Chapter 96: Yinhui Academy

Looking at the dazzling array of goods, everyone was overwhelmed, especially Xiao Wu, who was particularly excited; women are, by nature, creatures who love to shop.

Just as the group was strolling along, a line of people walked toward them.

They wore uniform moon-white Spirit Master robes embroidered with silver silk patterns that shimmered as they moved; on each person's left shoulder was a cyan circular mark, inside which two characters of the same color were embroidered: Canghui.

"People from Canghui Academy?" A hint of amusement appeared in Shi Quan's eyes. "We didn't run into them at the hotel, but we ended up meeting them on the street after all?"

"That chick looks pretty good. Boss Dai, these guys must be from Canghui Academy."

Hearing Ma Hongjun's voice, which was filled with a hint of provocation, Shi Quan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow slightly; Ma Hongjun was still taking the initiative to stir up trouble.

Dai Mubai curled his lip. "It's just a tiny Canghui Academy. What the hell are they showing off for?"

Sure enough, even though the location was different, things were still proceeding according to some of the records in the original story.

Neither Ma Hongjun nor Dai Mubai deliberately lowered their voices. Although the street was noisy, a Spirit Master's hearing is naturally incomparable to that of a normal person, and the middle-aged man leading the Yinhui Academy group turned his gaze over immediately.

Upon seeing the appearance of Dai Mubai and the others, his expression turned significantly uglier. After whispering a few words to the youth beside him, that youth's figure leaned toward Dai Mubai's position.

A trace of disdain appeared in Dai Mubai's evil eyes. "What are you afraid of him for?"

Oscar explained in a low voice: "This is also part of our training. Dean Flender once said that a Spirit Master who doesn't dare to stir up trouble is not a good Spirit Master. As the saying goes, not daring to stir up trouble is for the mediocre. Besides, provoking people from a Spirit Academy is the safest thing to do; at most, it's just a fight."

The middle-aged man steadied the youth who had come over and shouted at Dai Mubai with a dark face: "Which academy are you bunch of kids from?"

"Such an arrogant brat, teach him a good lesson for me."

Caught off guard, the youth was sent flying by Dai Mubai's shoulder, crashing into the ranks of the Canghui Academy team.

A cold sneer appeared on the corner of Dai Mubai's mouth. He had been holding back enough frustration these past few days with Zhu Zhuqing and Shi Quan, and seeing the opponent deliver themselves to his doorstep, he didn't hesitate; he lifted his shoulder, gave a shove, and countered directly.

"He's looking for trouble for no reason," Shi Quan said indifferently.

Shi Quan and Zhu Zhuqing, along with Oscar and Ning Rongrong, also moved to the side.

Impossible.

What does it have to do with him?

Following the middle-aged man's order, the people around, seeing the two sides in conflict, hurriedly stepped aside, and the once-bustling street soon had an empty space.

In an instant, the entire team was in chaos. The youth who had been knocked flying collided with two of his teammates; if the middle-aged man hadn't reacted quickly and caught the youth, it would have been even more embarrassing.

"Mubai, that guy is coming over," Tang San said to Dai Mubai in a low voice as a reminder.

As the youth walked over with his team, just as he was close, he slammed his shoulder toward Dai Mubai. If an ordinary person had been hit like that, they would definitely have stumbled and fallen, but unfortunately, the person he hit was Dai Mubai.

"Uh..." Oscar paused. Shi Quan wasn't wrong, so after thinking about it, he simply didn't say anything.

"There's a good show to watch," Oscar chuckled and said to Shi Quan.

When their shoulders touched, the youth's expression changed drastically. He felt as if he had crashed into a car; not only did he fail to shake the other party in the slightest, but a powerful force surged back at him.

A hint of violence flickered in Dai Mubai's eyes. "A mere Canghui Academy isn't worthy of knowing."

"Not daring to stir up trouble is for the mediocre? Heh. I can't agree with that," Shi Quan said with a disdainful laugh. "To put it nicely, it's for training; to put it normally, relying on having a bit of skill to stir up trouble—provoking those weaker than yourself is bullying the weak, and provoking those stronger than yourself is courting death. There is a saying: if you don't court death, you won't die. Only someone who doesn't know how to write the word 'death' would foolishly do this just to find trouble for no reason."

Solve the trouble you started yourself.

Join the fight?

Dai Mubai looked at the four people beside him, the violence in his eyes intensifying. Seeing the seven people surrounding him, he charged straight in.

Xiao Wu was someone who loved to join in the fun; seeing there was a fight to be had, she was the second to follow. Seeing this, Tang San could only stay back to oversee the situation, and Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai had always been on the same side.

A brawl.

Even though Yinhui Academy had the numerical advantage, how could they be a match for Tang San and the others? In no time at all, they were beaten until they were in complete disarray.

As their anger rose, the members of Yinhui Academy revealed their martial souls.

However, they were all uniformly one white and one yellow.

Seeing the opponents reveal their martial souls, Dai Mubai let out a tiger's roar, his muscles swelled all over his body, and three Spirit Rings—two yellow and one purple—appeared beneath him.

Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun also revealed their respective martial souls.

There is no harm without comparison.

Not only were they all Century Spirit Rings, but there was even a purple one!

Dazzling beyond compare!

It also made the faces of the Yinhui Academy students turn pale.

"Enough! Which academy are you actually from?"

At this moment, a middle-aged man walked out. Looking at Tang San and his group, he signaled for the students to get behind him and asked with a steady expression, "My name is Ye Zhiqiu, and I am the director of the academy's External Affairs Department."

Dai Mubai sized up the middle-aged man and said indifferently:

"Shrek Academy."

"Shrek Academy? Never heard of it!" Ye Zhiqiu frowned.

It felt somewhat unfamiliar.

Indeed, an academy that only had a few people year-round—once you left Soto City, not many people knew about it.

"That just means you are ignorant and ill-informed."

Ye Zhiqiu shook his head, sneered, looked at the four of them, and said indifferently: "What a sharp tongue, and you don't even know how to respect your elders."

"Mysterious Turtle, possess!"

A Beast Spirit!

A giant turtle slowly emerged from Ye Zhiqiu's body!

At the same time, five Spirit Rings instantly rose from beneath his feet!

One white, two yellow, two purple! He was clearly a Soul King of over level fifty!

A powerful pressure immediately pressed back.

"Call your teachers out. I don't want to bully you," Ye Zhiqiu's cold gaze fell upon the four of them.

Ma Hongjun, however, was not afraid in the slightest. "Just because of you, this old turtle? You don't want to bully us? I don't know what a Soul King is acting so arrogant for."

As the saying goes, one's momentum cannot be weak; one must stand tall.

"Good, good, good!" Ye Zhiqiu laughed out of extreme anger, "Today, I will teach you few brats who know nothing of etiquette and righteousness a lesson on behalf of your teacher."

As he spoke, Ye Zhiqiu took a step forward, let out a low roar, and his first and second Soul Rings lit up simultaneously. He spun his body quickly for a half-turn, revealing the tortoise shell on his back, while at the same time, a black light like flowing water was released, carrying a bone-chilling cold.

Tang San and the other three also launched their offensive immediately.

"Zhuang Zhou, aren't we going to help?" Oscar looked at the five flickering Soul Rings on Ye Zhiqiu and was somewhat worried.

Shi Quan said indifferently: "Help with what? He should solve the trouble he caused himself. Since he dared to provoke it, he should be prepared to pay the price. Of course, if you want to go help, you can go."

Ning Rongrong looked at Tang San and Xiao Wu in the center of the battle, thought for a moment, and said: "I'm still going to help Tang San."

As she spoke, the radiance of Ning Rongrong's amplification fell upon Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun, leaving out only Dai Mubai.

The battle on the field continued; after receiving the amplification, Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire became even more powerful, but there was still no significant advantage.

Just as both sides were fighting intensely,

At this moment, a lazy voice suddenly rang out, interrupting this duel: "Not going back to sleep early in the middle of the night, what are you making a ruckus here for?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Tang San's hands, which had already been placed on the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, subconsciously dropped down.

The movements of the other three also paused.

The few of them had come out to stroll, and Zhao Wuji had been protecting them in the dark the whole time.

Zhao Wuji's sturdy figure appeared, not even looking at the Canghui Academy side, as if nothing had happened at all.

"All of you, go back to sleep!"

At this time, Ye Zhiqiu refused to let it go and said coldly: "Wait, your Shrek Academy has insulted our Canghui Academy; shouldn't you give an explanation?"

"Explanation? What is there to explain? Isn't Canghui Academy just a trash academy? Their words don't count as an insult."

"You..." Ye Zhiqiu was furious and strode toward Zhao Wuji.

Ye Zhiqiu wanted to reclaim the academy's reputation, but the result was being slapped away directly by Zhao Wuji.

Seeing that he was no match, Ye Zhiqiu could only slink away with his students.

"Zhuang Zhou, why didn't you make a move?" Zhao Wuji looked at the three people, Shi Quan and the others, and asked.

Shi Quan asked back: "Why should we have made a move?"

Zhao Wuji stared straight at Shi Quan and said in a deep voice: "As the team leader, seeing your teammate fighting while you stand by and watch without doing anything, is this what a leader should do?"

"I don't think I did anything wrong. If he did something wrong, he must be prepared to bear the consequences. As for teammates, I only call those I acknowledge my teammates. If it were Zhuqing or Oscar, I would naturally make a move. As for Dai Mubai?"

Shi Quan smiled disdainfully, "He is not worthy of being my teammate, so why should I care?"

Zhao Wuji's eyes narrowed, "Zhuang Zhou, since all eight of you have entered Shrek, you are a whole. You should help each other, not fight among yourselves!"

The smile on the corner of Shi Quan's mouth grew thicker, "Teacher Zhao, have you misunderstood something? Did I fight? Whether at the academy or here, the one causing trouble from beginning to end has only been Dai Mubai. What did I fight for? What did I struggle for?"

Zhao Wuji's expression paused; he only knew that Dai Mubai had been beaten severely by Shi Quan last night and had even broken a few ribs, but he really didn't know the specific reasons.

"Regardless, as members of Shrek, you should help each other, trust each other, and be partners who can entrust their backs to one another. If you have any conflicts, just speak them out directly. Do you understand?"

Zhao Wuji's gaze swept from Shi Quan and landed on Dai Mubai.