Cafeteria Brawl

"All right, we've seen enough excitement."

Fang Ming withdrew his gaze, looking calm. "Let's go."

"Okay."

The four of them had no objections.

Fang Ming and the others immediately headed toward the cafeteria exit.

Just then, a figure suddenly crashed into them.

Caught off guard, Xie Xie took the hit head-on, and an entire meal spilled all over him.

"What the hell? Don't you watch where you're going?"

The one standing before them was a rather handsome boy with a middle-parted hairstyle.

Xie Xie looked down at the greasy stains and rice grains covering him, and his expression immediately darkened.

He raised his head, recognized the newcomer, and lifted a brow. "Wei Xiaofeng? You ran into me, yet you're accusing me instead?"

Wei Xiaofeng glanced at the mess on Xie Xie, then looked at Fang Ming and the others.

The corner of his mouth curled slightly, and he spoke in a mocking tone. "Well, if it isn't Class One's 'geniuses.'"

"What, can't you even watch where you're going?"

He deliberately drew out the word "geniuses," making the sarcasm in his voice impossible to miss.

Zhang Yangzi frowned slightly and stepped forward. "Wei Xiaofeng, you ran into someone. Forget apologizing, and now you're still talking like this?"

"Apologize?"

Wei Xiaofeng looked as though he had heard an amusing joke. "Why should I apologize?"

"He was the one who didn't watch where he was going and bumped into me. Who can he blame?"

Xie Xie clenched his fists, his face looking awful.

He had always been proud and arrogant. Not only had he been doused in grease and food in front of everyone—

the other party was even twisting the truth and playing the victim. How could he possibly endure that?

"Wei Xiaofeng, say that again."

Xie Xie stepped forward, his tone turning cold.

"What, you want to fight?"

Wei Xiaofeng showed no weakness. Instead of backing down, he puffed out his chest and stared provocatively at him. "There are so many people in the cafeteria watching. Go on, try hitting me."

"I'd like to see how the academy handles Class One's genius students beating up a classmate in public."

The atmosphere instantly grew tense.

The students nearby stopped and turned curious gazes toward them.

Some recognized Wei Xiaofeng and began whispering among themselves.

"Isn't that Wei Xiaofeng from Class One? I heard his martial soul is the Azure Shadow Snake. He's an eighteenth-level Soul Master, one of the best among the freshmen."

"Those guys opposite him are from Class One too, right? That Xie Xie seems to have Twin Martial Souls. I heard he has quite a background, and he's pretty strong too."

"This is going to be good..."

"But Wei Xiaofeng's family seems to have some influence. He's always been used to throwing his weight around. Looks like he deliberately started trouble today."

"Xiaofeng."

A voice suddenly rang out.

Wei Xiaofeng's three roommates pushed through the crowd and walked over.

Pu Liyong spoke in an unfriendly tone. "What, four people bullying one? Do you think no one from our dorm is here?"

"Exactly."

Ming Quan immediately chimed in.

"Even if you're talented, you can't use your numbers to bully people, can you?" Yang Xin pushed up his glasses.

"You..."

Xie Xie could not explain himself, and a ball of anger rose in his chest.

Wei Xiaofeng had clearly rammed into him on purpose and dumped food all over him.

Yet after just a few words, it had somehow become the four of them using their numbers to bully the weak?

The onlookers did not know what had happened beforehand. Judging solely from the current situation, their side really did have more people and looked like they were suppressing the others.

"Xie Xie, I did it on purpose."

Wei Xiaofeng leaned close to Xie Xie and spoke in a low voice. "I've disliked the sight of you guys for a long time. So what if you're talented? In the end, don't you still have to put up with it?"

"You..."

Xie Xie was furious.

In an ordinary class, they could have fought it out and settled who was right and wrong. But this was Class One.

The academy managed the key class extremely strictly. Once a fight broke out, the lightest punishment would be a demerit and deducted points; the worst would be immediate expulsion.

"Xie Xie, come here."

Fang Ming spoke calmly.

"Boss."

Xie Xie's face was filled with grievance and unwillingness.

Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi were clearly holding back their anger as well.

At this moment, Gu Yue had already guessed what would happen to their opponents.

"It's fine. Leave it to me."

Fang Ming said.

"Oh?"

Wei Xiaofeng got right in Fang Ming's face. "Fang Ming, so you're a Soul Elder?"

"Do you have the guts to make a move? Come on, I'm begging you, hit us. Don't hold back."

The four of them stood together, their provocation plain for all to see.

"Enough with all these rules."

As soon as Fang Ming finished speaking, he threw a punch.

The next instant, Wei Xiaofeng was sent flying.

"Xiaofeng!"

Pu Liyong, Ming Quan, and Yang Xin cried out at the same time.

Wei Xiaofeng's body traced an arc through the air before slamming heavily onto the ground.

A trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth, and his face was full of disbelief.

Wei Xiaofeng clutched his chest and glared at Fang Ming, his voice both shocked and furious. "You... you dared to attack?"

Fang Ming withdrew his fist, his expression calm. "Didn't you ask me to hit you?"

"I satisfied you. Do you have any other requests?"

"You... you're courting death!"

Wei Xiaofeng was instantly blinded by rage. He even forgot Fang Ming's Soul Power Level.

"Azure Shadow Snake, possess me!"

A yellow hundred-year soul ring instantly lit up beneath Wei Xiaofeng's feet.

His body changed, his limbs becoming unusually supple, his movements light and strange.

Faint scales appeared across his skin, gleaming with an azure luster.

He seemed to transform into a venomous snake lurking in the shadows.

"Mighty Wild Boar, possess me!"

Pu Liyong shouted lowly as a yellow soul ring behind him suddenly flashed.

The next instant, his body swelled noticeably, his muscles bulging and his skin growing rough.

A thick layer of bristles spread from his shoulders down his back. His arms became thick and powerful, his breathing heavy, and faint, low pig-like grunts could even be heard.

A cold flash gleamed in Ming Quan's hand, and a pitch-black dagger appeared out of thin air.

A white soul ring lit up behind him.

Though the ten-year soul ring was weak, it added a layer of icy, ghostly radiance to the dagger's edge.

"Book."

An aged, yellowed tome appeared in Yang Xin's hand. Its pages turned on their own without wind, rustling softly.

A yellow hundred-year soul ring also appeared behind him.

The four revealed their martial souls at once and charged directly at Fang Ming.

"Boss!"

Seeing the other side reveal their martial souls, Xie Xie finally found an outlet for his pent-up fury and immediately joined the fight.

The Light Dragon Dagger and Dark Dragon Dagger appeared in his left and right hands respectively, while a yellow soul ring emerged.

"Dark Phantom Demon Eagle, possess me!"

Zhang Yangzi shouted lowly, and a clear eagle cry rang from his mouth.

A black wing spread open, and a yellow soul ring appeared behind him.

"Bone Dragon King, possess me!"

Wang Jinxi spoke as well, his voice deep and forceful.

A yellow soul ring appeared behind him. His slender body suddenly expanded, but it was not his muscles that swelled—it was his bones.

His entire body looked like an oversized skeleton.

A sinister black current spread from his body, carrying a chilling aura of deathly stillness.

The air inside the cafeteria seemed to freeze.

"They're fighting!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, and the already crowded cafeteria instantly erupted into an uproar.