Chapter 147: Effortless Crush

"Hmph, I'm not here to discuss this with you; I'm here to warn you to stay away from her, or don't blame me for being impolite."

"I actually want to see how you can be impolite."

Tie Li's eyes flashed with cold light; the four gazes met, with no hint of avoidance.

Dai Mubai's tiger claw suddenly lunged at Tie Li, but Tie Li, having anticipated it, seized the claw; black lightning surged like a poison snake, its overwhelming force and terrifying thunder about to teach Dai Mubai a lesson.

Seeing Dai Mubai about to be at a disadvantage, Xiao Wu suddenly spoke up.

"Don't you Tian Dou Royal Academy have a Soul Battle arena? Fight there; this is the academy gate, and causing trouble here is bad for everyone."

"Fine, I'll have an open, fair fight with you; the loser should voluntarily stay farther from Zhuqing."

"If you lose, just stay a bit farther from me."

……

The Tian Dou Royal Academy's Soul Battle arena was bustling at this moment, with Shilake Academy students on one side and Tian Dou Royal Academy students on the other, all cheering loudly for their own side.

Even if many people don't know Tie Li, it's enough that they know he's an academy student.

Yufeng and Oscar, hearing the commotion, blended into the audience, wanting to see Tie Li's current strength.

"Boss Dai, give him a good lesson and crush the Tian Dou Royal Academy's arrogance," Ma Hongjun shouted loudly.

"Boss, give them a lesson; daring to cause trouble at our Tian Dou Royal Academy, let them lose face badly," Zhang Xiaohe shouted loudly from behind as well.

Each academy sent out a student, and at the same moment the Soul Battle was announced to begin.

Dai Mubai was the first to enter Martial Soul Possession State, with two yellow and two purple, the optimal Soul Ring configuration; his martial soul was the top‑tier beast martial soul, the White Tiger.

The instant Dai Mubai's Soul Rings appeared, the Tian Dou Royal Academy side let out a gasp; they hadn't expected the opponent to be a four‑ring Soul Ancestor, while the Shilake Academy side's momentum surged instantly.

"We, Boss Dai, are a four‑ring Soul Ancestor; what about yours?"

"Heh, this is still Tian Dou Royal Academy's territory; disciplining their students on their own ground is truly satisfying."

"I just can't stand the arrogant ways of these Tian Dou Royal Academy folks."

Sure enough, he became a Soul Ancestor. Tie Li narrowed his eyes; back in Sunset Forest he had overheard several Shilake members discussing how they once mistakenly entered Shui Xin Zhi Di and gained a chance.

Unexpectedly, after losing the Immortal Herb, the chance from Shui Xin Zhi Di also helped Dai Mubai advance to Soul Ancestor early.

Two yellow, two purple, one black! Five Soul Rings floated beneath Tie Li.

The arena fell into sudden, silent stillness, then the audience behind Tie Li erupted in astonishing cheers.

"Shout! Why have you stopped shouting? Weren't you just being so arrogant a moment ago?"

"I thought you were stronger; after all that fuss, you're just a single Soul Ancestor?"

"How dare you swagger at our Royal Academy; later we'll see how you leave in disgrace."

Compared to the Tian Dou Royal Academy side, the Shilake Academy side was far worse.

They never imagined that Boss Dai's target was a Soul King; if they had known this, whatever they might say, they wouldn't have come.

Dai Mubai was equally astonished; how long had it been, and the opponent had already broken through to Soul King.

But Tie Li did not summon his martial soul; instead, six chains each over five meters long appeared.

This was the result of Tie Li's two months in the blacksmith shop, having mastered the Chaos Cloak Hammer Method; under the Titan's guidance his forging skill surged, and he reforged the original chains.

Black lightning raced up Tie Li's arms and swiftly climbed the chains.

"What does this mean?" Dai Mubai's face darkened; the opponent's refusal to use a martial soul, such extreme arrogance, made Dai Mubai feel insulted.

The first and third Soul Rings on Dai Mubai lit up, releasing two major Amplification Soul Techniques that raised his state to optimal.

The fourth Soul Technique: White Tiger Meteor Shower!

Since you're so arrogant, let's catch you off guard with a face‑to‑face clash; Dai Mubai launched his strongest offensive.

The chains encircling the black lightning resembled six black Thunder Pythons, surging with a ferocious aura into the meteor shower.

The lightning, infinitely close to the Ultimate Attribute, possessed terrifying destructive power; even without Tie Li using any soul technique, the lightning alone shattered Dai Mubai's strongest assault.

Tie Li gathered power and surged, appearing before Dai Mubai at an impossible speed.

Black lightning flashed at the corner of Dai Mubai's eye.

"Bang bang bang"

Three consecutive strikes, combining Tie Li's bodily strength with terrifying Black Thunder, easily broke Dai Mubai's protective shield; the third, power‑stacked blow landed directly on Dai Mubai's body.

"Boom"

"Pssht"

A dent formed on Dai Mubai's chest, and he spat out a gush of fresh blood; the outcome was obvious.

Ning Rongrong immediately released her martial soul; the Amplification Soul Technique of the Seven Treasure Glass Sect fell upon Dai Mubai, easing his injuries.

"Boss Dai."

Ma Hongjun was startled and rushed to Dai Mubai's side to check his injuries.

Oscar immediately handed over a sausage, placing his hand on the hidden weapon at his waist to guard against Tie Li's further attacks.

Yufeng and Oscar in the audience were greatly shocked; having fought the Shilake Academy before, they knew Dai Mubai's strength, and didn't expect him to last less than five rounds against Tie Li.

Even without forcing out his martial soul, what level has Tie Li actually reached now?

Or perhaps this is his true strength?

"We'll go back right away to tell the boss."

"Alright."

The two didn't join the other students in the verbal brawl against Shilake Academy, but slipped away secretly through a side exit.

Even Tuo Yu and the others hadn't expected their team leader's Soul Power Level to have reached Soul King rank.

They had thought the team leader was still a four‑ring Soul Ancestor, whose Soul Power Level might be slightly higher than Dai Mubai's, leading to a fierce battle.

They didn't expect the team leader to break through to Soul King and win this duel so easily without even releasing his martial soul.

"Remember, stay away from me."

Tie Li gave Dai Mubai a glance, and did not continue to make things difficult for him, but Tie Li's words that reached Dai Mubai's ears were full of insult.

"Bastard!"

Dai Mubai punched the ground, but had to accept the scene before his eyes.

Amid the insults shouted by the many students of Tian Dou Royal Academy, the Shilake Academy side slunk away in disgrace.

Not only did they not retaliate, they instead let the opponent insult them.

Ning Rongrong's eyes showed a hint of curiosity; she planned to return to the sect and send people under her command to probe Tie Li's true strength.

She had heard of Tie Li's past performance at Tian Dou Royal Academy; he could be considered an excellent student, but not top‑tier. When he faced Yu Tianheng, who possessed the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Weapon Soul, even though he had an extra fourth Soul Ring, in the seven‑person Team Soul Battle he only held a slight advantage.

Compared with now, the gap is enormous;

Even though the White Tiger martial soul is inferior to the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus, the difference is only marginal, yet Tie Li easily defeated Dai Mubai with a crushing advantage.

(End of chapter)