The people inside the room immediately reacted when they saw Shi Mo and his two companions.
The one at their head, a youth with a buzz cut and muscular arms, stood up.
"I was wondering who it was. Turns out a few of our juniors are itching for a beating, huh?"
At those words, Shi Mo and his two companions involuntarily took a step back.
After all, they were only six years old this year, while the older students before them were in their early teens.
The advantage in height gave them a sense of instinctive fear.
As the older student drew closer, Yu Tianheng remained rooted to the spot without making a move, an unperturbed expression on his face.
The older student was puzzled too. Looking closely, he realized that Yu Tianheng seemed to be an unfamiliar face.
"I get it. Looks like you brought a new junior here for me to educate."
As he spoke, the buzz-cut senior suddenly moved, aiming a kick straight at the back of Yu Tianheng's knee.
This was his usual trick. Whether it was Shi Mo and the others or any of the other freshmen, a kick like that was usually enough to bring them to their knees.
Yu Tianheng frowned slightly and kicked out in return, almost in the blink of an eye.
Bang!
With a muffled thud, both of them staggered back several steps.
Given the ten-level gap in Soul Power, it was almost impossible for Yu Tianheng to have managed that.
The buzz-cut senior looked astonished.
His gaze traveled over Yu Tianheng, searching for some clue.
"Strange. This kid looks like he's only six or seven, like he's only just awakened his Martial Soul. How could he be so strong?"
"Liu Da, what's going on? You can't even handle a freshman?"
As the buzz-cut senior muttered to himself, the other older students behind him could hardly stand watching any longer.
If other people found out they couldn't even deal with a freshman,
they wouldn't be able to show their faces at the academy anymore.
"This kid's got some ability. He's probably a hired thug those pieces of trash found."
To save face, Liu Da gave a vague explanation.
"So what if he's got some ability? The three of us are level twenty-two. I don't believe we can't deal with him."
The other two loosened up their muscles, plainly ready to teach Yu Tianheng a proper lesson.
But the scene that followed left Shi Mo and his two companions completely dumbstruck.
The dorm room wasn't particularly spacious, yet Yu Tianheng dodged the three men's encirclement with effortless ease every time.
His hands remained in his pockets the whole time, with no intention of taking them out.
He even managed to raise a leg and counterattack from time to time.
After a few minutes, the three older students had each taken several kicks.
Liu Da's face was bruised and swollen, and he was seething with anger.
"Kid, we're in a dorm room. I was afraid releasing my Martial Soul would damage the facilities, so I've been going easy on you. Do you dare come outside and fight me?"
At Liu Da's words, the other two older students also began shouting.
"Yeah! If this weren't our dorm room, you'd be in a world of pain!"
"Forget it. I bet you don't dare anyway. We'll be magnanimous and let you off the hook this time."
"..."
The three taunted him in a sarcastic chorus, hoping to goad Yu Tianheng into taking the bait.
"Boss, why don't we forget it? These three are all Soul Grandmasters above level twenty. They're just..."
Shi Mo was about to persuade Yu Tianheng to leave.
But Yu Tianheng suddenly spoke up, cutting him off. "Sure. I wanted to stretch my muscles properly anyway."
At those words, a vicious smile appeared on the faces of all three older students.
The group headed in a grand procession toward the small square beside the dormitory building.
Students usually chose this place for sparring.
Many students had also heard that a freshman was going to spar with some older students.
In no time, quite a few people came over to watch.
"Isn't that the handsome boy from earlier today?"
The lights in the square were rather dim, but Dugu Yan suddenly noticed that the figure in the distance looked familiar.
"It really is him. Beating up Shi Mo and the others wasn't enough? Now he's planning to take on those old hands too?"
Ye Lingling had also thought Yu Tianheng was an expert, but even an expert might not be able to challenge a Soul Grandmaster as a Soul Master of a lower level.
He was clearly courting death.
"Kid, don't say we're bullying you. How about this? Pick one of us to fight one-on-one."
Liu Da rubbed his buzz cut, as though he could already see Yu Tianheng on his knees begging for mercy.
"Let's not waste time. All three of you come at me together, so we don't waste time later."
Yu Tianheng spoke just loud enough for every word to reach the ears of everyone present, clear as day.
At that moment, the noisy square fell so silent that a dropped pin could have been heard.
Everyone stared at Yu Tianheng in disbelief.
Wasn't he talking a little too big?
Shi Mo and his two companions had an especially bad feeling about this.
The three exchanged glances.
Whatever else might be said, Yu Tianheng was doing this to help them get their pride back.
If things really went badly, the three of them would find a chance to join the fight.
Even if they took a beating, they could at least share some of it.
Liu Da was clearly stunned by Yu Tianheng's words as well.
It took him a moment to come back to his senses.
The expression on his face grew increasingly vicious.
"Fine! Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish!"
With that, he waved to the two older students behind him.
At the same time, he released his Martial Soul, and two Yellow Soul Rings gradually appeared beneath his feet.
"Kid, remember my name. I'm Liu Da, a level twenty-one Soul Grandmaster. Martial Soul: Howling Moon Wolf."
"Zhang Mu, level twenty-one Soul Grandmaster. Martial Soul: Black Claw Bear."
"Li Gu, level twenty-one Soul Grandmaster. Martial Soul: Ghost-Faced Spider."
A pressure gradually spread across the square.
The lower-level freshmen hurriedly ran far away, afraid of being caught in the fighting.
"Three Beast Martial Souls? Bring it on!"
Yu Tianheng let out a low shout, and crackling sounds came from the surface of his body.
Blue-violet lightning turned into little snakes as thick as fingers.
They roamed ceaselessly around his body.
As he used Martial Soul Possession, both his arms grew somewhat larger.
Faint traces of dragon scales formed from Soul Power appeared on them.
"Yu Tianheng, level fourteen Soul Master. Martial Soul: Thunder Dragon King."
As his voice fell, Yu Tianheng nearly turned into a bolt of lightning.
He charged straight at Liu Da, the closest of the three, lightning surging over his dragon claw.
"How the fuck can a level fourteen be that fast?"
Liu Da's eyes went wide, and he hurriedly tried to dodge.
Even so, Yu Tianheng's dragon claw still struck his shoulder.
It left a claw mark deep enough to expose the bone.
Blood gushed out.
A burnt smell gradually spread from the wound.
"Get into formation! How dare he sneak attack me! If I don't cripple him today, my name isn't Liu!"
The painful wound on his body also stirred Liu Da's ferocity.
His eyes were bloodshot, and he was plainly blinded by rage.
"Second Soul Skill! Spider Web!"