Qian Renxue, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and even the onlookers drawn over by the commotion from afar all stared blankly at Su Ye.
"What's going on? Who is that guy? He actually made Senior Yu Tianheng angry."
"I know the scoop. Senior Yu Tianheng saw Senior Yan Yan with that guy... you get it, right?"
"So that's how it is. Got it, of course I got it."
"He isn't even using his Martial Soul. Isn't he being way too arrogant? Who does he think he is, a Titled Douluo?"
"Sigh, could Senior Yu Tianheng please aim somewhere else? Don't hit that face. What a waste it would be if it got ruined."
The spectators chattered away, while the three women nearby frowned.
What was this? Wasn't he too arrogant?
He wasn't even using his Martial Soul, or was it...
At that moment, they suddenly recalled what Su Ye had written in the Diary. Looking at how calm and composed he was now, as though victory was already in his grasp...
The three women's pupils shrank slightly as an idea they had considered utterly unrealistic sprang into their minds.
Could he really...
"Arrogant!"
Yu Tianheng was so angry he nearly laughed. He had seen arrogant people before, but never anyone this arrogant.
Su Ye looked twelve or thirteen at most, so he could only be a Soul Grandmaster. After all, Yu Tianheng himself had failed to break through to Soul Elder at that age.
He did not believe the other party's talent could surpass his own.
For a Soul Grandmaster to look down so much on a high-level Soul Elder like him, the boy was either crazy or stupid.
Honestly, much of the anger in his heart had dissipated by then.
Why should a proud genius of the Upper Three Sects get angry with an idiot?
Of course, he still had to teach him a lesson.
Thus, Yu Tianheng did not lessen the force in his hand, though he relaxed inwardly as he charged forward.
Seeing this, quite a few female students in the distance closed their eyes in distress.
Such a handsome face was about to be ruined. They truly could not bear to watch.
However.
Right then, startled cries suddenly rang out.
Facing Yu Tianheng's ferocious claw, Su Ye merely shook his head slightly, as if disdainful.
Then his body blurred, and he instantly vanished from where he stood.
When he reappeared, he was already behind Yu Tianheng.
The entire process was incomparably smooth and far too fast. It took less than the blink of an eye, as though he had teleported.
Yu Tianheng struck empty air and was immediately startled, while also feeling rather bewildered.
Yet before he could think further, a chill suddenly ran down his spine as an intense sense of danger flooded his heart.
Without the slightest hesitation, he swung his hand back and grabbed.
But he caught nothing again. Su Ye was not there.
From the spectators' perspective, Su Ye had returned behind Yu Tianheng at blink-like speed once more.
He made no sound throughout, strange to the extreme.
Everyone stood with their mouths agape, wanting to say something but unable to utter a word.
The scene was simply too bizarre. The heir of one of the Upper Three Sects was actually being toyed with so thoroughly by someone so much younger.
That was right, toyed with.
Anyone with eyes could see that there was no longer any suspense in this battle.
Qian Renxue's heart was far from calm. She knew Su Ye's Martial Soul was of the spatial type, and a pure spatial Martial Soul at that.
It was unlike certain Martial Souls that merely possessed a trace of spatial attributes.
Just thinking about a pure spatial Martial Soul was enough to understand how powerful it must be, but wasn't Su Ye being far too absurd?
He had not even summoned his Martial Soul.
He could perfectly display the traits of his Martial Soul without using it?
It sounded like something out of a fantasy tale, far too unrealistic.
That was right. In the eyes of Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent, Su Ye's performance was simply impossible—a miracle.
For Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent, one could say that ninety percent of their combat strength lay in their Martial Souls. Moreover, Martial Soul traits could only be brought out through Martial Soul Possession.
Take Yu Tianheng, for instance. Tell him to shoot lightning without using his Martial Soul.
Then there were Ma Hongjun, Shui Bing'er, Feng Xiaotian, and the others. Though their Martial Souls all possessed powerful elemental attributes, without their Martial Souls, they could not even produce a shard of ice or a tiny flame.
"This guy..."
Realizing Su Ye's extraordinary power, Qian Renxue's eyes glimmered with fascination as a powerful urge to conquer stirred within her.
In the arena!
Cold sweat had already appeared on Yu Tianheng's forehead, and his heart pounded without pause.
Strange, too strange. In all his life, he had never encountered anything so bizarre.
Forget fighting—he could not even find the person now.
There was no one to his left, right, or front. That person could not possibly have run away, so he could only be behind him.
Yet every time Yu Tianheng attacked behind himself, he struck nothing but air. He felt like he was truly going mad.
"Damn it! If you have the guts, fight me head-on! What kind of skill is hiding? Come out, coward!"
"If you have the guts, then..."
Yu Tianheng shouted wildly without any regard for his image, flailing and darting about like a headless fly.
At that moment, perhaps having had enough fun, Su Ye lowered the arms folded before his chest, extended one hand, and patted Yu Tianheng's shoulder.
Yu Tianheng jolted in fright and instinctively struck backward.
This time, Su Ye did not dodge. He raised his other hand and lightly tapped Yu Tianheng on the forehead.
It looked gentle, yet the tap made Yu Tianheng see stars and sent his consciousness reeling before he toppled straight to the ground.
Bang!
The scene fell silent!
There was no need to mention the bystanders; they had long since been scared senseless.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, the pair of close friends, were not much better. Their beautiful eyes were wide open, their bodies stiff, unable to believe what they were seeing.
By comparison, Qian Renxue was much calmer. In the end, Yu Tianheng was nothing special in her eyes.
What truly astonished her was the trait of Su Ye's Martial Soul.
"Brother Su Ye, your performance has truly broadened Qinghe's horizons."
Qian Renxue stepped forward with praise. Then, once the two were close, she lowered her voice. "However, this battle has dealt Yu Tianheng quite a blow. Be careful that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon does not come looking for trouble."
"Of course, we hit it off at first sight, and this matter is somewhat related to me as well. I will not stand by and do nothing."
First, she pointed out the danger, then offered protection.
It had to be said that Qian Renxue was quite adept at this sort of recruitment tactic.
If his cheat had not arrived, Su Ye might have gone along with her words. But now...
"Thank you, Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Su Ye casually thanked her, then leaned in as well and whispered, "Your Highness, you smell so good!"
"Step, step, step!"
Feeling the warm breath by her ear, Qian Renxue retreated several steps in succession like a startled rabbit, her face flushing crimson with embarrassment.
Seeing her reaction, Su Ye looked utterly surprised.
What was going on?
Didn't the original story say Qian Renxue had been extremely dedicated in her disguise?
Why had she given herself away after just one test? Was that right?
Yet from Qian Renxue's perspective, it was not like that at all.
This bastard clearly knew her identity and still pulled this stunt. He was obviously teasing her. How hateful!
Their thoughts differed, and for a moment, they fell into an awkward stalemate. Neither spoke.
However, just then, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, the pair of close friends, recovered their senses and walked over hand in hand.
The moment they opened their mouths, they said something that left Su Ye utterly dumbfounded.
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