Soul Land: Starting with the Dragon God's Nine Trials
Chapter 39

White Tiger Vajra Transformation

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Dai Mubai's expression turned spectacular. He sprang up as though he had sat on a pincushion, clutched his backside with both hands, and turned toward Su Chen, flushed with shame and anger. "You..."

"You..."

"You..."

Dai Mubai stammered out "you" three times. Only he could savor that sour, searing sensation.

The spectators around them wore strange expressions. Once their shock passed, they covered their mouths and snickered. Feeling those mocking gazes on him, Dai Mubai could barely keep his composure.

"Third Soul Skill: White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

Dai Mubai's third Soul Ring suddenly flared with purple light. The space around him began to distort, and his deep blue eyes turned blood-red.

"He transformed?" Tang San cried out involuntarily.

Already under the effects of his Evil-Eyed White Tiger Possession, Dai Mubai grew even more imposing. His muscles bulged like those of the hulking men in a gym, brimming with explosive power. They had already burst through his clothes.

Black stripes also appeared across Dai Mubai's skin. His tiger paws grew another size larger, and a brilliant golden glow enveloped his entire body, radiating an overbearing aura.

Seeing his lifelong reputation about to crumble that day, Dai Mubai had cleverly used his third Soul Skill to divert everyone's attention.

"A thousand-year Soul Skill?" Tang San asked in astonishment.

"That's right, a thousand-year Soul Skill. My third Soul Ring granted me my third Soul Skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation. I can maintain this state for half an hour. During that half hour, my resistance to abnormal conditions, attack power, defense, strength, and speed all double." Dai Mubai looked immensely pleased with himself.

"Your strength and speed aren't bad, but they're still a long way from mine in this state. A thousand-year Soul Ring is beyond your ability to match. Let's count this fight as my loss. You can have that room." Dai Mubai smiled.

Earlier, Su Chen had already seemed somewhat hard-pressed against his second Soul Skill. Dai Mubai was confident that Su Chen was certainly no match for him now.

"You're saying you concede?" Su Chen asked.

"Yes. You forced me to use Soul Power, so I lost this fight." Dai Mubai nodded.

"Fine. Since you concede, demonstrate what it means to roll out of here!" Su Chen said mildly.

"What?" Dai Mubai narrowed his eyes, a cold gleam flashing within them.

"You said earlier that if I lost, you wanted me to demonstrate what it meant to roll out of here. Now that you've lost, how can you just walk away? Don't stand there. Get started!" Su Chen said with a contemptuous smile.

"Are you really going to push me? Right now, I have rank thirty-seven Soul Power," Dai Mubai said coldly.

"No one's pushing you. I'm merely making this fight fairer." Su Chen smiled.

"You're asking for a beating!" Dai Mubai flew into a rage.

Dai Mubai was fiercely competitive. Using Soul Power had already made the fight unfair. Even when he had used his first and second Soul Skills, he had only intended to force Su Chen to use Soul Power as well.

Now, Dai Mubai was confident that with his third Soul Skill active, he could certainly fight Su Chen. Yet even if he won that way, he would feel that his victory lacked honor.

Faced with Su Chen's relentless pressure, Dai Mubai could no longer restrain himself. He cast all his pride to the back of his mind and swung a fist at Su Chen.

Leaf Whirlwind

Bang!

Facing the charging Dai Mubai, Su Chen repeated his earlier move. He planted a hand on the floor, spun his body, and kicked at Dai Mubai.

Enhanced by his third Soul Skill, Dai Mubai was not driven back by Su Chen's kick this time. He blocked without giving an inch. However, the brute force Su Chen unleashed sent cracks spreading through the floor beneath Dai Mubai's feet.

"He blocked it!" Tang San exclaimed again.

"Is that all?" Dai Mubai sneered, his evil eyes brimming with confidence.

"Of course not!" Su Chen smiled faintly and shifted his movements, turning his high kick into a low kick.

Unfamiliar with Su Chen's martial arts moves, Dai Mubai suffered another heavy setback. Before his body could fall, Su Chen lowered his waist to gather power, then sprang upward with the full elastic force of his body! By converting the force of his leap directly into striking power, he sent Dai Mubai flying with the kick. Dai Mubai smashed through the nine-tiered ceiling fixture in the center of the lobby before crashing heavily to the floor.

Leaf Gale

Leaf Rising Wind

In one breath, Su Chen had unleashed two martial arts techniques from the Naruto World. After six years of honing them, he had mastered these close-combat techniques, which drew out the body's strength to its utmost, until his skill was as pure as a furnace's flame.

"You still lost!" With both hands behind his back, Su Chen looked down at Dai Mubai, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, like a grandmaster of his generation.

Dai Mubai stared warily at Su Chen. Today, he had truly lost all the way to his grandmother's doorstep.

"Roll out," Su Chen said mildly.

"You..." Dai Mubai pointed at Su Chen.

"You don't have to roll. You can choose to have me cripple your Soul Power instead," Su Chen said calmly.

If Su Chen had been the one to lose today, if his talent had been a little poorer, Dai Mubai probably would not have let him off so easily. Fighting and then simply running away-where in the world was there such a cheap bargain?

"You..."

Dai Mubai's hand shook with rage. The teachers from Shrek Academy were not here with him now. If he refused, given Su Chen's temperament, he really might carry out his threat and cripple his Soul Power.

Dai Mubai was a prince of the Star Luo Empire. Without Soul Power, how would he be any different from a dead man?

"Just you wait. I'll remember what happened today." A sinister light blazed in Dai Mubai's eyes. He lay down on the floor and actually rolled all the way from the center of the hotel lobby to the entrance.

"Young Master Dai, are you all right?" Manager Wang of the Rose Hotel followed Dai Mubai out of the hotel.

"I'm fine," Dai Mubai replied.

"Since you're fine, Young Master Dai, could you compensate us for the damage to the hotel?" Manager Wang asked timidly.

"What? You're asking me to pay?" Dai Mubai roared. He already had a bellyful of pent-up fury.

"Young Master Dai, you said earlier that all the damage would be on you. You would pay!" Manager Wang reminded him.

"Uh!"

Dai Mubai froze inwardly. He had indeed said that, but only because he had been certain he could defeat Su Chen. Now, he was the one who had been injured.

For the sake of his pride, the competitive Dai Mubai still asked, "How much do I have to pay altogether?"

"I've already tallied it up. Eight thousand Gold Soul Coins!" Manager Wang replied.

"What? Eight thousand Gold Soul Coins!" Dai Mubai glared at Manager Wang.

"Young Master Dai, please don't get upset. Your fight destroyed ten sets of rosewood tables and chairs and one nine-tiered chandelier. Those total three thousand Gold Soul Coins. In addition, three stone pillars in the lobby were damaged, and we need to hire someone to repair them. Given the safety risks, our hotel will also have to close temporarily. All our losses come to ten thousand six hundred and thirty-two Gold Soul Coins. Since you're our honored guest, we've rounded down the total and given you a twenty-percent discount." Manager Wang smiled ingratiatingly.

"Enough. Take it!" Dai Mubai took out his VIP Card, his heart aching. Even for a prince, eight thousand Gold Soul Coins was no small sum.

"Certainly, Young Master Dai. Please wait a moment."

Manager Wang took Dai Mubai's VIP Card and returned shortly afterward with an awkward smile. "Young Master Dai, your card has insufficient funds. Do you have another card?"

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