Because of Ma Rulong's death in battle, the first round of the Individual Elimination Match naturally came to an end.
Heavenly Fiend Douluo's expression was extremely grim. He had rushed to Ma Rulong and Ma Xiaotao's side as quickly as possible to save them, but he had ultimately been a step too late.
By then, Xuan Zi had also left Shrek's resting area and arrived beside the arena.
Looking at Heavenly Fiend Douluo, Xuan Zi snorted coldly. "Hurry up and announce the result."
"This old man still needs to bring this evil Soul Tool and our Shrek Academy contestant back to the academy for treatment. If anything happens to her, don't blame this old man for losing his temper!"
Due to Xuan Zi's earlier pressure, the Soul Tool Protective Shield formed by the combined power supply of one hundred and eight Soul Masters had long since collapsed.
Thus, with a mere wave of his hand, the Sword of Judgment that had fallen to the ground after Ma Rulong's death flew into Xuan Zi's grasp. At the same time, his other hand seized Ma Xiaotao, whose Evil Fire had completely receded.
Looking at the seemingly unconscious Ma Xiaotao, Xuan Zi merely shook his head. White Soul Power covered her entire body, severing her connection with the outside world.
"Xuan Zi, don't you think you're going too far?!" An elderly man also appeared on the competition stage. He used Soul Power to lift Ma Rulong's corpse, grief filling his features.
This man was also one of the leaders of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's team. He was a Soul Engineer whose strength had reached Level 9.
However, he was far inferior to Elder Ma, Ma Rulong's actual grandfather. Thus, after they had acquired the True Dragon Egg, the task of