Chapter 2: Who Exactly Has No Soul Power? (1 / 1)
Behind him, Ning Tian was stunned when she saw the dragon-type soul beast suddenly appear on Jiang Li.
And when she saw Jiang Li grip the hilt and pull out a completely pitch-black long blade from the dragon's mouth—
Ning Tian was even more shocked.
Not just her—even Wu Feng, who had always looked down on Jiang Li, was dumbfounded.
While the two girls were still in a daze, Jiang Li had already made his move.
Whoosh!
As a gust of wind swept past, Jiang Li vanished from where he stood.
Just as Ning Tian and Wu Feng were wondering where he had gone—
In the next moment, his figure appeared directly behind the Vajra Bear.
"How can he be this fast!?"
Wu Feng was utterly shaken. For a moment, she couldn't even tell who actually lacked soul power.
Jiang Li didn't care what she thought. Gripping the black blade with both hands, he slashed directly at the Vajra Bear.
Sensing danger, the Vajra Bear hurriedly turned around and raised its arm to block.
But in the next second, it was shocked!
Slash!
With the sound of flesh being cut open—
The Vajra Bear's raised arm burst with blood, a gruesome wound tearing through it.
"Roar!"
In pain, the Vajra Bear let out an angry roar and raised its other arm to strike at Jiang Li.
But Jiang Li's speed was far beyond its reach.
Whoosh!
Jiang Li disappeared from its sight once again.
As it looked around frantically, its massive body suddenly lost balance.
That's right—Jiang Li had severed its ankle.
With a heavy thud, the Vajra Bear crashed to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.
Jiang Li didn't stop. In a flash, he appeared directly on top of the Vajra Bear.
The black blade in his hand blurred into afterimages.
Slash! Slash! Slash!
After a flurry of blade light, the once-dominant Vajra Bear completely lost the ability to resist.
In the distance, Ning Tian and Wu Feng, who had witnessed everything, fell silent in shock.
At that moment, a question arose in both their hearts.
"Jiang Li… does he really have no soul power? Is it him who has none—or is it us?"
At that moment, Jiang Li suddenly waved at Ning Tian and smiled.
"Boss, come give this bear the final blow."
Hearing this, Ning Tian snapped back to her senses and stopped overthinking.
She quickly stepped forward to the Vajra Bear.
With a swift motion, she struck it down, and a purple soul ring gradually condensed.
Without hesitation, Ning Tian summoned her martial soul and began absorbing the soul ring.
While she was absorbing it, Jiang Li and Wu Feng naturally stood guard for her.
But halfway through—
Wu Feng suddenly spoke.
"Jiang Li, do you really have no soul power?"
Hearing this, Jiang Li smiled and nodded.
"Why would I lie to you?"
Wu Feng fell silent. She was starting to question reality.
A normal person without soul power had completely crushed a thousand-year Vajra Bear.
She had seen people born with great strength, but they all had some level of soul power—and none could do it as effortlessly as Jiang Li.
Thinking this, she secretly glanced at him again.
"This guy… really has no soul power?"
Jiang Li naturally noticed her glance. He grinned.
"Didn't you think I was useless at first? So what now?"
Hearing this, Wu Feng's face turned red—not from shyness, but embarrassment.
Seeing her reaction, Jiang Li laughed even more, though he didn't press further.
After calming down, Wu Feng curiously asked,
"Jiang Li, that thing on you… is it a soul beast?"
Jiang Li pointed at the small black dragon still coiled around his upper body.
"You mean this?"
"Mm." Wu Feng nodded, eyes full of curiosity.
Jiang Li didn't hide anything and explained with a smile,
"I picked it up and raised it. Its name is Xiao You."
As he spoke, Xiao You raised its head, looking rather proud.
The cute scene made Wu Feng's eyes light up.
"Can I touch it?"
"Of course," Jiang Li nodded.
With permission, Wu Feng immediately stood on tiptoe and placed her hand on Xiao You's head.
It felt cool to the touch, and she couldn't help but keep petting it.
But soon, she thought of something and asked,
"By the way, I saw you pull a black blade out of Xiao You's mouth earlier. What was that about?"
Jiang Li smiled.
"I don't have soul power, so I can't use storage soul tools. Xiao You makes up for that."
"What do you mean?" Wu Feng looked confused.
Seeing her expression, Jiang Li sighed lightly.
"Xiao You has a special space inside its body. It can store items."
At this point, even Wu Feng understood.
"How amazing!"
She couldn't help but exclaim. It was her first time seeing a soul beast that could store items.
But then she suddenly thought of something.
"Aren't you afraid someone might try to steal Xiao You?"
Jiang Li revealed a meaningful smile.
Seeing that smile, Wu Feng felt a sudden chill in her heart—
As if an invisible hand had gripped it tightly.
"Gulp…"
She swallowed, feeling a cold sensation on her neck.
Realizing this, she wisely withdrew her hand from Xiao You and kept quiet.
The atmosphere fell into silence.
After an unknown amount of time—
Ning Tian, who had been absorbing the soul ring, finally opened her eyes and exhaled.
After sensing the soul power within her, she stood up happily.
"Jiang Li, thank you so much this time."
"No trouble at all. Boss, it's already an honor that you hired me," Jiang Li waved his hand with a smile.
Ning Tian didn't say more. She directly took out a gold soul coin card from her storage tool.
"There are forty thousand gold soul coins here. The extra ten thousand is your service fee."
"Oh, I feel a bit embarrassed," Jiang Li said—but his hands were very honest as he took the card.
Seeing him accept the payment, Ning Tian nodded slightly, a faint smile on her lips.
"Since the commission is complete, I should be leaving now."
After putting away the card, Jiang Li prepared to depart.
But just as he finished speaking—
Ning Tian suddenly asked,
"Jiang Li, would you be interested in joining my Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"
Jiang Li paused, then shook his head with a smile.
"Boss, I value freedom. I don't like being bound by rules, so I won't join any faction."
Hearing this, Ning Tian felt a bit disappointed, but didn't dwell on it.
Instead, she asked,
"Then can I still hire you?"
"Of course, boss. This is my line of work," Jiang Li replied quickly.
Ning Tian smiled and nodded.
"I'd like to hire you to escort Wu Feng and me to Shrek Academy for enrollment. The reward is still thirty thousand gold soul coins."
"Boss, you're generous!" Jiang Li instantly perked up.
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