"Jing Hongchen?!"
Seeing Jing Hongchen, the expressions of both Xuanzi and the Title Douluo from the Star Luo Empire changed.
Especially those Title Douluo from Star Luo. According to the information they received, the teachers responsible for leading the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy team were only Old Ma and Zhang Lexuan. Was Jing Hongchen secretly protecting them all along?
A top-tier, ninth-rank Soul Engineer accompanying them seemed a bit excessive.
But now, Xuanzi's actions were practically slapping the faces of the Star Luo Empire, who were in charge of hosting this Soul Master Tournament!
Jing Hongchen greeted everyone politely, then turned to Xuanzi with a smile.
"It seems I made the right decision coming along this time. Otherwise, the teachers and students of our Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy would have been subjected to extremely unfair treatment, and might even have been harmed by a super Douluo-level expert."
Jing Hongchen's words made the faces of the Title Douluo present turn ugly, and even Xuanzi glared at him.
Would he, Xuanzi, do something so underhanded as to bully the youngsters?
At most, after taking Zhang Lexuan and Ling Luochen away, he would give those little fellows a small lesson. Would that count as harming them?
Seeing that Xuanzi wanted to retort, Jing Hongchen didn't give him a chance, deliberately raising his voice.
"Xuanzi, Zhang Lexuan and Ling Luochen are now members of our Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy. They left Shrek Academy entirely of their own accord. Are you, Shrek Academy, planning to disregard their wishes and forcibly abduct them?"
"If you want to fight, I can accompany you. But I don't want it to be here, because, unlike you, I don't want our battle to harm innocent people!"
Jing Hongchen's words echoed in the ears of everyone present, making the audience's mood very subtle, and their longing for Shrek Academy decreased again.
Even Jing Hongchen, a person from the Sun Moon Empire, knew to consider their well-being and didn't want to hurt them. But Xuanzi, a strong expert from Shrek Academy, came up and wanted to fight with other Title Douluo regardless of the consequences, completely disregarding the lives of these ordinary people. The difference was immediately apparent.
Xuanzi could hear the whispers of the people below, which only fueled his anger.
However, habits formed over two hundred years meant Xuanzi couldn't be bothered to explain himself to such weaklings. He looked at Jing Hongchen and snorted coldly.
"If you want to fight, then fight! Stop wasting time with words!"
Jing Hongchen turned to the Title Douluo from the Star Luo Empire, and asked with a smile.
"Our academy's students shouldn't receive unfair treatment or be harmed, right?"
Shattered Star Douluo took a long look at Jing Hongchen, then nodded with a blank expression.
"With us here, they won't."
"Then I'm relieved. Let's go, Xuanzi. Let me see the strength of your Godly Taotie Bull."
Jing Hongchen, while heading out of the city, issued an invitation to Xuanzi.
Xuanzi glanced coldly at Zhang Lexuan and Ling Luochen before chasing after him.
"Squashing you, you toad, is no problem!"
After Jing Hongchen and Xuanzi left one after another, under Xu Jiawei's instructions, the Prime Minister of the Star Luo Empire announced the official start of the round-robin tournament.
However, the lively atmosphere from before was gone. Xuanzi's actions had cast a shadow over everyone's hearts, and the Shrek Academy's filter had completely disappeared.
Watching this scene, Xu Jiawei on the city wall shook his head slightly, unable to help but sigh inwardly.
'If Old Mu knew what Xuanzi had done, I wonder how he would react.'
Xu Jiawei had also studied at Shrek Academy. Or rather, his initial goal in going to Shrek was to make friends with more geniuses, attempting to recruit them to the Star Luo Empire. However, Shrek Academy's brainwashing ability was unparalleled on the continent. Almost no one who entered the inner court could escape Shrek Academy's influence.
Xu Jiawei also knew that the reason Shrek Academy could stand tall was because of Muen, the Limit Douluo.
But he could be certain that the previous Death God Messenger incident had already made Muen very unhappy with Xuanzi.
If Muen couldn't find any other strong individuals to replace him, he probably wouldn't have let Xuanzi come out again.
And now? In just a few minutes, Xuanzi had accomplished the feat of completely collapsing the public image of Shrek Academy. If Muen found out about this, he might not be able to resist taking action against Xuanzi himself, right?
Xu Jiawei shook his head inwardly.
'With such high-level figures, how can Shrek not fall? Let me, a former Shrek student, add a little something to your disgrace, and give you a most glorious farewell ceremony!'
Xu Jiawei had made up his mind. He wanted to find a way to make Shrek last until the end and then clash with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy at the last moment, allowing them to be stripped of the championship!
Plus, Xu Jiujiu had told him that Leng Qiuyu had already connected with people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy. When the finals came, there would be a good show to watch.
Thinking of the scene where Leng Qiuyu would stand up and expose the true evil soul masters of Shrek Academy and their deeds, Xu Jiawei's eyes were filled with smiles.
At this moment, after the host, who had finished drawing lots, signaled to Xu Jiawei, he announced loudly through the soul tool amplifier he carried.
"Shrek Academy versus Yunluo Academy will adopt a one-on-one elimination match format. Please send out your first contestants."
After returning to the waiting area, Beibei, as the team captain, looked at Wang Yan and said in a low voice, "Teacher Wang, I'll go."
Wang Yan hesitated for a moment before shaking his head.
"Since the opposing academy is composed of Soul Engineers, it's best to send He Caitou. Furthermore, Xuanzi's actions have already earned Shrek Academy countless enemies. Only by defeating them with a more powerful player in a swift and decisive manner can we make things easier for us later on."
"He Caitou, the first match is up to you."
He Caitou didn't hesitate at all upon hearing this, immediately nodding in agreement.
"Don't worry, Teacher Wang, leave it to me."
As He Caitou stepped onto the competition stage, there wasn't a single cheer from the crowd. This was in stark contrast to the previous scene of boiling excitement when Shrek first appeared.
Whether it was He Caitou, Wang Yan, Beibei, Xu Sanshi, or the others, their moods had become very heavy.
"Xuanzi, Xuanzi, do you know what a serious impact your actions have had on Shrek?"
On the other side, Huo Yuhao was also watching this scene, watching everyone's perception of Shrek undergo a complete transformation. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.
Xuanzi truly deserved to be a Taishang Elder of the Sacred Spirit Cult; he was really good at courting death!
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