Outside the Sky Screen, Huo Wu and Ning Rongrong were dumbfounded by what they saw.
"Wait, is Ring Fusion really this cheap ten thousand years from now? How does everyone know how to use it?"
Indeed, both Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were using Ring Fusion techniques.
Watching from the spectator stands, Xuan Zi could no longer hide the delight in his eyes.
"Good, very good. Ring Fusion-this student is interesting."
Then Xuan Zi turned his gaze toward Wang Dong and Ye Chen.
"Martial Soul Fusion? And Ring Fusion techniques as well. Looks like we have a few promising seedlings in this year's batch."
At that moment, Xuan Zi was considering whether to let these students join the Shrek Inspection Corps ahead of time.
With some proper tempering, they would surely become the pillars of Shrek Academy in the future.
On the competition grounds,
Xiao Xiao's three Three-Life Soul-Suppressing Cauldrons merged completely into one, forming an enormous ancient cauldron several times larger than any individual cauldron.
The enormous ancient cauldron was even larger than Xie Huanyue after he had expanded.
The ancient cauldron soared into the air and securely caught Xie Huanyue as he fell from above.
Then it flipped over and landed back on the ground, trapping Xie Huanyue firmly inside.
A tremendous boom rang out, and rings of black light as thick as ink spread wildly outward from the enormous cauldron.
The cauldron vibrated at tremendous speed and frequency, spreading an invisible force of vibration over a radius of more than ten meters. Anyone it touched would have their Soul Power stalled and their soul stunned.
Xie Huanyue's two companions were stopped in their tracks by that booming sound.
After doing all this, Xiao Xiao had severely overdrawn her Soul Power. Her face rapidly turned deathly pale as the Soul Power within her poured away.
"That's enough, Xiao Xiao. Fall back first," Ye Chen reminded her.
With the time Xiao Xiao had bought them, Wang Dong had finished charging his Soul Skill.
A golden pillar of light rose from his body, transforming into a terrifying, enormous crescent-shaped blade of light.
At the same time, Xiao Xiao withdrew her Martial Soul and voluntarily jumped off the competition platform.
When Xie Huanyue emerged from the ancient cauldron, his expression was unmistakably furious!
"You've really pissed me off! You'll pay dearly for this!"
But when he saw that enormous blade of light, his anger turned to fear once again.
"Wait! What's this supposed to be?"
Although he was confident in his defenses, there was no way he could block this attack!
The supervising teacher no longer hesitated. He rushed forward and pulled Xie Huanyue and his two companions out of the way.
Only when the supervising teacher faced the blade of light himself did he truly feel how terrifying it was.
Even with his Soul Emperor cultivation, he felt as though he was about to suffocate.
"What a useless fool," Xuan Zi muttered from the spectator stands.
With a casual lift of his hand, he sucked the blade of light away.
After doing so, he left, gnawing on a chicken drumstick in one hand and drinking wine from the other.
In the Sky Screen's chat box, Yu Xiaogang was, unsurprisingly, mocked again.
[Xu Xiaoyan: Where's our Theory Master? Didn't you say they couldn't break through the Rubber Elephant Martial Soul's defenses? How come even that Soul Emperor didn't dare take the attack head-on at the end?] [Ning Rongrong: Exactly! Without the Theory Master, who would keep us entertained?] [Hahaha.] [Yu Xiaogang: I ****] The next second, [Sky Screen: Yu Xiaogang has been muted for 10 minutes.] [Xu Xiaoyan: Aha? How did someone get muted again?] [Ning Rongrong: Who knows? He probably got worked up because he couldn't win the argument. If you ask me, this Theory Master deserves a good electric shock.]
Ever since the Sky Screen's chat box appeared, it was as though the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's former Little Demoness had returned.
Meanwhile, within the Sky Screen, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu had watched the entire match from the other side of the stands.
"Huabin, that last attack of theirs was almost as powerful as our Hell White Tiger," Zhu Lu said beside him, sounding a little worried.
"It's fine. I have my own way of dealing with them. This Ye Chen is just a control-type Soul Master. Their main offensive force is still that Wang Dong."
Unlike the worried Zhu Lu, Dai Huabin appeared extremely confident.
Just as Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu were about to leave, they happened to run into Ye Chen and the others, who had just finished their match.
The moment Dai Huabin saw Ye Chen, it was as though he had spotted a sworn enemy. His gaze instantly turned vicious.
Ever since joining Shrek Academy, he had been certain that he would be the top freshman of his year.
He had never expected to run into a freak like Ye Chen.
It infuriated him!
He would prove with his own strength that he was the number one freshman!
"Ye Chen, just you wait! This championship will be mine!" Dai Huabin snapped.
Ye Chen: "???"
This should be my first time meeting Dai Huabin, right? Where did all this anger come from?
"You're Dai Huabin?" A teasing smile appeared on Ye Chen's face.
"Then how about this? Let's make a bet."
"What bet?"
"Whoever loses leaves Shrek Academy. How about it?"
To make sure Dai Huabin agreed, Ye Chen even deliberately provoked him.
"You're the son of the Star Luo Empire's mighty Duke White Tiger. Surely you aren't afraid?"
Outside the Sky Screen, the Star Luo Empire's emperor froze at those words, utterly baffled.
"Duke White Tiger? His surname is Dai? What's going on?"
Within the Sky Screen,
Dai Huabin was still the same old Dai Huabin. Anger swiftly stormed the high ground of his reason.
"You! Who says I'm afraid? You want a bet? You've got one! Whoever loses leaves Shrek Academy!" Dai Huabin shouted angrily.
Ye Chen had not expected Dai Huabin to agree so easily either. "Fine."
With that, he left with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.
Ye Chen thought nothing of a mere Dai Huabin. After all, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion also possessed the Golden Dragon's bloodline!
Never mind a mere White Tiger Martial Soul-even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was beneath Ye Chen's notice.
After he returned to his dorm room, Bibi Dong asked from within his Sea of Spirit.
"That Dai Huabin should have a White Tiger Martial Soul, right? Is the Star Luo Empire still controlled by the Dai Family?"
She remembered Ye Chen saying earlier that Dai Huabin was Duke White Tiger's son. Duke White Tiger? Could it be that the Dai Family no longer holds the title of Star Luo Emperor?
"Yes. Dai Huabin's White Tiger Martial Soul was inherited from Dai Mubai ten thousand years ago," Ye Chen explained.
"As for Duke White Tiger, that's naturally because, after the Douluo Continent and the Sun Moon Continent came into contact, the Star Luo Empire suffered defeat after defeat under the Dai Family's leadership. If the Star Crown's Xu Family hadn't stepped forward in the end, the Star Luo Empire would probably have been destroyed long ago."
"The reigning Dai emperor saw the reality of the situation. The Dai Family no longer had the strength to rule the shattered empire. Clinging to the throne would only spark civil strife and bring about the nation's complete destruction."
"In the end, he voluntarily abdicated and handed the Star Luo Empire's throne to the Xu Family of the Starcrown Sect. In exchange, the court granted the Dai Family the hereditary title of Duke White Tiger, allowing them to retain their family lands, private army, and military authority over the border."
Outside the Sky Screen, the Star Luo Empire's emperor flew into a rage upon hearing this.
"My throne! The Dai Family's throne was actually seized by the Xu Family! This is utterly outrageous!"
Meanwhile, Bibi Dong still had another question on her mind.
"Since Tang San became a god, did everyone around him become gods too?"
Yu Xiaogang had been deeply dejected after being muted, but hearing this immediately lifted his spirits. Brimming with confidence, he said,
"Xiao San respects me like his own father. With Xiao San around, I must have become a god!"