Cai Yue'er noticed the smile as well. She frowned, unable to understand what Xiling was laughing at. Before she could speak, she heard him say:
"I defeated your academy's students, made a few remarks about their strength, and said they were no different from students of other academies. And that counts as insulting Shrek's glory?"
"Then don't you think Shrek's glory is a little too cheap, Senior?"
The moment those words left his mouth, the atmosphere in the plaza froze.
The composure on Cai Yue'er's face vanished. A cold gleam flashed through her wrinkled old eyes.
Shrek's glory was cheap?
In Shrek's twenty-thousand-year history, no one had ever dared to say such words in public!
Not even the titled Douluos of the Spirit Pagoda and the Sun-Moon Federation, both currently at the height of their power, nor even Limit Douluos!
"What a sharp-tongued little brat."
Cai Yue'er slowly raised her eyes, her voice turning completely cold. "I have lived for nearly a hundred years and seen far too many exceptionally gifted young prodigies. Some were arrogant, some defied the heavens."
"But someone like you, so young yet so disregardful of rules, elders, and Shrek—you are the first."
She lightly tapped her cane against the ground.
Boom!
A deep, thunderous blast erupted from the ground!
The Soul Power pressure of a Super Douluo swept across the entire plaza!
The air instantly solidified, and the earth trembled faintly!
Every bystander, including the three Shrek students, stiffened. Their legs went weak beyond their control, and they nearly dropped to their knees on the spot.
Even though the pressure of a level ninety-six Super Douluo was not directed at them, it was still not something ordinary people or regular Soul Masters could withstand.
Yet Xiling, standing directly before that pressure, remained upright. The hem