Canghui Academy

The restaurant owner hurried over as soon as he saw them enter.

Aside from An Chen, everyone else naturally noticed the people from Canghui Academy entering as well.

At that moment, An Chen saw Dai Mubai give Ma Hongjun a meaningful look.

Ma Hongjun immediately returned a look that said, "I understand."

An Chen knew they wanted to unite the group by stirring up an external conflict.

He had seen this in the original story.

Sure enough, just as An Chen expected, before long, Ma Hongjun began staring fixedly at the only girl from Canghui Academy.

He did not forget to mutter to Dai Mubai, "That chick is pretty cute, Boss Dai. Those guys should be from Canghui Academy, right?"

Dai Mubai curled his lip and said disdainfully, "They're just some tiny Canghui Academy. What the hell are they acting so high and mighty for?"

Neither Ma Hongjun nor Dai Mubai lowered their voices.

Even though the restaurant was somewhat noisy, Soul Masters had far sharper hearing than ordinary people.

The teacher among the Canghui Academy group looked over, his brows furrowing.

When he saw that they were just a few children, his expression immediately turned ugly.

An Chen nudged Tang San with his elbow and whispered, "There's going to be a show."

Tang San looked somewhat puzzled. "What show?"

Oscar leaned over as well and chuckled. "Just wait and watch."

After a pause, he continued, "This is part of our academy's training. Headmaster Flender once said that a Soul Master who doesn't dare cause trouble isn't a good Soul Master. As the saying goes, those who don't dare cause trouble are mediocrities."

Tang San smiled. "Those sayings could make up a whole monster quote collection. Judging from their age, that academy should be an advanced Soul Master Academy, right?"

Aside from his different attire and that excessively bizarre ability to deal with abnormalities, this headmaster was almost exactly the same as in the original story.

An Chen thought to himself.

The people from Canghui Academy had already taken seats in a corner of the restaurant, about two or three tables away from Shrek.

An Chen saw the teacher lean over and whisper a few words into a young man's ear. Others could not hear what he said, but An Chen could.

After drinking the Listener Potion, his hearing had become far stronger than that of ordinary Soul Masters.

That teacher, Canghui Academy's dean, was named Ye Zhiqiu. He said to the young man:

"Go over there and teach them a lesson. Don't disgrace Canghui Academy."

An Chen nodded, knowing Canghui Academy was about to start something.

He turned to look at Tang San again and found that he was staring in that direction too.

Sure enough, the young man who had been instructed walked toward their table. From his route, he was clearly heading for Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai still wore a disdainful expression. Even Tang San had noticed him, so there was no way Dai Mubai had not, yet he did not spare the other man a glance.

Just then, a waiter happened to bring the first dish to their table.

The young man from Canghui Academy suddenly quickened his pace and, amid the waiter's cry of alarm, slammed into him.

The dish was about to be dumped straight onto Dai Mubai's head.

An Chen did not intervene, because he knew Tang San beside him would.

"Don't waste food," Tang San said.

As he spoke, his right hand swiftly steadied the waiter, while his left used Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon to catch the plate perfectly. Not a single bit of food spilled. He then lightly set the plate on the table.

At the same time, his left hand pulled the waiter aside.

The young man froze for a moment, then put on an apologetic expression. "Sorry about that."

Though he said so, his feet continued toward Dai Mubai.

As he passed Dai Mubai, he suddenly swept out one leg, aiming a kick at the table leg beneath Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai's gaze sharpened, and he slapped at the young man.

The young man's expression changed drastically, and he instinctively raised a hand to block.

But the Soul Power in Dai Mubai's palm knocked his hand aside, and the slap landed squarely on his chest.

Though the young man was tall and burly, he was still sent flying. He crashed through two tables in succession before hurtling toward the Canghui Academy group.

Ye Zhiqiu hurriedly rose and grabbed the young man by the shoulders, finally catching him.

