Yu Xiaogang: Fake, It's All Fake!

That attack had been far too powerful! It had even surpassed Yu Yuanzhen's dragon transformation combined with the joint force of his various Soul Skills!

Billowing dust churned across the sky, taking a long while to slowly disperse.

Sarutobi Hiruzen turned his gaze toward Enma's cage. It was already completely empty, without a single trace of anyone inside.

His pupils suddenly contracted, his face filled with shock and suspicion. "How could he vanish into thin air?"

Enma, who had returned to his human form beside him, spoke in a deep voice. "He did take that attack just now, but then he suddenly disappeared."

Sarutobi Hiruzen could no longer sense even the slightest trace of Yu Yuanzhen's aura, so he could only nod slightly and mutter to himself.

"He must have used a spatial Ninjutsu. That man wasn't weak; he merely lacked actual combat experience. Otherwise, I would have been the one defeated."

Enma nodded as well. The Thunder Pool's power just now had practically reached the level of an S-rank Ninjutsu!

Only the people across the entire Douluo Continent watching the Sky Screen knew exactly what had happened. Yu Yuanzhen had not escaped on his own initiative at all. He had clearly died on the spot beneath that strike and been forcibly teleported out by the Sky Screen.

A striking line of text appeared on the Sky Screen—Yu Yuanzhen had been killed and withdrawn from this instance.

The entire continent immediately erupted into uproar.

"What kind of power was that? It was way too strong! A level 95 Title Douluo died in a single hit!"

"The Third Hokage could make clones? And cast five different elemental Ninjutsu at once? Their power surpassed every Ten Thousand Year Soul Skill I've ever seen!"

"And his Martial Soul! It could defend, attack, and even turn into a cage to restrain people! That's completely unbeatable!"

"That was actually a Detached Martial Soul? I know someone else with a Detached Martial Soul, but the difference is a bit huge!"

"Isn't that Yu Xiaogang? The Third Hokage's appearance proves once again that he's trash!"

"As expected of the Third Hokage! He was still formidable despite his age!"

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect

With a flash of white light, Yu Yuanzhen appeared in a sorry state. Supporting himself against a stone pillar, he gasped for breath as the feeling of nearly dying remained vividly imprinted in his mind.

"So strong! I underestimated the people of the Naruto Continent!"

He quickly composed himself and spoke to Yu Luomian.

"Big Brother, it wasn't your fault. The Third Hokage interrupted your ninth Soul Skill! Otherwise, the outcome would still have been uncertain!" Yu Luomian hurriedly consoled him.

"A loss is a loss! I was simply inferior! Our sect must change the way we think about combat from now on as well! The future won't be an era of head-on clashes!"

Yu Yuanzhen's expression was grave, and his tone was full of emotion.

After saying that, he muttered softly again, filled with melancholy. "I never expected the Third Hokage's Martial Soul to be a Detached Martial Soul too! How did he cultivate it?"

Yu Luomian immediately understood what he was thinking and said bluntly, "Big Brother, stop thinking about Yu Xiaogang! The Third Hokage used a Detached Martial Soul to become a powerful figure, but what about him? This proves that the Martial Soul isn't trash—he is!"

He had never had the slightest favorable impression of Yu Xiaogang! Not only had he squandered the family's resources, but he had secretly seduced his daughter!

That was his cousin!

Beast!!!

Didn't he pride himself on being a Martial Soul theory Grandmaster?

Then how had he failed to recognize that the Fire Dragon Martial Soul had mutated from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?

Yu Yuanzhen waved his hand. "I'm just a little unwilling to accept it!"

Yu Luomian said no more and coldly remarked, "Big Brother, we should think about this instead: now that we've withdrawn, what if another faction obtains Ninjutsu?"

Shrek Academy

In the courtyard, Yu Xiaogang, whom Flender had brought back, stared fixedly at the image on the Sky Screen. He stood frozen in place, his face full of disbelief.

"How is that possible?! Fath... Thunder Douluo lost? And how could that Third Hokage have a Detached Martial Soul?"

