The Sun Moon Empire Was Too Evil! Ma Xiaotao Entered the Fray!

At that moment, Xuanzi came dangerously close to erupting completely.

Xu Sanshi was no ordinary student. Yet he had died while under Xuanzi's leadership. How could Xuanzi possibly endure that?

But before he could step onto the stage again,

Jing Hongchen took out two things that could instantly calm Xuanzi down.

They were Ninth-Level Fixed Soul Guidance Cannons.

"Ah, Taotie Your Excellency, it's nothing. I'm merely wiping them down."

Jing Hongchen spoke as he wiped the Ninth-Level Fixed Soul Guidance Cannons.

"Don't take things too far. Everyone saw that Xu Sanshi was first gravely injured. Your Shrek people simply failed to save him. If you intend to attack our people over that, then fine—let's all stop playing."

"Besides, if someone wants to disregard all consequences and kill my student right in front of me, causing the city to be destroyed in the process, I don't think that blame can be pinned on me."

By the end, Jing Hongchen made no attempt to conceal the viciousness in his voice.

Xuanzi's expression became exceedingly complicated.

He was ninety percent certain that Jing Hongchen would not be foolish enough to do such a thing.

But what if he did?

At the same time, the Star Luo Emperor finally could not remain calm either.

"Taotie Your Excellency, I understand your feelings, but everyone witnessed this. Your student died because he could not be saved."

"I hope Taotie Your Excellency will consider the greater good."

As far as the Star Luo Emperor was concerned, he had already gritted his teeth and shut his eyes through Xuanzi's brazen attack once. Now Xuanzi wanted to strike again? Did he really think the Star Luo Emperor's dignity was a doormat?

Xuanzi's expression remained conflicted, but in the end, he could only endure it.

What else could he do?

There were still so many students here.

And the Star Luo Emperor had already given him some face. If he still refused to back down,

then the Star Luo Empire and Jing Hongchen might join forces against him.

Perhaps he was unafraid, but how would he explain this to Mu En? And what would happen to these children? Those were realities he had to soberly face.

"Ahem, Hall Master, I think you should put those things away."

The Star Luo Emperor reminded Jing Hongchen with an intensely envious look in his eyes.

Ninth-Level Fixed Soul Guidance Cannons were ultimate weapons unique to the Sun Moon Empire.

They had once even instantly killed a Titled Douluo.

Seeing this, Jing Hongchen tilted his head slightly and put on an act as though he had just come to his senses.

"Ah, look at me. They got dirty by accident. I'll put them away right now."

With a wave of Jing Hongchen's hand, the two Ninth-Level Fixed Soul Guidance Cannons were stored away, prompting many spectators to unconsciously let out sighs of relief.

What a joke. If those things actually exploded, plenty of people would be seeing their grandmothers.

At the same time, Jing Hongchen glanced at Lin Yuan, amusement glinting in his eyes.

"You little brat, you hid yourself rather well."

Jing Hongchen was in an exceptionally good mood as he walked down from the competition stage.

The martial soul Lin Yuan had displayed was not only powerful, but when combined with his original martial soul, it meant he was actually a genius with twin martial souls. Jing Hongchen had nearly failed to notice.

On the other side, the atmosphere at Shrek Academy had become oppressive to the extreme.

Of course, aside from Xuanzi, the one with the strangest expression was Huo Yuhao.

After briefly examining Xu Sanshi's cause of death within his mind,

Electus gave him an almost absolute answer.

"The move he had tried to unleash by directly draining all his soul power suffered backlash after being interrupted. His meridians had originally been shattered, which would certainly have affected his future cultivation."

"But the true cause of death was that the immense soul power abruptly entered his body, completely shattering those already damaged meridians and greatly intensifying the backlash from that move."

Those words practically told Huo Yuhao outright

that Lin Yuan had merely crippled Xu Sanshi. The one who had truly killed Xu Sanshi was none other than Xuanzi.

How could Huo Yuhao not feel dazed? Yet after Shrek's teachings, he still stared fixedly at the Sun Moon Empire.

Whatever internal oppression or accidents had occurred were all fake. That was right, every misfortune had been caused by the Sun Moon Empire! The Sun Moon Empire people were too evil!

As the absurd farce temporarily came to an end, Huang Jinxu, acting as the referee, coughed lightly before declaring,

"Prepare the next contestants for the individual match!"

Hearing this, Wang Yan frowned slightly and immediately felt tremendous pressure. There was no helping it; judging by the terrifying strength Lin Yuan had displayed just now,

even Ling Luochan, a Soul King, might not gain the slightest advantage after taking the stage.

At that moment, Ma Xiaotao suddenly rose to her feet. Taking a deep breath, she said in a low voice, "Teacher Wang, let me do it."

"Don't try to persuade me. Sanshi helped suppress my evil fire before. Whether for public or private reasons, or for Shrek's honor, I have to deal with this little beast first."

Seeing that Ma Xiaotao had already made her stance clear, Wang Yan's brows knitted tightly.

After sighing, before he could even speak, Xuanzi waved a large hand.

"Xiaotao, make your move. There is no need to hold back."

Xuanzi stated coldly.

How could he not understand? Xu Sanshi's death had indirectly resulted from his own accident. But even if he understood that, he could not possibly admit it. Naturally, he could only smoothly shift the blame onto the Sun Moon Empire.

Thus, without the slightest hesitation, Ma Xiaotao leaped straight onto the competition stage.

This immediately sent the entire audience into an uproar.

Ma Xiaotao was Shrek Academy's strongest participant—or rather, the strongest contestant in this All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament.

Although Lin Yuan's soul rings were heaven-defying and his performance had been equally heaven-defying, he was ultimately only a level-fifty Soul Ancestor who had yet to obtain his fifth soul ring.

Shrek Academy had only lost one match, and they were already going all in with their trump card?

Jing Hongchen's expression was somewhat unpleasant at this moment.

He had also heard Teacher Ma mention just how terrifying Ma Xiaotao's earlier performance had been.

Without much hesitation, Jing Hongchen took out an exquisitely crafted disk and threw it directly toward Lin Yuan.

"Catch."

As Lin Yuan raised a hand to catch it, he immediately saw

that this seemingly ordinary disk was actually the ninth-level soul tool, Hongchen's Protection.

Lin Yuan raised an eyebrow. Overall, this was not particularly surprising.

Considering Ma Xiaotao's performance and the purpose of Hongchen's Protection, it seemed Jing Hongchen intended to protect him at all costs.

Before the match officially began, Ma Xiaotao spoke with loathing in her voice.

"Do you truly think Shrek Academy has no one? The match had already ended, yet you still used a dirty trick."

Lin Yuan was briefly stunned upon hearing this. Then he looked toward Xuanzi, revealing a few traces of mockery and amusement.

Hmm...

Afterward, he put on an expression as though the truth had finally been revealed, rubbed his chin, and said,

"Oh, so I used a dirty trick in front of all these people. Mm, I'm too evil."