On the field, Xiao Chen gripped Yu Longyuan tightly by the face. Wither soul power ravaged his brain like a mass of fine steel needles.
His head swam and felt ready to split. Every breath brought excruciating pain, and he lacked even the strength to open his mouth and howl.
Xiao Chen watched Yu Longyuan's struggles gradually fade, his gaze indifferent, without the slightest change in expression.
"Shrek's glory, was it?"
"Looks like glory can't make people unleash their potential."
With that, Xiao Chen casually flung him away. Like a kite with its string cut, Yu Longyuan crashed heavily outside the field with a dull boom.
He did not look badly injured, but the damage from Wither soul power invading his brain was far worse than it appeared.
Even though Xiao Chen had held back, Yu Longyuan would inevitably suffer lasting effects, with a greatly increased risk of dementia later in life.
Still, that was better than outright brain death. This was already the result of him showing mercy.
If he had used Wither Head, that would have been a true disaster.
Sure enough, he really was not cut out for competing.
With Yu Longyuan dealt with, Zheng Hui and Ye Kai were next. Xiao Chen had never taken either of them seriously; in his eyes, they were no different from extras.
Since Soul Sand had already tormented them into losing the ability to fight, there was no need to bother with them any further.
He casually controlled the remaining Soul Sand, abruptly exerted force to wrap the two up, and gave them a light toss. Both were flung off the field, defeated and eliminated without even a chance to struggle.
In mere moments, of the Shrek Team's seven members, only Ning Feng remained standing in the ring.
Ye Xinglan had long since been beaten unconscious by Na'er and Gu Yue together and lay slumped at the edge of the field, covered in injuries.
Ning Qing stood rooted to the spot, her face suddenly turning white. Her whole body trembled slightly, and her eyes were filled with despair.
Wait, how long had it even been? Had five minutes passed? And they had already been beaten this badly.
It had even been seven against three.
Even when fighting at Shrek Academy, they had never suffered this badly.
Besides, she was only a support-type Soul Master, with limited combat ability. If the others had been taken down instantly, there was even less to say about her.
Facing Xiao Chen, Na'er, and Gu Yue now, she had absolutely no room to resist.
Clearly, Ning Feng did not think she was the protagonist.
Watching her teammates get eliminated one after another as the match turned entirely one-sided, she knew there was no longer any suspense about the outcome.
Holding out any longer would serve no purpose beyond getting her beaten up for nothing.
After a moment of silence, Ning Feng slowly sighed, her eyes filled with helplessness. Facing the referee, she shouted with all her strength:
"I... I surrender!"
As the words left her mouth, she seemed to shed every burden. Her whole body relaxed, and she no longer had the slightest concern.
Getting beaten up for nothing over some so-called Shrek glory simply was not worth it.
Seeing this, Xiao Chen paid Ning Feng no further attention. The sooner they finished fighting, the sooner this would end.
If the Shrek Team had not run their mouths at him before the fight, he would have planned to take them down in a single blow and finish the match quickly, rather than deal with them using Soul Sand.
Hearing this, the referee immediately announced, "All members of the Shrek Team are unable to continue fighting. The Skysea Team wins!"
In an instant, the entire Tianhai Stadium erupted. The previously silent stands exploded with thunderous cheers, applause, and shouts, all interweaving and resounding through the clouds.
"Skysea is fucking awesome!!"
"Skysea will win!!"
"Is this for real?! Our Skysea Team actually beat Shrek?!"
"Those three youngsters are incredible! They're the pride of Skysea!"
"Oh, come on. There's obviously something rigged here..."
Shouts rose one after another from the stands, filled with fervent support and praise for the Skysea Team.
No one had expected a match that had seemed a certain defeat to end this way.
The invincible Shrek had actually been utterly defeated by three youngsters, suffering a crushing loss.
In the Shrek Team's rest area, Shen Yi, the teacher leading Shrek Academy's team, stood rooted to the spot, her face deathly pale and her eyes vacant as she muttered:
"A complete defeat... It was actually a complete defeat..."
