The Local Gang Leader of Suotuo City was not some tough nut to crack; the moment he saw the spirit rings circling Zhao Wuji, he didn't hesitate for a second and directly exposed Yu Yan's residence.
After watching Zhao Wuji leave, the Local Gang Leader slumped on the ground, clutching his heart, and made up his mind to move away from Suotuo City. Whoever wanted to stay in this godforsaken place could stay; he was running away.
Having learned Yu Yan's location in Suotuo City, the trio of Zhao Wuji rushed to Yu Yan's residence without stopping, preparing to give him an unforgettable lesson and tie him to Suotuo City's big tree to make him lose all face.
Arriving at the hotel where Yu Yan and Xiao Wu were staying, Zhao Wuji, who didn't want to keep searching and relied on his own overbearing strength, stood in front of the hotel and shouted toward it, "Yu Yan, get your ass out here!"
This shout from Zhao Wuji successfully woke Yu Yan up, as well as everyone else in the area.
Woken by the noise, Yu Yan poked his head out the window and saw the three people standing in front of the hotel.
He recognized Ma Hongjun and Oscar the instant he saw them.
The middle-aged man standing in front of those two looked to be about fifty years old; his appearance was ordinary, but his build was extremely solid, and the muscles on his arms were like steel.
'I don't know this guy, which means this burly man was brought here by Ma Hongjun and Oscar. Within Shrek Academy, the only one who fits this description is probably Zhao Wuji, right?'
Sizing up the middle-aged burly man, Yu Yan thought for a brief moment and roughly guessed his identity.
Zhao Wuji had some conflicts in his early years with the Strength Clan, who were known for being overprotective. The nickname 'Immovable Wisdom King' originated from Spirit Masters who detested the Strength Clan, because he could head-on resist the Strength Clan's attacks.
'At this point in time, Zhao Wuji seems to be Level 76.'
While thinking, Yu Yan leaped down and landed in front of Zhao Wuji's trio.
"I am Yu Yan. To what do I owe the honor of your visit?"
Standing firm after landing, Yu Yan looked at the aggressively approaching Zhao Wuji trio in the middle of the night and asked despite already knowing the answer.
"We're here for revenge, of course! You haven't forgotten what you did to us three years ago, have you? Tonight, I'm going to replicate everything you did to me right back onto you!"
Without waiting for Zhao Wuji to answer, Ma Hongjun, standing behind Zhao Wuji, pointed a finger at Yu Yan and issued a furious accusation.
As he spoke these words, Ma Hongjun's face was filled with the excitement of finally getting revenge.
"Alright then, goodbye."
After saying that, Yu Yan immediately turned and ran toward the city gates. To deal with a Spirit Saint like Zhao Wuji, he might need to use some Martial Soul Fusion Skills, and those methods were currently not suitable for a place where people were crowded and eyes were everywhere.
Furthermore, a battle with a Spirit Saint would cause massive destruction to the surroundings; the battlefield between him and Zhao Wuji was not suited for this place.
Zhao Wuji, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar had never expected that Yu Yan would flee directly after only a couple of sentences. After a brief two-second daze, Zhao Wuji was the first to react and gave chase to Yu Yan.
After exchanging a glance, Ma Hongjun and Oscar followed behind Teacher Zhao. They wanted to see the satisfying scene of Teacher Zhao pummeling Yu Yan.
Staying upstairs, Xiao Wu saw Yu Yan running toward the city gates. She went to Yu Yan's room, packed up the things he hadn't had time to take, placed the frozen corpses of Bu Le's trio into a storage soul tool, and then leisurely headed toward the city gates while carrying Dark Snow.
She wasn't worried at all that Yu Yan would be in danger. If someone was truly going to be in life-threatening danger, it would definitely be the person who came looking for trouble.
After all, if there really were danger, Yu Yan would have grabbed her to escape as quickly as possible instead of showing up so ostentatiously in front of the troublemaker.
Zhao Wuji, who was not specialized in speed, chased for over ten minutes and still hadn't caught up to Yu Yan.
Seeing Yu Yan consistently just a short distance ahead of him, Zhao Wuji shouted loudly, "Kid, if you stop now, I might just hold back a little!"
"Stop bragging. Catch me first, then we'll talk."
Maintaining a similar speed, Yu Yan turned his head to respond to Zhao Wuji's words while looking for a suitable battle site.
The Spirit Master officer in charge of patrols saw the two powerful Spirit Masters who had a conflict in the city leave Suotuo City, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. As long as they didn't fight inside the city, they could fight wherever they pleased.
Outside Suotuo City, in a deserted flat area, Yu Yan turned around to face Zhao Wuji.
"Senior has chased me for so long, haven't you thought about giving up?"
"Bullying my, Zhao Wuji's, students—you can't get away without paying a price."
After stopping, Zhao Wuji threw a punch at Yu Yan without a word. Having chased for so long, Zhao Wuji was harboring a fire in his heart.
"I remember you once said you hated the ways of the Strength Clan the most. Looking at it today, it seems you're no different from the Strength Clan."
Zhao Wuji didn't use spirit power, and Yu Yan didn't use spirit power either. He threw a punch forward, colliding with Zhao Wuji's fist.
Two powerful forces collided. After a brief clash, both Yu Yan and Zhao Wuji retreated backward simultaneously.
Yu Yan retreated five steps, while Zhao Wuji retreated more than ten steps before steadying himself.
Losing to Yu Yan in the initial clash of strength and not knowing how to retort to Yu Yan's words, the successfully enraged Zhao Wuji let out a roar. A large brown bear over two meters tall appeared behind him, and seven spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and three black—appeared on his body.
The third purple spirit ring flashed, and with Zhao Wuji as the center, a burst of gravity erupted. This was Zhao Wuji's third spirit skill, Gravity Enhancement, which could strengthen the gravity around him to restrict an enemy's movement speed.
This gravity was applied to Yu Yan, but with his extremely high Physical Body strength, he didn't feel this spirit power restricting his movement speed at all.
"This time, let's see what you do."
Thinking that his spirit skill had taken effect, Zhao Wuji gave a thunderous shout and threw another punch at Yu Yan.
Yu Yan lightly stepped back. While dodging Zhao Wuji's attack, he initiated Martial Soul Possession, and six Profound Ice Chains extended toward Zhao Wuji's position.
"Immovable Wisdom King Body!"
His attack having missed, Zhao Wuji stomped his foot on the ground. A golden shockwave erupted from his body, repelling the Profound Ice Chains rushing toward him.
The golden shockwave repelled the approaching Profound Ice Chains, but with a wave of Yu Yan's hand, these repelled chains extended toward Zhao Wuji once again.
Zhao Wuji, who was highly experienced in battle, looked at the ice chains that were merely repelled and not shattered, and he began to realize something was wrong.
Facing these approaching Profound Ice Chains again, Zhao Wuji once more activated his First Soul Skill, Immovable Wisdom King Body, unleashing golden shockwaves in an attempt to shatter the ice chains.
Under the vibration of wave after wave of golden shockwaves, visible cracks appeared on the Profound Ice Chains.