A Sick Cat Dares Call Itself a Tiger?

Suotuo City, the granary of the Balak Kingdom.

Its prosperity far surpassed that of Nuoding City.

After days of travel, Lin Chuan and the other two finally arrived.

Unlike Tang San and Xiao Wu, who were brimming with excitement,

Lin Chuan looked as though he had not slept enough. He sat in the carriage, yawning.

"We're finally here. Let's find somewhere to sleep first... no, rest."

Lin Chuan stretched and rubbed his bleary eyes.

Hearing that his big brother was tired, Tang San hurriedly asked around for a hotel.

They headed straight for a hotel in the city called the Rose Hotel.

The moment they entered, the rich scent of roses and the suggestive decor made Tang San blush.

The lighting was dim, and every corner exuded an atmosphere that made hearts race.

Xiao Wu, on the other hand, found it novel and looked around at the strangely shaped decorations.

"Waiter, three rooms."

Tang San walked to the counter and tried to keep his voice calm.

After checking the records, the waiter looked up apologetically.

"I'm sorry, only one Red Ocean room remains."

"One room?"

Tang San frowned and looked awkwardly at Lin Chuan and Xiao Wu behind him.

Just as Tang San was wondering how they should divide the room,

an arrogant voice came from the entrance, breaking the silence.

"I'll take that room."

Immediately afterward, an even more domineering voice rang out.

"Are you new here? Don't you know that room has always been reserved for Young Master Dai?"

The three turned around and saw a tall man with long golden hair walking in.

He had an alluring pair of twin sisters draped over each arm.

His mismatched, wicked eyes brimmed with undisguised arrogance.

It was Dai Mubai.

"Where did these little brats come from? You dare fight me for a room?"

With beauties in his arms, Dai Mubai swept a disdainful gaze over Tang San.

When his gaze finally landed on the yawning Lin Chuan, his brows furrowed slightly.

For some reason, that lazy-looking youth carried an aura that made him deeply uncomfortable, like that of a ferocious beast.

But he quickly shook his head, thinking he was overthinking it.

He was just an undergrown little punk.

"Kid, if you know what's good for you, get lost. Don't ruin my mood."

The beauty in Dai Mubai's arms giggled and rubbed herself against his chest.

That only fueled his arrogance further.

Tang San did not want trouble, but he was not someone who feared it either. He was about to step forward and reason with him.

"There should always be a first come, first served—"

Smack.

A hand landed on Tang San's shoulder, cutting him off.

Lin Chuan slowly stepped forward.

His eyelids were half-lowered.

"What's there to talk about? Does trash like him deserve reason?"

"Since there's only one room, we'll take it."

"You, get lost."

Lin Chuan's voice was not loud, as though he were swatting away a fly.

When Dai Mubai heard that,

his expression instantly darkened, and the sinister gleam in his eyes intensified.

"What did you say? You want me to get lost?"

He had been making his way through Suotuo City for so long, yet no one had ever dared speak to him like that!

Even powerful Soul Elders had to be polite when they saw him.

And these little brats, whose feathers had not even fully grown in, dared tell him to get lost?

"Courting death!"

Dai Mubai had quite a temper as well.

Especially in front of beauties, his pride mattered more than anything.

"I was going to let you off, but since you refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit, don't blame me for being rude!"

"White Tiger, possess me!"

"Roar—!"

A deafening tiger roar echoed through the lobby.

Dai Mubai's muscles instantly swelled, tearing through his clothes, while a king character appeared on his forehead.

Three Spirit Rings, two yellow and one purple, slowly rose from beneath his feet.

The powerful aura of a Soul Elder erupted at once.

The surrounding tables and chairs creaked under the force of the shockwave.

"A level thirty-seven Battle Soul Elder. Scared now? Kneel and beg for mercy, and perhaps I'll still—"

Dai Mubai sneered as his hands transformed into tiger claws, gleaming with cold light.

Tang San's expression turned grave. He was about to summon Blue Silver Grass and prepare for battle.

But then Lin Chuan took another step forward.

Just one step.

Boom!

An incomparably terrifying pressure descended.

It was not suppression from Soul Power Level.

It was the double crushing force of near-tangible physical vitality and immense spiritual power!

Dai Mubai's body, which had been about to charge forward, suddenly froze.

Even breathing became difficult.

"What is this..."

Dai Mubai was horrified.

Then Lin Chuan raised his eyelids, and a flash of purple light passed through his deep eyes.

Second Soul Skill: Space Teleportation!

There was no movement trajectory, not even an afterimage.

Lin Chuan's figure vanished directly into thin air.

When he reappeared, he was standing less than half a meter in front of Dai Mubai.

That lazy face rapidly enlarged in Dai Mubai's pupils.

"You..."

Dai Mubai's pupils shrank to pinpoints, and every hair on his body stood on end.

Before he could react in any way, before he even had time to unleash a Soul Skill,

Lin Chuan's slap had already come down.

That slap used no Soul Skill. It was purely the result of his monstrously overwhelming physical strength.

Smack!!

An exceptionally crisp slap exploded through the hall.

Dai Mubai's tall body spun like a top.

The slap sent him flying while rotating through the air.

Bang!

He slammed heavily into a distant wall, his entire body embedded deeply within it.

He was stuck in that human-shaped dent so firmly that he could not even be pulled out.

The physique he had always been so proud of was as fragile as paper before that slap.

The entire hall fell deathly silent.

The twin sisters covered their mouths, their faces pale with fright.

Even the waiter dropped the pen in his hand.

Standing where he was, Lin Chuan disdainfully picked at his ear.

"That's it? A White Tiger? More like a toothless sick cat."

"Cough, cough..."

Dai Mubai clutched one side of his terribly swollen face and struggled down from the wall.

His eyes were filled with humiliation and disbelief.

In that instant just now, he had felt that he was not facing a person at all.

But a monster!

Complete suppression!

He had not even had the strength to fight back!

He had not even activated his Martial Soul, yet one slap had instantly defeated a Soul Elder?

"Just you wait!"

Dai Mubai was arrogant, but he was not stupid. He knew he had truly hit an iron wall this time.

He cast Lin Chuan a deep look.

Then, gritting his teeth, he spat out a threat.

"If you're also going to register at Shrek Academy, then I'll see you at the academy!"

"When that time comes, I'll show you what a real White Tiger is!"

With that, no longer caring about his pride, he fled the scene in embarrassment with the twins.

Lin Chuan shrugged. Dai Mubai really was pathetic!

He tossed several Gold Soul Coins to the waiter.

"Consider this the repair fee!"

The waiter had yet to recover from the shock.

Lin Chuan said,

"What are you standing there for? Give me the room key."

At that moment,

Tang San looked at Lin Chuan's back with even greater admiration in his eyes.

"Big Brother is incredible! He sent a Soul Elder flying with a single slap, without even activating his Martial Soul?"

"Is this what presence is?"

Xiao Wu felt the same, and her suspicion grew firmer still.

Lin Chuan was very likely a soul beast that had lived for over a hundred thousand years!