"Are you saying my granddaughter sucks?"
Snake Granny's voice suddenly turned cold as ice, and even the surrounding air seemed to tremble.
That abruptly awakened memories of Chen Jue's previous life.
If you suck, practice more. If you suck, practice more. Can't take a loss? Then don't play.
Chen Jue gave a bitter laugh.
Facing Snake Granny's questioning, Zhao Wuji looked troubled and spread his hands slightly, his helplessness plain to see.
That was simply the truth!
Seeing his reaction, Snake Granny gritted her teeth.
"In that case, how about giving us this soul beast as compensation?"
Zhao Wuji merely sneered at her words, his laugh tinged with disdain.
"Don't you think what you just said is ridiculous?"
"Both sides were at fault. Why should I be the one to give way?"
Ever since three Titled Douluos had taught Zhao Wuji a lesson, he had developed a particular fondness for bullying those weaker than him!
Besides, he was in the right.
Not to mention, he had watched Oscar grow up, and Oscar was his student!
"Then what do you propose?"
Snake Granny's brows furrowed slightly, and she sighed inwardly.
After all, she was not in the right either, and she was also somewhat weaker.
In this world, without strength, one had neither dignity nor a voice.
So she could only swallow it.
"What do you propose?"
Zhao Wuji's lips curled upward.
"Simple. Another match!"
Hearing that, Snake Granny's gaze involuntarily fell on Meng Yiran, and her mouth twitched.
If you want to see my granddaughter's... just say so.
"Do you really fucking want to look that badly?"
Standing off to the side, Meng Yiran involuntarily shrank back. Tears shimmered in her clear eyes, which were filled with innocence and hurt.
"Uh... that won't happen this time. This time, I'm sending out the most upright gentleman among our students-Chen Jue!"
Chen Jue was also momentarily taken aback by that description.
So that's the kind of person everyone thinks I am.
Looks like I haven't been letting loose enough!
I've disgraced the name of that scoundrel Cao!
Beside him, Dai Mubai and Tang San's mouths twitched as they looked at Zhao Wuji, their faces full of question marks.
Seriously!
This guy, an upright gentleman?
Don't scare me like that!
He's practically turning your Shrek Academy into his own backyard!
And you're still calling him an upright gentleman?
Zhao Wuji had said that because the beating those three Titled Douluos had given him last time had left him traumatized.
He did not dare bad-mouth Chen Jue now. For all he knew, those three Titled Douluos were hiding in some corner, secretly watching.
At his words, Snake Granny's gaze involuntarily swept over Chen Jue.
This fellow, an upright gentleman?
He doesn't look like one to me!
When Meng Yiran heard that Chen Jue would be fighting, a barely perceptible ripple of delight rose in her heart.
After all, she had a favorable impression of Chen Jue, one that was vaguely approaching genuine affection.
Naturally, she wanted him to take the field.
"Yiran, do you have any objections? How about we just let them have it?"
After all, she did not want her granddaughter to risk being seen naked by all of them over a single soul ring.
"No..."
Had she not known it would be Chen Jue, she would certainly have refused without hesitation.
But now...
She did not want to!
"Since my granddaughter has no objections, let the two of them begin!"
"One word of warning. If you try the same cheap trick as that little fatty!"
"Then even if it costs me my old life, I'll make sure you never leave!"
Snake Granny's words carried unquestionable authority. Her gaze, sharp as ice, bored straight into Chen Jue, and her tone held a chilling warning.
Beside her, Zhao Wuji's expression remained as calm as still water, as though none of these threats or undercurrents had anything to do with him.
After all, this fellow needed no worrying over.
There might be three Titled Douluos lurking in the shadows. If you really dare stop him from leaving, then... you're in for a world of suffering...
You can experience the pain I went through back then...
"Hehe..."
Zhao Wuji could not help laughing aloud!
"No need. After all..."
I'll have ways to make your granddaughter undress for me herself in the future.
But he certainly did not dare say that aloud now!
"Then let's begin..."
"Wait..."
The moment Snake Granny spoke, Chen Jue interrupted her.
"What? Are you going to concede?"
Snake Granny raised a brow with a sneer.
After all, she had confidence in her granddaughter's strength.
As long as there was no surprise attack!
