Ning Rongrong Kneels! Blue Silver Academy is Unfathomable!

Xiao Xiao heard this and actually laughed.

She straightened her back, slammed the broom onto the ground, and looked at Ning Rongrong with a hint of pity in her eyes.

"Miss Ning, have you perhaps misunderstood something?"

"This is Blue Silver Academy, not your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"Around here, nobody is going to indulge your spoiled young lady temper!"

"You!"

Ning Rongrong's pretty face flushed red with anger; she had never been talked back to like this before!

"Fine! Very fine!"

She laughed out of extreme fury: "It seems staying in this dump for a few days has made you forget what kind of thing you are! A soul master with innate half-level Soul Power dares to clamor in front of me?"

"If you have the guts, then spar with me!"

As the words fell, a powerful wave of soul power erupted from Ning Rongrong's body!

"Seven Treasures turn out, glazed light!"

Amidst a brilliant radiance, a gorgeous, eye-catching seven-colored pagoda appeared in the palm of her hand!

The seven-colored treasure light shot into the sky, reflecting the exquisite pagoda in Ning Rongrong's palm with a sacred air.

Two century-level soul rings pulsed up and down, the yellow halos flowing as they released the pressure of a level 27 Soul Power.

Ning Rongrong straightened her back, her figure outlined by her pink dress appearing slender and alluring, her straight, long legs faintly visible beneath the hem.

At this moment, she carried the absolute confidence of a direct descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

"A trash Martial Soul user, even if you got lucky, how strong could you possibly be?"

A cold sneer hung on the corner of her lips.

Although she was an auxiliary type without direct offensive capabilities, the gap in Soul Power level was an unbridgeable chasm!

Level 27 against level 0.5—she could crush the other party to death with soul power alone!

Dealing with someone like this was more than enough!

However, facing her provocation, Xiao Xiao's reaction was beyond her expectations.

There was no fear, no anger, and not even a shred of nervousness.

Xiao Xiao merely glanced at her calmly, a look as if she were watching an unreasonable child.

"I don't want to bully you."

Having said that, Xiao Xiao actually put away her broom and turned to leave.

Ignored!

Utterly and completely ignored!

This was more embarrassing to Ning Rongrong than any insulting words could ever be!

"Stop right there!"

Shame and anger mingled, and Ning Rongrong shouted sharply: "You stop right there! Don't think you can get away with putting on an act! Today, I will make you realize that trash will always be trash!"

As she berated her, her right wrist flicked hiddenly.

A barely perceptible cold light shot out from her sleeve, aiming straight for Xiao Xiao's back!

This was a hidden weapon Tang San had given her for self-defense before she left; it was coated in paralytic toxin and moved as fast as lightning!

Just as the cold light was about to strike, Xiao Xiao acted as if she had eyes in the back of her head, not even turning around.

A strange plant Martial Soul quietly emerged from behind her.

It was no longer the humble Foxtail Grass.

It was a strange grass, emerald green throughout as if carved from jade, with nine long, swaying tails trailing behind it!

Nine-Tailed Soul Suppressing Grass!

One of the emerald grass tails flicked with the agility of a living creature, precisely coiling around the cold light.

With a crisp "ding," the hidden weapon was crushed into fragments by the grass tail and fell powerlessly to the ground.

The entire process was fluid, effortless, and relaxed.

The look of rage on Ning Rongrong's face froze completely.

She stared fixedly at the Nine-Tailed Soul Suppressing Grass, her mind going blank.

"This... what kind of Martial Soul is this?"

She remembered clearly that Xiao Xiao's Martial Soul was obviously the most common Foxtail Grass on the continent!

Could it be...

Could the absurd rumors from the outside world actually be true?

Could Blue Silver Academy really achieve Martial Soul Evolution?!

No!

Absolutely impossible!

Ning Rongrong shook her head violently, casting the thought from her mind.

Before departing, she had heard Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang say with his own lips that Martial Soul Evolution required extremely harsh conditions, even necessitating the use of immortal-grade herbs; it was by no means something easily achieved by human effort.

How could that person named Chen Xuan possibly possess such heaven-defying means!

It must be that Xiao Xiao had been hiding her strength, or perhaps her Martial Soul had been like this all along!

Yes, that must be it!

Being so slighted by someone she viewed as an "abandoned disciple," Ning Rongrong's unwillingness and arrogance were thoroughly ignited.

"Do you think you're amazing just because you blocked one probing strike of mine?"

She let out a sharp cry, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in her eyes: "That was just an appetizer; now, I will let you witness the true power of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda!"

"First Soul Skill, Strength Enhancement!"

"Second Soul Skill, Speed Enhancement!"

Two brilliant rays of light shot out from the pagoda, enveloping her own body as her soul power fluctuations surged instantly!

Seeing this, Xiao Xiao finally turned around and sighed softly.

"Since you insist on bringing humiliation upon yourself, then I won't be polite either."

She no longer indulged the other party, and the soul power within her body erupted without reservation!

A majestic aura, far surpassing that of Ning Rongrong, soared into the sky!

Yellow! Yellow! Purple!

Three soul rings rose from beneath Xiao Xiao's feet, and that final, deep purple ring thoroughly shattered all of Ning Rongrong's wishful thinking!

"Thi... thirty-third level? A thousand-year soul ring?!"

Ning Rongrong's voice was trembling.

Xiao Xiao did not answer her, choosing instead to prove everything with her actions.

"Third Soul Skill, Nine-Tailed Soul Suppression!"

In an instant, the Nine-Tailed Soul Suppressing Grass behind her shone brilliantly, its nine grassy tails extending infinitely, blotting out the sun and sky!

An invisible, terrifying pressure originating from the depths of the soul swept toward Ning Rongrong like a landslide or a tsunami!

It was not a physical attack, but an absolute crushing of the spirit and soul!

In Ning Rongrong's perception, the world had turned gray, and only those nine grassy tails, like whips of divine punishment, occupied her entire field of vision!

"Ah!"

Ning Rongrong let out a short, startled cry, and the light of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda she held in her hand dimmed instantly; she felt her legs go weak, and, submerged in immense fear, she collapsed to the ground.

The overwhelming pressure came to an abrupt halt just an inch from her forehead.

Xiao Xiao retracted her Martial Soul and soul rings, and the plaza returned to calm, as if nothing had ever happened.

She looked down at the collapsed Ning Rongrong from above, her tone indifferent.

"I said, I don't want to bully you. The current me is no longer that abandoned disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect who could be bullied by anyone."

Ning Rongrong gasped for air, the lingering terror of having survived a disaster leaving her drenched in sweat.

She raised her head to look at the girl before her—someone both familiar and strange—and the arrogance and disdain in her eyes had long since vanished, replaced by deep shock and confusion.

Xiao Xiao's magnanimity only made her face burn with shame.

"Wh... why? How on earth did you do it?" she asked in a hoarse voice.

Xiao Xiao's gaze turned toward the depths of the academy, and those cold eyes were instantly filled with a light of worship and fanaticism.

"All of this was bestowed upon me by the Dean."

"Without the Dean, there would be no me today."

Her tone was filled with heartfelt, sincere gratitude.