Chen Xin: Given the Chance, I'll Definitely Visit Shrek Academy

"What a joke. Heh, what an absolute joke."

"Flender, Zhao Wuji, I think you've both overestimated Su Chen."

"He's arrogant to the extreme, actually making his students fight outnumbered in the Soul Arena—and one of them is even a Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda auxiliary-system Soul Master."

"He thinks he's training them, but he's really ruining them!"

At Soto Great Soul Arena, as Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing entered the arena and the host announced the rules of their match, Grandmaster stood in a corner of the spectator stands.

"Immortal Su is overrated. His looks may be exceptional and his bearing otherworldly, but when it comes to the way of soul fighting and the ability to teach, he is nothing special!"

Flender, Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and the other teachers and students from Shrek were also present. As they looked at Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong in the Soul Arena, their expressions carried both awe and resentment. They did not dare underestimate them.

Hearing Grandmaster's assessment, they could not help turning toward him.

"Grandmaster, are you serious?"

"Is Immortal really that bad?"

"Xiao Gang, aren't you exaggerating a little? Immortal Su... well, he really is somewhat cold and unreasonable, but he managed to train an auxiliary-system Soul Master into a power attack-system Soul Master. His teaching ability can't be that poor."

"Still, Immortal Su really is too full of himself, making these two women fight two-on-one. Their opponents aren't simple either."

"This Water-Fire Combination crossed paths with Mubai and Fatty some time ago. Their coordination is excellent. Water and fire, yin and yang—they can respectively unleash the Dark Tortoise Palm and Mysterious Fire Palm, and both are incredibly powerful. If Fatty's evil fire hadn't been stronger and held back their water and fire, creating an opening for Mubai to attack, they might have lost to them."

"They're both High-Rank Soul Elders above level thirty-seven or thirty-eight. They have the advantage in Soul Power."

"That's right. I never make empty boasts. It's simply impossible for them to win. Only an idiot would choose to fight outnumbered in the Soul Arena. When Soul Masters fight, one more person or one fewer person makes a world of difference! What's more, their opponents counter them."

Grandmaster spoke calmly.

"Good! They deserve to lose. Beat them until they cry!"

"If it really is like Grandmaster says, they'd better not run into us in the later matches. Otherwise, where would we show off the results of all that devilish training? Beat them until they cry!"

Hearing Grandmaster say that Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were certain to lose, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun grew excited. They had been waiting to vent their frustration.

"That isn't right."

Just then, a calm voice came from the VIP seats above the heads of the Shrek teachers and students.

Looking up, they saw an elegant middle-aged man and an elderly man with white hair and beard, yet a dashing, heroic air about him.

The elegant middle-aged man looked at them with tranquil eyes.

The white-robed elder beside him, however, was different. His eyes concealed killing intent, and he seemed deeply dissatisfied with them.

"It should be impossible for an auxiliary-system Soul Master to defeat a power attack-system Soul Master head-on, yet didn't they accomplish it?"

"In Immortal Su's hands, the impossible can become a possible miracle."

The elegant middle-aged man gently stroked the gemstone scepter in his hand as he looked toward Ning Rongrong in the arena, his eyes filled with satisfaction.

It was a pity. They had originally wanted to use this chance to watch the match to make contact with Immortal.

Yet Immortal was nowhere to be seen in the outer spectator stands. He had likely been arranged in a private VIP room.

"And you are?"

Seeing that the two men had extraordinary presences, Flender looked up and asked.

Chen Xin glanced at them and said irritably.

"We're just two idle men who like joining in on the excitement when we have nothing better to do."

"Still, I'm quite interested in all of you. If I get the chance, I'll definitely pay your residence a visit."

A trace of hostility was hidden within Chen Xin's icy tone.

He had no favorable opinion of these Shrek people.

If Fengzhi had not stopped him and told him not to make a move yet, he would have charged into Shrek Academy long ago and taught these "monsters" how to behave.

"Welcome... welcome, heh heh..."

At those words, Flender had already sensed the chilling killing intent. It was enough to make even his heart tremble. He could only laugh awkwardly and quickly pull the Shrek students away to watch from another spot.

"Damn, why did that white-robed old man's gaze make me feel afraid?"

"I'm a Soul Saint, for heaven's sake."

Zhao Wuji said, "To be honest, Boss Flender, I felt it too. Who exactly are they?"

At this moment, however, Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang had no interest in guessing the identities of those two extraordinary spectators. He stared fixedly at the Soul Arena.

Zhu Zhuqing's arena was the first to begin its match.

Zhu Zhuqing's opponents:

Twin Stone Combination.

Xu Dashi, Martial Soul Dark Tortoise, Soul Power level thirty-eight.

Xu Ershi, Martial Soul Dark Tortoise, Soul Power level thirty-seven.

"Level thirty-three?"

After learning Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power Level, Xu Dashi grinned. The phantom of a Dark Tortoise slowly emerged behind him, earthy yellow light flowing across its shell. "I know Immortal Mountain has quite a reputation, but a level thirty-three Soul Master dares to fight two of us alone? Aren't you looking down on us too much?"

Xu Ershi folded his arms and added, "How about this? We don't want to bully a girl. As long as you defeat either one of us, we'll count it as your win."

