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After flicking a stone to knock down the sleeve arrow Tang San was about to shoot, Lin Ye stepped forward and walked towards Ye Zhiqiu.
"Director Ye, let's let today's matter go. I apologize to your Canghui Academy on their behalf!"
"Master Lin Ye, it's not that I, Ye Zhiqiu, am being overly serious today. They insulted our Canghui Academy. If they had the courage to take responsibility, that would be one thing, but we had already made a bet, and they lost but are unwilling to fulfill it."
"If I, Ye Zhiqiu, do nothing about this, when it gets back to our academy, not only will my reputation suffer, but the dean might even expel me from the academy!"
Ye Zhiqiu frowned and looked at Lin Ye, speaking.
Hearing Ye Zhiqiu's words, Lin Ye also understood Ye Zhiqiu's predicament.
But he also saw that Tang San was willing to kill to avoid fulfilling the bet.
If Tang San were forced to fulfill the bet, he would definitely refuse.
As for Tang San, Lin Ye only knew that he had a hidden weapon called a sleeve arrow.
But since the sleeve arrow is just one type of hidden weapon, Tang San might have many more.
If Tang San were forced to fulfill the bet, and things escalated, Ye Zhiqiu might not be able to defend against Tang San's hidden weapons.
After all, even for Lin Ye, hidden weapons were somewhat unpredictable.
If Lin Ye hadn't known about Tang San's sleeve arrow, even if he had seen Tang San's subtle movements, he might not have been able to discern Tang San's intentions.
To prevent the situation from escalating and potentially causing Ye Zhiqiu to be harmed, and to save face for both sides, Lin Ye thought for a moment and proposed a suggestion.
"Director Ye, forcing them to fulfill the bet is useless, and I can't just stand by and watch you teach them a lesson. How about this: I'll take responsibility for their actions and make a new bet with you."
"Director Ye, you're likely a defense-type soul master. If I can break through your defense with a single strike, then let's forget about today's matter. If I can't, then I'll compensate your academy with one million gold soul coins. How about that?"
"If I lose, even if they don't fulfill the bet or apologize, bringing back one million gold soul coins should be enough to satisfy your dean, right?"
Lin Ye said with a faint smile.
Hearing Lin Ye's words, Ye Zhiqiu couldn't help but shudder, looking at Lin Ye with a mix of shock and disbelief.
Such wealth and boldness, casually offering one million gold soul coins.
If he didn't have a powerful background, I'd eat a rock!
"Lin Ye, this is our matter. You don't need to spend so much money to help us!"
On the side, Xiao Wu, who had always been poor, became anxious upon hearing Lin Ye and Ye Zhiqiu's bet involving one million gold soul coins and quickly spoke up.
"That's right! Lin Ye, you don't need to get involved in this. We'll have someone else handle it!"
Ning Rongrong also ran over to Lin Ye's side, grabbing his hand and urgently advised.
Although not explicitly stated, Ning Rongrong's underlying message was clear to Lin Ye.
Even if they refused to apologize, if Ye Zhiqiu tried to take action, Zhao Wuji wouldn't just stand by and watch.
In fact, if Lin Ye hadn't intervened, Zhao Wuji would have already stepped in.
But because he was intimidated by Lin Ye, seeing Lin Ye and Ye Zhiqiu conversing so amicably, Zhao Wuji didn't dare to act rashly as long as nothing happened to the Shrek Academy group.
Lin Ye understood Ning Rongrong's meaning.
He knew that Dai Mubai dared to provoke trouble because he had Zhao Wuji's backing, but Lin Ye found this behavior of causing trouble and letting others clean up the mess quite distasteful.
Lin Ye had no fondness for Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun and didn't want to get involved.
As for Tang San, because of the earlier incident and Tang San's repeated claims that Dai Mubai was his brother, Lin Ye now felt some distance and didn't want to say much.
But Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were different. Lin Ye didn't want the two of them to pick up such bad habits.
What kind of nonsense teaching is it that a soul master who doesn't dare to cause trouble isn't a good soul master? Flender's so-called teaching is pure rubbish!
Moreover, having witnessed Shrek Academy's high standards for admission but low actual standards, Lin Ye now had serious doubts about the academy's teaching quality.
However, because Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong's identities were sensitive, it wasn't convenient to bring them to his side.
Lin Ye couldn't say much, so he could only let them stay at Shrek Academy, where at least their safety was somewhat guaranteed.
"Don't worry, don't you know my strength? There's no need to worry about me."
Lin Ye simply smiled faintly at Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong's concerns.
But regarding Lin Ye's words, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were very anxious yet couldn't explain well.
The two of them actually felt that this matter was caused by Dai Mubai and Ma Hongäæ, and it had nothing to do with Lin Ye. Lin Ye really didn't need to clean up the mess for these two.
In fact, if possible, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong didn't want to help either.
But who knew that Tang San would insist on standing with Dai Mubai, which forced Xiao Wu to follow, and Ning Rongrong, to fit in, had to join as well.
In their hearts, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong actually didn't have much fondness for Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, and they didn't understand why Tang San was so keen on befriending Dai Mubai.
"You're lucky to have a friend like Master Lin Ye. Otherwise, I wouldn't let the matter of you insulting our Canghui Academy rest!"
On the other side, after choosing to accept Lin Ye's proposal, Ye Zhiqiu slowly swept his gaze over Tang San and the others, snorted coldly.
