Zhou Yi looked at Xuan Zi and asked, "Elder Xuan, what are we going to do if this keeps up? Is Shrek Academy's glory of so many years really going to end in our hands?"
Xuan Zi's brows were tightly furrowed as well. At this point, he had no solutions either.
Even he could not forcibly interrupt the match. If he did, the Star Luo Empire would certainly demand an explanation from Shrek Academy.
If word spread, everyone would curse Shrek Academy for being sore losers, and the loss of face would be even greater.
"Alas, I don't have any good ideas either. Who could have imagined they would become the greatest threat in this Soul Master Tournament?"
Had he known things would turn out like this, Xuan Zi would certainly have found a way to eliminate them.
With Xuan Zi's character, he really was capable of doing such a thing.
Back in the arena, the referee had already announced the start of the match.
As the match began, Xixi once again turned into lightning and attacked Ten-Year Veteran.
Ten-Year Veteran rode his Flame-Treading Black Steed, the Formation-Breaking Overlord Spear in his hand. Though he was not as fast as Xixi, as a longtime veteran player, his reaction speed had never been lacking.
He simply stayed where he was and swung the Formation-Breaking Overlord Spear in his hand, precisely blocking Xixi's attacks every time.
He could also feel Xixi slowing down after each attack.
Xixi was, after all, only a Soul King. Her stamina and soul power were limited, completely unlike the Players, whose physical conditions were locked.
Ten-Year Veteran: "Spear Thrust Like a Dragon!"
Seizing an opening between Xixi's attacks, Ten-Year Veteran unleashed his fourth soul skill without hesitation: Spear Thrust Like a Dragon.
A dragon-shaped spear gleam slammed straight into Xixi, sending her flying before she crashed heavily to the ground.
At the sight, Ma Xiaotao could not help shouting, "Xixi..."
At the same time, Ma Xiaotao glared fiercely at Ten-Year Veteran.
Spirit Hall: "Now that's truly showing no mercy, crushing a flower with a ruthless hand. My respects, my respects!"
Ten-Year Veteran: "Giving your opponent the greatest respect means going all out. If you can't go all out, that's the greatest disrespect toward your opponent."
Qian Xixi: "That really does sound like something a veteran player would say. I just wonder whether your opponent feels the same way."
Qian Xixi glanced at Xixi in the arena. She had already passed out.
This time, Xuan Zi personally rushed onto the platform and carried Xixi down. He also glared at Ten-Year Veteran, as though warning him.
But this was like rolling one's eyes at a blind man. Ten-Year Veteran did not care at all.
Ten-Year Veteran did not care, but the other Players could not pretend they had not seen it.
Invincible Tyrannosaurus Warrior: "What was that look Xuan Zi gave him just now? Was he threatening him? Threatening people because they can't win? Isn't that utterly shameless?"
Wang Zhongwang: "Think about what happened in the original story, and you won't be so surprised. This Xuan Zi was never any good."
Agile Dog in the Mountains: "Knowing is one thing, but seeing it with my own eyes still leaves me pretty speechless. I really wonder how he cultivated his way to level 98. By being shameless?"
Wang Zhongwang: "Through the setting, obviously. This Xuan Zi was level 98 when he first appeared. Who the hell knows how he cultivated that far? Still, I do think the title of Holy Spirit Cult elder that people online gave him suits him pretty well."
Invincible Tyrannosaurus Warrior: "Agreed. Something always seems to go wrong whenever this guy leads a team out. He's gotten quite a few people killed."
Ten-Year Veteran: "He can't threaten me even if he wants to. Even if he came onto the platform himself, I'd dare fight him. Worst case, I'd go back to the Respawn Point and wait to respawn. If I could make him suffer a little, I'd come out ahead."
I Am an Angel: "Shrek Academy has already had four people eliminated. Who do you think their last three fighters will be?"
Wang Zhongwang: "Rule out Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao first. Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's soul power levels are too low. Xiao Xiao has twin martial souls, but she doesn't have much offensive power."
Primordial One: "If you rule them out like that, doesn't that leave only Bei Bei? If Bei Bei loses the next match, will they just concede the last two?"
Agile Dog in the Mountains: "They definitely won't. Most likely, they'll send out Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng once they've recovered a little soul power."
Qian Xixi: "Whatever arrangements they make, they can't threaten us. We've got this in the bag."
I Am an Angel: "Unless they shamelessly interrupt the match."
Spirit Hall Eternal: "Given how shameless Xuan Zi is, that isn't necessarily beyond him."
Ten-Year Veteran: "It probably won't come to that. There are still so many spectators here. A multitude of mouths can melt metal, and Shrek Academy values its reputation above all else."
While the Players were having a lively chat over team voice, Bei Bei had already stepped into the arena.
After stepping up, Bei Bei did not immediately take a fighting stance. Instead, he asked Ten-Year Veteran, "You call yourselves the New Tang Sect. If Tang Sect's sect master, Tang Ya, returns, what will you do then?"
Ten-Year Veteran: "Keep her around as a mascot, obviously."
"What! A mascot!"
Ten-Year Veteran said, "What else? A girl with no strength, no management experience, nothing at all-what else does she want to do besides being kept around as a mascot?"
Ten-Year Veteran: "Does she actually expect to have the final say over everything in the New Tang Sect? Don't make me laugh! You're the Sea God Pavilion master's grandson. Can you become the Sea God Pavilion master right now?"
I Am an Angel: "What is this guy thinking? We worked so hard to capture that stronghold, and he wants to pick the fruit of our labor."
Wang Zhongwang: "In his dreams. If Tang Ya really dares to come... huh, she really would be hard to deal with."
Agile Dog in the Mountains: "Easy. Isn't Shrek Academy great at brainwashing? Could we Players really be worse at it than Shrek Academy? We know the plot."
Primordial One: "Brainwash Tang Ya into making him hate Shrek Academy, hate Bei Bei, and hate Tang San. Hehe, there's real potential in that!"
Qian Xixi: "It'd be even better if the game could give us a quest like that."
Behind the scenes, Tang Yi nodded, finding the idea quite good.
Even if Tang Ya did not return, Tang Yi planned to issue a quest to the Players and have them 'invite' her back to the New Tang Sect.
Meanwhile, Bei Bei's expression in the arena was ugly. "I won't let Tang Ya be your mascot."
Ten-Year Veteran: "Tch, you make it sound so nice. Haven't you always treated her as a mascot? I'll say it again, Bei Bei: if you really wanted to help him, she would have reclaimed the Tang Sect Stronghold long ago."
Ten-Year Veteran: "You, a guy whose love never goes beyond his lips-what right do you have to stand in front of me and pass judgment?"
"You... Ah!"
Perhaps rage had assailed his heart. After Bei Bei summoned his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul, golden lightning began to emerge all around it.
Wang Zhongwang: "Hey, is his Light Holy Dragon bloodline about to awaken?"
Spirit Hall Eternal: "Their branch descends from Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, right? Those two incestuous bastards."
I Am an Angel: "Exactly, exactly. Just thinking about it is disgusting."
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