Butt Blossoms!

Butt Blossoms!

Irene's expression turned cold at his words.

She had wanted to save some effort.

But the other party clearly did not know when to stop.

Though she was already weakened to the extreme,

it was not as if just anyone could provoke her.

The aura radiating from the man before her was indeed powerful,

but she was not afraid.

The next moment,

the Clear Sky Hammer in Tang Hao's hand instantly grew larger.

Then his figure vanished from where he stood.

He charged straight at Irene.

"Attachment—Enhanced Defense." Irene's voice rang out.

Then Irene used high-level Attachment Magic,

raising her defensive power to a terrifying degree.

Of course,

in her current state,

this was the most she could manage.

Irene's figure also vanished from her spot.

The next moment,

the two collided in midair.

A massive shockwave swept through the clearing,

but the two of them contained it.

Feeling the immense power transmitted through Irene's hand, Tang Hao was inwardly shocked.

His martial soul was the Clear Sky Hammer,

the Clear Sky Hammer, famed as the strongest in attack power.

In terms of strength, he had never encountered anyone who could compare with him.

Of course, that was among those of the same rank.

This showed just how powerful the woman before him was.

Across from Tang Hao,

Irene secretly frowned.

In that exchange just now,

although the two of them had appeared evenly matched,

she knew she had lost.

She had lost to him in strength.

Of course,

that was because she was currently weakened to the extreme.

That strike had drained even more of her magic power.

It seemed she could not drag this battle out.

I need to get away quickly, Irene thought.

After exchanging a blow, the two of them both retreated.

"Attachment—Gravity." Irene's voice rang out again.

The next moment,

Tang Hao felt an incomparably powerful gravity press down upon his body.

His movements immediately became sluggish.

His expression changed at once.

The other party's methods were simply too strange.

He could not sense any fluctuations of soul power at all.

Yet despite that,

she was so powerful.

The gravity pressing down on him now was the same.

He immediately raised his soul power,

wanting to break free from the gravitational suppression.

But the next moment,

a massive fireball appeared beneath his feet and exploded instantly.

"Attachment—Flame Burst." Irene's voice rang out again.

A thunderous explosion sounded as flames raged.

Yet they were contained within a precise range.

Irene merely watched the scene before her with a calm expression.

She knew

such an attack could not shake the man before her.

It had to be said that the man before her was indeed powerful.

Just as Irene had expected,

the massive sphere of fire did not injure Tang Hao.

The next moment, a mighty fluctuation of soul power appeared again.

"Clear Sky Hammer—Chaotic Wind."

A voice came from the center of the flames.

After the words fell,

the flaming sphere began to churn.

All the flames spun in one direction.

They eventually formed a flaming tornado.

As the wind intensified,

the flames gradually dissipated.

In the end, the figure within was revealed.

Who else could it be but Tang Hao?

However, Tang Hao's face was now filled with solemnity.

He had already felt that the woman before him was far from ordinary.

Irene's attack now proved it even more.

"Who exactly are you? I cannot sense any fluctuations of soul power from you at all. What kind of power is this? Why can you create flames out of thin air?" Tang Hao asked coldly.

He felt that he had discovered some great secret.

The person before him was simply far too strange.

"Who I am is none of your business. I already told you to get lost quickly. This child is not someone you can touch," Irene said directly.

Although using Attachment Magic just now had consumed a great deal of her strength,

she still carried herself with overwhelming dominance.

Tang Hao frowned tightly at her words.

At this moment, he was already beginning to regret attacking Ma Hongjun.

Had he known that such a powerful person stood behind Ma Hongjun,

he would never have made a move.

Because he could not see through Irene's origins at all.

But one thing was certain.

She could not possibly be from Spirit Hall.

Under such circumstances,

he had undoubtedly made himself a powerful enemy.

If it had only been Ma Hongjun, it would have been fine.

But clearly, she was not alone.

There might even be a force standing behind her.

Tang Hao thought this

because her strange method of combat was unlike any fighting style he had ever seen.

That was why he came to such a conclusion.

Irene was also becoming somewhat anxious.

Her soul power was nearly unable to hold on.

If Ma Hongjun had not previously given her a treasure that replenished soul power,

she should still have been asleep right now.

Yet after coming out, she had immediately entered such an intense battle with him.

