Chapter 257: Zhu Zhuqing’s Strength, Time to Settle Things!

Seeing Dai Mubai about to attack, Su Ming, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong all prepared themselves. Su Ming calmly said, "Dai Mubai! You want to fight? Go ahead and try!"

Dai Mubai, however, no longer cared about what Su Ming said. Since Su Ming had decided to leave Shrek Academy, if they fought and Su Ming got the better of him, surely the two headmasters wouldn't just sit idly by.

"Su Ming, shut up! Disciplining my fiancée has nothing to do with you! I've been sick of you for a while now—messing around with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong. And now, you've got your eyes on my fiancée too?"

Su Ming: …

At that moment, Su Ming hadn't even considered such things. He wasn't someone who would take advantage of situations to impress women. Besides, he didn't think Dai Mubai could beat Zhu Zhuqing. He had always suspected that Zhu Zhuqing's abilities had a defense-breaking effect.

The reason Su Ming stepped up was simply because he saw Zhu Zhuqing as a friend.

Meanwhile, the members of the Emperor Team felt a bit out of place. Why had the Shrek Academy team suddenly turned on each other? Qin Ming felt the same way, thinking that Tang San's comment about Su Ming's cultivation technique was just the spark that lit the fuse.

All they could do now was wait and see what would happen.

Qin Ming also began to wonder—if Ning Rongrong brought Su Ming and the others to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, could he still bring in Tang San and the others? After all, he was just a talented teacher. His influence was nowhere near as great as Ning Rongrong's.

Seeing that Su Ming, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong had stood up for her, Zhu Zhuqing felt a warmth in her heart. But this time, she had made up her mind. It was time to settle things with Dai Mubai once and for all.

She had already anticipated this moment when she agreed to leave the academy with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.

With a smile, Zhu Zhuqing told the trio, "You don't need to get involved. Dai Mubai and I need to settle this ourselves. I don't think he can beat me anymore."

Dai Mubai sneered. "Zhuqing, I admit you've improved quickly, but don't forget—I'm still one level above you. And as someone who knows the characteristics of the Hell Civet, I can tell you, all you've got is speed. Your attack power is nowhere near enough to break through my White Tiger's defense."

Su Ming: Where does Dai Mubai get all this confidence from?

Even Tang San recalled his previous fight with Zhu Zhuqing and whispered a warning to Dai Mubai, "Boss Dai, be careful. Zhuqing's strength is no joke."

But Dai Mubai ignored the warning. To him, the history of the Star Luo Empire had always shown the White Tiger to be superior to the Hell Civet. This would be no exception.

Without another word, Dai Mubai released his White Tiger martial spirit. His first and third spirit rings lit up, enhancing him to his strongest state.

"Come at me, Zhuqing! With your weak attacks, do you really think you can break through my full-power defense?"

With a swift step, Dai Mubai charged at Zhu Zhuqing, determined to show her his strength.

Zhu Zhuqing, however, wasn't worried. The White Tiger might excel in attack and defense, but in terms of speed, it was no match for her. What good was all that power if it couldn't hit her?

With the system-granted defense-breaking ability, Zhu Zhuqing was brimming with confidence in her attacks. She didn't need overwhelming strength—she had speed on her side.

She quickly summoned her martial spirit and activated her first spirit skill, Ghost Shadow Strike, to close the distance between herself and Dai Mubai. Then, with a quick movement, she gathered energy in her right hand and unleashed her third spirit skill, Hell Slash, striking down on him.

Dai Mubai, reacting swiftly, adjusted his stance, crossed his arms in front of him, and summoned a protective barrier of spirit power. "Zhuqing, give it up! Your Hell Slash won't be able to break through my defense!"

But to his shock, the moment her strike landed, a sharp pain shot through his arms, as if his defenses weren't there at all.

"Ahhhhh!"

Dai Mubai was sent stumbling back several steps, his arms bleeding profusely as he gritted his teeth in pain.

Seeing Dai Mubai in this state filled Zhu Zhuqing with satisfaction. She had long wanted to give him a proper beating, and today she finally had the chance. Her defense-breaking ability, even at half its full power, was more than enough to make Dai Mubai suffer.

Dai Mubai glared at Zhu Zhuqing, disbelief written all over his face. "Impossible! What did you do? Why do I feel like my defenses are useless?"

Everyone watching furrowed their brows. How was this happening?

Most of them had assumed Zhu Zhuqing wouldn't be able to beat Dai Mubai. But the outcome was completely unexpected.

Even Qin Ming was taken aback. He had thought Zhu Zhuqing's abilities were rather average, especially given her traditional path as an agility-type spirit master, which made her less effective in direct combat. He figured she was more suited for assassination, relying on speed and stealth to deliver a deadly blow.

Dai Mubai, having learned from his first mistake, didn't hesitate to launch multiple White Tiger Light Waves at Zhu Zhuqing, no longer caring that they were in a restaurant.

Zhu Zhuqing glanced at Su Ming, then easily dodged the slow-moving attacks.

Su Ming, understanding her silent request, created several wooden hands on the ground, which enveloped the incoming light waves and snuffed them out.

The ease with which Su Ming nullified the attack stunned everyone, especially Dai Mubai. Was the gap between him and Su Ming really that wide? His strongest attack had been neutralized so effortlessly.

Luckily, the group had reserved a private room for their dinner, so the soundproof barrier Su Ming had set up earlier prevented their fight from disturbing the other patrons.

Of course, the soundproof barrier was nothing special to Gu Rong, who had been eavesdropping from the shadows. He could break through it at any time, though he didn't see the need. Instead, he used space transfer to discreetly position himself within the restaurant.

Su Ming sensed Gu Rong's presence and couldn't help but twitch a little. That old man was at it again—always sneaking around to spy. Just like last time