Versatile Mage: One innate talent for each system

Chapter 296 The Power Bestowed by Death

"Zhu Zhuqing, where have you been? The dean has been looking for you everywhere."

Zhu Zhuqing, who had just returned to the Douluo Continent, had only taken a few steps when she ran into Dai Mubai, who was looking for her.

Zhu Zhuqing didn't even glance at him, simply uttered an "oh" and walked past.

Feeling neglected, Dai Mubai's face turned ashen, his right hand clenched into a fist. Finally, he took a deep breath and looked at Zhu Zhuqing's slender back.

She's just a woman from the Zhu family; she'll be mine sooner or later!
It was already time for morning classes.

When Flander saw Zhu Zhuqing appear, he didn't ask any questions, but simply gestured for her to return to the group and begin the morning's lessons.

Just like before, I went running.

Every morning, he runs around the village twenty or thirty times, and the number of laps keeps increasing.

Today's lap count was twenty-five, a full five more than when I first entered the academy.

However, Zhu Zhuqing stood out today, easily taking the lead and leaving the second-place runner five laps behind.

"Zhu Zhuqing...why...when did she become so amazing?"

Oscar stared at Zhu Zhuqing, who had already completed her mission, breathless and utterly shocked.

"She seems a little different."

A hint of purple light seemed to flash in the eyes of a short-haired boy who looked very composed.

Zhu Zhuqing gave off a completely different feeling; her body radiated a strong vitality, or rather, a life force.

Even Flander was drawn to her transformation.

"Zhu Zhuqing, you've made great progress lately. You've left Xiao San and the others so far behind," Flander said with a smile.

"Mm." Zhu Zhuqing nodded lightly.

The power that Death bestowed upon her was far more than this; this was merely a side effect of a significant increase in her physical constitution.

The others gradually finished their training and returned to the team one after another.

"Zhu Qing, would you like to have dinner together later?" Dai Mubai leaned closer to Zhu Zhu Qing and invited her.

Zhu Zhuqing took several steps back, her face showing extreme disgust: "I've already told you, you disgust me! Stay away from me, don't come near me!"

Dai Mubai's smile froze. Even Xiao, who was always aloof, couldn't help but speak to him like that to his face.

His eyes blazed with fury as he gritted his teeth and whispered, "Don't forget who you are! You only have value when you're with me. Wasn't the reason you traveled all the way from Xingluo to find me? What are you pretending to be all high and mighty for now that we've met?"

"You bastard!" Zhu Zhuqing shouted, trembling with rage.

Flanders and the others turned their attention to the sound.

Dai Mubai immediately switched to an innocent expression as he looked at everyone.

"Even without you, I, Zhu Zhuqing, can still live a wonderful life!"

Zhu Zhuqing's words were met with Dai Mubai's mockery.

"After all that talk, you still ended up at Shrek Academy, didn't you? If you're really that capable, then you shouldn't have come to Shrek Academy!"

"Asshole!!!"

Zhu Zhuqing let out an angry shout, and a greenish-blue light, completely different from the Netherworld Cat Martial Soul, suddenly erupted from her body.

Seeing that the conflict was about to escalate, Flander immediately spoke up to stop the two: "Mu Bai, shut up! And you, Zhu Qing, do you think the friendship between classmates means nothing to you?"

We finally managed to recruit so many little monsters, and if one of them were to leave because of Dai Mubai's few words, that would be a huge loss!
“The dean is right, we are all one. Zhu Qing, have you forgotten the lesson the dean taught us in the first class?” the short-haired boy said. “Never abandon, never give up!” the red-haired fat boy Ma Hongjun chimed in.

"Tang San, you don't understand anything, you don't understand what I've been through! Even if I put in a thousand times more effort than you, I only have a tiny chance of breaking free from the shackles I'm wearing!!"

Zhu Zhuqing's aura fluctuated violently, and the green light on her left hand intensified.

This light made Tang San feel a sense of submission.

"Zhu Qing, you are now a member of Shrek Academy, one of the little monsters. Stop dwelling on the past and focus on the future. Your story will surely be told throughout the continent in the future," Flander said again.

“I once wanted to forget the past and start over, but someone wouldn’t allow it.” Zhu Zhuqing’s emotions gradually stabilized. Her gaze swept over Dai Mubai, and she said, word by word, “But that won’t happen again. I will sever all ties with the past and start my life anew!”

"Wishful thinking! Do you think the family will let you get away with this? When the time comes, they will find me, and they will find you! Your martial spirit, and even you yourself, are nothing more than an appendage of the Dai family. Without me, you are nothing more than an ordinary soul master with some talent!"

Dai Mubai's words left everyone completely confused.

Flanders thought to himself, "Just as I thought."

He had known all along that Dai Mubai was a member of the Star Luo Dai family; the White Tiger Martial Soul was too obvious, anyone with a little knowledge would know it.

With the addition of Zhu Zhuqing, who later enrolled, it was basically confirmed that Dai Mubai was one of the princes.

In the Douluo Continent, everyone usually awakens their Martial Soul at the age of six, and the Martial Soul brings extraordinary power.

"vassal?"

Zhu Zhuqing sneered: "I am not anyone's vassal, and your strength is nothing special. You are a coward and a piece of trash, you will only hold me back!"

"you!"

Dai Mubai was furious.

If it weren't for the fact that he was in public and that he still had a sliver of reason holding him back, he would have definitely shown Zhu Zhuqing what it meant to be all that strength was!
"Zhu Zhuqing, your words were too harsh," said Tang San, the short-haired boy.

“That’s right, Boss Dai is the most capable among us. If he’s a piece of trash, then what are we?” Ma Hongjun stood firmly on Dai Mubai’s side.

"Birds of a feather!" Zhu Zhuqing sneered.

"Well, it's time to end this farce!"

Flander couldn't stand it anymore, and his words became increasingly harsh, threatening to escalate the conflict to the point of no return.

He looked at Zhu Zhuqing and said, "Since you think Dai Mubai will hold you back, then show us your strength."

“Alright, let’s start with Soul Battle.” Zhu Zhuqing nodded.

Fighting spirit?

Zhu Zhuqing was only a level 20-something Great Soul Master, while Dai Mubai was already a level 30-something Soul Venerable.

The Douluo Continent's extraordinary system divides realms into levels, with each realm consisting of ten levels.

Levels 0-10: Soul Master.

Levels 11-20: Great Soul Master.

Following them are Soul Master, Soul Sect Master, Soul King, Soul Emperor, Soul Saint, Soul Douluo, Titled Douluo, and God-level after level 100.

“The gap in strength between you two is too large right now. Let’s wait until you reach the same level as Mu Bai before we start the Soul Battle,” Flander said.

“No, right now. I’ve had enough of him!” Zhu Zhuqing said firmly.

Before Flander could say anything more, Dai Mubai stepped forward: "Dean, don't say anything more. Zhu Zhuqing just wants to see my strength, so I'll let her see it!"

(End of this chapter)