Chapter 123 Shrek Academy Loses! Ma Xiaotao: How Can You Fight Seven Against One?
Liu Yuan bent down and gently placed the unconscious Huo Yuhao on the stone slab of the arena.
He slowly stood up, the purple-gold flames around him did not extinguish, but instead appeared even more profound due to the clearing of the battlefield in the middle.
His gaze pierced through the layers of dissipating soul energy dust, landing on the last and most intense battlefield above the arena.
At this point, the once unstoppable Shrek team, after being swept aside by Liu Yuan, was reduced to just Ma Xiaotao, who was still struggling to hold on, aside from those members who were lying on the ground or had fallen off the field.
...
After a brief silence, a deafening roar of cheers erupted.
Amidst the cheers, however, there was a prevailing sense of absurdity in the discussions.
"This Liu Yuan... is so strong it's practically illogical!"
"He single-handedly reversed a seemingly inevitable defeat, something that has never happened before in any major tournament."
"Yes, now all the other Shrek Academy members have lost their fighting ability, leaving only Ma Xiaotao. The ratio of people on both sides is seven to one."
"No matter how strong Ma Xiaotao is, she's still a Soul Emperor. How could she possibly defeat those monsters from the Heavenly Soul Team all by herself? The Heavenly Soul Team still has two top-tier combatants, Liu Yuan and Long Aotian!"
"Could it be... that Shrek Academy's undefeated myth is really going to end here?"
The murmurs of the audience flooded into Xuanzi's ears like a tidal wave.
Xuanzi sat in the team leader's seat, his already gloomy face now turning a ghastly green.
His withered hands dug so hard into the armrests of the seat that he didn't even notice the wood chips getting under his fingernails.
"Damn it! I absolutely will not allow this to happen!"
Xuanzi roared inwardly.
He couldn't accept that Shrek's long-standing legacy would end when he was leading the team.
If he loses, he will not only face immense criticism from within the academy, but also the "kowtow bet" that makes his scalp tingle just thinking about it.
But the harsh reality is now before us: Shrek's defenses have completely collapsed.
Even with her formidable strength, Ma Xiaotao's chances of winning against seven people surrounding her are slim.
"There must be other ways, there must be..."
Large beads of cold sweat slid down Xuanzi's forehead. His muddled brain was racing, but he couldn't find any way to turn the tide.
Meanwhile, thousands of miles away at Shrek Academy, inside the Sea God Pavilion.
The spiritual fruits and tea that were originally prepared for the celebration had now completely cooled down.
The elders fell into a long silence, the air in the council hall thick with a suffocating oppression.
This sense of despair is heavier than any previous crisis.
Because every elder possesses top-notch strategic vision, they have already foreseen the final outcome through the live broadcast—Shrek is going to lose.
"It's all because of Liu Yuan!" Yan Shaozhe slammed his fist on the table and stood up abruptly, his eyes bloodshot as he stared intently at the boy in the picture.
After Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng returned, Shrek Academy had already gained an absolute advantage.
As long as they play normally, this championship will still be Shrek's for the taking.
But it was precisely because of Liu Yuan's bizarre outburst that two Shrek Academy regulars and four reserve team members were wiped out in an instant.
"How infuriating! What kind of freak is this kid?" Yan Shaozhe's voice was somewhat exasperated.
Moon, sitting in the main seat, was surprisingly calm.
He simply sighed helplessly, his gaze sweeping over the angry faces of the elders.
"Now, do you know what kind of genius was the one who was released...?"
Moon's tone revealed a deep weariness.
He has never valued a person's potential as much as he does now.
In his eyes, Liu Yuan was not just outstanding, but a being who surpassed all the geniuses of Shrek Academy. Even Ma Xiaotao, who possessed the Evil Fire Phoenix, paled in comparison to Liu Yuan.
"Not even thirteen years old, yet with a soul power of level forty-nine," Mu En muttered to himself.
"With this kind of cultivation speed and combat logic, even if he is given a few more years, it is almost a certainty that he will become a Title Douluo when he is twenty years old."
