Battle!

"You young people, what are you thinking? I meant Yiran's first kiss!"

Dragon Duke stared at the two of them with a strange expression.

"First kiss..."

Hearing that, Lin Fan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Meng Yiran's figure and looks were absolutely top-notch, but they had known each other for less than half a day. When it came to romance, Lin Fan believed in a meeting of body and soul. He couldn't be so casual!

After hearing Dragon Duke's explanation, Meng Yiran patted her full chest and let out a relieved breath, though the blush on her face still hadn't faded!

Her snow-white hand clenched tightly. She bit her red lip with her pearly teeth, hesitated for a moment, then ran over to Lin Fan!

Lin Fan felt a fragrant breeze sweep past him. The next moment, a cool, moist, soft sensation touched his right cheek!

It lasted only an instant, like a dragonfly skimming the water, but Lin Fan stood rooted to the spot, savoring it for a long time!

"Hahaha! Seeing you young people takes me back to when I first met your grandmother."

Dragon Duke laughed heartily, in an excellent mood. Beside him, Meng Yiran lowered her head, not daring to look at Lin Fan.

"You lecher!"

Ning Rongrong, who had witnessed everything, shot Lin Fan a deeply disdainful look.

As for Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, they had long since grown used to it.

"Senior, Sister Yiran has successfully absorbed her Soul Ring, and it's getting late. Let's leave the Star Dou Forest first."

Lin Fan spoke up, breaking the somewhat awkward atmosphere.

"Mm."

Dragon Duke nodded. The Star Dou Forest was full of danger, especially at night. They couldn't afford to let their guard down, even in the forest's outer reaches.

Just as Lin Fan took out the Helicopter, preparing to take everyone away, a wolf's howl suddenly rang through the forest. In the next instant, a wolf-shaped magical beast about five meters long pounced at him!

Its emerald-green eyes glinted with a chilling light that shook the soul. It had razor-sharp fangs and claws, each a full twenty centimeters long. Its body was covered in pale gray scales that gleamed like steel!

A gash about half a meter long ran along its right side, blood pouring steadily from the wound!

"Steel Wolf? Watch out!"

Dragon Duke's expression changed drastically. He wanted to intervene, but it was already too late. All he could do was shout a warning!

This Steel Wolf was around three thousand years old, but its attacks were extremely powerful. Even a Soul King would have to give everything they had to withstand it!

Lin Fan's fate could only be to be torn to pieces!

"Hmph!"

Lin Fan snorted. Soul Power surged through his entire body and concentrated in his right fist. He slammed it hard into the Steel Wolf's head!

Clang!

The instant they collided, it was like steel striking steel. What happened next made Dragon Duke's eyes widen in disbelief!

A series of cracking bones rang out. A dent more than ten centimeters deep appeared in the Steel Wolf's skull, and its massive body flew over ten meters before crashing into a tree and dropping to the ground, motionless!

Lin Fan, by contrast, stood where he was without taking a single step back!

"Th-this is still a person?!"

Even Dragon Duke, a man of vast experience, couldn't help blurting out a curse. Beside him, Meng Yiran covered her mouth with both hands, her pretty face filled with utter shock!

They weren't the only ones. Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong were all astonished!

Killing a Soul Beast whose combat strength rivaled that of a Soul King with one punch, without even activating his Martial Soul—that was something no one could have imagined!

"Up ahead! Don't let it get away!"

While the group stood stunned, hurried footsteps came from the direction the Steel Wolf had charged from. Five figures appeared moments later!

They glanced at the Steel Wolf lying dead on the ground, then all turned their eyes to Lin Fan.

"Lin Fan?!"

Lin Fan had naturally seen the five of them. He first froze, then the corner of his mouth curled into a teasing smile!

"Tang San, what a coincidence!"

Among the five, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun were all familiar faces!

The fifth was a man around forty. Though he wasn't especially tall, his muscles bulged like little hills, giving him an imposing presence!

"What? You know each other?"

Dragon Duke walked over and asked.

"Not only do we know each other—we go way back!"

Lin Fan smiled.

"Xiao San, what's going on?"

The middle-aged man furrowed his brow and asked in a low voice.

"Teacher Zhao, this guy is Lin Fan!"

At the mention of Lin Fan's name, Tang San gritted his teeth without realizing it. At the same time, a notification sounded in Lin Fan's mind: he had gained 1,000 Villain Points!

"Heh, Tang San really does hate me to the bone. I gained 1,000 Villain Points just from him seeing me. Looks like I'm going to make a killing today!"

Lin Fan was secretly delighted.

"So you're that Lin Fan? You're certainly arrogant! How dare you injure students from Shrek Academy!"

The middle-aged man fixed a cold stare on Lin Fan. As he stepped forward, Soul Power surged from his body, bringing with it a terrifying pressure!

"Heh, your students were inferior. Who else can you blame? If the students are this useless, then it looks like you're a good-for-nothing teacher too!"

"The 'Shrek' in Shrek Academy—doesn't it stand for dog shit?"

Lin Fan taunted him, meeting his hostility head-on!

He had already identified the middle-aged man: the Immovable Wisdom King, Zhao Wuji!

"You... You sharp-tongued brat! Once I catch you, I'll pull out your teeth one by one, then break every bone in your body!"

Zhao Wuji was so furious his teeth ached. His bones crackled, and he lunged straight at Lin Fan.

"Hmph! I never thought the mighty Immovable Wisdom King would bully the young and lay hands on a junior!"

Dragon Duke's dragon-headed cane struck the ground with a thud. Terrifying waves of Soul Power spread out as he unleashed the full pressure of a Soul Douluo!

