Xu Sanshi, Keep Your Head Down from Now On!

Jiang Chen felt no fear in the face of such blatant provocation.

It was only Xu Sanshi, after all.

He could have let it slide if Xu Sanshi hadn't brought up Ma Xiaotao. But to use her to provoke him now? He had truly found his own road to death.

Then Jiang Chen pointed to one side and said, "Don't say I bullied you. I'll give you two free moves."

Oh, really?

Xu Sanshi's temper flared too. He hadn't expected Jiang Chen to be so arrogant.

He had just obtained his fourth soul ring. Today, he would teach this brat who didn't know the immensity of heaven and earth a lesson on Sister Xiaotao's behalf.

So what if he has an ultimate attribute? So what if he has an Ice Phoenix martial soul? The gap in soul power is insurmountable, and I can undergo a martial soul second awakening too.

Xu Sanshi immediately shouted, "Black Tortoise, possess me!"

Whoosh!

Dense mist erupted, and the Xuanming Turtle martial soul appeared behind him. A black shield also materialized in Xu Sanshi's hand-the Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield.

He sprang off the ground and charged at Jiang Chen, his third and first soul rings lighting up in succession.

"Third soul skill, Xuanming Power!"

"First soul skill, Xuanming Shock!"

In an instant, vast amounts of water energy from the surroundings were absorbed. Xu Sanshi's strength surged temporarily, and he slammed his turtle shell shield against the ground.

Boom!

The bluestone pavement cracked apart instantly, and Xu Sanshi reached Jiang Chen in the blink of an eye.

"Idiot!"

Jiang Chen sneered. A gentle flap of the phoenix wings on his back lifted him off the ground, allowing him to evade Xu Sanshi's attack.

Xu Sanshi tightened his grip on the turtle shell shield, well aware that avian martial souls were the bane of reptilian ones.

The Xuanming Turtle was no exception. It was countered just the same.

He immediately leaped off the ground and swung his turtle shell shield at Jiang Chen in midair, shouting, "If you're a man, don't dodge!"

Jiang Chen truly didn't dodge. He merely raised his right hand slowly, drawing upon all his soul power and bloodline power, and said coldly, "You dared challenge me without even understanding the gap between our strengths. You may have four rings already, but do you know that I possess the phoenix bloodline and the Ice Empress's soul ring?"

"Your martial soul is nothing but an ant."

"Heavenly Emperor Fist!"

Boom!

His fist, gleaming with icy-blue light, struck the Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield head-on with an explosive crash. Xu Sanshi grunted and spat blood, hurtling back dozens of meters. The Xuanming Turtle Shell Shield in his hand fell to the ground, covered in cracks and liable to shatter completely at any moment.

Clutching his chest, Xu Sanshi looked up in disbelief at Jiang Chen as he landed and roared, "Impossible! Even Bei Bei can't break through my defenses! How could your strength surpass his?"

"You're a Control-Type Battle Spirit Master! How could you have strength comparable to someone from the power attack system?"

"This power... ugh!"

As he spoke, he spat out another mouthful of blood, his aura weakening.

Jiang Chen's punch had been terrifying. Not only had it broken through his defenses, but it had also inflicted severe injuries of varying degrees on his internal organs.

Then Jiang Chen strode over and looked down at Xu Sanshi, saying calmly, "Did your family only just get internet access? Haven't you heard that I won the Freshman Tournament? Huo Yuhao unleashed his hidden power several times in a row, and I still beat him into the ground. Are you more heaven-defying than Huo Yuhao?"

"You only have a Xuanming Turtle martial soul, not a true Black Tortoise martial soul. Even if you want to teach me a lesson on Ma Xiaotao's behalf, you're not qualified. Cut out the bootlicking."

"Xu Sanshi, from now on, whenever you see me, Jiang Chen, at Shrek Academy, keep your head down!"

With that, Jiang Chen kicked Xu Sanshi into the lake for a soak.

His actions were somewhat arrogant, but this was something Jiang Chen had to do.

If he didn't act arrogantly, an endless stream of trouble would follow, and anyone would think they could provoke him.

Besides, he truly had the strength to back up his arrogance.

