Zhao Wuji looked at the luxurious-clothed youth before him, noticing the obvious arrogance on his face. He did not withdraw his possessed Martial Soul nor the seven soul rings on his body that shone brilliantly under the sunlight in the best possible configuration.
Taking large steps, he walked up to the youth who still wore a cold expression.
With a rough voice, he shouted:"Kid, I don't care what background your family has, nor do I care how the place you came from evaluated your talent.
I only know one thing — this is Shrek Academy. Since you chose to come here to study, then lower that arrogance of yours.
Of course, I am not an unreasonable person. This trial is a test of combat strength.
See those three brats over there? They're all students of the academy. The tallest one has spirit power at level 27, the fattest one is level 23, and the remaining one is level 26.
Pick one as your opponent. As long as you can last one incense stick's time in their hands, you pass this trial."
Hearing this, the luxurious-clothed youth's expression darkened immediately.
"Three opponents whose spirit power levels are all lower than mine, yet the requirement is just to persist one incense stick's time? Are you looking down on me?"
Zhao Wuji did not answer the youth's angry question. He just extended his hand toward him.
The meaning was clear — if you want me to respect you, use your strength to speak. If you're not convinced, I'll wait for you to challenge me.
Seeing the seven soul rings on Zhao Wuji's body, the youth finally chose to behave.
However, he still proudly chose the tallest student with level 27 soul power as his opponent — Aos Qin.
Originally, because of this youth's arrogance, Oscar and Ma Hongjun didn't think much of him.
Now seeing his choice, they felt that although he was arrogant, he at least still held to fair conduct — at the very least, he didn't stoop to bullying someone weaker.
But this guy actually chose Aos Qin… they could only silently mourn for him in advance.
If he chose one of them, he might still rely on his higher soul power to win.
But Aos Qin's combat ability could not be measured by the level of a mere Soul Grandmaster.
Even if Aos Qin didn't use his two soul skills and fought only a soul power consumption battle, an average Soul Grandmaster would not be able to beat him.
Last semester, Oscar and Ma Hongjun worried that Aos Qin might lack combat experience if he didn't go to the Great Spirit Arena, so they took turns sparring with him.
They meant well — but after the fights, the results made both of them doubt life.
In the end, numb from losing, the two teamed up.
Even with the two of them together, they couldn't break through Aos Qin's fire suppression and land a hit in a short time.
Note, various attacks. Aos Qin used the rapid-fire Soul Guidance Device on his left shoulder and the Fire God Cannon on his left arm to block their advance while neutralizing most of the long-range attacks flying toward him.
The remaining attacks were easily dissolved either by movement or by using his Soul Guidance Shield.
And it wasn't that Ma Hongjun didn't want to get close — he simply couldn't. In fact, most of the time Oscar had to block Aos Qin's attacks for him.
With absolute soul power superiority, Aos Qin eventually locked onto the exhausted Oscar and blasted him down.
Ma Hongjun took the chance to close in, but his melee attack as a strong-attack type Soul Master was blocked by Aos Qin using a compound bow — despite Aos Qin being a food-type Soul Master!
Frustrated, Ma Hongjun was finally blasted in the chest by the Energy-Gathering Cannon and lost combat ability.
According to teachers' analysis, Aos Qin's strength was already no weaker than a Soul Elder of the strong-attack type.
Now, back to the present battle.
As the referee, Zhao Wuji stood between Aos Qin and the luxurious-clothed youth, separated by five meters.
According to combat tradition, the youth loudly introduced himself first:
"Dai Mubai, Martial Soul: White Tiger. Level 28 strong-attack Battle Spirit Master."
"Aos Qin, Martial Soul: Hamburger. Level 27 food-type Soul Grandmaster, third-rank Soul Engineer."
Hearing this, Dai Mubai was a little dumbfounded.A food-type Soul Master could fight? And what was a Soul Engineer? He did know about Soul Guidance Devices though.
Zhao Wuji gave him no time to think and immediately announced the start of the duel. Time began.
Hearing the start signal, Dai Mubai instinctively completed Martial Soul possession — but the focused Aos Qin moved faster.
Within one second, he summoned two hamburgers from his soul skills and equipped his entire Soul Guidance Armor.
He didn't close the faceplate — he had to eat his hamburgers. He had no intention of underestimating Dai Mubai.
Activating the acceleration device on his chest armor at full power, he rapidly widened the distance. He then bit each hamburger, activating the soul skills, and only after that closed the faceplate.
Seeing this, Dai Mubai knew this was not someone he could underestimate. In just two seconds, the opponent widened the gap to nearly 100 meters — beyond his attack range.
His first priority: close the distance.
His pride would not allow him to simply survive an incense stick's time against someone supposedly weaker. He wanted to win.
But Aos Qin had no intention of giving him the chance. As soon as Dai Mubai began to charge, rapid-fire Soul Guidance beams flew toward him.
From the soul power fluctuations, Dai Mubai knew he couldn't endure without soul skills. He roared and activated White Tiger Barrier.
Only when the beams struck did he realize he underestimated them. If he didn't go all out, he'd be knocked back or even hurt.
But going all out meant heavy soul power consumption.
"I can't keep doing this. I must dodge while charging." Dai Mubai thought.
He couldn't burn spirit power in pursuit — he couldn't catch the opponent anyway. He'd be kite-played to death.
As someone used to tanking hits and forcing trades thanks to his Martial Soul's strong defense and strength, Dai Mubai wasn't good against this kind of opponent.
"I shouldn't have hesitated at the start. If I stopped him from widening the gap, he couldn't drag me into this battle of attrition."
He reflected, but didn't slow his movements. Confident in his White Tiger's agility, he believed he could dodge and close distance.
But soon, he realized he underestimated the opponent's control.The beams weren't dense, but they were unnervingly accurate and unending. No matter how he moved, he would get hit and be forced to pause.
His charge posed no threat. The opponent could keep distance while maintaining precision and rhythm.
He tried stubbornly for a minute and realized he could not shorten the distance.
He decided to change strategy. It was clear neither the teacher nor the opponent cared if he simply lasted a stick of incense — they wanted to break his arrogance and test his true strength.
His admission test was essentially passed already.
But he, Dai Mubai, would not accept charity. He could admit he underestimated them — but he would not accept a gifted victory.
Especially since the opponent really did summon food — he truly was a food-type Soul Master, relying on that armor.
Determined, he activated his second soul ring.
He first tanked a wave of attacks, then blasted away the next with White Tiger Light Wave, seizing the brief opening to rush forward.
But after only ten meters — he slammed into a fierce barrage.
Not the earlier three-beam shots — this was area-covering fire from the Fire God Cannon.
His first soul skill could not withstand this. Fortunately, Dai Mubai had rich combat experience.
In an instant, he halted and retreated, firing another White Tiger Light Wave to neutralize the attack.
His response was correct — and his opponent did not pursue the kill, returning to the former suppression pattern.
Everything reset. His attempted breakthrough consumed a large amount of soul power and achieved nothing.
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