In the VIP seats.
Xue Qinghe clenched his hands inside his long sleeves, his eyes filled with an unusual light.
"Ultimate fire... to think it could be this overwhelmingly powerful."
Beside him, Ning Fengzhi looked astonished.
"It isn't just ultimate fire. These flames also contain a sacred attribute, which naturally suppresses poison."
"Dugu Yan's poison cannot exert even the slightest power before these flames."
Sword Douluo Chen Xin nodded, his gaze fixed all the while on the white-robed figure standing proudly in the arena.
In Shrek Academy's section.
Tang San looked as though lightning had struck him. He abruptly stepped forward and clamped both hands around the railing.
"Impossible... how could Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison be neutralized so easily...?"
Tang San's eyes were filled with shock and unwillingness to accept it.
As a Tang Sect disciple proficient in hidden weapons and poisons, Tang San knew full well how potent Dugu Yan's poison was.
Yet Chen Jin had barely even activated his martial soul, burning away all the poisonous mist with just one soul skill.
That gulf left Tang San feeling deeply powerless.
Ma Hongjun's mouth hung open, and he could not utter a word for a long time. The schadenfreude on his face had long since vanished, replaced entirely by jealousy and panic.
In the arena, Dugu Yan stared at the golden sea of fire before her, her mind blank.
Before she could adopt a defensive stance, Chen Jin's figure had already vanished from where he stood.
Too fast.
With the enhancement of ultimate fire, Chen Jin moved too quickly for the naked eye to follow.
Dugu Yan saw only a blur before an irresistible wave of heat swept up behind her.
A slender, warm hand landed unerringly on the back of her collar.
As though picking up a helpless kitten, Chen Jin lifted Dugu Yan off the ground with one hand.
"Let go of me!"
Humiliation and anger mingled within Dugu Yan as she struggled violently in midair.
Her emerald serpent tail flailed through the air, trying to coil around Chen Jin's arm.
However.
Before her serpent tail could draw near, a surge of phoenix fire invaded Dugu Yan's meridians through Chen Jin's palm.
Warm soul power coursed through her body like the strongest chains, firmly sealing Dugu Yan's soul power and leaving her unable to muster even a shred of strength.
Dugu Yan felt weak all over; even lifting a finger became difficult.
Chen Jin looked at the woman struggling in his grasp and shook his head.
"So young, yet so vicious."
"When two armies clash, launching a sneak attack is no good habit."
Chen Jin's voice was calm, yet carried an authority that brooked no resistance.
As his words fell, Chen Jin swung his arm, flipping Dugu Yan over and laying her across his knees.
The position was particularly intimate, and humiliating as well.
Dugu Yan was utterly stunned, her beautiful eyes filled with terror.
"What are you going to do?!"
Before she could finish speaking.
Smack!
A crisp, resounding slap rang out through the silent Great Soul Arena.
Chen Jin's palm landed heavily on Dugu Yan's pert buttocks.
A full, springy sensation met his hand.
Dugu Yan felt as though lightning had struck her. After a brief blank, her mind lost the ability to think.
Ever since childhood, as Poison Douluo's most beloved granddaughter, she had been able to swagger unchallenged throughout the Heaven Dou Empire.
When had she ever suffered such humiliation?
Let alone having someone of the opposite sex strike that part of her so intimately before countless watching eyes.
"You... you actually dared to hit me there?!"
Dugu Yan's eyes reddened. Shame and fury tangled in her chest, nearly driving her mad.
Smack!
Before she could struggle, Chen Jin casually delivered another heavy blow.
The crisp sound echoed over the arena once more.
"That slap was to teach you some manners."
"In a duel between soul masters, victory and defeat are as commonplace as in war, yet you secretly struck to kill after your opponent had stayed his hand."
"Had my methods not been extraordinary, anyone else would have been reduced to a puddle of bloody water by now."
Chen Jin spoke unhurriedly, his hand never stopping as he talked.
Smack!
The third slap fell.
Dugu Yan's fair cheeks were now so red they seemed about to drip, and she was so ashamed she wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Under the repeated slaps, her initial anger actually began to turn gradually into grievance and bashfulness.
The heat of the phoenix fire that had invaded her body began spreading with the slaps, producing a strange warmth throughout her body. She went limp all over, and even her voice took on a tearful tremor.
"Stop hitting me... please, stop hitting me..."
Dugu Yan bit her red lip, her voice as faint as a mosquito's whine.
The spectators in the stands had turned to stone.
"My heavens..."
"Isn't Blazing Fire Academy's captain a little too fierce?"
"That's Poison Douluo's granddaughter! He's actually spanking her in public?"
"Isn't he afraid Poison Douluo will take revenge?"
Gasps and discussions erupted through the stands like a surging tide.
Below the arena, Huo Wu watched dumbfounded. Her cheeks could not help reddening too, and she spat.
"That scoundrel... he's really letting that vixen off easy."
Though she said that, a light shone in Huo Wu's eyes as she looked at Chen Jin.
In Shrek's section, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun stared wide-eyed, nearly choking on their own saliva.
Ma Hongjun's eyes practically blazed with jealousy.
"Bastard! Let go of that beauty! Let me do it!"
Zhu Zhuqing, meanwhile, breathed a sigh of relief. As she watched that dazzling figure in the arena, all the worry in her eyes faded, and a faint smile appeared.
Only when Chen Jin felt he had taught her enough of a lesson did he casually toss her aside.
Dugu Yan tumbled through the air and landed awkwardly on the ground.
Her hands instinctively covered her buttocks, her beautiful eyes fixed on Chen Jin.
Conflicting lights flickered in her eyes-anger, shame, but more than anything, an emotion even she had yet to notice.
Chen Jin clasped his hands behind his back as the three soul rings around him, two yellow and one purple, slowly faded away.
His expression was as light as the wind and drifting clouds, as though he had just done something utterly insignificant.
"If you're not satisfied, I'll be ready whenever you are."
Leaving those words behind, Chen Jin turned and walked at a leisurely pace toward Blazing Fire Academy's preparation area.
Sunlight spilled over his white robes, reflecting a golden radiance, as though he were a deity.
Dugu Yan was left standing alone in the arena, biting her red lip, unable to speak for a long time.
With the strength supporting her gone, Dugu Yan went limp.
Her legs weakened, and she nearly collapsed onto the ground.
The waves of tingling and pain coming from her buttocks continually reminded her of everything that had just happened.
Under countless watching eyes.
She had actually been treated that way by an opponent she had only just met.
Dugu Yan lifted her head, tears constantly brimming in her eyes, her face so red it seemed about to drip blood.
A shame that left her with nowhere to hide spread through her heart.
"Chen Jin, just you wait!"
"My grandfather will never let you off!"
Dugu Yan clenched her teeth, her voice filled with trembling and grievance.
Chen Jin remained composed.
He leisurely brushed the dust from his sleeves.
"I'll be ready anytime."
Chen Jin's voice was calm, without a ripple to be heard.
Chen Jin did not take such a threat to heart.
Watching that white-robed figure from behind, Dugu Yan stamped her foot in anger.
Yet the lingering heat of the phoenix fire in her body had not faded, leaving her weak in waves.
In the end, she could only cover her rear and retreat to Heaven Dou Royal Academy's section in utter disarray.
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