My Mechanism is Numerical Value!

"Are you a senior of the Agility Clan? If I'm not mistaken, you should be the current clan leader of the Agility Clan, White Crane."

"We're from Heaven Dou Royal Academy. My name is Qin Ming."

Qin Ming looked at White Crane, who stood atop the leaves, and released his own soul rings as well—six rings, a Soul Emperor.

"I am the Four-Eyed Owl, headmaster of Shrek Academy, Flander. Greetings, Senior."

As Flander spoke, he released his soul rings as well—seven rings, a Soul Sage.

"Mm, I have my eye on this soul beast. Give me some face, you two, and yield this soul beast to me."

White Crane looked at Qin Ming and Flander. He frowned, somewhat wary of them, before speaking.

"This..."

Flander turned to Qin Ming and asked for his opinion with his eyes.

Qin Ming turned back to look at Qin Qi, who shook his head.

"Sorry, Senior, but we had a hard time finding this soul beast too, and it suits us very well."

"So we can't yield it."

Qin Ming spoke.

"Why not yield it? He's an eight-ring Soul Douluo. There's no need to clash with him over a soul beast, right?"

Oscar hid in the back. Seeing Qin Qi shake his head, he spoke in confusion.

"This soul beast is an excellent fit for me, both in age and type. If I give it up now, finding another suitable replacement later will be troublesome."

"Besides, the path of a soul master has always been survival of the fittest. If you don't become the hunter fighting to seize something, then you can only become prey to be seized."

Qin Qi looked at White Crane, his expression solemn, but he was still prepared to give it a try.

The Agility Clan was made up entirely of agility-attack soul masters, and agility-attack soul masters were naturally lacking in offensive power.

The Agility Clan, in particular, followed the path of extreme speed, making their attack power even weaker.

White Crane's speed was unmatched in the world; even Title Douluo could not catch him. However, his offensive power was fairly average.

It was even inferior to that of a Soul Sage, and his defenses were exceptionally weak as well. They had a chance of winning this battle.

"Senior, you heard it too. This soul beast is truly very important to us. Could you perhaps look for another one?"

"Of course, we won't make you waste your efforts for nothing. We're willing to help you search for another suitable soul beast."

Flander also stated his position. He did not choose to retreat, instead firmly staying behind to support Qin Qi and Qin Ming.

He might have been a little greedy, a little unreliable, and somewhat negligent as a headmaster.

But he was not a coward, and he would not choose to abandon Qin Ming and the others.

"Yan'er..."

White Crane turned back to look at his daughter.

"This soul beast suits me very well too. I don't want to give it up."

Bai Yan shook her head. She did not want to give up either.

"My apologies, you two. It seems we'll have to fight today."

White Crane sighed and looked at Flander and Qin Ming. Though he did not want to fight, he had no choice.

"Wait!"

Qin Qi suddenly spoke.

"Senior, neither side is willing to give up this soul beast, but if you fight our academy's teachers, it won't benefit either side."

"How about this? I'll fight her one-on-one. Whoever wins gets the soul beast."

Qin Qi looked at White Crane. He could tell that White Crane did not actually want to fight either, so he made the suggestion.

"This... Yan'er, what do you think?"

White Crane greatly approved of the idea, but he still kept up appearances as he turned to ask.

"Fighting a child like him would be a little embarrassing, wouldn't it?"

Bai Yan glanced at Qin Qi and frowned. Then, four soul rings appeared behind her.

She was a level-fifty Soul Ancestor, just one step away from breaking through to Soul King. Then she looked at Qin Qi.

She felt that, at Qin Qi's age, he could be no more than level twenty. Fighting him would practically be bullying a child.

"My Yan'er is a level-fifty Soul Ancestor. Kid, what level are you?"

White Crane looked at Qin Qi and asked.

"Level thirty, a Grand Soul Master."

Qin Qi answered.

"No, that won't do. The gap in your levels is too great. You're bound to lose. I, White Crane, won't take advantage of others."

White Crane waved his hand, putting on a bold and righteous air. It had to be said, this guy really knew how to put on an act.

"Then how about this—three moves. So long as I can withstand three moves, how about you let me have the soul beast, Senior?"

Qin Qi looked at White Crane and Bai Yan, smiling as he spoke.

He understood people who cared so much about saving face all too well.

Faced with such a request from a Level 30 Grand Soul Master like him, they would definitely agree.

Because refusing meant they thought they would lose, and that meant losing face—something White Crane could not accept.

"Three moves... that's too many. One move. As long as you can withstand one move, I'll give you the soul beast."

Bai Yan held up one finger as she spoke.

"Alright."

Qin Qi nodded.

"..."

White Crane and Bai Yan froze when they saw Qin Qi agree so readily. Didn't this guy care about his pride?

Why had he agreed just like that? She had only said it casually.

"Qin Ming, is this really alright?"

Flander frowned, somewhat worried about Qin Qi. It was only one move, but the gap between Level 30 and Level 50 was simply too great.

Even if she was from an Agility-type branch with weak attack power, such an enormous gap in soul power could not be underestimated.

"It's fine."

Qin Ming nodded. He adjusted his glasses, showing great trust in Qin Qi.

"Fine. I'll defeat you in one move."

Bai Yan gritted her teeth.

"Go ahead, Sister Bai."

Soul power enveloped Qin Qi's entire body, forming a protective layer around him and enhancing his defense.

"First Soul Skill: Phantom!"

"Second Soul Skill: Swallow Step!"

The instant Bai Yan moved, she split into five figures. At the same time, her second soul skill boosted her speed, making her even faster.

"Hmm, pretty useless."

Qin Qi watched Bai Yan darting back and forth through the air, feeling that she was wasting time.

With his current abilities, he could not hit Bai Yan at all, nor could he catch up to her.

He had never planned to attack from the start. He was only prepared to defend.

"An opening!"

Seeing Qin Qi standing there in a daze, Bai Yan thought her confusion tactic had worked and immediately launched her attack!

In an instant, she appeared before Qin Qi and unleashed a full twenty-seven attacks at blinding speed!

"Bang bang bang bang!"

Under the combined force of all twenty-seven strikes, the outer layer of Qin Qi's soul power defense shattered. Yet the second layer of golden light from Vajra Indestructibility remained completely unharmed.

"Sis, are you scratching an itch?"

"Even your scratching is too weak. How about I give you another chance?"

Qin Qi looked at Bai Yan. The muscles he had kept tense relaxed at that moment, and he could not help laughing.

He had known that the Agility Clan, which pursued ultimate speed, had weak attack power, but he had not expected it to be this weak.

He had already prepared to be injured, but who would have thought she could not even break through his defense?