NOVEL NEXT Chapter 19: Zhao Wuji’s Fury, Tang San’s Decision
Chapter 19: Zhao Wuji's Fury, Tang San's Decision
Elsewhere.
In a tavern.
Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun were already beaten up, their faces bruised and swollen.
"We're just students of Shrek Academy," they said.
"As a Soul King and a teacher from Canghui Academy, do you really feel good about meddling in the affairs of us youngsters?" Oscar challenged, clearly unconvinced.
Opposite them stood an old man with a tortoise shell on his back. His five soul rings pulsated beneath him, demanding respect.
"Save your strength, Oscar. He lost face the moment he laid a hand on us," Ma Hongjun retorted.
"Ha ha, what sharp-tongued lads," the old man with the tortoise shell chuckled. "Since you're from an academy, you must have a leading teacher. Where is he?"
"Heh, if Teacher Zhao knew we were being bullied here, he'd break your legs for sure."
"You're lucky he's not here," Ma Hongjun said with a cold laugh.
"Interesting," the old man mused. "Whether he'd break my legs or not, I don't know. But if I don't break yours, my name isn't Ye Zhiqiu!"
With a menacing look in his eyes, Ye Zhiqiu advanced step by step.
"Don't come any closer! Why don't you let us go find our teacher, then?" Ma Hongjun panicked.
Before absolute power, he was just a loudmouth.
"This idiot, can't he keep his mouth shut for once?" Dai Mubai thought anxiously. "Can't he see we're just stalling for time, waiting for Teacher Zhao to realize we're missing and come to our rescue?"
Out of options.
As Ye Zhiqiu advanced, they retreated step by step.
Suddenly.
Oscar's eyes narrowed as he spotted a familiar figure in the crowd: "Dai Boss, isn't that the Thunder Emperor?"
Oscar's eyes were swollen to slits, making it hard to see clearly.
"Where?"
Dai Mubai was overjoyed at the prospect of rescue.
"There!"
Oscar pointed.
Dai Mubai's pupils contracted. Indeed, the handsome young man standing there with his arms crossed, watching the scene, was none other than Qin Xiao.
"It's really the Thunder Emperor."
"But it seems he has no intention of helping us out," Dai Mubai said with a wry smile.
He had thought they'd found a lifesaver, only to realize they were still in deep trouble.
"No choice now."
Ma Hongjun also looked towards Qin Xiao and called out: "Thunder Emperor, we're here!"
Waving frantically at Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao remained unmoved.
What a joke.
Why should he help these three Shrek Academy students for no reason?
Besides.
It goes without saying, they brought this situation upon themselves.
Of course.
The most important thing was, the system hadn't issued a mission.
"Uh."
Ma Hongjun felt awkward.
Qin Xiao ignored him, but his actions caught Ye Zhiqiu's attention.
The Thunder Emperor?
Was there a Title Douluo present?
Instinctively, Ye Zhiqiu followed Ma Hongjun's gaze and immediately spotted Qin Xiao.
"Young man, even if you're trying to fool me, find someone more convincing. This kid's only a few years older than you. You call him the Thunder Emperor?"
"Ha ha ha, you're killing me with laughter," Ye Zhiqiu laughed heartily.
"Kid, tell me, are you the Thunder Emperor?"
Unable to stop himself, he asked Qin Xiao while laughing.
He didn't notice that Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun, in the distance, were looking at him as if he were a dead man.
Ye Zhiqiu's actions were a perfect example of courting death. Living well and bullying the weak was fine, but why overstep?
At this moment.
Qin Xiao still smiled faintly and asked, "Do you find it funny?"
"Do I even need to answer?" Ye Zhiqiu replied almost without thinking, "Of course, it's fu-"
But he couldn't finish the word 'funny.' It was as if an invisible hand was choking him, or a fishbone stuck in his throat.
The next moment, his eyes started to bulge, and his face turned the color of liver due to the lack of oxygen.
"What's happening?"
"Is the teacher having some sort of relapse of an old condition?"
The students from Canghui Academy were stunned by the sudden turn of events.
"Let me handle this," Zhao Wuji spoke from behind Qin Xiao. "After all, this mess was caused by Dai Mubai and the others."
"Don't worry, the outcome will surely satisfy you."
Qin Xiao turned, looked at Zhao Wuji, and then nodded slowly.
Zhao Wuji strode forward.
"Teacher Zhao!"
Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar called out in surprise.
Finally, a real lifeline.
By then, Ye Zhiqiu had regained his composure.
"Teacher Zhao, they call you teacher? So, it was you playing tricks, right?" He directed his suspicion towards Zhao Wuji.
"Playing tricks?"
"I'll play your grandmother!" Zhao Wuji cursed and slapped Ye Zhiqiu across the face.
Slap!
Ye Zhiqiu spun several times from the force of the slap and then face-planted into the ground.
"I'll teach you lesson for doubting the Thunder Emperor," Zhao Wuji muttered, kicking Ye Zhiqiu repeatedly.
Even with his martial soul activated, Ye Zhiqiu couldn't withstand the assault and screamed in agony.
The students from Canghui Academy were dumbfounded.
What kind of person was this, beating a Soul King to the ground even with his martial soul activated? Was this a dream?
Even Oscar and the others felt that today's Teacher Zhao was exceptionally fierce.
Meanwhile, in the Star Dou Great Forest.
Tang San suddenly stopped.
"Xiao Wu, wait."
Xiao Wu looked puzzled. "What's wrong, San?"
"I think... I'm about to make a breakthrough," Tang San said, a hint of joy in his eyes.
"How can it be so soon? Normally, it would take you another ten days or half a month," Xiao Wu said in surprise.
"Maybe it's because of the recent stimuli," Tang San said with a bitter smile.
Indeed, the stimuli had been too great.
From the moment he saw Qin Xiao, Tang San had been constantly agitated.
An eighteen-year-old Title Douluo, such a monstrous talent, crushing so many geniuses. And such an achievement was something he could never catch up to, even with his previous life's experience, the Xuantian Gong, and other martial arts techniques.
Qin Xiao's talent was too defying.
Initially, Tang San was just envious, even a bit jealous.
But Tang Hao's emergence changed everything.
Such a talent, becoming an enemy!
It was outrageous!
At the same time, Tang San was genuinely anxious.
"Qin Xiao as an enemy is too terrifying. If I can't grow quickly, in the future..."
"No."
"I might not have a future at all. And my father, he's also in danger."
Tang San murmured.
Xiao Wu instinctively tightened her grip on Tang San's hand. "Maybe things won't be that bad."
"No," Tang San shook his head. "Provoking Qin Xiao will only make things worse."
"So, from now on, I'll do whatever it takes, find a way to kill him."
(End of chapter)
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