CH 29: Ah Li VS Dai Mubai again

"We're here." After a while, the group reached another open space. The place was empty, except for a man sitting on a chair. Even from the back, his enormous muscles and broad shoulders could easily be seen. He also wore a sleeveless jacket and had tattoos in quite a few places of his body.

"Mr Zhao, I brought them here to undergo the fourth exam." Dai Mubai explained before Zhao Wuji hummed in interest :"Hm? This year, we actually have students for the fourth exam. And five students at that."

"They also skipped the second and third exams." Dai Mubai spoke again. Getting up, Zhao Wuji's face and body was revealed as he walked towards the youngsters. Ah Li had to admit, even if he was short, even shorter than Tang San, his muscles were seriously something else.

As he reached them, he stood in front of Ah Li and looked up at him :"Oh? The five of them have exceeded Lv 25? Not bad, not bad. Seems like there are quite a number of monsters this year. I am Zhao Wuji. Since the five of you have excepted the second and third exams, let me play with all of you."

Hearing his words, Dai Mubai was immediately taken aback. While Bibi Dong was confused as to why a Lv 70 Soul Saint would want to fight against a bunch of Lv 20 Soul Grandmaster children, Ah Li sighed in his heart :'And people like this guy? This asshole is literally trying to bully children not even half his age.'

The others didn't know about him and his Soul Power Level, so they weren't really surprised. Even if they were, Zhao Wuji didn't care as he continued :"I'll give you half an hour to get to know each other and discuss. Half an hour later, all of you will team up to resist my attack for half an hour. As long as one of you can persist to the end, you will pass this exam. *Smirking* But, the last part of the test... Is not that easy to pass."

"Mr Zhao, this is not appropriate." Dai Mubai said, slightly nervous. He wanted to use this chance to go all out against Ah Li and repay the embarrassment and humiliation he caused him. But if Zhao Wuji fought him, the chances of later going all out against him with the intention of hurting would be very low.

"Hm? Why?" The old man noticed the nervousness, but still insisted :"The dean of school isn't here, so I am the leader. I make the decisions." Dai Mubai still wanted to convince :"Mister-" But he was interrupted :"Enough. Don't say anymore. Using this half an hour, you tell them my strength and characteristics. *Looking at the group* I hope that you understand. Don't try to trick. No one can escape from my attack area. At the same time, I can also remind you. You won't be able to resist my attack alone. Coordination is the only chance for you to succeed."

"Fuck, how can there be such a shameless asshole?! Look at your age, bastard! You actually go and bully children?! Do you have no shame?!" Bibi Dong immediately got mad. This school and its members were pissing her off more and more. If the bastard really wanted to bully Ah Li, she'd definitely force him to use his Orbs and teach the shameless asshole a lesson!

Just as Zhao Wuji took out an incense and was about to light it up, Dai Mubai bit his lip and swallowed his pride before coming to his side. The old man was surprised, but listened as he whispered something in his ear. After listening to him explaining how he was defeated unfairly, his eyes went wide as he looked at Dai Mubai with shock :"What?! Are you telling the truth?!"

Hearing Dai Mubai explain how he was defeated before even using his trump card, and the matter of both of the noiret's Soul Rings being 10,000-years, Zhao Wuji was truly shocked. Someone from a lower Rank managed to beat him quick enough that he didn't even have the chance to use his 3rd Soul Skill, and that person had two black Soul Rings. How could he not be shocked?

Honestly, he really wanted to fight against Ah Li now. Who likes to see such a genius? He'd obviously be sore. And with his rotten character, he'd definitely want to beat him up to relieve some of his envy. But seeing how sincerely Dai Mubai asked and how much he wanted to reclaim his honor, he gave up for now with a sigh :"Alright, fine, we'll do it that way."

As he said that, he looked at the group of children :"Alright, change of plans. Other than Ah Li, everybody else will fight me. Ah Li himself will be fighting against Dai Mubai instead. Now, no questions asked. *Looking at Ah Li* Hey, boy, do you want to start now, or do you need time to prepare?"

'Well, this is unexpected.' The noiret blinked a few times :'But oh well, it's better this way. I don't think I'd be able to hold back from using my Orbs or Nightmare Sickles if this bastard tried to bully me.' With a smirk, he shrugged :"I'm ready whenever he is."

"Hmph, alright then, let's begin right away." The blond snorted arrogantly before walking into the center of the field. While the others backed away to open some space, the two stood against each other. Smirking, Ah Li snickered :"Hehehe, didn't expect you to be so eager to get your ass kicked again."

"Hmph, this won't be like last time." Dai Mubai simply snorted as he got ready to fight. With a dark chuckle, the noiret got into a fighting stance as well :"Yeah, it won't. It will be worse." Seeing them in position, Zhao Wuji prepared a stick of incense :"Alright, the rules are the same as mine. Kid, you only need to persist against Dai Mubai for half an hour. Good luck, and begin!"

As he lit the incense up, both of them immediately released their Martial Souls. As their appearances changed and the phantom of their Martial Souls appeared behind them, their Soul Rings also came out and started rotating around their feet.

