If You Can Touch Me, You Win

As Su Changqing's icy words rang out, Yan's expression changed.

He tried to pull his hand back, only to discover that he could not move it at all!

He was already sixteen, while the other boy looked barely over ten. Even without either of them summoning their martial souls, the difference in strength should have been obvious!

Yet he could not break free from a child's grip?

At that moment, Su Changqing gained a rough measure of Yan's strength.

After consuming the Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew, strength was his only remaining weakness. But his lack of strength was only relative to strength-type Spirit Masters.

Ever since becoming a Spirit Master, Su Changqing had constantly trained his physique. On top of that, Xiaomi's latent bloodline possessed pure strength-related abilities. Though they had yet to awaken, they had already shown some talent.

Otherwise, no matter how monstrous an Agility Attack Spirit Master's talent was, he could never have gone head-to-head with the Wolf Bandit leader!

"You..."

Yan seemed to want to say something but stopped himself. His face had turned red from the strain, and he even wanted to release his Soul Power to break free!

But he knew he absolutely could not do that. If he did, he would never be able to hold his head up before this little brat again for the rest of his life!

Just as Yan was caught in an awkward spot, the lackey who had been following him stepped forward.

"Brother Yan, why should you deal with a brat like this yourself? Let me do it!"

As he spoke, he turned his gaze toward Su Changqing.

"Brat, I'll duel you in the Soul Dueling Arena. You're not worthy of Brother Yan making a move!"

"Enough! I already said Su Changqing is my friend. Yan, and you too, Diruela—if you keep this up, don't blame me for being rude!"

Hu Liena's voice was freezing cold as she spoke, and she even summoned her martial soul in front of everyone!

That instantly drew the attention of countless people, and the area immediately became extremely noisy.

"Who is that kid? Senior Hu Liena is actually protecting him like that?"

"I've never seen him before. Yan has set his sights on him—he's probably doomed."

"Sigh, he looks like a freshman who doesn't know the rules. Everyone in the academy knows Senior Yan likes Senior Hu Liena, yet this little brat dared provoke him right in front of her. He's asking to die!"

"Yeah, Senior Diruela is already a level forty-two powerhouse. That little brat looks like he's only level twenty-five or twenty-six at most. What a pity—he just joined Spirit Hall Academy and he's already going to be crippled!"

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

At that moment, he was brimming with confidence!

"Sister Nana, Senior Yan came for me, so let me handle this myself. If I back down, people will definitely say I hide behind a girl's skirt. That would damage Sister Nana's reputation."

As Su Changqing spoke, he released Yan.

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

Hu Liena was somewhat unwilling. She did not want Su Changqing to suffer any sort of accident.

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

"It's fine. Sister Nana's reputation is what matters most."

"Changqing..."

Hu Liena lowered her head, her face flushed red and her expression shy. The imposing aura she had carried moments ago vanished instantly.

This scene made the entire crowd explode!

"You...!!!"

Yan was so furious that he nearly attacked on the spot, but he ultimately held himself back.

"Senior, let's go. To the academy's Soul Dueling Arena," Su Changqing said calmly.

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

The group began heading toward the Soul Dueling Arena.

When they arrived at Spirit Hall Academy's Soul Dueling Arena, the surroundings were already packed with a dense crowd.

Every single one of them had come to watch Diruela beat Su Changqing to death!

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

"Don't worry, Boss. I definitely won't let him off. I'll torture him properly!"

After saying that, Diruela stepped onto the dueling platform.

"Changqing, be careful. Diruela is an Agility Attack Spirit Master. His martial soul is the Swift Wind Leopard, and he's level forty-two. But his speed is already faster than that of many Soul Kings. You must be careful!" Hu Liena reminded him.

"Don't worry. No matter how fast he is, can he be faster than light?"

"You still need to be careful!"

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

The moment he finished speaking, Su Changqing gave Hu Liena no chance to answer and walked directly onto the dueling platform.

Hu Liena stood where she was, lightly biting her lip and clenching her small fists, her emotions becoming somewhat strange.

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

On the dueling platform.

"Brat, you will pay for your youthful ignorance!"

As Diruela spoke, he raised his hand and drew his thumb across his throat.

"Let's begin, Senior."

"Both sides, summon your martial souls!"

At the referee's command, Su Changqing and Diruela both summoned their martial souls.

"Diruela, martial soul Swift Wind Leopard, level forty-two Agility Attack Spirit Master."

"Su Changqing, martial soul Xiaomi, level thirty-seven Agility Attack Spirit Master."

The instant Su Changqing revealed his spirit rings, everyone present was dumbfounded!

One yellow, two purple—level thirty-seven at such an age!

A large number of people even felt they were hallucinating, or that Su Changqing had already activated a spirit skill to create an illusion!

After all, how could such a spirit ring configuration be possible?

"What? One yellow and two purple? That's impossible!"

"That's too outrageous! And his martial soul looks like nothing more than a rabbit with the Light Attribute. With such a weak martial soul, how did he survive absorbing a thousand-year spirit ring as his second ring?"

On the dueling platform, Diruela's eyes widened at the sight of Su Changqing's spirit rings, but after only a few seconds, his disdain returned.

"Heh, even if you were lucky enough to get a thousand-year second spirit ring, the absolute suppression in Soul Power is something you can never make up for!"

As Diruela finished speaking, the first spirit ring on his body lit up.

"First Spirit Skill, Swift Wind!"

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

He moved so fast that even the watching students could barely follow his movements!

Boom—

The strike carried tremendous force, kicking up thick clouds of dust and smoke with devastating destructive power!

"Sigh, it's over. That kid will be lucky if he isn't dead or half-dead after that!"

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

"What incredible talent... holy shit?????"

Just as everyone believed Su Changqing was dead, a Golden Light suddenly flashed from within the smoke. In the next instant, Su Changqing appeared outside the cloud of dust!

Diruela's attack had missed!!

As the smoke dispersed, Diruela was stunned. He could not understand why his attack had missed.

"Senior, I'm over here."

Diruela turned around, and the moment he saw Su Changqing, his pupils contracted sharply!

"You... when did you...??"

His face was full of disbelief.

Meanwhile, Su Changqing's expression turned faintly playful.

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