Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Jianmu Tree, Am I a Bumper Monster?

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As for Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling in the Tiandou team, they instantly smiled, their eyes glistening with tears.

"Aci!"

Seeing the handsome young man walk in from the lounge door carrying two bouquets of flowers, smiling and opening his arms to them, both women released their martial spirits, their beautiful eyes filled with tears, and ran over to hug the man's waist.

Looking at his two tear-streaked fiancées in his arms, Mu Ci gently pressed his cheek against their foreheads, inhaling the fragrance emanating from their hair, his heart filled with tenderness.

"Alright, I've got this covered. With me here, no one can do anything to you."

"Alright, stop crying. I even brought you gifts, come and see!"

Mu Ci loosened his arms around the two women's backs and placed the two bouquets of fresh flowers in front of them.

"Congratulations to Captain Dugu Yan and Vice Captain Ye Lingling on their brilliant victory in the Soul Fighting Competition!"

Hearing Mu Ci's congratulatory words, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling gently wiped away their tears with the backs of their hands.

Each woman hugged her own bouquet of flowers, inhaling the delicate fragrance of the fresh blossoms, and both women wore happy smiles on their pretty faces.

At this moment, Dugu Yan recalled with delight, "Aci, were you watching from the side the whole time?"

Ye Lingling also came to her senses and nodded, saying, "Yes, Grandpa said you went with Bing'er to hunt souls in the far north, didn't you?"

"Of course I flew over to see you as soon as it was over. Okay, let's talk about these things when we're alone later. Let me take care of things at the scene first."

When looking at Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, Mu Ci's expression was warm and gentle, but when his gaze turned to the Shrek Academy students, it became quite cold, like a howling blizzard in the far north.

Since Mu Ci came in, the Shrek Academy members, including Qin Ming, have been speechless.

Flander Zhao Wuji's eyes were solemn, while Yu Xiaogang's eyes were unusually bright, and Qin Ming looked terrified.

Mu Ci's cold gaze swept across the scene, finally settling on Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, who had been staring at him.

"Rongrong, what are you doing here?"

Mu Ci would still show leniency to the two women who didn't join Tang San and the others in attacking with hidden weapons on the Soul Fighting Stage.

"Brother Mu Ci, I...I'll leave right now!" Ning Rongrong was startled awake by Mu Ci's question. She had thought Mu Ci wanted to ask why she was at Shrek Academy.

But he quickly realized that Mu Ci had been watching the game from the stands the whole time, and instantly understood the meaning behind it.

Ning Rongrong gently pulled Zhu Zhuqing up with her jade-like hand, and the two left the lounge without looking back.

Mu Ci watched the two women leave, then turned her cold gaze to Qin Ming.

"Qin Ming, as a graduate of Shrek Academy, I can understand that you want to do something for your alma mater, but have you forgotten your current identity? Have you forgotten who is paying you?"

"You are fired from now on. I will personally speak with the Dream God Machine Education Committee afterwards."

"Sect Leader Mu, I didn't..." But before Qin Ming could finish speaking, Mu Ci's gaze turned to the group of Shrek Academy students.

But before Mu Ci could speak, Yu Xiaogang spoke up excitedly.

"You are Mu Ci? Would you like to become my disciple? You may not know me, but you must have heard of my reputation."

As soon as Yu Xiaogang said this, not only did Mu Ci look at him strangely, but the members of the Tian Dou team and the Shrek Academy members next to him were also looking at him.

No, how do you have the confidence to say something like that?

Throughout the entire Soul Master world of the continent, anyone who knows of Mu Ci's deeds, even a Title Douluo, might not dare to say that they can teach him.

Mu Ci looked at Yu Xiaogang with a strange expression and said, "I haven't even caused you and Tang San any trouble yet, and you're already thinking of taking me as your disciple?"

"With your level 29 soul power? Or with your so-called ten core competencies cobbled together from who-knows-where?"

Upon hearing Mu Ci's words, Yu Xiaogang's face immediately turned red with anger, and he cried out like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: "Who said that? My theories are all derived from my practical experience, not just pieced together."

"Besides, what did Xiao San do wrong? He was just trying to win. I've seen all his weapons, and there's nothing wrong with them. They won't have much impact on the Tian Dou team."

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's sophistry, Mu Ci suddenly laughed: "You figured it out yourself? How could a Great Soul Master who isn't even a Soul Venerable know about the absorption of Soul Rings above the Soul Venerable level? Oh, no, do you know about the soul impact of a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring?"

Yu Xiaogang was taken aback, having never heard of the soul impact Mu Ci was talking about. Just as he was about to explain, he heard Mu Ci continue.

"Also, didn't you say that Tang San's hidden weapons are fine? Then let me let you try them out yourself."

As Mu Ci spoke, a black and red crossbow bolt, the same one Tang San and the others had used on the Soul Arena, appeared in his hand. With a flick of his finger, the bolt shot out as if it had just been fired from the crossbow, carrying the power to pierce gold and split stone, and a whistling sound as it hurtled towards Yu Xiaogang.

"Xiao Gang!"

Upon seeing this, Flander hurriedly shouted out, his soul power surging rapidly, demonstrating his strength as a Soul Saint of Agility and Attack.

But the distance was too close, and the crossbow bolt was too fast. Flander tried his best but could only deflect the bolt, which was supposed to hit his chest, so that it hit his thigh instead.

"what!"

Yu Xiaogang, who was shot, immediately let out a pig-like scream, but the sound quickly disappeared.

Intense pain, accompanied by rapidly spreading toxins, instantly began to erode Yu Xiaogang's entire body.

In just a few breaths, Yu Xiaogang's lips began to turn blue and even showed a tendency to turn black.

Upon seeing this scene, the eyes of Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling instantly turned icy cold.

