Rongrong, Xiaowu, and Zhu Qing had spent most of the day shopping in Tiandou City, and it wasn't until the afternoon that Xu Ran and his group returned to the academy.
At that time, Xu Ran went directly to find Brock as he was preparing to complete that mission.
"Xu Ran, why have you come?" At this moment, outside Brock's dormitory, Brock was just about to return to his room when he spotted Xu Ran at the entrance. The aura faintly emanating from Xu Ran made him feel a sense of fear.
He had a bad premonition in his heart, believing Xu Ran's visit was definitely not with good intentions.
"I naturally came to look for you. Did you think my belongings would be so easy to take?" Xu Ran revealed a meaningful smile, sizing up Brock.
Brock was originally very talented, but there were issues with the awakening of his Martial Soul, the Golden Holy Dragon transformed into Luo San Pao. It wasn't until he broke through to Titled Douluo that his Martial Soul would truly transform into the Golden Holy Dragon.
And only then would Brock truly rise to prominence.
However, Xu Ran would not give Brock that chance. In the world that he led, Brock could only become a failure, with no other possibilities.
"What do you mean?" Hearing Xu Ran's words, Brock felt a wave of fear in his heart.
Especially upon seeing Xu Ran's smile, his fear deepened even more.
Previously, Xu Ran had humiliated him and Xiaosan frequently.
Now what did he want to do? When had he ever taken something from Xu Ran?
Could it be that Xu Ran was referring to the Ninth Grade Purple Ganoderma? But he had already consumed it, and his Martial Soul had been healed...
Brock kept retreating step by step, and suddenly Liu Erlong's words from yesterday popped into his head: "If his intentions are wicked, his Martial Soul may shatter."
Could it be that Xu Ran wanted to…
No sooner had this thought come to him than Brock was scared witless.
He cursed in his heart and broke into a run.
Now he understood, how could wicked intentions alone cause a Martial Soul to shatter? Clearly, it was that damn Xu Ran preparing to make a move on him, and then slander him for having wicked intentions.
Dammit!
Suddenly, he had an epiphany!
And it was a major one!
He had been saying, how could Xu Ran possibly give him a treasure to awaken his Martial Soul? Even if Xu Ran got together with Liu Erlong, there was no way he would be so generous as to give him Immortal Herbs to heal his Martial Soul.
Xu Ran, despicable youngster, just wanted to plot dark schemes behind his back!
"Thinking of escaping? Can you really get away?" Xu Ran's voice came from behind Brock, as Xu Ran launched a spirit attack directly into Brock's body, causing him to convulse all over and fall to the ground, ending up face-first in the dirt.
"Xu Ran, what do you want to do?" Brock, frightened, lay on the ground, attempting to get up, but Xu Ran stepped on him, holding him down.
He lifted his head to look at Xu Ran and felt a thick humiliation.
He struggled fiercely to get up, but Xu Ran's hold was like a heavy stone, immovable no matter how hard he exerted himself.
"I want your Martial Soul," Xu Ran said, with a cold smile on his face.
"Martial Soul? You…" Brock's eyes widened, and though he had anticipated Xu Ran's move, hearing it said aloud still made him feel a pang of despair.
What the hell did that damn Xu Ran want to do? Did he need to turn him into a waste before he was satisfied? If he truly became a waste, what difference would there be between him and those lowlifes without awakened Martial Souls?
How would he spread his theories on Soul Masters then?
A common man without a Martial Soul wanting to study the theories of Martial Souls would only invite ridicule!
"System, Miss, we can start now," Xu Ran said inwardly.
"Okay, the System is now extracting Brock's Martial Soul," the System Miss nodded and then began to act.
"Ah. It hurts so much!"
"It's killing me!"
No sooner had the System Miss's voice fallen than Brock let out a scream as pitiful as a pig's howl.
Forcibly stripping a Martial Soul from a Soul Master's body was a pain no less than flaying and deboning.
"Xu Ran, I beg you, please let me go."
"Spare my Martial Soul, I don't want to be useless, I can't be useless."
"I am Brock, of noble status, revered as a Grandmaster, I can't become useless."
Brock, enduring the agony, pleaded with Xu Ran.
At this moment, he was filled with terror; he didn't know what method Xu Ran had mastered, he only knew that his Martial Soul was indeed vanishing, its luster dimming little by little.
"Xu Ran, I will never go against you again, I will be your dog. Liu Erlong, even Bi Bidong, I can concede them all to you. However, you want to play, just play. I beg you, don't turn me into a useless person," Brock said in a panic, desperately kowtowing to Xu Ran, his forehead hitting the ground until it broke skin and blood flowed.
"Xu Ran, I'm begging you, please let me go," Brock said as he saw Xu Ran remain indifferent, clinging directly to Xu Ran's calf. The pain from having his Martial Soul stripped was unbearable, but it still did not affect his consciousness.
He only knew to plead with Xu Ran; otherwise, without his Martial Soul, he would truly become a joke.
He did not recall provoking Xu Ran.
Xu Ran must dislike him so much because of the women by his side.
His Liu Erlong, his Bi Bidong were exceptionally beautiful, and Xu Ran must have targeted him because he desired Brock's women. Now, he was willing to give them all to Xu Ran.
Women, he didn't care about them.
Let Xu Ran have them if he wants, but he cannot be without a Martial Soul.
In this world, those without Martial Souls are lowly, despicable beings. He could not become one of those lowly beings he once despised.
Although his "Cultivation Level" had been meager before, he was still a lofty Soul Master; he absolutely could not lose his Martial Soul.
If he was not even a Soul Master, no matter how high his status might become in the future, he would still be a joke.
Even the weakest Soul Master would not respect an ordinary person.
"Your Liu Erlong? Your Bi Bidong? Brock, your skin is really thick. When did they become yours? Although you've got plenty of tricks up your sleeve to make them go round and round you, these are not enough to bargain with me."
"Then what do you want? Whatever you want, I can agree to," Brock said as he tightly hugged Xu Ran's calf, becoming so anxious he was nearly crying. His eyes turned blood red and even more desperate; he could feel his Soul Power becoming extremely unstable, as if in the next moment, the Soul Power he had cultivated for years would vanish completely!
"Sorry, other than your Martial Soul, I have no interest in your other possessions."
"And, Liu Erlong, Bi Bidong, they will all eventually fall into my hands, from inside out, from heart to everything—they will belong to me," Xu Ran said as he kicked Brock away with a foot.
"Ahhhh."
"My Martial Soul is really gone!!!"
"What about my Soul Power?"
"Xu Ran, you beast, why? I have not offended you!" Brock howled, looking at Xu Ran with hatred.
At this moment, he was utterly desperate, tears of blood running from his eyes; his Martial Soul had disappeared, his Soul Power had vanished, he had become an ordinary person…