Crushing Victory, Then Crushing Them Again!

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

In the middle of the clearing, dozens of Blue Silver Grass vines shot out along the ground, kicking up dirt as they wrapped toward Ning Ze's joints.

With the boost from Oscar's Mushroom Sausage, Tang San's first soul skill spread much faster.

But Ning Ze shifted his feet, slipping through the gaps in the vines. His white robes flickered a few times, and not even a corner of his clothing was grazed.

"Don't think you can dodge!"

Seizing the opening as Ning Ze evaded, Dai Mubai activated White Tiger Body Barrier around himself. His hands flipped into tiger claws as he lunged forward, clawing at Ning Ze's face.

On the other side, Ma Hongjun puffed out his cheeks and forcefully exhaled.

"Phoenix Fire Wire!"

A pillar of fire surged out with scorching heat, joining Dai Mubai's tiger claws and Tang San's regrouping Blue Silver Grass to seal Ning Ze in completely.

Outside the field, Ning Rongrong looked completely at ease, while Zhu Zhuqing's heart leaped into her throat. Xiao Wu clenched her fists as well.

Yet Ning Ze stood at the heart of the storm, the faint smile at his lips never fading.

Two purple soul rings rose beneath his feet, and pink-gold light shot straight into the sky.

"Second Soul Skill—Cupid's Blessing: Raging Tide!"

Divine power poured into his body. His bones crackled as his strength, agility, and defense all soared at once.

Dai Mubai's vision blurred—Ning Ze was gone.

"Dai, if you keep forgetting your lessons, you'll pay dearly."

The voice exploded right beside his ear.

Ning Ze threw a short punch wrapped in pink-gold light, slamming it into the White Tiger Body Barrier.

The barrier shattered with a crack.

Dai Mubai felt an overwhelming force surge through his arms and crash into his chest. He spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward like a kite with its string cut, smashing into a mud pit at the edge of the clearing.

Ma Hongjun's Phoenix Fire Wire arrived as well, striking Ning Ze squarely.

Ning Ze casually swept his sleeve, and a pink-gold barrier formed before him.

The flames hissed as they struck it. They did not singe even a single hair before dispersing on the spot.

"Break."

He stomped on the ground, sending a ring of airwaves surging outward.

The encroaching Blue Silver Grass vines snapped apart the moment they met that force, exploding into fragments that scattered through the air.

In the blink of an eye, all three attacks had vanished, while Dai Mubai still lay in the pit.

Watching from the side, Flender's temper flared. He pushed up his crystal glasses and shouted into the field.

"What are you doing? Four against one, and you're still holding back? Show me what you can really do!"

Dai Mubai had just climbed out of the mud pit. Hearing that, he nearly fainted from rage.

Holding back?

He had already used every ounce of strength he had. If he could hold back, would he have been blasted away like a dead dog?

"Cough... Little San! Watch his speed!" He wiped the blood from his lips and shouted while clutching his ribs.

"Got it!"

Purple light gleamed frighteningly in Tang San's eyes. His hands turned the color of white jade, and with Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track beneath his feet, he charged out.

"Ma Hongjun! Seal off his movements from range! Brother Mubai, flank him!"

"Fine! Bathing Fire Phoenix! Phoenix Fire Wire!"

Ma Hongjun's soul rings blazed, and a sea of flames spread out with a roar. Dai Mubai also charged toward Ning Ze's right side with bloodshot eyes.

They surrounded him from three directions, cutting off every route of retreat.

Ning Ze stood still and laughed.

"I let you attack first just now. Now it's my turn."

The first purple soul ring lit up.

"First Soul Skill—Arrow of Love: Sky-Piercing!"

Ning Ze flicked a finger, and a pink-gold arrow tore through the air toward Ma Hongjun.

Boom!

Ma Hongjun did not even see the arrow's shadow before his shoulder was struck. He screamed as he was hurled away, forcibly swallowing the fire in his mouth and coughing himself into black smoke as he rolled across the ground.

Ning Ze's figure flickered, and he was already in front of Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai had not yet released the White Tiger Fierce Light Wave from his mouth when Ning Ze's fist came crashing down.

Bang!

