Defeating Qin Ming! Zhao Wuji Lives Up to His Reputation

Qin Ming was instantly dealt a heavy blow, his expression turning ugly. "Damn it! Third Soul Skill, Pale Wolf Rage Fire!"

The fire wolf instantly shot a beam of flames from its mouth.

"I'll show you what flames of ultimate intensity are."

Lin Ye raised the Angel Holy Sword. Countless streams of Sun True Fire gathered around it as he swung an ordinary slash straight at Qin Ming's third soul skill.

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

"Is that so!"

Lin Ye's voice echoed through the arena.

The next second.

Qin Ming's flame beam was cut apart with a single slash. Even Qin Ming's flames were absorbed and assimilated by Lin Ye's fire.

"How could this be..."

Qin Ming's mindset was starting to crack. For the first time, his pride as a genius had suffered a blow.

"Impossible! This is absolutely impossible!" Qin Ming unleashed his strongest move, throwing a powerful punch. "Fourth Soul Skill, Pale Wolf Blazing Fire Fist!!"

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

Lin Ye erupted in an instant, meeting him with a sword strike.

Their powers collided head-on.

Boom!

Sizzle!~

"Argh!" Qin Ming spat out blood on the spot and was sent flying by the slash.

"I actually lost so completely!" Qin Ming despaired. It was a deep despair born of the gap in their strength.

He was practically being beaten into depression. Geniuses like him were the most easily shaken by setbacks.

At that moment, he began to doubt the intensity of his flames, his talent, and his strength.

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

Lin Ye was ready to stop. A sparring match was supposed to end once a clear victor had been decided.

But Qin Ming could not accept such a humiliating defeat. "No! I haven't lost yet! Aaah!"

Qin Ming got back to his feet and charged again.

"What? Isn't Qin Ming supposed to be able to take a loss? That shouldn't be the case!"

After becoming a teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Qin Ming often taught his students to grow through failure. Lin Ye had thought he could accept such a crushing defeat, but it seemed he could not take a loss either.

Qin Ming truly was someone who could accept failure.

But he found it difficult to accept that a genius soul master like himself had been defeated so easily by someone even younger!

If that was the case, then what had all the arrogance and pride of his genius heart over the years amounted to!?

"I refuse to accept this!!" Qin Ming threw a crazed punch, his face filled with viciousness.

"Since that's the case, I'll make sure you lose completely." Lin Ye no longer held back. "Angel Twin Slash, Second Slash, Holy Fire Slash!"

The flaming sword blade swept forward.

Bang!

Sizzle~

"Arghhh!" That slash severely wounded Qin Ming and knocked him to the ground. He had nearly been killed.

"Qin Ming!!" Seeing Qin Ming nearly beaten to death, Zhao Wuji in the stands flew into a rage. "That brat! He actually dared to beat Shrek Academy's proudest student into this state! Damn it!"

"Holy shit! Qin Ming got utterly crushed!"

"So strong! This Lin Ye is way too strong! Who the hell is he!?"

The entire arena erupted in shocked cries.

Lin Ye's gaze then fell upon Zhao Wuji, who was glaring at him with a vicious expression.

"That's... Zhao Wuji, the Immovable Wisdom King?"

"Come to think of it, what did Zhao Wuji do back then to be hunted by Spirit Hall?" Lin Ye pondered as he slowly stepped down from the fighting platform.

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

Zhao Wuji rushed over at once, asking worriedly, "Qin Ming, are you alright!?"

Qin Ming's face was pale. His mentality had clearly collapsed, and he looked utterly dispirited. "Teacher Zhao, I... I'm fine."

"You've been beaten into this state, and you're saying you're fine!? Damn it! I'm going to settle the score with that brat right now!" Zhao Wuji was fiercely protective of his own, his anger blazing.

Qin Ming tried to persuade him. "Teacher Zhao, forget it. That young man clearly has a powerful background if he possesses a soul ring configuration like that."

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

"He dared beat my student into this state. If I don't give that brat a beating, I won't feel right!"

"Qin Ming, stay here and rest. I'll be back soon!"

Zhao Wuji stormed out in pursuit.

Meanwhile, Lin Ye and Qian Renxue had already left the Soul Fighting Arena and were planning to find an inn to rest for the night.

Along the way, Lin Ye brought up Zhao Wuji.

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

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

"Zhao Wuji is a notorious troublemaker in the soul master world. After escaping the pursuit of sixteen Soul Emperor bishops from our Spirit Hall back then, he became famous in a single battle, and his name resounded throughout the entire soul master world."

"But in recent years, he has vanished without a trace. There has been no news of him," Qian Renxue said.

Lin Ye continued, "Then do you know why Zhao Wuji was hunted by our Spirit Hall back then?"

From the perspective of the Shrek Seven Devils alone, Zhao Wuji was arrogant, conceited, and overbearing, but he did not seem like a purely evil person. Yet the records of Zhao Wuji's past made him seem every bit like a villain.

He was infamous throughout the soul master world, a troublemaking demon who had caused no small amount of chaos. Not only had he been hunted by Spirit Hall, but he had also injured members of the Strength Clan and been pursued everywhere by the Strength Clan.

He seemed like the kind of person who loved causing trouble wherever he went.

But Lin Ye was quite curious why Zhao Wuji had been surrounded and hunted by sixteen Soul Emperors from Spirit Hall back then.

"Zhao Wuji was hunted by our Spirit Hall around six years ago. I had not yet infiltrated Heaven Dou Imperial Palace at the time, so I know quite a bit about him."

Qian Renxue began to explain. "I heard that Zhao Wuji caused trouble everywhere and was extremely arrogant and conceited. He had injured and killed many innocent people, and later he even wiped out an entire small clan with dozens of soul masters. The impact was extremely vile."

"Afterward, the only surviving child of that clan came to one of our Spirit Hall branches to report the crime. That was when we dispatched experts to surround and kill Zhao Wuji."

"Unfortunately, even sixteen powerful Soul Emperors failed to kill him. After that, Zhao Wuji vanished without a trace and stopped causing trouble in the soul master world."

"So that was how it was."

"A troublemaking demon with an infamous reputation. It seems his reputation was well deserved."

A soul master who did not dare cause trouble was not a good soul master. An academy with such a teaching philosophy alone was enough to show that the people of Shrek Academy had warped values.

This Zhao Wuji truly had been no good person back then.

Although he seemed to have turned over a new leaf now, that could not erase what he had done in the past. Zhao Wuji's actions back then were 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 Suotuo City's Soul Fighting Arena?" Qian Renxue immediately stopped walking, her eyes lighting up. "For our Third Trial, we have to judge someone at the Soul Saint level or above. We still haven't completed that objective!"

Lin Ye said, "You're not thinking of judging Zhao Wuji, are you?"