One Punch, Ten Thousand Tons, Comparable to a Steamroller

Meng Hongchen left, leaving the two of them standing there in a daze.

"That, that... I didn't see anything..."

Ye Guyi immediately transformed into a human-machine angel, her limbs moving in awkward synchronization as she hurried away.

So they were already in that kind of relationship!!?

Hiss!!

Then, that emerald-haired girl too... she must be one too!!

They even live together! That girl often calls me to run errands for her...

Although she never paid me, telling me to ask Xu Qing for it instead...

But it doesn't matter. I can never repay my benefactor's kindness; how could I fuss over mere errands?

However... how can my benefactor date two girls at the same time?

This doesn't seem right no matter how I think about it... Forget it, I shouldn't interfere in other people's private lives...

Also, that was a soul bone, it definitely was!!

Wuwuwu, so rich, so envious, I want one too...

"Thump--!"

Ice Empress, who had been secretly observing with her spiritual power from the second floor, was so startled by Meng Hongchen's actions that she nearly fell off her stool.

"Haa~!!!"

More than ten days later, Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy.

Today was the day the academy selected members to participate in the Continental Soul Master Tournament.

Students from Grade 5 and Grade 6 were eager and ready, vowing to show their best side under the watchful eyes of the academy teachers and high-ranking royal officials.

Even if they couldn't secure a spot in the tournament, simply stepping onto the stage would grant them a free set of special cultivation resources—the very potions Mingde Hall had purchased from the Body Sect!

Of course, they were only trial samples, but since they were free, why complain?

"Tell me, Miss Angel, when did you become a student at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy?"

Xu Qing sat in the spectator stands, looking puzzled at Ye Guyi, who was wearing a school uniform beside him.

"Shh--!! Don't speak so loudly!"

Ye Guyi almost reached out to cover Xu Qing's mouth. This guy had no sense of volume; he didn't know how to keep his voice down!

"I'm here on an important mission!! Xu Qing, please keep it a secret for me, okay?"

Ye Guyi pressed her palms together in front of her chest, her bright golden eyes blinking as she stared at Xu Qing.

"Remember when we worked together to eradicate evil? My target is that escaped evil soul master!"

Speaking of this, she looked around, and finding that no one was paying attention, she leaned in closer, her tone very serious.

"You might not know this, but she is a student in Grade 5 Class 3 of the Imperial Soul Engineer Academy!"

"We cleared out the leaders of the dark forces in Ming Capital, but there are still some who slipped through the net!"

"As an emissary of justice, I must root out their remaining forces, but..."

"So you came to the academy all by yourself, and specifically chose a day that would attract so much attention? Planning to show off your skills in front of the entire academy's students and teachers?"

Xu Qing extended a finger and pushed the girl, who was leaning in a bit too close, away.

"And now you're planning to rope me into this?"

"No, no, no!"

Ye Guyi shook her head, trying to shake off the finger pressed against her forehead.

"I discovered her trail a long time ago! But the evil soul master aura on her suddenly vanished. Xu Qing, this is very strange!"

I'm so curious! I want to know! This will definitely be very helpful for eliminating evil soul masters!

Once I master the principle of how evil soul masters hide their aura and reverse-engineer it to break it, seeing through disguises will be twice as effective with half the effort!

Xu Qing used his Flick Finger Divine Skill, leaving his mark on that holy forehead—a clear red welt.

"Ouch..."

"Disguising yourself as a student of the academy is a serious crime. You'll be thrown into a dungeon, and if things go poorly, you might even be locked in a secret room by an evil warden!" Xu Qing threatened.

"Besides, Nana is not an evil soul master."

"What dungeons and secret rooms? You only know how to scare me! And... her name is Nana? So you know her!?"

"Classmate, she's in Class 3, I'm in Class 1." Xu Qing rested his chin on one hand, watching the first round of contestants fighting on stage, his peripheral vision catching the name tag on the Little Angel's chest.

"Yo~ you're still a Grade 1 freshman? Tsk tsk tsk, I haven't even asked you yet—where did you get that fake identity?"

Before Ye Guyi could speak, the sound of a loudspeaker echoing across the arena interrupted the commotion.

"The draw for the third match of the first round is complete. Will Xu Qing of Grade 5 Class 1 and Nana of Grade 5 Class 3 please proceed to Arena 7."

"Repeating, please... Arena 7."

"Brother Xu! Over here, over here!!"

Down by the arena, Meng Hongchen cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted toward Xu Qing on the stage:

"Go for it!! Brother Xu!"

"Tsk, little sister, how come I didn't see you cheering for your brother earlier?"

Xiao Hongchen, standing beside her, was displeased—mostly because she had actually taken the initiative to cheer for Xu Qing first!!

"Hahahahaha!!!!"

Xiao Hongchen threw his head back and laughed toward the sky!!

"Best friend!! It is time to let our peers feel our dominance!!!"

His voice was deafening, even drowning out the loudspeakers! It was so noisy that Meng Hongchen covered her ears and ran away in disgust.

"An unenlightened middle-schooler, huh? This Grade 1 freshman, make way for your dear senior, and then properly admire your senior's heroic bearing."

Xu Qing waved his hand and leaped down.

At the same time, a mental transmission entered Ye Guyi's mind.

'Whether she is an Evil Soul Master or not, it will be crystal clear once this battle ends.'

"Will both contestants please enter the arena," the referee, who had a pair of soul guidance wings on his back, announced loudly.

Nana rose from the contestant seating. Her height of over 1.8 meters appeared exceptionally slender, outlined by her tight-fitting combat suit, and there was no excess expression on her heroic, spirited face.

She walked to the center of the arena and stood still.

Opposite her, Xu Qing walked over slowly from the other side with his hands in his pockets.

"Nana, Real-time Control Soul Guidance Department, Grade 5. Please advise."

"Xu Qing. Please advise."

This transfer student is so arrogant, the thought surfaced in Nana's mind.

I already reported my major in soul guidance, why aren't you saying anything?

Heh heh heh, it's already spread among the students that you're just a connection-hire who used your looks to latch onto the Hongchen Family.

This match is a freebie! Hehehe, good things really do come in pairs!

Not only was the Holy Spirit Cult wiped out by good people, allowing my parents' souls to be liberated, but now I've also been handed a free win to advance directly.

The corners of Nana's mouth curled up imperceptibly.

Double dose of serum, here I come!

"Match start—"

"BOOM—!!!"

There was no warning, no fluctuation of Soul Power!

A white fist-wind that felt as solid as reality suddenly appeared!!

With a "bang," it was as if something had gone from absolute stillness to extreme motion; the sound of the air being shoved aside by immense force was like a thunderclap on flat ground!

It resounded throughout the arena!!

Its power was enough to rival the Ten Thousand Ton King, mercilessly pouring onto Nana and pinning her against the arena's protective barrier!

An eggshell trying to trip a steamroller, heh heh heh...