The moment the skull appeared, Xiao Yan immediately sensed the air around him seemed to boil.
It carried a fire attribute attack.
Making a quick judgment in his mind, Xiao Yan didn't dodge. Instead, he raised his hand to meet the crimson, terrifying skull head.
The instant they collided, Xiao Yan's brow furrowed.
The force… and the scorching heat!
He was surprised by the power of Yan Zhi's first soul skill.
Leaving aside the special nature of the Martial Soul, if he wasn't mistaken, this was at least a three-hundred-year-old soul ring technique.
Big Sister Da Ni sure had high standards, picking such a near-perfect soul ring. She must have spent a fortune.
With a gentle twist of his hand, Xiao Yan activated his absorption ability, instantly devouring the energy of the soul skill into his own body.
"My soul skill!" Yan Zhi was stunned.
Not only had Xiao Yan blocked her soul skill with one hand, but he had… absorbed it?
Xiao Yan nodded slightly. "Not bad, a very solid soul skill."
Not bad? Yan Zhi looked at Xiao Yan's smooth, delicate hand and couldn't help but bitterly smile. Not bad? Not even a hair on you was hurt!
Xiao Yan said, "I understand your current situation. Go back and continue refining the Xuantian Technique. Try to master it as soon as possible."
Yan Zhi nodded lightly and turned away.
Watching the red figure fade into the distance, Xiao Yan stroked his chin. "Lucky Big Sister Da Ni. In palm techniques, I have a certain level of skill as well."
...
Time flew, and soon the day of the agreed duel arrived.
Everyone from Shrek Academy arrived at the village entrance, all wearing confident smiles.
After three months of rigorous training with "Big Wet," Dai Mubai's three little monsters had grown immensely.
Among them, Ma Hongjun had reached level twenty-eight, Dai Mubai had grown stronger, and the food-type Soul Master, Oscar, had bulked up considerably.
By midday, Flandre and the others grew anxious. "Where's that bastard Xiao Yan? He hasn't shown up yet. Did he forget about this?"
Ma Hongjun, who had leveled up once in three months, puffed up proudly. "Maybe he saw how strong we've become and got scared?"
Boom!
At that moment, a massive shadow suddenly fell from the sky.
As it appeared, a gust of hurricane-force wind swept across.
The fierce wind hit Ma Hongjun, instantly wrinkling his chubby face and sending him flying despite his weight.
Even Oscar, the food-type Soul Master, couldn't withstand it and was blown far away.
"Watch out!" Zhao Wuji shouted, leaping back. He grabbed the two of them while shielding himself, his body taking the brunt of the wind.
Flandre acted quickly, holding Yu Xiaogang and Dai Mubai steady.
While the six from Shrek Academy scrambled to deal with the gale, a faint voice echoed from the sky:
"Scared? Who are you talking about?"
Everyone looked up, finally seeing what had appeared.
A gigantic black tiger with wings!
And atop this enormous tiger sat the very Xiao Yan they had been thinking about!
Seeing the massive black tiger, Yu Xiaogang paled. "That… that's the Dark Devil Evil God Tiger!"
If his legs weren't shaking, he would have bolted by now.
Judging by the size alone, just this Dark Devil Evil God Tiger meant nobody present had a chance of resistance.
But how could a Soul Beast become a mount for a human like Xiao Yan?
Everyone else was shocked, realizing that compared to Xiao Yan, he seemed more like a monster, yet he could control a Soul Beast!
The original Dark Magic Vine Tiger hadn't looked like this, its dark-blue body far less intimidating than the pitch-black Dark Devil Evil God Tiger.
Xiao Yan had felt the blue tiger wasn't imposing enough, so he had spent some effort recoloring it to match the Dark Devil Evil God Tiger's original form.
Having fused with the Golden Vine Soul Ring, his Blue Silver Emperor could also change color.
Holding Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong gently by the waist, Xiao Yan lightly leapt and landed on the ground.
Seeing a familiar face from Shrek Academy, Xiao Yan paused. "Big Wet, long time no see."
Yu Xiaogang took a moment to recover, finally looking at the black-robed youth he had long hoped to take as a disciple.
Aside from a brief interaction six years ago, even being at the same academy, he hadn't seen Xiao Yan often.
Compared to six years ago, Xiao Yan now had long black hair and luxurious clothing. If it weren't for knowing his background, Yu Xiaogang would have thought he was some noble family's young master.
"Xiao Yan…" Yu Xiaogang's emotions were mixed—excitement, anger, and disbelief.
He noticed the black storage jade belt at Xiao Yan's waist, immediately recognizing the object that had accompanied him for twenty years.
"This storage jade belt… you still using it well?"
Running errands, storing herbs, or even catching rabbits, it had been very useful over the years.
Xiao Yan nodded lightly. "It helped me a lot."
Yu Xiaogang snorted coldly. "Flandre is my friend. I suggested you come to this academy, hoping you wouldn't waste your talent. Yet you… such a heartless bastard, almost tried to kill them! You were willing to put them in danger!"
"I advise you to immediately remove the Blue Silver Grass from these two elders' bodies, kneel in apology, and make amends. Then we can consider the matter over. Only then can you still become my disciple!"
Ning Rongrong couldn't stand the audacity any longer. "Old dog, where did you come from?"
Her stiff face darkened; in nearly thirty years, Yu Xiaogang had never been scolded like this.
Except for Oscar knowing a bit of her true nature, Flandre and the others were surprised at this Seven Treasures Glazed Glass Sect girl's boldness.
Even as one of the top three sects, how could she act like a wild village girl?
"Isn't it just a crappy soul device? Ten thousand Gold Soul Coins enough?" Ning Rongrong flipped a card from her hand. "I have at least a million Gold Soul Coins in this card."
Seeing the golden card glinting in the sunlight, Flandre, Zhao Wuji, and the others knew she wasn't lying.
Dai Mubai, from the royal family, also recognized the high-value soul coin card immediately.
Flandre's eyes shone with gold light. "So this is the top-three sects' style? Damn, they're rich!"
If Xiaogang accepted this card, they'd never worry about food or drink again.
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