Hearing this, Dai Mubai turned around to see a youth dressed in black brocade, his face as handsome as jade and his long hair tied high atop his head, looking at him with contempt.
"Brother Qin is here, you piece of trash, prepare to die!" Song Qingling put away her Ice Soul Dragon Abyss Spear, wearing an expression of someone ready to watch a good show.
"Who... who are you?" Seeing Qin Xuan's extraordinary bearing, Dai Mubai spoke with a solemn expression.
Before Qin Xuan could speak, Zhu Zhuqing caught his eye, signaling him before stating in a deep voice: "Standing before you is the current Young Master of Spirit Hall, Qin Xuan! He is also my fiancé!"
"What!" Dai Mubai's fists clenched tightly, his breathing ragged like an ox, his eyes burning with rage as he glared at Qin Xuan.
"Zhuqing, is this the man you left me for?"
Zhu Zhuqing let out a cold snort without answering, simply walking calmly to Qin Xuan's side and linking her arm with his.
Qin Xuan was no fool; he knew Zhu Zhuqing was using him as a shield, so he simply let the girl be.
Dai Mubai wanted to explode with rage, but the moment he remembered Qin Xuan's status, he forcibly suppressed it:
"Zhuqing and I have been betrothed since childhood. As the dignified Young Master of Spirit Hall, are you not afraid of being reviled by the world for stealing another man's wife?"
"Reviled?" Qin Xuan sneered, then pulled Zhu Zhuqing's slender waist toward him, saying without a change in expression:
"The one who should be reviled by the world is a coward like you!"
"What is Zhuqing in your eyes?"
"Probably just an accessory to your 'Nether White Tiger', right!"
"Do you even deserve Zhuqing, you pathetic insect?"
"Have you no shame left?"
Facing Qin Xuan's three lethal questions, Dai Mubai's veins bulged with fury, pushing him to the brink of an outburst.
As someone who had broken through to a level 37 Spirit Grandmaster by the age of fifteen, when had he ever suffered such grievances?
Seeing Dai Mubai's exasperated state, Xia Hui fanned the flames from the side:
"What's wrong?"
"Does this coward want to fight Brother Qin?"
Hearing this, Dai Mubai glared viciously at Xia Hui, enunciating every word:
"Who are you calling a coward? Say that again if you dare!"
As he finished speaking, a phantom of a standing white tiger manifested behind Dai Mubai, followed by two yellow and one purple spirit rings descending from above his head in succession.
"Oh my! A level 37 Spirit Grandmaster, I'm so scared!" Xia Hui covered her small mouth, feigning shock with a slightly exaggerated expression.
"You people are at most just Spirit Masters!"
"If I want to take Zhuqing away today, none of you will be able to stop me!"
"Is that so?" A wicked, charming smile curled the corners of Qin Xuan's lips:
"Dai Mubai, how about we have a wager?"
"If you win, you can take Zhuqing and leave!"
"Bring it on, as if I'd be afraid of you!" Dai Mubai said with disdain.
"The rules are simple: if you can withstand three moves from me, you can take Zhuqing." As Qin Xuan spoke, an eight-meter-tall phantom of the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger emerged from behind him.
Following this, five spirit rings—purple, purple, black, black, and black—rose from beneath his feet in sequence.
ROAR—
Accompanied by a heaven-shaking tiger roar, Qin Xuan ceased suppressing his spirit power and mental energy. The pressure unique to a god-level spirit began to affect everything within a five-hundred-meter radius!
Passing students saw the black giant tiger with wings on its back and immediately turned pale with fear, quickening their pace to hurry into the academy.
The pressure emitted by the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger was so terrifying that these students didn't even have the courage to watch; it was truly horrifying!
If the aura of a Six-Winged Angel was holy and radiant, making one want to worship, then the aura of the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger was murderous and evil, making one want to flee at all costs.
At this moment, the three-meter-tall standing white tiger behind Dai Mubai looked like a tiny, cute figurine compared to the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger.
Dai Mubai's face turned deathly pale, his legs trembling; his previous arrogance had completely vanished.
"Two... two thousand-year spirit rings, three ten-thousand-year spirit rings—how on earth did you do that?"
"What? Are you afraid?" Qin Xuan remained as calm as ever, then suddenly barked:
"Fight or don't fight!"
"This Young Master is in a good mood today. If you admit defeat now and say with your own mouth that you aren't worthy of Zhuqing, I will spare your life!"
This shout was infused with spirit power, its sound like a thunderclap, causing Dai Mubai's tiger-like frame to shudder.
Hearing that Qin Xuan actually intended to kill him, Dai Mubai retracted his spirit, his face panicked as his mental defenses completely collapsed.
Only now did he finally understand why Qin Xuan had proposed the wager of merely withstanding three moves to take Zhuqing away.
In front of this heaven-defying monster, let alone three moves, whether he could even survive one of Qin Xuan's ten-thousand-year spirit skills was a fifty-fifty toss-up!
A wager?
That sounds nice, doesn't it!
How is this any different from demanding Dai Mubai's life?
Accepting this wager would undoubtedly mean dying right here!
At this moment, a voice kept repeating in Dai Mubai's mind: I don't want to die, I don't want to die...
He swallowed hard, a lump in his throat as he choked out:
"Zhu Zhuqing, I am not worthy of you."
"Coward!" Zhu Zhuqing didn't spare Dai Mubai another glance before walking into Spirit Hall Academy first.
Dai Mubai couldn't care less about his so-called face; he only wanted to survive!
As long as the green hills remain, there's no need to worry about firewood!
As long as he could leave this place alive, it wouldn't be too late to return and avenge the theft of his fiancée once he reached the Title Douluo realm!
Qin Xuan had expected Dai Mubai to have at least a shred of backbone, but he hadn't expected him to be this spineless. He lost interest in him instantly and spat out two words coldly: "Get lost!"
Feeling a weight lifted off his shoulders, Dai Mubai scrambled away toward the outskirts of Spirit City, terrified that Qin Xuan might suddenly change his mind.
"That Dai Mubai really lives up to the title of a spineless turtle." Watching the direction in which Dai Mubai fled, Xia Hui couldn't help but remark.
Hearing this, Qin Xuan merely smiled without saying much, then retracted his martial soul and walked into Spirit Hall Academy.
To be honest, he had truly intended to kill him just now and finish Dai Mubai off right there.
But this Dai Mubai was simply beyond cowardly.
A gentleman's word is his bond; since Dai Mubai had retreated without a fight and personally admitted he wasn't worthy of Zhu Zhuqing, it wouldn't be right to keep pressing him.
After all, a mere Dai Mubai was not worth his concern.
Several days later.
Fanos Province.
A village on the outskirts of Soto City.
Dai Mubai returned to Shrek Academy, looking somewhat dejected.
Seeing this, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and the others gathered around him.
"Boss Dai, didn't you go to find Zhu Zhuqing?"
"Could it be that she doesn't want to join Shrek Academy?"
Tang San asked, puzzled.
"Don't mention that bitch!" Dai Mubai's expression turned cold. "She has already joined Spirit Hall Academy and is now by Qin Xuan's side."
"Who is Qin Xuan?" Yu Xiaogang frowned, quickly scanning through all the notable figures in his mind, confirming that there was no one by the name of 'Qin Xuan' on the continent.
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