Soul Land: I Became the Pope from the Beginning

Chapter 79: Teacher Qin Ming, Do You Have a Problem?

"Fifth Soul Skill, Silver Serpent Dance!" 

For a moment, the entire arena was shrouded in cold air. Silver Serpents twisted and slithered across the ice that had condensed on the ring.

The silver serpents on the ground made Ma Hongjun nervous. He immediately activated his third Soul Skill, Phoenix Wing Ascension, soaring into the air to observe Dugu Yan from above.

"First Soul Skill, Phoenix Fire Line." 

As a chicken-like cry emanated from the One-Eyed Fire Chicken's mouth, a deep red pillar of fire instantly struck.

"Hey, I can fly! Let's see how you beat me."

Ma Hongjun smiled and waved his fiery wings, constantly harassing Dugu Yan with Phoenix Fire Line.

Dugu Yan waved her hand casually, and the cold air extinguished the small flames.

Then, a chain sword formed from a silver chain serpent appeared in her hand. After waving it a few times, a faint sonic boom was heard.

"Ning Rongrong, give us a buff quickly! She's alone, and it might be difficult for her to defeat us all before her soul power runs out."

Tang San shouted to Ning Rongrong, who was already terrified behind him. Then he activated the Blue Silver Entanglement.

Ning Rongrong regained her composure and hurriedly cast three buffs on the Shrek team. The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda in her hand emitted a colorful halo.

"Third Soul Skill, Silver Serpent Blade!"

All the enhancements seemed ineffective in Dugu Yan's eyes. The silver chain sword in her hand kept changing shape. The first victim was the pretentious Ma Hongjun.

The silver chain sword stretched wildly, entangling Ma Hongjun's legs and pulling the fat chicken down with a sudden jerk.

"Not good! Cover the Fatty."

Seeing that Ma Hongjun's harassment was ineffective, Tang San secretly thought he was useless. But the situation was critical, and he had no choice but to take out the Clear Sky Hammer.

"Clear Sky Nine Absolutes, Collapse Word Art!"

Dugu Yan only glanced at Tang San rushing over and casually swung her hand, knocking him back.

Seemingly bored, she condensed another silver chain sword in her hand.

Without hesitation, Dugu Yan swung her chain sword like a whip, each lash injecting cold poison into Ma Hongjun's body.

The cold poison and evil fire battled within Ma Hongjun, making him feel worse than death. He rolled on the ground, fat body trembling.

"Damn it! White Tiger Intense Light Wave!"

Dai Mubai, seeing Ma Hongjun in agony, transformed into a white tiger and attacked. But Dugu Yan struck him with her sword, knocking him to the ground.

"Zhu Zhuqing, use the Martial Soul Fusion Technique with me."

Seeing Zhu Zhuqing unable to do anything, Dai Mubai roared.

Zhu Zhuqing hesitated for a moment, then came to Dai Mubai's side. As their breath gradually merged, a huge white tiger with black and white stripes finally appeared.

"Puff!"

But the Hell White Tiger didn't move a muscle and exploded instantly.

The Martial Soul Fusion Technique failed! 

Dai Mubai's eyes burned with frustration. What a useless teammate. Now that the martial soul fusion technique failed, he had lost a lot of soul power.

Zhu Zhuqing had no qualifications to approach Dugu Yan. They had already lost this match.

"No! How could we, Shrek, lose?"

Dai Mubai's eyes turned red. He panted heavily, fists pounding the ring until his knuckles bled, then barely stopped.

It wasn't supposed to be like this. In his previous life, they unexpectedly defeated the Royal Fighting Team, even suppressing them so much they couldn't lift their heads.

But how could it be now?

Dai Mubai looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who remained silent beside him, and immediately grew furious. It was her fault—this useless woman. 

Even the Martial Soul Fusion Technique can fail—what's the point of her?

Before he could blame her further, Dugu Yan threw the battered Ma Hongjun off the stage. Two silver chain swords stabbed him.

Just as Dai Mubai tried to dodge, he felt a piercing pain in his waist. The sharp pain caused him to fall to the ground, his mouth hoarse and unable to utter a sound.

"Ugh! Ugh! Ah! Ah! Ah!"

The cold poison gradually invaded Dai Mubai's kidneys, transforming him into a pseudo-girl—so as not to harm other girls in the future.

Dai Mubai's eyes widened in terror. His body, like a maggot, constantly crawled and tried to escape. It was too frightening.

"We admit defeat!"

Yu Xiaogang, standing in the audience with a gloomy expression, looked at Tang San and the others being beaten and hurriedly called out to the referee:

"This isn't a match; it's practically torturing our people!"

In response, Dugu Yan snorted coldly, glared at Yu Xiaogang with disdain, and said lightly:

"Weak people should be prepared to be beaten. Not everyone will let you go."

Then she glanced at Yu Xiaogang and Qin Ming, who looked displeased from afar and kicked Shrek and the others off the stage.

"I declare the winner of this match to be the Royal Fighting Team!"

As the referee's voice rang out, everyone erupted in surprise, shouting the name of the Royal Fighting Team. The title of the Soul Emperor was too imposing, especially given how young she was.

Many disciples from powerful families recognized Dugu Yan's identity and wanted to visit her, but they were frightened off by Dugu Bo and dared not approach.

"Sister Yan, thank you."

Ye Lingling approached Dugu Yan with admiration and a lingering fear. They had been about to admit defeat, but Dugu Yan suddenly appeared like a goddess descending from heaven and defeated the Shrek team.

"Don't worry, I won't let those perverts bully my lovely sister Lingling."

Dugu Yan hugged Ye Lingling, who was a head shorter than her and said warmly. After learning about Ye Lingling's background, she felt a kinship. When Ye Lingling awakened her martial soul, her grandmother had died to allow her to awaken the Nine Heart Flowering Apple Martial Soul.

Her own family was similar; when her mother gave birth to her and her younger sibling, a poisonous gas erupted. However, their family was lucky enough to meet His Holiness the Pope, who transformed their Martial Soul, preventing them from becoming orphans.

Dugu Yan had a special feeling for Ye Lingling and treated her like her own sister. She even considered bringing her to the Pope later, hoping to break the curse of the Nine-Heart Flowering Apple Martial Soul so Ye Lingling wouldn't face any more tragic choices.

Back in the lounge, Yu Tianheng, who had just been treated, ran out to get some fresh air, still upset about the loss. His injuries and others' had also healed somewhat.

"Damn it, that Shrek Academy is ungrateful. If we hadn't let them, how could they have succeeded so easily?"

Osler, a member of the Royal Team, said resentfully, recalling Qin Ming's words, and grumbling:

"And Teacher Qin Ming asked us to let those arrogant kids go. It's crazy. I saw him chatting with the dean of Shrek Academy a few days ago."

Suddenly, Qin Ming entered silently, glancing at Dugu Yan with some dissatisfaction and blaming:

"Dugu Yan, why did you use the fifth Soul Skill?"

Earlier, Qin Ming had been scolded by his mentor, Flanders, which embarrassed him in front of all the teachers. He felt humiliated.

"Why? Do I need your permission to use my Soul Skills? I have to give in to the people of Shrek Academy?"

Dugu Yan looked at Qin Ming coldly, her tone icy:

"Teacher Qin Ming, we won. Yet you're so unhappy. Instead, you keep worrying about Shrek Academy. I wonder—do you have some shady deal with them, which makes us give in again and again?"

(End of this chapter)