Monsters Among Monsters

Zhao Wuji fixed his gaze on Ning Rongrong. He would not overlook the only support-type soul master on the battlefield.

He strode toward Ning Rongrong and raised a hand to strike her.

Ning Rongrong's pupils suddenly contracted. There was open ground in every direction. As a support-type soul master, she had nowhere to run.

At the sect, she had been the young lady admired by countless people and had never encountered danger.

But now, the rapidly enlarging giant palm and Zhao Wuji's savage grin even made her feel that

she would die here.

After all, Tang San had just been beaten to death, and his corpse had not even gone cold.

Faced with fear, Ning Rongrong chose to grit her teeth.

She forced herself not to collapse because her legs had gone weak.

This was Ning Rongrong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's final pride!

She closed her eyes, deeply regretting it—regretting being so willful, regretting coming here, regretting joining Shrek Academy.

Come on!

In her daze, she heard a muffled thud and felt herself being embraced, the wind howling past her ears.

Those sturdy arms were incomparably warm. A large hand carrying a man's warmth protected her head.

I'm not dead?

Shouldn't I have been slapped to death?

She had already imagined the miserable state of her corpse and her father's fury upon receiving the news.

Why?

She struggled to open her eyes and saw Lu Shi holding her in a princess carry with one arm, his hand passing beneath her armpit to protect her fair neck and prevent her cervical vertebrae from being dislocated.

His other hand remained clenched into a fist before her eyes, trembling slightly as though it had just endured unimaginable force.

When she looked up, she saw that fair, clean face, panting heavily. Her body kept rubbing against his heaving chest,

making her feel strangely numb and tingly.

"Lu Shi... you..."

Ning Rongrong curled up, terrified and stunned. She had never expected Lu Shi to risk his life to save her. They had only just met and exchanged a few words!

Lu Shi lowered her with one hand and stared at Zhao Wuji ten meters away. "Whatever you want to say, say it later."

"Zhu Qing, protect Ning Rongrong."

Zhu Zhuqing rushed over quickly, her eyes filled only with heartache and lingering fear. After all, none of them could be sure what Zhao Wuji meant. In their eyes, Zhao Wuji truly would take the lives of unqualified students.

Tang San lying on the ground was proof enough.

She immediately led Ning Rongrong back.

Lu Shi shook his numb right arm. Zhao Wuji's palm strike had not injured him badly. He had pulled his body back before the palm reached him,

so the impact had not been too strong.

Still, his arm, shoulder, and half his upper body had been numbed by the shock.

When Xiao Wu saw Lu Shi injured, she froze for a moment before clenching her fists. Tears welled in her eyes as fury surged through her heart. "You dare hurt him!"

She knew she had no chance, but she still liked Lu Shi. She liked that he never looked down on any student or commoner, that he never used force to threaten others. When she had been surrounded by three one-ring bastards, Lu Shi, who was also only one-ring, had seen her from afar and rushed over. He had been willing to get hurt just to save her.

Xiao Wu had already made up her mind. Whether Lu Shi liked her or not, she would like him for the rest of her life!

Two yellow Soul Rings lit up around her at once. She charged forward, stared into Zhao Wuji's eyes, and pink ripples rose in her angry beautiful eyes. At the same time, she used her first soul skill to enhance the strength and flexibility of her waist.

Zhao Wuji was just about to turn around.

Unexpectedly, Lu Shi suddenly rushed over and directly hugged Xiao Wu, interrupting the release of her soul skill.

Looking at her, he anxiously scolded, "I told you, you absolutely cannot use Charm!"

"Didn't you hear me?!"

Charm would not work on a Soul Saint. It would only backfire on her!

Without caring about Xiao Wu's reaction, he immediately took her away.

In an instant, he felt his feet sink. His body was dragged by an invisible pressure, and he flew uncontrollably toward Zhao Wuji.

Zhao Wuji's voice rang out behind him. "Little monster, get over here!"

Today had truly opened his eyes. He had never expected there to be such a monster in this world!

Third soul skill—Gravity Enhancement.

Fourth soul skill—Positioning Tracking.

Fifth soul skill—Gravity Compression.

Released simultaneously!

Let's see where your limit lies!

Lu Shi gritted his teeth and steeled himself, directly throwing Xiao Wu toward Zhu Zhuqing. "Zhu Qing, catch her!"

Then he turned around, kicked off with his legs, and used the pulling force to charge even faster toward Zhao Wuji. Scarlet flames ignited in his hand, swiftly becoming a towering pillar of fire with rolling thunder surging within it.

He swung his arm. With a sharp whoosh, the blazing pillar wrapped in thunder swept toward Zhao Wuji.

Zhao Wuji grinned, clenched both fists, and slammed them together with a dull bang. "Little monster, is that all you've got?!"

Those attacks could not hurt him.

Of course, Zhao Wuji was already deeply shocked inside and had made up his mind to let them all enroll.

If he let monsters like these slip away, he would regret it for the rest of his life!

He waved a hand to block the electric plasma and flames, laughing loudly. "If that's the case, little monster, then resign yourself to your fate!"

"Get over here!"

Lu Shi burst from the wall of fire that was about to die out. His center of gravity was low, and only his speed kept him from falling as he charged forward.

Just as Zhao Wuji's palm was five meters away from him.

Lu Shi suddenly revealed his third Millennium Soul Ring!

Before Zhao Wuji could even widen his eyes and process the immense shock of reality,

Lu Shi's charging body abruptly vanished, then reappeared half a meter in front of Zhao Wuji,

so fast that any observer would have thought it was a clone rather than teleportation.

A one-hundred-percent increase in speed and strength, stacked with his first soul skill's seventy-percent boost,

a one-hundred-and-seventy-percent increase in speed and strength!

With one-hundred-and-fifty-percent Soul Power recovery, he pushed every aspect of his Soul Power to its limit and unleashed—

Explosive Flame Slash stacked with Thunder Tiger Break stacked with Sacred Tiger True Body stacked with Jet Flames!

Lu Shi's—

strongest strike!

Target—Zhao Wuji's chest!

In an instant, Zhao Wuji's chest seemed to explode. Blinding white light and sparks erupted, while the bone-cracking sound that made teeth ache and hearts tremble entered everyone's ears.

He directly shattered Soul Saint Zhao Wuji's most prized—

defense!

Lu Shi was blasted away by the recoil,

while Zhao Wuji merely staggered two steps where he stood. Once the flames dispersed, everyone saw that the tiger-claw-like wound on his chest had already turned black with scorch marks.

His chest heaved violently. He coughed twice, then spat out bloody saliva amid the intense pain brought by breathing.

The amusement had long vanished from his eyes, leaving only calmness—the calmness beneath raging waves.

What Lu Shi had displayed had far exceeded his expectations. He was the finest student Shrek had encountered in its twenty years since its founding!

"It's over."

He said.

"Everything is over."

Behind him, accompanied by a series of ringing sounds, seven Soul Rings lit up at once.

This time, it was no longer merely to show them off. He would make Lu Shi experience them personally!

Lu Shi shakily climbed to his feet. His entire arm hurt as though it were being torn apart, and thin streams of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth. Within the Lava Small World, the Flame Spirit Eagle was frantically devouring magma, using all its strength to heal his injured body and restore his depleted Soul Power.

Zhu Zhuqing was the first to rush over and shield him, even though such an act was meaningless before a Soul Saint. Xiao Wu likewise ran over to protect him. Ning Rongrong ran the slowest and arrived last.