Defeating Ye Zhiqiu

After Ye Zhiqiu gave his students the antidote, the deadly poison in their bodies immediately began to subside. However, the wounds left by those hidden weapons had yet to fully heal.

Ye Zhiqiu turned to look at Tang San.

"My students can no longer enter the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for soul rings. You owe me an explanation."

Ye Zhiqiu approached Tang San with steady steps, and the pressure of a Soul King immediately bore down on Tang San like a small mountain.

"Either call your teacher out here and give me fair compensation, or I won't mind bullying my juniors and letting you taste what it's like to be crippled!"

At that moment, Ye Zhiqiu turned and swept his gaze over Qin Ye and the others. Clearly, teaching Tang San alone a lesson was no longer enough to quell the fury inside him.

What Ye Zhiqiu craved was more compensation and satisfaction. Beating gifted prodigies with his Soul King cultivation filled him with boundless pleasure.

So what if you're geniuses?

So what if you have a top-tier soul ring configuration?

Until you grow up, won't you still end up defeated at my hands?!

Qin Ye chuckled. "Looks like the heart demon has gone to Ye Zhiqiu's head."

"In that case, I'll join in the fun."

Qin Ye stood and walked into the moonlit square.

"I heard you wanted to cripple me? Let me ask you something. Tang San is the one you have a grudge against, so what does this have to do with us? You failed to protect your own students, and now you're turning around and blaming us?"

"You're all classmates, so you must be in this together! I don't care. If you hurt my people, you have to compensate me."

"Since you stepped forward first, I'll start with you."

"Second Soul Skill: Black Tortoise Ice Seal!"

A thick layer of ice formed on the ground beneath Ye Zhiqiu's feet, and Qin Ye's legs were instantly frozen in place.

"Heh, are you too scared to resist? You're just standing there without moving."

Ye Zhiqiu gave a cold smile.

"But I won't pity students from another academy! Anyone who opposes my Canghui Academy deserves to die!"

"Fourth Soul Skill: Black Tortoise Charge!"

The phantom black tortoise behind Ye Zhiqiu instantly swelled in size. Dense ice-element soul power froze frost into the air, and even the air itself creaked and cracked.

"Brother Ye, be careful!"

Ning Rongrong immediately called out a warning.

Qin Ye stood where he was, watching Ye Zhiqiu gather power, and smiled coldly.

"Heh, ignorant."

Qin Ye transferred the heart demon to Zhao Wuji, who was secretly watching from the shadows. With his previous experience, Qin Ye awakened Zhao Wuji's heart demon at an astonishing speed this time.

In the blink of an eye, Tai Tan's Great Strength Gorilla martial soul had already appeared within Qin Ye.

"Then let's see whether a punch from a Soul Douluo can crack that turtle shell of yours."

"Die!"

Ye Zhiqiu charged at Qin Ye, and Ning Rongrong and the others felt their hearts leap into their throats. Seeing Qin Ye about to be hurt, the anxiety-stricken Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing nearly rushed over.

"Don't move."

Qin Ye's voice suddenly sounded in the three girls' minds.

As they gazed at Qin Ye's imposing back, they vaguely sensed an unfamiliar yet powerful force.

"Stay away from me so you don't get hurt. Now, let me show you the true power of the Heart Demon Martial Soul."

"First Soul Skill: Great Strength Divine Fist!"

With the enhancement of Heavenly Demon Transformation, Qin Ye discovered that he could even use the soul skills of the person whose heart demon he had awakened, unleashing forty percent of their power!

Ye Zhiqiu was going to suffer under this punch.

When Ye Zhiqiu reached Qin Ye, a powerful surge of soul power suddenly erupted from the youth before him.

"What is this?"

Before Ye Zhiqiu could react, a fist brimming with power had already struck the side of his face!

Bang!

"Argh!"

The devastating iron fist unleashed its power in an instant!

An enormous impact thundered across the flat ground, like a sweeping thunderclap!

Ye Zhiqiu was sent flying like a cannonball into the grove behind him. Even Zhao Wuji, who was hiding among the trees, broke into a cold sweat.

"What an overbearing punch."

"That punch was exactly like the old gorilla's back then. Just where did this Qin Ye come from? Why is his martial soul so bizarre?"

Zhao Wuji did not understand, but he had no objections.

Monsters were exactly what Shrek Academy needed. The more monstrous a Soul Master was, the more welcome they were at Shrek. Seeing that Shrek had recruited a student with such potential this year filled Zhao Wuji with satisfaction.

"This little monster really is an eye-opener. Flender has picked up an absolute steal."

"Cough, cough! Cough, cough, cough!"

Ye Zhiqiu lay in a sorry state amid the shattered trees. Trunks he had snapped littered the ground around him, leaving the place in complete disarray.

"S-so strong."

Ye Zhiqiu felt as though all his internal organs were burning with searing pain. Even standing up had become an extravagant hope.

That punch had already reached the level of a Soul Saint!

Had Qin Ye not held back at the critical moment, he truly could have killed him with a single punch!

As for why Qin Ye had spared him, it was naturally so that he could obtain Shi Nian's soul bone later.

Qin Ye entered the grove alone and took the bottle of antidote from Ye Zhiqiu's hand.

"Y-you... who exactly are you?"

Just as Qin Ye was about to leave, Ye Zhiqiu mustered his last breath and called out to stop him.

"That definitely wasn't your own power. Who are you? Where exactly did you come from?"

That punch had nearly made Ye Zhiqiu's life flash before his eyes. No matter what, he could not believe he had lost to a student.

This went far beyond everything he knew!

"Want to know? Then have Shi Nian come find me."

Qin Ye put the antidote into his soul tool, leaving Ye Zhiqiu with only the sight of his mature, composed back-a presence utterly beyond what someone his age should possess.

"My name is Qin Ye. Qin Ye of Shrek. If you want revenge, I'll be ready whenever you come."

"But let me remind you: while you're fantasizing about killing me, you should also be prepared to be killed by me."

"If you really dare to come seeking death, I won't show mercy."

Qin Ye deeply branded the image of a reclusive powerhouse into Ye Zhiqiu's mind.

He knew Shi Nian was an arrogant man. Having Ye Zhiqiu carry this message back today would inevitably draw Shi Nian's attention.

With such a mysterious genius suddenly appearing at Shrek, Qin Ye believed Shi Nian would come to meet him sooner or later.

"Hmph, Shi Nian. Let's see which of our martial souls comes out on top."

Qin Ye left the grove, ate dinner with his companions, and prepared to return to his room for the night.

The tavern owner would never dare watch the people from Canghui Academy die on his doorstep. Even if Qin Ye and the others did nothing, he would do everything in his power to save those students.

Even if he truly could not save them, he could not let them die inside the tavern.

Qin Ye booked a four-person room for himself. Just as Ma Hongjun was about to enter, Qin Ye suddenly stopped him.

"Brother Ye? What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the room?"

"There's nothing wrong, but I didn't book this room for you."

Qin Ye turned to look at Xiao Wu and the others, who had been waiting for a long time and were already growing impatient.

"This room is for me and the girls."

Slam!

Ma Hongjun watched with his own eyes as the girls followed Qin Ye into the room and shut the door firmly behind them.

At that moment, Ma Hongjun was so envious he could almost cry.

"Brother Ye, I'm so jealous of you! When are you going to leave your brothers even a mouthful of soup, Brother Ye?"

"Get lost. Don't bother me."