"Sure enough, it is as Mubai said..."

"B... Black Soul Rings?! 10,000-year Soul Rings?! And two of them?! How could this be?!"

The two who had never seen Ah Li's Soul Ring Configuration, were immediately surprised. Zhao Wuji was mentally prepared since Dai Mubai told him, but this was still too shocking. It was directly breaking their common sense. Ning Rongrong was even more shocked. She hadn't heard about this, and it was the first time she had seen such a thing. So naturally, she was very shocked.

Back with the two, unlike the first time where he was too arrogant and didn't put Ah Li in his eyes, this time, Dai Mubai immediately used his 3rd Soul Skill. With a roar, his 1,000-year purple 3rd Soul Ring immediately lit up :"3rd Soul Skill: White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

With the activation of his Soul Skill, his body seemed to have grown a size bigger as his muscles muscled up and the "king" character on his forehead grew more distinct. However, he didn't immediately attack though. Being very confident in beating Ah Li after his trump card was used, he wanted to show off.

Folding his arms, he smirked arrogantly :"Brat, you have no chance now. Back then, the only reason I lost was because I was caught off guard and didn't even manage to use my 3rd Soul Skill, my strongest Soul Skill! Hmph, but well, I'll let you know why you don't have any chance in beating me now.

Once this Soul Skill is activated, it increases my physical strength, attack and defense by 100% for half an hour! Just enough to fight you till this exam ends. Hmph, do you think that you have any chance in beating me when my strength has been doubled? Dream on, bastard-"

However, just as he was showing off arrogantly, one of Ah Li's tails extended and attacked directly. Feeling a sense of danger, Dai Mubai immediately shielded himself with his arms as the tails hit. And upon contact, it hit with such force that Dai Mubai was forced to slide back. Feeling the pain in his arms along with a painful and nasty scar, he was immediately shocked. With his defense of a higher Rank already being so strong, and it being directly doubled, how could Ah Li cause such a scar to appear on his arms?

Zhao Wuji, having a clear idea of Dai Mubai's strength, was also shocked. Looking at the tail that retreated, everyone looked at Ah Li, who rolled his eyes, with shock :"Hey, am I here for a useless lecture, or am I here to fight? Shut it and let's start already, geez."

"Hmph, fine then!" Once the shock was replaced with anger, Dai Mubai immediately attacked. With the length of the noiret's tails, the only way to be out of danger would be to be close to Ah Li. To not give him space to use those tails. However, the owner of the tails, knowing the blond's plan, simply smirked. And what followed, was both of Ah Li's tails attacking this time!

"So fast!" The spectators gasped at the speed that the sharp tails struck. Dai Mubai was shocked too, but he didn't have the time to be shocked. Having experienced the horror of those sharp tails, he didn't dare to be careless. Having no choice but to give up on attacking, he quickly jumped aside to dodge. Barely managing to succeed as the tails directly plunged into the ground with no effort.

"Shit!" Just as he got happy for the chance to advance, the tails slid towards him while still in the ground, cutting through the ground like a hot knife through butter. Having no other choice, he immediately used his 1st Soul Ring :"1st Soul Skill: White Tiger Shield Body Barrier!"

As the tails struck the layer of white light that acted as a shield, the force was enough to send Dai Mubai flying away. However, instead of angry or nervous, he was immediately happy for the freed distance. Turning towards Ah Li, his 2nd Soul Ring immediately lit up :"2nd Soul Skill: White Tiger Intense Light Wave!"

But the noiret wasn't nervous either. Instead of panicking, he smirked in amusement as he brought his tails back, and formed a cocoon from them! As the long tails wrapped around him and turned into a black and red scaly ball, the light shot from Dai Mubai also struck. However, unlike what he had thought, the intense light didn't manage to hurt Ah Li at all.

"Clever move!" Zhao Wuji immediately muttered a praise :'His tails seem to be very durable on top of being extremely sharp, so instead of facing the attack head on, he used those tails to defend himself and not leave a single opening!'

As the light ended, there wasn't a single harm inflicted on the tails. But just as Ah Li was unfolding his tails, the same old and familiar tingling sensation went off in the back of his head. His amazing Instincts had acted up. Trusting them as always, he listened to his Instincts and swiped one of his tails to where he sensed the attack was coming from.

"Shit!" Dai Mubai cursed again as his claws landed on the centipede tails, causing sparks to fly around as the other tail swiped as well and landed directly on his stomach, causing him to gasp for air as he was shot away. Spitting a mouthful of blood in the air from the strength of the attack, he quickly balanced himself and landed on the ground, holding his scarred stomach while groaning in pain.

"Hm? Hahahaha, don't tell me that's all you've got!" Ah Li immediately laughed :"You were acting like such a big shit just now! What happened to all that vigor, tough guy? You already finished?" His words enraged the blond boy even more, but he forced himself to calm down as he tried to think of a plan. After all, not only was he the one who asked for this match, his fiance was also here! Losing this fight would be a great blow to his reputation and a slap to his face.

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