Chapter 99: Chapter 99: Courtesy Demands Reciprocity
"Three esteemed elders, you wished to meet the prodigy from our academy, and here he is!" Flender gestured towards Mu Chen.
"Him?"
Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhilin were taken aback, staring at Mu Chen. They hadn't expected someone so young to have defeated their academy's Emperor Battle Team single-handedly.
Zhilin, as a Control System master, stood up, extending his hand toward Mu Chen. A force pulled Mu Chen to Zhilin's side.
Zhao Wuji furrowed his brow and moved to stand, but Flender stopped him with a hand.
*Humm*
Zhilin released his soul power, creating an aura that pressed down on Mu Chen.
Mu Chen's lips curled slightly, knowing Zhilin was testing his strength.
What? He withstood it?
Zhilin was shocked. Mu Chen was enduring his soul power pressure without deploying his martial soul or soul power, relying solely on his physical body.
Seeing this, Zhilin couldn't help but increase his soul power to sixty percent.
Yet, Zhilin was astounded to find that Mu Chen remained unmoved, standing there relaxed and showing no sign of strain.
What Zhilin didn't know was that Mu Chen's physical resilience had reached a terrifying level. His external soul bone, the Chaos Eight Wings, had elevated his body's strength to an extraordinary degree.
Zhilin was utterly shocked. This young man had limitless potential.
"Alright, let me see your limits."
With this thought, Zhilin increased his output to seventy, eighty, and finally ninety percent. Even when Zhilin used all his soul power, he was shocked to see that Mu Chen still hadn't been forced to reveal his martial soul. He stood there like a block of wood, a slight smirk on his face.
Not only was Zhilin stunned, but Meng Shenji and Bai Baoshan, the head and deputy heads of the Heaven Dou Academy board, were equally astonished.
As soul masters, they knew that a lower-level soul master rarely withstood more than two-thirds of the pressure from a high-level soul master's soul power. Yet, Mu Chen was enduring the full pressure from a Contra-level soul master like Zhilin without even releasing his martial soul.
**Soul Power +13,239**
**Soul Power +13,999**
**Soul Power +13,666**
Mu Chen harvested over 40,000 soul power points from the shock of the three Contra-level figures.
"Truly a prodigy!"
Zhilin withdrew his hand, genuinely admiring Mu Chen. He was fond of Mu Chen from the bottom of his heart.
Was it over just like that?
The answer was clearly no.
Mu Chen smiled, "In my homeland, there's a saying: 'Courtesy demands reciprocity.'"
*Humm*
Mu Chen extended his hand, enveloping Zhilin in his soul power.
"You want to test my strength?"
Zhilin chuckled dismissively, feeling pleased with himself.
To Zhilin, an 80-plus level Contra, the idea of this young man trying to impress him was laughable.
Not only Zhilin, but Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, Flender, and Zhao Wuji also doubted Mu Chen.
Mu Chen was too young. How could he possibly impress a Contra-level individual?
Mu Chen didn't respond, but a gentle shake of his back caused seven colored lights—yellow, red, blue, silver, turquoise, black, and gold—to radiate from his back, forming eight multicolored wings.
"External soul bone!"
Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhilin, the three Contra masters, were dumbfounded, staring at Mu Chen.
"Huh, Mu Chen's soul bone evolved!"
The teachers from Shrek Academy, including Flender and Zhao Wuji, were equally shocked, looking at Mu Chen's Chaos Eight Wings.
*Humm*
With the Chaos Eight Wings, Mu Chen's aura surged rapidly. The soul power pressing on Zhilin felt like a mountain.
*Boom*
Zhilin's face twisted, his palm sprouting turquoise vines—his martial soul, the Celestial Vine.
Zhilin's expression was somber, feeling embarrassed.
He had mocked Mu Chen's overestimation of his abilities. Now, as a Contra-level master, he was forced by a young man's soul power pressure to summon his martial soul.
Without realizing it, Zhilin felt as if his face had been slapped.
**Soul Power +36,000 Points**
From the collective shock of those present, Mu Chen gained another 36,000 soul power points.
"What a prodigy, truly a prodigy!"
Meng Shenji, the head, looked at Mu Chen with intense admiration. As a renowned Control System soul master, he sensed that this young man would dominate the soul master world in the future.
"Is Chief Meng Shenji present?"
Just as Chief Meng Shenji was about to agree to Flender's request to accommodate Shrek Academy's staff and students, a hoarse voice echoed from outside the hall.
First, armored soldiers entered the hall, followed by an elder in a brocade robe. Behind him was a middle-aged man in emerald armor.
The middle-aged man had an extraordinary aura, his eyes sharp like a viper's. With every step, the plants along his path withered.
Dugu Bo!
Mu Chen retracted his external soul bone, recognizing the man as the Poison Douluo—Dugu Bo.
Beside the lead elder was a red-haired young man.
"Oh no," Flender frowned.
"What's wrong, Dean?" Mu Chen asked softly.
"When we entered the academy, that young man mocked us a bit. I argued with him, and we ended up fighting. Naturally, I taught him a lesson. Now it seems that young man has a complex background," Flender explained, frowning.
Mu Chen smiled slightly.
Knowing the Douluo storyline, Mu Chen was well aware of the young man's influential background. He was the fourth prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, and the elder with him was Prince Xue Xing, the younger brother of the current Emperor Xue Ye.
"Is Chief Meng Shenji present?"
"Why have you come, Prince?"
"Why, are there guests here with the three members of the board? Won't you introduce them?"
"Prince, let me introduce you. This is Dean Flender of Shrek Academy. They are here to discuss cooperation with us. Dean Flender, this is Prince Xue Xing of the Heaven Dou Empire. The Royal Academy is under his jurisdiction."
Prince Xue Xing looked around, his gaze finally landing on Mu Chen. He had attended the graduation ceremony at Yuexuan and heard about Mu Chen and the Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's sworn brotherhood.
Prince Xue Xing felt a jolt in his heart. Mu Chen, being the sworn brother of Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and now appearing here, seemed to be a move by the Crown Prince to seize his power.
Determined, Prince Xue Xing resolved to block Shrek Academy's cooperation with Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
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