Seeing Nie Li slowly prying open Shen Yue’s fist, Shen Yue’s face twisted with pain, and the group of followers around him was dumbfounded.
“What’s going on? What happened to Boss Shen Yue?”
They stared blankly at Shen Yue.
In their eyes, dealing with Nie Li should have been a piece of cake for Shen Yue.
But why was he showing such a pained expression? What was happening?
Du Ze, Lu Piao, and the others weren’t surprised at the scene unfolding before them; instead, they remained calm.
Since training with the technique Nie Li shared, their cultivation had rapidly advanced.
Although their soul force hadn’t yet reached 100, their physical strength had significantly increased.
Nie Li’s cultivation art was undoubtedly even more formidable than theirs.
They wondered how strong Nie Li had become, but suppressing Shen Yue was certainly not an issue for him!
What they didn’t know was that Nie Li’s current training speed was slower than theirs, and his strength was still rather weak.
But with the vast knowledge he had from his previous life, even an ordinary person without any cultivation could easily deal with Shen Yue.
Nie Li coldly said, “You can’t call out to Ziyun just because you want to. If I catch you following Ziyun again, I’ll beat you every time I see you!” Having been reborn, Nie Li would not allow anyone to have malicious intentions towards Ye Ziyun.
The deep bond they shared, intertwined with life and death, was not something trash like Shen Yue could understand.
“That’s impossible! How could I lose?” Shen Yue was filled with intense unwillingness.
He never expected to be defeated by Nie Li.
His expression twisted, “You forced me to do this!”
Shen Yue’s soul realm surged with waves of soul force, and streams of this force spilled out, launching towards Nie Li.
Although he hadn't mastered any demon spirit techniques, Shen Yue could now directly use his soul force to strike at Nie Li's soul realm.
Shen Yue’s soul force was at 78, while Nie Li’s soul force, which was just 5 two days ago, was now only in the thirties.
Nie Li’s soul force was just half of Shen Yue’s!
“This isn’t good; Nie Li just started cultivating his soul force two days ago, it can’t possibly withstand Shen Yue’s.” Du Ze’s face changed, but unfortunately, they were too far away, and Shen Yue’s followers were in the way.
Among them, there were six at the Bronze level, making it impossible for them to get close.
Shen Yue pushed his soul realm to its limits, and waves of soul force surged towards Nie Li.
“Haha! Such weak soul force dares to be arrogant before me!” Shen Yue felt Nie Li’s soul force was very weak.
With his own soul force strength, he thought he could easily crush Nie Li!
“You have no idea!” Nie Li sneered dismissively.
In his past life, he had challenged many demon masters and countless powerful super demon beasts.
Besides having strong soul force, those demon spirit masters and super demon beasts had reached an astounding level of skill in manipulating their soul force.
Although in this life Nie Li’s soul force was still very weak, the countless life-and-death battles in his last life left him with a wealth of experience in controlling soul force.
Even with just over thirty soul force, a true Bronze level demon spirit master would find it hard to gain any advantage over him.
Shen Yue's use of soul force was crude and simple, merely pushing it to attack others' soul realms.
To Nie Li, it was no different from a savage technique used by tribes from the wild.
That’s not how soul force is to be used!
To Nie Li, Shen Yue was riddled with openings.
If Nie Li wished, in the space of a breath, Shen Yue could be a corpse lying on the ground! But Glory City forbade killing, and at the Saint Orchid Academy, a sacred place, it was especially not permissible.
Nie Li didn’t bother to kill Shen Yue, for he posed absolutely no threat to him.
Would a tiger regard a chicken as a threat?
Laughable as some people are, Shen Yue was completely unaware.
He felt his soul force surging ahead and showed a joyful expression, imagining Nie Li’s pained expression.
As Shen Yue’s soul force was about to strike Nie Li’s soul realm, Nie Li’s soul force condensed into a bundle, like a fine needle, piercing into Shen Yue’s soul force.
Breaking the flow!
Shen Yue's soul force was spread out, while Nie Li's was focused into a fine point.
Although Nie Li used just a small portion of his soul force, he easily pierced through Shen Yue's soul force.
"Ah!" Shen Yue let out a blood-curdling scream.
Wherever Nie Li’s soul force went, Shen Yue’s collapsed.
Nie Li’s soul force slammed directly into Shen Yue’s soul realm.
It felt as if his soul realm was pierced through, and large beads of sweat rolled off Shen Yue.
He gasped, as if he had seen something terrifying.
With his soul realm shaken and his mind in turmoil, Shen Yue’s vision blurred, and Nie Li before him seemed as towering as a mountain! It invoked in him a sense of insurmountability.
