Only Mediocrities Dare Not Stir Up Trouble

The woman Tang San had bumped into retreated into the crowd, and the people from Canghui Academy immediately gathered around him.

"Who do you think you are? You were the one who blundered into one of us, and now you think you're in the right?"

The people from Canghui Academy cracked their knuckles, itching to teach Tang San a lesson.

"I'm in a terrible mood right now. If you don't want to die, don't provoke me."

Tang San instantly released his two hundred-year soul rings, an immense wave of resentment radiating from him.

"Just two rings, and you think we're afraid of you?"

The Canghui Academy students revealed their martial souls as well. Though some still had white, ten-year soul rings, every last one of them was a Two-Ring Soul Master.

Even the girl Tang San had bumped into revealed her martial soul. She also had two rings, and her cultivation had already reached level 30.

Canghui Academy had made this trip precisely to hunt down a third soul ring for her.

Surrounded by the crowd, Tang San had the hidden weapons in his sleeves poised to fire. In his eyes, everyone before him had already given him a reason to kill them!

"Wait."

Canghui Academy's teacher walked in through the door.

"Whose student is this ill-mannered? You bumped into someone, and now you want to fight? Utterly unreasonable."

"A student like you must be some savage who crawled out of a mountain backwater, isn't that right? Where's your teacher? Tell him to come see me."

"Who the hell are you to demand that our Shrek teacher come see you!" Dai Mubai sprang up from his stool.

He did not care if Tang San took a beating, but he absolutely could not tolerate anyone insulting Shrek.

"Shrek? Hah, never heard of it."

"That's because you're an ignorant fool!" Dai Mubai spotted Canghui Academy's uniforms. "We're from Shrek Academy, a hundred times stronger than your Canghui. Trash like you has no right to slander Shrek!"

Dai Mubai revealed his soul rings.

Two yellow and one purple-a top-tier soul ring configuration.

The Canghui teacher was visibly startled when he saw Dai Mubai's soul ring configuration.

"Three-ring cultivation at such a young age, and a top-tier configuration at that. It seems Shrek does have something to offer."

Dai Mubai's purple soul ring was a painfully dazzling sight to the Canghui Academy students. For Two-Ring Soul Masters like them, a Thousand-Year Soul Ring was already an unattainable height.

"All right, Mubai. Sit down."

Qin Ye pressed down on Dai Mubai's shoulder.

"Tang San stirred up this trouble himself, so he should settle it himself. Tang San, don't disgrace Shrek's name. If you have any decency left, step forward and take responsibility. Stop expecting us to wipe your ass for you."

The moment Qin Ye finished speaking, Ma Hongjun stepped forward to twist the knife.

"Exactly, Tang San. Don't make me look down on you. Stirring up trouble is the last thing we at Shrek fear. Dean Flender once said that only mediocrities dare not stir up trouble. If you don't even have the guts to fight, hah, you might as well drop out now."

Tang San clenched his fists at Ma Hongjun's obnoxious expression.

"I don't need you to help. I can beat them on my own! Watch closely, all of you. Whoever helps me is a dog!"

Tang San immediately took up a fighting stance, about to clash with the people from Canghui Academy.

Canghui Academy's teacher looked at Qin Ye.

"You really don't intend to intervene?"

"Of course not." Qin Ye nodded.

"Feel free to beat him to your hearts' content. This classmate of mine has exceptionally thick skin, especially on his face. If you don't believe me, you're welcome to find out for yourselves."

"Shrek Academy has no shortage of monsters. As long as you don't beat him to death, do whatever you like. I guarantee our teacher won't blame you."

"Besides, he said it himself: whoever helps him is a dog. We have no desire to invite that kind of trouble."

"Good. Remember, you said it."

Ye Zhiqiu gave his students a look.

"We'll fight outside. There's more room there."

"Yes!"

A moment later, Tang San and the people from Canghui Academy were on the level ground outside the tavern, while Qin Ye and the others sat by the entrance to watch.

"Brother Ye, do you think Tang San will win? He won't get beaten into a cripple, will he?" Ning Rongrong asked beside Qin Ye.

Qin Ye's gaze settled on the teacher leading Canghui's group, a faint gleam flickering in his eyes.

"Heh. You'll find out soon enough."

Ye Zhiqiu raised his hand and gave the order.

"Begin!"

"First Soul Skill, Blue Silver Entanglement!"

"Silent Sleeve Arrow."

"Sand-Containing Shadow!"

Hidden weapons flew from Tang San's sleeves like raindrops, darting through the gaps between the Blue Silver Grass! Before the people from Canghui Academy could react, their bodies had already been riddled with holes.

"Hmph. Not worth a single blow."

A faint smile curled Tang San's lips. He might not be able to beat Qin Ye, but surely he could teach this bunch of Canghui Academy trash a lesson? Everyone dared to dig up the ground over his head now. Did they really think he was that easy to bully?

Qin Ye smiled faintly at Tang San's actions. His heart demon martial soul had already manifested on Canghui Academy's teacher.

"Let the show begin."

"You dare kill my students!"

Ye Zhiqiu stared at the students sprawled across the ground, vomiting black blood, his face twisted with fury!

They had merely bumped into Tang San, yet he had gravely injured them. Every one of them was deeply poisoned and had little time left.

How was he supposed to explain this to the academy when he returned?

"You little bastard! What a vicious heart you have! Shrek actually raised a bloodthirsty wretch like you! It's nothing but an evil cult! Cure my students, or I'll kill you!"

The heart demon magnified Ye Zhiqiu's thirst for revenge without limit. Even though Tang San was a junior with only two rings, Ye Zhiqiu had developed the intent to kill him.

"Second Soul Skill, Black Tortoise Ice Seal!"

Powerful soul power fluctuations erupted from Ye Zhiqiu's Black Tortoise martial soul!

Crack, crack!

Frost formed directly on the ground beneath Tang San, freezing both his legs firmly in place.

Tang San turned pale with shock at the five soul rings on Ye Zhiqiu's body.

"A Soul King!"

"Wait! Senior! This is a misunderstanding! We can talk this out!"

Tang San was utterly dumbfounded. How could he have known that Ye Zhiqiu, a Soul King, would stoop to fighting him? He only had two rings. Making him fight a defense-type Soul King at full strength-was this some kind of joke?

Thick tortoise armor covered Ye Zhiqiu's abdomen. As long as Ye Zhiqiu reacted in time, Tang San's Dragon Whisker Needle could not penetrate his defenses at all. In other words, Tang San's defeat was only a matter of time.

"A misunderstanding? Your face looks like a misunderstanding!"

"Third Soul Skill, Black Tortoise Surge!"

Ripples imbued with ice-type soul power spread across the ground, sweeping toward Tang San like waves bristling with bayonets.

Bam!

Unable to dodge at all, Tang San was blasted straight off his feet.

"Cough, cough."

Tang San spat out a mouthful of blood, and Ye Zhiqiu was already standing before him.

"Cure my students, or die."

Facing the furious Ye Zhiqiu, Tang San reluctantly took out a bottle of antidote.

"Take it. Put three drops into each person's mouth, and the poison will clear on its own."

"Hmph. At least you know what's good for you."