Chapter 33: Battle!

"Th-those two are Dragon Duke and Snake Granny?!"

Zhao Wuji's heart tightened. When his eyes landed on the Serpent Cane and Dragon Staff, his expression darkened considerably!

"May I ask what connection you two seniors have with Lin Fan?"

After hesitating, Zhao Wuji still asked. This involved the dignity of Shrek Academy, and he didn't want to let Lin Fan off just like that!

"Lin Fan is my granddaughter's fiancé. What do you think?"

"Grandpa!"

As soon as Dragon Duke spoke, Meng Yiran beside him tugged at his sleeve, her face turning red with embarrassment!

"Senior, leave this to me. This is a grudge between Shrek Academy and me, after all!"

Lin Fan stepped forward. Dragon Duke had called him Meng Yiran's fiancé primarily to use that connection to protect him!

Lin Fan was grateful, of course, but he didn't want to cower behind someone else. Besides, Zhao Wuji alone wasn't enough to make him afraid!

"You... Can you handle him?"

Dragon Duke hadn't expected Lin Fan to show no fear even when facing Zhao Wuji. Lin Fan had killed the Steel Wolf with one punch, but Zhao Wuji was a genuine Soul Saint!

And a Soul Saint on the verge of becoming a Soul Douluo!

"Just watch, Senior. If I can't handle him, you can step in and save me then!"

"Mm... All right!"

Dragon Duke nodded. He was also curious about what gave Lin Fan the confidence to face Zhao Wuji!

"Brat, not only did you injure my students, you also insulted Shrek Academy!"

"I planned to teach you a proper lesson, but out of respect for Dragon Duke and Snake Granny, I'll let it go today!"

With Zhao Wuji's experience, he could naturally tell that Dragon Duke and Snake Granny had an unusual relationship with Lin Fan. Even if Lin Fan wasn't his granddaughter's fiancé, he was close enough to it!

He might be arrogant, but he understood that he had no chance against Dragon Duke, whose strength had reached the Soul Douluo level. What's more, Snake Granny was here too. The two of them working together could even fight a Titled Douluo!

"Zhao Wuji, don't make it sound so noble. You're just protecting your own. Your juniors couldn't win, so you came running out to back them up!"

"But I'm not like those useless students you teach. If you want to stand up for Tang San and the others, then bring it on. I, Lin Fan, will take you on myself!"

Faced with Zhao Wuji's concession, Lin Fan not only refused to appreciate it, he even sneered at him!

Not far away, Tang San and Dai Mubai flushed red, wishing they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. Their hatred for Lin Fan reached its peak!

In everyone else's eyes, they were genius Soul Masters, yet Lin Fan had called them less than useless. Worse, they couldn't refute him!

"Heh, you arrogant little brat. Even with Senior Dragon Duke here today, I'm going to teach you a proper lesson!"

Zhao Wuji was so angry his lungs were about to burst. His name as the Immovable Wisdom King was known throughout the Soul Master World, yet now a mere twelve-year-old boy had humiliated him in public. How could he possibly endure that?!

Zhao Wuji stamped his foot on the ground and charged at Lin Fan like a small mountain of flesh!

He didn't activate his Martial Soul or even use his Soul Power. He attacked with nothing but his physical strength!

Just as everyone wondered how Lin Fan would respond, he did something that left them all dumbstruck!

Lin Fan stamped his foot too and surged forward, charging at Zhao Wuji in exactly the same way!

"Th-this... Has Lin Fan lost his mind? Grandpa, hurry and save him!"

Meng Yiran pressed her pale hand tightly over her red lips and cried out. Her face was full of worry!

"Don't worry. If anything goes wrong, I'll step in at once!"

Soul Power surged within Dragon Duke as he readied himself, but he wasn't all that worried!

Judging from Lin Fan's actions so far, he didn't seem foolish enough to court death!

The two figures rapidly drew closer. One was Zhao Wuji, his muscles bunched up as he charged like a rhinoceros. The other was Lin Fan, whose frame looked so slender that a gust of wind might have knocked him over!

The contrast was so striking that the outcome seemed obvious!

Boom!

With a thunderous crash, their shoulders collided!

The scene everyone had imagined, with Lin Fan flying away, never happened. Instead, the massive Zhao Wuji lost his footing and stumbled backward more than a dozen steps before landing flat on his bottom!

"Gasp!"

Everyone who witnessed it couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath!

"This child is terrifying!"

Dragon Duke's face still showed his shock as he murmured.

Meng Yiran and Ning Rongrong stood with their mouths slightly agape, their pretty faces filled with disbelief. Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, meanwhile, looked proud!

They knew better than anyone how strong Lin Fan's body was. The three of them had spent more than two hours battling last night, and Lin Fan hadn't shown the slightest sign of fatigue!

"Teacher Zhao!"

Tang San and the others were just as shocked. They stood frozen like wooden posts, then hurried forward to help Zhao Wuji once they came to their senses.

"Get away!"

Zhao Wuji swept his large hand and knocked Tang San and the others to the ground. He scrambled to his feet, furious, and stared fixedly at Lin Fan, his face turning the color of pig liver!

"Hahaha, so this is the legendary Immovable Wisdom King? What a joke!"

Lin Fan's face was full of mockery.

"Since you're asking for death, don't blame me!"

Zhao Wuji roared. Soul Power surged through his body, and he charged at Lin Fan again!

The last time Zhao Wuji attacked, he hadn't used his full strength because he'd been afraid of killing Lin Fan with one blow and offending Dragon Duke and Snake Granny.