Seeing Zhang Lexuan being suppressed, everyone from Shrek paled.
Especially at Su Yun's method of attack: first, hit the mouth to prevent surrender.
Then hit the legs to prevent escape.
After that, hit the head to prevent resistance.
The next step would be to hit the heart to prevent survival.
All at once, the previously composed Shrek contingent exploded.
"Referee, what the hell are you doing?! Hurry up and save her!"
As Yan Shaozhe spoke, he stopped caring about the match and charged toward the arena without another word. With just a few blows, the protective barrier shattered.
As one of Shrek's senior figures, he knew better than anyone what kind of talent and background Zhang Lexuan possessed. Moreover, although Shrek had no shortage of geniuses, there actually weren't many whose talent was truly exceptional. Thus, Yan Shaozhe immediately grew anxious.
In just an instant, he decided to have the referee save her while also rushing onto the stage himself. If Su Yun really struck Zhang Lexuan's heart, she truly wouldn't survive. Her Martial Soul wasn't a phoenix type, and she had no ability to be reborn in flames.
But the moment the protective barrier broke, a Soul Guidance Ray shot straight at Yan Shaozhe, forcibly driving him back.
Meanwhile, the Titled Douluo who had come to his senses prepared to step in and stop the fight from continuing.
The Sun Moon Empire had bet a hundred million Gold Soul Coins on their victory. Nothing could be allowed to go wrong on Shrek's side.
But just as the Dou Ling Empire's Titled Douluo prepared to act, a spear-a Level 9 Soul Tool-blocked his path.
"The student hasn't even conceded yet. What are you rushing up there for?!"
The Su Clan elder pointed his spear at the Titled Douluo. As a high-ranking Soul Douluo, he could already fight some weaker Titled Douluo with a Level 9 Soul Tool, not to mention that he also had Ring Detonation at his disposal.
If they really fought, he was ninety percent confident he could kill this Titled Douluo, who was only level 91.
Sensing the threat the Su Clan elder posed, the Dou Ling Empire's Titled Douluo, who had already been about to act, stopped outright.
He felt that what this supervising teacher from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy said did seem somewhat reasonable. After all, the student from Shrek Academy hadn't conceded yet.
"We concede! Lexuan has already lost! Stop! Stop immediately!"
Du Weilun roared.
The good news was that Su Yun's next attack didn't strike her heart, so Zhang Lexuan was still alive.
The bad news was that Su Yun hadn't struck her heart not because Su Yun didn't dare kill, but because he seemed to be preparing to torture Zhang Lexuan to death.
After Yan Shaozhe was driven back and the Dou Ling Empire's Titled Douluo was forced to stop, Su Yun continued attacking Zhang Lexuan.
"I said, stop!!!"
Seeing that words were useless, Du Weilun manifested fully eight Soul Rings-two yellow, two purple, and four black. Then his seventh Soul Ring lit up, and he directly activated his Martial Soul Avatar, attempting to stop Su Yun.
But the Su Clan elder was clearly no pushover. Seeing Du Weilun act, he didn't hesitate at all. He bit through the wax pellet containing a Pulse-Protecting Pill in his mouth, and then his first five Soul Rings shattered in an instant.
As those first five Soul Rings shattered, an immensely terrifying surge of Soul Power erupted instantly, then flowed through the Su Clan elder's body into the Level 9 Soul Tool spear.
At that moment, fueled by that extraordinarily powerful Soul Power, the spear unleashed the true might of a Level 9 Soul Tool.
With just one thrust, Du Weilun felt the distance between himself and death shrink infinitely. Relying on the sense for danger he had honed over many years, he tilted his head aside to keep his vital points out of its path. Yet the Su Clan elder's spear still pierced his shoulder blade, grievously wounding him.
Seeing Shrek Academy's Eight-Ring Soul Douluo, who possessed the optimal Soul Ring configuration, defeated in an instant, the Titled Douluo who had still been considering making a move silently withdrew his Soul Power.
He decided he would wait until Zhang Lexuan said she conceded. As for now...
The Dou Ling Empire's Titled Douluo looked up at the sky. There stood Yan Shaozhe, his expression dark, while several hundred meters away from him stood an old man whose entire body exuded a technological feel.
"The master of the Illustrious Virtue Hall, Jing Hongchen!"
When Yan Shaozhe discovered that the Soul Guidance Ray just now had come from Jin Hongchen, his heart suddenly went half cold.
Before the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Empire's Worship Hall officially revealed themselves to the world, the continent's three great powers were the Body Sect, Shrek Academy, and the Illustrious Virtue Hall.
The master of the Illustrious Virtue Hall was someone who could stand on equal footing with Xuan Zi, Shrek Academy's actual second-strongest expert, and Du Busi, the sect master of the Body Sect.
Having him fight Jing Hongchen was actually not much different from having him fight Xuan Zi.
Perhaps, exploiting the fact that Soul Engineers weren't adept at close combat, he could put up a fight if he found a way to get close to Jing Hongchen. But with Jing Hongchen's strength, how could he possibly give him a chance to approach?
But now Zhang Lexuan was being pinned down and beaten, unable even to concede, leaving Yan Shaozhe no choice but to grit his teeth and fight.
Thus, on that day, as the Titled Douluo looked up and watched Yan Shaozhe exchange blows with Jing Hongchen, he seemed to see a python hunting a swan.
A cheetah chasing an antelope.
A brown bear chasing a rabbit.
A wolf pack surrounding a bull.
A shark preying on a school of fish.
A spider catching insects.
A Venus flytrap catching insects.
In short, Yan Shaozhe had thought that, no matter what, he was still a Super Douluo, and one with a top-tier Martial Soul like the Bright Phoenix at that. With his advantage in Soul Power, perhaps he could still put up a fight against Jing Hongchen.
And so Jing Hongchen crushed him in a one-sided beating. That Bright Phoenix had its feathers plucked bare and its bones broken, forcibly whittled down to a skeleton by Jing Hongchen.
Fortunately, the Bright Phoenix was a pure phoenix Martial Soul. Despite being beaten into that state by Jing Hongchen, Yan Shaozhe still managed to come back to life.
But it wasn't over yet. Jing Hongchen continued pursuing Yan Shaozhe relentlessly, raining down attacks.
Yan Shaozhe had only just revived through his Martial Soul's ability when he saw Jing Hongchen take out an unknown Soul Tool.
There was no light on that Soul Tool, only pitch-black deathly stillness, and it kept tugging at Yan Shaozhe, preventing him from escaping.
Finally, just as Yan Shaozhe was about to die, a flash of light suddenly appeared, blocking that most lethal attack for him and giving him a chance to catch his breath.
Having taken a trip to death's door, Yan Shaozhe gasped for air. The composure the dean of Shrek Academy had displayed earlier had completely vanished, leaving only the bedraggled, lingering fear of someone who had survived a calamity.
"Th-thank you for saving me, Senior Heavenly Sun."
Having barely escaped the brink of death, Yan Shaozhe hurriedly thanked Heavenly Sun Douluo. At that moment, Yan Shaozhe understood what it meant to guard against arrogance and impatience.
At Yan Shaozhe's thanks, Heavenly Sun Douluo merely shook his head without saying anything. Then he turned his gaze toward Jing Hongchen and released his level 97 Soul Power.
"For this old man's sake, how about we let this matter end here?"