought.
"Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer?" Tailong recognized Tie Xiong's hammer technique at a glance.
Unwilling to be outdone, he continuously met Tie Xiong's attacks with the fists of his Great Strength Gorilla.
The surrounding students were all stunned.
They had never expected this eight-year-old kid to fight the academy's top student to such a standstill.
"Gorilla, if you still refuse to use your second soul skill, you're going to lose! I'll smash you to pieces!"
Tie Xiong shouted.
His strength had already increased enormously.
"Explosive Giant Strength!"
Tailong roared.
He unleashed his second skill, another strength-enhancing ability.
It doubled his total strength again, bringing it to nearly eight thousand pounds.
But it was still useless. He could not catch up to Tie Xiong's accumulating strength.
This was the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. Every hammer strike was stronger than the previous one.
But why was his speed still so fast?
Tragically, Tai Tan discovered that he was actually less agile than Tie Xiong.
At his speed, he simply could not interrupt the buildup of Tie Xiong's hammer technique.
By only the twelfth hammer strike—
Tie Xiong's strength had already accumulated to over ten thousand pounds, and Tailong could only barely defend himself.
He was hammered backward again and again.
"I'll hammer you! I'll hammer you!"
Tie Xiong felt absolutely exhilarated.
Liu Erlong, I can't hammer you yet, so I'll hammer your top student first.
Yin Shu and the students watching from the sidelines all wore ugly expressions, frozen in shock.
There was a ten-year age gap between them!
Tie Xiong was only level fifteen, while Tailong was level twenty-nine.
And he was defeating Tailong in the very thing Tailong excelled at most: strength.
Tie Xiong struck three more times and sent Tailong crashing to the ground.
"Do you surrender, gorilla?"
Tie Xiong laughed loudly and rushed forward.
Tailong struggled for a moment, then immediately got back up and resumed fighting.
As the owner of the Great Strength Gorilla Martial Soul, he possessed not only immense strength but top-tier defense as well. Although Tie Xiong had hammered him so many times, his vitality was simply too great, and he had not suffered any real injuries yet.
Tie Xiong was speechless. If this continued, he would run out of Soul Power.
Tie Xiong directly built up to the seventeenth hammer strike, carrying twenty thousand pounds of force.
"Quake! Quake! Quake!"
Tie Xiong unleashed his killing move.
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