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After Xu Sheng accompanied Yuanen Yehui to fully absorb the Soul Ring and returned to Shrek Academy…
Yue Zhengyu, upon hearing the news, sought her out at the earliest opportunity…
He looked at Yuanen Yehui with a suspicious gaze and asked, "Where did you and that Teacher Xu go this morning?"
In the past, Yuanen Yehui would have simply ignored him, but considering she had just acquired a hundred-thousand-year soul ring, she felt much more joyful than before and faintly replied, "I've broken through to Soul King, naturally, I asked Teacher Xu to help me acquire a Soul Ring."
Upon hearing this, Yue Zhengyu narrowed his eyes and said, "Don't lie to me, there are hardly any soul beasts left on the Continent, and you still talk about acquiring a Soul Ring? Claiming to have acquired a Spirit Soul would be more like it!"
The value of soul beasts had changed from before, they were utterly priceless now; even the thought of purchasing a ten-thousand-year soul beast would require his Holy Family to think thrice!
However, this person… seemed somewhat different today, actually having the patience to explain things to him!
Yuanen Yehui glanced at him once and didn't bother to explain further. "Is there anything else? If not, I will be leaving!"
She had no need to explain herself to this person—they weren't close friends, after all!
Yue Zhengyu immediately raised his voice to stop her, "Wait, don't leave just yet, I came to you today for a sparring session. Recently, my strength has greatly increased; you might not be my match anymore."
His words were filled with immense confidence!
A few hints of surprise flashed across the beautiful eyes of Yuanen Yehui, but she mercilessly retorted, "Oh? Even when we were both Soul Ancestors, you were no match for me, and now I have ascended to Soul King. You couldn't possibly have a chance of winning, so forget it, otherwise it'll just seem like I'm bullying you."
Yue Zhengyu's face darkened upon being looked down upon like this, and he clenched his fist, saying, "How would you know without trying!"
How dare she underestimate him like this? He'd let her see the fruits of his labor over the past few days!
"Fine then, since you insist, I'll resolve this within five minutes."
The next second, Yue Zhengyu and Yuanen Yehui both took a few steps backward…
Without hesitation, he released his Holy Angel Martial Soul, and four soul rings slowly rose from his feet…
Purple, purple, purple, black!
Although there was no dramatic change, upon closer inspection, one could see that the light emitted by his soul rings had deepened slightly…
Yuanen Yehui suddenly realized something and said faintly, "So that's it… Did you increase the age of your soul rings through the Spirit Ascension Platform?"
No wonder he was confident enough to challenge her now that she had become a Soul King!
Yue Zhengyu swept the hair from his forehead and said smugly, "That's right! Now, I am much stronger than before!"
After a pause, filled with a fighting spirit, he stared at Yuanen Yehui, "Come on, release your Fallen Angel Martial Spirit!"
Yuanen Yehui just pursed her thin lips and scoffed, "As you wish!"
In an instant, a powerful Soul Power burst from her body, roaring toward the surroundings…
Feeling this aura, Yue Zhengyu instinctively stepped back, his face filled with shock as he said, "What... What is this? How did her presence become so terrifying!"
Under this pressure, he even felt that he and his opponent were not soul masters of the same level!
And it wasn't over yet; as the Fallen Angel appeared behind Yuanen Yehui, five soul rings slowly rose from her feet…
Purple, purple, black, black, crimson!
Especially the fifth hundred-thousand-year soul ring, which even made the surrounding space tremble…
Yue Zhengyu felt his body becoming significantly heavier, even feeling an urge to kneel!
Staring at the Crimson Soul Ring, he became completely dumbfounded...
After a few seconds of shock, he couldn't help but curse, "I... Fuck! A... A hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring! How... How is that possible!"
Even someone from his Holy Family wouldn't dare to absorb a thirty-thousand-year Spirit Soul for their fifth soul ring!
Yuanen Yehui, why did she dare to absorb a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring?
No, the question should be, how was she able to successfully absorb it!
Yuanen Yehui said without changing his expression, "Yue Zhengyu, do you still want to fight?"
Clenching his teeth and steeling himself, Yue Zhengyu said, "Fight... Of course, I'll fight! It's just a hundred-thousand-year soul ring!"
Even though he said so, deep down he felt intimidated!
That damn hundred-thousand-year soul ring could use its sheer pressure to prevent him from using even half of his strength!!
Dueling with her was simply seeking death!
But for the dignity of the Holy Family, he'd go all out against her!!
...
When Yue Zhengyu returned to the classroom, his cheeks were swollen and he'd even gained two black eyes...
He looked completely different from his usually handsome self!
The male students he was on good terms with couldn't hold back their smiles, and they joked loudly, "Hey, hey, hey, isn't that Yue Zhengyu? How did you become such a mess in just a few days?"
"I'm dying of laughter, your face is swollen like a pig's head, and you still dare to show up in class?"
"He must have challenged Yuanen Yehui voluntarily and got beaten up by her! She's become a Soul King, after all. He was overestimating himself!"
Feeling more and more stares turning towards him, Yue Zhengyu gritted his teeth and said, "Shut up! All of you, shut up!"
But it was too late, as most of the female students who heard the chatter had already recognized him...
And their gazes had changed, now laced with a hint of disdain...
"Is that really my idol Yue Zhengyu? I'd believe it if you told me he was a pig's head! I can't believe I used to like him. Eh, from now on, let's pretend I don't know him."
"Mmm-hmm, we should stay away from him in the future. We can't afford to lose that face!"
"Of course, who would want a pig-headed idol? I'll go after other students instead. Yue Zhengyu is... beyond words!"
"Shh, keep it down, don't let Yue Zhengyu hear us. Although he really looks like a pig's head now, he's usually quite handsome!"
Hearing these comments, Yue Zhengyu collapsed listlessly onto the desk...
In his heart, there were only two words: ruined!
His lifelong reputation had been thoroughly destroyed by this guy, Yuanen Yehui!!
How was he supposed to get by in the academy from now on?
Yuanen Yehui, I will definitely not let this go!
Ahhhhh!
...
In the office, Shen Yi looked aggrievedly at Xu Sheng and said in a sour tone, "Xu Sheng, you really treat Yuanen Yehui well, even though she's not your student!"
Xu Sheng smiled gently, "Well, even though that's true, she's also a student of Shrek Academy."
Shen Yi blinked her Beautiful Eyes, "Hmm~ so you must have chosen a good ten-thousand-year soul for her, right?"
Seeing her reaction, Xu Sheng shook her head and said, "No, it's not a ten-thousand-year soul."
Shen Yi frowned, "Could it be a Thousand-Year Spirit Soul? If that's the case, it would be a waste of her talent!"
With Yuanen Yehui's talent, absorbing a soul of twenty to thirty thousand years would be more than enough!
Xu Sheng said nothing but lifted the corners of her mouth slightly and said, "You'll know later on. Yuanen Yehui might just surprise everyone!"
She was completely unaware of the look of quiet resentment in Shen Yi's eyes...
"Hmph, treating students so gently, why can't you understand me a bit more?"
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