Nie Li’s cold gaze sent chills down Shen Yue’s spine.
Nie Li’s eyes, sharp like drawn swords, carried the chilling coldness of one who had experienced countless life-and-death battles.
This terrifying aura was something Shen Yue, merely a small fry, couldn’t withstand.
Scared out of his wits, Shen Yue felt a chill in his pants, having wet himself in fear.
“What happened? What on earth is going on?” Shen Yue’s Bronze one-star followers showed puzzled expressions.
They clearly sensed Shen Yue’s soul force was much stronger than Nie Li’s and held the upper hand.
So why did Shen Yue’s soul realm collapse? What just happened?
Nie Li’s actions were so swift that they didn’t have time to react!
“He actually wet himself. How smelly! You dare to threaten me with your uselessness? I don’t want to waste time with you. Get lost, and stay away from me in the future!” Nie Li grabbed Shen Yue, lifting him easily with one hand, and tossed him outwards.
Boom!
Shen Yue was thrown out the window, crashing heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
“Boss!”
“Boss!”
Shen Yue’s followers hurriedly rushed out, helping him up with a clumsy scramble.
They saw that Shen Yue’s pants were visibly soaked.
“Get me out of here quickly!” Shen Yue’s eyes were wide with fright, still gripped by intense fear, his lower region warm with continued embarrassment.
His followers hurriedly helped him flee.
The students in the library who knew Nie Li and Shen Yue were dumbstruck.
Nie Li had just lifted Shen Yue with one hand and tossed him out the window! Were they dreaming?
In the Junior Warrior Class, Nie Li’s talent seemed incomparable to Shen Yue’s.
Everyone thought Nie Li would get a beating, but surprisingly, it wasn’t Nie Li who got punished, but Shen Yue!
Although many didn’t catch the details of the exchange, the fact that Shen Yue lost was indisputable.
“Haha, Shen Yue was so scared he wet his pants. His soul realm must have been breached. Could Nie Li’s soul force be stronger than Shen Yue’s now?”
“I heard Nie Li made an agreement with Instructor Shen Xiu! If he reaches Bronze one-star in two months, Instructor Shen Xiu will resign. Seems like Nie Li was confident all along!”
“How did Nie Li’s soul force increase so fast with just a red soul realm?”
The library students engaged in lively discussions.
Nie Li exchanged a glance with Du Ze and Lu Piao.
Their faces were flushed with excitement and joy.
Teaching Shen Yue a lesson today was truly satisfying.
Shen Yue had been arrogant in class, and they’d long since grown sick of him!
Although this incident stirred some waves among the students, it didn’t significantly impact the vast Saint Orchid Academy, and soon everything calmed down as Nie Li and his friends continued their rigorous training.
Shen Xiu's Office.
“What did you say? You were thrown out of the library by Nie Li?” Shen Xiu’s face turned dark. “Your strength has reached 63, and your soul force is at 78; are you saying Nie Li is stronger?”
Shen Yue reminisced the recent events with lingering fear.
The killing intent he encountered left a profound shadow in his heart.
Just thinking about it made him panic, and his soul realm trembled, needing at least a month to recover, which would hinder his cultivation progress greatly.
“Aunt, that guy Nie Li uses some sort of witchcraft. His strength is obviously weaker, but once he grabbed my wrist, my whole arm lost its strength. My soul force was so much stronger than his, yet whenever it contacted his, it collapsed.” Shen Yue, recalling his ordeal, still couldn’t understand how he lost!
His face contorted with anger at his humiliation—being scared into wetting himself was an unbearable shame!
Nie Li, I won’t rest until I’ve settled this with you! Shen Yue clenched his fists tightly, his teeth clenching audibly.
This hatred was one he would not forgive or forget!
“And what about his strength and soul force?” Shen Xiu furrowed her brows; she hadn’t forgotten their agreement.
If Nie Li reached Bronze one-star within two months, she’d have to leave her position!
“His strength must be at most 30, his soul force no more than 10!” Shen Yue replied based on his perception.
“Useless! And you lost?” Shen Xiu scolded.
Shen Yue opened his mouth to argue but closed it in frustration.
He hadn’t expected to lose.
Nie Li’s soul force was clearly weak, yet he defeated him, breaking through his soul force with ease!
“Perhaps that kid excels in controlling strength and soul force!” Shen Xiu, having seen a fair share, guessed, “Some might have weak soul force but strong control abilities, allowing them to overcome stronger opponents. But it won't be easy for him to reach Bronze one-star in two months!” Shen Xiu snorted softly.
“Yeah.” Shen Yue nodded.
Nie Li’s interactions with Ye Ziyun made him feel threatened.
He hoped Nie Li would quickly drop out and stay far away!