Mere Star Luo Royal Academy, How Dared You Shamelessly Claim to Make an Enemy of Our Ten-Thousand-Year-Glory Shrek? You Don't Even Deserve It!

In Xu Jiujiu's understanding, there were only two kinds of people in this world who would speak to Chen Xiao Jie like that in this place.

The first kind was ignorant and brainless reckless fools who fundamentally failed to realize what the Star Luo Royal Academy signified.

The second kind was someone with complete assurance and powerful confidence, who knew the strength of the Star Luo Royal Academy yet didn't care in the least.

Which kind Xu Tianxi was, Xu Jiujiu had no way of knowing, but she vaguely had an ominous premonition that he probably wouldn't be the first kind...

Aunt Zhu Wen, that guy is no pushover. Was it you people who made Chen Xiao Jie provoke him? Doing this might cause trouble.

Unable to suppress the confusion in her heart, Xu Jiujiu quickly linked the cause and effect together, expressing her worries to this royal guard who in all likelihood had acted on her own authority.

Although Teacher Mo and Chen Xiao Jie didn't have good tempers, they wouldn't go looking for trouble for no reason. The only one who would do such a thing was Zhu Wen, that big-chested, brainless woman hailing from the Netherworld Family.

When Xu Jiujiu exposed her, Zhu Wen didn't panic at all. She patted her plump chest—a distinct feature of the women of the Netherworld Family—and smiled with confidence at Xu Jiujiu:

"Your Highness, rest assured. That brat's cultivation definitely hasn't reached the Soul King level. Xiao Jie's strength is hard to match among those below the Soul King rank. It's just right to test his true abilities, and he'll know his limits."

Chen Xiao Jie was the only Agility Attack Type battle soul master in this team, and he had once asked her for advice on cultivation. He could be considered half a disciple of hers, and she held very high hopes for Chen Xiao Jie, feeling completely sure of success.

Teacher Mo and several other students of the Star Luo Royal Academy wore indignant expressions and chimed in one after another:

"That's right, Your Highness. Xiao Jie personally went to invite him, treating him with polite words, yet he didn't give any face. This can't be blamed for Xiao Jie getting angry."

"This is the territory of our Star Luo Empire. How could people from our Star Luo Royal Academy suffer this kind of humiliation? I think Xiao Jie did nothing wrong!"

"Exactly, our Star Luo Royal Academy gathers the nation's geniuses with the highest talent. How can we let some rogue cultivator who popped up out of nowhere insult us? Even if he's the descendant of a Titled Douluo, it won't do! Would our academy be afraid of a Titled Douluo?"

One teammate after another was filled with righteous indignation, expressing their dissatisfaction. Xu Jiujiu forced herself to control her expression, very much wanting to tell them that the most top-tier geniuses of their country had all been gathered away by Shrek, and most of those present probably couldn't compare to those who could enter the Shrek Inner Courtyard.

However, upon second thought, Shrek Inner Courtyard disciples never exceeded fifty people. Leaving those people aside, Chen Xiao Jie was also a top-tier genius, so his luck shouldn't be that bad...

Right at that moment.

A piercing hawk's cry resounded from afar. The standard optimal configuration of two yellow, two purple, and four soul rings appeared at Chen Xiao Jie's feet, accompanied by bright yellow electric arcs tearing through the air and emitting a sizzling, crackling noise.

This was Chen Xiao Jie's martial soul, the Lightning Falcon. It was not only extremely fast, but its attack power was also very strong, possessing formidable thunder explosive force, and its quality managed to step into the threshold of a top-tier martial soul.

"Brat, you forced me to do this. Take my move!"

Chen Xiao Jie retreated dozens of meters to put some distance between them, and then consecutively lit up his first and second soul rings. In the blink of an eye, his entire person transformed into a yellow bolt of lightning, and several lightning phantoms appeared in midair, charging at Xu Tianxi from multiple directions.

"I didn't expect Xiao Jie to use his first soul skill, Lightning Transformation, and second soul skill, Thunder Shadow, right off the bat. His attack speed is so fast that even a Soul King would find it hard to capture. That brat is going to have terrible luck!"

Huang Xingyun, a Dark Demon Tiger battle soul master who had the highest cultivation among all the students of the Star Luo Royal Academy, said with great emotional excitement.