This result brutally shattered the beliefs he had always held. If a Detached Martial Soul could truly be cultivated to such a level, then it would indirectly prove his own mediocrity and incompetence.

Even when Tang San had lost before, he had not been this shaken.

Ma Hongjun, ever blunt and straightforward, blurted out, "Grandmaster, don't you have a Detached Martial Soul too? This is clearly great news! That kind of Martial Soul is actually so powerful!"

The moment those words came out, they struck Yu Xiaogang right where it hurt. His eyes turned bloodshot, his breathing became rapid, and he completely lost control of his emotions.

"That isn't a proper Detached Martial Soul at all! It's all an illusion! The Third Hokage's victory wasn't honorable either. He only knew how to launch sneak attacks and didn't dare face his opponent head-on!"

He repeated those words again and again, as if doing so could convince himself and forcibly stabilize the faith in his heart that was on the verge of collapse.

Ma Hongjun was so frightened that he shrank back on the spot. He only felt that the Grandmaster was especially abnormal right now, almost as though he had gone mad.

Flender took everything in and understood perfectly. He stepped forward and gently patted Ma Hongjun's shoulder to comfort him. "It's fine, Fatty. It's not your fault."

Then, seeing Dai Mubai and Oscar curiously gathered around Yu Xiaogang to watch, he immediately darkened his face and barked at them.

"What are you all crowding around for? Teacher Xiao Gang is concentrating on researching intelligence about the Naruto Continent. Stop disturbing him! Everyone, go back and organize your thoughts. Each of you will write ten thousand words analyzing what you've seen of the Naruto Continent!"

At his command, wails of despair instantly rose from all over the courtyard. Flender revealed a satisfied expression.

"I can always handle you little brats."

Zhu Zhuqing, cold and taciturn by nature, took in every one of these scenes.

She quietly began to hesitate. Could she truly break free from her fate if she remained at Shrek Academy?

In a daze, Yu Zhi's firm, resonant words echoed in her ears once more: The next Holy Maiden might be you.

Her heart quietly wavered. If Spirit Hall truly protected its Disciples and treated them fairly as Yu Zhi had said, then it might not be a completely new path. At the very least, she could find somewhere safe to belong.

Spirit Hall, Pope Palace

A trace of undisguised contempt flashed through Bibi Dong's cold eyes.

"As expected, Xiao Zhi was right! Yu Xiaogang is trash! Before, I thought it was because of his Martial Soul and Innate Soul Power, but now it's proven that he himself is simply trash!"

"Both have Detached Martial Souls, yet the Third Hokage could wield his with such masterful skill!"

She felt that even she would gain no advantage against Sarutobi Hiruzen!

The Third Hokage's tactics were far too seasoned!

"That old dragon lost so quickly?!" Chrysanthemum Douluo's exclamation broke Bibi Dong from her thoughts!

Ghost Douluo nodded repeatedly, his tone full of shock and his eyes filled with confusion.

"That Third Hokage's Martial Soul is simply beyond reason. When it transformed into an ape's body, it seemed indestructible; when it became a long staff, it could even force back the berserk Nine-Tails; and it could become a cage and forcibly interrupt Yu Yuanzhen's ninth Soul Skill!"

"I've lived for so many years, yet I've never seen such a bizarre and versatile Martial Soul."

For a moment, he could not even determine what type of Martial Soul Enma belonged to.

If it was a beast Martial Soul, it could freely transform into weapons and cages; if it was a tool Martial Soul, it was a monkey that could talk! It transcended the established Martial Soul system of the Douluo Continent.

"And the Third Hokage could actually make clones too?! The clones could use Ninjutsu as well! Their power was so high!"

Hu Liena stared in utter astonishment, her beautiful eyes wide with disbelief.

Bibi Dong's expression turned solemn as she slowly spoke, stating the true weight of it all.

"The destructive power of that Five Elements Great Barrage has already reached the level of a 100,000-Year Soul Skill!"

As those words fell, everyone in the Pope Palace erupted in uproar, their minds greatly shaken.