Put Your Hair Up

If you opened your eyes in a nightmare

And faced the cruel world head-on

Whose heartstrings did the wind pluck?

"Seventh Soul Skill—Clear Sky True Body!"

Faced with Chen Ping'an's threat,

Tang Hao did not dare let his guard down. He had to nip him in the bud.

The nine Soul Rings lit up together, then rose to a certain height and turned golden.

The Clear Sky True Body seized them and detonated the rings directly.

"Great Sumeru Hammer, Nine Rings Explode Simultaneously!"

Red patterns emerged across the massive Clear Sky Hammer.

A terrifying aura spread outward.

It alarmed everyone within a hundred miles.

"Just as expected of a man with his own BGM."

"Seventh Soul Skill—Immortal Slaying True Body!"

A majestic Martial Soul Avatar rose behind Chen Ping'an.

In an instant, the winds and clouds changed, and the entire world became unbearably oppressive.

Flender and Zhao Wuji, who had been secretly watching from afar, both felt as though they could not breathe.

They quickly retreated.

"A legendary strike comparable to that of a god. It really is powerful!"

Chen Ping'an watched as the nine Soul Rings exploded simultaneously.

A terrifying pressure came crashing toward him.

"Ninth Soul Skill—Immortal Slaying!"

As soon as Chen Ping'an unleashed his Ninth Soul Skill, a colossal sword appeared in the sky. Its blade gleamed with blinding brilliance, as if it could tear apart the heavens, emanating boundless might.

The next moment, the giant sword stabbed viciously toward Tang Hao with the force of Mount Tai bearing down on him!

Like two meteors colliding in the sky, they erupted with an earth-shattering roar! In an instant, heaven and earth changed color, and the winds and clouds churned!

After the deafening blast, an immensely powerful wave of energy rapidly spread outward, forming an incomparably violent shockwave!

The shockwave swept in all directions with crushing force. Wherever it passed, mountains, rivers, flowers, grass, and trees were all reduced to dust in the blink of an eye, vanishing without a trace!

Only after the smoke and dust filling the sky gradually dispersed could everyone see the situation clearly.

Tang Hao had been blasted dozens of meters away.

Meanwhile, Chen Ping'an stood firmly where he was, completely unharmed.

"He blocked it!"

Tang Hao stared at Chen Ping'an in horror.

That had been a strike comparable to that of a god.

Yet it had been blocked so easily.

"That was nothing."

Chen Ping'an approached Tang Hao step by step.

The closer he came, the deeper Tang Hao's fear of death became.

At this time, Tang San and the others had also arrived nearby.

Due to the poor lighting, they could not make out Chen Ping'an or Tang Hao clearly. However, Tang Hao's silhouette felt familiar to him.

"Why does the person on the ground feel so familiar?"

Tang San furrowed his brows. The feeling was far too intense.

Just as Chen Ping'an reached Tang Hao's side,

he thrust his sword into Tang Hao's heart.

Then,

Chen Ping'an chuckled softly into his ear. "Don't worry. I'll take care of your wife."

"You!"

Tang Hao died on the spot from the shock.

After killing Tang Hao, Chen Ping'an stripped the six Soul Bones from his body and placed them in the System Inventory.

Tang Hao's body also dissipated into nothingness.

At the very moment Tang Hao completely vanished, Tang San's heart felt as though it had been struck by a hammer.

It hurt. It hurt terribly.

His heart beat faster and faster.

Until he finally fainted completely.

"Little San!"

"Third Brother!"

Only then did everyone react and immediately carry Tang San back to the dormitory.

Meanwhile, Zhao Wuji and Flender finally came to their senses.

The Clear Sky Douluo, renowned throughout the Douluo Continent, had been killed just like that—and by a teacher from their academy.

It all felt far too unreal.

Especially those nine scarlet Soul Rings.

How could anyone possibly have a first Soul Ring at the 100,000 Year level?

"Old Zhao, slap me. Let me see if I'm dreaming."

