Brain Damage!

Mu Xi wore her school uniform, her golden hair tied into a ponytail.

Since girls matured earlier, Mu Xi stood half a head taller than Xu Mengqing and Tang Wulin. She had a slender, graceful figure.

Though she had not fully matured yet, she already had a hint of womanly charm.

At the same moment Xu Mengqing and Tang Wulin saw her, Mu Xi turned her head and met Tang Wulin's eyes.

"It's him!" She suddenly raised her hand and pointed at Tang Wulin beside Xu Mengqing.

Before the two could react, seven or eight older male students who had come with Mu Xi surrounded them.

"What are you doing?" Tang Wulin asked in confusion.

Unlike Tang Wulin's innocent reaction, Xu Mengqing calmly watched the aggressive older students before him.

There was nothing he could do about it. Since he knew the plot, he had nothing to worry about.

Still, being surrounded by a group like this somehow felt pretty unpleasant!

"We need to talk to you, kid. Come with us." A tall, fairly handsome male student spoke to Tang Wulin, though his tone was clearly mocking.

Xu Mengqing stepped in front of Tang Wulin. "What is it? Say it here."

Even though he knew the plot, he was still a little worried. It seemed they had gotten into a fight in the original story.

Since this was outside the dormitory, quite a few first-year newcomers had gathered to watch, but the vicious glares of the older students forced them back.

"Kid! We're not looking for you! Don't stick your nose where it doesn't belong. Come with us!"

As he spoke, the tall male student grabbed Xu Mengqing by the shoulder, intending to shove him aside.

Xu Mengqing sharply shrugged his shoulder. His strength, far beyond that of others his age, sent the tall student staggering, nearly falling over.

Such great strength!

The male student was startled, but anger quickly surged through him.

"Kid, you dare ram into me?" The tall male student swung his fist at Xu Mengqing's face.

Xu Mengqing sighed. Sure enough, they still had to fight.

"Wulin! Move!"

The two immediately activated their respective Blue Silver Grass Martial Souls.

Countless dark-gold Blue Silver Grass vines nearly instantly wrapped around the older male students nearby, while Xu Mengqing himself charged directly at the man he had just knocked back.

The other side had more people. If they did not catch them off guard, he and Tang Wulin would have no chance at all.

This was an academy, after all. As long as he could break out, or make enough of a commotion, their safety would definitely be guaranteed.

Tang Wulin's reaction was not slow either. The instant he heard Xu Mengqing say "Move," he released his Martial Soul as well. Strands of Blue Silver Grass, different from Xu Mengqing's, surged from his palms.

Avoiding the Blue Silver Vine that Xu Mengqing had mainly wrapped around their upper bodies, Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass focused on binding their legs.

These older students had clearly not expected Xu Mengqing and Tang Wulin to dare attack despite being outnumbered, much less do so with such decisiveness. For a moment, they were all entangled by Blue Silver Grass.

The male student directly in front had just begun gathering Soul Power when Xu Mengqing crashed into him.

Bang! The tall male student was sent flying backward. Xu Mengqing slipped past him, on the verge of breaking through the encirclement.

Just then, a figure silently blocked his path. Immediately afterward, a blinding flash of light suddenly filled Xu Mengqing's vision.

Xu Mengqing reflexively shut his eyes. The scorching light shone over his body, making him feel as though his entire body were about to burst into flames.

His forward momentum immediately slowed. A cold snort sounded by his ear, pain flared in his chest, and a kick sent him tumbling back into the encirclement.

Tang Wulin, who had just taken two steps forward, hurriedly caught the still-unsteady Xu Mengqing from behind.

Once Xu Mengqing regained his footing, he and Tang Wulin behind him both felt the Soul Power in their bodies plummet.

Under the scorching radiance, Xu Mengqing suddenly discovered that his Blue Silver Grass had begun to burn.

As the Blue Silver Grass burned, his Soul Power abruptly dropped by half.

Crack! Crack! Crack! Strands of Blue Silver Grass snapped apart. Only the dark-gold vines around the older students' upper bodies remained, dotted with sparks and covered in cracks as they struggled to hold on.

"Ugh!"

Binding so many people at once caused Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass to snap and burn for the first time, and the backlash followed immediately.

The twelve levels of Soul Power in his body were completely exhausted the instant the Blue Silver Grass broke.

Xu Mengqing was in much better shape. After all, his Soul Power was far more abundant.

"Kid, you actually dared attack us!" The tall male student immediately released his Martial Soul and charged at Xu Mengqing.

Naturally, Xu Mengqing was not about to indulge him. He used every last bit of Soul Power remaining in his body. The Spirit Ring behind him flashed, and he controlled the Blue Silver Grass to weave a suit of Blue Silver Armor and a gauntlet around himself. The moment the armor and gauntlet took shape, the originally wooden equipment instantly began to turn metallic.

His right fist, protected by the metal Blue Silver Gauntlet, met the attack head-on.

Bang!

Faced with Xu Mengqing's heavy, powerful punch, the tall male student could not help but recoil in fright.

Just as the fist was about to smash into the male student,

Mu Xi behind him suddenly shouted, "Stop!"

Xu Mengqing stopped his motion unsteadily.

His anger had clouded his mind just now. If that punch had landed, things truly would have spiraled out of control.

With the male student no longer blocking his view, Tang Wulin finally noticed that the blinding light Xu Mengqing had encountered earlier had been released by Mu Xi behind them.

A yellow Hundred-Year Spirit Ring rose beneath her feet, and she surprisingly had two Spirit Rings.

Above her head floated a golden ball of light that shone like the sun.

A small cluster of orange-red flames flickered lightly on Mu Xi's left shoulder, seemingly her Spirit Soul.

The scorching heat was receding, but the temperature of the surrounding air had still risen considerably.

At last, the dark-gold Blue Silver Grass on the other older students could no longer endure and snapped apart.

Yet they no longer surrounded Xu Mengqing and Tang Wulin. Instead, they moved aside on their own, opening a path on both sides.

Mu Xi slowly walked up to Xu Mengqing and Tang Wulin. Although the temperature of her Martial Soul had dropped, her presence remained formidable.

After glancing at Xu Mengqing, Mu Xi ultimately fixed her gaze on Tang Wulin.

"I'm Mu Xi from Grade 5 Class 1 of the Intermediate Division. I want to compete with you in Forging. If you still intend to continue studying at the academy, don't refuse." Mu Xi spoke coldly.

Xu Mengqing was instantly speechless. Miss, was all this really necessary for a Forging match? Couldn't you have just said so? You made it look like a gang confrontation. And he's your father's disciple—are you really threatening him like this?

She's got serious brain damage!