Crush Qin Ming! Zhao Wuji Lives Up to His Name

Qin Ming was struck hard, his expression turning incredibly ugly: "Damn it! Third Soul Skill, Pale Wolf Rage Fire!"

A beam of flame instantly erupted from the mouth of the fire wolf.

"Let me show you what true, ultimate-intensity fire looks like."

Lin Ye raised the Angel Holy Sword, gathering endless Sun True Fire, and struck directly with a basic sword attack against Qin Ming's third soul skill.

"You dare to clash with my third soul skill without using a soul skill? You're courting death!!"

"Is that so!"

Lin Ye's voice echoed through the arena.

The next second.

Qin Ming's flame beam was extinguished by a single slash, and his flames were even absorbed by Lin Ye's fire homogenization.

"How could this be..."

Qin Ming's mentality shattered; for the first time, his heart as a genius had been dealt a blow.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!" Qin Ming unleashed his strongest move, a ferocious punch hurtling forward: "Fourth Soul Skill, Pale Wolf Blazing Fire Fist!!"

"Heh, Second Soul Skill, Angel Twin Slash, First Slash, Bright Slash!"

Lin Ye erupted with power, meeting the attack head-on.

The two forces collided directly.

Boom!

Squelch!~

"Urgh!" Qin Ming vomited blood on the spot and was sent flying.

"I actually lost so thoroughly!" Qin Ming felt despair, a deep despair born from the gap in power.

He was on the verge of a mental breakdown; geniuses like him were the most susceptible to such blows.

In this moment, he began to doubt the intensity of his own flames, his talent, and his strength.

"You've lost. Let's end it here."

Lin Ye prepared to stop; soul fighting matches were meant to end at the point of victory.

But Qin Ming could not accept such a pathetic defeat: "No! I haven't lost yet! Ahhh!"

Qin Ming stood up and charged again.

"Wait, what? Qin Ming, you're supposed to be a good sport? That's not right!"

After becoming a teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Qin Ming often taught his students to grow through failure. Lin Ye had assumed he could accept a crushing defeat, but it seemed he couldn't handle losing either.

Qin Ming was indeed a man who could accept failure.

But he could not accept that a genius soul master like himself had been so easily defeated by a soul master even younger than him!

If that were the case, what did the arrogance and pride of his genius heart over all these years even amount to!?

"I refuse to accept this!!" Qin Ming threw a frantic punch, his face twisted with malice.

"Since that's the case, I'll make sure you lose completely." Lin Ye stopped holding back: "Angel Twin Slash, Second Slash, Holy Fire Slash!"

The flaming blade swept outward.

Bang!

Squelch~

"Arghhh!" Under this slash, Qin Ming was critically injured and collapsed to the ground, nearly killed on the spot.

"Qin Ming!!" Watching Qin Ming nearly beaten to death, Zhao Wuji in the spectator stands was furious: "This brat! How dare he beat our Shrek Academy's most prized student like this! Damn it!"

"Holy crap! Qin Ming got absolutely crushed!"

"Too strong! This Lin Ye is just too strong! Who on earth is he!"

The entire arena erupted in exclamations.

Lin Ye's gaze fell upon Zhao Wuji, who was glaring at him with murderous intent.

"Is that... the Immovable Wisdom King, Zhao Wuji?"

"Come to think of it, what exactly did this Zhao Wuji do back then to be hunted by Martial Soul Hall?" Lin Ye pondered, slowly walking off the stage.

Qin Ming was carried away and taken to the Soul Fighting Arena's medical room.

Zhao Wuji arrived immediately, looking worried: "Qin Ming, are you alright?"

Qin Ming's face was pale, his spirit clearly broken, looking utterly dejected: "Teacher Zhao, I... I'm fine."

"You've been beaten into this state and you say you're fine! Damn it! I'm going to settle the score with that brat right now!" Zhao Wuji was very protective of his own, looking ready to explode with rage.

Qin Ming urged him: "Teacher Zhao, forget it. That young man has such a soul ring configuration; he clearly comes from a powerful background."

"Hmph! I, Zhao Wuji, have roamed the soul master world for decades, who have I ever feared!" Zhao Wuji said arrogantly, continuing: "Besides, a soul master who doesn't dare to cause trouble isn't a good soul master! Have you forgotten our Shrek Academy motto!"

"Daring to beat my student like this—if I don't give that brat a beating, I won't be able to rest easy!"

"Qin Ming, you stay here and rest first. This old man will be back in a flash!"

Zhao Wuji chased after them with a menacing aura.

On the other side, Lin Ye and Qian Renxue had already left the Soul Fighting Arena, intending to find a hotel to rest for the night.

On the way, Lin Ye brought up the subject of Zhao Wuji.

"Qian Renxue, have you ever heard of the Immovable Wisdom King, Zhao Wuji?"

"The Immovable Wisdom King, Zhao Wuji? Of course I have."

"This Zhao Wuji is a notorious hell-raiser in the soul master world. After escaping a pursuit by sixteen Soul Emperor bishops from our Martial Soul Hall back in the day, he became famous in a single battle, his reputation resounding throughout the entire soul master world."

"However, he has vanished in recent years, and there has been no news of him," Qian Renxue said.

Lin Ye continued to ask, "Then do you know why he was hunted down by our Martial Soul Hall back then?"

From the perspective of the Shrek Seven Devils, Zhao Wuji might seem arrogant, conceited, and reckless, but he does not appear to be purely evil. Yet, the records of his past truly paint him as a villain.

He was infamous in the soul master world as a hell-raiser who caused all sorts of trouble. Not only was he hunted by Martial Soul Hall, but he also injured members of the Strength Clan, leading to them hunting him down as well.

He seemed like a person who enjoyed stirring up trouble everywhere he went.

However, Lin Ye was quite curious about why Zhao Wuji was surrounded and attacked by sixteen Soul Emperors from Martial Soul Hall back then.

"Zhao Wuji being hunted by our Martial Soul Hall happened about six years ago. At that time, I hadn't gone to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace yet, so I was quite familiar with the affairs regarding this person."

Qian Renxue began to recount, "It is said that Zhao Wuji was a troublemaker who was extremely arrogant and conceited. He had injured and killed many innocent people, and later even wiped out an entire small family consisting of dozens of soul masters, which had a very negative impact."

"Afterward, the only surviving child of that family came to our Martial Soul branch hall to report the crime, which is why we dispatched experts to surround and kill Zhao Wuji."

"Unfortunately, sixteen Soul Emperor experts failed to kill him. Ever since then, this Zhao Wuji has vanished and stopped causing trouble in the soul master world."

"So that's how it is."

"A hell-raiser with a notorious reputation; it seems the rumors were true."

A soul master who doesn't dare to cause trouble is not a good soul master—the mere fact that Shrek Academy holds such a teaching philosophy is enough to show that the values of those people are warped.

This Zhao Wuji was indeed no good back in the day.

Although it seems he has turned over a new leaf now, it cannot erase the things he did in the past. Zhao Wuji's past behavior was already the Sin of Pride.

"Lin Ye, why did you suddenly bring him up?" Qian Renxue asked.

"I saw Zhao Wuji at the Soul Fighting Arena just now."

"What! Zhao Wuji is at the Suotuo City Soul Fighting Arena?" Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue immediately stopped in her tracks, her eyes lighting up. "Our third trial requires us to judge a soul master at the Soul Saint level or above, and we haven't completed that objective yet!"

Lin Ye said, "You aren't thinking of judging Zhao Wuji, are you?"