Second Spirit Ring Ten Thousand Years? What a Joke!

Xiao Hongchen, who had been so arrogant just a moment ago, stood stunned for a full two seconds after being struck by Ye Guyi's slap, before he incredulously reached up to touch his already reddening, swollen cheek.

As a stinging, burning sensation spread from the point of impact across his entire face, Xiao Hongchen's body began to tremble violently and uncontrollably:

"You! How! Dare! You! Hit! Me!"

"You're courting death!"

After spitting out these words filled with rage, Xiao Hongchen immediately unleashed his Three-Legged Golden Toad Martial Soul without a second thought, and two deep yellow soul rings appeared around him.

"First Soul Skill, Metal Control!"

"Second Soul Skill, Gold Boiling!"

As both of his soul skills activated simultaneously, the metal powder Xiao Hongchen carried with him erupted into a frenzy. In an instant, a sharp metal sword manifested out of thin air, and under his command, it slashed directly toward Ye Guyi's head.

This strike was clearly intended to take Ye Guyi's life.

Although private duels were strictly forbidden within Mingde Hall, Xiao Hongchen no longer cared. This ignorant wretch had dared to slap his face in public, and she had to die!

However, his furious strike was destined to fail.

The moment Xiao Hongchen summoned his Martial Soul, Xuan Ziwen, who possessed the strength of an eight-ringed soul master, had already prepared to intervene.

Yet, before he could move, Xu Tianming spoke up:

"Since this fellow's background is clearly unusual, there is no need to trouble you, Senior Brother Xuan, lest it bring you any unnecessary trouble."

As he spoke, Xu Tianming first shook off the arm Meng Hongchen had linked with his, then simultaneously summoned his own Radiant Sun Martial Soul.

He didn't even bother to reveal his soul rings at first. Facing the metal sword controlled by Xiao Hongchen's soul power, he merely raised his hand in a casual gesture.

A flame containing terrifyingly high temperatures instantly appeared around the sword, and in less than two seconds, it melted the blade into a pool of molten iron on the spot.

"This! How is this possible!"

Seeing his attack neutralized so easily, Xiao Hongchen, whose pride had already been wounded, became even more enraged. His brain momentarily lost most of its ability to think, and only one thought remained in his mind:

He would push his Martial Soul to its absolute limit, even if it meant risking everything, to teach these ignorant bastards a profound lesson!

He would make these idiots understand that a descendant of the Hongchen Family could not be insulted!

However, while Xiao Hongchen had lost his reason, Xuan Ziwen had not.

If this were merely a dispute between ordinary youths, he would have been happy to play the spectator until a winner was decided, provided no lives were lost.

But the situation was different now.

Of the two brawlers, one was the grandson of Mingde Hall Master Jing Hongchen, regarded as the future successor of the Hongchen Family.

The other was not only highly talented in the way of Soul Tools, but more importantly, the Martial Soul he had displayed appeared to be the Radiant Sun Martial Soul, which was only inherited by the imperial lineage!

Realizing this, Xuan Ziwen dared not be careless. He secretly took out a communication Soul Tool and contacted Jing Hongchen, urging him to arrive quickly to prevent a greater disaster.

Fortunately, Jing Hongchen was currently within the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy and could arrive in a very short time.

Upon learning this, Xuan Ziwen temporarily abandoned the idea of stopping the two youths.

After all, neither of their identities was simple. Rashly intervening in their fight might cause them to hold a grudge against him, which would be a net loss.

Since Jing Hongchen would be here soon, he could let the old man handle the intervention himself. Even if responsibilities were assigned later, it wouldn't fall on him.

Xuan Ziwen's plan was sound, but he had underestimated Xu Tianming's combat prowess.

Xu Tianming had originally intended to play with Xiao Hongchen a bit longer to stretch his limbs, but just as Xuan Ziwen quietly took out the communication Soul Tool, Columbina noticed it and repeated the entire conversation between him and Jing Hongchen word for word.

Upon learning that Jing Hongchen was on his way, Xu Tianming pondered for a moment and decided to use his full strength to defeat Xiao Hongchen before Jing Hongchen could arrive.

After all, if he waited for Jing Hongchen to show up, even if he were in the right, the best he could hope for was an apology from Xiao Hongchen.

If everything in this world could be solved with an apology, why would soul masters bother to cultivate their Soul Power so diligently?

As for Xuan Ziwen's little trick, Xu Tianming could understand his behavior, but everything had a price. Once this matter was settled, he could use it as leverage...

After quickly reviewing his plan in his mind, Xu Tianming directly summoned the two soul rings of his Radiant Sun Martial Soul.

When those two rings—one purple and one black—appeared, everyone present, except for Ye Guyi who had already seen them, gaped in shock.

A two-ringed soul master possessing a thousand-year soul ring and a ten-thousand-year soul ring?

Are you kidding me!

Even a peerless genius with extraordinary talent couldn't be so heaven-defying, could they?

This was purely subverting their understanding!

Meng Hongchen was so shocked she didn't know what to say, but the look she gave Xu Tianming was now filled with adoration:

"Brother Tianming... he's so cool! I love him~"

Xuan Ziwen rubbed his eyes in disbelief, thinking he was hallucinating, but when he carefully sensed the fluctuations of soul power with his own, he was stunned to discover that the two rings were indeed thousand-year and ten-thousand-year!

A monster!

A pure monster!

A peerless monster even more terrifying than those carefully cultivated by Shrek Academy!

As for Xiao Hongchen, who was currently facing the pressure radiating from Xu Tianming head-on.

The moment those two soul rings appeared, his legs couldn't help but tremble, and a thought of retreating instantly filled his heart.

A soul master with a ten-thousand-year soul ring—how was he supposed to fight that?

However, right after this thought emerged, he caught sight of Xu Tianming's provocative smile.

Something wasn't right!

It was impossible for any soul master in this world to have a ten-thousand-year soul ring as their second one!

Thinking this, Xiao Hongchen immediately forced himself to believe that it was just an illusion!

That was it; only an illusion could explain it!

This person had just teamed up with Xuan Ziwen to set a trap and deceive him; for such a shameless person to use some illusionary techniques to trick him was perfectly normal.

Once this thought took hold, the fear in Xiao Hongchen's heart receded by more than half.

"A mere parlor trick of an illusion, what can it do to me? Watch as I shatter it with a single strike!"

With a loud roar to bolster his courage, Xiao Hongchen drove the Soul Power within his body even more frantically than before.

Without hesitation, he scattered all the metal dust he carried into the air, and under the control of his Soul Power, it transformed in an instant into a giant sword three meters tall, its momentum terrifying!