But the young man's face had gone pale, and he promptly spat out a mouthful of blood.

Dai Mubai straightened up and used the motion from that slap to stretch lazily. "Ah, sorry about that. My hand slipped."

Dai Mubai shrugged, his face full of disdain.

What an act. Even An Chen, one of his own people, could hardly stand watching him.

The restaurant erupted into commotion. Guests at the tables around them rose one after another and retreated to the side, afraid of getting caught in the crossfire.

But it also drew a crowd, and they watched excitedly.

Normally, if they wanted to watch Soul Masters fight, they had to go to the Soul Arena.

But tickets to the Soul Arena were too expensive. Now that they could watch for free here, many ordinary people were naturally thrilled.

The people from Canghui Academy all rose to their feet and glared at Shrek, ready to rush over.

Ye Zhiqiu stopped them and helped the injured young man into a chair.

Then he looked at Dai Mubai with a dark expression and shouted, "Which academy are you little brats from?"

Dai Mubai's expression did not change. "You're not worthy of knowing."

Seeing him like that, An Chen once again had the urge to get up and beat him up.

Ye Zhiqiu's face flushed red with anger, the veins at his temples faintly bulging.

Then, pointing at the Shrek group, he gritted out to Canghui Academy's remaining students, "Arrogant brats. Teach them a lesson."

The students charged over as soon as they heard the order.

"A fight? I like that." Xiao Wu spoke excitedly as she leaped out from behind Tang San.

Seeing that he had failed to stop Xiao Wu, purple light flashed in Tang San's eyes.

An Chen naturally remained seated, watching the excitement.

Because he knew the real fight would not start yet.

Neither side summoned their Wuhuns right away. The five young men looked at the delicate Xiao Wu and sneered. "Do the men over there only know how to hide behind women?"

Oscar anxiously nudged Tang San. "Why aren't you going up? What if Xiao Wu gets hurt?"

Tang San smiled. "Don't worry. The ones who will suffer are them."

An Chen thought, You've never seen Xiao Wu fight. Even Zhao Wuji would have to suffer if he came.

The five young men on the other side did not move, but Xiao Wu did.

Her foot seemed to slip, and she fell forward toward one of the young men.

The young man instinctively reached out to catch Xiao Wu, but a glossy black braid whipped toward him. By the time he reacted, the braid had already wrapped around his neck.

Xiao Wu rose and jumped with her back to the young man. Both feet kicked against his chest.

Then his entire body was flung out along with Xiao Wu's forward handspring.

Before the others could react, she jumped onto another young man's neck, wrapped her legs around him, and flipped backward. The second person was sent flying as well.

Seeing Xiao Wu knock down two people so easily, Ye Zhiqiu shouted at the rest, "Use your Wuhuns!"

Oscar could not help exclaiming, "Damn, Xiao Wu's that fierce?"

At that moment, Dai Mubai rose and said to Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, come back. With us guys here, there's no need for you girls to fight."

Then his figure flashed, and he appeared beside Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu also leaped back to Tang San's side.

My turn to show off. Seeing this, An Chen knew he could not keep sitting out. He patted Ma Hongjun, who was still eating, on the shoulder, then rose and walked over to stand beside Dai Mubai.

Little Fatty Ma Hongjun hurriedly stuffed two large bites into his mouth, then walked over while chewing and stood to the side.

Tang San stepped forward as well, switching positions with Xiao Wu and standing beside Dai Mubai.

After the two men who had been thrown aside got back to their feet, they gathered with the others and summoned their Wuhuns without hesitation.

With a flash of light, all five young men displayed the same Soul Ring configuration: one white and one yellow.

All five were battle Soul Masters. Two possessed Tool Wuhuns, a trident and a spear respectively, while the other three had Beast Wuhuns: deer, goat, and horse.

The disdain in Dai Mubai's eyes deepened. "These are Canghui Academy's students? Why do they even have ten-year Soul Rings? Brothers, summon your Wuhuns."