Yu Tianheng Challenges Meng Chen—Then Let's Get Some Exercise After Dinner

"Hm?"

Meng Chen looked at the shadow cast across the dining table and raised his head slightly. A handsome young man stood before the table, looking down at him with scrutiny in his eyes.

The young man appeared to be no more than twenty. He wore luxurious clothes, had a lightning-shaped mark at his temple, and carried an arrogance in his brow that looked down on his peers.

"You're Meng Chen?" After sizing Meng Chen up, Yu Tianheng questioned him.

Meng Chen frowned slightly.

There were two things he hated most in his life.

First, people touching his belongings without his permission.

Second, people disturbing him while he ate.

Food was the people's heaven. Disturbing someone during a meal was like murdering their parents.

To borrow one of Tang San's classic lines, the man before him had invited his own death!

Meng Chen glanced at Yu Tianheng and said calmly, "Whatever it is, wait until I finish eating."

"Fine." Yu Tianheng nodded and sat across from Meng Chen, watching him with great interest.

Seeing Yu Tianheng staring at her A-Chen the entire time, Xiao Wu was immediately displeased.

Could this guy be some kind of shit-stirrer?

Eugh—

Disgust flashed across Xiao Wu's pretty face. She immediately raised her spoon in front of Yu Tianheng's eyes and warned him:

"Hey, who are you? What do you want with A-Chen? I'm warning you, stay away from A-Chen and get rid of those disgusting thoughts of yours, or don't blame me for being rude!"

Only after being interrupted did Yu Tianheng notice Xiao Wu. A flash of amazement crossed his eyes.

He considered himself to have seen quite a few beauties, but this was the first time he had seen a peerlessly beautiful girl like Xiao Wu, with such an elfin aura and flawless looks.

After that brief moment of amazement, Yu Tianheng quickly withdrew his gaze.

He had pursued Dugu Yan for over a year and was just about to succeed. He could not let a few extra glances at another girl ruin everything.

And what did she mean by disgusting thoughts? He merely wanted to test Meng Chen's strength. Was that disgusting too?

Yu Tianheng snorted softly and spoke coldly.

"Although I don't know what you misunderstood, I only came to challenge Meng Chen to a spar."

"Heh... You want to fight A-Chen? Then you'll have to get past me first. Sister Xiao Wu hasn't fought anyone in a long time, so let me see what you're made of!"

With that, Xiao Wu abruptly stood up. Her fair, delicate hand clenched into a fist, and a fierce look appeared on her face. Even her rabbit ears stood rigid as she prepared to strike.

The other students dining in the cafeteria heard the commotion and all looked over. They pointed at Yu Tianheng and Xiao Wu, whispering among themselves.

"That's Yu Tianheng! Wait, isn't that girl the one who beat up Prince Xue Beng yesterday?"

"She beat up a prince yesterday, and today she's picking a fight with someone from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. That girl really knows how to cause trouble!"

"Keep your voice down. We just need to watch the show. Yu Tianheng is a Soul Elder, not someone Prince Xue Beng can compare to."

"I remember that girl's companion is also a Soul Elder, and his soul ring configuration is two purple and one black. He's a monster..."

Seeing Xiao Wu and Yu Tianheng facing off, Meng Chen swallowed his final bite of food. He stood and pressed down Xiao Wu's delicate fist, telling her not to rush.

Then Meng Chen looked at Yu Tianheng. "And who are you?"

"Yu Tianheng of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect."

At the mention of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, a trace of pride appeared on Yu Tianheng's face.

Being born into one of the Three Great Sects was enough for him to look down on his peers. Even the princes of Heaven Dou were beneath his notice.

"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, huh? If you want to spar with me, I'll give you the chance. But we'll need to add some stakes."

Seeing Yu Tianheng practically deliver himself to his doorstep, Meng Chen would be doing himself a disservice if he did not squeeze him for something.

Hearing this, Yu Tianheng agreed without a moment's thought.

"Fine. What stakes?"

