Ling Tianchen lowered his head and looked at the girl in his arms.
He was about to put Xiao Xiao back in her seat when he discovered that not only did the little girl refuse to let go, she tightened her arms around his neck instead.
Sensing his gaze, Xiao Xiao immediately turned her little head aside, leaving him with only one tiny ear that was red enough to drip blood.
Ling Tianchen could only sigh at his boundless charm. He had clearly done nothing to make Xiao Xiao's favorability explode, so why was she throwing herself at him?
Hey, hey, hey, could she at least give him the proper courting process? He still was not used to skipping straight to the ending like this.
"Are you okay? Won't it be uncomfortable to hold on like this?"
Hearing his voice, Xiao Xiao's delicate body trembled slightly, and a voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz came from her cherry lips.
If Ling Tianchen's hearing had not been exceptional, he probably would not have been able to make out what she said.
"N-No... Brother Chen, can, can you hold me like this for now?"
"I've always lacked a sense of security since I was little. Teacher Zhou was really too scary just now. M-My legs are still a little weak..."
What the hell did she mean, she lacked a sense of security? Wasn't she a Twin Martial Souls genius from a reclusive family?
With that kind of talent, shouldn't she have been cherished like a precious jewel since childhood? Saying she lacked a sense of security was complete nonsense, wasn't it?
Still, complaints aside, he did not say any of that aloud. Saying it at a time like this would have been far too tactless.
So he could only sigh helplessly.
"Fine. Then hold on tight. Things are about to get crazy."
"Huh?"
Xiao Xiao froze slightly and subconsciously raised her head.
Crack!
A crack suddenly appeared in the solid ice sealing Zhou Yi. Then it rapidly spread, branching out into more and more fractures.
With a violent explosion, the ice shattered.
Zhou Yi charged out in a bedraggled state, her hair disheveled and her clothes covered in a layer of white frost. Her face had gone pale from the cold.
A dignified Soul Emperor had actually been frozen in public by a freshman! This was simply the greatest humiliation of her teaching career!
Of course, she understood what it meant for ice to completely suppress her flames.
Ultimate Ice!
Any soul master with such an attribute would be a top-tier genius in any faction. If word of this reached the academy's higher-ups, forget expelling Ling Tianchen—she herself would probably be punished for attacking him.
Even if Fan Yu stepped in, he might not be able to protect her.
Reason told her that the best choice now was to stop, but she simply could not swallow this insult!
Especially when she saw that Ling Tianchen did not even spare her a glance. He was lowering his head and whispering sweet nothings to the girl in his arms, as though she, a Soul Emperor who had just broken free from an ice sculpture, did not exist at all.
That disregard was even harder for her to accept than any insult. In an instant, rage overwhelmed the last remnants of her reason.
If that was the case, then she would stop caring about everything!
Even if she had to gamble away her career as a teacher, she would make this arrogant brat understand one truth: never expose your back to an enemy!
"Ling Tianchen!"
Zhou Yi let out an almost hysterical roar.
Her sixth soul ring suddenly lit up, and blazing dragon flames surged forth again. Even the air warped slightly under the intense heat.
Yet Ling Tianchen did not even turn his head. He merely said indifferently, "You really never learn."
His second soul ring lit up once more.
An even thicker block of solid ice condensed out of thin air, sealing Zhou Yi tightly within it, along with her sixth soul skill, Death in the Womb.
The first time could be blamed on carelessness, but the second time, Zhou Yi had been instantly frozen just as she was preparing to unleash her sixth soul skill!
This was absolute, crushing suppression.
Ling Tianchen held Xiao Xiao's slender waist with his left arm while pressing his right hand directly against the enormous block of ice sealing Zhou Yi.
With a beat of his wings, a ring of air exploded across the ground. His entire body became a streak of blue light and shot out through the window.
"Wait!"
"What is he doing?!"
Under everyone's dumbfounded gazes, Ling Tianchen flew directly out from the third floor while holding Xiao Xiao in his arms and carrying the massive block of ice containing Zhou Yi in one hand.
Xiao Xiao was completely stunned. The only thing in her ears was the howling wind. She instinctively buried her little head in Ling Tianchen's chest and hugged him even tighter.
"B-Brother Chen, where are we going?"
Ling Tianchen glanced down at her, the corner of his lips curving upward slightly.
"I'm taking you to see how I plow Shrek Square."
"Huh?"
Ling Tianchen's wings beat fiercely, sending him soaring to a height of one hundred meters. Then, with unstoppable force, he dove rapidly toward the ground.
Boom!
Like a shattered star falling to earth, the ice block crashed heavily into the square with terrifying momentum.
The ground instantly caved in, and shattered stones flew everywhere.
Zhou Yi was jolted until blood poured from her seven orifices. Stars swam before her eyes, and a constant ringing filled her ears. For a moment, she could not even gather her Soul Power.
This time, she truly recognized the gap in their strength. She had completely lost her temper, but she was the kind of person who would never lower her head and apologize even when she knew she was wrong. She could only silently pray that Ling Tianchen's anger had dissipated after that blow.
But before she could think any further, a hand pressed down on the top of her head.
Ling Tianchen said nothing. With an indifferent expression, he brutally pressed her head into the ground and slowly took his first step.
Zhou Yi was forced to slide forward beneath his hand. The hard bluestone ground was instantly plowed open, and a long trench extended ahead of her.
"Ah—!"
Amid Zhou Yi's shrill screams, Ling Tianchen had already used her head to plow dozens of meters through the bluestone pavement.
The Class One students who were craning their necks from the upstairs windows to watch the show were completely stunned.
No one had expected a Soul Emperor-level teacher to be suppressed by a freshman in such a humiliating manner.
Nor had they expected Ling Tianchen to truly dare humiliate a teacher like this. Would Shrek really ignore it? A huge question mark appeared in their minds.
Ling Tianchen finally stopped walking and casually flung his hand. Zhou Yi rolled away across the ground.
Her teacher's robe had long since become tattered, and the graying hair piled atop her head had completely come loose.
The wrinkles on her face had actually peeled away in large patches from the violent friction.
Her originally aged appearance gradually vanished, replaced by the face of a woman who was clearly much younger.
But that face was now covered in dirt, deep wounds and blood left by sharp stones. She had been completely disfigured, with none of her usual lofty bearing remaining.
"So Teacher Zhou was quite pretty after all. What a pity you're completely disfigured now, aren't you? I wonder how your husband will treat a violent woman with neither strength nor looks in the future?"
Ling Tianchen looked down at Zhou Yi with a calm expression, speaking the most despairing truth in the coldest tone.
"Atone for your arrogance."
Ling Tianchen grabbed her collar like she was a chick and casually tossed her into the sky. Zhou Yi immediately flew away like a ragged piece of cloth.
Then, with a beat of his wings, he shot into the sky and appeared in front of her.
"This punch is for all the students you called trash."
Without any unnecessary movement, he slowly clenched his right fist, wrapping it in Ultimate Ice Soul Power before throwing a punch.
Zhou Yi was first frozen into an ice sculpture, then sent flying toward Sea God Lake like a stray dog kicked from the roadside, disappearing beyond the limits of everyone's vision.
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