Flender's Thoughts

As Lin Chen's thought faded, a flood of memories surged into his mind.

Silent Shadow Kill: Silent and soundless, it instantly moves behind a target and delivers a fatal blow. For every ten levels Soul Power rises, its range increases by one hundred meters.

"Hiss, that's powerful!"

Lin Chen couldn't help sucking in a sharp breath, his brows relaxing without him realizing it.

Teleportation was a divine skill in any world.

Xiao Wu's teleportation was pretty good too, but it came with all kinds of restrictions.

For example, range and number of uses.

Silent Shadow Kill, however, had no such restrictions at all.

Once he reached Level 90, he would be able to—

Shadow Kill had an initial range of one hundred meters. If he could reach Level 90, he would be able to teleport instantly within a thousand meters.

Most importantly, as long as he didn't run out of Soul Power, he could keep using it.

The Douluo World was famous for its high attack and low defense.

Emm... though the attack didn't seem all that high, either.

But that wasn't the point.

The point was, who could stop a Flying Thunder God that reached a thousand meters?

With this skill alone—

If he caught them off guard, no one below Spirit Saint should be able to withstand his assassination.

As for those above Spirit Saint...

Spirit Masters at Spirit Saint rank and above underwent a qualitative leap in overall strength.

He'd only know by trying.

It all depended on how quickly they reacted. If he couldn't manage it—

He'd still have to get on his knees.

But as long as they didn't activate their Martial Souls, it probably wouldn't be a problem.

Douluo Spirit Masters relied far too heavily on their Martial Souls.

"Heh!"

Lin Chen smiled faintly and headed toward the dormitory, feeling light and carefree.

As for Tang San's challenge—

Taking care of a Little Scumbag would be so easy it was almost laughable.

He wouldn't even need to activate his Martial Soul.

But he didn't plan on fighting him. Mainly, he didn't want to reveal too much of his strength.

He'd let Xiao Wu handle it.

A bootlicker like that needed to be dealt with by his goddess.

It was a bit of a teacup move, but no big deal.

They were still in class, anyway. There was no harm in waiting until school let out.

Meanwhile—

Yu Xiaogang finally collected himself and walked out of the hotel.

He didn't hurry back to the academy. Instead, he went straight to a post station.

He sent off the letter he'd written.

It wasn't addressed to Tang Hao, but to Flender, who was far away in Suotuo City.

At first, Yu Xiaogang had actually wanted Tang Hao to come and deal with that bastard.

But after thinking it over, he decided that wouldn't be wise.

After Tang Hao killed that bastard, he'd surely leave before long.

If he got rid of the Round-faced Bearded Man, maybe another Square-faced Bearded Man would show up.

He'd had more than his fair share of bad luck over the past two years. He was seriously lacking a sense of security.

He needed a bodyguard.

When it came to bodyguards, Yu Xiaogang immediately thought of his good friend.

He was planning to take Tang San and Xiao Wu to Flender's place eventually, anyway. What was wrong with having him come over early to protect these two children with Innate Full Soul Power?

If two graduates with Innate Full Soul Power weren't so important to Nuoding Academy, he would've wanted to take Tang San and Xiao Wu away right now.

Dean of Nuoding had raised him all these years. How could he do something as underhanded as poaching his students?

If word got out, where would that leave his reputation?

That wasn't how friends treated each other, either.

So he could only trouble Flender with making the trip and serving as a bodyguard in Nuoding City for a few years.

After sending the letter, Yu Xiaogang finally returned to the academy.

On the Douluo Continent, letters and intelligence were delivered by trained Extreme Shadow Kestrels.

They were incredibly fast.

Before noon, Yu Xiaogang's letter had already reached Flender's hands.

"Two people with Innate Full Soul Power?"

Flender shot to his feet, disbelief written all over his face.

Since when had Innate Full Soul Power become so common?

"What did you say?"

Zhao Wuji, who had been lying back in a reclining chair, sat bolt upright at his words.

He stared at Flender in shock.

He thought he'd just heard something about two people with Innate Full Soul Power.

Only after finishing the letter did Flender look toward him, a delighted smile spreading across his face.

"A friend of mine found two geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power for our academy."

"But for certain reasons, they'll have to graduate from the junior academy before they can come."

"He wants me to make the trip and ensure those two children stay safe."

Zhao Wuji's eyes widened.

"What's there to think about? Get going! People with Innate Full Soul Power don't come along every day."

Flender hesitated at that.

"I'm wondering if I should bring Oscar and the others along, so they can get to know those two geniuses early and receive a systematic education as well."

Zhao Wuji couldn't help rolling his eyes.

"Getting to know them makes sense, but what systematic education could a junior Soul Master Academy possibly offer? Isn't it just the most basic knowledge?"

Flender gave a dismissive smile.

"When I say systematic education, I'm not talking about the academy curriculum. I mean that friend of mine. He's no ordinary person."

Zhao Wuji was taken aback, then seemed to realize something.

"Your friend—could it be Yu Xiaogang, one of the Golden Iron Triangle?"

As Flender's friend, Zhao Wuji naturally knew about the Golden Iron Triangle.

He'd also heard of Yu Xiaogang.

Flender nodded. "He's been criticized throughout the Soul Master World, but he comes from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect and studied in Spirit City."

"In terms of experience and knowledge, he's beyond us rough-and-ready types. It certainly won't hurt Oscar and the others to learn from him."

Zhao Wuji nodded, agreeing with him.

Spirit Masters from great clans and powerful factions might not be able to beat rough-and-ready types like them, but they had an innate advantage in experience and knowledge.

How could ordinary Spirit Masters ever get their hands on the legacy built up by so many generations of those families?

Zhao Wuji rose to his feet.

"Since we're bringing those three along, I'll go with you. That way, nothing unexpected happens. We can leave Old Li and the others back home."

Flender nodded.

"Fine. Go tell the three of them. I'll pack our things."

"Got it!"

Zhao Wuji headed off and soon found the three of them.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun had joined Shrek Academy when they were little, so they naturally had no objections to Zhao Wuji and Flender's arrangements.

Dai Mubai hadn't been there long, but he was still in his slacking-off phase. Anywhere was fine by him, so he had no strong opinions either.

They quickly packed a few changes of clothes and left the academy with Flender.

Flender was naturally stingy, but the journey was a long one. In the end, he swallowed his reluctance and rented a carriage in Suotuo City.

Nuoding City, Nuoding Academy.

The class bell rang, and students from every year began filing out of their classrooms.

For once, Tang San didn't stick close to Xiao Wu. He headed straight for the wooded area behind the hill.

Xiao Wu frowned slightly at the sight.

It wasn't that she felt uncomfortable. She was simply curious about why he was going to the hill.

The woods behind the hill were the unspoken dueling grounds for many of Nuoding Academy's students.

Who had Tang San challenged?

Leaving herself out of the picture, among all the students at Nuoding Academy, only Lin Chen was probably worthy of fighting him.

"Xiao Wu, please wait!"

The sudden shout made Xiao Wu jump.

She instinctively pressed her thighs together.