Dai Mubai gently touched his wound, his expression grave. "I never expected you to hide such power. If you used this strength to fight your sister and I put in a little more effort, we might have been able to defeat my brother and the others. Why do you insist on doing this?
Come back, Zhuqing. I promise you—I'll never be unfaithful again. I'll devote myself entirely to you."
But Zhu Zhuqing responded with nothing more than a derisive snort. Then, with a sudden burst of force from her legs, she vanished from Dai Mubai's sight.
Dai Mubai's mind screamed again—so fast! And why does her quadrupedal movement resemble that of a wild beast? It was strange and incredibly difficult to counter!
But after two layers of enhancement, he was no longer in his initial state. At this point, he could barely catch a glimpse of Zhu Zhuqing's afterimage. Bringing his arms together defensively, Dai Mubai prepared to resist.
At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing leapt forward, her fierce claws swinging violently.
But just as Zhu Zhuqing was about to unleash her claw attack—
Her figure suddenly spun rapidly in midair. With one foot planted firmly on the ground, she launched a powerful kick with her right leg, striking Dai Mubai squarely in the abdomen!
Pfft!
Dai Mubai's eyes widened in disbelief as a mouthful of blood gushed out, sending him flying backward.
"How is this possible? I clearly anticipated her attack. How did she suddenly change her trajectory?" Dai Mubai muttered, lying on the ground in disbelief.
The Evil-Eyed Holy King sneered disdainfully at this moment.
So what if he had learned a rudimentary version of the Boundless Heavenly Force from Yu Xiaogang? His combat skills were still lacking. Aside from unleashing waves of energy, once engaged in close combat, he became utterly useless. Truly laughable—a true powerhouse has no weaknesses.
To be fair, it was also Dai Mubai's carelessness. Though the White Tiger martial soul wasn't among the top-tier super martial souls, it was still an elite one.
Under the amplification of two enhancing soul skills and the True Body Armor, Zhu Zhuqing's claws shouldn't have been able to penetrate the True Body Armor on Dai Mubai's arms. However, his mistake lay in underestimating Zhu Zhuqing's agility, not expecting her to change her attack mid-motion with such devastating force.
But it wasn't just Dai Mubai who hadn't foreseen this—Zhu Zhuqing herself was marveling at the Evil-Eyed Holy King's mastery over physical control. She truly had much to learn.
This thought stirred some resentment within Zhu Zhuqing.
They were all part of Shrek's Seven Monsters, so why did Dai Mubai and Oscar get to learn self-created soul skills while she was stuck learning how to overcome her fear of water, gaining no real combat strength? And then there was Yu Xiaogang pressuring her into reconciling with Dai Mubai to perform the Spirit Fusion Technique.
What? Are girls not worthy of becoming stronger? Must they rely on men to survive?
The more she thought about it, the angrier Zhu Zhuqing became. Deep down, she cursed Shrek Academy, thinking, 'This place isn't even fit for dogs to attend!'
At this moment, in the Evil-Eyed Holy King's view, decisively defeating Dai Mubai without any doubt was already a victory. Thus, He spoke condescendingly:
"In the end, this is all you're capable of. How could you possibly defeat Dai Weisi on your own? So enjoy these last moments of yours.
And don't ever bother the girls' dormitory again—you scum!"
Though the Evil-Eyed Holy King wasn't human, He had once been the mighty and domineering god of the tiger race.
The fact that His power had been passed down to someone as cowardly and evasive as Dai Mubai felt like a disgrace to His strength. Now, venting His frustration through Zhu Zhuqing's words brought Him immense satisfaction.
With this mundane matter resolved, the Evil-Eyed Holy King was in high spirits, ready to take Zhu Zhuqing on the journey to find Ye Wen.
But before He had gone far, a series of crackling sounds erupted behind Him. The Evil-Eyed Holy King frowned and quickly shifted away.
Swish!
A golden lightning sword qi slashed across the ground, carving a glaring trench into the once-smooth brick road.
The Evil-Eyed Holy King's eyes turned cold. He, who had discreetly screened candidates, was well aware of Dai Mubai's techniques.
"I was planning to let you go, but you dare use your ultimate move against me? Do you really want to die here, Dai Mubai?"
By now, Dai Mubai had wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth, but his once-neat school uniform now looked filthy and disheveled.
Holding the Heavenly Giant Slash Sword, Dai Mubai sneered, "You're still as stupid as ever, Zhu Zhuqing. This isn't a soul arena—there's no referee declaring me the loser, and I'm certainly not dead. On what basis do you think you've won?
It was just a momentary lapse on my part. Now, let me show you my true power!
Today, no matter what, I will make you submit to me and become my woman!
Take this! Heavenly Giant Slash Barrage!"
With that, Dai Mubai let out a tiger roar and began wildly slashing with the Heavenly Giant Slash Sword in a chaotic flurry!
Such an unstructured sword technique naturally couldn't hit the Evil-Eyed Holy King. Even without His interference, Zhu Zhuqing, as an agile attacker, could easily dodge Dai Mubai's wide, sweeping slashes with her speed.
However, the sheer output of his attacks did restrict the Evil-Eyed Holy King's ability to close in.
If this continued, the excessive soul power consumption of the Boundless Heavenly Force would eventually exhaust Dai Mubai. But faced with such a persistent nuisance, annoyance flickered intensely in the Evil-Eyed Holy King's eyes.
How could the Dai family possibly possess such a top-tier martial soul if not for the power He bestowed?
Had He not sacrificed His divine rank to share His power, how could a mere Soul Elder dare provoke Him?
And how could the Dai family be so worthless that not a single person with the potential to ascend to godhood had emerged in over two thousand years?
At this moment, dark green Netherworld Power gathered in the Evil-Eyed Holy King's hands.
Watching the ominous-colored flames of Netherworld Power burning steadily, Dai Mubai felt another wave of chill run down his spine.
At this moment, the Evil-Eyed Holy King spoke to Zhu Zhuqing in her mind: "Zhu Zhuqing, watch closely, learn carefully, and deeply comprehend the correct way to use this power. This will be your trump card when you follow that person in the future."
"Yes," Zhu Zhuqing replied earnestly.
At this time, the Evil-Eyed Holy King completed the modification of this self-created soul skill using Netherworld Power.
"Innate Soul Skill: Netherworld Power – Modified: Netherworld Arrow!"
Now, Zhu Zhuqing's left hand transformed into a sword-finger stance, with the tip of her finger serving as the source of Netherworld Power. As her right hand stretched back, the flame-like Netherworld Power was abruptly elongated and began to burn fiercely.
It resembled an arrow, brimming with latent energy, ready to be unleashed at any moment!
Danger! Danger! Danger!
Dai Mubai's instincts screamed in warning. He wanted to flee but realized an invisible force seemed to have locked onto him.
"Damn it! This wench wants to kill me!" Dai Mubai cursed inwardly.
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