Dai Mubai, you lost

"White Tiger Possession!" Dai Mubai roared. His evil-eyed white tiger martial soul instantly possessed him, and his body visibly grew taller.

His muscles swelled rapidly like balloons being inflated, and his bones cracked and popped all over. His loose clothes instantly became skintight.

Lu Shiyuan couldn't help covering his forehead. What an eyesore.

No way. No way. Did anyone seriously think this looked cool?

Wasn't he just a pervert in skintight clothes?

Once his martial soul possession was complete, Dai Mubai looked at Zhu Zhuqing and said coldly, "Martial soul: Evil-Eyed White Tiger. Level 37 Power Attack System Battle Soul Elder."

Oh, he even knew to introduce himself before fighting.

Not bad. Another thing he did better than Tang San.

Zhu Zhuqing also gave a soft shout. "Profound Soul Spirit Shadow, possess me!"

The phantom of a cat covered in dark purple crystals instantly appeared, its ears sharp as blades.

Lu Shiyuan looked closely and discovered that the cat had golden, slit pupils. Its tail split into nine ethereal shadow tails.

Ghostly blue particles of light swirled around the cat, and its sharp claws seemed to be made entirely of energy.

"Holy shit, is that Martial Soul Evolution? That's fucking awesome!" Lu Shiyuan couldn't help praising her. With her evolved martial soul, Zhu Zhuqing looked far cooler than before.

"Martial soul: Profound Soul Spirit Shadow. Level 39 Agility Attack Battle Soul Elder." Zhu Zhuqing introduced herself as well.

She intended to defeat her opponent fair and square and utterly crush every last shred of Dai Mubai's confidence.

She wanted everyone to know that, although Dai Mubai was more than three years older than her, their talents were worlds apart.

She hadn't come to Suotuo City to chase after him. She had come for one reason alone: to tell the world that Dai Mubai, the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, wasn't even worthy of carrying her shoes!

Sure enough, after seeing Zhu Zhuqing's martial soul and hearing her introduction, Dai Mubai was utterly dumbfounded.

"What happened to your Hell Spirit Cat?"

Zhu Zhuqing parted her red lips and calmly uttered two words.

"Fucking idiot."

Dai Mubai flew into a rage and instantly unleashed his second soul skill, White Tiger Fierce Light Wave.

It was the only ranged attack he currently possessed, and its power was considerable. Even a Soul Master who had just become a Soul Ancestor wouldn't dare take it head-on lightly.

Zhu Zhuqing flickered and instantly vanished from where she stood.

She was an Agility Attack Soul Master to begin with. Speed was her greatest strength.

After her martial soul evolved, her already terrifying speed had risen to another level. Now, even against an Agility Attack Soul Ancestor, she wouldn't fall behind in speed.

"Thousand Illusory Afterimages." A soft shout drifted through the air, and Zhu Zhuqing suddenly split into three identical girls.

Dai Mubai's pupils constricted. As a member of the Star Luo Empire's royal family, he knew the nether civet martial soul quite well.

But what the hell was this skill?

Was he supposed to figure out which of the three was real himself?

He wasn't stupid. He knew that, with Zhu Zhuqing's speed, landing a ranged attack on her was simply impossible.

"White Tiger Protection Barrier!" His first soul skill activated, greatly enhancing his physical capabilities.

He pushed off and shot toward the nearest figure.

His muscles swelled once more, and his terrifying strength stirred a rush of wind as he attacked the clone.

Bam! The collision echoed through the surroundings like thunder, startling Dai Mubai again.

Wasn't she an Agility Attack Soul Master? How was her body so powerful?

Judging by the force of that collision, even an ordinary strength-focused Soul Master's physique probably wouldn't be this strong.

Of course, Dai Mubai thought there was good news, too.

Since the figure before him could block his attack, his luck must have been good. He had successfully caught her real body on his first attempt.

All he needed to do now was ignore the interference from the other two clones and keep attacking her real body.

That was what he thought, and that was exactly what he did.

So when the clone behind him slashed at him with her claws, he didn't even turn his head.

Riiip! Two long gashes opened across Dai Mubai's back, blood pouring from them. The tremendous impact made his vision go black, and he nearly passed out.

He could no longer worry about appearances. He rolled clumsily across the ground to evade the clone pursuing him from behind, then stared at Zhu Zhuqing in disbelief, panting heavily.

What was going on? Hadn't he already found her real body?

Could it be...

A bad feeling welled up inside him.

Zhu Zhuqing had far more combat experience than a deserter like Dai Mubai.

In the three years since Dai Mubai had fled, almost all his combat experience had come from the bedroom.

How much combat experience could anyone expect from someone who had fought only fifty-odd soul fighting matches in over three years?

Zhu Zhuqing was different. She sparred with a Titled Douluo every day.

Seeing that Dai Mubai was badly injured, she intensified her assault.

The three clones attacked Dai Mubai simultaneously. Three pairs of gleaming claws frightened him out of his wits.

"White Tiger Vajra Transformation!" As he unleashed the soul skill, Dai Mubai's already fearsome muscles swelled again, and black stripes slowly appeared across his skin.

For the next half hour, his attack, defense, and strength would all double.

Yet Zhu Zhuqing continued her assault as though she hadn't noticed.

A cold sneer crossed Dai Mubai's lips. Since you're showing me no mercy, I don't need to hold back just because you're a woman.

He suddenly threw a punch, only for the clone directly in front of him to block it squarely.

Although she struggled, the clone wasn't sent flying. Instead, she closed in and attacked relentlessly with both claws.

At the same time, the other two clones coordinated with the one in front, attacking from all sorts of unexpected angles.

For a while, the sounds of clashing blows rang out incessantly.

It had to be said that Dai Mubai did have some skill. The Evil-Eyed White Tiger was a top-tier martial soul, and his physical attributes were unquestionably among the best of any Soul Elder.

With the enhancement from White Tiger Vajra Transformation, they had reached a truly terrifying level.

Any other Agility Attack Soul Master would probably have struggled even to break through his defenses.

Unfortunately for him, his opponent today was Zhu Zhuqing.

As the attacks of all three clones were repeatedly thwarted, an eerie purple sheen appeared on Zhu Zhuqing's claws.

"Soul-Rending Gold-Piercing Strike!"

The girl's second soul ring flashed, and her attacks began trailing purple afterimages.

The next second, Dai Mubai's agonized screams pierced the sky.

Both his arms were now covered in wounds so deep that bone was visible. Despite the enhancement of White Tiger Vajra Transformation, his defenses were like tofu, easily torn apart by Zhu Zhuqing.

Maddened by pain, Dai Mubai unleashed all his strength like a wounded beast and slammed a vicious punch into one of the clones.

Bam! Unable to withstand such a brutal attack any longer, the clone exploded on the spot.

She literally exploded. When the clone died, a blast instantly engulfed an area over ten meters across, centered on the spot where she had fallen.

Even from dozens of meters away, Lu Shiyuan could still feel the air surging from the enormous explosion.

The surrounding passersby were blown far away, and quite a few landed in dusty, disheveled heaps.

When the thick smoke cleared, Dai Mubai stood where he had been, drenched in blood. Not a single patch of skin on his body remained unscathed.

As for Zhu Zhuqing?

It was a clone that had died. What did that have to do with her real body?

She stood ten meters away from Dai Mubai, her icy gaze almost cold enough to freeze him solid.

"Dai Mubai, you lost."