Flender and Others' Reactions

Lin Chen looked coldly at Oscar. "If your eyes are useless, you might as well donate them. Didn't you see that he was the one who got angry from embarrassment and launched a sneak attack first?"

Ma Hongjun retorted angrily, "Isn't that because you struck hard first?"

Lin Chen spread his hands, his face full of innocence.

"He said his strength was great, so of course I had to go all out. Who knew he wouldn't be able to handle it when I only used a little bit of force?"

"You..."

Ma Hongjun wanted to say more, but was stopped by Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai stood up and stared at Lin Chen.

"Daring to set me up? I see you don't know how to spell the word 'death'."

Having lost so much face, if he didn't get it back, where would his reputation as Dai Mubai be?

Without giving Lin Chen a chance to respond, Dai Mubai let out a low shout.

"White Tiger, possess!"

A white halo spread from between his brows. His muscles began to swell rapidly, and his hair turned into black and white tiger fur.

Patches of tiger fur also quickly grew on his exposed skin.

A black character for 'King' quietly emerged on his forehead.

His hands transformed into tiger paws, and ten sharp claws unsheathed from his fingertips.

As his Martial Soul merged with him, two yellow Spirit Rings rose from beneath his feet.

Without announcing his credentials, the moment his Martial Soul possession was complete, Dai Mubai pushed off the ground and lunged toward Lin Chen.

He formed his right hand into a fist and slammed it toward Lin Chen's face.

"Die for me!"

Dai Mubai's punch landed squarely on Lin Chen's face, but he felt no impact at all.

It was as if he had punched the air.

Looking closely, Lin Chen was no longer in front of him; it was clearly just an afterimage.

"Too slow."

Lin Chen's voice rang out behind Dai Mubai, causing his expression to change drastically.

But before he could react, a massive force slammed into his right temple.

"Bang!"

Dai Mubai's body flipped ninety degrees, his face slamming hard into the ground.

"Youth is great; you fall asleep the moment your head hits the pillow."

Lin Chen muttered to himself as he looked at the motionless Dai Mubai on the ground.

Xiao Wu and the others watching the fight were dumbfounded, as they hadn't seen how Lin Chen had gotten behind Dai Mubai at all.

Even Tang San had only caught a glimpse of an imperceptible afterimage.

Tang San couldn't help but swallow hard.

Lin Chen actually possessed a movement technique even more outstanding than his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

That's right, a movement technique.

To deal with small fry like Dai Mubai, there was no need to use Silent Shadow Kill.

The system's Basic Movement Technique was not the least bit inferior to the Tang Sect's Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

It was perhaps even a cut above.

Lin Chen turned to look at Ma Hongjun and the other, scaring them into instinctively taking a step back.

Dai Mubai, a Great Spirit Master, couldn't even last a single round against him; if they went up, they would definitely be even worse off.

The most terrifying part was that he hadn't even used his Martial Soul from start to finish.

Lin Chen smiled contemptuously.

"With this level of skill, you wanted to help me hone my combat experience?"

Ma Hongjun and his companion lowered their heads, not daring to meet his gaze.

"Hmph!"

Lin Chen sneered and walked straight toward the cafeteria.

"Lin Chen, wait for me!"

Having witnessed Lin Chen's strength, Xiao Wu became even more excited.

Without a second thought, she chased after him.

Tang San opened his mouth, but in the end, not a single word came out.

He looked coldly at Dai Mubai, who was lying on the ground.

That damn bastard, why on earth did he have to go and spar with Lin Chen?

Xiao Wu already had a bit of a crush on Lin Chen.

Now that she's witnessed his strength, won't she fall for him even harder?

Dai Mubai, you really deserve to die.

"Hmph!"

Tang San let out a cold snort and hurried off in pursuit of Xiao Wu.

He had no intention of caring for Dai Mubai at all.

"This..."

Ma Hongjun and Oscar exchanged glances, both seeing helplessness in the other's eyes.

Who could have guessed that Lin Chen would be this strong?

Trying to show off only to get crushed—that pretty much described Dai Mubai right now, didn't it?

"Sigh!"

Oscar couldn't help but sigh, then released his Martial Soul; a yellow Spirit Ring rose from beneath his feet and began to shine.

"I have a Recovery Big Sausage!"

He channeled his spirit power, recited the incantation, and manifested a sausage.

The Recovery Big Sausage was his first Spirit Skill, capable of restoring injuries, stamina, and spirit power—exactly what Dai Mubai needed right now.

Oscar went over to Dai Mubai and forcibly fed him the sausage.

A moment later.

Dai Mubai slowly woke up and jumped to his feet as if by reflex.

He scanned his surroundings with a wary expression.

Ma Hongjun said irritably, "Stop looking, he left a long time ago."

Hearing this, Dai Mubai finally relaxed.

Oscar looked at Dai Mubai and asked, "What do we do now?"

Dai Mubai clenched his fists tightly, his teeth grinding together.

"I was careless. If I had been prepared, I would never have lost to him."

Ma Hongjun: "..."

Oscar: "..."

The glaring gap in strength was right there; what the hell was being "prepared" going to do?

However, neither of them felt like calling him out.

Ma Hongjun tentatively suggested, "So, how about we find him for another round?"

"Cough, cough..."

Hearing this, Dai Mubai immediately began to cough in embarrassment.

"Let's go find the Dean and explain the situation first, see if he has any other arrangements."

With that, he stiffened his face and walked toward the dormitory building.

"Pfft..."

Oscar couldn't hold back a laugh, which caused Ma Hongjun to start laughing as well.

Dai Mubai whipped his head around, glaring at them with threatening eyes.

"Cough, cough... well, I just thought of something funny."

Oscar offered a clumsy excuse.

Ma Hongjun: "Same here."

"Hmph!"

Dai Mubai snorted coldly, turned his head, and continued toward the dormitory building.

The two of them quickly followed.

The trio soon found Flender and Yu Xiaogang in Yu Xiaogang's dormitory.

They explained the entire sequence of events.

"He's that strong?"

Flender looked at Yu Xiaogang in disbelief as he asked.

If he could defeat a Great Spirit Master without even activating his Martial Soul, what would happen if he did?

Zhao Wuji's face was also filled with shock.

Even back in his own day, he hadn't been this outrageous; was that kid really such a freak?

Yu Xiaogang was equally shaken.

If Lin Chen could defeat a Spirit Master-level Dai Mubai in one move without even summoning his Martial Soul, it meant he could just as easily defeat him in a single strike.

At this moment, he felt a strange sense of relief.

It was fortunate that he hadn't flown into a rage when his attempt to take the boy as a disciple had failed.

Otherwise, he definitely would have gotten a beating.

At his age, he wouldn't be able to endure such humiliation.

While feeling relieved, Yu Xiaogang shook his head.

"He is only registered at the academy and has never attended a practical combat class, nor has he relied on any academy teachers for his Spirit Rings, so no one knows the true extent of his strength."

"Looking at it now, he has likely already broken through to the Great Spirit Master realm; otherwise, the power and speed he displayed would be far too absurd."

As Yu Xiaogang spoke, his eyes gleamed with intensity.

An eight-year-old Great Spirit Master—this was a true genius.

Compared to him, Tang San was left in the dust.

He had to find a way to take him in; only a genius like this was worthy of him.

Hearing this, Flender fell silent.

If even Dai Mubai had been defeated in one move, Ma Hongjun would be even less reliable.

It seemed he would have to step in himself.