At Gu An's words, Mu En nearly laughed in anger.
The corners of his deeply wrinkled mouth twitched uncontrollably.
A Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone or a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, plus the Dragon Core in his hands.
Even wishes weren't made like that.
Did he really think Shrek Academy was a soft persimmon he could squeeze?
Did he think they'd actually agree to such outrageous demands?!
Mu En's lips moved, but before he could speak,
Xuanzi could no longer hold himself back.
His face turned livid, and the veins on his forehead bulged.
A violent aura erupted from him. His nine Soul Rings flared to life, and the pressure of a Level 98 Super Douluo bore down on Gu An without restraint.
"Brat!! You're asking to die!!"
"What do you take my Shrek Academy for?!!"
His voice held undisguised murderous intent.
Standing behind Leng Yaozhu, Gu An breathed in her enticing fragrance and couldn't feel the pressure rushing toward him at all.
Now that was what you called feeling safe!
He stared straight at Xuanzi, his eyes showing no fear, only killing intent.
"A useless old fool who neglected his duties and got eight students killed—who gave you the right to speak?"
Gu An's words rang clearly in everyone's ears.
"Having a teacher like you is a disgrace to Shrek Academy."
Xuanzi's pupils suddenly widened.
The muscles in his face began twitching uncontrollably.
His breathing grew rough and heavy, like a beast pushed into a frenzy.
The pain in his heart would never fade.
It was the scar he was most afraid to face, the one he least wanted anyone to bring up.
All these years, grief had driven him to numb himself with food!
And now!
A brat had ripped open that wound in front of everyone, then rubbed coarse salt into it.
Xuanzi's eyes were bloodshot, and the aura radiating from him grew even more violent and chaotic.
His voice was thick with murderous fury as he spat out each word.
"You. Want. To. Die!"
His words had barely left his mouth
when a cool voice rang out.
"I think you're the one asking to die."
Leng Yaozhu stepped forward, icy flames burning in her phoenix eyes.
"You still want to lay a hand on Xiao An right in front of me."
"You really don't take me seriously, do you?"
She had no intention of holding back.
"Fifth Soul Skill! Phoenix Cry in the Nine Heavens!"
The Heavenly Phoenix Martial Soul behind Leng Yaozhu spread its wings. Its enormous, fiery-red wings nearly blocked out half the sky.
The Heavenly Phoenix raised its head, opened its beak, and let out a cry.
"Caw—!"
An invisible sound wave forced its way into Xuanzi's mind.
A mental attack combined with a sound-wave attack, directed around everyone else.
Xuanzi felt the cry burrow into his ears, then twist inside him like a shit-stirrer.
It pierced his eardrums, plunged into his brain, and began churning it up.
He clutched his head with both hands, digging all ten fingers into his scalp.
His nails cut into his flesh, and blood seeped between his fingers.
"AAAAH!!!!"
The overwhelming mental assault made Xuanzi tremble uncontrollably. He crashed to his knees.
His eyes bulged, his pupils shuddering wildly in their sockets, as if he were enduring an unbearable torment.
Blood streamed from all seven orifices. The sight was horrifying!
His mouth hung open, and a rattling sound came from his throat.
His screams rang out one after another, each more heartrending than the last, echoing across the Soul Fighting Zone.
The surrounding students were dumbstruck. Every last one of them trembled in fear.
Mu En's hands clenched the armrests of his wheelchair. "Stop!"
"Stop at once."
"I agree to your demands."
Leng Yaozhu heard him, but she didn't stop immediately.
The phoenix's cry continued for several more breaths before slowly fading away.
The Heavenly Phoenix folded its wings and settled back into stillness.
Leng Yaozhu lowered her head and looked at Xuanzi, curled up on the ground and covered in blood.
Then she looked away from him and swept her gaze over the several Elders, their faces dark and their killing intent barely contained.
Leng Yaozhu didn't care. Plenty of people wanted her dead. These few wouldn't make a difference.
"Know your place."
"Dare to lay a hand on my Xiao An again,"
"and not one of you will leave here alive!!"
Every word brimmed with undisguised killing intent.
No one doubted she meant it.
Every senior figure in Shrek Academy felt a chill race up their backs.
At last, they understood just how important that little boy was to this Limit Douluo.
He was her Reverse Scale. Whoever touched him would die!
Only after Leng Yaozhu had completely stopped did Zhuang Yusen dare to move.
He hurried over to Xuanzi and crouched beside him, placing both hands on Xuanzi's back.
The Tree of Life Martial Soul appeared behind him. Emerald light flowed from his palms and slowly entered Xuanzi's body.
Xuanzi's trembling gradually stopped, but he remained curled up, weak groans escaping his mouth.
The blood from his nostrils and ears stopped flowing, but the blood still streaking his face was a shocking sight.
Even so, Zhuang Yusen's expression didn't ease.
He had healed Xuanzi's internal and external injuries, but Xuanzi's Sea of Consciousness had been gravely damaged. It wouldn't recover anytime soon.
Elsewhere,
Mu En's hands trembled slightly as he took several boxes from his Storage Soul Guidance Device.
He'd never suffered such humiliation in his life. How could his hands not shake?
Still, he pulled out the boxes and swept his hand through the air.
The boxes flew toward Leng Yaozhu.
"Here's what you asked for."
Mu En's voice was heavy with exhaustion. They were outmatched, so they had no choice but to endure it.
Furious helplessness would only get more people killed.
"Ten Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, and the Dragon Core."
He paused, his voice growing even lower.
"Take them and leave my Shrek Academy at once."
Mu En didn't want to see any of them again.
That included Zhou Yi, whose actions had started all this.
His gaze swept over Zhou Yi, still sprawled on the ground, and his eyes filled with undisguised disgust.
If not for that stupid woman, how could Shrek Academy have suffered such humiliation today?
Gu An took the boxes and opened one. Inside lay a completely dark-green Soul Bone, glowing faintly.
He opened a second, then a third...
He inspected them one by one.
The Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones were all in good condition, with plenty of years behind them.
When he opened the last box, a bead the size of a fist lay quietly inside.
Golden-red light flowed across its surface, and a tiny dragon's silhouette could faintly be seen swimming within.
The Dragon Core.
Gu An put all the boxes away.
Then he looked up at Mu En, the corners of his mouth lifting high.
As if.
Getting these things had only been an extra on this trip.
The ten Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones and the Dragon Core were unexpected bonuses.
He had never come to Shrek Academy just to avenge Xiao Xiao.
The World Origin was what mattered most.
Gu An looked at Mu En. His smile faded, replaced by a solemn expression.
"The matter of compensation is settled."
His voice was unhurried.
"But now, as her big brother, I'm going to help my little sister get even."
He raised a hand and pointed to Huo Yuhao, who had just climbed to his feet beside the Soul Fighting Platform, covered in dust.
Then he pointed to Wang Dong, standing beside Huo Yuhao with a pale face.
"The ones called Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong, right?"
Gu An's voice turned cold.
"They were supposed to be my sister's teammates, comrades who fought shoulder to shoulder with her."
"But instead, they joined that old hag in blaming my sister."
"How was I supposed to put up with that?"