Unhurriedly, Meng Chen took out the Gold Soul Card Xue Qinghe had given him yesterday and placed it on the table.

"There are one hundred thousand gold soul coins in this card. If I win, you'll pay me one hundred thousand gold soul coins, or something of equivalent value."

"And if you lose?" Yu Tianheng asked.

Meng Chen's expression remained unchanged, his eyes brimming with confidence. "I won't lose."

Yu Tianheng frowned at those words.

He had seen arrogant people before, but never anyone as arrogant as Meng Chen.

So what if he had a mutated martial soul? So what if he had innate full soul power? So what if his soul ring configuration was two purple and one black? Did he really think he was invincible?

He, Yu Tianheng, was the direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, possessors of the world's number one beast martial soul. How could he possibly lose to some nobody who had crawled out of some backwater corner?

Yu Tianheng's expression turned cold, and his voice deepened. "Fine. One hour from now, we'll meet at our academy's Soul Fighting Arena."

Meng Chen said, "No need to wait an hour. Let's do it now. We can treat it as some exercise after dinner."

Seeing that Meng Chen took their soul battle so lightly, treating it as nothing more than post-meal exercise, a faint anger surfaced in Yu Tianheng's eyes.

"Fine, then now it is. I'll wait for you at the Soul Fighting Arena!"

After leaving those words behind, Yu Tianheng turned and left the cafeteria.

Xiao Wu, however, felt somewhat regretful. She had wanted to trade blows with Yu Tianheng herself.

"A-Chen, you have to win. If you lose, we'll become paupers."

Looking at the Gold Soul Card on the table, Xiao Wu tugged on Meng Chen's arm and reminded him.

Although those one hundred thousand gold soul coins were not all they had, losing them would still hurt for a long time!

Xiao Wu did not want to lose this fortune just two days after getting it.

Hearing that, Meng Chen pinched Xiao Wu's cheek. It was soft and springy. Smiling, he scolded, "You, honestly. Do you have so little faith in me? If it were another soul master, I might need to put in some effort. But a mere Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon is just a little girl in front of me."

"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon... Yu Tianheng's martial soul is lightning-attributed!" Xiao Wu's beautiful eyes instantly lit up, as though she had discovered something crucial.

Having spent so many years with Meng Chen, she naturally knew the properties of the Thunder Hell Vine. Without exaggeration, it was the nemesis of lightning-attributed martial souls and soul beasts.

After all, the Thunder Hell Vine was a plant destroyer containing the Thunder God's bloodline. It fed on lightning; beast lightning, heavenly lightning, whatever kind of lightning it was, all of it was nourishment.

In an instant, Xiao Wu felt this match was in the bag.

Very soon, news that Yu Tianheng, the academy's number one student, would be having a soul battle with the monster special-admissions student spread throughout the academy.

Some students immediately started a betting pool on who would win.

Dugu Yan, Yu Feng, and the others all hurried to the Soul Fighting Arena and claimed good spots.

"Sister Yan, who do you think will win?"

Yu Feng sat beside Dugu Yan and asked her softly.

"Who do you think will win?" Dugu Yan asked Yu Feng in return. Without hesitation, Yu Feng blurted out his answer.

"Of course it'll be Brother Tianheng. Although Brother Tianheng's soul power is one rank lower than Meng Chen's, and his soul ring configuration isn't as good either."

"But he has the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, the world's number one beast martial soul, and he has even mastered an ability like Dragon Transformation."

"Meng Chen only has a mutated plant martial soul, and it's lightning-attributed at that. How could he possibly be Brother Tianheng's opponent?"

Dugu Yan nodded, feeling that Yu Feng's words made sense.

"Mhm. Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon is already an exceptionally domineering lightning-attributed dragon martial soul. It is practically immune to elemental soul skills of the same rank."

"If Meng Chen had a martial soul of another attribute, it might have been fine. But it just had to be lightning-attributed. And plant-type martial souls mainly specialize in control, with few strong offensive methods. He probably won't even be able to break through Tianheng's defense."