"That brat is just standing there motionless. Could it be he was scared stupid by Xiao Jie's speed? But that's normal too; after all, even I found it hard to keep up with Xiao Jie's offensive before I broke through."

Dugu Shangshan, a Netherworld Mad Lion battle soul master who was second in cultivation among the students, stood with his arms crossed and gave a condescending critique.

Watching those streaks of lightning about to charge within five meters of Xu Tianxi's body, a trace of relief also rose in Xu Jiujiu's heart. It seemed her worry had been redundant.

Chen Xiao Jie's strength was still very strong...

"Pfft—! Ah!"

Before the thought had even finished falling, Chen Xiao Jie's miserable scream rang out first. The eight people from the Star Luo Royal Academy suddenly stood up, their smiles freezing on their faces as they stared with eyes full of disbelief at that completely unexpected scene.

Splashes of blood stirred in midair. Without even seeing how the masked youth swung his fist or moved, those several streaks of yellow lightning were all shattered to pieces, exposing Chen Xiao Jie's figure as he spat blood toward the sky and crashed down with a loud clatter, turning over a large area of tables and chairs.

Before the few of them could react, Xu Tianxi, whose entire body flickered with blue-purple thunder light, stepped forward in a flash. His figure swept out violently, and his right foot, wrapped in lightning arcs and flickering uncertainly, heavily stomped down toward Chen Xiao Jie's chest.

He had just learned a few basic thunder-attribute combat techniques from his martial uncle, so he could just use this fellow to test the Thunder Shadow Step.

Crack—!

Urgh—!

The sound of intense bone fracturing echoed through the air. Chen Xiao Jie's chest collapsed deeply inward by a large margin, and the latter let out a "wah" as he once again spurted out a large mouthful of blood. His facial features were completely distorted in agony, making it almost impossible to make out his original face.

With this stomp falling, Chen Xiao Jie's martial soul automatically disintegrated, and the four soul rings dissipated accordingly. His blood-red pupils stared fixedly into Xu Tianxi's eyes, yet what he saw was only utter detachment.

"I haven't even used my full strength, and you've already fallen. A powerless and laughable quasi Soul King."

Xu Tianxi said from the bottom of his heart.

Agility Attack Type soul masters really were all glass cannons. He merely seized the opportunity to punch him once in the chest, and this fellow was beaten right out of his Martial Soul Possession state, suffering a crushing defeat.

Moreover, this fellow's lightning element wasn't even as strong as his own. His so-called "Thunder Shadow" couldn't evade his spiritual power lock-on at all; he was simply a fool showing off his slight proficiency before an expert.

"Pfft—!"

Chen Xiao Jie was so enraged that he spat out another mouthful of blood, his head tilted to the side, and he passed out cold.

It was simply too... insulting!

The battle ending like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves was when the crowd from the Star Luo Royal Academy finally snapped to their senses. Zhu Wen and Old Mo hurriedly stepped forward, each releasing their martial soul as soul power pressure erupted wildly like a volcano.

"Brat, you've gone too far!"

Old Mo raised a fish-cleaving saber. One white, two yellow, two purple, and two black—seven soul rings rose from his feet, looking rather shabby.

Zhu Wen stared at Xu Tianxi with bloodshot eyes without speaking, but the aura she erupted with was several notches higher than Old Mo's. Her Hell Spirit Cat martial soul possessed her, cat-claw blades flickered out from her fingertips, her ear tips stood straight up, and the optimal soul ring configuration of two yellow, two purple, and three black rose from her feet.

The six students including Xu Jiujiu also stood up one after another, revealing the cultivation of Soul Ancestors and Soul Kings. Soul rings of yellow, purple, and black colors ascended in a patch, exceptionally dazzling.

"You're courting death!"

Yue Lao and Zhi Sen charged out simultaneously, violent soul power pressure bursting from within their bodies that was not the least bit inferior to the opponent's.

Zhi Sen's soul rings were the same optimal soul configuration as Zhu Wen's. As his soul power surged, countless dark cyan long vines possessing rich life force pulled themselves up from beneath the inn, forming a giant net at a terrifying and peerless speed to engulf all eight people of the Star Luo Royal Academy.

Yue Lao's soul ring configuration wasn't high, but the moment he got the chance, he pulled out a large batch of level-six soul guided cannons and soul guns, aiming them from afar at the crowd from the Star Luo Royal Academy.

As long as he fired, he was confident he could riddle all the opposing students into a honeycomb!

