Lin Ye: Joy
Zhang Lexuan felt a surge of anger rising to her head. The Sea God Pavilion had really misjudged Yan Shaozhe when they chose him as the dean.
Even Super Douluo's cultivation level couldn't stop a student who had just Soul-Breaking Saint and was still out of control, unless he deliberately held back from the beginning.
He disregarded the academy's reputation for personal gain and was willing to casually push away the future of his students; he was utterly unfit to be the dean.
Xiao Xiao looked at the contents of the Diary, her little mouth pursed tightly.
She had always thought Dean Yan was a very capable and reliable person, one of the pillars of Shrek, but she never expected him to be like this behind the scenes.
It's incredibly irresponsible of them to just let the out-of-control Ma Xiaotao escape like that; they clearly didn't care about the safety of their students.
Tang Ya read this passage and felt nothing but utter irony.
The Shrek Academy students constantly shout that they want to eradicate Evil Soul Master, placing themselves on the moral high ground, but their dean secretly condones even the Holy Spirit Cult.
They can even casually push their own academy's students into the den of Evil Soul Master. Compared to those Evil Soul Master, they're not much cleaner.
Gu Yuena read this passage without the slightest ripple in her eyes.
Human emotions are always their greatest weakness, and also their most vicious weapon.
For the sake of personal gain, countless innocent lives are sacrificed, and a student's life is ruined. Such a force, no matter how glorious it may seem now, is doomed to perish sooner or later.
Honestly, I still can't understand how absurd this was. Yan Shaozhe had already reached level 97 at that time.
Level 97! What does that mean? That's a true Super Douluo, just one step away from becoming Ultimate Douluo, standing at the pinnacle of the Soul Master World.
Throughout the entire continent, the number of people who can reach this level can be counted on two hands.
And what happened? This level 97 Super Douluo couldn't stop Ma Xiaotao, who had the cultivation of Soul Saint. Ma Xiaotao, with the cultivation of a mere Soul Saint, broke through the encirclement right under his nose and finally fell into the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult.
If there's nothing fishy going on here, I'd never believe it even if you killed me.
Let alone a level 97 Super Douluo, even a Titled Douluo has just broken through to level 90 could easily stop a Soul Saint. They could just raise their hand and pin him down, giving him no chance to escape.
There's a whole major realm separating Soul Saint and Titled Douluo, not to mention Soul Douluo vast difference between Super Douluo and Soul Saint —they're practically from different worlds.
It's like an adult stopping a child who's just started kindergarten. Do you think the child would run away from you?
Unless you deliberately let go and let him go, this kind of thing simply couldn't have happened.
Ma Xiaotao looked at the words in the Diary, her heart felt heavy.
She was certain that Yan Shaozhe, in the future, never intended to truly stop her from the very beginning.
[Even the Holy Spirit Cult itself probably didn't expect this operation to go so smoothly.]
To put it bluntly, their actions this time were a gamble—a gamble that Shrek's high-level combat power was lacking, and that they could snatch Ma Xiaotao away.
However, the only people they mobilized were some Titled Douluo; they didn't even send out a Super Douluo above level 95. To put it bluntly, they didn't have high hopes; it would be best if they succeeded, but they wouldn't lose anything if they failed.
After all, they knew in their hearts that even if Xuan Zi wasn't there, Shrek Academy still had Yan Shaozhe, a level 97 Super Douluo, to guard it. If it really came down to a head-on fight, their numbers were simply not enough.
Yan Shaozhe, he became the only breakthrough point in this operation, and also the hurdle they were least confident about.
A cold smile curled at the corner of Wang Dong'er's lips, and she felt utterly ironic.
As expected, these high-ranking officials at Shrek are all birds of a feather.
They spout lofty rhetoric about justice, but behind the scenes, they're full of shameful selfishness. For their own petty matters, they'd casually ruin someone else's entire life. Compared to those ruthless Evil Soul Master, they're nothing more than having an extra layer of glamour.
I think that when the Holy Spirit Cult received the message that Yan Shaozhe had personally intercepted Ma Xiaotao, the members were probably in despair.
They all felt that this operation was definitely going to be a waste of effort, and that the men they sent out might even perish at Shrek.
After all, the intimidating power of a level 97 Super Douluo was undeniable; few on the entire continent dared to confront him head-on, let alone the fact that they only brought a few ordinary Titled Douluo, who were no match for Yan Shaozhe.
If it were me, if I were the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, knowing that there was a level 97 Super Douluo guarding the enemy, I would have ordered a retreat immediately. Continuing to fight would be utterly suicidal, with absolutely no chance of winning.
Tang Ya read this passage and felt a mix of emotions.
She knew all too well the Holy Spirit Cult's style of doing things; they never fought a battle they weren't sure of winning, and they wouldn't act rashly if there was even the slightest risk.
Those who dare to venture into Shrek in the future probably already know Yan Shaozhe's intentions and that he is likely to go easy on them. Otherwise, even if they had a hundred times the courage, they wouldn't dare to venture into Shrek Academy's tiger's mouth.
However, this game, which everyone thought was doomed to fail, took a complete 180-degree turn.
Inexplicably, Ma Xiaotao escaped from Yan Shaozhe's grasp and swaggered out of the Shrek Academy, falling into the hands of the Holy Spirit Cult.
I can picture the scene: the Holy Spirit Cult members were prepared for total annihilation, but when they looked up, Ma Xiaotao had actually broken free, breaking free from Yan Shaozhe's grasp.
At that moment, everyone's expressions must have been utterly astonished; their eyes must have been wide open, and they must have even questioned the meaning of life, frantically wondering what was going on.
How did a Soul Saint escape from a level 97 Super Douluo?
Could it be that Yan Shaozhe has been switched at birth? Or is this some kind of trap set by Shrek?
They probably didn't dare to approach the person at first, fearing a trap. Only after waiting a long time and confirming no one was chasing after them did they dare to take them away. In the end, they probably still couldn't figure out how it all came about.
Xiao Xiao pursed her lips tightly, her heart filled with disappointment.
She had always thought that Shrek Academy was the most sacred place on the entire continent, and that Dean Yan Shaozhe was a respected and powerful figure. But now she realized that he was capable of doing such a thing.
A level 97 Super Douluo couldn't stop a Soul Saint senior? Who would believe that?
Unless he did it on purpose, abandoning even his own students for his own selfish reasons.
Ning Tian stared at the words in his mind, his brows furrowed deeply.
She understood the level gap between Soul Master better than anyone else. The difference between a level 97 Super Douluo and a level 70+ Soul Saint could not be bridged by Martial Soul or by losing control.