When the Warrior of Light Plays "Dark Tactics"

"Yes, we hope to earn the honor of crossing blades with the representatives of Shrek Academy, and I believe my students possess the strength to stand on that competition stage."

Although Wu Zhangkong had no idea what this was all about, as someone who had come out of Shrek Academy, he would absolutely not lose face here.

To be able to face the Shrek Academy team head-on at the opening ceremony of the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition—for Zero Class and Wu Zhangkong, even considering the pain of being beaten to injury and the time wasted, it was worth it.

Lan Kai, however, only felt that this was... strange, and inexplicably familiar.

Thinking about it carefully, wasn't this scene very similar to when Aihara Ryu encouraged Ultraman Mebius to challenge Ultraman Leo to a one-on-one duel?

Setting aside Lan Kai's strength and the bizarre Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Gu Yue and Tang Wulin, the gap in strength between the Zero Class students and the team sent by Shrek Academy was even greater than the gap between Ultraman Mebius and Ultraman Leo.

Moreover, aside from not considering that the blockhead Mebius would actually dare to take his Leo Kick head-on, Leo's combat throughout the fight, while looking fierce, wasn't aimed at leaving Mebius with severe injuries.

But the people from Shrek Academy didn't know the meaning of "stopping at a point of contact." Even if the rest of Zero Class, excluding Lan Kai, defended with all their might, wouldn't they most likely suffer injuries at the level of a shattered Martial Soul?

Looking back at how Xiao Xiao's Martial Soul was shattered ten thousand years ago, yet she was able to wake up after lying in bed for less than half a month, perhaps a shattered Martial Soul wasn't as terrifying as Lao Huo had claimed back then...

Besides, when Aihara Ryu saw Mebius beaten to the ground by Leo, he actually dared to point a gun at Leo, and was even so angry at Leo's harsh reprimand of Mebius that he wanted to fight Leo, who was known for his physical techniques. No wonder he later qualified to transform into Ultraman Hikari.

As for Wu Zhangkong, he wouldn't dare to beat up a teacher from Shrek Academy just for the students of Zero Class, would he?

Although that team leader was his junior sister, given Wu Zhangkong's attitude toward Shrek Academy, he might not necessarily shout, "What is there to fear?" and then explode on his junior sister or that Silver Moon Dog Donkey from the Shrek Academy outer courtyard.

As for why Juggler was doing this secretly, without even notifying Lan Kai...

Perhaps it was because Juggler had set off again half a month ago to confront the Evil Soul Master, and he had likely obtained some intelligence that Lan Kai was not yet aware of.

Since he had already intended to cause some trouble for the people of Shrek Academy, he simply chose this more "Shrek-like," more direct approach.

Is this what they call using a devil to deal with a devil?

Facing Wu Zhangkong's response, those Tianhai City officials clearly looked troubled.

If this matter hadn't been initially proposed by Juggler, the Spirit Envoy stationed in the eastern region, and if this teacher Wu Zhangkong didn't also have a background from Shrek Academy, they probably wouldn't have even considered it.

However, they clearly had their own difficulties, and they said with troubled expressions:

"Since you are so confident in the strength of your academy's students, and you have the recommendation of His Excellency Snake Heart, then according to the regulations, it is no problem to use a real match to decide who will fight the honored guests from Shrek Academy in the exhibition match.

"However, in terms of publicity, if the fans who come for the reputation and the honored guests from Shrek Academy do not agree, the losses Tianhai City will have to bear will not be small.

"After all, the strength of your academy's students has not yet received public recognition, and the honored guests from Shrek Academy have very high standards. Even if your students can defeat the champion team of the previous youth group, it may not necessarily gain the approval of the audience and the honored guests..."

Wu Zhangkong was stunned. He had never thought about such complex issues; in the past, he only needed to fight. He unexpectedly discovered that his previous methods simply could not be applied to the current situation.

After all, he used to be a member of Shrek Academy, possessing the noble status buff of a Shrek Academy student, and only needed to provoke others mindlessly. Now, he had many things to consider.

At this moment, Lan Kai suddenly stepped forward and said something that shocked everyone present with great confidence:

"Then, how about using this sentence for publicity? It can also be considered a declaration from our side:

"I will only use one-tenth of my soul power!

"One-tenth of my soul power, within half a quarter of an hour, if I do not defeat the champions, I will forfeit my head!"

"...If you are willing to bear the consequences of losing the bet, this is indeed a good publicity plan, but are you really willing to swear to abide by this declaration? Also..."

The officials of Tianhai City thought for a moment, and their eyes couldn't help but light up.

A bet with such high-stakes hype could indeed bring huge topics and traffic, while also attracting the attention of the audience.

Moreover, if Lan Kai and his team could actually defeat the previous youth group champions under such unfavorable conditions, then even if the honored guests from Shrek Academy were unwilling to fight them, Lan Kai would only need to repeat the declaration to use public opinion to force them into a match.

Of course, this was on the condition that Lan Kai and his team had more reliable people to vouch for them; if it were only Eastsea Academy, the weight would not be enough.

"No problem, and I am a disciple of Teacher Juggler. Since the teacher is willing to support me in doing this, I naturally have no reason to retreat or go back on my word."

Thus, Lan Kai immediately brought up Juggler's name. The gloom on the faces of the Tianhai City officials vanished, and they bid farewell to Wu Zhangkong and the others to handle the related matters.

The next moment, the Zero Class students, Wu Zhangkong, and even the Dean of Eastsea Academy, Long Hengxu, gathered around nervously, staring into Lan Kai's eyes.

Lan Kai's declaration was truly shocking; even in Shrek Academy, the best in the world, no one had ever made such an arrogant statement.

"Lan Kai, are you really sure about this? Defeating the previous youth group champions of the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition with only one-tenth of your soul power?" Wu Zhangkong asked hurriedly.

The fact that even the usually cold Wu Zhangkong was anxious showed just how much of an impact Lan Kai's words had caused.

To this, Lan Kai remained as confident as ever, and the smile on his face even brightened a little.

"Don't worry, I still have reservations. When the time comes, I only need to act alone, while the others just need to pretend to transfer half a percent of their soul power to me. And it won't even take half a quarter of an hour; if they can hold on for half a minute, I'll hand over my head."

"Will His Excellency Snake Heart agree to you doing this?" Long Hengxu asked immediately after.

"Don't worry, the teacher will only give me stricter restrictions, but that is also because I have enough strength to defeat those 'honored guests' from Shrek Academy along with them."

Although it was indeed strange for someone with his identity as a Warrior of Light to make such a declaration in the style of dark tactics, since Lan Kai didn't intend to play any "noble offering his head," there shouldn't be any problems.