Instantly Defeating Dai Mubai

Later, he really did catch more than a dozen nests of food-guarding ants and threw them into the sealed cellar.

As for someone still suffering the agony of being devoured by ten thousand ants, that was complete nonsense. Within minutes, the man had been gnawed clean.

Shi An did not have the time to keep torturing him.

Dai Mubai did not believe it, and neither did the others who heard it.

Only Zhu Zhuqing believed it, because ever since she had met Shi An, she had felt that he was someone with an unpredictable temper.

One moment, he might be laughing and joking; the next, he might suddenly turn hostile.

It made her extremely cautious in everything she said and did each day, afraid she might do something wrong.

Dai Mubai climbed to his feet, his face filled with fury.

He was the dignified second prince of the Star Luo Empire, yet he had been knocked to the ground in public and even rolled several times.

Where was he supposed to put his dignity now?

But he was no fool. Shi An had not moved at all just now, yet he had been sent flying. Either Shi An himself was incredibly powerful—

—or someone behind him had attacked.

Dai Mubai was more willing to believe the latter. After all, Shi An looked even younger than him. How could his strength possibly surpass his own?

"Kid, you've angered me! Do you dare fight me fair and square?!"

Shi An sneered. It seemed this sickly cat still had not recognized the gap between them.

"Are you worthy?"

"Ahhh!!" Dai Mubai had never suffered such humiliation. With bloodshot eyes, he directly activated his martial soul possession.

The phantom of a white tiger emerged behind him. Immediately afterward, his body underwent tremendous changes.

His frame became even more muscular, sharp claws grew from his hands, and the character for king appeared on his forehead. Three soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple—rose beneath his feet. Surging soul power spread outward, forcing the onlookers around them back several steps.

Cries of surprise instantly rang out from the crowd. Although Soto City was far larger than a place like Nuoding City, soul masters were usually elusive figures, and fights between soul masters could generally only be seen in large soul arenas.

In just a moment, people from the two surrounding streets who had heard the news also gathered around.

"Kid! Fight me. If you lose, that little beauty beside you will be mine!"

Seeing so many people gathering around, Dai Mubai became even more confident.

This kid looks like he's only twelve or thirteen. His soul power level definitely can't be higher than mine. Besides, with so many people watching, I refuse to believe whoever is behind him would have the nerve to intervene!

Dai Mubai sneered inwardly, as though victory was already in his grasp.

"You mean her?" Shi An looked at Zhu Zhuqing beside him, then shook his head. "She isn't merchandise, nor is she a wager."

Hearing his words, a warm current flowed through Zhu Zhuqing's heart. There was a trace of unusual tenderness in the way she looked at Shi An.

"Second Soul Skill: White Tiger Fierce Light Wave!"

Dai Mubai's face darkened. By saying that, was Shi An not implying that he was the sort of person who treated women like merchandise?

He stopped wasting words and spat out a ball of white light, which shot toward Shi An like a meteor.

Once I knock you down, won't the little beauty beside you be mine to do with as I please?

Thinking viciously, Dai Mubai stomped off the ground and pounced toward Shi An.

Facing the charging Dai Mubai and the White Tiger Fierce Light Wave, Shi An's eyes remained as calm as still water. He extended his right hand and grabbed forward.

Buzz~~~

A massive hand of rock and earth suddenly appeared in midair and slapped toward Dai Mubai head-on.

The White Tiger Fierce Light Wave struck the rocky hand and was instantly annihilated.

When Dai Mubai saw the suddenly appearing hand of rock and earth, his face filled with disbelief.

"How is this possible?! How can you use a soul skill without soul rings?!"

Dai Mubai halted abruptly. Seeing that his White Tiger Fierce Light Wave had not caused the slightest disturbance, he instantly knew he was no match for it. He leaped into the air and dodged to the side.

But how could Shi An allow him to evade? With a thought, he guided the hand to turn and directly caught Dai Mubai, who was still in midair, in its palm.

"Oh no! Third Soul Skill: White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

Dai Mubai activated his third soul skill, causing his strength to surge dramatically. He stretched out both arms and frantically hammered at the enormous stone hand restraining him.

Bang! Bang! Bang!~~~

Yet it was useless. Aside from several cracks appearing, the hand of rock and earth sustained no real damage.

Shattered stones pattered to the ground as Dai Mubai let out a roar from his throat.

"Kid! What kind of skill is it to have the person behind you attack? If you've got the guts, have the person behind you let me go, and we'll fight fair and square!"

Held in the palm of the hand, Dai Mubai's reason finally regained the upper hand.

Shi An had clearly not used any soul rings or soul skills just now. How could a giant hand have suddenly appeared?

It had to be someone behind him!

Hearing him say that, Shi An was truly speechless.

He looked at Dai Mubai—at his disheveled hair and the way he frantically pounded the earthen hand—and impatience flickered in his eyes.

His head was full of filthy thoughts, he could not win a fight, and his temper stank to high heaven.

Was this really the sort of person who would be pushed onto godhood in the future?

"I can't be bothered to waste words on you!"

A spear slowly rose from beneath his feet. Shi An grabbed it, spun it in his hand, and thrust it toward Dai Mubai's chest.

"Teacher!" Zhu Zhuqing suddenly spoke. Shi An's hand stopped in midair, the spear's sharp tip less than a finger's width from Dai Mubai's chest.

"What, you want to plead for him?" Shi An looked at her indifferently. No emotion could be heard in his voice.

"Teacher..." Zhu Zhuqing bit her lip lightly and slowly said,

"He... he is the second prince of the Star Luo Empire. If you kill him, you will definitely suffer the Star Luo Empire's endless retaliation!"

What she did not say was that if Dai Mubai died—died in front of her—then the Zhu family would certainly be purged as well. She would probably have no choice but to flee for her life with Shi An in the future.

"It's fine. He's just a worthless prince who fled from the Star Luo Empire." Shi An curled his lip. "I'm not afraid of the Star Luo Empire."

Was he afraid?

Of course he was!

Nonsense. Anyone with half a brain knew what consequences would follow from killing an empire's prince.

Shi An was not the Holy Son of Martial Soul Hall. He was not like Qian Renxue, who had ruined a perfect hand of cards.

If he had a level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo grandfather and several titled Douluo enshrined protectors, he would have stopped eating beef long ago.

The reason Shi An was doing this now was simply to get some benefits.

Unfortunately, Dai Mubai was not taking the bait. Why not take out all your good stuff already?

"Stop!"

At that moment, a figure rapidly approached from the distant horizon.

A deep voice descended amid a howl of wind. A middle-aged man wearing glasses and sporting a long, horse-like face appeared in the open space, looking at Shi An with scrutiny and gloom.

"This little brother, may I ask why you have so violently attacked a student of my academy?!"