The Holy Spirit Cult Leader, Zhongli Wu!

"Oh?"

The black-robed man raised a brow, his tone carrying faint mockery as he pressed on step by step. "Why not?"

"Isn't Shrek's rule that good and evil can be determined solely by martial soul aura and power attributes?"

"This power of mine is even more sinister than that child's destructive martial soul just now. Why is he an evil soul master, while I am not?"

Question after question struck straight at the heart, seizing the glaring loophole in their double-standard rules and utterly shattering Shrek's so-called ironclad regulations!

Lin Chen's body stiffened like iron. His lips moved, yet not a single word came out.

He fell completely silent, rendered speechless and too ashamed to show his face.

Seeing him at a loss for words, Li Changsheng smiled again and relentlessly drove the knife deeper. "Exactly! Say something! Senior is sincerely asking you a question. Isn't it terribly rude not to answer? Are you refusing to give Senior any face?"

He was delighted to watch the spectacle and showed no mercy, forcefully pushing Lin Chen's embarrassment and humiliation to the limit.

Today, he would make this so-called Shrek genius properly taste the suffocating helplessness of being forcibly condemned by a single rule, with no way forward or back!

And with Li Changsheng's inflammatory words, Lin Chen's last shred of restraint was utterly destroyed.

The silver-clad youth, originally filled with humiliation and left speechless, suddenly had bone-chilling killing intent surge in his eyes!

As a Shrek inner courtyard genius and a member of the Inspection Corps, he had always stood above others. When had he ever been publicly mocked and repeatedly humiliated by a seemingly backgroundless youth who had only just awakened his martial soul?

If he did not avenge today's humiliation, he would lose all face!

Yet faced with Lin Chen's undisguised killing intent, Li Changsheng remained calm.

He merely lifted his gaze slightly. Open provocation filled his clear eyes as he met Lin Chen's stare directly, without the slightest retreat or fear.

He had no need to fear him in the first place!

Even if that mysterious black-robed expert had not appeared, he still had complete confidence in crushing everyone present.

To say nothing else, he still had the Destruction Scepter and the Life Ancient Tree, two super divine artifacts, on him.

If they truly fought, the victor would be obvious!

At that thought, a cold sneer tugged at Li Changsheng's lips. His voice was clear, yet every word was sharp as he brutally tore open Shrek's hypocritical mask.

"I finally see it clearly now."

"When you encounter a powerless, helpless soft target, you use your so-called rules to condemn them as you please. You call them evil soul masters at every turn and speak of execution with every breath, carrying out the justice you imagine yourselves to possess."

"But the moment you kick an iron plate you cannot afford to provoke and witness power that crushes you, you immediately shut up and play dead. Your double standards are utterly shameless, and you casually brush it aside with a single claim that they are different."

His cold gaze swept over the ashen-faced Lin Chen, his tone brimming with extreme mockery and contempt.

"This is the holy land of soul masters revered by millions across the continent? This is Shrek Academy, the publicly acknowledged number one force on the continent?"

"What laughable trash."

"No wonder the world is growing increasingly chaotic, with evil soul masters emerging endlessly despite repeated suppression. In my view, you so-called righteous people who bully others through power, cling to narrow-minded double standards, and hand down arbitrary judgments for personal gain are even more hypocritical and vile than those unrestrained evil soul masters!"

Every word rang like metal; every sentence pierced the heart!

He completely tore apart the thousand-year, even ten-thousand-year filter of righteousness Shrek had cast over the world, exposing its narrow-minded, tyrannical nature and its habit of bullying the weak while fearing the strong beneath the sunlight!

The black-robed, silver-haired man standing nearby heard this, and strong approval and satisfaction flashed through his eyes. He nodded slightly, wholly agreeing with Li Changsheng's words.

For ten thousand years, Shrek had looked down from on high, monopolizing the continent's authority to define righteousness.

Its double standards, arbitrary condemnations, protection of the strong, and oppression of the weak had long bred countless grievances. It was simply that no one dared expose it openly.

Today's words had struck directly into his heart.

The black-robed man looked gently at Li Changsheng, his tone composed yet domineering as he handed the decision entirely to him. "Child, they offended you today. How they should be dealt with is up to you. As long as you speak, I will settle everything for you."

The lives and deaths of everyone present rested on a single thought from him!

Li Changsheng raised a brow slightly, with not the slightest trace of a young man's mercy or weakness in his eyes.

Decisive and merciless, he spoke directly. "This disciple of Shrek's Inspection Corps abused his authority, handed down arbitrary judgment, and bullied others with his power. Kill him."

His words were icy, without the slightest hesitation.

Lin Chen's entire body stiffened. His pupils shrank abruptly, and disbelief covered his face as overwhelming terror finally replaced all his arrogance and killing intent!

He had never imagined that this seemingly harmless youth would truly dare decide his life and death with a single sentence!

Immediately afterward, Li Changsheng turned his gaze toward Zhou Chun, who was trembling nearby with a deathly pale face. Before he could finish speaking, he felt a gentle tug from behind.

Jiang Nannan tightly gripped the corner of his robe. Her long lashes trembled lightly, and her clear almond eyes were filled with earnest pleading as she gently shook her head.

Li Changsheng lowered his head and saw the plea in the girl's eyes, instantly understanding her meaning.

He had never intended to kill Zhou Chun.

First, his martial soul awakening this time had benefited from Zhou Chun's help. Regardless of the reason, that favor was right before him and could not be ignored.

Second, Zhou Chun was upright at heart and had no intention of abusing others through evil means.

He had come here today solely because the terrifying aura released when Li Changsheng awakened the Destruction Scepter had alerted Shrek's Inspection Corps.

He had merely accompanied Lin Chen under orders, unable to act otherwise.

Good and evil should be distinguished, rewards and punishments should be measured, and the innocent need not be implicated.

With his decision made, Li Changsheng calmly completed his sentence. "As for this Soul King Zhou, he has nothing to do with this matter and had no choice in it. Let him leave on his own."

The black-robed man nodded slightly without objection. "Granted."

With that simple word, the matter was settled.

The next instant, an invisible, formless, terrifying pressure that stood above heaven and earth descended abruptly!

Lin Chen did not even have time to scream before his body instantly froze and the soul power around him shattered at once.

His entire body was completely annihilated by an invisible force, vanishing soundlessly between heaven and earth.

The arrogant, overbearing Shrek inner courtyard genius fell here in an instant.

Zhou Chun, standing nearby, had long been scared out of his wits. His entire body trembled, and he did not dare utter another word, his heart filled only with extreme terror and relief.

He did not dare linger for even a moment. He gave the two of them a deep bow, then fled the small courtyard in utter disarray.

The commotion came to an end, and the turmoil subsided.

The dilapidated little courtyard returned to silence, with only a gentle breeze passing through.

Jiang Nannan let out a soft breath, the weight on her heart finally lifting. The way she looked at Li Changsheng became increasingly filled with reverence and trust.

Li Changsheng turned his head and looked with interest at the black-robed, silver-haired expert before him, whose strength was boundless and who had acted to support him. He already had several guesses in mind, but still asked politely, "Thank you, Senior, for helping me just now. I am deeply grateful. May I ask Senior to reveal your identity?"

Hearing this, the black-robed, silver-haired man suddenly threw back his head and laughed heartily!

His laughter was deep and resounding, piercing through the clouds with the bearing of a formidable ruler who commanded a great power and looked down upon the continent. He no longer concealed anything, open and unrestrained.

He withdrew the teasing air around him. His gaze deepened, and he clearly announced his name, word by word.

"I am the Holy Spirit Cult Leader, Zhongli Wu!"