Soul Land: I am Uchiha Sasuke

Sasuke wandered alone for a while before activating his Sharingan's genjutsu to immobilize a spirit beast that was charging at him. As he observed the flow of its soul power, he noticed that it was continuously circulating from the soul ring on its head throughout its body.

According to Ye Zhiqiu, when a spirit beast loses its vitality, its soul ring automatically detaches from the body and dissipates after a certain period.

"Sealing Technique: Absorbing Seal!"

This was a skill of the Rinnegan, capable of absorbing energy sources through physical contact—whether chakra or magic.

With the cursed seal's chakra, the power granted by the Sage of Six Paths, and his Indra lineage, Sasuke found it effortless to manipulate any form of energy.

Rather than killing the spirit beast to extract its soul ring, Sasuke directly absorbed its soul power through touch. As he did, he observed how the soul ring's vibrant glow gradually dulled until it completely lost its luster.

He then moved on to a second beast, then a third...

"Pointless."

After absorbing the energy of over a dozen spirit beasts, Sasuke concluded that this so-called soul power was inferior to senjutsu chakra in quality and paled in comparison to the tailed beasts in quantity. There was no need to waste any more time on the outskirts of the jungle.

With that decision, he left the Soul Hunting Forest and tracked Ye Zhiqiu's energy trail to a hotel.

As soon as he entered the room, Mu Qing rushed toward him. Dressed in Canghui Academy's moon-white uniform, she looked even more charming and elegant.

"Brother Sasuke, there are bad people." Mu Qing complained.

Sasuke, slightly taken aback, walked over and sat beside Ye Zhiqiu and the others. In addition to Ling Yun, Ling Xue, Bai Cha, and Mu Qing, four more students were present. The remaining two had yet to return from their travels, so they couldn't join.

The moment Sasuke sat down, he understood who the bad people were. At the next table sat seven soul masters. Among them, a short, chubby young man with red hair kept making crude jokes about Ling Xue, drawing laughter from his companions.

Ling Yun slammed his hand on the table and turned to Ye Zhiqiu. "Teacher!"

Without opening his eyes, Ye Zhiqiu replied, "Sit down. A soul master who acts out of anger only dulls their wisdom. If you lack extraordinary talent, you must cultivate an extraordinary mindset. Don't let trivial matters cloud your judgment."

Ling Yun clenched his teeth but obeyed, reluctantly sitting back down.

Seeing Ling Yun's reaction, the red-haired man only became more brazen in his provocation.

"Hah! A mere Canghui Academy, acting all high and mighty!" sneered a blond young man at the same table.

Sasuke recognized him—the same Shrek student who had bullied the farmer and his son at the Shrek Academy admissions office. He could tell at a glance that the soul power of these seven individuals was far purer than Ling Yun's. Their levels were clearly far above the students of Canghui Academy.

Ye Ling'er, sitting beside Ling Xue, was seething. Ling Yun had been restrained, and Teacher Ye Zhiqiu had no intention of letting them fight back. She exchanged a glance with Mu Qing, who immediately caught on.

Without hesitation, Mu Qing jumped off her chair, walked straight to the Shrek students' table, and said firmly, "You! Apologize!"

The seven Shrek students were momentarily stunned. One of them, a young man with glasses, chuckled, "Little girl, you don't even have a soul ring. You'd better go back and sit down."

But before he could continue, the red-haired fat man interrupted.

"Xiao San, you've got it all wrong. Look at this little Canghui girl—tsk, tsk, tsk, they can't even afford to give her a soul ring. Hey, little sister, why don't you come with me? I'll get one for you!"

He wiggled his fingers mockingly toward Mu Qing.

Meanwhile, the blond young man propped his feet up on the table and sneered at Ling Yun and the others.

"What? No men in Canghui Academy? Or are your martial spirits just too weak? You should rename yourselves King Ba Academy instead!"

His words drew another round of laughter from his table.

Ling Yun and the others didn't dare to look at Ye Zhiqiu's face at this moment. As a Soul King with the Black Turtle Martial Spirit, Ye Zhiqiu hated arrogance. This was his breaking point.

A white shadow flickered.

In the next second, Sasuke appeared in front of Mu Qing and spoke calmly, "Enough is enough."

The red-haired fat guy smirked. "Oh? Not happy? What are you gonna do about it?"

Sasuke met his gaze and stated coldly, "Apologize."

"Hah! Get lost!" the fat guy scoffed, reaching out to grab Sasuke.

The next moment—

Smack!

A sharp slap echoed throughout the hall.

The red-haired fat guy let out a howl of pain, his wails ringing across the entire room.