But Zhao Wuji could no longer worry about any of that. A twelve-year-old kid had just knocked him flat on his backside, and his fury had completely drowned out his reason!
Zhao Wuji swung a fist at Lin Fan's chest. The air shrieked around it, proof that he was giving it everything he had!
Lin Fan didn't retreat an inch. He channeled Soul Power into his right fist, intending to meet Zhao Wuji head-on!
Boom!
With a low, muffled thud, the two figures each staggered back two steps before clashing again!
Boom, boom, boom!
The collisions rang out one after another, each striking the crowd's hearts like the tolling of evening and morning bells. Everyone present stared with their mouths hanging wider and wider, their shock beyond words!
"This child... he's a monster!"
Dragon Duke couldn't help murmuring aloud!
With his keen eye, he could tell that Zhao Wuji was now at his strongest without activating his Martial Soul. He wasn't holding back at all!
Yet Lin Fan could fight him head-on without losing ground. What kind of monster was he?
Zhao Wuji, the one actually trading blows with Lin Fan, grew more shocked with every exchange! If he hadn't felt the tremendous force behind Lin Fan's attacks for himself, he would have thought he was dreaming!
Compared to Lin Fan, those few things accepted by Shrek Academy—the academy that claimed to take in only monsters—were nothing but a pile of dog shit!
Chapter 34: Just That?
Boom!
As the two men separated again, Zhao Wuji let out a furious roar. Soul Power surged through his body, and then two yellow, two purple, and three black Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet!
"Kid, show me your Soul Rings!"
Zhao Wuji fixed his eyes on Lin Fan, his voice dark and cold as water!
He had already heard about Lin Fan from Tang San and Dai Mubai and knew he was a monster. But he hadn't expected him to be this much of a prodigy. Even with his level 78 Soul Power, Zhao Wuji had been forced to activate his Martial Soul!
"As you wish!"
Lin Fan gave a cold laugh and stamped his foot against the ground. A terrifying surge of Soul Power erupted from his body!
Roar!
A dragon's cry rang out. The phantom of the Primordial Ancestral Dragon circled Lin Fan, then hovered behind him as Soul Rings slowly appeared beneath his feet, one after another!
Purple, purple, purple, black, black, red!
When the final, dazzling Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring appeared, everyone stood dumbstruck. It was as if every sound around them had vanished, leaving only the thudding of their own hearts!
Their gazes were all fixed on the last Soul Ring, its red light so dazzling it seemed to eclipse everything else!
"A Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring... How is that possible?!"
An incredulous cry rang out. Tang San dropped onto his backside, his face full of helplessness, self-mockery, and even despair!
Perhaps he would never have a chance to surpass Lin Fan in this lifetime!
"What, are you planning to surrender without a fight?"
"That works too. I'll count to three. Take these Shrek trash and get out of my sight, and I'll pretend none of this ever happened!"
Lin Fan looked at Zhao Wuji, who stood frozen in place, and spoke with a smile.
"So what if you have a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring? I, Zhao Wuji... have never been afraid of anyone!"
Zhao Wuji swallowed hard, but anyone could hear the tremor in his voice!
The instant Lin Fan's Martial Soul appeared, Zhao Wuji's Vajra Bear Martial Soul had shuddered violently. It was a fear that came from deep within its soul!
Even Dragon Duke, an Soul Douluo, felt the same!
"Since that's the case, come on!"
Lin Fan smiled faintly and beckoned Zhao Wuji with a finger, his attitude utterly arrogant!
"You're asking for death!"
Zhao Wuji roared like a wild beast. He had never been looked down on so thoroughly!
His third Soul Ring then lit up. Everyone nearby instantly felt their bodies grow several times heavier, as if they had fallen into a muddy swamp. Every step took an enormous effort!
This was Zhao Wuji's third Soul Skill, Gravity Enhancement!
"Second Soul Skill, Vajra Palm!"
As he shouted, Zhao Wuji thrust out his palm toward Lin Fan from a distance!
A violent surge of energy burst forth. A massive, earthy-yellow energy palm, five meters long and four meters wide, slammed down toward Lin Fan!
Even from far away, the suffocating pressure was palpable!
"Not a bad idea. Too bad your strength isn't up to it!"
Lin Fan shook his head slightly, a trace of regret in his expression. Zhao Wuji had combined his Soul Skills, using Gravity Enhancement to restrict Lin Fan's movements, then ensuring that Vajra Palm would hit its mark and leave him nowhere to dodge!
What Zhao Wuji hadn't expected was that Lin Fan had no intention of dodging!
"First Soul Skill, Ancestral Dragon Roar!"
Lin Fan narrowed his eyes as his First Soul Ring flashed. He opened his mouth, and a strange roar laced with a dragon's cry burst from it!
Whum, whum!
In that instant, everyone present felt their eardrums tremble. Even their souls couldn't help shuddering!
As Lin Fan's target, Zhao Wuji felt it even more keenly. Blood had already begun to seep from his ears!
The terrifying shock wave crashed into Vajra Palm. The two forces locked horns for about three breaths before exploding simultaneously in midair!
The next instant, Lin Fan had already appeared in front of Zhao Wuji as if by teleportation. His fist slammed into Zhao Wuji's chest!
Boom!
"This... how is this possible?!"
Zhao Wuji had no time to react. He could only watch Lin Fan's fist grow larger and larger, channeling Soul Power through his body as quickly as he could to form a defense!
Boom!
