"Then let's fight! You think we're afraid of you? I guarantee I'll beat you until even your mother won't recognize you!" Xiao Wu had been the boss for six years, after all. Unable to stand Dai Mubai's arrogance, she immediately stepped forward and spoke.
Tang San frowned and said, "Xiao Wu, you're a girl. You should watch your..."
"Hahaha! Good, Xiao Wu, well said! Not only should we beat him until his mother doesn't recognize him, we should beat him until his grandmother doesn't recognize him either!" Qi Ling laughed.
"Come on, Four-Eyes! Let me see what you've got!"
Tang San shook his head helplessly. With his big brother around, getting Xiao Wu to act more ladylike was impossible.
"What did you call me? Four-Eyes?" Dai Mubai roared as though he had suffered a tremendous insult. "I'll kill you! White Tiger, possess me!"
His innate evil eyes had always been Dai Mubai's pride, and no one had ever referred to them so dismissively before. He flew into a rage and immediately underwent Martial Soul Possession.
After a burst of brilliant white light, Dai Mubai's body underwent an enormous change. He seemed to have become a giant humanoid tiger, radiating intimidation.
Three Soul Rings-two yellow and one purple-also rose from beneath Dai Mubai's feet, revealing his status as a Soul Elder.
"Third Soul Skill: White Tiger Vajra Transformation!" Immediately after his Martial Soul Possession, Dai Mubai used his Thousand-Year Soul Ring's skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation. His entire body transformed further, and his physical attributes rose in tandem.
"Come on, kid. Show me your Martial Soul. I'll make you pay for what you said!" Dai Mubai said.
"You really want to see my Martial Soul? I'm afraid you might not be able to handle the sight," Qi Ling said with a smile. "I can't very well beat my senior half to death on my first day at school, can I?"
"Hmph! So you really are here to apply to Shrek Academy!" Dai Mubai said. "Don't worry. If you really can beat me, I'll waive your entrance exams and let you enroll!"
"Haha, then thank you, Senior!" Qi Ling said with a smile. "Watch closely. This is my Martial Soul!"
The Divine Dragon Soul Mark on his right hand lit up again. The Divine Dragon Emperor's domineering presence instantly swept over everyone present, and each of them involuntarily took a step back.
Looking at Qi Ling's imposing back, Tang San could not help feeling envious. He could never possess his big brother's splendor. It had nothing to do with strength; it was purely an innate personal bearing.
Meanwhile, the sight of Qi Ling's Martial Soul gave Dai Mubai a shock. Even he struggled to withstand such an incomparably domineering presence. Nothing like this had ever happened before!
"Hmph! What a Divine Dragon Emperor. Truly impressive. No wonder you dare challenge me! I have to admit, your Martial Soul is the finest I've ever seen!" Dai Mubai admitted frankly.
"But unfortunately, you're only a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster, while I'm a Three-Ring Soul Elder! And I have the power of a Thousand-Year Soul Ring. You're absolutely no match for me!"
Qi Ling shook his head helplessly, then said, "Isn't it just a Thousand-Year Soul Ring? Do you really think it's that precious?"
As he spoke, two Soul Rings also appeared beneath Qi Ling's feet-one yellow and one purple!
Dai Mubai's eyes widened in shock as he stared at Qi Ling's Thousand-Year Soul Ring. "H-how is that possible?" he said incredulously. "You only have two Soul Rings! How could you have absorbed a Thousand-Year Soul Ring?"
Standing nearby, Tang San smiled helplessly. Sure enough, anyone who saw his big brother's Soul Rings would be utterly shocked! Even his own teacher, Yu Xiaogang, had been no exception.
Tang San still remembered how Yu Xiaogang had nearly begun doubting the theories he had developed over so many years after seeing Qi Ling's Soul Rings. Absorbing a Soul Ring so far beyond the age limit clearly made no sense!
In the end, Yu Xiaogang could only attribute Qi Ling's uniqueness to his Martial Soul, which allowed him to accomplish such astonishing things.
"Get ready, Dai Mubai. Take this punch!" Qi Ling said. "If you're still standing after taking it, I lose!"
"Hmph! Arrogant! First Soul Skill: White Tiger Protective Barrier!" As Dai Mubai spoke, his first Soul Ring lit up, and a white protective barrier appeared around his body.
"Come on, then! Let me see how a Soul Grandmaster like you is going to knock down a Soul Elder like me!"
"All right, watch out! Second Soul Skill: Tyrant Dragon Fist!"
His purple second Soul Ring lit up and gathered over Qi Ling's right fist, unleashing suffocating fluctuations of Soul Power!
As Qi Ling kept compressing his Soul Power into his right fist, that pressure continued to rise. Even the surrounding buildings began to creak under the unbearable burden.
Qi Ling's second Soul Ring had come from a three-thousand-year-old One-Horned Dragon Rhinoceros. This kind of Soul Beast could only charge straight ahead to attack and could not change direction.
What it gained in exchange was unparalleled impact! Even a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast would not dare meet its attack head-on. Splitting mountains and shattering stone was as easy as turning over its hoof.
And Qi Ling's Tyrant Dragon Fist was just such an unstoppable, forward-driving move! By releasing all the Soul Power in his body through this single punch, its attack power could reach an astonishing forty times its original strength!
When Qi Ling threw that punch, Dai Mubai, who had never known the meaning of fear, felt regret for the first time!
Why did I have to go looking for trouble and provoke this monster?
Was this the kind of punch a human could block?
Even the academy's teachers probably wouldn't dare take it head-on, would they?
Was I about to die? But I still had such an important mission. I couldn't die yet!
Then Dai Mubai's mind wavered. Were all those thoughts just now my life flashing before my eyes?
The very next instant, Dai Mubai felt unmistakable pain!
His chest began to cave in beneath the punch, and the tremendous impact sent his body flying backward.
Boom! Amid the tremendous crash, Dai Mubai smashed through the hotel wall like a cannonball, sent flying outside by Qi Ling's punch.
Everyone inside the hotel looked as though they had seen a ghost. None of them had seen how Qi Ling had thrown his punch; they had only seen Dai Mubai go flying, as though it were some supernatural incident.
"Phew!" Qi Ling let out a breath and looked at the enormous hole Dai Mubai had smashed through the wall. "Looks like I used too much force. I didn't beat that kid to death, did I?"
Everyone hurried outside to search for Dai Mubai and finally found him in another shop across the street!
Judging by the enormous hole in its wall, he must have been sent flying straight here from the other side.
After a long while, Dai Mubai finally regained consciousness. Once he confirmed that he was still alive, he forced himself to his feet and cupped his fist toward Qi Ling.
"Thank you for showing mercy! I, Dai Mubai, keep my word. That room is yours!"
Dai Mubai knew perfectly well that if Qi Ling's punch had landed in full, he would undoubtedly have died. The fact that he could still stand here could only mean Qi Ling had pulled back.
"You're pretty good yourself. A Soul Elder indeed!" Qi Ling said with a smile. "That punch was supposed to leave you bedridden for a month, but you don't look seriously injured!"
"Well? Want to take another punch?"