"Thank you for the kindness."

Zhu Zhuqing lifted her eyes slightly. There was not the slightest emotional ripple in those amber cat eyes. "But I'm fighting both of you."

Her voice was soft, yet it entered everyone's ears with perfect clarity.

Before her words had even faded, her figure had already moved first.

Xu Dashi only felt his vision blur as a black afterimage tore through the space between them.

Hell Stab!

In an instant, Zhu Zhuqing appeared behind Xu Ershi, her sharp claws slicing across his back with a piercing whistle.

Xu Ershi let out a muffled grunt, his body swaying slightly. Three shallow white marks appeared on his Dark Tortoise shell. Yet just as Zhu Zhuqing prepared to withdraw, a powerful rebounding force surged from the shell and sent her staggering back three steps, leaving her slender wrist slightly numb.

"Brother, she's so fast! I can't see where she is at all."

"As expected of an Immortal Mountain student. She has some skill."

Xu Dashi's pupils contracted sharply, and the contempt on his face finally vanished. He slammed a hand against the ground, sending earthy yellow Soul Power spreading outward like ripples. "Ershi, formation!"

Dark Tortoise Stasis!

Two beams of earthy yellow light erupted from the brothers at the same time, and the air seemed to gain a layer of thick, sticky swamp.

Zhu Zhuqing frowned faintly. She could clearly feel her body growing heavy, her originally windlike speed greatly reduced.

The Twin Stone Combination skillfully positioned their Dark Tortoise Shields one in front of the other, forming a vicious Iron Tortoise Formation. The two heavy tortoise-shell shields crushed toward her like moving walls.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The frequency of the shield strikes grew faster and faster. Zhu Zhuqing kept dodging within the narrow space, her black figure like a night owl trapped in a cage. The edge of a shield brushed her clothes, tearing a gash in them.

The gale raised by Xu Dashi's Dark Tortoise Shield stung her cheeks, while Xu Ershi flanked her from the side. The two shields forced her toward the edge of the arena.

"Admit defeat!"

Xu Dashi roared, "Your speed is indeed fast, but unfortunately, you met us in the first round. Our Dark Tortoise Stasis is the nemesis of agile attack-system Soul Masters like you, and your attacks can't break our defense at all. There's no need to keep fighting."

Zhu Zhuqing said nothing. As she retreated, the five fingers of her right hand suddenly spread wide, and purple Soul Power rapidly gathered between them.

Xu Dashi was right. Agile attack-system Soul Masters feared defensive-system combinations like this the most.

But she was different.

She had an excellent master's school, as well as methods superior to those of ordinary agile attack-system Soul Masters.

Space-Splitting Claw!

Five streaks of purple light tore through the earthy yellow stasis in the air, as if space itself had been ripped open.

Zhu Zhuqing flashed into that rift. In the next moment, she appeared behind Xu Dashi, Soul Power surging wildly around her Nether Claw.

Hell Hundred Claws!

Dense claw shadows fell upon Xu Dashi like a sudden storm. Every strike precisely pierced the gaps between the sections of his shell, drawing blood!

Xu Dashi roared in pain and spun around with a shield strike, but Zhu Zhuqing had already vanished again.

Using the spatial-rending ability of Space-Splitting Claw, she became a black bolt of lightning, constantly darting through the stagnant space. She stabbed and slashed, her claw tips cutting across the brothers' arms, necks, and waists, leaving behind shallow streaks of blood.

But they were truly only bloodstains. Not a single claw strike could tear through their defenses and injure their bones.

The Dark Tortoise's defense was simply too astonishing. Her attacks had never been able to inflict any substantial damage.

Xu Ershi wiped the blood from his neck and sneered. "Do you see? Your attacks are like mosquito bites. You've used your soul skills repeatedly, and your Soul Power will soon run dry. Your defeat is already decided."

The instant he finished speaking.

A strange numbing sensation suddenly spread from his wounds, as if countless tiny ants were crawling into his blood vessels.

Xu Ershi's smile froze on his face. His Dark Tortoise Shield crashed to the ground with a clang. He looked down at the insignificant bloodstains on his arm in horror and discovered that a ring of purplish-black had already spread around the wounds.

"Poison... Your claws are poisoned!" Xu Dashi also tried to retreat, but his legs no longer obeyed him. He stumbled, and his mountain-like body crashed to the ground. He could only watch helplessly as Zhu Zhuqing slowly walked toward him.

The Hell Spirit Cat's Martial Soul unfolded behind her, its black tail swaying lightly. Zhu Zhuqing looked down at the two men sprawled on the ground and calmly withdrew her claws.

"Did your teachers and elders never tell you that no matter when, you should never underestimate your opponent, much less dismiss every bit of damage?"

"Because that tiny bit of damage may very well be the chance to turn a losing battle around."

"Not to mention countless tiny injuries gathered together—enough to leave you seriously wounded, let alone poison."

Zhu Zhuqing spoke calmly.

Whoosh—

As the Twin Stone Combination collapsed in paralysis, Zhu Zhuqing's victory was sealed.

The spectators outside the arena erupted into thunderous cheers.