Xu Jiujiu: Shrek Will Repay Today's Humiliation a Hundredfold Someday (Happy New Year)

A light, fluttering token should never have been enough to make a Soul Sage lose the ability to fight.

But if that token had come from the hands of an elite disciple of Shrek's Inner Courtyard, and that disciple had also been in the right, then it was an entirely different matter.

Now, the pressure was on the Star Luo Royal Academy.

Everyone's faces had gone deathly pale, their hearts racing. None of them dared imagine what fate awaited them if the other party really went to Star Luo City and asked His Majesty the question.

Perhaps... even death would become a luxury!

No one doubted that Xu Tianxi was truly a "Shrek Inner Courtyard disciple." Without using his Martial Soul, he had blown away a Quasi Soul King with his fists and feet alone. He was absolutely a monster among monsters!

The Shrek Inner Courtyard disciple token had never been forged. No one had done it, and no one dared!

Moreover, Xu Tianxi had dared to loudly curse the teachers and students of the Star Luo Royal Academy without restraint at a military base of the Star Luo Empire. His arrogance had been enough to shake heaven and earth—how the hell could it be fake?!

Aside from those Inner Courtyard disciples of Shrek who enforced the law across the entire continent, what other faction's people would dare act so arrogantly?!

This time, the people from the Star Luo Royal Academy had truly kicked an alloy plate made from rare metals capable of producing a Ninth Level Soul Guided Device!

No one in the inn dared speak. Everyone was waiting for the fury of that peerless Shrek Inner Courtyard disciple to fully erupt, and no one dared ignore the terrifying threat posed by the two Soul Sages.

That old man's Soul Ring configuration might not have been anything special, but aside from Xu Jiujiu, none of the Star Luo Royal Academy's people had ever seen such an exquisite set of Soul Tool equipment!

The foundation of Shrek Academy's Soul Tool Department was truly terrifying!

As for the other cold-faced, Yama-like plant-type Battle Soul Saint, he had undoubtedly also come from Shrek. It was no wonder that any kind of powerhouse could emerge from that place.

Amid the deathly silence, the Shrek Inner Courtyard disciple who had attracted everyone's attention finally spoke again. This time, his gaze swept over the others before landing on Xu Jiujiu. He sneered repeatedly and said in a deep voice:

"I hadn't seen clearly just now. Who would have thought that even the Eldest Princess of the Star Luo Empire would be here? My eyes failed me. With the Eldest Princess supporting you, it seems that what your academy's teacher said just now truly wasn't an empty threat!"

"Good, good, good! What an empire! What a Star Luo Royal Academy! I won't be going to Star Luo City. I'm returning to Shrek!

"I will definitely relay your academy's teacher's words to Senior Sister Zhang Lexuan and Dean Yan Shaozhe exactly as they were spoken! I'll have them judge this matter!"

The moment Xu Tianxi finished speaking, Xu Jiujiu felt as if five thunderbolts had struck her head. The sky was about to fall!

With her sensitive identity, if this matter wasn't handled properly, it would truly become the greatest diplomatic disaster in the Star Luo Empire's history of several thousand years!

No matter how much her Imperial Brother doted on her, he would still sacrifice her for the greater good, using her to quell Shrek's fury!

If she couldn't stop the other party, then even if she survived and could continue cultivating, she would never be able to step into the public eye again. Everything she had longed for would turn into bubbles, into nothingness...

At the thought of those consequences, ten thousand cries of no rose in Xu Jiujiu's heart. Extreme anxiety surged across her snow-white cheeks as she waved her hands repeatedly and said hurriedly:

"Sir, sir, you've misunderstood! Our Star Luo Royal Academy has never had any intention of making an enemy of Shrek Academy!

"Our Imperial family—I, my Imperial Brother, and all the other imperial clan members—hold Shrek Academy in the utmost respect and admiration. We wish we could invite Shrek to come to our Star Luo Empire. How could we possibly harbor any intention of making an enemy of Shrek?!"

Xu Tianxi let out a derisive laugh and said coldly, "Wish you could invite Shrek to your Star Luo Empire? I think your Star Luo Empire wants to annex our Shrek! Do you really think we don't know about all the dissatisfaction you've secretly shown toward our academy over the years?!"

"No, no! Absolutely not! How could our Star Luo Empire be dissatisfied with Shrek? You've misunderstood. You really have..."

Xu Jiujiu waved both hands faster than a windmill, spouting lies that even she didn't believe. Tears of anxiety were about to spill from her Beautiful Eyes.

"Let me tell you! The reason the academy ignored these little tricks of yours wasn't because we failed to notice them. It was because the Azure Dragon has never cared about the opinions of ants! That was the instruction Dean Yan Shaozhe gave us!

"Nor can you, the Xu Clan's Imperial family, with its history of barely more than four thousand years, understand Shrek's glory of ten thousand years!"

Xu Tianxi desperately recalled Yan Shaozhe's demeanor and mannerisms from back then. Under the Simulation effect of the Mirror Flower Water Moon Soul Skill, he reproduced them vividly.

Every word stabbed into Xu Jiujiu's heart. Every sentence exposed the Star Luo Royal Family's sore spots, while his expression was so overbearing that it was utterly inhuman.

He thought that if the Academy Award were being judged on the Douluo Continent, the grand prize would unquestionably belong to him.

Today was the day he would push his acting to its absolute limit. Even if Xu Jiujiu's state of mind remained calm, she would still come to hate Shrek to the bone.

The unbreakable alliance between the Three Great Empires and Shrek? It no longer existed from this day onward! I'll act you to death!