Just then, mist suddenly erupted over the lake. A dormant surge of water-attribute power seemed to awaken, whipping up enormous waves.

Jiang Chen looked up and saw that Xu Sanshi's martial soul had entered its second awakening state. The phantom behind him was the Black Tortoise martial soul, a tortoise and snake united as one.

Xu Sanshi shouted, "Did you think you were the only one who could undergo a second awakening?"

As his words fell, Xu Sanshi seemed to transform completely. Gripping the Black Tortoise Shield, he smashed it straight down at Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen immediately unleashed his third soul skill, Phoenix Protection.

Boom!

A large crater was smashed into the ground, but Jiang Chen remained completely unharmed.

Xu Sanshi's eyes widened. "Impossible! How could you block my full-power attack? I'm already in the Black Tortoise awakening state!"

"How little you know!" Jiang Chen replied coldly. His second soul ring lit up as he activated his second soul skill, Phoenix Wrath.

In an instant, all his attributes surged, and he swung his Heavenly Emperor Fist straight at Xu Sanshi again.

Xu Sanshi's pupils abruptly contracted, and he shouted, "Third soul skill, Black Tortoise Power!"

"Second soul skill, Black Tortoise Shield Formation!"

The Black Tortoise mark on his shield lit up. Xu Sanshi activated two soul skills in succession and assumed a defensive stance.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A series of sonic booms rang out. Xu Sanshi could only endure the blows as Jiang Chen's terrifying bloodline power battered him.

Ignoring his body's exhaustion, Jiang Chen threw punch after punch.

Soon, cracks appeared in Xu Sanshi's Black Tortoise Shield once more, and the Black Tortoise mark on it gradually dimmed.

With the final punch, Xu Sanshi was sent flying into the lake again. His crack-covered Black Tortoise Shield fell to the ground.

Jiang Chen looked at his injured fist and sighed. "I'm still too weak. Just defeating Xu Sanshi consumed so much of my soul power, and even my body was somewhat overburdened."

Out on the lake, Xu Sanshi silently spat out a mouthful of blood.

Just then, the Inner Court students arrived.

They had been cultivating, but the sudden sounds of battle had drawn their attention. They hurriedly stopped cultivating and came to see what had happened.

They might have been fine had they not looked, but what they saw gave them a fright.

Xu Sanshi had actually been beaten black and blue and lay on the lake howling in pain. Even his Black Tortoise Shield was cracked.

Jiang Chen stood nonchalantly to one side, his hands behind his back, looking like a cold, aloof heartthrob.

"Junior, what happened?"

As the Inner Court's senior sister, Zhang Lexuan was the first to approach and ask what had caused this.

The academy forbade unauthorized soul fighting. Both Xu Sanshi and Jiang Chen had broken the rules.

But she had no time to assign blame right now. She only wanted to understand why the two had started fighting.

With his hands behind his back, Jiang Chen said calmly, "Xu Sanshi provoked me to my face, so I beat him up. Hurry and find someone to heal him. I doubt he'll be getting out of bed for ten days or half a month."

Huh?

Zhang Lexuan and the Inner Court students all froze at his words.

Xu Sanshi had provoked him and gotten beaten up?

They had thought that no matter how absurdly powerful Jiang Chen was, he couldn't fight someone of a higher rank.

Besides, Xu Sanshi was also a top genius of the Outer Court. He possessed a Black Tortoise martial soul capable of a second awakening and was an expert with the strongest defense in the Outer Court.

Yet such a powerful Outer Court student had been thrashed by Jiang Chen like a son being disciplined.

This... wasn't this ultimate-attribute Ice Phoenix martial soul far too powerful?

Or rather, the abilities the Ice Empress had bestowed upon Jiang Chen were far too powerful.

Zhang Lexuan inwardly noted that she would have to reassess Jiang Chen's strength from now on.

Nearby, Dai Yueheng also watched Jiang Chen, who was no longer the same as before. A trace of jealousy flashed deep in his eyes.

He hadn't expected Jiang Chen, who had bullied his younger brother, to be so strong. In such a short time, he had already gained strength on par with the Inner Court students. He would probably become a major problem in the future.

Just then, Ma Xiaotao also hurried over.