"Come out and fight if you've got the guts!"
Dai Mubai had clearly been the one to pick the fight, yet he acted so arrogant and overbearing, as if all the blame belonged to Canghui Academy.
Canghui Academy's students weren't pushovers, either. Dai Mubai had picked on them first; there was no way they'd just put up with it.
As Soul Masters, they naturally had to stand up for themselves. What was more, they had a Soul King teacher leading their trip, so Canghui Academy's students had plenty of confidence.
Dai Mubai walked outside the inn. Seeing this, Ma Hongjun and Oscar followed him.
As Shrek Academy's own students, Ma Hongjun and Oscar naturally took the saying "A man who doesn't cause trouble is a nobody" to heart. They were the sort to never pass up a spectacle and to go looking for trouble whenever they saw it.
On the other hand, Canghui Academy's students had just fired back at Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, and their words had indeed caught Oscar in the crossfire, so he followed along as well.
Dai Mubai stood at the front, facing the people from Canghui Academy with a hard expression.
"Brothers, release your Martial Souls!"
Dai Mubai shouted, but only Ma Hongjun and Oscar answered his call by summoning their Martial Souls.
The other Shrek students, including Li Luo, paid no attention to Dai Mubai's attempt to stir up trouble and continued eating their meals.
If you started a fight, you could deal with it yourself. Dai Mubai, however, didn't see it that way.
Seeing that Li Luo and the others had no intention of helping, Dai Mubai gritted his teeth and cursed them for failing to read the situation and lacking vision.
Even so, he held his ground at the front, facing Canghui Academy's group.
Three Soul Rings slowly rose beneath Dai Mubai's feet: yellow, yellow, purple. The phantom of a White Tiger appeared behind him.
Two Soul Rings rose beneath Ma Hongjun and Oscar, both yellow.
At the same time, a fiery-red phantom of a Grass Chicken appeared behind Ma Hongjun, while a Big Sausage appeared in Oscar's hand.
"Martial Soul: White Tiger. Level 37 Power Attack System Battle Soul Elder."
"Martial Soul: Evil Fire Phoenix. Level 27 Power Attack System Battle Soul Master."
"Martial Soul: Sausage. Level 30 Food System Soul Grandmaster."
Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar didn't reveal their real names. They were away from home, after all, and it was best to keep some personal information private.
When the people from Canghui Academy heard Dai Mubai had a Soul Power Level of 37 and was a Soul Elder, they immediately felt a little intimidated.
But when they saw that the other two were only Soul Grandmasters, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.
All seven students from Canghui Academy were only Soul Grandmasters, but seven against three—the advantage was theirs.
Dai Mubai had humiliated Canghui Academy earlier, so naturally, they weren't about to hold their tongues now.
Hearing Ma Hongjun claim he had the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, they burst out laughing.
"You? An Evil Fire Phoenix? You're more like a Grass Chicken!"
"Shut your mouth, damn it! My Martial Soul is a phoenix! A phoenix!"
The thing Ma Hongjun hated most was people calling his Martial Soul a Grass Chicken. Canghui Academy had hit him right where it hurt, and he blew up at once.
"Second Soul Skill, Bath of Fire Phoenix!"
"First Soul Skill, Phoenix Fireline!"
To be fair, although Ma Hongjun was a lousy person and lazy about cultivation, he still had the basic instincts of a fighter. He first used Bath of Fire Phoenix to give himself an attack boost, then followed up with his signature offensive skill.
Seeing Ma Hongjun attack before they were ready, the people from Canghui Academy cursed him for playing dirty. Their two defensive Battle Soul Masters rushed forward to block his attack.
The fight erupted. Relying on his advantage in Soul Power Level, Dai Mubai used his third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation, then charged straight into Canghui Academy's ranks, cutting through them as if no one stood in his way.
Ma Hongjun continued providing fire support from a distance. The Evil Fire Phoenix's attacks were powerful enough that he alone kept Canghui Academy's two defensive Soul Masters too busy to intercept Dai Mubai.
Still, it had to be said that Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai worked together terribly. Several times, Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fireline went wide and nearly hit Dai Mubai.
Oscar's job was much simpler. He only had to keep using his first Soul Skill to make Big Sausages that could restore Soul Power.
With their overwhelming advantage in Soul Power Level, the three of them completely trounced Canghui Academy's seven students.
Just as Dai Mubai approached Canghui Academy's backline attacker and prepared to unleash a powerful blow, a chill suddenly enveloped him.
Dai Mubai punched forward, but the opponent didn't go flying as he'd expected. Instead, his fist struck a hard turtle shell.
Dai Mubai took a closer look and realized the person standing in front of him wasn't one of Canghui Academy's students. It was a middle-aged man with a bald spot on the crown of his head and a pair of glasses perched on his nose.
Five Soul Rings revolved around the man: white, yellow, yellow, purple, purple. He was a Soul King. His Soul Ring Configuration was extremely poor, but Dai Mubai, with his Soul Power Level of 37, still couldn't stand up to him.
"What academy are you students from? Go get your teacher!"
The middle-aged man was Ye Zhiqiu, the teacher leading Canghui Academy's group. Because he had intervened in time, Dai Mubai hadn't actually hurt any of his students, so he hadn't taken advantage of his seniority to attack him.
Dai Mubai and the other two looked so young that they were obviously from a major power. Ye Zhiqiu didn't dare attack them lightly.
"Hmph, who do you think you are? You're not worthy of making my teacher come out himself!"
Ye Zhiqiu had given Dai Mubai a chance to back down, but Dai Mubai refused. Ye Zhiqiu's reluctance to make a bigger scene only made him even more arrogant.
"Second Soul Skill, White Tiger Intense Light Wave!"
Dai Mubai hit Ye Zhiqiu with White Tiger Intense Light Wave, but it didn't cause any damage.
Ye Zhiqiu had already backed down, yet Dai Mubai kept pushing. His temper flared, and he decided to teach the ungrateful brat a lesson.
The third yellow Soul Ring on Ye Zhiqiu's body lit up.
He fired a jet of water at Dai Mubai. Dai Mubai looked down on Ye Zhiqiu's hundred-year third Soul Ring, so he used his first Soul Skill, White Tiger Intense Light Wave, to take the blow head-on.
But Ye Zhiqiu was a Soul King, after all. Even a hundred-year Soul Skill was more than Dai Mubai could withstand. The jet of water struck White Tiger Body Protection Barrier and drove him backward again and again.
Dai Mubai hadn't expected that even a Soul King with such a trash Soul Ring Configuration could wield this much power with his third hundred-year Soul Skill.
Dai Mubai was about to lose his footing, and White Tiger Body Protection Barrier was on the verge of shattering.
Just then, a burly figure dropped beside Dai Mubai and smacked the jet of water apart with a single slap.
"Teacher Zhao!"
Dai Mubai saw who had arrived and called out in delight.
It was Zhao Wuji. The scuffle between Dai Mubai and the others and Canghui Academy's students had been a matter between the younger generation.
But Canghui Academy's teacher had dared to attack Dai Mubai directly. As Shrek Academy's teacher in charge, Zhao Wuji naturally couldn't stand by and do nothing.
Dai Mubai had been the one to provoke them, but some things weren't about right or wrong. What mattered was whose side you were on.