She could never have imagined that Yu Longyuan and the other six would lose to three youngsters from Skysea.
A place like Skysea could actually produce geniuses like these.
But regardless, Shrek Academy's ten-thousand-year legend of invincibility had been shattered in her hands.
As the teacher leading the team, she bore the heavy responsibility of guiding the Shrek Team to the championship. Now they had lost, and at the opening ceremony, no less. Wait, the entire opening ceremony was broadcast live.
Oh no, her teaching credentials.
After something like this, she would definitely face severe punishment. At the thought, Shen Yi's heart turned ice-cold, and she could not help sighing:
"Ah... Why did this have to happen to me?"
Just as Shen Yi was sighing to herself, the Soul Guidance Phone in her pocket suddenly vibrated. She took it out and looked, and there on the caller ID were the words "Silver Moon."
This was bad. It was Silver Moon Douluo Cai Yue'er, one of the renowned Shrek Twin Moons.
At the sight of those two words, Shen Yi's expression instantly grew even uglier, and her whole body gave a slight shudder.
Silver Moon Douluo Cai Yue'er, the dean of Shrek Academy's outer court, had quite an eccentric temper.
Why couldn't her phone just explode on its own?
She did not even have to think to know that Cai Yue'er must have watched the broadcast and seen the Shrek Team's crushing defeat.
But expecting her to empathize and understand her difficulties was impossible.
Shen Yi took a deep breath and answered the phone with trembling hands. Just as she opened her mouth, Cai Yue'er's bone-chilling voice, laden with anger, came from the other end:
"Shen Yi! What are you doing? Explain this to me! How could our Shrek team lose to three nameless juniors?!"
The fury in her voice was practically spilling over. Shen Yi forced herself to remain calm. "Dean, I... I don't know why this happened either."
"All three of them are unusually strong, especially the boy leading them. He actually has three Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings. Our team members were simply no match for them..."
"I don't care about that!" Cai Yue'er snapped. "In any case, this has had a major impact. You've disgraced Shrek!"
"As the teacher leading the team, you cannot escape responsibility. Just wait for the academy's punishment!"
With that, Cai Yue'er hung up immediately. The anger and dissatisfaction in her tone plunged Shen Yi into utter despair.
What kind of leader was this? Had she called just to give her a dressing-down and pile on the pressure?
At least give her some direction for making amends...
Ah, why couldn't this have happened to someone else? Why did it have to land on her head?
Meanwhile, on the field, Xiao Chen looked at the empty ring and thought, It's finally over...
Hmm... No, knowing how Shrek operates, the older ones should be coming out to stir up trouble next.
But that has nothing to do with me. I'm just a ten-year-old kid. If the grown-ups cause trouble, the grown-ups can handle it.
Na'er walked up to Xiao Chen, beaming with joy, her little face full of excitement as she said with a smile:
"Hehe, big brother, that Ye Xinglan must have been beaten into a complete breakdown. Let's see if she dares act so arrogant again!"
Seeing Na'er's smile, as though she had finally avenged her grudge, Xiao Chen could hardly say much. "All right, Na'er. There's nothing to be proud of about this match."
"Let's hurry and go. Aunt Leng should be waiting for us."
With that, he turned to Gu Yue beside him. After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Gu Yue, are you coming too?"
Gu Yue gave a slight nod, a gentle smile spreading across her face as she beamed. "Of course. She's my teacher too."
"Let's go." Xiao Chen nodded slightly and took the lead toward the field's exit.
"Mm~" Gu Yue answered softly and followed Xiao Chen.
"Why are you leaving Na'er behind again? Gu Yue, get back here!" Na'er jogged after the two, continuing to bicker with Gu Yue.
The three walked side by side, their figures gradually disappearing through the field's exit, leaving behind only the stadium full of roaring spectators and the Shrek members sprawled miserably on the ground.
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