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It didn't take long for Dai Mubai to falter.
"Damn it!" He'd never felt so suffocated. Losing to soul skills would've been bearable, but being crushed by raw soul power? That stung.
Defeat here would be a disgrace.
Worse, Ning Tian's relentless barrage gave him no room to breathe or charge his Second Soul Skill: White Tiger Light Wave. He could only parry with his Vajra Transformation's golden aura and claws.
*Crack!*
The aura broke, and Ning Tian's sword qi sliced through his silver claws, slamming into his chest.
Dai Mubai rocketed back like a cannonball, smashing into the hotel wall and vanishing in a dust cloud.
"Young Master Dai!" the twins cried.
"Wow, Little Six, you're incredible! That lecherous tiger didn't stand a chance," Xiao Wu cheered.
Tang San stayed silent, fists clenched until his nails drew blood, eyes fixed on Ning Tian.
"Cough, cough… Enough. I give up," Dai Mubai rasped from the dust, dispelling his martial soul.
"You're surrendering already?" Ning Tian asked, unsatisfied. He'd honed countless techniques over the years and had barely scratched the surface. 'Guess Zhao Wuji would get the full show.'
It was just past noon, and the ruckus had drawn a crowd outside. The clerk and manager cowered behind the counter.
Dai Mubai glanced at the onlookers and approached Ning Tian. "I'm done. I've got one skill left, but your strength, speed, and soul power control outmatch me. That insane soul power countered me perfectly. And I didn't force out your rings. No point in going on." His tone mirrored the original story's respect for Tang San.
He studied the trio. "I see that you guys are about twelve, showing up in Suotuo City at this time. You should be here to take admission at Shrek academy, right? We'll cross paths again. Manager, bill the damages and their rooms to me—Evil-Eyed White Tiger Dai Mubai."
He waved to the twins and walked out with them.
Xiao Wu pouted after him. "What a creep, bringing twins to a hotel. He is trash. Forget Evil-Eyed White Tiger—call him Lustful Tiger. Little Six, if we end up at Shrek, we should stay away from him."
"Hope you mean that," Ning Tian said, recalling how she had warmed to Dai Mubai in the original story despite it all.
"When did you hit Spirit Elder?" she asked. She knew he had left the academy twice for soul rings, five and three years back.
"Recently," he said. His second and third rings came via Zhu Qing's father.
The second, from a 1,500-year Thorn Turtle, gave him 'Second Soul Skill: Sword Shield' a barrier rivaling a defense-type soul master's third skill, with auto-counter sword beams.
The third, from a rare 5,000-year Shadow-Splitting Rabbit, granted 'Third Soul Skill: Sword Shadow', two illusionary sword clones with a third of his power, adding one per new ring.
"What are your soul rings?" Xiao Wu pressed, endlessly curious.
"You'll see in time." He glanced at Tang San, lost in self-doubt, then told the clerk, "You've got more than two rooms, right? We're not what you think. Make it three." Why not, when someone else was footing the bill?
The manager peeked out, forcing a smile at Ning Tian. "Of course, of course! You….get them three rooms!" he ordered the clerk.
"Yes, sir!" The clerk handed over three golden keys, each marked with a room number.
Ning Tian grabbed one and headed upstairs, leaving Xiao Wu stomping in frustration and Tang San slumping in defeat.
"Tang San, what are you standing there for? Little Six is already up," Xiao Wu said.
Tang San jolted from his daze. In that moment, he'd wrestled with his reality. His true strength wasn't Blue Silver Grass, it was his hidden weapons. With Mysterious Heaven Skill advancing, he could wield many Hidden Weapon Hundred Solutions techniques. Even if Ning Tian's soul power topped his, those wouldn't save him.
And he had his second martial soul.
But soul power growth was urgent. Without closing the gap, even his weapons would falter against a vast divide.
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