Xu Sanshi naturally noticed it too, and the jealousy in his heart immediately boiled over.
Oh, so I've chased Nannan for so long without even getting a kind look from her, yet why does this freshman who came out of nowhere get to make her blush?
He strode forward and unceremoniously reached for Ling Tianchen's shoulder. "Kid, what's your relationship with Nannan?!"
"You're not allowed near the class monitor!"
A simple, ancient cauldron formed from three fused sections appeared in Xiao Xiao's hand, blocking the space between Ling Tianchen and Xu Sanshi.
"Freshman, get lost. You think you're the only one who can summon a Martial Soul?"
With a flip of Xu Sanshi's right hand, an enormous tortoise-shell shield appeared out of thin air. Black light flowed across its surface before suddenly spreading outward.
Netherworld Shock, an area-of-effect knockback soul skill. Of course, he held back; he merely wanted to blast this freshman away. After all, he had always been gentle with beautiful girls.
Xiao Xiao had not expected him to so shamelessly bully the weak with his strength and even use a soul skill. She could only cry out, "First soul skill, Cauldron Shock!"
The secret of the Three-Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron was that its strongest defensive form came when all three cauldrons were merged. When separated, its attacks and soul skills were at their strongest. Even against someone more than fifteen levels above her, she had been confident she could block the attack.
However, she had clearly underestimated Xu Sanshi's strength. When the quality of their Martial Souls was comparable, the advantage of Soul Power would be amplified to the fullest.
The instant that unending, tide-like impact slammed into the cauldron, she knew she had been overconfident.
"Seven Treasures have their name; first is strength."
Ning Tian also set