At this moment, the restaurant erupted into an uproar. The diners near the tables of Shrek Academy and Canghui Academy hurriedly got up and moved aside to avoid being caught in the chaos. However, most people didn't leave immediately. Instead, they watched the scene with excitement. After all, a fight between soul masters was something that usually required going to the Great Soul Arena, which had a hefty entrance fee. To be able to witness one for free was a rare treat, especially since soul masters frequently appeared in this place.
The group from Canghui Academy could no longer hold back. The remaining six students stood up in unison, glaring fiercely at the Shrek Academy table. They wanted to rush over but were stopped by a middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man helped the injured youth sit back down and, with a stern face, shouted at Dai Mubai, "Which academy are you kids from?"
Dai Mubai's eyes gleamed with a cold light as he said, "You want to fight? You're not worthy." With that, he sat back down at his seat.
The teacher from Canghui Academy's face turned ashen with anger. "A bunch of arrogant kids! Teach them a lesson!"
The students of Canghui Academy were waiting for his command. Except for the one injured by Dai Mubai and the only female student, the other five immediately rushed toward Tang San and the others.
Thanks to Guchen's reminder, Xiao Wu didn't act as she did in the original story. Instead, she quietly sat at the table eating.
Even though she really wanted to fight, she wouldn't dare go against Guchen's instructions.
But this time, it was Tang San who acted first.
He swiftly used his Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and arrived in front of the five in the blink of an eye. With his right hand, he used Control Crane Catching Dragon, pulling one of them toward him, then struck out with a heavy palm.
The student who was hit immediately flew several meters backward, crashing to the ground.
After dealing with one, Tang San quickly kicked out, his legs turning into a flurry of shadows as he hit three others in the chest, causing them to stagger back several meters before sitting down hard on the ground.
Before the last person could react, Tang San's left hand gathered a chilling energy, and with his Xuan Yu Hand, he struck the person's abdomen.
The person's face contorted, and he vomited a mouthful of blood, collapsing onto the ground, breathless.
The teacher from Canghui Academy was shocked by Tang San's attacking style. Filled with both surprise and anger, he roared, "Idiots, use your martial souls!"
However, Ye Zhiqiu never expected that, with Tang San's speed of attack, how could these ordinary students react in time?
Ma Hongjun took two big bites, chewing the food in his mouth reluctantly as he walked out and stood beside Dai Mubai. His chubby hands clapped together, making a cracking sound.
Since Guchen didn't plan on making a move, only three of the Shrek side stepped out.
When the five Canghui students regrouped, their anger had reached its peak, and without hesitation, they unleashed their martial souls.
They could not believe that, as students from a high-level soul master academy, they would lose to these young ones.
In an instant, different colored lights burst forth as the five youths' soul rings appeared. All five of them had the same soul ring colors—one white and one yellow—representing a ten-year soul ring and a hundred-year soul ring.
All five were battle soul masters, including two with weapon martial souls and three with beast martial souls.
The two weapon martial souls were a spear and a trident, while the three beast martial souls were a deer, a sheep, and a horse. From the martial souls themselves, they were not particularly strong.
Seeing the martial souls released by the opponent, Dai Mubai's eyes glinted with disdain. "Is this what they call advanced soul master academy students? And they have ten-year soul rings? Brothers, let's show them our soul rings."
Dai Mubai, the oldest among the Shrek Academy students, had never been a reasonable person. Unless you earned his respect through strength, his haughty attitude would remain unchanged.
"White Tiger, possess." A strong pale light suddenly erupted from his body. Dai Mubai stretched both arms to the sides, his chest puffing out. His bones cracked, and his muscles expanded rapidly, tearing his clothes apart.
"Phoenix, possess."
Purple-red light surged from Ma Hongjun's body, his short hair growing long and gathering into a Mohawk style. Two yellow soul rings rose from beneath his feet, and long feathers sprouted from his muscular arms. His hands transformed into claw shapes.
Only Tang San's martial soul remained calm, with one yellow and one purple soul ring rising from his feet, and dense Blue Silver Grass quietly spreading, surrounding his body.
Calm? Not quite.
Tang San's second soul ring was a thousand-year soul ring, which alone startled the group from Canghui Academy.
The five students from Canghui rubbed their eyes in disbelief at Tang San's second soul ring.
There was no need for a fight. Just the sight of Dai Mubai and Tang San releasing their soul rings made the five students from Canghui Academy completely lose their will to fight. The gap in soul ring strength was enough to make it clear to them how much of a difference there was. Furthermore, Dai Mubai's third soul ring was also of the thousand-year level, and Tang San's second soul ring was already a thousand years old. How could they possibly compete?
What made the students of Canghui Academy even more disheartened was that the young ones before them, who appeared to be much younger, were already far stronger than they were.
"Stop!" Finally, the teacher from Canghui Academy couldn't hold back any longer. He stepped forward and waved his hand toward his students, signaling them to retreat.
"I am Ye Zhiqiu, the Director of External Affairs at Canghui Academy. May I ask which sect you are from?"
Before Dai Mubai could speak, Ma Hongjun, grinning proudly, replied, "We are from Shrek Academy." While speaking, his eyes blatantly stared at the only female student from Canghui Academy.
It was hard to say where this fat man got his confidence from. After all, Shrek Academy was just a small school in a remote village, and at this point, Tang San and the others hadn't yet gained any fame. It was hard to understand why Ma Hongjun was so confident.
Upon hearing that the other party was not from a sect, Ye Zhiqiu let out a sigh of relief. At the same time, he couldn't help but feel somewhat powerless.
However, what he didn't expect was that among the group of Shrek students, there were powerful backers from the Haotian Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the Star Luo Royal Family, and the Star Dou Forest.
Even if the students were not enough, he had to restore some face for Canghui Academy.
With this in mind, Ye Zhiqiu no longer hesitated. A gleam of light flashed in his eyes, and he released his martial soul: "Black Tortoise, possess!"
A black wave of energy surged from Ye Zhiqiu's body, forcefully suppressing the momentum of Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun. His limbs contracted by a third, and his back bulged with a massive black tortoise shell. His entire body glowed with black light, and five soul rings—one white, two yellow, and two purple—rose from beneath his feet, circling around his body. This external affairs director of Canghui Academy was actually a level 50+ Soul King.
Although Ye Zhiqiu's soul rings were not particularly strong compared to others of the same level, the pressure from his level 50+ soul power forced Shrek Academy's side into a slightly suppressed position.
Of course, this suppression was only possible if Gu Chen and Gu Yuena didn't intervene.
(End of this chapter)