The fact that she had lasted until now

was only because she had overdrawn her soul power.

Otherwise,

she could not have held on until now.

Thus, the atmosphere between the two sides froze.

And Tang Hao noticed as well

that the woman before him seemed somewhat weak.

It was his instinct as a fighter.

The next moment,

he launched another attack.

He wanted to test her once more.

"Great Sumeru Hammer!" Tang Hao shouted directly.

The Clear Sky Hammer in his hand expanded with the wind.

It became incomparably enormous.

And upon seeing this, Irene was truly enraged.

A tiger fallen onto the plains was bullied by dogs.

But there was another saying—what was it again?

A starving camel was still bigger than a horse.

Though she had already weakened to the extreme,

she still had ways to deal with the man before her.

Facing the enormous hammer that came howling toward her,

Irene gathered all her strength.

A huge magic circle then formed before her.

"Holy Dragon's Roar!" Irene shouted.

A massive roaring attack appeared instantly.

The tornado-like roar charged straight toward the Clear Sky Hammer.

Powerful force ravaged the surrounding space.

Without a doubt,

Tang Hao's Clear Sky Hammer collided with Irene's roar.

The instant the Clear Sky Hammer struck the roar, fierce winds burst in every direction.

A huge crater was blasted into the ground.

And a look of shock appeared on Tang Hao's face.

He had not expected Irene to still be capable of unleashing such a powerful move.

And he still could not discern how it worked.

Although he had not been injured by this move at all,

it was enough to contend with him.

It could be said that as long as the person before him was here,

it would be very difficult for him to kill Ma Hongjun.

Because he could not fight without restraint.

This was an academy.

If the two of them had not both held back

and controlled the aftermath, the entire school would probably have been reduced to ruins.

At this moment, he was already considering retreating.

Because there was no point in staying here any longer.

Since he could not kill Ma Hongjun, he would make plans for the long term.

Thus, he spoke again. "Though I do not know who you are, your strength is enough to earn my respect. Tonight was a misunderstanding. From now on, we will leave each other in peace."

Irene sneered at his words. "What a fine 'leave each other in peace.' Wasn't it you who started trouble from beginning to end?"

Tang Hao frowned at his words.

"Do you intend to keep fighting? Your strength is formidable, but you are still slightly inferior to me. Besides, this kind of battle benefits neither of us." Tang Hao spoke again.

The reason Tang Hao said this

was that he had already sensed Irene's energy level from her earlier attack.

Although he did not know how the woman before him had launched her attack,

he could still judge its power.

That attack had been powerful,

but it had still fallen just short of his own.

In short,

he felt that the two of them were evenly matched.

And he was the one with the slight edge.

Neither side could do anything to the other.

But if it truly came down to a fight to the death,

he believed he would still win.

But there was simply no need for that.

Because he had not gone too far tonight.

There was still room for the two sides to ease things over.

Irene fell silent upon hearing Tang Hao's words.

She seemed to be considering whether his proposal was feasible.

Then Irene said directly, "From now on, you are not to interfere in matters involving this boy and that little girl."

Tang Hao's expression changed.

In his view,

his willingness to stop was already a concession.

Seeing Tang Hao's expression,

Irene roughly understood what he was thinking.

So she said directly, "You can refuse. You can still attack this boy. Likewise, I will attack your son. Let's see who can kill the other first."

As Irene's words fell,

an astonishing killing intent burst forth from her.

Its intensity was enough to make even Tang Hao shudder.

Because the killing intent radiating from Irene had already far surpassed his own.

This made Tang Hao question Irene's origins once again.

But after hearing Irene's words,

Tang Hao's expression turned cold as well.

Ever since Ah Yin's death,

Tang San had become the taboo in his heart.

Clearly, Irene had touched his reverse scale by using Tang San to threaten him.

"What? Did I hit a sore spot?" Irene sneered.

"Do not use Little San to threaten me. If anything happens to Little San, even if I die, I will kill this boy," Tang Hao said.

"If you can do it, then come and kill him," Irene retorted without yielding an inch.

Tang Hao's expression grew ugly.

It had to be said,

the woman before him was indeed a formidable opponent.

He was not certain that he could defeat Irene completely.

And seeing how confident she was,

Tang Hao felt somewhat unsettled.

