Shrek Admits Defeat! Did No One Die in Our Sun Moon Empire?

But Xuanzi had forgotten one thing: the reason the Three Native Mainland Kingdoms had always respected Shrek.

Was because Shrek had once taken action. Though it had only been an exception.

It had indeed helped them resist the Sun Moon Empire.

Under such circumstances, even when Shrek hunted down evil soul masters and sometimes disregarded, even trampled upon, the laws of the Three Native Mainland Kingdoms.

They could endure it. At the very least, Shrek's reputation still appeared righteous and honorable.

They were willing to acknowledge Shrek's special status.

But being willing to acknowledge it did not mean they could accept Shrek stepping on their heads before everyone.

Especially now, when Xuanzi clearly did not take him seriously at all.

Certainly, the threat of the Sun Moon Empire lay before them, but it had not yet arrived. Xuanzi's humiliation, however, was right in front of them.

"Since Taotie Douluo insists on starting a war here and making an enemy of my Star Luo Empire."

"Then my Star Luo Empire accepts!"

With the Star Luo Emperor's command, Dai Hao beside him instantly completed his Martial Soul possession.

Although his cultivation was only Rank 92.

Alone, he had little right to resist Xuanzi. But if he stood in formation, he had nothing to fear.

This immediately made Xuanzi's eyes turn red.

What kind of joke was this? He represented Shrek, acting under the banner of eliminating evil soul masters. How dare this damned Star Luo Emperor refuse the favor he had been shown?

Terrifying soul power surged around him. He was on the verge of attacking when he met Jing Hongchen's faintly smiling, almost eager expression.

Xuanzi's motion to attack abruptly froze.

Only then did he realize something.

If he attacked here, he would be completely tearing apart relations with the Star Luo Empire.

Then the Star Luo Empire would definitely choose to support Jing Hongchen.

He could handle Jing Hongchen, a Level-Nine Soul Engineer, and he was not afraid of Dai Hao either.

But soon, Xuanzi sensed several powerful auras rushing toward them. All were at the Titled Douluo level, and two or three were even Super Douluo.

Surrounded and attacked by so many people, even as a Rank 98 Super Douluo, he had little confidence.

After all, it could not be denied that although a Level-Nine Soul Engineer was merely fragile in his eyes, if he were held back by even two Super Douluo.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that Jing Hongchen, using hit-and-run tactics from afar and the damage dealt by Level-Nine Soul Tools, might be even more terrifying than the two Super Douluo rushing over, not to mention all those Titled Douluo.

Once a battle began, he would definitely suffer badly.

Just as Xuanzi tried to soften his tone.

Another cry of alarm came from Shrek.

"Don't! Sister Xiaotao!"

Xuanzi abruptly turned around and looked. Ma Xiaotao, whom he had protected.

Had actually become a corpse!?

And she was one of Shrek's Inner Court's greatest geniuses, as well as Yan Shaozhe's disciple.

Yan Shaozhe was also Elder Mu's disciple.

In an instant, he rushed back to her side and sensed the aura of withering and death on Ma Xiaotao's body.

He was dumbfounded. When he had acted earlier, he had protected Ma Xiaotao immediately. Only a portion of the Chaos Power had fallen upon her.

More importantly, after knocking Ma Xiaotao unconscious, he had also used part of his soul power to seal her.

This was to prevent Ma Xiaotao from losing control again after waking up.

But after sealing Ma Xiaotao's soul power, he had not thought much of that tiny trace of bizarre power that had entered her body.

After all, he had believed he could resolve this matter quickly.

Besides, he had even sealed Ma Xiaotao's soul power. What could this power possibly affect?

However, Xuanzi had underestimated the terror of the Hades Sword's Withering Force.

There was not much left of it. Ma Xiaotao might not even have needed Xuanzi's help; if she had barely suppressed it with soul power.

At most, it might only have taken a year or so off Ma Xiaotao's lifespan.

The gap in soul power was right there.

But because Xuanzi feared that Ma Xiaotao would awaken and erupt again, the soul power he sealed had instead given the Withering Force the chance to devour without restraint.

With her soul power sealed, Ma Xiaotao's physique as a Soul Sage appeared formidable.

But in reality, it was as though the Withering Force had encountered a completely sealed target that could not fight back. As it eroded Ma Xiaotao's lifespan, it also gradually devoured her inaccessible soul power for itself.

In the end, it led to Ma Xiaotao's death...

But how could Xuanzi possibly admit any of this? He only knew that Shrek's most gifted Ma Xiaotao had died. And unlike Dai Yueheng, Ma Xiaotao would have remained at Shrek Academy in the future.

"You've gone too far!"

Xuanzi, who had only just recovered a little of his reason, had no time to become enraged.

Now that he was here, why should he care about anything else? As long as he killed Lin Yuan today and took Shrek Academy's children away, that would be enough.

As for Elder Mu's blame, Xuanzi believed that Elder Mu would absolutely not blame him.

After all, two geniuses of Shrek Academy had died at the hands of this damned evil soul master from the Sun Moon Empire.

They could just step forward and negotiate afterward.

Xuanzi's thoughts were somewhat naive, but before he could act.

During the moment when he had been stunned and emotionally shaken.

Ten figures in golden robes appeared neatly in the air.

This forced Xuanzi to calm down.

It meant that if Xuanzi attacked next.

Not only was there a high chance that he would fail to take down Lin Yuan, he might very well be affected himself, along with the talented children behind him.

Each of them was even more gifted, especially Huo Yuhao, or Wang Dong, whose strength and background were formidable.

Without confidence in retreating unscathed.

Xuanzi could only force out an extremely ugly smile and take the initiative to offer a way out.

"Sorry, I was a little emotional just now. Mainly because some of my students died..."

Seeing this, the Star Luo Emperor cast Xuanzi a cold glance. As he accepted the offered way out, he did not forget to warn him.

"Then I hope Taotie Douluo can control his temper. This is not Shrek. This is Star Luo City!"

But at that moment, Jing Hongchen, apparently delighted to stir up trouble, spoke with a cold sneer.

"Taotie Douluo, that is not quite right. Did no one from our Sun Moon Empire die just now?"

This immediately set many spectators whispering among themselves.

Indeed, compared to Shrek losing two students, Xuanzi kept trying to kill people, seize people, and attack at the slightest provocation.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy had lost two students, and they had accepted it.

Yet they had still calmly continued the match. Besides, Lin Yuan's Martial Soul was only slightly strange.

This also reminded them of those whom Shrek had previously branded as evil soul masters: people who liked drinking beast blood, for instance, or some unfortunate fellow who was simply ugly and possessed a Dark Crow Martial Soul...

At that moment, Xuanzi felt that he truly wanted to kill people with his spiritual power, with his gaze.

But in the end, in a burst of fury, he merely stomped down hard, crushing the competition platform into a mass of fragmented dust.

Then he forced several words out through clenched teeth.

"Shrek Academy admits defeat!"