Agile Dog in the Mountains came up with a rotten idea just then.
Agile Dog in the Mountains: "@Spirit Hall Eternal, how many people in this era do you think know that Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, the founders of Shrek Academy, were first cousins in an incestuous relationship?"
Spirit Hall Eternal: "Why @ me? It's a scandal no matter how you look at it. Shrek Academy would definitely do everything it could to cover it up, so there's a very good chance nobody knows at all. At most, the records kept within Shrek Academy might mention it in a line or two."
Primordial One: "You're not thinking of making this public on an occasion like this, are you?"
Agile Dog in the Mountains: "Wouldn't that be entertaining?"
Invincible Tyrannosaurus Warrior: "You bastard, don't tell me you're a follower of Aha?"
Agile Dog in the Mountains: "Followers of the Aeon of Elation are everywhere. As long as it's entertaining, nothing else matters."
Invincible Tyrannosaurus Warrior: "You really are! @Ten-Year Veteran, you're the one onstage right now. What do you think?"
Ten-Year Veteran: "What would the consequences be?"
I Am an Angel: "Shrek Academy would probably hunt us down, but that's nothing to us. Our sect grounds should have mandatory protection, right?"
Spirit Hall Eternal: "Even if they can fight their way to our sect grounds, the game can just give us a sect defense campaign. As long as there's no respawn timer penalty, even if a god shows up, we'll kill them for you as long as they have a health bar."
That was a conviction all the players shared: as long as you were a monster, as long as you had a health bar, there was no such thing as unkillable.
Qian Xixi: "Isn't having fun the whole point of gaming? @Ten-Year Veteran, don't chicken out. If Shrek Academy really does hunt us down, I'll just spend some more money. I'll ask customer support whether I can buy a nuke to play with."
Invincible Tyrannosaurus Warrior: "You're a beast, boss. Can't compete with that, can't compete."
Ten-Year Veteran: "All right, we're just having some fun. No big deal."
I Am an Angel: "Hurry! Hurry! I want to see someone lose it!"
Quite a few IDs that rarely spoke up also appeared, all urging Ten-Year Veteran on.
Sure enough, Chinese gamers never thought the trouble was big enough when there was a spectacle to watch.
Meanwhile, in the arena, Bei Bei forcibly activated his Holy Light Dragon bloodline, giving a small glimpse of the Holy Light Dragon's splendor.
"Third soul skill: Thunderous Fury!"
Bei Bei gave himself a buff. Golden lightning wreathed his body, making him look like a thunder god descended to earth. It was quite intimidating.
"Fourth soul skill: Thunderclap Dragon Head!"
An enormous thunderclap dragon head burst forth, its diameter well over a meter, and attacked Ten-Year Veteran amid howling thunder and dragon roars.
Ten-Year Veteran: "Well met! Fourth soul skill: Spear Thrust Like a Dragon!"
Ten-Year Veteran thrust his spear, releasing a dragon-shaped spear gleam that was indeed much smaller than the thunderclap dragon head.
Yet when the two collided, the enormous dragon head formed of lightning failed to gain any advantage.
Bei Bei's soul power rank was comparable to Ten-Year Veteran's to begin with, and Ten-Year Veteran had already raised his fourth soul ring's age to ten thousand years.
Even with Bei Bei forcibly activating his Holy Light Dragon bloodline to enhance his soul skill's power, this was all he could manage.
Ten-Year Veteran took the initiative to attack. His Flame-Treading Black Steed suddenly accelerated, charging right up to Bei Bei in the blink of an eye.
Ten-Year Veteran: "Overlord Carries the Cauldron!"
Bolstered by Overlord's Might, Ten-Year Veteran thrust his spear straight at Bei Bei's chest once more.
"First soul skill: Thunderclap Dragon Claw!"
Bei Bei could no longer dodge and had to take it head-on. The dragon claw formed of gathered lightning was shattered outright, and he was sent flying backward, crashing heavily at the edge of the arena, narrowly avoiding elimination.
Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and the others could hardly bear to look at Bei Bei's sorry state.
Zhou Yi and Xuan Zi gritted their teeth, staring at Ten-Year Veteran in the arena with anger in their eyes.
Xuan Zi had clearly warned him with a look, yet he still refused to show him any respect.
Had the occasion permitted it, Xuan Zi might already have struck.
Just then, Bei Bei stood up at the edge of the arena, clutching one arm.
An unyielding will to fight flashed in his eyes. There was nothing to criticize about that spirit of perseverance.
Ten-Year Veteran swept his gaze over the spectators throughout the arena.
Ten-Year Veteran: "Seeing you reminds me of something about your family's ancestors."
"What are you trying to say?"
Ten-Year Veteran: "Everyone in the audience, I'm sure many of you know that Shrek Academy had three founders: Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong."
That was indeed something many people knew. After all, the three statues stood in plain sight on Shrek Academy's campus.
Ten-Year Veteran: "Bei Bei, both your Holy Light Dragon bloodline and that of Sea God Pavilion Master Mu En came from Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong. But I'm afraid many people don't know that Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong were actually first cousins."
This revelation was truly explosive. The spectators exchanged looks after hearing it, their faces full of disbelief.
"Is that true? Shrek Academy's founders were actually cousins in an incestuous relationship?"
"That has to be fake, right? How could something like that happen? I've never heard of it."
"Maybe it's true. Shrek Academy is so powerful, they must have buried the truth. Now that someone's dared to stand up and tell the truth, they might even retaliate against him."
Hearing the jumble of discussions throughout the arena, Xuan Zi finally lost his patience.
His rank-98 soul power pressure erupted in an instant, sweeping across the entire Soul Master Tournament arena.
Of course, most of that pressure was directed at Ten-Year Veteran.
Yet Ten-Year Veteran seemed not to feel a thing, simply sitting on his Flame-Treading Black Steed and looking at him.
Though he said nothing, he seemed to be saying, "Old geezer, is that all you've got?"
Xuan Zi fought back the urge to charge over and slap him to death, then spoke.
"You ignorant brat, stop spouting nonsense! For insulting the sages of our Shrek Academy like this, I will make you answer for it after the match."
Ten-Year Veteran: "Why wait until after the match? I'm not spouting nonsense. We have complete records. Does everyone want to hear them?"
No one responded. The spectators in the arena were all suffering under Xuan Zi's soul power pressure.
Ten-Year Veteran: "Come to think of it, is there any need for the empires on the Douluo Continent to exist anymore? You might as well hand all your power over to Shrek Academy. You have to bow your heads whenever someone from Shrek gets angry anyway. Tsk, tsk!"
"Well said! Shrek is nothing but a bunch of sanctimonious hypocrites."
The person voicing agreement with Ten-Year Veteran was the teacher leading the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy's team.
"If Shrek Academy suppresses you, you can come to the Sun Moon Empire. Our Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy would welcome you with open arms."
Star Luo Emperor Xu Jiawei finally reacted as well.
"Shrek Academy, this is the arena for the Soul Master Tournament hosted by the Star Luo Empire. Don't go too far."
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