With that, soul power surged around Dai Mubai.
His frame instantly grew taller, his muscles bulging as bestial features appeared on his body.
Three soul rings rose beneath his feet: yellow, yellow, and purple.
"Dai Mubai, martial soul: Evil-Eyed White Tiger. Level thirty-seven Power Attack System Battle Soul Elder. Please enlighten me."
Tang San froze for a moment at the sight.
He was actually level thirty-seven... No wonder he dared to act so arrogantly.
Then Tang San followed his example and introduced himself.
"Tang San, martial soul: Blue Silver Grass. Level twenty-eight Control System Soul Grandmaster. Please enlighten me."
Blue Silver Grass?
Dai Mubai eyed the Blue Silver Grass in Tang San's hand suspiciously.
Seriously, man, why was your Blue Silver Grass giving off black smoke?
He had thought Tang San was holding some rare martial soul he had never seen before...
Still, that soul power at his age...
Tang San was undoubtedly a genius.
But...
Dai Mubai felt rather disdainful.
"Heh, Blue Silver Grass... Since your level is lower than mine, I'll let you make the first move."
Mere Blue Silver Grass was beneath his notice, even if its wielder was at the same level as him.
Tang San narrowed his eyes slightly.
Naturally, he had noticed the contempt in Dai Mubai's eyes.
That was actually good news for him.
A flash of purple crossed Tang San's eyes. He unleashed Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track beneath his feet and vanished in an instant.
When he reappeared, he was already in front of Dai Mubai, striking at his chest with a palm!
Dai Mubai also realized there was something unusual about him. He hurriedly unleashed his soul power and engaged Tang San in close combat.
The two tested each other with punches and kicks.
Until Tang San used a soul skill, Dai Mubai would not use one either!
"Ye Fan, who do you think will win?"
Watching the two fight, Xiao Wu gave a bored yawn.
She already wanted to go upstairs for an afternoon nap.
But she was worried Tang San might lose... Then they would still have to clean up after him.
"Hmm... His opponent is a high-level Soul Elder, after all. I'd put the odds at thirty-seventy."
Ye Fan gave his objective assessment.
Then he spoke to the girls in his mind.
[Of course, thirty-seventy only applies if Tang San uses Blue Silver Grass alone.
Tang San has the seventy percent.
If Tang San went all out, Dai Mubai could die seven times in three minutes...]
After the adjustments to his soul rings, Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was far stronger than its previous version.
Although it had no poison or anything like that to cheat with, its strength alone was enough to bridge the gap between their martial souls.
Xiao Wu could accept that assessment.
After all, throughout these six years, Ye Fan had repeatedly warned her how dangerous Tang San was.
The two outside the door, however, could no longer remain calm.
Could a level twenty-eight Blue Silver Grass martial soul... really be as formidable as that man claimed?
Could he cross an entire major rank and kill that womanizing creep in three minutes?
In the midst of the fight, Tang San exchanged a blow with Dai Mubai, then instantly retreated to put distance between them.
Dai Mubai had thick skin and tough flesh, just as expected of a beast martial soul.
After all that fighting, Tang San had failed to inflict any meaningful injury with punches and kicks alone.
The soul ring beneath his feet lit up instantly.
"First soul skill, Blue Silver Entanglement!"
As his words fell, two thick, rigid strands of Blue Silver Grass burst through the floor and bound Dai Mubai tightly.
Feeling the force exerted by them, Dai Mubai tensed his muscles.
"Mere Blue Silver Grass! Watch me... Huh?"
Dai Mubai struggled twice, expecting to tear them apart instantly. But... under his tremendous strength, the Blue Silver Grass remained completely motionless, as hard as steel.
"???"
A row of question marks practically appeared above Dai Mubai's head.
Was this stuff... really Blue Silver Grass?!
Even worse, the tiny rootlets on those two strands of Blue Silver Grass were growing continuously, as though trying to take root in his body.
His soul power was being drained away by those things!
He couldn't just sit here and wait to die!
At that thought, Dai Mubai let out a low growl.
"First soul skill, White Tiger Protection Barrier!"
The next moment, golden light shone from Dai Mubai's body, forcibly pushing back the restraints of the Blue Silver Grass and giving him room to move.
Then both his hands moved rapidly, leaving swathes of claw shadows.
Under his brutal assault, the two strands of Blue Silver Grass were finally torn apart.
Once he had finished, Dai Mubai felt his cheeks burning.
Tang San stood a short distance away, watching him do all this with effortless composure.
This brat was really putting on airs!
"Brat... I admit you have some ability," Dai Mubai said heavily.
"But... that's not enough against a Soul Elder like me!"
"Second soul skill, White Tiger Fierce Light Wave!"
A thick beam of energy instantly blasted from Dai Mubai's mouth, aimed straight at Tang San!
The light wave was incredibly swift, but against Tang San's reflexes, it still fell short.
He dodged it with ease.
The attack, however, did not stop.
After Tang San dodged, the light wave hurtled straight toward the attendant watching the commotion behind him!
"Oh no!"
Dai Mubai's expression changed instantly.
If he killed someone here... things would become rather troublesome.
The attendant had never seen anything like this. His legs felt as heavy as though filled with lead, and he could only watch helplessly as the attack approached.
[Just what you'd expect from a prince, treating human lives like worthless weeds...]
Seeing the attack hurtling toward the front desk attendant, Ye Fan fixed his gaze on it. After making a sarcastic remark to the girls in his mind, he spoke aloud to stop it.
"Scram."
As his word fell, Dai Mubai's attack reached the attendant, then quivered in midair as though it had frozen up.
Then it turned and flew straight toward a nearby wall.
There was a thunderous crash.
The attack shattered the wall outright.
After a brush with death, the attendant's body went limp, and he collapsed to the floor.
The onlookers all froze at the sight.
What was going on?
Dai Mubai's attack had actually been scared limp by a single word from that youth?!
Dai Mubai looked at Ye Fan with a grave expression.
So... this guy was the one hiding his true depths.
Outside the hotel, Zhu Zhuqing watched Ye Fan's calm, effortless demeanor, and something stirred in her heart.
If only she could be that strong too.
Ning Rongrong's eyes, meanwhile, sparkled.
This man was so strong!
And he had suddenly become even more handsome!
Who could understand how it felt to see him send an enemy's attack scurrying away with its hands over its head with just one word?
He was even better at showing off than Tang San!
Seeing this, Xiao Wu planted her hands on her hips, making no attempt to hide the smug smile tugging at her lips.
She raised an eyebrow at Dai Mubai.
"Hey, blind cat! If you want to fight, fight properly. What's the idea, hurting innocent bystanders?"
As Xiao Wu finished speaking, the surrounding spectators began whispering among themselves.
"Exactly. He even attacks bystanders. How overbearing."
"I heard this fight started because he wanted to steal those kids' room. Of course he's overbearing."
"Seriously? Just how much do the women getting a room with him like domineering men?"
Hearing the voices around them, the twins flushed and quietly retreated to the edge of the crowd.
Naturally, Dai Mubai heard the comments too.
He really wanted to say something.
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