"A tiger? Looks more like a bastard turtle to me."
Her long scorpion braid swayed between her waist and hips as Xiao Wu landed lightly.
The Nine-Section Whip danced in her hand like a spirit snake flicking its tongue, dazzling the eye.
The shock and fury on Dai Mubai's face abruptly froze.
Before his body could hit the ground, he was sent flying again.
He desperately urged his soul power into motion, releasing a barrier.
But it was futile.
Xiao Wu flicked her wrist, and the whip's tip lashed out like lightning.
Riiip-!
A sound like tearing leather rang out.
It echoed above the Great Soul Arena, making every spectator's face twitch involuntarily.
The flesh on either side of Dai Mubai's nose split open.
The cuts formed the character "八," meaning "eight."
Blood streamed down.
Combined with the "Wang" character on his forehead, didn't that spell out the two words for turtle-cuckold?
Like a dead dog, Dai Mubai was whipped off the arena platform and crashed to the ground outside it.
A sharp crack rang out!
Xiao Wu drew the whip back into her hand, turning her limpid, autumn-clear eyes toward the referee beside her.
Her palm-sized oval face wore a sweet, adorable smile, making it impossible to connect her with the fierce girl from moments before.
At the sight, the referee hurriedly announced.
"The match is over! Soft Bone Rabbit wins!"
As the referee announced the result of the soul fight, in a secluded corner-
A certain sexy big kitty leaned against the wall with her arms folded, shaking her head almost imperceptibly.
The oil lamp's flickering flame outlined a sizzling, alluring silhouette.
Whooo-!
The stands surged like a boiling tide, applause thundering.
Just then-
A broad-shouldered, powerfully built figure rushed out like lightning, landing beside Dai Mubai and lifting him with one arm.
Seeing the two bloody gashes torn open on Dai Mubai's face-
Zhao Wuji's fierce eyes widened, and he roared in fury.
"You vicious little brat! I won't let you get away with this!"
His surging level-seventy-six soul power erupted, bearing down on Xiao Wu.
That terrifying pressure carried a Soul Saint's mental shock. If it struck her-
It would surely leave a shadow over Xiao Wu's heart.
Boom-!
In an instant!
The blue-brick square stones shattered into powder as a figure wreathed in azure soul power flashed into view, shielding Xiao Wu.
Shock waves raged, and fierce winds howled.
"Zhao Wuji, do you want to die?"
Words as cold as frost emerged from beneath the Silver-White Mask.
"Brother!" Xiao Wu cried delightedly, throwing herself into Tang Yin's arms like a swallow returning to the woods.
Her fair arms wrapped around Tang Yin's neck as she leaned close to his ear and whispered.
Her petite, supple body pressed against Tang Yin, who had activated the Seven-Star Fate-Pointing Secret Art, making them look like Beauty and the Beast.
The sight packed a powerful visual punch.
Tang San Niang stood beside her brother, her five slender fingers resting lightly on the Twenty-Four Bridge Bright Moon Night at her waist.
Over the past six years, the siblings had crafted quite a few exceptionally powerful hidden weapons.
So what if he was a Soul Saint? If he tried to bully them, they would make him pay in blood!
Given the siblings' temperaments, if they had nothing to rely on-
Why would they have come to Suotuo City to temper themselves?
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Several figures cut through the air and landed.
"Immovable Wisdom King, private retaliation over a match in the Great Soul Arena is strictly forbidden."
"This rule was established jointly by the Seven Great Sects. Are you challenging the authority of all seven?"
Zhao Wuji looked utterly shameless.
He spoke with a smile that never reached his eyes.
"What a grand accusation you're pinning on me. I, Zhao Wuji, couldn't possibly bear that."
"I only came to say hello to this young girl. Did anyone see me lay a hand on her?"
Flender flew down from above and said with a laugh.
"A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! It was all just a misunderstanding, hahaha."
"So this young girl is actually the younger sister of the Blue Silver Twin Stars. No wonder she's so impressive."
As he spoke, Flender's gaze landed on Tang San Niang's belt and briefly sharpened.
