Immovable Wisdom King Zhao Wuji

"My... my lord, please, do not be angry. I shall give you the bounty at once."

The white-robed deacon sensed that Ye Xuan was not someone to be trifled with and quickly admitted his fault.

Only after Ye Xuan withdrew his sword intent did the man manage to catch his breath.

He then hurriedly prepared ten thousand gold soul coins for Ye Xuan and, as a gesture of goodwill, even threw in a low-grade spatial soul tool.

Having taken the money, Ye Xuan left immediately.

Once Ye Xuan had departed, the white-robed deacon quickly registered his information.

He muttered to himself, "A level 20 Spirit Master with the Hundred Beauties Scroll as his martial soul? Yet, he seems to possess a powerful strength beyond his martial soul. This must be reported to the superiors."

After finishing the registration, he went to see the local bishop.

Ye Xuan was unaware of any of this.

Although his consciousness could envelop the entire city and even further, allowing him to monitor everything, he was no voyeur. Naturally, he would not keep his consciousness expanded to monitor the city at all times.

When he returned to his lodging, the manager at the front desk teased, "My lord, you went out for a while—did you earn any money?"

"I did. Prepare some fine wine and dishes and send them up," Ye Xuan said, then headed straight upstairs.

"Eh?"

The manager couldn't help but freeze for a moment.

Ye Xuan's serious demeanor actually made him feel as if it might be true.

"Could he have really gone to take on a bounty? Impossible. How could he have completed a bounty in such a short time?"

Nevertheless, the manager quickly ordered his staff to prepare the food and wine, and delivered them to Ye Xuan personally.

After tasting the fine wine, Ye Xuan lay down to rest.

The next day.

Ye Xuan made some inquiries and learned that there were high-end pleasure houses in Soto City, with no shortage of women skilled in song and dance.

Ye Xuan went straight to the best establishment, a place called the Dream Moon Pavilion.

Here, one had to pay 100 gold soul coins just to enter.

Once inside, ordinary drinks were free to consume, but one had to pay extra for anything better.

As for having the young ladies perform exclusively for you, that required even more money.

And if one wanted a lady to accompany them for the night, the price would run into the thousands.

Upon arriving at the Dream Moon Pavilion, Ye Xuan found the standard to be acceptable—enough to pass the time when bored.

Thus, he spent the next few days there listening to music.

On the fourth day.

Ye Xuan left the Dream Moon Pavilion, and after walking only a short distance, he noticed someone stealthily following him from behind.

This brat still hasn't given up! If he likes following, then let him follow! Ye Xuan thought with disdain, continuing on his way.

The person tracking him was none other than Dai Mubai.

By now, Zhu Zhuqing and the others had enrolled in Shrek Academy, but because of the fierce fight he had with Ye Xuan that day, his relationship with Zhu Zhuqing had plummeted to freezing point.

The way Zhu Zhuqing looked at him held neither love nor hate.

He understood what that meant.

It meant that Zhu Zhuqing had completely given up on him.

Feeling troubled today, he had come out to listen to music.

He hadn't expected to run into Ye Xuan, so he decided to follow him to see where he was staying.

Once he confirmed Ye Xuan's residence, he would call for backup to deal with him.

At first, he worried that Ye Xuan might discover him, but after tracking him all the way to his lodging, Ye Xuan seemed not to have noticed.

This put Dai Mubai's mind at ease.

He thought to himself, "It seems this brat isn't much stronger than me. If I ask Teacher Zhao to step in, he can definitely teach this guy a good lesson."

Having made his decision, Dai Mubai left quickly and returned to Shrek Academy.

The next day.

Ye Xuan was just about to leave his lodging when, as soon as he reached the ground floor, his path was blocked.

The people blocking the way were quite interesting—four of them in total.

Although Ye Xuan only recognized Tang San and Dai Mubai, he quickly guessed the identities of the other two based on their builds and spirit power.

The other two were surely the Immovable Wisdom King, Zhao Wuji, and that brat, Ma Hongjun.

Upon seeing Ye Xuan, Dai Mubai said to Zhao Wuji, "Teacher, that's him."

"Just this brat?"

Zhao Wuji sized Ye Xuan up, finding that apart from being good-looking, he seemed entirely unremarkable.

He even began to wonder if he had been a bit dramatic by agreeing to come here.

Seeing how weak Ye Xuan appeared, he didn't even feel right about saying anything harsh.

He simply asked first, "You are Ye Xuan? I heard you beat up my students from Shrek Academy?"

"Yes, and? Are you here to seek revenge?" Ye Xuan asked with a chuckle.

He hadn't expected to encounter the "beat the young, here comes the old" trope in this place.

"Kid, you've got guts. You aren't even afraid of me?" Zhao Wuji was actually somewhat impressed by Ye Xuan, who hadn't been crushed by his aura.

"Boss Dai, you lost to this guy? I don't see anything special about him! How about I go and get revenge for you, brother?" Ma Hongjun teased.

He then looked at Ye Xuan and said, "Kid, I'll fight you."

"You? You aren't worthy." Ye Xuan shook his head, then looked at Zhao Wuji and said, "Immovable Wisdom King Zhao Wuji, right?"

"Hm? You know me?" Zhao Wuji was greatly startled.

If someone from the older generation recognized him, he wouldn't find it strange.

But this youth looked even younger than Dai Mubai, yet he actually knew who he was.

"Naturally. In this Soto City, I pay quite a bit of attention to your Shrek Academy. You, the Immovable Wisdom King, are one of them. I'll give you a chance: go all out. I'll let you have three moves. After three moves, I won't hold back." Ye Xuan said with a smile.

Zhao Wuji was a decent benchmark, allowing him to see just how strong these spirit masters and their spirit skills could be.

In truth, if Zhao Wuji hadn't come to find him, he might have listened to a few more days of music, and if he grew tired of that, he would have gone to see Zhao Wuji and Flender himself.

Now that Zhao Wuji had delivered himself to his doorstep, it saved him the trouble.

"Good kid, arrogant enough. Even the Dean wouldn't dare tell me to let him have three moves. You're even more arrogant than the Dean. I'd like to see what kind of ability you have."

As Zhao Wuji spoke, he immediately activated his martial soul.

When he activated his martial soul and seven spirit rings appeared, a terrifying pressure instantly rose at the scene.

Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others beside him all felt a sense of suffocation.

As for the weaker people nearby, they were pressed down to the ground.

Yet, Ye Xuan remained unmoved, standing opposite Zhao Wuji like a mountain.

Watching Ye Xuan stand tall, Tang San couldn't help but think, "Could it be that he is truly stronger than Zhao Wuji?"

Tang San had experienced Zhao Wuji's strength firsthand.

It was no exaggeration to say that he was the strongest enemy he had encountered so far.

If Ye Xuan was even stronger than him, what kind of expert would that make him?

Seeing that Ye Xuan was completely unaffected by him, Zhao Wuji put away his contempt. He gathered his spirit power into his fist and swung it toward Ye Xuan; this punch was merely a test.

However, as his fist neared Ye Xuan, he found that Ye Xuan's body flickered slightly, easily dodging the blow.

"One move." Ye Xuan calmly counted for him.