Inviting the Enemy into the Trap

"Your Excellency Poison Douluo, are you trying to bully the young with your strength?" After confirming that Dai Mubai was unharmed, Tang Liu slowly stepped forward and looked at Dugu Bo as he spoke calmly.

"Poison Douluo?!" The Shrek Academy teachers' expressions changed at once.

Dugu Bo still wore that indifferent expression and did not even spare Tang Liu a proper glance. "In any case, if you want to stay, prove your strength. Otherwise, get lost."

The moment he finished speaking, nine Soul Rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—rose from beneath his feet. At the same time, the pressure of a Title Douluo erupted and bore down upon the Shrek group.

Tang Liu sneered. Without any visible movement from him, Dugu Bo's pressure dispersed.

"Hm?!" Dugu Bo's pupils contracted sharply, and his expression changed.

At that moment, an even more powerful pressure was released from Tang Liu—or rather, from behind Tang Liu.

Dugu Bo let out a muffled grunt and retreated more than ten steps at high speed before finally stopping. He stared at Tang Liu in shock.

The hall fell silent for a time, for everyone had been stunned by the scene before them.

That was a Title Douluo. How had he been forced back by such a little brat?

Tang Liu looked at Dugu Bo with an amused expression. "Didn't you say we had to prove our strength? What do you think now?"

Dugu Bo said nothing. He merely stared at Tang Liu solemnly—or, more precisely, at what was behind Tang Liu.

"If you don't want us here, that's fine. This Heaven Dou Royal Academy alone cannot accommodate Shrek Academy anyway. But we will leave on our own terms. Get lost? Keep dreaming." Tang Liu's gaze swept across Xue Beng, Prince Xue Xing, and Dugu Bo in