Great Victory

Quite a few spectators in the stands could not help covering their eyes. It had happened too fast; En Zuo had not given Sima Xian enough time to react at all.

If that blow landed, given the power of a ten-thousand-year soul skill, Sima Xian would surely be gravely injured. He might not even have much hope of surviving.

Only Fang'er, serving as the commentator, managed to react.

"Seventeen-year-old contestant Sima Xian unleashed three soul skills in succession, then, while charging at high speed, was intercepted head-on by twelve-year-old En Zuo using his first soul skill!

"The arena is a complete mess.

"Contestant En Zuo has not chosen to stop. He has chosen to unleash his first soul skill!

"Contestant Sima Xian has no time to react at all. My heavens! This is practically a disaster for him."

Fang'er's tone was filled with utter disbelief. After all, aside from Long Yue, there was now another contestant capable of defeating an opponent in such a short time: En Zuo.

At only twelve years old, he had already reached the four-ring Soul Ancestor rank. Could Monster Academy truly be blessed by the heavens?

In the waiting area, the smile on Long Yue's face grew increasingly radiant as he stared intently at the competition stage.

Back then, he had defeated Sima Xian, so he understood Sima Xian's abilities quite well.

Although there was an enormous gap between them, among Soul Masters of the same age, Sima Xian could still definitely be considered outstanding.

Though the lack of Monster Academy's training had limited the development of his potential to some extent, he was not that far behind Monster Academy's Heavenly Kings.

In other words, the strength En Zuo had displayed was enough to overwhelmingly suppress the other Heavenly Kings within two moves.

They were five years apart in age, yet their soul power levels were equal. Their soul ring configurations differed so greatly, and after taking merely the third soul skill, Sima Xian was already showing signs of exhaustion.

Many spectators were curious whether Sima Xian could withstand En Zuo's first soul skill.

Would he be swept from the stage in just two moves?

The answer was, of course, yes.

Within the rising storm currents, the Storm Blades split from one into two, then from two into four. Their numbers grew from several streaks into white light that blotted out the sky.

Every avenue of retreat was blocked.

Sima Xian had no other choice.

Yet he did not even have time to defend himself.

A Storm Blade carrying violent soul power descended first, blasting into Sima Xian's lower abdomen like heavy artillery. His eyes rolled back, and blood spilled from his stomach.

Immediately afterward, violent wind blades descended like a curtain of rain. Their terrifying destructive force blasted apart the arena beneath his feet, sending countless shards of stone flying in every direction.

This was only because En Zuo had reduced the power of the Storm Blades. Otherwise, Sima Xian would have been cut in half at the waist.

After suffering the heavy blow, blood instantly burst from the corners of Sima Xian's eyes, his nostrils, ears, and mouth. He could no longer hold himself up and fell to one knee amid the rubble strewn across the arena.

The entire venue fell silent. In their eyes, En Zuo was no longer human—he was practically a legendary ferocious beast. With such terrifying soul skills, he had used only two moves.

The contestant hailed as Star Luo Royal Academy's finest genius had ended the battle in such a hasty fashion without even bringing out his battle armor.

Medical personnel had already rushed onto the stage at the first opportunity to provide emergency treatment.

Dai Tianling, seated in the stands, abruptly rose to his feet. What kind of strength was this? The battle had ended in two exchanges, yet En Zuo still looked completely at ease and able to keep fighting.

"Good... good... good!" Dai Tianling exclaimed three times in succession, his face flushed. "Teacher, you truly found two excellent disciples."

He had watched Long Yue's match as well. His opponent had likewise been unable to fight back at all. Each of them had their own strengths.

"The Star Luo Empire will surely prosper for a hundred years because of this!"

Dai Tianling said to the messenger beside him, "Draft an invitation to the Shrek Academy tournament on my behalf. At the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament three years from now, I want to see Shrek Academy's seeded contestants."

En Zuo calmly returned to the spectator seats, where quite a few spectators eagerly rushed over, hoping to get an autograph.

Though they did not know who En Zuo was.

The Monster Academy uniform he wore was enough to show that this twelve-year-old genius Soul Master was a true Heavenly King!

If this tournament's results were less than ideal, then at the next tournament, he would surely become famous throughout Star Luo.

En Zuo warmly responded to them. Of course, his foremost goal now was to return to the ruler's side.

The wager with Dai Tianling had been settled.

Naturally, the ruler could not go back on their agreement. The tournament format three years later would undergo an entirely new reform.

At that time, En Zuo would lead the finest Soul Masters of the old era in challenging Shrek Academy.

When Dai Tianling saw En Zuo, the smile on his face never faded. The first thing he said was, "En Zuo, you are far more outstanding than I imagined."

"You and Long Yue are both excellent students of the Star Luo Empire. I look forward to the day when you fully mature."

"Your Majesty honors me."

En Zuo was not so tactless as to refuse the compliment, and he continued along Dai Tianling's words. "It is all thanks to Your Majesty providing Monster Academy with abundant cultivation resources that Monster Academy was built into what it is, allowing my senior brother and me to achieve our talents."

That was not untrue.

It pleased Dai Tianling greatly.

The cultivation supplies for Monster Academy had always been specially provided by the Star Luo Empire. After hearing En Zuo's words, Dai Tianling immediately decided to increase Monster Academy's cultivation resources by thirty percent.

Now that two monstrous geniuses had emerged, Dai Tianling hoped that Monster Academy would produce even more gifted Soul Masters.

The Star Luo Empire and the Sun-Moon Federation had long been enemies.

However, the Sun-Moon Federation was constrained in nearly every respect by Shrek Academy, the War God Hall, and its military corps, all of which had many members who considered themselves Shrek people.

Although Shrek Academy acted domineeringly, it firmly restrained the Sun-Moon Federation when it came to disputes between nations.

Otherwise, the Star Luo Empire and the Sun-Moon Federation would have gone to war long ago.

Shrek was both its making and its undoing.

Star Luo Continent lacked an institution as transcendent as Shrek Academy. Whether in the quality or number of Soul Masters, it lagged far behind Douluo Continent.

Inviting Shrek Academy's students to compete was like giving the Star Luo Imperial House a dose of reassurance.

This generation of Monster Academy would surpass Shrek Academy, and the Star Luo Empire would surely surpass the Sun-Moon Federation as well.

"En Zuo, if I truly invite Shrek Academy's Seven Monsters seeds to compete three years from now, how certain are you of victory?"

En Zuo did not even need to think before answering Dai Tianling's probe with certainty. "One hundred percent."

"As long as they arrive to compete as scheduled, I will make sure they suffer a crushing defeat."

"Whether it is the individual event, the doubles event, or the seven-person team event, Shrek Academy will not be able to claim the championship."

"Monster Academy will shatter Shrek Academy's myth of invincibility and reduce it to nothing more than Monster Academy's foil."

Dai Tianling had expected En Zuo, who had always appeared mild-tempered, to offer some polite words. He had not expected him to be so confident.