Irene gave him a feeling now

that he had seemingly provoked someone he should not have provoked.

The feeling had come abruptly,

but it was undeniably there.

Most importantly was the aura Irene had released earlier.

That incomparably powerful spiritual will filled his heart with immense wariness.

After thinking for a long time,

Tang Hao finally said, "I can refrain from attacking this boy, and I will not attack that little girl either. But likewise, you cannot attack Little San. Otherwise—"

But before he could finish, Irene interrupted him.

"Do you think I am like you? Would I attack children?" Irene sneered.

Tang Hao heard this.

The words he had been about to say caught in his throat.

In the end, he snorted coldly.

His figure vanished in an instant.

Since he could not kill Ma Hongjun,

he needed to leave quickly.

His whereabouts could not be exposed.

Otherwise,

it would bring catastrophic disaster upon Little San.

This was also why he had reservations and did not dare fight without restraint.

As for Tang San's safety,

he believed the other party would not dare lay a hand on Tang San.

And that hundred-thousand-year soul beast could only be dealt with later.

What he could not understand no matter how much he thought about it was

when such a powerful figure had emerged in the world of soul masters.

Most importantly,

the other party was a woman?

That strange method of attack was also deeply unsettling.

After seeing Tang Hao leave,

Irene remained calm on the surface.

But inwardly, she also let out a sigh of relief.

Because after using Roar,

Irene's body had become far more illusory.

Of course,

the clothes she had conjured were still there.

There was even no visible difference on the surface.

But beneath those conjured clothes,

Irene's body was nearly transparent.

After that strike,

Irene no longer had the strength to attack.

Of course,

if she burned her soul,

Irene could still continue attacking, and her attacks would be even stronger than before.

But clearly, the situation just now had not been dangerous enough to require her to burn her soul.

And the reason she had acted that way

was only because she feared that Tang Hao might return.

After sensing that he had truly left,

Irene's figure instantly became even more illusory.

Noticing her own condition,

a bitter smile appeared on her face.

She had finally recovered a little,

only to return to square one like this.

Then Irene looked at the unconscious Ma Hongjun.

Looking at the little fat boy before her,

Irene felt both amused and exasperated.

This little fat boy was truly gifted at causing trouble.

He was so weak,

yet he had provoked such a powerful person.

He was practically courting death.

And he had even caused her to fall into slumber once more.

He truly deserved a beating.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became.

Irene used her last trace of magic power to conjure a whip.

Then she automatically turned Ma Hongjun over.

With one lash, she struck Ma Hongjun directly on the backside.

Let's see if he would dare do this again.

He knew perfectly well that he was weak,

yet he still did not know how to keep a low profile.

At the very least, he should have waited until she had recovered a little more!

Because of Irene's whipping,

Ma Hongjun opened his eyes in pain.

When Ma Hongjun first opened his eyes, his gaze was somewhat dazed.

"Where is this? Hell?" Ma Hongjun muttered.

Then he saw the illusory figure before him.

His eyes immediately widened.

"You are... You are Big Sister Irene? I finally get to see you. I'm so happy," Ma Hongjun said excitedly.

But the moment he got excited

and moved,

he felt intense pain throughout his entire body.

Especially his backside.

It was burning painfully.

Ma Hongjun was instantly bewildered.

What exactly was going on?

Then he saw the whip Irene had conjured in her hand.

He immediately understood something.

"Big Sister Irene, you did not have to greet me like this the moment we met, did you?" Ma Hongjun said with a bitter smile.

Though he was smiling bitterly,

he could not hide his excitement.

Irene immediately sneered. "A whipping is already letting you off lightly. Let's see if you still dare provoke people recklessly next time."

Ma Hongjun immediately felt wronged.

"He was clearly the one who provoked me. I did not provoke him," Ma Hongjun said.

At this point,

Ma Hongjun also recalled what had happened.

So he asked anxiously, "Where is he? Where did that guy go?"

But he immediately smacked his forehead.

"How could I be so stupid? Since Big Sister Irene appeared, you must have driven him away. How could he possibly be a match for you, Big Sister? I love you to death."

But the moment he finished speaking,

with a smack,

another lash landed on his backside.

He immediately bared his teeth in pain.

(End of Chapter)