Douluo: I'm Always One Level Higher Than Tang San
Chapter 22

Zhao Wuji Bullies the Weak, Lin Chuan Gives Guidance

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Zhu Zhuqing had just arrived and did not yet know what had happened at the Rose Hotel yesterday.

Xiao Wu was a straightforward person.

And she could not stand Dai Mubai either, so she immediately gave a timely assist.

She leaned close to Zhu Zhuqing and deliberately said loudly:

"Oh my, Zhuqing, you didn't know?"

"Yesterday at the Rose Hotel, this big tiger had his arms around a pair of twin beauties while fighting us for a room!"

"Tsk, tsk, with one on each arm, he sure looked impressive!"

Zhu Zhuqing's face instantly turned deathly pale.

Then it became utterly icy.

She had traveled all this way, risking her life to escape her family and come here to find him.

Yet he had been here indulging in wine and women, lingering among the flowers?

Then she compared him to Lin Chuan beside her, who, though lazy-looking, had clear eyes and upright conduct.

"Disgusting."

Zhu Zhuqing coldly spat out those two words.

Without even sparing Dai Mubai a glance, she walked straight behind Lin Chuan, as though using her actions to draw a clear line between them.

Dai Mubai was struck dumb by those two words, as if hit by lightning.

He wanted to explain, but found he had no way to begin.

He could only glare furiously at Oscar, while his hatred for Lin Chuan reached its peak.

At last, they arrived at the venue for the fourth trial.

A burly man built like a black bear was sitting in a chair, dozing off. He was none other than Vice Dean Zhao Wuji.

"Teacher Zhao, I've brought them."

Dai Mubai said respectfully.

Zhao Wuji opened his eyes, looked at the five young men and women before him, and grinned.

"Not bad this year. Five Little Monsters actually made it to the fourth trial."

He stood up and stretched his body, producing a series of crackling pops.

"I'm Zhao Wuji. I'll personally oversee this final trial."

Zhao Wuji pointed at a stick of incense beside him.

"The rules are simple. You four join forces. As long as you can last one stick of incense under me, you pass."

"Teacher Zhao, this isn't within the rules!" Dai Mubai hurriedly said. "You're a Soul Sage, while the strongest among them is only a Soul Grandmaster. How are they supposed to fight you?"

Dai Mubai thought this was the perfect opportunity to get some leniency in the assessment for his fiancée, Zhu Zhuqing.

He hoped to win back a little goodwill.

However, someone like Zhao Wuji, who was both righteous and wicked, would not give him any face at all!

"Rules? At Shrek, I am the rules!"

Zhao Wuji glared at Dai Mubai. "If you want to stand up for them, you can come up too."

Dai Mubai shrank his neck. He did not want a beating.

"No need."

Lin Chuan then moved over a chair.

Holding a bottle of chilled drink, he leisurely walked over to Zhao Wuji's side and sat down.

"Teacher Zhao, I'm the academy's new teaching assistant, so I don't need to take the assessment. But..."

Lin Chuan took a sip of his drink and pointed at Tang San and the others.

"With one less fighter, it's not too much for me to request to give them guidance from the sidelines, right, Teacher Zhao?"

Zhao Wuji glanced at Lin Chuan. He was also somewhat curious about this wealthy teaching assistant Flender had newly recruited.

"Fine. As long as you don't make a move, shout however you want."

Zhao Wuji was full of confidence.

At the center of the field.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong took their positions.

"Should we discuss tactics?" Ning Rongrong looked at the other three.

"No need to make it so troublesome." Tang San took a deep breath, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes.

Under Lin Chuan's stimulation over the past few years, Tang San's strength had long surpassed that of his peers.

Not only had his Soul Power reached level thirty, but because he often sparred with Lin Chuan—though in truth it had been one-sided beatings—his physical condition had become exceptionally formidable.

And he had the Dragon Whisker Needle in hand!

"Teacher Zhao, be careful!"

Tang San finished speaking.

