The first beating

This was the first time he had heard his big brother assess someone like this.

Oscar was truly shocked.

"It's not that Fatty has no chance of winning. As long as he goes all out right from the start, he can win by an overwhelming margin."

Dai Mubai spoke with a smile.

He was quite looking forward to this fight.

Hearing Dai Mubai's words, Oscar instantly understood what his big brother meant.

He then used his mental power, which he could not yet wield with complete proficiency, to relay some information to Ma Hongjun.

"Ma Hongjun, Martial Soul: Evil Fire Phoenix, level 36 Battle Soul Elder!"

After receiving Oscar's message, Ma Hongjun hesitated no longer. After announcing his Martial Soul and Soul Power Level, he immediately activated Martial Soul Possession.

The Evil Fire problem with Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul had already been resolved, and his Martial Soul had transformed from a mutated Evil Fire Phoenix into a true phoenix.

Although his Phoenix Martial Soul was of quite ordinary quality, it had undergone a transformation nonetheless.

After all, it was a Phoenix Martial Soul.

"A level 36 Soul Elder? How old are you?"

Hearing Ma Hongjun's Soul Power Level and sensing the powerful fluctuations of flame he radiated, Tang San's expression turned ugly.

Judging by his appearance, the other boy was probably only a few years older than him, and might even be about the same age.

Yet his strength already far surpassed Tang San's.

"Sure enough, Teacher was right. The students here are all monsters."

Faced with such a gap, Tang San felt no fear. Instead, a burning eagerness for battle appeared in his eyes.

"Tang San, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass, level 29 Control System Soul Grandmaster."

As Tang San spoke, he had already activated Purple Demon Eye.

Tang San was an assassin in his previous life. Why does he have such a strong desire to win?

Seeing the desire for battle clearly in Tang San's eyes, Dai Mubai was very surprised.

Such a competitive disposition should not have appeared in a competent killer.

A killer could compete in ruthlessness, but should not compete in bravery.

Yet Tang San showed no contest of ruthlessness, only bravery.

He did not resemble a competent killer at all.

Was that other world's "door" really a competent assassin organization?

At their first meeting, Tang San's performance left him somewhat disappointed.

Setting aside those people's deliberate arrangements to lower others' intelligence, he did not see in Tang San what a successful person ought to possess.

Still, he had no intention of intervening.

He would simply watch things unfold.

Oscar, beside him, instead looked at Tang San with a trace of something unusual in his eyes.

More precisely, the sight of Tang San's purple-glowing eyes surprised him.

His big brother had taught him a heaven-defying cultivation method that could strengthen his mental power and ocular power, called Moonlight Eye. It could draw upon moonlight to strengthen his ocular power while nourishing his mental power.

This was the first time he had seen a similar method used by anyone else.

He was certain the changes in Tang San's eyes did not come from his Martial Soul.

Could this person have some connection to Big Brother?

Oscar seemed to understand somewhat why Dai Mubai attached such importance to Tang San.

"First Soul Skill, Phoenix Fire Line!"

Once the fight was confirmed, Ma Hongjun unleashed his first Soul Skill without any hesitation.

Scorching phoenix flames formed a red beam that shot straight toward Tang San.

This is bad...

Facing Ma Hongjun's attack, Tang San keenly sensed that none of his Soul Skills could block it.

His opponent's Martial Soul attribute countered his own far too strongly.

Tang San could only use the Tang Sect Secret Arts to block it.

"Mysterious Jade Hand, Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track!"

Tang San hurriedly used Mysterious Jade Hand to block the Phoenix Fire Line. Borrowing its force, he instead propelled himself out of the Phoenix Fire Line's range, then used Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

He tried to close in on Ma Hongjun.

Yet as he moved, he discovered that Ma Hongjun was no longer where he had been.

"Xiao San, watch out! He's in the sky!"

Xiao Wu, watching from the side, hurriedly called out a warning.

Tang San abruptly looked up and saw Ma Hongjun hovering several yards in the air.

"Third Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Fire Feathers!"

Without any hesitation, Ma Hongjun directly activated his third Soul Skill.

Dai Mubai had selected this Soul Ring for him. Not only did it allow him to hover briefly, but it could also launch flaming feathers in a devastating saturation attack.

"This..."

Tang San wanted to dodge, only to discover that his paths both forward and back had been blocked.

His opponent's third Soul Skill covered far too wide an area.

Moreover, its fire attribute countered him far too strongly.

Controlling Blue Silver Grass to block it was simply impossible.

He could only keep using his phantomlike footwork to evade the flaming feathers' damage as much as possible.

But this was the damage of a Thousand-Year Soul Ring. With his current cultivation, even being struck by just a few flaming feathers left him in a sorry state.

"Fatty's going to win."

Dai Mubai spoke softly at the sight.

Without Oscar's warning, Ma Hongjun really might have capsized in a gutter.

At the very least, Fatty could not have evaded that Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track.

Does Tang San really have innate full Soul Power?

Watching Tang San's sorry state, a trace of doubt arose in Dai Mubai's mind.

With the talent of innate full Soul Power, coupled with the Tang Sect Secret Arts, his cultivation should not have been so low at this age.

Feng Xiaotian, who also had innate full Soul Power, had already reached level 29 in his teens. Had he not later wasted his time, with even a few more opportunities, he should have reached the Soul Emperor realm by this age.

"I lost!"

Facing Ma Hongjun, who was still hovering in midair, Tang San had no choice but to admit defeat.

He had lost completely.

It was not merely an overwhelming advantage in attributes, but also an overwhelming advantage in Soul Power.

He was deeply unwilling to accept it.

Once I obtain my third Soul Ring, I'll definitely defeat you.

Tang San silently swore to himself that next time, he would not lose again.

"Xiao San, are you all right?"

Xiao Wu hurriedly ran to Tang San's side.

Once she confirmed that Tang San's life was not in danger, she turned and glared fiercely at Ma Hongjun.

"What's so impressive about bullying someone with your higher cultivation?"

"If you've got the guts, fight me."

Xiao Wu angrily rebuked Ma Hongjun, her eyes filled with fury.

Without waiting for Ma Hongjun to agree, she immediately activated her Martial Soul.

"Second Soul Skill, Charm!"

This move really did have quite an effect on Ma Hongjun. His cultivation was not much higher than Xiao Wu's, and with little Soul Power remaining and his guard carelessly lowered, he truly fell for it at once.

Held completely immobilized for several seconds, Ma Hongjun plummeted rapidly from the air.

At that moment, Oscar stepped forward, shoved Xiao Wu away as she approached Ma Hongjun, and caught Ma Hongjun at the same time.

"He doesn't have much Soul Power left. If you want a fight, I'll fight you."

Oscar looked at Xiao Wu, a trace of displeasure appearing in his eyes.