Wherever the Atlas Spear passed, the claw shadows vanished without a trace; the scene looked incredibly bizarre. Yun Ming's Atlas Spear clearly hadn't touched the claw shadows, yet everywhere the spear traveled, the surrounding claw shadows shattered completely, as if Yun Ming were wielding a shield rather than a spear.
In truth, that was not far from the reality. Yun Ming's sweeping strike was merely a basic Spear Art, but the key to breaking the technique lay in the Space Prohibition that locked the space around the Atlas Spear. The claw shadows were not physical objects; once locked and suppressed, their Soul Power structure was compromised, causing them to dissipate instantly.
Seeing Yun Ming so easily dismantle what he considered a guaranteed kill, Dai Mubai was inwardly shocked, but this time, Yun Ming did not give him a second chance. After the Atlas Spear swept away the surrounding claws, it continued its momentum toward Dai Mubai's legs, and a golden light ignited upon the spear—it was Absolute Dominance!
Although a standard Absolute Dominance did not possess the destructive power of Royal Power, it had its own advantage: it required no charging time!
As the Atlas Spear drew closer, Dai Mubai initially intended to resist, but the moment he tried to move, he felt a resistance in the space around him hindering his actions—it was Space Prohibition again! Before he could break through the resistance, the Atlas Spear had already slammed heavily into his legs.
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
Dai Mubai's legs were snapped instantly by Yun Ming's strike. Even with the buffs from his White Tiger Body Protection Barrier and White Tiger Vajra Transformation, he could not withstand the Atlas Spear empowered by Absolute Dominance.
The moment he was struck, Dai Mubai's mental defenses, already on the verge of collapse, were shattered completely. He lost consciousness before he could even feel the agony of his broken legs. Of course, having his mental defenses crushed so brutally was far more intense than the pain of the fractures.
Watching Yun Ming resolve the situation with Dai Mubai so effortlessly, a look of surprise appeared on Zhu Zhuqing's cold, elegant face. Although she had known from the start that Yun Ming was strong, seeing him defeat a Soul Master of the same rank so simply—as if it were as easy as eating or drinking—still left her somewhat astonished.
After finishing, Yun Ming turned around and saw the surprise on Zhu Zhuqing's face. Finding the contrast charming, he couldn't help but smile slightly.
Zhu Zhuqing, seeing Yun Ming smile at her, realized the reason for his amusement and hurriedly composed her expression, turning her head to look at the scenery as if she weren't the one who had just been staring. If Yun Ming hadn't seen her ears turning red, he might have actually believed she could pretend nothing had happened!
Yun Ming did not call her out. A Yellow Soul Ring appeared beneath his feet, and upon closer inspection, one could see faint silver patterns within it. As the ring glowed brilliantly, Yun Ming activated his First Soul Skill, Source of Void!
Although for many years Yun Ming's three soul skills had been like mere decorations—he rarely used them against others, as using Soul Power to augment his spear techniques was enough to slaughter opponents of his own rank or one rank higher within his Clan—he had never neglected their development. In particular, he had continued to refine his First Soul Skill, Source of Void. Now, building upon it, he had developed the two signature abilities of the Void God Leopard: Space Rending and Voidification, along with others, such as the quintessential space-element skill: Teleportation!
Once Source of Void was activated, silver light flickered over Yun Ming's body, and he vanished from the spot.
Catching a glimpse of Yun Ming disappearing out of the corner of her eye, Zhu Zhuqing paused. Though she didn't know the reason, it was clear Yun Ming had left of his own volition, so she could only wait with peace of mind.
The onlookers, seeing the fight was over, dispersed. The twins who had arrived at the hotel with Dai Mubai, seeing that the famous genius Soul Master of Suotuo City, Young Master Dai, had offended someone and been dealt with in a few moves—even having his legs broken!—hurriedly tried to flee while Yun Ming was nowhere to be seen, fearing they might be punished as well.
Zhu Zhuqing saw them, but she paid them no mind.
Before long, silver light reappeared at the spot where Yun Ming had departed, and he materialized once more. Seeing that Yun Ming's clothes were still pristine and he didn't appear injured, Zhu Zhuqing felt a sense of relief and asked, "Did something happen?"
Yun Ming replied casually, "Nothing at all!"
Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly, feeling something was off. Before she could ask further, Yun Ming turned to the hotel receptionist, who was still in a state of shock, and said with a kind smile, "Hello? Could you do me a favor?"
Hearing the request, the receptionist snapped out of his daze and carefully sized up the handsome youth before him. He hadn't expected this kind, smiling boy to be so ruthless—breaking legs without a second thought! He replied respectfully, "Please, go ahead."
Yun Ming said calmly, "Send someone to Shrek Academy to pass a message. Tell them to come and collect their person; I will be waiting here for them."
That was right. The moment Dai Mubai had started his reckless assault, Yun Ming had finalized his plan: to have Shrek Academy come to him. Since the opportunity was already there, why not use it? It saved him the trouble of searching for them himself.
The receptionist was startled to hear Yun Ming being so "arrogant," waiting for Shrek to come and collect their own, and hurriedly advised, "Sir, the people from Shrek are... not exactly easy to deal with!"
"Oh?"
Yun Ming was surprised to see the receptionist seemed to know something about Shrek. Was he really that lucky? To run into both Dai Mubai and someone in the know the moment he arrived in Suotuo City?
In reality, while Yun Ming's luck was decent, the probability of encountering Dai Mubai and someone familiar with Shrek at the entrance of a hotel was actually quite high.
Shrek Academy had been rooted in Suotuo City for twenty years, and with their eccentric ways, they were quite well-known to the locals, for better or worse. As for meeting Dai Mubai at a large hotel, given the frequency with which the young master visited, it was hardly a coincidence—especially since Yun Ming was at a famous couples' hotel in Suotuo.
After his brief surprise, Yun Ming continued, "It's fine, go ahead and arrange it."
With that, Yun Ming left a small pouch of Gold Soul Coins as payment.
Seeing the money, the receptionist stopped stalling, hurriedly finding people to carry Dai Mubai to his regular room before sending someone off to deliver the message.
For a time, only Yun Ming and Zhu Zhuqing remained at the entrance of the Rose Hotel. Yun Ming asked her, "Now that you've seen him, how do you feel?"
Zhu Zhuqing recalled everything that had happened over the past few days. The frost on her cold face melted away, revealing a bright, beautiful smile—the first time Yun Ming had seen her smile in all this time. She said from the bottom of her heart, "Very good! I feel so relaxed!"
If Dai Mubai had truly been out there cultivating diligently, Zhu Zhuqing might have felt conflicted, wondering if she were being selfish for leaving. But the reality was that Dai Mubai had been indulging in debauchery; judging by the receptionist's words, he even kept a regular room at the hotel. What a regular room was used for was obvious from everything that had just transpired. Now that her obsession had completely dissolved, Zhu Zhuqing truly felt a sense of relief and freedom from the depths of her soul.
Seeing Zhu Zhuqing's radiant smile, Yun Ming's lips curled into a pleasant arc. He smiled slightly and said to her, "Zhu Zhuqing, congratulations..."
"For breaking your chains and being reborn!"
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