"Not to mention his double pupil martial soul, which inherently possesses a source suppression that transcends ranks. Among those of the same level, he is already invincible. We, Shrek Academy, have lost a true leader who could have preserved our millennia-old foundation."
The elders' expressions grew increasingly grim as they listened to Elder Mu's assessment.
The pain of not only losing the game but also pushing away a peerless genius almost broke Yan Shaozhe and the others on the spot.
...
Meanwhile, on the Xingluo Square arena, the real "hunt" had already begun.
Liu Yuan didn't give Ma Xiaotao much time to catch her breath.
He lightly touched the ground with his toes, his body soaring into the air, leaving a dazzling trail of purple-gold flames in mid-air before quickly merging with Long Aotian.
Vina, Chen Lu, Wang Yanfeng, and others also gathered around.
Although their soul power was somewhat depleted at this moment, each of them had an unwavering belief in victory burning in their eyes.
"Senior brother, let's join forces." Liu Yuan stood in the air, his double pupils locking onto Ma Xiaotao.
"Good!" Long Aotian let out a hearty laugh.
Ma Xiaotao was now completely in dire straits.
She hovered in the air, the phoenix wings on her back appearing somewhat dull due to overloading.
As she looked at the seven people who had surrounded her, the already unstable evil fire within her surged wildly.
"I refuse to believe that you ants can actually defeat me!" Ma Xiaotao shrieked, her sixth spirit ring suddenly flashing brightly, "Phoenix Meteor Shower!"
A dazzling red light filled the sky as countless meteorites burning with evil fire rained down, attempting to engulf the entire area.
However, this wide-range soul skill attack became extremely weak in the face of Liu Yuan's "Ultimate Sublimation".
"Disperse!"
Liu Yuan gave the order.
The seven members of the Heavenly Soul Team instantly dispersed, and then intense soul power light erupted simultaneously from seven directions.
When Ma Xiaotao uses one skill, Liu Yuan will simultaneously activate seven soul skills to counter it.
Ma Xiaotao unleashed a Phoenix Piercing Cloud Strike, which was instantly intercepted and detonated by Liu Yuan's Double Pupil Ray. Following that, Long Aotian's Dark Gold Divine Fist, Vina's control soul skill, and Chen Lu's attack soul skill rained down on Ma Xiaotao's protective soul power.
"Bang! Boom! Bang!"
Dull sounds of flesh colliding and energy explosions echoed continuously in mid-air.
At this point, Ma Xiaotao had completely become a passive "punching bag."
She tried to break through from above, but was forcefully pushed back by Long Aotian; she tried to bombard from a distance, but was constantly bombarded by Liu Yuan's double pupils with laser eyes, and ultimately suffered a loss.
With each flash of Liu Yuan's laser eyes, a layer of protective evil fire was precisely stripped away from Ma Xiaotao.
Taking advantage of the situation, Long Aotian delivered a powerful punch to Ma Xiaotao's shoulder or abdomen.
Under the watchful eyes of the entire continent, Shrek Academy's strongest genius is suffering an unprecedented beating.
Blood began to trickle from the corner of Ma Xiaotao's mouth, and her once wildly flowing red hair became disheveled.
She screamed desperately, trying to exhaust her life force to maintain her soul power output, but under Liu Yuan's all-around mental suppression, even condensing a powerful move became extremely difficult for her.
"puff--!"
Seizing an opening, Long Aotian delivered a powerful swing kick, striking Ma Xiaotao hard in the side.
Ma Xiaotao screamed again, and like a kite with a broken string, she fell from a height of 100 meters and crashed heavily onto the stone slab of the arena.
The stone slab shattered inch by inch. Ma Xiaotao struggled to get up, but Liu Yuan was already directly above her.
"Laser Eyes, maximum power."
Liu Yuan narrowed his eyes, and two huge dark purple beams of light roared down, hitting Ma Xiaotao's already shattered evil fire shield.
"boom--!!!"
With a loud bang, the last bit of dark red spark went out completely.
Ma Xiaotao's eyes rolled back, and the restless evil fire within her finally fell silent due to complete exhaustion.
She collapsed in the deep pit, her once burning body quickly turning ice-cold.
Ma Xiaotao lost.
(End of chapter)