Just then, a woman with an alluring figure came around the corner a short distance ahead.
She had short, dark green hair, and her tight-fitting clothes hugged her curvaceous figure perfectly, leaving not an ounce of excess flesh.
As her long, shapely legs carried her forward, she radiated a mature, wild charm.
A cold, aloof air that warned others to keep their distance lingered between her brows.
She was none other than Dugu Yan, the granddaughter of Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.
The moment the three boys saw Dugu Yan's graceful, swaying figure, they stopped in their tracks.
Ma Hongjun couldn't help swallowing, a leering grin spreading across his face.
He nudged Dai Mubai with his elbow and muttered under his breath.
"Boss Dai."
"That figure, that aura—just looking at her gets my blood pumping!"
Dai Mubai straightened his clothes, a wicked gleam flashing in his eyes.
He tossed his golden hair, convinced he looked dashing, and smiled with a frivolous air.
"You two, watch how your big brother handles this. You can't let a beauty like that slip away."
"Come on, we've got to go over and chat her up."
With that, Dai Mubai led Ma Hongjun and Oscar toward Dugu Yan at a brisk pace.
Dai Mubai swaggered forward and planted himself right in the middle of the path, blocking Dugu Yan's way.
He tossed his dazzling golden hair and flashed what he imagined was a devastatingly charming smile.
"Hey, upperclasswoman, taking a walk by yourself?"
"Meeting is fate. Why not take a stroll with us? We can get to know each other."
Ma Hongjun hurried over beside him, rubbing his hands together excitedly.
His tiny, beadlike eyes roamed over Dugu Yan without the slightest restraint.
His gaze lingered on her slender waist and long, shapely legs.
Drool was practically spilling from the corner of his mouth.
"Exactly, upperclasswoman. This academy's huge. Walking around alone must be boring."
Dugu Yan stopped, her brows drawing tightly together.
These three had suddenly popped out from around the corner: one was frivolous, one was fat as a pig, and the other had lovestruck eyes.
None of them looked like decent people.
The fat one in particular had a gaze that made her want to retch.
She could smell his sweat from several paces away.
"Get lost!"
"I have no interest in getting to know trash like you."
Dugu Yan snapped at them without the slightest courtesy, not even bothering to look them in the eye.
She took a long stride, preparing to walk around them.
At her merciless rebuke, Dai Mubai's smile instantly froze.
As a prince of the Star Luo Empire, he couldn't believe a woman at Heaven Dou Royal Academy would dare insult him to his face.
He shot a glance to either side.
Ma Hongjun and Oscar understood at once, and the three immediately spread out.
They took up a triangular formation, surrounding Dugu Yan and blocking her way.
"Looks like our upperclasswoman has quite a temper."
"We're sincerely trying to make friends with you. You're really going to snub us like this? Do you think we're beneath you?"
Dai Mubai folded his arms, his voice now edged with menace.
Ma Hongjun grinned and stepped closer.
"You're so beautiful, upperclasswoman. How come you've got such a nasty temper?"
"Spend a little time with us big brothers, and I promise you won't be able to get enough."
Surrounded by the three of them, Dugu Yan felt a surge of disgust.
Since when had this Heaven Dou Royal Academy let thugs like these in?
Their words were vile, and their faces even more loathsome and despicable!
She laughed in fury, ready to unleash the Jade Phosphorus Snake Poison within her and teach these fools a lesson.
Just then, steady footsteps sounded from the other end of the tree-lined path.
Qin Feng and Hu Liena were strolling side by side when they happened upon the tense scene ahead.
Seeing Dugu Yan surrounded by three male students, Qin Feng raised an eyebrow.
He didn't need to guess. This had to be Poison Douluo's granddaughter.
He glanced at the trio surrounding her, and scorn filled his heart.
Those Shrek boys really couldn't change their lecherous ways, no matter where they went.
Hearing footsteps approach, Dai Mubai turned around in annoyance.
When he saw Hu Liena beside Qin Feng, his pupils contracted and his eyes lit up.
What an enchanting beauty!
Her bewitching air and stunning figure, wrapped in a tight dress, were a hundred times more alluring than the green-haired upperclasswoman before him.
But when he saw her walking close beside Qin Feng, his heart suddenly flared with nameless anger.
"What are you looking at?"
"Can't you see I'm busy?"
"Take your woman and get the hell out of here. Stop standing around and getting in my way!"
Dai Mubai lifted his chin and shouted arrogantly at Qin Feng.
In his eyes, most of the students at Heaven Dou Royal Academy were pampered noble brats who did nothing but coast through life. They were no threat at all.
Ma Hongjun chimed in loudly.
"You hear that, pretty boy? Get lost. Don't keep us big brothers from picking up girls!"
Qin Feng didn't stop walking. Instead, he strolled over and came to a halt in front of them.
His gaze swept casually over Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
"You want me to get lost?"
Qin Feng's tone was calm, as though he'd just heard the biggest joke in the world.
"Who do you think you are?"
Those simple words carried utter contempt, as if he were looking down from on high.
His gaze was that of someone watching two ants squeak on the ground.
Dai Mubai was already simmering with anger after Dugu Yan rejected him. At Qin Feng's brazen taunt, his face darkened at once.
At Shrek Academy, he was the one who bullied others. No one else got to tell him what to do.
He exchanged a look with Ma Hongjun.
The two nodded in silent understanding.
If this brat didn't know what was good for him, they'd beat him half to death.
They might as well show off the Shrek Monsters' strength in front of the two stunning beauties.
Dugu Yan tensed slightly.
She despised Dai Mubai and the others, but she didn't want an innocent bystander getting dragged into trouble because of her.
"Hey, be careful!"
"These guys may look creepy, but they have Soul Power. They're not ordinary people!"
Dugu Yan quickly called out a warning to Qin Feng.
Qin Feng didn't turn around. He simply raised his right hand.
A mass of freezing cold gathered in his palm.
The temperature plunged, and the moisture in the air condensed into tiny ice crystals in an instant.
With a clear, soaring cry that pierced the heavens, the phantom of an Ice Phoenix appeared behind Qin Feng, glistening and radiating terrifying pressure.
Its noble bearing and dazzling ice-blue light plunged the entire path into a world of ice and snow.
A thick layer of frost formed over the flagstones beneath their feet.
Seeing the dazzling Martial Soul, Ma Hongjun didn't look scared at all. Instead, he doubled over with exaggerated laughter.
"Hahaha!"
"I thought you were somebody impressive. Turns out you've just got a bird-type Martial Soul Mutation too!"