Just then, a voice came from behind her.
"Senior Sister, don't get angry. Leave it to me."
Ling Xiao rode up beside Hu Liena.
He slightly raised the spear in his hand. Its tip flashed with a cold glint as he pointed it straight at the few disciples who had spoken so rudely.
His expression was cold, and his voice was calm.
"Apologize to my Senior Sister. Right now!"
He hadn't wanted to invite trouble.
But these people had picked on Hu Liena. That was another matter entirely.
"Apologize? Why should we?"
The disciple saw that Ling Xiao was only seven or eight years old and assumed he was putting on a brave front. He immediately sneered.
"Little brat, you haven't even grown your hair yet, and you dare point a spear at us? Do you even know who we are? You know the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"
"If you know what's good for you, get lost. Otherwise, don't blame us for being impolite!"
"Exactly! A little brat dares to throw his weight around in front of us? Does he really think the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is easy to mess with?"
The disciples chimed in one after another. They dismounted, Soul Power surging, and took up fighting stances.
They didn't take Ling Xiao seriously at all.
"Enough!"
A sharp shout rang out from the front of the group.
Yu Tianheng dismounted and strode over, frowning as he scolded the collateral-branch disciples:
"Have you people had enough? What did the clan leader tell us before we left? We weren't to cause trouble while we were away! Hurry up and apologize to this young lady!"
As the direct heir of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he at least had the basic decency to know better.
"Young Master Tianheng! They started it—"
The disciples tried to explain, but Yu Tianheng glared them into silence. They could only shut their mouths in frustration.
Just as Yu Tianheng was about to speak again and smooth things over, Yu Tianxin suddenly stepped forward and stopped him.
"Tianheng, there's no need."
Yu Tianxin's gaze fell on Ling Xiao, disdain filling his defiant eyes.
"Since he wants to stand up for this young lady, let's settle it with our fists. If he wants us to apologize, he'll have to prove he's capable of making us."
The other boy had pointed a spear at a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, which was an insult to them. Yu Tianxin didn't want to let it go just like that.
Yu Tianxin turned to Ling Xiao and lifted his chin.
"Kid, my name is Yu Tianxin. I'm a disciple of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, a Level 24 Soul Grandmaster of the Power Attack System."
"Since you want to stand up for your Senior Sister, I won't bully you. I'll give you a chance: take three moves from me."
"If you win, I'll kneel and apologize to this young lady on behalf of the others. If you lose, you'll apologize to us. Do you dare?"
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's disciples immediately began to jeer.
"Well said, Young Master Tianxin! Let's settle it with our fists!"
"Kid, do you dare to take him on? If you don't, hurry up and get lost!"
"Young Master Tianxin is one of the Blue Lightning Twin Stars, a Level 24 Soul Grandmaster. That kid's probably scared stiff!"
Hu Liena frowned and was just about to refuse for Ling Xiao.
Before she could get a word out, Ling Xiao spoke first.
"Fine."
Ling Xiao dismounted, gripped his spear, and walked slowly toward an open patch of ground nearby.
He looked calmly at Yu Tianxin. "I accept. As it happens, I'd also like to see just how capable the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon is, the beast Martial Soul hailed as the continent's strongest Power Attack type."
His tone was even, but there was a hint of fighting spirit in his eyes.
"Junior Brother!"
Hu Liena hurried over to him.
"He's a Level 24 Soul Grandmaster with a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul. You've only just broken through to Level 20. You'll be at a disadvantage!"
"Don't worry, Senior Sister."
Ling Xiao turned his head and smiled at her.
"One move is all I need to beat him."
Hearing this, Hu Liena relaxed.
She knew what her junior brother was capable of.
Not far away, Chrysanthemum Douluo remained where he was, holding the reins of his horse. His face showed no expression.
He trusted Ling Xiao's abilities, but he would never let anyone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan hurt him.
At the back of the group, the ever-silent Yu Xuan raised his head as well.
He watched the young man standing in the middle of the clearing with a spear in hand, his expression complicated. No one knew what he was thinking.
In the center of the clearing, the two faced each other from a distance.
Seeing how calm Ling Xiao looked, Yu Tianxin grew even more irritated and sneered.
"Kid, you sure talk big. Give me your name. I don't fight nameless ghosts."
"Ling Xiao."
Ling Xiao stood with his spear in hand and spoke calmly.
"Level 20 Control System Soul Master."
Level 20?
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's disciples were all shocked.
"Did I hear that right? Level 20? He looks only seven or eight years old. His Soul Power Level is that high?"
"He's a genius, sure, but he's still four levels behind, and he's a Control System Soul Master facing a Power Attack System one. How does he expect to win?"
"I think he's gone crazy. Does he really think beating a few nobodies means he can challenge the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect?"
He was simply overestimating himself!
"Kid, I'd advise you to admit defeat while you still can."
"I don't want to bully a little brat. I'd hate for people to say the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan picks on the young."
"Enough talk!"
Ling Xiao swept his spear across, pointing the tip directly at Yu Tianxin.
"If you want to fight, then fight. If you beat me, I'll apologize. But if you lose, don't forget what you said."
"You're asking for death!"
Yu Tianxin's patience ran out. He shouted as Soul Power exploded from his body!
"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, possess me!"
Brilliant blue lightning burst from him, accompanied by a deafening dragon's roar.
Yu Tianxin's body began to change. Blue dragon scales covered him, his right arm grew thick and powerful, sharp dragon claws sprang from his fingertips, and a dragon's tail extended behind him.
Two yellow Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet, rhythmically circling his body.
Wild lightning crackled outward, making the air around them sizzle.
This was the continent's strongest Power Attack Beast Martial Soul—the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!
"Kid, prepare to die!"
Yu Tianxin roared as his First Soul Ring lit up.
Wild lightning gathered around his dragon claw. His First Soul Skill, Thunder Claw, came slashing toward Ling Xiao!
As he saw it, one move was enough to deal with a Level 20 Soul Master who had only one Soul Ring.
Just then, Ling Xiao moved.
He lightly stepped forward and flicked his spear, its tip tracing a flower in the air.
He charged straight toward Yu Tianxin's Thunder Claw, his body shooting forward like an arrow!
"Has he gone mad? He actually dares to charge straight at him?"
"He's asking for death! Young Master Tianxin's Thunder Claw will turn him to charcoal!"
The Blue Lightning disciples cried out in shock, convinced Ling Xiao was wildly overestimating himself.
Even Yu Tianheng frowned, thinking Ling Xiao was far too reckless.
But the instant Ling Xiao charged, Yu Tianxin himself suddenly felt a powerful sense of danger!
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