The action of the two Soul Sages caused the Star Luo Royal Academy side to calm down slightly. Right at that moment, Xu Tianxi spoke coldly.

"A piece of trash who took the initiative to run up and court a beating—you people still don't qualify to shout the word 'excessive' in front of me!"

"As for you lot of rabble, even if you all came up together, it wouldn't be more than three punches and two kicks' worth of work."

He hadn't expected to encounter trouble just by eating a meal. Since they took the initiative to seek him out, then they couldn't blame him for properly sorting them out.

Just right, he still had a Shrek Inner Courtyard token in his storage ring that had been lying around for a very long time. Today, he would put on a grand show for them and also test his acting skills!

Having made up his mind, Xu Tianxi wore a face as cold as frost, standing with his hands behind his back. His second soul skill, Mirror Flower Water Moon, activated silently, and the optimal soul ring configuration of two yellow, two purple, and one black rose from his feet. His soul power pressure was cold and overbearing, resembling Ten-Thousand-Year Mysterious Ice pressing down from above, chilling the heads of everyone from the Star Luo Royal Academy to the bone.

Earlier, he had beaten a quasi Soul King to a pulp without using his martial soul. Disguising his cultivation as that of a Soul King not only failed to arouse suspicion, but instead caused many people to gasp involuntarily, secretly thinking that this youth was terrifyingly formidable.

As everyone knew, a soul master using their martial soul and not using their martial soul were two different states. Earlier, Xu Tianxi had dealt with Chen Xiao Jie with just a punch and a kick, and they had all thought this was an expert above the Soul Emperor rank...

Who could have imagined that this was actually a Soul King?!

Not using his martial soul was already this terrifying; what would happen if he used his martial soul? Would he be able to contend against a Soul Emperor? What kind of terrifying place did this person run out from to be such a monster?

Many people, including Xu Jiujiu, had this question pop up in their minds, and the more they thought about it, the more alarmed they became.

Teacher Mo's eyes were crimson as he roared angrily:

"Do you know that this is the military base of our Star Luo Empire? Daring to be hostile to our Star Luo Royal Academy means you are making an enemy of the Star Luo Empire! There is no faction that can protect you!"

Oh no! Xu Jiujiu, who had some guesses about Xu Tianxi's identity, secretly thought bad.

Sure enough, upon hearing this sentence, Xu Tianxi acted as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world. With one foot stepping down and pressing upon the unconscious Chen Xiao Jie, he put his hands on his hips and laughed towards the sky, his laughter so unconstrained and so unbridled.

And his next words directly made the hearts of everyone from the Star Luo Royal Academy drop into an ice cave in an instant.

"How laughable, truly laughable. A mere Star Luo Royal Academy actually dares to be this arrogant and rebellious! No wonder throughout your history, aside from winning once against the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy under the leadership of a Soul Emperor prodigy, you've never entered the finals again! You really are a bunch of trash!"

"Hmph! You dare to shamelessly claim to let the Star Luo Empire make an enemy of the faction behind me? Then I might as well go to Star Luo City and ask the emperor of your Star Luo Empire! Does he dare to make an enemy of Shrek Academy for the sake of you bunch of trash!"

"Go back and ask the Xu Clan imperial family, ask Xu Jiawei—do they dare?!"

"A mere Star Luo Royal Academy, how dared you shamelessly claim to make an enemy of our ten-thousand-year-glory Shrek? You don't even deserve it! Open your eyes and look clearly!"

With that, Xu Tianxi tossed out the Inner Courtyard disciple token that Zhang Lexuan had given him back then. With a flick of his wrist and a burst of strength, he fiercely threw it onto Teacher Mo's face, causing the latter—whose face was stiff—to stagger backward.

"Pfft—!"

However, at this moment, Teacher Mo didn't resist. Instead, like someone possessed, he grabbed that red token and, with a look of despair, glanced at the unique Shrek Monster emblem carved on the token. Instantly, his vital energy surged, causing him to spit out a mouthful of old blood. With his eyes losing focus, he collapsed forward, crashing into a pool of blood.

Bang!

At this moment, apart from the sound of Teacher Mo making contact with the ground, there was no other sound whatsoever in the inn.

Shrek Academy!

Those five heavy words bore ten thousand years of glory, pressing down upon everyone's heads and leaving them utterly unable to breathe.