During the soul fight, Tang San Niang had remained behind Tang Yin.
That was why Flender had not noticed it before.
His gaze grew somewhat strange.
"You're actually his disciple?"
"You're overthinking it. This is just a trophy I won."
Tang Yin's eyes were cold as he turned and left with his two younger sisters.
I have yet to grow strong. Once I do, things will change!
Taking on those two old bastards now was not worth it. There was plenty of time ahead. They would see.
In a second-floor VIP room.
Snake Lance asked, "Young Master, should we intervene?"
Xue Qinghe smiled calmly.
"No need. Even a sheet of toilet paper or a blade of thatching grass has its use. Let them serve as whetstones for Tang Yin and his sisters."
A guard pushed open the door and entered.
"Reporting to the Young Master. Here is all the information on Shrek Academy."
Reading the gathered information in her hand, Xue Qinghe frowned.
"Shrek Academy? A third-rate academy that uses 'we only admit monsters' as a gimmick to swindle application fees."
"Training monsters into monsters? What nonsense is this?"
"The academy's teaching philosophy: a Soul Master who doesn't dare cause trouble is not a good Soul Master. Those who don't dare cause trouble are mediocrities."
At that, Xue Qinghe froze.
She could not help rereading it twice to make sure.
She began to question everything she knew.
What the fuck kind of academy was this?
Huh???
Were they nurturing talent or raising thugs? Training Evil Soul Masters?
"Over twenty years, they swindled application fees from more than four hundred applicants, admitted forty-two students, ruined twenty-eight talented commoners, and graduated fourteen. Thirteen of those graduates became utterly mediocre, with only one exception."
"Qin Ming? Isn't he a current teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy? To think he came from such a place. What a lucky man."
After finishing the stack of information in her hand-
She clenched the documents so tightly that her knuckles turned pale.
Even with Xue Qinghe's self-restraint-
A spark of anger could not help rising in her heart.
Spirit Hall's potential recruits had been ruined by this worthless academy.
Since ancient times, it had been difficult for humble households to produce illustrious heirs.
How much bitter toil, blood, and tears from their families lay behind those forty-one talented commoners? Already gifted, they could have changed their fates simply by entering a normal academy.
Yet now, all their futures had been buried in this academy.
And how much sweat and grueling labor had paid for the soul coins those four hundred-plus commoner families spent on application fees?!
A single application cost a full ten Gold Soul Coins.
What did that mean?
Having served as crown prince for so many years, Xue Qinghe had spent plenty of time learning about the hardships of ordinary people.
This was not Heaven Dou City, beneath the emperor's feet, after all.
In Suotuo City, especially its surrounding villages, one Gold Soul Coin could cover nearly half a year of living expenses for a commoner family of four.
Most commoners could work themselves to the bone for a month and still fail to earn one Gold Soul Coin.
Never mind saving ten Gold Soul Coins for an application fee.
"Parasites of the empire! Scum! A pack of bastards!"
Xue Qinghe's handsome face flushed red with anger.
In the Heaven Dou Empire-
The application fee for an Advanced Soul Master Academy was only one Gold Soul Coin.
Publicly run Soul Master Academies, such as those of Spirit Hall, even waived application fees altogether.
This Shrek Academy-
Swindling people out of exorbitant application fees was bad enough.
But it had also ruined so many of the empire's talented youths.
They had truly gone too far!
This academy's very existence was a mistake!
Pufferfish and Snake Lance were equally shocked.
Even seasoned veterans like them had never heard of anything like this.
They might be renowned Titled Douluo now-
But they, too, had been talented Soul Masters born to commoner families!
Or rather, most of Spirit Hall's powerful members came from the commoner class.
This struck every chord of empathy they had!
They had to take these bastards down!
When I was a commoner, I had to suffer bullying.
Now that I've become a Titled Douluo, I still have to fucking watch ordinary commoners get bullied.
Then what was the point of becoming a Titled Douluo?!
Pufferfish and Snake Lance immediately spoke in unison. "Young Master, we request permission to act and uproot this evil Shrek Academy!"
"To prevent any more victims, please grant us permission, Young Master!"
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