This single crossbow bolt carried so much poison that took effect so quickly.

It's easy to imagine what would have happened to Ye Lingling if Dugu Yan hadn't blocked the barrage of crossbow bolts and other hidden weapons on the Soul Battle Stage.

Flander moved swiftly to Yu Xiaogang's side, channeling his soul power into his body in an attempt to slow the spread of the poison, but found it to be of little effect.

He turned to Mu Ci, glared at her, and questioned her sharply.

"You! All we wanted was for Ye Lingling to treat my student, did you have to be so ruthless?"

Mu Ci sneered disdainfully: "Is this how you treat someone when you're hiring them? As for why things have come to this, don't you know the answer yourselves?"

"You!" How could Flander not know?

If Tang San hadn't refused to admit defeat on the Soul Battle Stage and hadn't used all sorts of methods, how could he have angered Dugu Yan, and how could he have ended up like this?

That being said, he still had to be responsible for the students' safety, after all, this was the Great Soul Arena, not the Soul Beast Forest where they were hunting souls.

This atmosphere, however, annoyed Zhao Wuji, who was waiting nearby.

Chapter 143 Zhao Wuji on the Verge of Death

"Flander, why waste your breath on this kid! He's just a talented young punk. Does becoming the sect leader make him think he's some kind of Title Douluo?"

Zhao Wuji's eyes flashed with a fierce light, his ruthless gaze slicing towards Mu Ci like a knife.

"Since you have such a big reputation, I'd like to see what you're really made of!" Zhao Wuji's neck veins bulged. "Kid, let me teach you a lesson: a genius is just a genius before he matures!"

"Powerful King Kong Bear, possessed!"

A standard configuration of seven soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and three black—rose in front of Zhao Wuji. The violent, earth-yellow soul power formed a vortex in the rest room, yet it couldn't even lift the hem of Mu Ci's clothes.

"Old Zhao, don't!" Flander had just settled Yu Xiaogang when he saw Zhao Wuji release his martial soul and was about to make a move, so he quickly shouted to stop him.

"Teacher Zhao, no!" Qin Ming exclaimed at the same time.

No one expected that an ordinary battle would turn into this situation.

But Zhao Wuji had already taken such action, how could Flander and Qin Ming simply stop him with a few words?

"Location tracking, gravity compression, and the mighty Vajra Palm!"

In an instant, Zhao Wuji's three soul rings lit up, and his bear paw, as large as a door panel, swept over with the pressure of a Soul Saint.

Upon seeing this, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling both exclaimed in alarm, "Aci, be careful!"

Mu Ci scoffed at Zhao Wuji's words: "Heh, weigh me? You think you're the Bear Lord just because you possess a Bear Martial Soul?"

"Since you enjoy using your hands so much, I'll make sure you never have to lift a finger again in your life!"

Mu Ci stepped forward to meet the attack, protecting Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling behind her.

Mu Ci's jade-like arms, wreathed in blazing golden lightning, collided violently with the Vajra palm print that came crashing down upon him.

Contrary to expectations, the soul skill was shattered on the spot in the face of absolute disparity, and Zhao Wuji's arm was instantly carbonized. The remaining golden lightning blasted it through the wall and finally embedded it into the second metal-reinforced wall.

Two mouthfuls of blood spurted out, and Zhao Wuji fainted on the spot.

"Old Zhao!" "Teacher Zhao!"

Upon seeing this, Flander and Qin Ming shouted anxiously, but dared not make the slightest move.

Even Zhao Wuji, a Soul Saint, was directly struck and reduced to such a state, which shows just how strong Mu Ci's combat power is at this moment.

Even if Zhao Wuji did not activate his Martial Soul True Body, he was still not someone that any Soul Master could defeat with a single blow.

At least an ordinary Soul Douluo wouldn't be enough, and as for a Title Douluo, neither of them dared to even think about it.

At this moment, the loud commotion also attracted the attention of the Grand Arena's manager and guards.

Upon seeing Zhao Wuji embedded in the wall, his right arm charred and on the verge of death, the supervisor's eyes narrowed sharply.

As a regular at the Soto City Grand Arena, Shrek Academy's team wasn't known to everyone, but at least they recognized the two Soul Saints, Zhao Wuji and Flander.

Being able to bring a level 76 offensive Soul Saint to the brink of death in such a short time is something he couldn't handle.

At this moment, a subordinate came to the supervisor's ear and whispered a few words, the details of which made his face even uglier.

Shrek Academy is out of the question; in the end, they're just a few Soul Saints.

However, the Tian Dou team is different; each member, when they emerge as a leader, has considerable influence behind them.

Even compared to the families behind the Great Soul Arena, they are not much weaker.

Not to mention the forces behind the captain of the Tiandou team.

'Damn Shrek Academy team! Not only are they using methods other than Soul Masters on the Soul Arena, but they're also giving me trouble offstage!'

So when the supervisor walked into the break room and saw the young Mu Ci, he already had a plan in mind and immediately changed his tone.

"Sir, the Great Soul Arena has rules that prohibit the use of force outside the Soul Arena. I understand the whole story. It was our oversight that led to your unpleasant experience."

"But could you please consider the Grand Arena and let this matter drop? I will offer you an apology later."

Mu Ci glanced at the late-arriving Grand Arena manager, then looked at Shrek Academy and said coldly.

"Since that's the case, let's call it even for today. Qin Ming, since you miss your alma mater so much, then let's all get out of here."

Afterwards, with the supervisor bowing in thanks, Shrek Academy's group was politely ushered outside by the staff of the Great Soul Arena.

Mu Ci looked at the now quiet rest room and tossed a token to Yu Feng, who was standing there in a daze.

"Please go to the Medicine King's Clinic in Soto City and tell the manager there that Shrek and his party will not be accepted."