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"Who are you, brat?"
Shi Nian's brows furrowed, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes. He hadn't expected anyone to show up in this desolate wilderness in the middle of the night.
Secretly, he began gathering his soul power, preparing to kill Dai Weisi. While he had no personal grudge against the boy, it didn't matter—Dai Weisi had witnessed everything.
He had killed four students from Shrek Academy. If he didn't silence Dai Weisi now and word reached Emperor Xue Ye, not only would he suffer, but the entire Canghui Academy could face annihilation.
So tonight, Dai Weisi must die!
"The dead have no need to know who I am," Dai Weisi said calmly. He glanced at Dai Mubai's corpse without a trace of emotion, then pointed toward the bodies. "I'll ask just once—were you the one who killed them?"
"So what if I did? Are you planning to avenge them?" As he spoke, Shi Nian had already fully gathered his soul power.
"Not really. I just came to borrow something from you."
"Oh? And what would that be?"
"Your head."
Naturally, Shi Nian's sneaky actions didn't escape Dai Weisi's sharp gaze. Seizing the initiative, Dai Weisi dove from the sky, striking down at Shi Nian with his palm.
"Hmph! Arrogant fool!"
In a flash, Shi Nian's first soul ring lit up as he chanted coldly:
"First Soul Skill: Nightmare Impact!"
An invisible ripple surged straight toward Dai Weisi. This was Shi Nian's first soul skill—a long-range spiritual attack that converted soul power into an intangible mental force to unleash a shockwave.
If struck, the victim would be mentally disoriented at best; at worst, they would lose all consciousness and go insane. But as a first soul skill, its power was limited. While it could drive ordinary people mad, it would merely disorient a soul master.
Such an invisible spiritual attack was difficult to defend against, and a typical soul master might have already been hit. But Dai Weisi was far from typical.
With his Ice-Fire Evil Eyes, which pierced illusions, he easily avoided the attack. At that moment, his second soul ring lit up.
"Second Soul Skill: White Tiger Fierce Light Wave!"
As he spoke, he unleashed a torrent of light from his mouth, the beams tearing through the air like crashing sunlight to overwhelm Shi Nian.
At the sight, Shi Nian stood dumbstruck, his eyes wide in disbelief.
"A thousand-year second ring, a ten-thousand-year fourth ring... how is that even possible?!"
But before he could react further, the beams of light rained down. He had no time to dwell on his shock and quickly activated his soul power, leaping backward and darting through the forest, using the trees to shield himself from the barrage while seeking an opening.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Explosions rang out as the White Tiger Fierce Light Wave devastated the forest. Trees collapsed, dust flew, and a thick cloud of smoke filled the air.
"A perfect chance—Nightmare!"
Shi Nian activated his Martial Soul True Body. His invisible spiritual energy spread out like a domain, enveloping Dai Weisi.
Even though Dai Weisi was incredibly fast, he was powerless against such a wide-range attack and immediately fell into a nightmare as terrifying illusions overwhelmed his senses.
Truth be told, he didn't fear much—perhaps just the sudden jump scares in horror movies. He was the type who was easily scared but still loved to watch.
Sure enough, ghostly women like Sadako and Kayako crawled toward him, howling grotesquely.
But Dai Weisi knew they were all illusions, so he wasn't truly afraid. As he opened his Ice-Fire Evil Eyes, the phantoms vanished instantly, and Shi Nian's real position was revealed to him. A smirk curled on his lips.
"White Tiger Domain—activate!"
An invisible domain swept across the area, instantly locking onto Shi Nian's figure and causing his face to change dramatically.
"This is… a domain ability? And such a powerful one! My strength has dropped by a quarter!"
Shi Nian's martial soul, Residual Dream, wasn't a beast-type soul, so the White Tiger Domain could only reduce his strength by 25%.
"Fourth Soul Skill: White Tiger Sky-Shattering Roar!"
ROAR!
A thunderous tiger's roar echoed through the mountains, shaking the heavens. The invisible sound waves surged toward Shi Nian like a monstrous flood, violently assaulting his internal organs. Blood gushed from all seven orifices.
Shi Nian felt a sharp pain in his throat and spat out a mouthful of blood. Because he was so close—less than fifty meters away—his eardrums were completely shattered. From this moment on, he would live as a deaf man.
"What terrifying sonic power…"
Before he could finish, Dai Weisi's Holy Sword of the Supreme was already at his throat.
"You... you fell into my nightmare. How could you escape so quickly? Not even a Soul Douluo could break free in such a short time…"
"Too bad you can't hear anymore—so what's the point of asking?"
Slash—
With one clean motion, Dai Weisi severed Shi Nian's head. As Shi Nian's consciousness faded, he saw his own body and realized—with hollow dread—that he'd been decapitated. Slowly, his eyes closed for the last time.
After severing the head, Dai Weisi incinerated it and obtained the 10,000-year Illusion Wisdom Skull. It was a twenty-thousand-year-old skull bone. Dai Weisi carefully placed it into his soul tool ring.
"...Huang Yuan! Jing Ling!"
Suddenly, an anguished cry pierced the air. A fiery and striking figure appeared behind Dai Weisi, cradling the corpses of Huang Yuan and Jing Ling and weeping uncontrollably.
It was none other than Liu Erlong, followed closely by Flender.
After Ning Rongrong and Jiangzhu had returned to camp, Flender and Liu Erlong had gone out to search for Dai Mubai themselves. Hearing the tiger's roar earlier, they had rushed toward the source—only to find Huang Yuan and Jing Ling's corpses, and Dai Weisi standing over the slain Shi Nian.
"Mubai! Fatty!" Flender cried, picking up the mangled remains that had been ravaged by wild beasts. Grief and rage surged in his heart.
Then his eyes fell upon the headless corpse before Dai Weisi. His expression shifted. "That guy is... Shi Nian!"
Although Dai Weisi had burned the head, the clothing and body structure were enough to identify him.
Flender trembled with fury. "So it was this bastard! He actually dared to attack our Shrek students—he deserved to die a brutal death!"
Hearing this, Dai Weisi almost laughed. If your Shrek students hadn't provoked Canghui Academy, would Shi Nian have targeted you? Honestly, this is just karma for your loose tongues.
Now that he had the Illusion Wisdom Skull, Dai Weisi was in an excellent mood. More importantly, Dai Mubai was dead. If he handled things properly, this could become a political gold mine—he could extract a fortune from the Heaven Dou Empire.
Putting on a face of "grief," Dai Weisi lifted Dai Mubai's corpse. "My poor brother... what a tragic death! Mubai, big brother will take you home!"
After squeezing out a few crocodile tears, he turned to Flender and said, "Dean Flender, I'll leave Shi Nian's corpse to you. I'm taking Mubai home."
Flender couldn't refuse such a reasonable request. He immediately bowed and said, "My deepest apologies, Your Highness. We failed to protect Mubai. But rest assured—even though Shi Nian is dead, this matter is far from over. I will make sure Canghui Academy pays the price it deserves!"
(End of Chapter)