The Hypocritical Seven Monsters, Every One of Them Base

Longevity Sect, Cloudsea Hall.

Chilly white light enveloped the entire hall. Li Xuan sat upright upon a floating white jade throne, his handsome, indifferent face devoid of any emotional fluctuation. In his mind, the system's cold mechanical voice echoed continuously, tallying the glaring numbers anew.

[დინ! The host has successfully controlled the Child of Fate, Tang San, and placed the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Xiao Wu under control!]

[Current Shock Points balance: 11,700,000.]

[Divine Domain: Absolute Dominion (passively active, capable of suppressing all living beings on the Douluo Plane).]

Li Xuan lightly tapped the throne's armrest with his fingertips, a glacial gleam flashing through his eyes.

The Sea God had fallen from his divine altar, Tang Hao's carefully crafted image had crumbled, and Tang San had become a homeless cur. He had thoroughly stirred the stagnant, murky waters of Douluo Continent. It was time for that team, worshipped across the continent as the standard of genius and symbol of justice, to tear off its hypocritical skin as well.

"System, begin the fourth Sky Screen Review."

Li Xuan's voice was indifferent, without the slightest ripple.

"The theme is decided—<The Shrek Seven Monsters, Base Mortals Beneath a Cloak of Justice>."

[Command confirmed! Sky Screen loading across the entire region, covering every corner of Douluo Continent.]

[Review level: High-risk exposé. It will shatter the faith of the continent's rising generation of powerhouses!]

Buzzz—!

In a single second, the golden Sky Screen that had already cast a shadow over countless beings once more stretched across the heavens.

This time, the Sky Screen held neither blood-red killing intent nor the deep blue of the sea. It was instead a murky grayish white. The dim screen was lifeless, like a thin layer of dust concealing Shrek's long-standing false glory.

Lines of pitch-black words were coldly carved onto the Sky Screen, blunt and glaring.

[Douluo Regrets Reckoning, Issue Four: The Lie of the Continent's Standard-Bearers, the Ugly Truth of the Shrek Seven Monsters!]

[This exposé: Every member is hypocritical, selfish by nature, with deceit in their bones!]

Those mere twenty words instantly sent the entire continent into an uproar.

Heaven Dou City, Shrek Academy.

Inside the crude wooden teaching building, the students who had still been immersed in fear suddenly raised their heads toward the sky. After the previous Sky Screen revelations, an inexplicable chill had arisen in everyone's hearts. Whenever the Sky Screen struck, it never spoke falsely. Everyone it reviewed, without exception, saw their carefully built image collapse completely.

Yu Xiaogang's face turned deathly pale, and every muscle in his body stiffened. The successive revelations had already shattered all his pride. At this moment, he was like a startled bird, instinctively clenching his fists.

"Impossible... Shrek is the continent's purest Soul Master Academy. The Seven Monsters are all heaven-blessed geniuses. How could there be some ugly truth?"

He muttered under his breath, his tone frantic. It was nothing more than self-deceptive consolation.

The Sky Screen gave no one time to recover. Its cold image suddenly shifted, and the first person to be exposed was the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, Dai Mubai.

[First subject under review: Dai Mubai.]

[The world knows him as arrogant and unruly, immensely powerful, and the leader of the Shrek Seven Monsters.]

[Yet no one knows that beneath his flirtatious exterior lies a filthy nature that is heartless and faithless.]

The scenes shifted rapidly, displaying one unsightly image after another before the entire continent without concealment.

Nightclubs, aristocratic estates—the young Dai Mubai lingered among women of every kind, indulging in pleasure and wantonly squandering aristocratic resources. Though he bore the burden of the Star Luo imperial succession struggle, he spent his days drowning in sensual delights, casting responsibility behind him.

The most glaring scene froze upon the first meeting between Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing.

[He knew that Zhu Zhuqing had traveled far from home for his sake, willingly abandoning the splendor of imperial status to follow him in wandering.]

[Yet on the night before meeting Zhu Zhuqing, he was still fooling around beside an unfamiliar woman.]

[Making promises of devotion with one breath while indulging his lust with the next—heartless is a word carved into his very bones.]

The cold narration resounded between heaven and earth. There was no unnecessary embellishment, yet every word pierced the heart.

Star Luo Empire, Imperial Hall.

Dressed in purple, Zhu Zhuqing stared blankly at the Sky Screen, her slender fingers digging fiercely into her palm. In the past, she had always been obsessed with that unruly White Tiger youth, willing to endure and yield, silently following him.

But the truth displayed upon the Sky Screen now viciously shattered the last lingering hope in her heart.

"So... it was never that I couldn't keep up with him."

Zhu Zhuqing's voice trembled softly. The final trace of gentleness in her eyes was utterly extinguished, leaving behind only bone-deep coldness.

"It was because he never held me in his heart."

At the same time, Shrek Academy.

Dai Mubai's entire body stiffened. Bloodshot veins filled his evil eyes, and the carefree arrogance on his face vanished completely, leaving only humiliation and embarrassment. He wanted to defend himself, but he discovered that every scene playing on the Sky Screen was an undeniable fact.

The Sky Screen did not stop. It continued exposing more.

[Second subject under review: Oscar.]

[A food-system genius with Innate Full Soul Power, outwardly gentle, honest, and harmless.]

[Inside, he is wildly ambitious, deeply insecure, and jealousy is etched into his soul.]

