"Little girl! You've got a sharp tongue—let's see if your hands are just as capable!"
Cai Yue'er stood proudly in place. She was originally a Super Douluo, and with the power of her Battle Armor, her strength had fully reached the level of a Level 98 Super Douluo. How could she let this girl before her act so presumptuously?
No matter how strong or talented she might be, she was still only a Level 70 Soul Sage. Could she really display god-level power?
Cai Yue'er sneered in disdain. She probably couldn't have imagined that, according to the original storyline, someone named Lan Xuanyu would eventually achieve just that!
However, in this version of the world… since Gu Yue was no longer with Tang Wulin, it was unlikely that Lan Xuanyu would ever be born. So, someone capable of using power comparable to god-level strength at Level 70 in the Douluo world—besides the avatar of Yao Lan, who else could it be?
Moreover, Heita's Martial Soul was formed from Stellar Divine Power—far more powerful than what Lan Xuanyu had, wasn't it?
Facing Cai Yue'er's provocation, Heita simply waved her hand dismissively.
"To step over an ant without killing it—controlling that kind of force is tricky."
To Heita, this was just the plain truth.
Sure, Cai Yue'er was a Super Douluo, one of the few standing at the peak of the Douluo Continent. But in Heita's eyes, she simply wasn't much. Heita had over ten thousand ways to instantly kill her—but right now, there was no need.
Even if she killed Cai Yue'er and became enemies with Shrek Academy, it didn't matter. Her strength was already overwhelming, and she had Spirit Pagoda behind her. Even fighting the entire Shrek Academy single-handedly was no big deal.
But the problem was the trouble it would cause. Aside from being a Sea God Pavilion Elder, Cai Yue'er was also the Dean of Shrek's Outer Court. Many of its students were taught by her—killing her would trigger an avalanche of vengeance.
Heita wasn't afraid of any of them—none of them were stronger than her, and she could squash them all with ease. But there were just too many!
It was like dealing with mosquitoes: even if you could swat a few with one slap, who knows when you'll be done? And even using pesticide has harmful side effects. Heita couldn't exactly slaughter the entire continent, could she?
Of course, she could just use Infinite Tsukuyomi to erase people's memories—but…
To go through all that just because she casually squashed a bug? That was completely not worth it. Way too much of a waste of time. She might as well go back and conduct more experiments.
So, Heita looked at Cai Yue'er and said with a calm voice:
"You just escaped with your life."
Cai Yue'er: ???
Though she no longer planned to kill her, Heita had no intention of letting this woman off easy. Three moves, right? Let's see what this Outer Court Dean of Shrek Academy is really made of.
Over the past three years, Heita had developed countless Soul Skills for herself. But against Cai Yue'er, she didn't even need the strong ones.
All she needed was…
The Spinning Hammer Technique!
Ding!
A massive purple-black hammer suddenly appeared in Heita's hand. She leapt into the air, clearly preparing to use her infamous spinning attack.
After years of refining the technique, the Spinning Hammer's power had increased tremendously. Just one spin could strike the target with over a hundred hammer blows. A few more spins? Easily over ten thousand hits!
"Take this!"
"Spinning—Hammer—!"
The familiar shout. The familiar technique. The only difference was—Heita had grown much stronger now.
Her combo-attack skill started off weak and gradually strengthened, which meant the first strike always seemed light. Anyone unfamiliar with it would be caught off guard. Clearly, Cai Yue'er was such a person.
"Heh, you brat! You call that feeble move a real attack?"
"Even if you hit me like that a hundred times, I wouldn't even frown!"
Thud!
The hammer gently landed on Cai Yue'er's hand. Heita had used almost no force—it didn't even make Cai Yue'er flinch.
Then, just like that, Heita put her hammer away, didn't even look back, and walked past Cai Yue'er—clearly planning to leave.
Huh?
The sudden shift stunned everyone present—even the Sea God Pavilion Elders in hiding were dumbfounded. What… was that?
They had just seen Heita lightly tap Cai Yue'er with the hammer—and then nothing else happened?
But… not everyone was clueless. A hidden male elder, looking around twenty-seven or twenty-eight, stared thoughtfully at Cai Yue'er's hand. During that brief contact, he had sensed something.
"Hey, girl, what are you doing?"
Even Cai Yue'er herself hadn't noticed anything wrong. She turned back and looked at Heita. But Heita simply put a finger to her lips.
"Shhh—wounded people shouldn't speak, or you might tear your injury."
"You brat…"
Cai Yue'er was just about to say something, but suddenly—an extremely faint sound echoed in her mind, freezing her in place.
What's this? Cai Yue'er frowned. With her strength as a Super Douluo, she could tell the sound wasn't coming from outside—it was coming from within her own body!
And then, as she prepared to examine herself, the sound grew louder. Her arm even began to tremble!
Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud…
The unexpected change drew everyone's attention. All eyes turned to Cai Yue'er's arm, where the sound grew more intense by the second!
Continuous attacks? And getting stronger?!
At the twentieth hammer, Cai Yue'er was forced to use her Soul Sage strength to resist.
At the fiftieth hammer, her soul power surged to the Titled Douluo level.
At the eightieth hammer, she was pouring out every ounce of her energy.
Thud!
The eighty-first strike hit—and a flash of silver light burst from Cai Yue'er's body. A full suit of Three-Word Battle Armor emerged!
Even her armor had been forced out?!
Cai Yue'er was now crouching on the ground, gripping her arm tightly to withstand the assault. Meanwhile, Heita stood silently behind her, not even turning her head.
Time ticked on.
The hammering sound grew louder and louder. By the ninety-ninth strike, Cai Yue'er's face was flushed red, sweat pouring down, gasping heavily—she was clearly at her limit, her will starting to blur.
And yet, one last blow remained—a final strike more powerful than all the others combined!
If that final hit landed, in her current state, Cai Yue'er would be seriously injured without a doubt.
But at that critical moment—someone acted.
A large hand reached out, grabbed Cai Yue'er's arm, and poured in boundless soul power, blocking the last hammer blow.
At that moment, Heita finally turned around, smiling at the figure who had intervened.
"You finally decided to act…"
"Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion, Sky-Raising Douluo—"
"Yun Ming."