After all, they had personally trained her!
Was questioning her not the same as questioning themselves?
Facing Snake Granny's doubts, Chen Jue merely shook his head with a helpless smile.
Concede? What a joke!
It's just that bullying your granddaughter isn't much fun. Bullying you, though, sounds rather interesting!
I don't mean anything else by that. Just plain bullying.
"No, no, no... your granddaughter doesn't qualify. You, on the other hand... barely qualify..."
Chen Jue spoke with leisurely composure, as though he did not take either of them seriously.
Snake Granny and Meng Yiran exchanged startled looks, their eyes filled with confusion and shock.
But Shrek Academy's side showed little reaction. After all, he was a level fifty-nine Soul King with a heaven-defying soul ring configuration.
One look, and anyone would fall silent.
Snake Granny and her granddaughter did not know that, however, and continued ridiculing Chen Jue, their words sharp and provocative.
"Chen Jue, you little brat, aren't you being a bit too arrogant?"
"Who gave you the courage?"
"Do you even know who I am?"
"The Snake of the Peerless Dragon Snake couple! I possess the strength of a Soul Emperor!"
Snake Granny's lips curved into a cold smile as she mercilessly fired back with arrows of words.
She had encountered countless people in her life, yet this was the first time a boy still wet behind the ears had looked down on her.
His remark that she "barely qualified" had especially made her burn with anger.
This boy truly was a newborn calf unafraid of the tiger!
Beside her, Meng Yiran's cherry-red lips parted slightly, her eyes filled with disbelief.
After all... how did he dare?
Her grandmother was so much older than him. Her soul power level surely far surpassed his.
"Aren't you going to stop him?"
A trace of puzzlement entered Snake Granny's voice as she looked toward the composed Zhao Wuji.
"With such an overbearing attitude, he'll surely invite plenty of trouble when he ventures out into the world."
Zhao Wuji gently shook his head, a meaningful glint passing through his eyes.
"Why don't you teach him a lesson?"
After all, given Chen Jue's strength, even Zhao Wuji himself might not be a match for him, much less her, a Soul Emperor.
This was the perfect opportunity to thoroughly mock her.
Snake Granny snorted softly, her gaze turning cold before locking onto Chen Jue.
"Since even your teacher says so, I'll give you a proper lesson on his behalf!"
"So you can't say I'm bullying you, I'll only use my first Soul Skill and Second Soul Skill!"
Snake Granny's words revealed unquestionable confidence and pride.
"Haha!"
Chen Jue could not help laughing aloud.
But to her, that was mockery.
"You dare laugh at me? Let's see just how strong you are!"
Snake Granny's expression darkened. Soul power stirred faintly around her, and the atmosphere instantly grew taut.
"Don't hurt him, Grandma..."
Beside her, Meng Yiran spoke softly, tugging lightly at Snake Granny's sleeve, her eyes full of worry.
Snake Granny gave her a strange look. After all, she never pleaded on a boy's behalf.
But she did not dwell on it and nodded.
Then Snake Granny slammed the Serpent Cane in her hand, its surface entwined with strange winding patterns, heavily against the solid ground.
Six soul rings then lit up: yellow, yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black.
She shifted her body, instantly adopting her best fighting stance, her eyes gleaming with resolve and icy coldness.
"Boy, today you'll pay the price for your arrogance!"
Facing this sudden oppressive force, Chen Jue's lips curved into a faint, unruffled smile.
That smile held both contempt for the challenge and a measure of confidence unknown to anyone else.
"A price? You don't qualify!"
With that, he lightly raised his hand, his fingers curling slightly, as though gently grasping the lifeline of heaven and earth.
In an instant, the once-clear sky changed. Ink-black clouds churned overhead, blotting out the sunlight.
The surrounding air seemed to be stirred by an invisible hand as well. Fierce winds howled, sweeping up clouds of dust.
Just then, a dragon's roar shook the clouds and thundered across the sky.
The majestic figure of the Dragon God appeared, accompanied by five soul rings-black, black, black, black, red.
Like flames blooming in the deepest night, it materialized out of thin air and soared upward, its ferocious momentum seemingly capable of tearing apart the heavens and shaking every heart.
"Today, I'll see just how you intend to make me pay!"
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