Floor tiles like these are meant to be crushed by the protagonist.

BOOM!

A wave of air exploded from beneath Bai E's feet.

In an instant, all the Blue Silver Grass near him was shattered.

Seeing this, Tang San's pupils constricted, and he thought: Such immense power!

Tang San immediately changed his tactics, his fingers twitching slightly.

Second Soul Skill, Parasite!

Blue Silver Grass sprouted anew around Bai E, this time not from the ground, but from the air itself.

Tiny Blue Silver Grass spores drifted through the air, landing on Bai E's limbs and growing wildly.

Bai E looked down, yet his faint smile remained.

He simply raised his right hand slightly.

His first soul ring lit up with a chime.

The next second, a greatsword appeared in his hand.

This sword was named Dawn Invader, the exclusive blade of Bai E's martial soul, Chaos Lana.

Bai E channeled his power and swung it lightly.

The Blue Silver Grass wrapped around his arms was instantly severed and swiftly incinerated by a burst of flame.

Seeing this, Tang San frowned.

The opponent's martial soul actually countered his Blue Silver Grass.

With that thought, he immediately adjusted his tactics, putting distance between himself and Bai E.

Then, his figure flickered as he immediately executed the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

He intended to win through wit using hidden weapons.

Bai E stood his ground, unmoving.

He watched Tang San's constantly shifting afterimages, his expression remaining calm.

Seeing Bai E standing still, Tang San immediately circled behind him, his sleeves twitching slightly.

The next second, several sleeve arrows shot out silently, heading straight for the back of Bai E's neck.

However, it was as if Bai E had eyes in the back of his head.

He merely tilted his head slightly, and the sleeve arrows grazed past his cheek.

Seeing this, Tang San was greatly alarmed and immediately made a move to flee.

Yet Bai E gave him no such opportunity, turning around and slashing out with his sword.

Tang San retreated in a panic, but his robe was still sliced open.

That was close.

Tang San, having retreated dozens of meters, broke into a cold sweat.

The opponent's reaction speed was simply too fast.

His sneak attack with hidden weapons had actually failed.

However, there was no time for him to overthink, as he saw Bai E already charging toward him, sword in hand.

Tang San gritted his teeth and summoned the Blue Silver Grass once more, attempting to use it to obstruct his opponent's advance. Meanwhile, he utilized his Purple Demon Eye to predict the opponent's movements while executing the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, intending to escape.

However, Bai E calmly activated his second soul ring.

He then gripped the sword with both hands and raised it above his head.

The next second, a massive, golden, crescent-shaped shockwave swept across the entire soul fighting arena.

All the Blue Silver Grass turned to ash the moment it touched the sword's radiance.

Tang San was also struck by this blow and sent flying backward.

The audience in the stands screamed.

"What kind of power is that?"

"A level thirty can unleash an attack like this?"

"If that hit a person..."

Tang San, who had nearly fallen off the arena, steadied himself and panted like an ox as he stared at Bai E ahead.

At this moment, his heart was filled with shock.

Because he discovered that this person's power was still growing.

How could this be? Getting stronger the more he fought?

Seeing this, Tang San gritted his teeth, once again executing the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track before reaching for his waist with his left hand.

Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges.

Hidden within was one of his trump cards.

Three Bone-Piercing Nails.

Tang San immediately channeled his Mysterious Jade Hand.

The three Bone-Piercing Needles shot out at an incredibly tricky angle.

He was confident that Bai E would be unable to block this angle.

However, in a flash, Bai E simply held Dawn Invader horizontally in front of him.

Ding, ding, ding.

Three crisp sounds rang out.

The Bone-Piercing Needles were all blocked by the blade.

Tang San's expression changed completely.

The opponent was truly terrifying.

He was confident that even if Zhao Wuji were here, he might not have been able to defend against that move.

After all, it was with this very technique that he had previously managed to drive the Dragon Whisker Needles into Zhao Wuji's body.

Yet now, not only did Bai E catch them, but he also looked at him with a calm expression:

"Is that all you've got?"

Tang San didn't speak, preparing to pull out more hidden weapons.

However, Bai E moved at that very moment.

Golden light flickered once more on Dawn Invader, and the next instant, that sword-blade shockwave, which seemed capable of sweeping through an entire army, surged forth with even greater power than before.

Tang San wanted to dodge, but it was already too late.

He was struck by the blade and sent flying backward, tumbling off the arena stage.

He struggled to climb up from the ground.

Bai E stood on the arena, the tip of Dawn Invader pointing directly at Tang San.

"You lost."

Seeing this, the referee rushed over:

"The match is over! The winner is Omphalos Academy, Bai E!"

As soon as the result was announced, the Soul Fighting Arena erupted once again:

"He won? Just like that?"

"That genius from Shrek didn't even have a chance to fight back?"

"Too terrifying. Did you see those two sword strikes? I don't think I could block them either."

"And his second soul ring is a thousand-year one. How on earth did he manage that?"

The audience in the stands discussed it like madmen.

But on the Shrek side, there was dead silence.

Flender slammed his fist onto the table in a rage.

"How could this happen!"

His money—he had bet it all on the gambling board, and it was all gone.

Xiao Wu immediately stepped forward, trying to comfort Flender: "Dean, Third Brother did his best; the opponent was just too strong."

Ma Hongjun shrank his neck, not daring to speak.

Dai Mubai sighed: "Let's go, let's go see how Tang San is doing."

Below the soul fighting stage, Tang San looked at Bai E before him, his lips moving:

"How did you do it?"

Bai E looked at him with complete composure: "What?"

Tang San pointed at his soul ring:

"The second soul ring, a thousand-year one. How did you achieve that?"

Bai E thought for a moment, glanced at Ye Qiong in the spectator seats, then turned back and smiled:

"Naturally, our principal helped me obtain it."

Tang San was stunned.

The principal?

The principal of Omphalos Academy?

I have noted it.

A spectacular soul fight thus came to an end.

In the stands, Wang Sheng jumped up in excitement.

"He won! Bai E won!"

Jiang Zhu was also beaming with excitement.

"Indeed, Little Bai is too strong. He suppressed his opponent from start to finish; Tang San didn't have a single chance."

"This is the true strength of our academy."

Huang Yuan and Jing Ling stood nearby, grinning foolishly.

Everyone watched Bai E on the stage, their eyes filled with shock.

So, this was the extent of Bai E's strength?

They, too, would become as strong as Bai E!

Ye Qiong leaned back in his chair, watching the group whose fighting spirits had been ignited by Bai E's performance, and smiled slightly.

He had known all along that this battle would end this way.

After all, even a reborn Bai E was not someone a mere floor-tile protagonist could hope to challenge.

Ti Bao sat beside him, smiling gently.

"Headmaster, you were right. Little Bai's talent is truly formidable; he can certainly become the core of our academy."

Ye Qiong nodded.

"Indeed, but his true potential has yet to be fully unleashed."

Upon hearing this, a look of shock appeared on Ti Bao's beautiful face.

"There is even more? What is it?"

Ye Qiong smiled faintly.

"You will know in time."

The current Bai E was still in his ordinary state.

If he were to truly unlock the Chaos-Lana transformation, That would be the truly terrifying part.