Yan Shaozhe: Heavenly Soul and Sun Moon aren't worth a damn; Shrek can handle them with ease

"Both sides, state your names!"

"Shrek Academy, Zhang Lexuan!"

"Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Su Qingxue."

"Begin!"

The instant the referee's words fell, Zhang Lexuan and Su Qingxue released their Martial Souls and Soul Rings.

On Zhang Lexuan's side, there were unsurprisingly two yellow, two purple, and two black rings-the strongest Soul Ring configuration in the eyes of the world.

On Su Qingxue's side, however, there were two yellow, one purple, and two black rings.

The moment they saw that Soul Ring configuration, everyone was stunned.

"No way! Are those really the right colors for that Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy student's Soul Rings?"

"No, they're obviously wrong! A ten-thousand-year fourth ring? I always thought that was just a legend!"

"Fuck! Even my Fifth Soul Ring isn't ten thousand years old, and her Fourth Soul Ring already is! How does that make any sense?"

"It's not a question of whether it makes sense. Look at Shrek Academy's side. Their student might be a Six-Ring Soul Emperor, but her Soul Ring configuration is pretty normal! Isn't Shrek supposed to be the continent's number one academy? How come their student's Soul Ring configuration is worse than the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy student's?"

The moment Su Qingxue's Soul Rings appeared, the entire arena erupted.

What ages the colors of Soul Rings represented, and the limits for absorbing Soul Rings, were no great secrets even to ordinary Soul Masters, so everyone understood what Su Qingxue's Soul Rings meant.

A ten-thousand-year fourth ring exceeded the Fourth Soul Ring's absorption limit by a full twofold. She was a true monster of a genius.

"Damn it! A ten-thousand-year fourth ring! It really is a ten-thousand-year fourth ring! Why is a genius like this at Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy? She should be at our Shrek!"

Yan Shaozhe ground his teeth in frustration. Outsiders watched the spectacle, while insiders saw the finer points. As a Super Douluo, he understood even better what that ten-thousand-year fourth ring meant.

He had roamed the world of Soul Masters for decades, rising from a Soul Scholar without a single ring to the Super Douluo he was today, yet he had only ever seen one person with a ten-thousand-year fourth ring: his teacher, the current Sea God Pavilion Master, Level 99 Limit Douluo Mu En.

With a Soul Ring configuration on the same level as his teacher's, a top-tier genius like this should, in his eyes, be staying at Shrek, undergoing Shrek Academy's assessments, eventually becoming one of Shrek's geniuses or even one of the Shrek Seven Devils, and ultimately entering the Sea God Pavilion to strive for the position of Sea God Pavilion Master.

Leaving her at Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy was, in Yan Shaozhe's eyes, a sheer squandering of heaven's gifts.

"Such an outstanding genius, just staying at this Royal Soul Engineer Academy! What a waste!"

Grinding his teeth in frustration, Yan Shaozhe threw all caution aside and shouted toward the competition stage without another word:

"Stop! Stop for a moment! Don't fight anymore!"

His words startled both of them. As a Shrek Academy student, Zhang Lexuan naturally stopped when she heard the voice of Outer Academy Dean Yan Shaozhe, but Su Qingxue had no intention of stopping on Yan Shaozhe's orders. After all, she was not a Shrek Academy student.

But by then, the referee had already blocked her.

As the number of Titled Douluos increased, every final of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament over the past three thousand years had been personally refereed by a Titled Douluo. Thus, although Su Qingxue did not want to stop, she was forced to.

"What, does a teacher from Shrek Academy calling a halt mean Shrek Academy is conceding this match?"

Seeing that the fight could not continue, Su Qingxue spoke with displeasure.

At her words, the Titled Douluo from the Dou Ling Empire remained silent.

According to the arena's rules, when a teacher from one side suddenly called a halt to a match, that team's student should indeed be declared the loser. But this was Shrek!

On the one hand, the Titled Douluo serving as referee also admired Shrek and favored them. On the other, the emperor had already made it extremely clear that they were to favor Shrek by every means possible during this Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament and ensure that they won.

With both factors at work, he could only choose to ignore Su Qingxue's question.

Still, while he could indeed ignore Su Qingxue, whose cultivation was merely that of a Soul King, after Yan Shaozhe called a halt and stepped onto the stage, the Su Clan elder had already walked up as well, though Jing Hongchen had yet to appear.

As Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's supervising teacher for this Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, the Su Clan elder had the right to ask why Shrek was allowed to disrupt the match without being declared the loser.

Facing an eight-ring Soul Douluo who also carried several Level 9 Soul Tools, the Dou Ling Empire's Titled Douluo could sense danger. Fortunately, before the Su Clan elder could ask, Yan Shaozhe had already stepped forward.

"Please don't be angry. I was indeed a little presumptuous in this matter. I offer this student my apologies."

Hearing this, both Su Qingxue and the Su Clan elder were dumbfounded. The Su Clan elder had expected, if not a drawn-out dispute, then at least a brief argument. Who could have imagined things would turn out like this?

For a moment, the Su Clan elder did not even know what to do.

He did now possess a Soul Douluo's cultivation and even a Titled Douluo's combat strength, but just two years earlier, he had only been a Soul Saint. Shrek Academy's dean was bowing his head in apology, and to a member of his clan at that. He now wondered whether he was dreaming.

The two of them, and even everyone else, were bewildered. Only Su Yun thought of something, suspecting that Yan Shaozhe might be planning to paint them a pie in the sky.

Sure enough, just as Su Yun thought of Yan Shaozhe painting Huo Yuhao a pie in the sky in the original story, Yan Shaozhe, having finished apologizing, spoke.

"Su Qingxue, correct? Your talent is rather wasted at Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy. Might you be interested in studying at our Shrek Academy?"

"As long as you agree, I can guarantee that you will immediately become an Inner Academy disciple of Shrek Academy. I can even make you one of this generation's Shrek Seven Devils."

"Furthermore, Shrek Academy will do everything possible to help you obtain sufficiently good Soul Rings and Soul Bones. And I can personally guarantee that, when the time comes for your Ninth Soul Ring, we will absolutely obtain a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring for you."

"Also, you probably don't know this, but a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring always comes with a Soul Bone, and that Soul Bone will be one you don't already have."

"As long as you agree to join Shrek, all of those will be yours."

"Also, if you're worried about your clansmen and feel that they make it inconvenient for you to come to Shrek, you needn't worry about that either. The Su Clan's Cloud Martial Soul originally belonged to the Heavenly Soul Empire. Your clan only fled to the Sun Moon Empire after taking the wrong side once. Even now, there are still some Soul Masters with Cloud Martial Souls in the Heavenly Soul Empire; their surname simply isn't Su."

"As long as you wish, your family can absolutely become nobles of the Heavenly Soul Empire. I can speak to them on your behalf. The Heavenly Soul Empire won't dare object."

"No, not just Heavenly Soul. Whether it's Heavenly Soul or Sun Moon, as long as you wish it, as long as I say the word, with the standing of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion, neither will dare object. What do you think?"

Su Yun: "..."

Fucking hell! Now you're painting pies in the sky for my sister!