[Knowing he lacks powerful combat strength, he devotes himself to clinging to the strong and currying favor. To protect himself, he can easily discard the bonds of his companions.]

The image clearly played a future scene from the Icebound Forest. Surrounded by powerful enemies, Oscar's first thought was not to fight alongside his companions, but to preserve himself. He had even secretly prepared to abandon them and flee. He spoke of living and dying together, but in his heart, he weighed the gains and losses at every moment.

Immediately afterward came Ning Rongrong's scenes.

[Third subject under review: Ning Rongrong.]

[The little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, noble by birth and breathtakingly beautiful.]

[In her early days, she was overbearing and spoiled, looked down on everyone, trampled upon the dignity of common Soul Masters, and treated lives as worthless grass.]

[Her so-called growth was merely a disguise adopted after attaching herself to the strong. The arrogance in her bones never changed.]

The domineering, unreasonable girl freely insulted servant students and used her sect's power to bully ordinary Soul Masters. Scene after scene laid Ning Rongrong's spoiled and tyrannical nature bare for all to see.

Within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Ning Fengzhi watched the Sky Screen, his gentle face covered with grave heaviness as his brows knitted tightly. He had always spoiled his daughter and never been harsh with her, never realizing that he had personally indulged her into such arrogant bad habits.

Bone Douluo and Sword Douluo stood in silence, their expressions utterly unsightly. The little princess of the continent's number one support sect had become a laughingstock for the entire continent overnight.

Beneath the gray-white Sky Screen, the revelations still did not end.

Ma Hongjun was lustful and gluttonous, domineering and tyrannical. Oscar was hypocritical and profit-seeking, harboring selfish motives. Even Zhu Zhuqing, who seemed cold and proud, had once blindly humbled herself for the sake of an obsession, doing nothing but trying to please others.

Every scene was brutally real, and every line of narration was merciless.

[The world praises Shrek, extolling the Seven Monsters as loyal and righteous, steadfast defenders of justice.]

[But tear open their glamorous exterior, and beneath it all are selfishness, arrogance, indulgence, and hypocrisy.]

[They despise Spirit Hall's ambition, yet covet the free resources outside Spirit Hall's control.]

[They denounce the tyranny of the powerful and privileged, yet enjoy the convenience and protection brought by privilege.]

Boom!

That summary narration descended like a thunderclap, shattering the deeply rooted understanding of countless people.

The entire Douluo Continent completely exploded.

"So the Shrek Seven Monsters were never heaven's favored sons at all!"

"Every last one of them is selfish and morally corrupt. What right do they have to be worshipped by the entire continent?"

"The geniuses Yu Xiaogang praised turned out to be a pack of worthless playboys with vile character!"

Curses, doubts, and mockery echoed through every corner of the continent.

[დინ! It has been detected that the faith of the continent's living beings has collapsed, producing a massive amount of negative emotions!]

[Disgust Points gained: +4,200,000!]

[Contempt Points gained: +3,500,000!]

[Current Shock Points balance: 19,400,000!]

[Congratulations, host. You have completed the phased achievement: Tear Apart the Genius Halo!]

[Achievement reward: Random Otherworld Cultivation Technique Fragment *1. Basic Spacetime Blind Box draw authorization unlocked.]

Longevity Sect, Cloudsea Hall.

Listening to the dense stream of notifications in his mind, Li Xuan's thin lips curved slightly into a faint, indifferent smile.

He casually opened the system panel. A brand-new Spacetime Blind Box sat quietly in the shop, emitting a faint golden glow. The Otherworld Cultivation Technique Fragment flowed with an ancient aura. Even as merely a fragment, it far surpassed Douluo World's native cultivation techniques.

"A bunch of fame-chasing ants, yet they've brought me quite a few benefits."

Li Xuan murmured softly, his gaze piercing through the clouds as he looked from afar toward the utterly disheveled Shrek Academy.

At this moment, Shrek had already been thrown into panic.

Ma Hongjun's face was flushed red as he lowered his head, not daring to look up. Oscar trembled all over, his eyes darting away. Dai Mubai's face was livid, and the atmosphere around him was oppressive. Everyone had fallen into endless embarrassment and shame.

Yu Xiaogang stood blankly in the middle of the training ground, his entire body icy cold, like a crumbling stone statue.

The theories he had been proud of, the geniuses he had personally nurtured, and the obsession he had clung to for half his life had all been shattered completely beneath the Sky Screen.

All his life, he had rejected Spirit Hall, praised Shrek, scorned Bibi Dong, and favored Tang San.

Yet only today did he understand that he himself was the most ignorant and laughable person of all.

Just as the entire continent was immersed in uproar and mockery, the gray Sky Screen gradually dimmed. A line of glaring crimson preview text abruptly appeared in the sky.

[Next review: Yu Xiaogang's Life, the Mediocre Mentor Who Ruined Half a Lifetime!]

[Preview bonus: The God Realm Committee's unknown filthy deal!]

Every word shook the heart.

Inside Papal Palace, Bibi Dong stared at that line of crimson preview text. The cold light in her purple eyes surged as her fingertips slowly stroked her scepter.

"Divine Realm dealings... Yu Xiaogang."

She murmured softly, a cold, bloodthirsty curve lifting at the corner of her lips as killing intent churned in her eyes.

"Very good. I will be waiting."