Shi Nian, the elderly leader of Canghui Academy, had watched coldly from the sidelines and made no move to stop Melida from teaching the two loudmouthed brats a lesson.
But when he saw the other one preparing to unleash his Martial Soul for a sneak attack, he frowned, knowing he could no longer remain idle.
"Enough."
An aged voice rang out. It was not particularly loud, yet it clearly overpowered all the clamor in the hall and pierced every ear.
Immediately afterward, a terrifying pressure, vast as a mountain and deep as an abyssal sea, suddenly spread from Shi Nian like an invisible tide, instantly blanketing the entire hotel lobby.
Ma Hongjun, who had been about to release his Martial Soul, felt his Soul Power abruptly stall, as if an invisible hand had seized his throat. His face flushed red, and the light of his Martial Soul Possession flickered several times before being forcibly suppressed back into his body!
Dai Mubai, who had just climbed to his feet and was ready to desperately unleash the White Tiger Vajra Transformation, was also enveloped by that pressure. His entire body felt heavy, his Soul Power flowed poorly, and his movements instantly stiffened as he sharply looked toward the elder in moon-white robes.
Among the others from Shrek Academy, only Tang San and Cinderella, whose spiritual power far surpassed that of their peers and who had been prepared, merely turned slightly pale. Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing both found their breathing catch under the immense pressure.
The other diners in the hall were even more silent than cicadas in winter. Some ordinary people turned pale, cold sweat streaming down their faces.
This was a Soul Sage!
Shi Nian stood with his hands behind his back, his gaze like two bolts of cold lightning as