The white light was punched back into his stomach. The backlash and the force of the punch exploded together. Dai Mubai let out a pig-slaughtering howl, spun through the air for over thirty meters, and crashed into an ancient tree, falling still on the spot.

Ma Hongjun was down, and Dai Mubai had been sent flying again.

Only Tang San remained in the field.

Watching Dai Mubai get blasted away with his own eyes, every hair on Tang San's back stood on end.

Monster!

He was absolutely a monster!

Conventional methods could not touch him at all.

Since that was the case... Ning Ze, you forced my hand!

Tang San's gaze darkened. With a flick of his wrist, two Dragon Beard Needles slid from his sleeve and into his fingers.

These needles had been forged from purchased Hair Crystal. Once they entered flesh, they curled up and twisted through muscles and meridians, causing maddening pain!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

With two soft sounds, the needles shot straight toward Ning Ze's throat and heart!

In Tang San's calculations, at such close range, not even a Soul Ancestor could dodge them!

But he did not know that Ning Ze's agility and perception had doubled under the enhancement of the Cupid martial soul.

To Ning Ze, those two needles moved as slowly as two fluttering flies.

Ning Ze did not even raise his eyelids. He merely shifted aside.

The two black needles brushed past his robes and embedded themselves in the mud behind him.

Tang San's pupils abruptly shrank.

Those were Tang Sect hidden weapons!

He had dodged them without even looking?

Ning Ze moved, appearing in front of Tang San in an instant.

Slap!

A palm struck Tang San in the stomach.

Tang San felt as if his intestines and stomach had been shredded. His eyes bulged from the pain as he curled up like a giant shrimp and dropped to both knees.

Ning Ze gave him no chance to catch his breath. He raised his leg and kicked Tang San twice in the joints of both hands.

Crack.

"Argh—!"

Tang San screamed. His hands went limp and hung at his sides as he collapsed facedown on the ground, unable to stand.

The entire field fell silent.

Four against one, and two of their main fighters had gone down in moments. The remaining two were still trembling at the edge of the field.

Ning Ze dusted off his sleeves and swept his gaze toward Oscar and Ma Hongjun.

Oscar's fat body trembled violently. He shut his eyes and threw a wild punch.

Ning Ze took one step aside and appeared at his side.

"Mommy—!"

Oscar's legs gave out, and he dropped to his knees with a thud. He raised both hands high and cried out in a trembling voice.

"Don't hit my face! Big Brother Ning Ze! Grandpa Ning! I surrender! I give up! I was wrong! I was just talking shit and spouting nonsense! Don't hit me!"

Ning Ze looked down at him. "Didn't you just say you were going to beat the shit out of me?"

"Just now, I..."

Before he could finish.

Bang!

A chop landed on the back of his neck, and Oscar rolled into the mud with his eyes rolled back.

Ning Ze sprang forward, catching up to Ma Hongjun as he scrambled away on all fours, then kicked him in the ass.

"Awoo—!"

The two-hundred-pound ball of flesh drew an arc through the air and crashed down onto Oscar with a boom, the two of them stacked together like a human arhat.

Shrek's four main fighters had been completely wiped out.

The entire process had not even taken half an incense stick's worth of time.

Flender stood rooted in place, his mouth wide enough to fit an egg inside. His glasses nearly slipped off, and the hands clasped behind his back trembled badly.

What kind of monster had he recruited?

"Ahhh! Ning Ze, you're amazing!"

Ning Rongrong jumped and waved her fists. Even Zhu Zhuqing's usually expressionless face broke into an unprecedented smile. Xiao Wu's rabbit ears trembled nonstop as she cupped her face and shouted.

"Brother Ning Ze is so awesome!"

Ning Ze patted the corner of his robes and turned to look at Flender.

"Dean, do you still think you should punish the four of us now?"

Flender swallowed. His hawk-like eyes shifted constantly, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Seeing how strong Ning Ze was, Flender was certainly excited, but he was even more worried.

He was only a Soul Grandmaster, yet he could fight four opponents alone and win so cleanly!

Once he grew even stronger, would he not start shitting on the academy teachers' heads?

Today, he had to make him understand the importance of respecting teachers and elders!

But Ning Ze had indeed won, so Flender had no reason to punish him.

Then Flender turned his gaze toward Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu.