"Uncle, didn't your elders teach you that it's rude to disturb someone's cultivation?" Xiao Yu said coldly.
Hearing Xiao Yu's disrespectful tone, Tai Nuo sneered.
"Hmph, so what? For those weaker than me, our Power Clan has always followed the principle of crushing them underfoot if we don't like them!"
"Oh? So that means you'd kneel and bow to those stronger than you, right?" Xiao Yu retorted with a sneer.
Looking at Tai Long, Xiao Yu immediately recognized that this man was likely his father, Tai Nuo.
Xiao Yu found it a bit ironic. Wasn't this supposed to be Tang San's storyline? Why was he the one experiencing it now?
As for Xiao Yu's sneer, Tai Nuo spoke in a cold, menacing tone.
"Sharp-tongued brat, I'd like to see if you'll still have such a sharp tongue after I break your limbs! I only came to seek justice for my son, but now it seems I'll have to teach you some manners on behalf of your parents!"
With the atmosphere growing tense, Dugu Yan also stood up, releasing her martial soul and looking at Tai Nuo with a serious expression.
"Xiao Yu, he's a Soul King. I'll help you!"
"No need. A mere Soul King isn't worth my concern. You go wait in the rest area," Xiao Yu said confidently to Dugu Yan.
"But he's a Soul King! No matter how strong you are, you can't fight someone three major tiers above you!" Dugu Yan was frantic upon hearing that Xiao Yu intended to face Tai Nuo alone.
"Don't worry, I'm confident!"
Xiao Yu's expression remained calm and assured.
To be honest, Xiao Yu wanted to test his current strength.
Seeing Dugu Yan also preparing to fight, Tai Nuo instinctively wanted to mock her, but the thought of her grandfather made him hold back. Instead, he continued to sneer at Xiao Yu.
"Little brat, are you ready? Considering how weak you are, I'll give you ten moves. If you can withstand them, I'll let this matter drop!"
A mere Great Soul Master? Ten moves were more than enough to cripple this kid!
He would make this kid understand what true cruelty was.
"Ten moves? No need. You can go all out. After all, I won't hold back either. You're a Soul King with the Great Strength Ape martial soul. You might make a good punching bag."
"Punching bag?! Well, well! This is the first time someone has dared to call our Power Clan a punching bag. Not only did you hurt my son, but now you're insulting the dignity of our Power Clan!"
"Dignity?! The dignity of bullying the weak and fearing the strong? Can that even be called dignity?"
Hearing Xiao Yu's sneer, even Xiao Yu himself couldn't help but laugh. They openly admitted to bullying the weak and fearing the strong, yet they still talked about dignity?
Was the Power Clan really this ridiculous?
Hearing a junior insult him like this, Tai Nuo couldn't hold back any longer.
The first two yellow soul rings on his body began to glow.
In no time, under the effects of his strength-increasing and strength-condensing soul skills, Tai Nuo's muscles swelled to an exaggerated size.
His already tight clothes were now stretched to the point of bursting.
With his martial soul activated, Tai Nuo looked like a ten-thousand-year spirit beast as he strode toward Xiao Yu.
Feeling the overwhelming pressure, Xiao Yu's expression tightened.
"Wo Long."
However, sensing the violent aura emanating from Tai Nuo, Xiao Yu's dragon bloodline was provoked, and his peaceful eyes turned fierce and murderous.
His pupils even transformed into vertical slits, exuding a menacing aura.
The Wo Long, which had appeared beside Xiao Yu, also looked at Tai Nuo with caution, its scales and claws ready for battle.
When Tai Nuo saw Xiao Yu release his martial soul, he was shocked.
Not only did he see the thousand-year first and second soul rings, but he also felt a deep, soul-shaking pressure and fear emanating from the dragon beside Xiao Yu. This fear even made Tai Nuo, a Soul King, tremble.
At this moment, the onlookers were anxious, but Tai Nuo's massive figure made them hesitate to intervene.
Although someone had already gone to fetch the dean, a Soul King could kill a Great Soul Master in an instant.
"Fengzhi, he's still a Soul King. Should we step in and help the kid?" Chen Xin asked.
"Let's wait and see. If it really comes to it, we'll trouble Uncle Sword to intervene," Ning Fengzhi said after some thought.
It was better to play it safe.
"Kid, I'll make sure you spend the next few months in bed, thinking about how to respect your elders!"
Tai Nuo's fist, larger than Xiao Yu's head, came crashing down with terrifying force.
"You're Tai Long's father, not mine. Who do you think you are to demand my respect? Holy Dragon's Claw, break!!"
With a cold laugh, Xiao Yu's left hand transformed into a massive golden dragon claw, radiating a holy aura.
Under this holy aura, Tai Nuo, who was closest, even felt the urge to kneel and submit.
"Boom!!!"
In that instant, the dragon claw collided with Tai Nuo's fist.
"Boom!!!"
At the moment of impact, a terrifying shockwave erupted from their clash.
Under the force of this shockwave, the ground beneath their feet cracked and shattered.
The once pristine stone floor was now covered in fissures.
"What?!"
But that was secondary. The main point was that Xiao Yu had blocked Tai Nuo's punch.
Xiao Yu, a Great Soul Master, had blocked a punch from a Soul King!
This scene stunned everyone present.
They hadn't expected Xiao Yu's strength to reach this level.
A Great Soul Master, blocking a Soul King's attack!
Even if it wasn't Tai Nuo's full strength, it was still an attack enhanced by his first and second soul skills!
And it had been blocked so easily?!
At this moment, the most shocked person was Tai Nuo.
The Power Clan knew their own strength better than anyone.
Although Tai Nuo was only a Level 52 Soul King, his father had once said that with his soul skills enhancing his strength, he could rival a Soul Sage in raw power!
Yet now, even with that, his attack had been blocked by a mere Great Soul Master.
If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed it.
Tai Nuo's face was filled with shock and disbelief.
"Tai Nuo, how dare you bully my student! Do you think your Power Clan can do whatever they want in Heaven Dou City?!"
At that moment, just as Tai Nuo was still in shock, a powerful Soul Sage aura rapidly approached.
Following closely behind was the shadow of a massive fire dragon.