The Hellish Baby Dragon and the Tang Sect's Arrival

After Ye Xinglan died, a soul quietly appeared in a pitch-black pool within the Divine Examination Space. A black Baby Dragon hooked it out with a Soul-Reaping Rope and sealed it away.

The Baby Dragon moved with the practiced ease of someone who had done this countless times.

Then the Baby Dragon sighed.

"The main body really has a nasty sense of humor. Killing them isn't enough; he has to seal away their souls too.

Then he'll pit the living against the dead. That's downright hellish."

After Qian Gu Dongfeng left the arena, Qian Gu Dieting immediately stepped forward.

Of those remaining in Shrek, Yue Zhengyu was the only one with Innate Full Soul Power.

"You'll do. Blame your bad luck."

Qian Gu Dieting issued his challenge at once.

The Life-and-Death Arena opened. Golden light descended, returning Qian Gu Dieting to the age of twelve.

His century-old body rapidly shrank, his white hair turned black, and in the blink of an eye, he had become a twelve-year-old boy.

His Quasi-God cultivation was tightly sealed, and his nine Spirit Rings became three purple thousand-year Spirit Rings.

Without a word of greeting, he summoned his Coiling Dragon Staff and charged straight at Yue Zhengyu.

Yue Zhengyu was furious. His teacher had died before his eyes, his classmate had died before his eyes, and now someone had challenged him.

All he wanted was to kill Qian Gu Dieting.

"You old fossil, you've got some nerve challenging me.

Today I'll show you what absolute suppression by a top-tier Martial Soul looks like when we're the same age."

He roared and beat his Angel Wings.

He shot into the air, then dove at Qian Gu Dieting like a streak of white lightning.

Qian Gu Dieting's expression turned grave. This brat would be far harder to deal with than Ye Xinglan.

He should have challenged Ye Xinglan and left this tough one to his son.

But it was too late to change that now.

He would just have to put in a little more effort to take down this chick who loved darting around.

Yue Zhengyu was burning with anger, and his hot blood seemed to give him endless strength.

Qian Gu Dieting knew exactly how to handle someone like that. He channeled his Soul Power into the second form of the Unyielding Staff Technique, defending without attacking and letting Yue Zhengyu burn through his own reserves.

Yue Zhengyu picked up speed, slashing at Qian Gu Dieting with his Angel Wings.

Taking advantage of Qian Gu Dieting's inability to fly, he attacked at will, his spear of light slashing relentlessly.

Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!

Metallic clashes rang out in a barrage as dense as a downpour.

Qian Gu Dieting could only defend.

The more Yue Zhengyu attacked, the smoother his assault became. More spears of light appeared in his hands, and his Soul Power drained faster and faster.

"Old fossil, weren't you acting tough?

What happened? Can't keep up now that you're twelve again?

My Sacred Angel is the bane of evil. Your Spirit Pagoda has joined forces with these Evil Soul Masters, so you must be steeped in their wickedness. Today, in the name of justice, I'll wipe you out."

With that, Yue Zhengyu attacked the old man, who seemed to be hiding in his shell like a turtle, even more fiercely. Pride and smugness welled up in him.

He was a twelve-year-old Soul Elder, yet he had a Quasi-God on the defensive and was about to kill him.

There might be no material reward for killing Qian Gu Dieting, but it would make his name known throughout the Federation.

After more than ten minutes of fighting, however, Yue Zhengyu sensed something was wrong.

More than half his Soul Power was gone, yet he still had not beaten this turtle of an opponent. Hadn't he kept Qian Gu Dieting completely pinned down?

Why couldn't he finish him off?

Just then, Qian Gu Dieting finally stopped defending.

He looked at Yue Zhengyu as though he were already dead.

"How does Shrek Academy keep turning out fools like you?

It's a shame the other geniuses were blown to bits. I'd rather not fight a fool like you. It's an insult to me."

As he spoke, Qian Gu Dieting thrust his Coiling Dragon Staff upward, pouring Soul Power into it.

"Three Heaven-Battling Staff Strikes, first strike: Heaven-Shattering!"

The Coiling Dragon Staff shot upward. A blast of force surged skyward like an enraged dragon, heading straight for Yue Zhengyu.

Yue Zhengyu's expression changed. He beat his Angel Wings to dodge, but the blast pursued him as though it had eyes, moving at astonishing speed.

Caught off guard, Yue Zhengyu took the hit and was flung high into the air.

"Three Heaven-Battling Staff Strikes, second strike: Earth-Splitting!"

Qian Gu Dieting flashed directly above Yue Zhengyu, raised his Coiling Dragon Staff over his head, and smashed it down.

The staff struck Yue Zhengyu square in the chest.

Pfft!

Yue Zhengyu spat a mouthful of blood. The blow shattered the Angel Wings across his chest, and his body plunged from the sky like a kite with its string cut, slamming into the ground.

It was not over yet.

"One last strike to send you on your way, brat!"

Qian Gu Dieting shouted, "Three Heaven-Battling Staff Strikes, third strike: Heaven-Battling!"

The air compressed wherever the force of the staff passed.

Yue Zhengyu could no longer move. He could only watch as the Coiling Dragon Staff descended toward him.

"No!"

Yue Zhengyu let out a desperate scream, but it was too late.

Bang!

The Coiling Dragon Staff struck Yue Zhengyu square in the heart.

The blow shattered his heart.

Yue Zhengyu's body twitched a few times, then the light in his eyes rapidly faded.

Thus fell the heir of the Sacred Angel family, a Sacred Angel genius born with Innate Full Soul Power.

His Divine Examination naturally passed to Qian Gu Dieting.

The Red-Level Nine Trials were his. He had won them with ease.

After leaving the arena, Qian Gu Dieting and Qian Gu Dongfeng both turned toward the last member of their family: Qian Gu Qingfeng.

"Qingfeng, you're up."

Qian Gu Qingfeng found himself in a difficult position.

Aside from Ya Li, no one with Innate Full Soul Power remained.

The others were either still away with Shrek's people or had already been blown to bits.

But Ya Li was different. The Holy Spirit Cult might attack her, but the Spirit Pagoda absolutely could not. It could not withstand the public backlash.

Besides, she was still unconscious and could not be challenged.

He could only settle for the Black-Level Eight Trials. He would enter the Divine Examination, claim its rewards, and upgrade it later.

Qian Gu Qingfeng chose Zhuo Shi, the only remaining elder of Shrek's Sea God Pavilion and a holder of the Black-Level Eight Trials.

There had never been much difference between their ages.

Qian Gu Qingfeng was a Demigod. Even if his age were reduced to match Zhuo Shi's, he would still be a Limit Douluo. Against Zhuo Shi, a rank ninety-eight Super Douluo, the fight would be a landslide.

He won with ease.

With that, nearly all of Shrek Academy's leadership had been killed.

Pavilion Master Yun Ming was dead. Outer Academy Dean Cai Yue'er was dead. Inner Academy's senior disciple Lan Muzi was dead. Its senior female disciple Tang Yinmeng was dead. Red Dragon Douluo Zhuo Shi was dead. All of them were gone.

Shrek Academy now existed in name only.

But just as the Qian Gu family was about to leave, the golden Baby Dragon statue at the center of Shrek Academy suddenly lit up again.

Two figures slowly emerged from the portal.

They were Sentimental Douluo Zang Xin and Ruthless Douluo Cao Dezhi.

The Tang Sect had arrived.