A Soul Elder Against a Soul Grandmaster? The Advantage Is Mine

"Born to a lowly little bitch."

"And she dares challenge me."

As he walked back, Dai Huabin's face was filled with disdain. Sure enough, trash was still trash.

Surely she wasn't naive enough to think that just because she had entered Shrek Academy like him, she could stand on equal footing with him?

Wrong. She couldn't have been more wrong!

He was the greatest genius of the Dai Family's generation. Even at Shrek, he was the best student in his year, someone who could raise the Dai Family to new heights.

"She really doesn't know how high the heavens are or how deep the earth is."

"Does she think having someone backing her up will get her anywhere? How stupid."

Dai Huabin admitted that the pressure from the man beside her had been truly terrifying, but so what?

His wager was with Huo Yudie. What did that guy have to do with it? As for whether he would interfere...

There was a reason he had chosen the academy's Soul Fighting Arena and scheduled the match for the afternoon. He had planned it all out.

"Born to a lowly little bitch."

"I wonder if you'll still have the nerve to stay here once the whole academy knows you kowtowed to me and apologized."

A cold sneer spread across Dai Huabin's face.

What a despair-inducing scene that would be.

He was rather looking forward to it~

"Huabin..."

Beside him, Zhu Lu watched his expression, her own face growing grave. He had changed.

The man before her and the Dai Huabin she knew...

They really weren't the same anymore.

"Brother Chu, will this really work?"

Elsewhere, Tang Wutong couldn't help asking in concern.

She could tell there was considerable resentment between the two, but she was genuinely afraid Yudie would lose.

Their wager was to kowtow and admit they were wrong!

Though the sight of Blondie dropping to his knees and kowtowing would be pretty nice, if Yudie were the one kneeling...

That was the difference between giggling and not giggling.

"It will."

"And it'll work very well."

Chu Ge said it outright.

"But even if he's a nasty piece of work, he's still a Soul Elder..."

She was confident that, with her talent, surpassing him through diligent cultivation wouldn't be a problem. She also believed her friend Huo Yudie would certainly be able to beat him in the future.

But the problem was that their match was this afternoon!

A Soul Grandmaster facing a Soul Elder nearly an entire major rank above her, whose Martial Soul was even the Power Attack System's Evil-Eyed White Tiger...

Yudie's Martial Soul was only an eye-type Martial Soul like Spirit Eyes, without much combat power.

Can she really do it?

That question troubled Tang Wutong.

"Brother Sky Dream, what do you think my chances of winning against Dai Huabin are?"

Within her Sea of Consciousness, Huo Yudie asked softly.

"Your chances of beating that damn Blondie are ninety-nine percent."

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm answered without hesitation.

That 0.1 chance of failure was if Huo Yudie stood still and let him hit her. Otherwise, there was absolutely no way they could lose.

"They're that high?"

Huo Yudie sounded a little surprised.

She had never really had a clear grasp of what a Million-Year Soul Ring meant. She only knew it was powerful, but until now, she hadn't been confident she could easily deal with Dai Huabin.

"Xiao Yudie, don't underestimate your Million-Year Soul Ring. A mere Soul Elder can be beaten with a flick of your hand."

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm spoke with a chuckle.

That was without his help, with Huo Yudie acting entirely on her own. If he, a Million-Year Soul Spirit, took action, a single glance would kill Dai Huabin.

Even if Huo Yudie was the one fighting, she would actually have to hold back. Otherwise, she really would kill him.

Did they understand what a dimensional-crushing strike through mental control meant?

In this era, when cultivators of spiritual power were scarce, they could be as strong as they pleased. One shot of mental control would crush them from a higher dimension!

"Don't worry."

"Since Yudie agreed to it, she must have weighed things up. Wutong, don't go eating salty radishes and worrying about someone else's thirst."

Seeing Tang Wutong looking even more worried than Huo Yudie, Chu Ge couldn't help laughing. This daughter of Tang San really did treat her friends well.

Unlike a certain Buddha, who called someone "Boss Dai" early on, only to call him "Dai Mubai" later.

"But eating salty radishes and worrying about someone else's thirst..."

Tang Wutong could only nod, though that unfamiliar phrase piqued her interest, and she committed it to memory.

Radishes?

Now that had her wide awake.

That afternoon.

At the appointed time, Chu Ge and the others arrived at the academy's Soul Fighting Arena. For some reason, the place, which usually didn't attract that many spectators, was now packed to overflowing.

"This..."

Beside Chu Ge, Huo Yudie, Tang Wutong, and Xiao Xiao all frowned, a bad feeling rising within them.

"Have you heard? Two students from this year's outer academy class made a wager. The loser has to kowtow and admit they were wrong."

"Exactly! And one of them is even a Soul Elder. A Soul Elder in his first year-what a genius."

"Of course. That's just how we do things at Shrek."

Sure enough, as they headed toward the fighting platform, the conversations around them reached their ears.

At that moment, they really couldn't keep their composure anymore.

"This..."

"How could Dai Huabin do this?"

By the time she had heard it all, Tang Wutong was stunned. That hateful Blondie had actually gone and publicized it, just like that!

With so many people here, if Yudie really lost, would she still be able to remain at Shrek Academy?

Of course, the same went for Dai Huabin. If he lost, he would truly be branded a clown at the academy.

But the problem was, with a Soul Elder facing a Soul Grandmaster, nobody would think he could lose.

"Don't panic."

"It's not that big a problem."

A thoughtful look crossed Huo Yudie's little face. She found a seat and sat down, speaking earnestly.

Since this had become such a big affair, there would be no easy way to wrap it up if Dai Huabin refused to kowtow.

For her, it wasn't much of a problem.

Because...

She would be the only winner.

"Heh."

"I've never fought a match like this."

Dai Huabin wore a smile as he sneered.

A Soul Elder against a Soul Grandmaster?

The advantage is mine!

"Teacher Chu, what brings you here?"

Just then, a familiar voice reached Chu Ge's ears. He turned around and found Du Weilun.

"Director Du?"

"Why are you here too?"

Looking at the familiar man before him, Chu Ge couldn't help asking.

Surely it wasn't that much of a coincidence. Was he the referee for this match?

"I'm the Soul Fighting Arena's referee this week."

"What about you? What brings you here?"

Du Weilun explained, spreading his hands.

Yet seeing the man before him approach the platform, he couldn't help feeling a bad premonition.

"The Soul Grandmaster in the upcoming match between the outer academy's first-year students is my disciple."

"Of course I had to come."

As Chu Ge spoke, he pointed to Huo Yudie beside him, a gentle smile on his face.

Hearing that, Du Weilun could no longer keep his composure.

He hadn't originally intended to get involved in this grudge between two first-year outer academy students. He only knew that one of them-the one who had publicized the incident-was Dai Huabin of the Dai Family.

The genius of the Dai Family's current generation, with exceptional talent.

But upon learning that the other was Chu Ge's disciple, he suddenly felt...

This fellow is about to lift a rock only to smash his own feet.

Watching Dai Huabin stride onto the platform with an air of easy confidence, Du Weilun silently broke into a cold sweat for him.

PS: Hahaha, today I saw a comment saying, "Only after reading this far did I realize the author was Abai."

There was a problem with my previous pen name. I wrote 300,000 words last month without getting the full-attendance bonus, so that's why I made this account.

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