Raising his chin high, every feature of Xu Tianxi's disguised face was filled with undisguised fanaticism and disdain. He spoke with no regard for anyone else:

"Shrek Academy's history can be traced back a full ten thousand years. Ten thousand years—do you understand?!

"Under the leadership of Ancestor Tang San, our Shrek Academy defeated the evil Spirit Hall. From that day onward, Shrek became the greatest faction in the world, standing above all other existences! No faction on the Douluo Continent can stand above us, and no one dares to!"

Xu Tianxi raised his arm and shouted, his face filled with an aura of sacred inviolability. Then he revealed a disdainful expression, as if looking down upon the entire world, and said contemptuously:

"We don't wish to manipulate changes in imperial power simply because we have the loftiest ideals. We stopped looking favorably upon your petty, disgusting scheming long ago! A pure Soul Master should possess the lofty ambition to look down upon the entire world. Our wish is to protect the continent's peace, not play the childish games of people like you!"

"Do you believe that one day, even if your Star Luo Empire no longer exists, our Shrek will still stand proudly upon this Douluo Continent?! Do you believe it or not!"

"Both body and name shall perish, but the rivers endure through the ages! Shrek's status and glory will be passed down forever. We are the eternal number-one academy on the Douluo Continent!

"We cultivate the most outstanding talents, but we have always disdained getting involved in your petty schemes—unless you seek your own death!"

Xu Jiujiu was speechless. Truly speechless. The other party's words were too sharp and too vicious, leaving them not the slightest shred of dignity. It was as though stomping the Star Luo Empire's dignity beneath his feet wasn't enough; he still had to grind it back and forth eighteen more times.

Perhaps his words were correct from a Soul Master's perspective, but from her position, this was simply a group of lawless lunatics who looked down upon imperial authority. When had they ever acknowledged the existence of the Three Great Empires?

Heh, actually, they had known all of this for a long time, hadn't they? Shrek possessed the ability to overthrow any empire. The only reason they hadn't done so was that they disdained it.

They claimed to be divine dragons soaring through the nine heavens. How could they be willing to lower their heads and look down upon dust, standing alongside empires obsessed with worldly imperial authority like them?

Moreover, they possessed the right to collect taxes independently, diplomatic authority, and military strength surpassing the three nations. The Sea God Pavilion handled their internal affairs, and the Sea God Pavilion Conference was said to have changed the course of the continent's situation several times...

With all these things, Shrek City had effectively long since become a nation within a nation!

It was a nation within a nation that stood above the Three Great Empires, took away their most precious geniuses, devoured their economic and cultivation resources, and then shamelessly called itself "neutral"!

If the Star Luo Empire no longer existed while they could still stand upon the Douluo Continent, didn't that mean...

As long as Shrek's legacy continued, they could even watch the Star Luo Empire be destroyed by the Sun Moon Empire or some other enemy in the future and stand by without offering aid?!

They took all the benefits, claimed all the glory, and accepted none of the responsibility. They were far worse than the Spirit Hall of ten thousand years ago! At least back then, there weren't so many rampant Evil Soul Masters in the world!

At this moment, deeply wounded inside, Xu Jiujiu made up her mind. As long as she could survive this crisis, as long as she could return to Star Luo City unharmed, she would definitely persuade Xu Jiawei to launch the plan to eliminate Shrek Academy!

If one generation couldn't do it, then two generations, three generations, or a hundred generations!

No matter how many generations had to work for it, they would definitely uproot this malignant tumor that kept them from sleeping and eating in peace!

She didn't know how many people in Shrek shared the same thoughts as the person before her, but there certainly couldn't be few. The attitude displayed by those Shrek Inner Courtyard disciples in the intelligence reports when acting outside was even more chilling to Xu Jiujiu.

He constantly invoked Yan Shaozhe's name, and he possessed such astonishing combat talent. He was probably also a top-tier existence within Shrek's Inner Courtyard—perhaps even Yan Shaozhe's personal disciple!

As for Yan Shaozhe, back then he had dared to make the emperor of the Dou Ling Empire—a ruler who had failed to graduate from Shrek's Outer Courtyard—bow respectfully and salute him, accepting it as a matter of course!

There was no other choice. To avenge today's humiliation and for the empire's future, she had to destroy Shrek with every ounce of strength she possessed for the rest of her life!

But all of this depended on her being able to return unharmed. She couldn't even allow the other party to return to Shrek and lodge a complaint!

Her pearly teeth bit deeply into her lips, drawing bright-red blood. Xu Jiujiu's fingernails dug into her palms, and then she made a move that shocked everyone.

In full view of everyone, she abandoned the dignity and pride of a Princess of an empire, gathered up her skirt and veil, and knelt before that Shrek Inner Courtyard disciple!

"Jiu Jiu knows that this misunderstanding has already occurred. I don't dare ask you to forgive me, nor do I dare ask you to believe my words. I only beg that, for the sake of my identity as the Eldest Princess of the Star Luo Empire, you spare the lives of my companions and do not trouble Dean Yan and the others."

"As for Jiu Jiu herself, I am willing to offer my neck for execution and atone for today's incident!"

Her long hair fell loose, hiding the hatred and resentment on Xu Jiujiu's face. She was gambling—gambling that this Madman who looked down upon the entire world would not lay a hand on her!

She was gambling... on his disdain and arrogance!

Shrek, I, Xu Jiujiu, will remember the humiliation of this day forever! Today's humiliation will be repaid a hundredfold someday!