A muffled thud rang out, mixed with the sound of bones breaking. Zhao Wuji flew backward like a cannonball, spitting a jet of blood from his mouth. He crashed through two trees thick enough for a person to wrap their arms around before hitting the ground!
"That's it? What a bore!"
"Rongrong, see? This is the Shrek Academy you wanted to attend!"
"Zhu Zhuqing, take a look at your former fiancé now."
Lin Fan casually rolled his wrist and turned to speak to the two girls.
Ning Rongrong was now incredibly glad she had chosen to stay by Lin Fan's side. Otherwise, her whole life would have been ruined!
Just as Lin Fan had said, Shrek Academy was not only trash, its students were no good either!
Especially that fatso. Ever since the fight began, his lecherous eyes had kept roaming over her and Zhu Zhuqing. It was utterly disgusting!
Lin Fan sometimes looked at her with the same lustful gaze, but it felt completely different. Lin Fan was a handsome man, so it didn't put her off!
Zhu Zhuqing was just as glad she had made the right choice!
Dai Mubai was trembling all over. His eyes were filled with fear as he looked at Lin Fan!
How could a good-for-nothing with neither ability nor courage ever deserve her?
"I... I'll kill you! Martial Soul Avatar!"
Zhao Wuji, sprawled on the ground after Lin Fan's beating, let out a shrill roar like a wild beast. His black Seventh Soul Ring flashed, and his body rapidly swelled before everyone's eyes!
In just a few breaths, Zhao Wuji had grown nearly ten meters tall. Brown fur covered his entire body, and his already bulging muscles had grown as large as hills! Even his hands had turned into enormous bear paws!
Roar!
Zhao Wuji threw back his head and roared, baring his razor-sharp fangs. In his Martial Soul Avatar state, he had transformed completely into a gigantic brown bear!
"Die!"
"Third Soul Skill, Gravity Enhancement!"
"Fifth Soul Skill, Gravity Squeeze!"
The two control-type Soul Skills locked onto Lin Fan in an instant, their effects doubled by his Martial Soul Avatar!
In midair, an enormous bear paw nearly two meters across slammed down toward Lin Fan. The air around it crackled and burst, and the crushing pressure made everyone's hearts quail!
Facing Zhao Wuji's full-force strike in his Martial Soul Avatar state, Lin Fan's eyes still held not the slightest trace of fear!
"Ancestral Dragon Heaven-Opening Seal!"
Lin Fan spoke the five words one by one. His voice was not loud, yet it shook the hearts of everyone who heard it!
His Fifth Soul Ring blazed with dazzling black light. Several tiny dragon phantoms wound around one another before him, then converged completely into an extremely mysterious crimson-gold seal!
Chapter 35: Humiliating Tang San!
The instant the golden seal appeared, everything around them seemed to freeze, as though time itself had stopped flowing!
It drifted forward lightly, without even the slightest trace of energy radiating from it!
"Explode!"
When the Ancestral Dragon Heaven-Opening Seal was barely a few inches from Zhao Wuji's massive bear paw, Lin Fan let out a thunderous shout!
With a sharp crack, the golden seal burst apart. Countless blinding rays of golden light exploded all at once, like a second sun rising in the forest!
Terrifying energy surged outward like a mountain-breaking tidal wave. Centered on Lin Fan and Zhao Wuji, the trees around them fell in swaths like wheat beneath a scythe!
"Watch out!"
Dragon Duke's face was grave, his expression full of shock. He hurriedly channeled his Soul Power into an energy barrier, shielding Meng Yiran, Ning Rongrong, and the others behind him!
"Ah!"
Zhao Wuji let out a cry of pain in his Martial Soul Avatar state. His entire right arm had twisted into a horribly unnatural shape!
His nearly ten-meter-tall body was sent flying by the terrifying shock wave, leaving a deep trench dozens of meters long when it hit the ground!
Pfft!
Blood gushed from Zhao Wuji's mouth. His body rapidly shrank, and he could no longer maintain his Martial Soul Avatar. His Martial Soul and Soul Rings vanished as well!
His face was as pale as paper. Then he passed out cold!
"Teacher Zhao!"
Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others rushed over!
The energy shock wave had been incredibly powerful. If Zhao Wuji hadn't stood in front of them, they would all have been dead by now. Even so, every one of them had been injured and left in a sorry state!
"Haha, I never thought the Immovable Wisdom King would be so utterly useless!"
Lin Fan dismissed his Martial Soul and burst into laughter. With Zhao Wuji unconscious, Tang San and the others posed no threat to him at all!
"Lin Fan, kill me! This was a matter between the two of us. I hope you won't make trouble for the others!"
Watching Lin Fan approach, Tang San slowly closed his eyes in despair!
"Heh, I didn't think you had it in you to be so loyal. That makes this easy!"
As he spoke, Lin Fan suddenly disappeared. When he appeared again, he was already behind Dai Mubai!
"Ah!"
Dai Mubai let out a scream. One of his arms had twisted into a bizarre S-shape. He lay on the ground like a dead dog, trembling nonstop!
"Lin—Fan!"
Seeing Dai Mubai's miserable state, Tang San's eyes bulged with fury. He ground out Lin Fan's name through clenched teeth, his heart surging with boundless hatred!
"Haha, I love that look on your face—the one that says you can't stand me but can't do a thing about it!"
"Get on your knees!"
Lin Fan shouted at Tang San!
"I, Tang San, kneel to heaven, earth, and my parents. Making me kneel to you is sheer delusion. Just kill me!"
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