Xu Sanshi wasn't hard to find—especially with Jiang Nannan accompanying Jiang Qingtong. After asking a few questions, someone personally led them right to him.
"Nannan!" Xu Sanshi's eyes lit up with delight the moment he saw her approaching. He completely ignored Jiang Qingtong standing beside her.
Just as he was about to move forward, Jiang Qingtong stepped in and blocked his path. "Hold it right there. Stay away from my senior."
"And who are you supposed to be?" Xu Sanshi finally noticed her. He frowned, eyes flashing with hostility. "Get lost! This is between me and Nannan. You've got no place here!"
Jiang Nannan stepped forward, fists clenched. "She's my roommate, my junior. Xu Sanshi, I came to see you today because I want to make things clear."
"Make things clear?" Xu Sanshi's frown deepened.
Taking a deep breath, Jiang Nannan declared, "From now on, stop bothering me! If you keep harassing me, I swear—even if it costs me everything—I'll ruin your reputation and make sure you suffer for it!"
Her words were harsh, and they struck Xu Sanshi like a hammer. He went pale and shook his head. "No! Nannan, you can't mean that. Did she tell you to say this? She must've lied to you! You know how I feel about you—"
"Everything about you disgusts me!" Jiang Nannan cut him off coldly.
Xu Sanshi's expression twisted with fury. He turned to Jiang Qingtong and snarled, "It's you! You're the one who's been poisoning her mind! There's no way Nannan would say something like this otherwise!"
Brows slightly furrowed, Jiang Qingtong met his glare. "If you're a man, own up to your mistakes and back off. Stop making a scene—it's pathetic."
"You insolent brat!" Xu Sanshi bellowed. He activated his martial soul—two yellow and one purple ring glowed around him. The aura of the Mysterious Underworld Turtle surged forth, thick and heavy.
"Looks like I'll have to teach you how to respect your seniors!"
He was already losing control. To him, Jiang Nannan was all he cared about, and Jiang Qingtong was the enemy sabotaging everything.
By now, a crowd of outer court students had gathered to watch the commotion. Among them was Wang Dong, who was in the same class as Jiang Qingtong.
"Class rep, look—it's Jiang Qingtong! What's she doing getting involved in a senior's drama?" one of the students nudged Wang Dong and pointed.
Wang Dong frowned, puzzled. "I don't know either. But if they actually fight… Xu Sanshi's a Level 30+ Soul Elder. Can Qingtong really take him on?"
Because Jiang Qingtong had always trained under Dean Cai and hadn't revealed her martial soul or soul rings publicly, none of her classmates knew her true strength.
Most first-year students only had one soul ring. Only a few exceptionally talented ones had two or three.
From their perspective, even if she was impressive, she couldn't be higher than one ring, right?
One ring versus three? That's not even a fight!
Beside him, Xiao Xiao was wide-eyed. "I didn't think Qingtong was this bold! That's a senior with three soul rings!"
Seeing Xu Sanshi activate his martial soul, Jiang Nannan quickly stepped in front of Jiang Qingtong and summoned her own martial soul—two yellow and one purple ring appearing as well.
Behind her shimmered the Soft Bone Rabbit.
"Xu Sanshi, don't go too far! You're really going to hit a junior?" she said, her voice low and angry.
"Nannan, I just want to give her a warning…" Xu Sanshi frowned.
Jiang Qingtong stepped out from behind Jiang Nannan and said calmly, "If senior wants a fight, I'll oblige. Just don't cry when you lose."
"Hah! We'll see who's crying soon enough!" Xu Sanshi sneered.
"Junior, let me handle this," Jiang Nannan gently tugged Jiang Qingtong's sleeve, urging her not to act impulsively.
But Jiang Qingtong gave her a reassuring look.
Then, she slowly raised her right hand. Behind her bloomed the Mirror Flower martial soul. Two purple soul rings shimmered around her—each a thousand-year ring.
"Two purple soul rings? Thousand-year rings? Both of them?!"
"Oh my god, class rep—did you see that? Qingtong has two soul rings! And both are thousand-year rings!"
"Damn—she's a total beast!"
A wave of shocked murmurs swept through the onlookers. Even Jiang Nannan and Xu Sanshi were stunned, their eyes fixed on those radiant purple rings.
She was only twelve!
How could her body handle such powerful soul rings?
"Jiang Qingtong, Level 29 Assault-type Battle Soul Master. Pleased to meet you," she said evenly, introducing her cultivation level after revealing her soul rings.
Xu Sanshi forced himself to stay calm and replied, "Xu Sanshi, Level 37 Defense-type Battle Soul Elder."
After exchanging introductions, the first petal of Mirror Flower lit up, glowing with the pattern of the Spiritual Eye. Jiang Qingtong's eyes turned a bright sky-blue, and an immense surge of spiritual energy shot toward Xu Sanshi.
Although he had a higher soul power level, his spiritual defenses were no match for Jiang Qingtong's years of training. The Mysterious Underworld Turtle martial soul had no resistance to mental attacks.
As the spiritual shock hit his brain, Xu Sanshi staggered backward from the sudden stabbing pain in his head. Before he could react, Jiang Qingtong followed up with Spiritual Disturbance—further impairing his reflexes.
In that window of vulnerability, she surged forward and raised her fist.
No one noticed the second petal of Mirror Flower—etched with a phoenix sigil—glow faint red. A trace of flame coalesced around her fist.
She struck Xu Sanshi square in the chest. His famed turtle-shell defense was shattered, and his body flew through the air like a rag doll, crashing into the ground some distance away.
One punch.
Two soul rings versus three.
And it was over. Just like that.
The watching students were still processing what they had just seen.
"What happened just now? Why didn't Senior Xu fight back?"
"I dunno—I only saw him standing there, and then bam—she sent him flying!"
"Was he holding back?"
"Doesn't look like it…"
Xu Sanshi slowly picked himself up. With the turtle soul's defense, he wasn't seriously hurt—but his mind was blank.
He rubbed his head and stared at Jiang Qingtong, dumbfounded.
"You… You have a spiritual-type martial soul?"
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