Heartsteel!

A massive cloud of dust billowed up in the lobby of the Rose Hotel. When it finally settled, the crowd could clearly see the situation in the center.

The once composed and dashing Dai Mubai had been beaten so badly that his martial soul avatar had been forcibly deactivated, and his entire body was embedded into the wall!

Su Ge stood directly opposite him, an invisible pressure sweeping across the surroundings. His slightly lowered eyes flickered with a cold light.

"Cough! Cough!"

Following two violent coughs, Dai Mubai spat out two more mouthfuls of blood, his aura instantly wilting.

"Is that all? With such pathetic skills, you still had the nerve to demand I use my martial soul?"

Su Ge cast a look of disdain at Dai Mubai before continuing, "Can you get lost now? If you still want a room to do those kinds of things in this state, I don't mind crippling you for good!"

Hearing Su Ge's words, Dai Mubai clenched his fists tightly. He glared at him with eyes full of malice before forcing himself to stand up.

"Let's go!"

The twin sisters were quite loyal; they didn't run away first. Instead, they stood on either side, supporting Dai Mubai as they left.

Watching his pathetic retreating figure, Su Ge had no interest in kicking him while he was down. He turned and walked toward the front desk.

Manager Wang was trembling like a sieve. He held the compensation Su Ge had thrown at him along with the room fee he had just paid, his legs giving out until he knelt directly on the floor!

"My lord, this lowly one had eyes but failed to recognize a true master. I was blinded by greed. I will bear the cost of all the damages."

"I won't even charge you for the room. Please, I beg you, have mercy and let this lowly one go!"

Seeing Manager Wang's display, Xiao Wu crossed her arms over her chest and tilted her head with a smug huff.

"You don't know you were wrong; you just know you messed with someone you couldn't afford to offend!"

"Brother Su, I don't think we can blame him entirely. After all, he's just someone caught in the middle..."

Hearing their persuasion, Su Ge glanced at Manager Wang, who wore a fawning and apologetic smile, and nodded slightly.

"You little girl, you're getting better at talking," Su Ge ruffled Xiao Wu's hair and gave her a wink. "Keep it yourself. Use it to buy something you like."

"Alright!" Xiao Wu's eyes lit up at the words, and she quickly gathered all the gold coins.

After all, Su Ge was quite generous; there were at least a few hundred Gold Soul Coins here, which was no small sum.

"Let's go. After we rest, if you want to, you can go out and look around. Buy whatever you like; I'm paying."

After saying this, he took the room key and headed toward the rooms first.

Xiao Wu skipped along behind him. Tang San, seeing the matter brushed aside so easily, also breathed a sigh of relief. Given his personality, he preferred to avoid unnecessary trouble.

He glanced at Manager Wang behind him but didn't say anything, simply following in Su Ge's footsteps.

Back in the room, Su Ge let out a soft breath. Ignoring the decor, he collapsed directly onto the soft, large bed.

Feeling the softness beneath him, he slowly closed his eyes and began to think about the future.

"I've dealt a heavy blow to Dai Mubai's pride today. When I get to Shrek, he'll definitely try to trip me up. Most likely, he'll call Zhao Wuji to test me."

"But that's exactly what I expected. Although the process has changed, the outcome remains much the same."

Thinking of this, Su Ge began to reflect on his gains over the past few years at Nuoding Academy.

In six years, he had risen from level 10 soul power to level 44, with a soul ring configuration of two purple and two black.

His second soul ring was around 9,500 years old, his third around 19,000 years old, and his fourth around 28,000 years old. All these rings were obtained from soul beasts that perfectly complemented his Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff martial soul.

As for the ten-thousand-year mental shock, under the suppression of the Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff, it couldn't stir up any trouble. If it weren't for the fact that City Lord Xiao's capabilities were limited at the time, and only ten-thousand-year whale glue had any effect on him, he was confident he could have increased those ages by another few thousand years.

Of course, he was quite content now.

Aside from his first soul skill and his right leg bone, his second soul skill provided him with an explosive buff. The effect was simple, yet practical and powerful.

He named his second soul skill Sky-Ripping Claw. It wasn't the Sky-Ripping Claw of the Bear Lord, just a name Su Ge had chosen. Its effect was to make his attacks deal a percentage of true damage!

For example, based on his level 44 soul power, he could deal 50% true damage to a level 88 Soul Douluo!

If the target was below level 88, this percentage would increase, and the same logic applied in reverse.

As for those with lower soul power levels than him, if one ignored whether a soul master of the same level could withstand his basic attacks, the damage dealt would be 100% true damage!

This soul skill was practically tailor-made for him to fight across ranks. Once his soul power level broke through to Soul King or higher, even a god would have to take 50% of his true damage!

As for his third and fourth soul skills, they were named Heart and Steel, respectively.

These two skills originated from rare soul beasts Su Ge had spent a long time searching for—one could even call them rare exotic beasts, similar to the Ten-Headed Fiery Yang Serpent in the Slaughter City.

The third soul skill was taken from a soul beast called Banyan Heart Withered Wood. Its exterior was a tough, tree-like texture, resembling both bark and flesh. Inside, it had a beating tree heart, with roots buried deep in the ground to draw vitality. In battle, it allowed for prolonged combat, or it could erupt with vitality to launch a fatal blow!

The effect of the soul skill was to enhance his own endurance during battle, absorbing surrounding soul power, vitality, and even the energy from enemy attacks, converting everything with energy into his own stamina. Theoretically, as long as his mind could withstand it, he could keep fighting forever!

The fourth soul skill was taken from a soul beast called the Rock Heart Giant Armor Beast. It usually inhabited deep underground lava fissures, its body encased in thick, reddish-brown rock. It rarely came out to hunt, spending most of its time in hibernation.

Except for tectonic movements, its presence was almost impossible to find!

The most special part was its heart, a beating, scorching red crystal core. During battle, the longer the fight dragged on, the more its flesh and rock armor would grow and thicken, granting it extremely tenacious vitality!

The effect brought by this soul ring was also very simple and brutal: it allowed Su Ge to continuously increase his defense and strengthen his body during battle!

After the battle ended, a percentage of these gains would be permanently retained based on his soul power level!

Once the third and fourth soul skills were combined, Su Ge's combat power might not surge instantly, but he would definitely grow braver and stronger the longer he fought!

Therefore, based on the combined effects of the two skills, he named it: Heartsteel!