Zhao Wuji did not care in the slightest. "Come on!"

The moment the battle began, it exceeded everyone's expectations.

"Seven Treasures Famous, first: Strength! Second: Speed!"

The Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda in Ning Rongrong's hand shone brilliantly.

Two streams of light landed precisely on Tang San.

Tang San's speed and strength surged instantly!

He did not probe his opponent. He went all out from the start.

Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track paired with Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, and his entire body clung to Zhao Wuji like a phantom.

"Hm? This little fellow has some skill!"

Zhao Wuji had just intended to use Gravity Squeeze, only to discover Tang San was as slippery as a loach and impossible to catch.

"Xiao Wu, go!"

Xiao Wu instantly closed in on Zhao Wuji, using Charm followed by the Eight-Stage Throw!

Though Zhao Wuji was thick-skinned and tough, he was still thrown into a dizzying mess, his head buzzing.

"Damn little rabbit!"

Zhao Wuji became somewhat embarrassed and enraged.

Who was he? The Immovable Bright King!

If he could not even handle a few children, how could he continue making a name for himself in the Soul Master World?

Boom!

All seven Spirit Rings on Zhao Wuji's body lit up at once. Though he had not used his seventh soul skill, Martial Soul Avatar, the pressure of a Soul Sage was unleashed without reservation.

This was blatant bullying of the weak!

"Hmph, Gravity Squeeze!"

An enormous pressure instantly enveloped the entire field. Xiao Wu cried out and was sent flying, a trace of blood spilling from the corner of her mouth.

Tang San's eyes instantly reddened when he saw Xiao Wu injured.

At that moment, Lin Chuan, who had been sitting to the side watching the show, spoke calmly:

"Xiao San, what are you waiting for? This old bear is thick-skinned and tough. If you don't draw some blood, he won't know what pain feels like. Use that."

Lin Chuan pointed at Tang San's fingertips.

That was the Dragon Whisker Needle!

The moment Zhao Wuji heard this, his brows furrowed.

"What do you mean, use that? Kid, don't think I won't beat you up just because you're a teaching assistant!"

However, he regretted it the very next second.

Purple light blazed in Tang San's eyes as the Purple Demon Eye operated at full force, catching a tiny flaw in Zhao Wuji's defenses.

"Go!"

Several threads of golden light, thin as gossamer, traced invisible paths through the air. They were Dragon Whisker Needles, made specifically to pierce protective force!

Pfft!

Though Zhao Wuji had activated the Immovable Bright King Body.

The Dragon Whisker Needles were simply too tyrannical, and actually pierced straight through his protective Soul Power.

They instantly burrowed into the meridians within his body!

Then, they curled up!

What kind of excruciating pain was that?

It was like countless needles wildly twisting through his muscles!

"Aah!!"

Even a tough man like Zhao Wuji could not stop himself from letting out a scream like a pig being slaughtered.

It was the agonizing pain of foreign objects twisting his muscles from within!

"What the hell is this thing?!"

Zhao Wuji was drenched in cold sweat from the pain. He instinctively tried to force them out with his Soul Power, only to find that the more he moved, the worse it hurt.

Zhao Wuji was enraged and slapped toward Tang San.

Although Tang San used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track to evade, he was still swept by the force of the palm and sent flying backward.

At the instant Zhao Wuji's old force had faded and his new force had yet to arise.

Lin Chuan's voice rang out again:

"Now! Three inches below his back!"

Zhu Zhuqing, who had been secretly seeking an opportunity, showed no hesitation whatsoever at Lin Chuan's command.

That was trust!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Zhu Zhuqing's figure became a black streak of lightning, instantly appearing behind Zhao Wuji.

Her sharp cat claws left more than a dozen bloody wounds on Zhao Wuji's back, deep enough to expose bone!

"Roar!"

Pain struck Zhao Wuji, and he instantly unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar!

His aura pressed down so hard that the students present could barely breathe!

Even Tang San could not help breaking out in a cold sweat!

So this was a Soul Sage?

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