There is one day left until the start of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament.
The sixteen members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy team, including the instructors and members of both the regular and reserve teams, gathered again in the conference room.
This time, the organizer was Kong Xuan, who said he had important information to announce, which is why he called everyone over.
After everyone was seated, all eyes turned to Kong Xuan, waiting for the "explosive" news he would deliver.
Kong Xuan leaned forward slightly, his gaze sweeping over everyone, and said, "I've figured out Shrek's situation."
"The five students Lin Xi saw yesterday were indeed members of their reserve team. Three more came today, and judging by their age, they should be regular team members. However, they all suffered serious injuries and will probably be unable to compete for some time."
Kong Xuan naturally had no source of information; all of this was based on his current understanding of the situation.
The reason he didn't say anything yesterday was to give himself time to "gather information."
Xu Wei asked, puzzled, "Weren't they here to participate in the competition? How come they got injured?"
Meng Hongchen thought for a moment and said, "Could someone dare to attack Shrek Academy student participating in the competition? That's incredibly audacious! Aren't they afraid of the Shrek Academy's retaliation?"
Their words stirred everyone's thoughts, prompting a variety of possibilities to surface in their minds.
Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but say, "Brother-in-law, stop keeping me in suspense! What exactly happened? Just tell me!"
Kong Xuan leaned back in his chair. "It's true that someone attacked the Shrek Academy students participating in the competition, but it was the Shrek students who deliberately ran into them..."
Before Kong Xuan could finish speaking, Ren Jun, standing beside him, said in a serious voice, "It's an inspection mission!"
As a former genius of Shrek Academy, he had experienced these things more than a decade ago when he represented Shrek in the All-Continent High-Level Soul Master Student Soul Fighting Tournament held by the Heavenly Soul Empire, so he was naturally familiar with the process.
He then explained, "The Shrek Inspection Corps consists of most of the Inner Court Inspection Corps students. They conduct inspections throughout the continent, primarily targeting evil Soul Master and officials."
The moment these words were spoken, the meeting room fell silent.
Some members of Shrek's Inspection Corps knew about it before, while others did not.
Huo Yuhao muttered to himself, "Shouldn't the state intervene to punish evil Soul Master and officials?"
His voice was soft, but everyone in the quiet meeting room could hear it.
Seeing the gazes directed at him, he lowered his head, seemingly realizing he had said something wrong.
However, what he didn't know was that many people agreed with his statement. In their eyes, Shrek's so-called surveillance mission was nothing more than Haozi in other people's business.
Even if officials commit wrongdoing, if Shrek's Inspection Corps were to intervene directly, what would that say about the country where those officials reside?
Does Shrek think he's above these countries?!
Perhaps the original Douluo Three Kingdoms was also wary of Shrek's strength, and dared not speak out against it.
Seeing the strange expressions on everyone's faces, Ren Jun guessed what they were thinking. A hint of embarrassment flashed across his face as he said, "Some of the Shrek Inspection Corps's actions may not have been appropriate, but over the years they have indeed eliminated many Soul Master who were causing trouble in the area and restored peace to the region."
Ma Sheng then spoke up, "Regardless, since they are teams here to participate in the competition, it's somewhat inappropriate for them to go and perform monitoring duties midway through the competition."
Xiao Hongchen chuckled lightly, "In my opinion, Shrek Academy was too arrogant and overconfident in its own strength, but unexpectedly, this time things went wrong."
After speaking, he looked at Kong Xuan, waiting for the answer from this "insider".
Kong Xuan nodded. "That's right, they did encounter an accident this time. Of the seven regular team members, two died, two were maimed, and three were injured. Among the reserve team members, one died and one was maimed."
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone in the conference room widened their eyes, completely unprepared for the serious consequences of this unexpected incident!
All seven starting players have been eliminated!
Even though Shrek Academy was their arch-enemy, even their mortal enemy, they couldn't help but feel sorry for them upon hearing this news.
After all, those who can participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament are all geniuses under the age of twenty, and they are all people who can challenge for the Titled Douluo in the future.
But now, because of this accident, some people have lost their Life, and some people's cultivation path may have to come to an end.
How could such a serious accident happen?
"Pre-match monitoring missions like this are usually just for the reserve team to get some practice; they don't choose very strong opponents."
"And what about the teachers leading the team? How could they not have the protection of the academy's strongest members?"
Ren Jun asked several questions in a row. Even though he had left Shrek Academy, his feelings for Shrek remained complicated.
Kong Xuan looked at his homeroom teacher and said, "The enemy is indeed not strong; it's just a Soul King."
"However, he is also a Evil Soul Master, possessing a powerful Soul Skill like Corpse Explosion."
" The Shrek team wasn't vigilant enough and kept going deeper into the area. The Corpse Explosion caused by the large number of dead bodies was incredibly powerful; even Soul Emperor couldn't withstand it."
"As for the powerful individuals who follow and protect them, there are indeed some, but..."
Meeting Ren Jun's gaze, Kong Xuan was almost reluctant to reveal the result.
He sighed, and finally said directly, "But he was too late!"
A powerful follower, whose mission is to protect the safety of these trainees.
But now Kong Xuan says he arrived too late, which is clearly illogical. Could it be that this powerful figure wasn't constantly monitoring the students' safety?
The people present from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy simply couldn't understand how the powerful figures protecting these geniuses could be so careless.
Upon hearing Kong Xuan's last words, Ren Jun was startled, and a possibility instantly popped into his mind.
His voice trembled as he asked, "Is the one accompanying and protecting... Xuan Zi?"
"Um!"
Kong Xuan nodded, giving a definite reply.
"Snort!"
Ren Jun couldn't help but make a sound, shook his head, and looked at himself with a complex expression.
There was helplessness, anger, and regret...
But even more than that, it's unbelievable!
"It's him again!"
Ren Jun's expression suddenly turned somewhat ferocious, and his tone became clenched through gritted teeth.
Those in the meeting room who were unaware of the inside story didn't understand why Ren Jun had suddenly become like this.
But Kong Xuan understood that this had stirred up Ren Jun's past memories.
Ren Jun currently has a soul-guided prosthetic leg on one of his legs, all thanks to Xuan Zi!
This accident happened once before, and now it's the third time.
Xuan Zi, an elder of the academy and the second strongest among them, has made a series of mistakes in protecting the students.
He should have been constantly concerned about the safety of the trainees, but instead, he would always sneak out to find food, thus frequently missing the best opportunity for rescue.
It is safe to say that no fewer than ten talented students have died or been maimed indirectly at his hands!
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Ren Jun suddenly stood up and walked out of the conference room without saying a word.
Besides Kong Xuan, only Ma Sheng in the conference room knew the reason.
He watched Ren Jun's disappearing figure, then turned his gaze away and said, "We must learn from the Shrek incident. We can never let our guard down. From now on, when we go out to Soul Hunting, we must equip ourselves with Defensive Soul Tool!"
Everyone said in unison, "Understood, Elder Ma!"
With the Shrek Academy as a living example, they were all taken aback and dared not be careless in the slightest.