In the end, Ye Zhiqiu chose to accept Lin Ye's suggestion.
After all, if Lin Ye lost, bringing back one million gold soul coins would be enough to settle the matter.
And if Lin Ye won, although the possibility was slim, if Lin Ye could break through the defense of a soul king-level defense-type soul master, then Lin Ye's strength would be absolutely terrifying, and his future achievements would be limitless.
Selling Lin Ye a favor on behalf of Canghui Academy wouldn't be a loss; it would be a win either way!
But hearing Ye Zhiqiu's words, Dai Mubai's expression turned ugly, his hands clenched with a cracking sound.
Who needs his help? We at Shrek Academy can handle this ourselves!
As for Ma Hongjun, he looked embarrassed.
But Ma Hongjun was used to being shameless, so he wasn't as angry as Dai Mubai about Lin Ye stepping in to help.
As for Tang San, he frowned tightly, feeling somewhat uncomfortable inside.
If Lin Ye hadn't disrupted his plan with that stone earlier, Ye Zhiqiu would already be dead, and they would have won the bet directly, without needing Lin Ye's help.
Having spent his entire previous life in the Tang Sect and then living in the academy since he was six without experiencing much of the world or going through many events, Tang San didn't find using hidden weapons to sneak attack shameful at all. Instead, he always believed that hidden weapons were a part of the strength of those from the Tang Sect.
"Master Lin Ye, shall we begin now?"
Having already entered his soul form, Ye Zhiqiu, after accepting Lin Ye's proposal, turned to Lin Ye and asked.
"Yes, let's do it here."
Lin Ye nodded, flipping his hand to summon the Nine Spirit Immortal Tang soul.
As the pure white Nine Spirit Immortal Tang soul emerged from his right hand, five soul ringsāyellow, purple, black, black, and blackārose from Lin Ye's feet one after another.
"This!"
Seeing the five soul rings rise from Lin Ye's feet, and they were hundred-year, thousand-year, ten-thousand-year, ten-thousand-year, and ten-thousand-year level soul rings, Ye Zhiqiu couldn't help but widen his eyes in shock, his mouth agape.
Around them, some gathered around soul masters also burst into exclamations of disbelief.
Such a young soul king was one thing, but his soul ring configuration far surpassed the universally acknowledged top-tier configuration. This was simply too unbelievable!
"Master Lin Ye, you're actually a soul king, and your soul rings..."
After a moment of shocked disbelief, Ye Zhiqiu looked at Lin Ye with a complex expression, feeling somewhat resentful.
You say you have no background, but where did you get these three ten-thousand-year soul rings? Ten-thousand-year soul beasts can only be matched by soul sage-level experts!
"Haha, Director Ye, don't mind it. I'm just special."
Lin Ye smiled faintly.
"Director Ye, are you ready now?"
"Ready!"
Hearing Lin Ye's words, Ye Zhiqiu's expression turned serious, and he immediately activated all his defensive soul skills.
Facing such a monstrous soul king, Ye Zhiqiu felt immense psychological pressure!
"Then here I come!"
Seeing that Ye Zhiqiu was ready, Lin Ye said, then activated his second soul skill, Blood Spirit Crown.
As a blood-red light burst from the Nine Spirit Immortal Tang soul and showered onto Lin Ye, his attack power and speed doubled, and his strength increased by half.
Lin Ye's original strength was close to thirty thousand pounds, and after the increase, it reached sixty thousand pounds.
With the attack power boost, breaking through Ye Zhiqiu's defense as an ordinary soul king would be more than enough!
"He's actually an auxiliary-type soul master?!"
Seeing that the soul skill released by Lin Ye's Nine Spirit Immortal Tang soul was an auxiliary-type skill, Ye Zhiqiu was momentarily stunned.
But before he could react, Lin Ye charged forward and punched him directly on the chest plate.
"Crack!"
With a cracking sound, under Lin Ye's punch, even with all his defensive soul skills activated, Ye Zhiqiu's chest plate shattered instantly, and Lin Ye's fist continued unabated, sending Ye Zhiqiu flying.
Under Lin Ye's punch, Ye Zhiqiu turned into a blur, flying backward and crashing into a large tree not far away.
The tree shook violently, almost breaking.
"Cough, cough..."
Sliding down from the tree, Ye Zhiqiu felt a sharp pain in his abdomen and couldn't help but spit out a few mouthfuls of blood.
He was mistaken. This was no auxiliary-type soul master; this was clearly a strength-type soul master.
The strength was too damn strong; my chest plate was shattered!
"Director Ye, are you okay?"
Seeing Ye Zhiqiu spitting blood, Lin Ye quickly walked over, squatted down, and asked with considerable concern.
In fact, he had been very careful, because soul bones are too precious, and it's best not to use them unless necessary, so Lin Ye only used his second soul skill.
But he still managed to make Ye Zhiqiu spit blood.
However, if he didn't use soul skills, just the strength of thirty thousand pounds might not necessarily break through the defense of a defense-type Soul King!
"I... I'm fine..."
Ye Zhiqiu spat out a mouthful of blood and showed an ugly smile.
"I am a defense-type Soul King, this level of injury, I can still withstand it..."
At the very beginning, because Dai Mubai was found hugging twins at the Rose Hotel, Xiao Wu actually didn't have a good impression of Dai Mubai.
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