As soon as Flender finished speaking, he slapped Zhao Wuji directly.

The pain made Zhao Wuji howl.

"This isn't a dream!"

"It's real! It's all actually real!"

"Nine 100,000 Year Soul Rings!"

"Impossible! I must be dreaming!"

"And that man is even a teacher at our academy. Where did we find such an incredible teacher?"

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Flender and Zhao Wuji talked over each other.

They simply could not accept the reality before their eyes.

Even after returning to the academy, they still could not believe that what had just happened was real. It was simply too dreamlike.

After killing Tang Hao, Chen Ping'an also returned to Shrek Academy.

The moment he returned to his dormitory, the System's notification sounded.

Ding, congratulations, Host, for triggering the hidden mission: Kill figures related to Tang San.

Mission completion reward: Add nine 100,000 Year Soul Rings to the Second Martial Soul.

"It's actually adding Soul Rings to my Second Martial Soul—and they're all at the 100,000 Year level!"

"System, open the status panel."

Name: Chen Ping'an

Age: Eighteen

Title: Immortal Slaying

Soul Power: Level 90 Titled Douluo

Martial Souls: First Martial Soul, Immortal Slaying Sword; Second Martial Soul, Immortal Execution Sword; Third Martial Soul, Immortal Trapping Sword; Fourth Martial Soul, Immortal Annihilation Sword

First Martial Soul Soul Rings and Soul Skills: Red (Sword Dance in the Sky), Red (Sword Shadow Diffraction), Red (Sword Heart Clarity), Red (Sword Severing Mountains and Rivers), Red (Sword Slaying Stars), Red (Sword Breaking Void), Red (Immortal Slaying True Body), Red (One Sword Breaks Ten Thousand Laws), Red (Immortal Slaying)

Second Martial Soul Soul Rings and Soul Skills: Red (Sword Dance in the Sky), Red (Sword Shadow Diffraction), Red (Sword Heart Clarity), Red (Sword Severing Mountains and Rivers), Red, (Sword Slaying Stars), Red (Sword Breaking Void), Red (Immortal Execution True Body), Red (One Sword Opens the Immortal Gate), Red (Immortal Execution)

Third Martial Soul Soul Rings and Soul Skills: None

Fourth Martial Soul Soul Rings and Soul Skills: None

Soul Bones: A full set of 200,000 Year Soul Bones.

Domain: None

With the Soul Bones included, he now had twenty-four Soul Skills.

Ding, new main mission: Go to the Great Soul Arena, play the pig to eat the tiger, and beat up Tang San.

Mission completion reward: Immortal Slaying Domain.

"With my level, going to the Great Soul Arena would be pure bullying."

At this rate, by the time Tang San went to the Great Soul Arena, his injuries would have more or less healed.

Hehehe~

Just as Chen Ping'an was about to leave for the Great Soul Arena, footsteps sounded outside.

Someone was walking around outside in the dead of night.

Could they be lonely?

"So it's Zhu Zhuqing."

Judging by her aura, Chen Ping'an immediately knew who it was. She was even approaching this very place.

Outside the door,

Zhu Zhuqing adjusted her hair.

After steadying her breathing, she was about to knock.

The moment she knocked, the door opened directly.

"Ah, this..."

Zhu Zhuqing had not expected the door to open so easily.

"Ahem, Teacher, are you asleep?"

With an uneasy heart, she lowered her head shyly and entered the room.

Only when she neared the bed did she slowly raise her head.

What met her eyes was a pair of sharp, intensely oppressive eyes.

Frightened, she dropped to her knees with a thud.

"Teacher, I didn't do it on purpose. The door opened by itself."

"Ah, no, the door opened me."

"No, that's not right. The door pushed me inside."

Zhu Zhuqing was so frightened that she began spouting nonsense.

"Put your hair up."

"Ah?" Upon hearing that, Zhu Zhuqing's face turned as red as a monkey's butt.

At that moment, the door automatically closed again.