Xuan Zi Gets Beaten, Xu Tianran's Trump Card Exposed

"So my Shrek Academy disciples died in vain?!" Xuan Zi retorted angrily, unable to contain his rage.

"Otherwise what?" Du Busi picked at his ear, saying with some disdain, "Over the years, your Shrek Academy has relied on its strength to kill countless innocent disciples from other academies in competitions, bullying the weak. Why are you making such a fuss now that one of your students has been killed?"

"There's no rule in the competition that people can't die."

"In other words, if anyone from your Shrek Academy can kill this Little Monster from our sect, feel free to do so; I will not stop you," Du Busi with a grin, arms crossed.

These words made Xuan Zi's face turn black with anger.

All of our main combat force has been lost, and the remaining reserves are all misfits. They were all recruited after the Shrek Academy's reputation plummeted in the last competition. The strongest one is just an ordinary Soul Emperor (Tang Wutong), and the rest are Soul Elder and Soul Ancestor Masters. They were chosen from the worst of the worst.

Forget about killing that little beast; just surviving him would be a miracle.

What's even more frustrating is that this loss means Shrek Academy has fallen on the road to the top 16.

The results this time can't even be described as bad; they were simply... utterly disastrous.

We can't go back like this!

Xuan Zi's face turned cold, and a sinister glint flashed in his eyes. He had to make that brat pay the price!

Having said that, he moved swiftly, his hands forming claws as he reached down towards Lu Cheng's figure.

"How dare you!" Du Busi frowned, clearly not expecting this guy to actually dare to make a move. He glanced at the Sun Moon Imperial Family members who were still sitting on the high platform, not coming forward to stop him, and sneered.

A gigantic, dark green hand crushed Xuan Zi's condensed yellow claw. Its massive body blotted out the sky, displaying the might of Limit Douluo, standing tall in everyone's sight as if piercing through heaven and earth.

"Roar!" Xuan Zi saw that he had failed and that his opponent was coming on strong. He hesitated for a moment, obviously not expecting that this Du Busi would actually dare to fight him head-on. But he had no choice but to accept the challenge.

A raging bull materialized and roared.

Xu Tianran was stunned, not expecting that the other side would actually start fighting in front of so many people. But before he could react, Du Busi used absolute suppression, lifting the bull by its tail and slamming it down onto the arena.

"Boom!"

Xuan Zi's Martial Soul Avatar was smashed into the center of the arena, and the shockwave swept outwards. At the same time, the arena, which was originally forged from expensive and rare metals, was now smashed to pieces and was obviously ruined.

"Xuan Zi, when I was still at Level 98, I could easily hang you up with one hand and beat you. Now that I've reached the limit, beating you is child's play for me. You bull, you should use some strength!" Du Busi laughed loudly, his mocking voice ringing out.

Xuan Zi was panting heavily, exhaling white mist from his nostrils. He kicked off the track with his hind legs and leaped up, aiming his head at the bull's horns at Du Busi.

Du Busi, however, wore a mocking expression. He slightly turned to the side, and his massive, dark green true form clamped down on the bull's waist and abdomen. Then, using the force, he flung the bull straight towards the royal palace, which was where Xu Tianran was.

"Stop!!!" Xu Tianran's face darkened, and he immediately spoke.

However, since Du Busi had already exerted its power, it naturally wouldn't stop, and simply pretended not to hear.

"Imperial Advisor, save me!!"

At this moment, Xu Tianran could no longer pretend and looked at the black-robed man beside him with a face full of terror. The aftershocks of a duel between experts of this level could really kill him.

Even though he was already an Eight-Ring Soul Douluo.

But the black-robed man beside him still curled his lips into a smile.

Damn it!

Seeing the bull growing larger and larger in his field of vision, Xu Tianran dared not gamble on whether the Evil Soul Master would help him. He simply abandoned his wheelchair, covered his entire legs with metal, and channeled his Martial Soul to resist the Xuan Zi that was being smashed down.

The next instant, the man in black gently tapped Xuan Zi's position, and as if time and space were imprisoned, the latter's massive body was blocked by a pitch-black barrier.

A powerful aura emanated in all directions.

The tremor caused countless people to shield their eyes with their arms.

"Buzz..."

With a ringing in their ears, everyone looked again at the disheveled spectator stands.

What's even more surprising is that the regent, who was originally in a wheelchair and limping, is now standing perfectly fine, in a defensive stance, and the aura he exudes is clearly...

Soul Douluo!!!

Unexpectedly, what was merely a playful exchange between two powerful individuals revealed the Crown Prince's true nature.

"Crunch~"

Xu Tianran's face turned pale, his teeth clenched, wishing he could kill Du Busi and Xuan Zi right now, but for the sake of the bigger picture, he gritted his teeth and held back.

"I didn't expect His Highness the Regent to be not lame."

Du Busi crossed his arms and said with a smile.

"Hehe, I've recovered long ago, but I just used some Soul Tool power," Xu Tianran replied with a forced smile.

"No, I remembered wrong." Du Busi tapped his head with his finger, feigning sudden realization. "I thought Your Highness was deaf, until just now I remembered you were a cripple. I never imagined you weren't even a cripple."

Xu Tianran's face turned completely black.

The deaf man was mocking him for making such a big fuss earlier, not coming out to quell the situation, but instead sitting on the sidelines watching the tigers fight. But who would have thought that the fire would actually spread to him?

Clearly, this old man did it on purpose.

Seeing Kong Deming rush in, Xu Tianran breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that he was safe and sound. At the same time, he gave the old man a wink, and Xu Tianran Elder Bai meant... to calm things down first.

Although traps had been set up Mingdu around Mingdu.

But now is not the time to take action.

Taking action rashly would only bring too much instability to Mingdu; he had to be patient, for a small act of impatience could ruin a great plan.

"It was indeed my fault just now, but since the sect leader and Xuan Zi have already fought, why not put aside our grudges for now and continue with the rest of the competition? If this continues, the championship of this tournament will probably be difficult to win."

Xu Tianran smiled.

Once Lu Cheng revealed his true strength, everyone knew who the champion of the final would be—without a doubt or controversy.

Therefore, he knew that the Body Sect would definitely not want the subsequent competitions to stagnate.

"What about the Shrek Academy?"

Xuan Zi, still dazed from the beating, got up and angrily said.

"My Shrek Academy disciples, died in vain like this?"

"Xuan Zi, every competition has its rules. There are elimination slots for participants. If you continue to cause trouble, I don't mind declaring Shrek Academy out of the competition right now."

Xu Tianran said calmly.

"..."

The scene suddenly fell silent.

Xuan Zi's expression shifted between anger and despair. In reality, being declared eliminated now made no difference; Shrek Academy had already lost...

It's just that the verdict spread more widely and was more embarrassing after it was announced.

"Good!"

He glanced at Du Busi with apprehension, then squeezed out, "Shrek Academy, I concede!"