If You Can Touch Me, You Win

As Su Changqing's icy words echoed, Yan's expression shifted.

At that moment, he tried to pull his hand back, only to find he couldn't move it at all!

He was already sixteen years old, while the other party looked barely ten. Even if neither of them had activated their Martial Souls, the difference in strength should have been significant!

Yet, he couldn't break free from the grip of a child?

Su Changqing, at this point, began to assess Yan's strength.

After consuming the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, his only remaining weakness was strength. However, his "weakness" in strength was only relative to power-type Soul Masters.

Ever since Su Changqing became a Soul Master, he had continuously trained his physique. Furthermore, Millet's latent bloodline possessed pure strength abilities. Although not yet awakened, some talent had already been displayed.

Otherwise, no matter how heaven-defying his talent as an Agility Attack Spirit Master was, he wouldn't have been able to go head-to-head with the Wolf Bandit leader!

"You..."

Yan hesitated, his face flushing red. He even considered unleashing his Soul Power to break free!

But he knew he absolutely couldn't. If he did, he'd never be able to hold his head up in front of this brat ever again!

As Yan stood there awkwardly, a subordinate who had been following him suddenly stepped forward.

"Brother Yan, why bother with this brat? Let me handle him!"

With that, he turned his gaze to Su Changqing.

"Brat, I'll fight you. You're not worthy of Brother Yan's attention!"

"Enough! I said, Su Changqing is my friend. Yan, and you too, Diruela, if you continue like this, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Hu Liena's extremely cold voice cut through the air, even releasing her Martial Soul in front of everyone!

This immediately drew the attention of many, and the scene instantly became extremely noisy.

"Who is that kid? Senior Sister Hu Liena is actually protecting him so fiercely?"

"Haven't seen him before. He's actually being targeted by Senior Yan, he's probably in for it."

"Sigh, looks like a freshman who doesn't understand the rules. Everyone in the academy knows Senior Yan likes Senior Sister Hu Liena. This brat actually dares to provoke him face-to-face, he's practically asking for death!"

"Yeah, Senior Diruela is already a Level 42 expert. This kid looks to be at most Level 25 or 26. What a shame, he's going to be crippled just after joining Martial Soul Hall Academy!"

Listening to the surrounding discussions, Diruela's expression grew even more smug.

At this moment, he was filled with confidence!

"Sister Nana, Senior Yan is coming for me, so let me handle it alone. If I back down now, I'll definitely be branded as someone who hides behind girls' skirts, which would affect Sister Nana's reputation."

Su Changqing said this as he released Yan's hand.

"Changqing, you don't have to fight them. They were the ones who started it!"

Hu Liena was somewhat unwilling, not wanting Su Changqing to face any danger.

Seeing her expression, Su Changqing raised his hand and gently pinched Hu Liena's cheek in front of everyone.

"It's okay, Sister Nana's reputation is most important."

"Changqing..."

Hu Liena lowered her head, her face blushing, looking incredibly shy. Her imposing aura from moments before vanished instantly.

This scene caused the entire venue to explode!

"You...!!!"

Yan was so furious he almost attacked, but ultimately held himself back.

"Senior, let's go to the academy's dueling arena," Su Changqing said calmly.

"Brat, you're finished!" Diruela snarled at Su Changqing.

The group began walking towards the dueling arena.

Upon arriving at the Martial Soul Hall Academy's dueling arena, a dense crowd had already gathered.

They were all there to witness how Su Changqing would be beaten to death by Diruela!

"Kill him for me!" Yan whispered into Diruela's ear.

"Don't worry, boss. I won't let him off. I'll torture him severely!"

After Diruela finished speaking, he stepped onto the dueling platform.

"Changqing, be careful. Diruela is an Agility Attack Spirit Master with the Swift Wind Leopard Martial Soul. He's Level 42, but his speed is already faster than many Soul Kings. You must be cautious!" Hu Liena cautioned.

"Don't worry, how can he be faster than light?"

"Still, be careful!"

"You care about me so much? Alright, then I'll go easy on him, so Sister Nana can continue to worry about me."

As soon as he said this, Su Changqing didn't give Hu Liena a chance to reply and directly walked onto the dueling platform.

Hu Liena, standing still, bit her lip and clenched her fists, her emotions becoming strangely flustered.

"Naughty little brother, I don't want to talk to you anymore! Hmph! ヽ(≧□≦)ノ"

On the Soul Fighting Stage.

"Brat, you'll pay for your youthful ignorance!"

Diruela said as he raised his hand and wiped his neck with his thumb.

"Let's begin, senior."

"Both sides, reveal your Martial Souls!"

As the referee's command rang out, Su Changqing and Diruela both revealed their Martial Souls.

"Diruela, Martial Soul Swift Wind Leopard, level forty-two Agility Attack Spirit Master."

"Su Changqing, Martial Soul Millet, level thirty-seven Agility Attack Spirit Master."

The moment Su Changqing revealed his Soul Rings, everyone in the audience was stunned!

One yellow and two purple. Such a soul power level at his age!

A significant portion of them even felt they were hallucinating, or that Su Changqing had activated a Soul Skill to create an illusion!

After all, how could such a Soul Ring configuration be possible?

"What? One yellow and two purple? You must be kidding!"

"That's too exaggerated! And his Martial Soul looks like a rabbit with light attributes. Such a weak Martial Soul, how did he survive absorbing a thousand-year Soul Ring for his second one?"

On the Soul Fighting Stage, Diruela's eyes widened considerably upon seeing Su Changqing's Soul Rings, but he quickly returned to disdain within seconds.

"Heh, even if you were lucky enough to have a thousand-year second Soul Ring, you can't possibly make up for the absolute suppression in Soul Power!"

As Diruela's voice fell, his first Soul Ring lit up.

"First Spirit Skill, Swift Wind!"

With the release of his First Spirit Skill, the Wind Element fluctuations around Diruela surged instantly. He then extended his sharp claws and lunged directly at Su Changqing!

His speed was so great that even the observing students could barely track his movements!

"Boom—"

This strike was powerful, kicking up a large amount of smoke and exhibiting extreme destructive force!

"Sigh, it's over. That kid is probably half dead if he's lucky!"

"Yeah, Diruela's First Spirit Skill not only increases his speed by fifty percent but also boosts his attack power by thirty percent. Unless it's a Defense Spirit Sect, almost no one can withstand his leopard claws."

"Such great talent... Holy crap????"

Just as everyone thought Su Changqing was dead, a golden light flashed from within the thick smoke. The next moment, Su Changqing's figure appeared outside the smoke!

Diruela's attack had missed!

As the smoke cleared, Diruela was bewildered. He couldn't understand why his attack had missed.

"Senior, I'm over here."

Diruela turned his head and saw Su Changqing, his pupils contracting instantly!

"You... when...?"

He looked utterly incredulous.

Su Changqing's expression, however, became somewhat playful.

"Senior, shall we play a game? If you can touch me, you win."