Caught Another One

The close-combat Soul Tool in Meng Hongchen's hand was Level 8 Soul Tool personally crafted by Jing Hongchen.

If there were better materials available, Jing Hongchen would never have only given his precious granddaughter such cheap, low-quality goods from street vendors.

The tip of the rapier kept drawing fine, bloody scratches on Ma Xiaotao's body, deliberately avoiding vital points, all in an effort to wear down her fighting power little by little. Even Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul was frozen by the ice poison and could no longer ignite.

Ma Xiaotao instantly understood Meng Hongchen's intention, but she was completely helpless against Meng Hongchen.

There's no other reason than that Meng Hongchen was extremely restrained by her; Meng Hongchen even used poison.

Moreover, Ma Xiaotao didn't know why Meng Hongchen was so hostile towards her.

Damn it! Is this woman crazy?! Why is she staring at me like that?!

Well... how should I put it... that's how Shrek's education works: the one who's wrong is always someone else, and you can never be wrong.

Ma Xiaotao still believes that it was perfectly reasonable for her to lead the group to Bao Liang, completely unaware that Meng Hongchen already harbors a grudge against her and even wants her to suffer a fate worse than death.

On the other side, Ji Juechen was also hitting Dai Yueheng.

After Dai Yueheng unleashed his three amplifying Soul Skill, they managed to turn the tide against Ji Juechen somewhat.

But Dai Yueheng never expected that someone would actually have all six of their Soul Skill being amplification Soul Skill!

As soon as Ji Juechen activated his six amplifying Soul Skill, his Soul Power instantly surged to the Soul Saint level. His sword momentum was like a rainbow, and the Sword of Judgment gleamed with a dazzling cold light. In an instant, he once again pressed down on Dai Yueheng and attacked him to the death.

The attack angles were even extremely tricky, specifically targeting the gaps in the White Tiger Protective Barrier. Each sword strike shaved off a layer of Soul Power protection, and the sword wind stung Dai Yueheng's face.

She couldn't even touch him. Ji Juechen's movements were as fast as a ghost. He was like a shadow circling around Dai Yueheng, which made Dai Yueheng furious. She tried to grab him several times with her White Tiger Claws, but she could only catch afterimages. She couldn't even touch the hem of his clothes. She was so angry that her lungs were about to explode.

Of course, this wasn't something Ji Juechen did intentionally.

Ji Juechen was originally a self-taught swordsman, and his swordsmanship was all self-taught, developed through risky and unorthodox methods. Naturally, he would cut wherever he could kill.

However, Ji Juechen still managed to restrain himself from actually killing him, after all, he hadn't had his fill of fighting yet, how could it end so quickly?

He even had time to adjust his breathing, his sword moves becoming faster and faster, pouring down on Dai Yueheng's defense like a torrential rain. His eyes were frighteningly bright, each sword strike carrying full sword intent, as if he wanted to shatter Dai Yueheng's defense completely.

Come on, Shrek geniuses, let me have some more fun!

Regardless of Ji Juechen's enjoyable battle, Bao Liang's gaze once again fell upon one of the Shrek Academy members.

That guy who always hid behind everyone, quietly assembling turrets to provide fire support for the rest of Shrek, He Caitou.

No, we should call him... Xu He.

"Oh."

"Don't rush... it'll be your turn next."

Bao Liang touched the True Eye of the Evil King in his right eye, a cold smile curling at the corner of his lips.

He had known He Caitou's identity for a long time: the former crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire who defected to Shrek to help Shrek fight against his own country. He despised such traitors the most in his life.

Moreover, He Caitou helped Shrek Academy fight against their Sun Moon Team back when they were in Star Luo City; that debt should have been settled long ago.

He Caitou, whose real name is Xu He, possesses Twin Martial Souls: Cigar and Sun Moon Inheritance Martial Soul Sun.

He was once the crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire. His uncle, who is also the father of the current crown prince Xu Tianran, launched a coup, and his family was killed, but he managed to escape.

During his wanderings, he met Fan Yu and was taken back to the Shrek Academy, becoming his first personal disciple.

In the original novel, He Caitou was originally trained as an extreme individual soldier. After Huo Yuhao arrived, Huo Yuhao became the training object, He Caitou became an auxiliary weapon arsenal.

You, a citizen of the Sun Moon Empire, have gone to serve as a lackey for Shrek Academy.

Since you enjoy being a dog so much, then you have no reason to live.

I, Bao Liang, despise traitors more than anything in my life, especially someone like you...

Bao Liang stared at He Caitou a hostile look, his mind racing with ideas on how to kill him later.

Meanwhile, He Caitou suddenly felt a chill, as if he were being stared at by some prehistoric beast. The hairs on his body stood on end, and he unconsciously looked towards the Sun Moon Team.

But seeing that no one was paying attention to him from the Sun Moon Team, he couldn't help but feel puzzled, and he almost dropped the soul guide parts in his hand.

"Strange, what was that feeling just now? It felt like I was being watched by Xuan Zi."

"And... why did Junior Brother's Spiritual Detection Sharing stop? Is his Soul Power failing?" He Caitou thought for a moment, "That makes sense. It's raining now, and there's a soul guidance barrier blocking it. Plus, Xu Sanshi's death must have had a huge impact on Junior Brother. It's normal that his Soul Skill effect was interrupted because he didn't control his Soul Power output well."

"But now I need to figure it out myself."

With that in mind, He Caitou quietly assembled the Soul Tool Turret while no one was paying attention to him.

In terms of strike range, apart from Fixed Soul Tool Bomb and Fixed Soul Cannon Shell, the Fortress Tactic has the widest strike area.

His fingers flew as he assembled the parts, channeling his Soul Power into the core of the turret. Blue soul-guided light shone from the muzzle. Unbeknownst to him, his Soul Power fluctuations had already been exposed to Bao Liang's Spiritual Detection Sharing.

But just as He Caitou was concentrating and about to finish assembling the device, a sudden burst of bright light and intense fluctuations in his Soul Power made him instinctively raise his head.

He saw that the soul-guided heavy cannon behind Xiao Hongchen was already glowing with a blinding red light, its muzzle pointing directly in his direction. The terrifying Soul Power fluctuations made him freeze, and cold sweat instantly dripped down his forehead, even causing parts of the Soul Tool Turret to fall to the ground.

It was only when he looked up that he realized he had already been locked onto by the enemy's soul-guided heavy cannon and was about to be hit.

Without a second thought, He Caitou decisively hid inside the nearly assembled Soul Tool Turret, while simultaneously pulling out all of his few level -Level 4 Defensive Soul Tool and arming himself with them.

They erected all their Soul Tool Shield and protective barriers, and even activated their Soul Tool Thruster, ready to escape at any moment.

A deafening roar.

The entire arena trembled, dust rose several meters high, and even the Soul Tool Shield shook.

The Shrek members were furious, their eyes bloodshot. Bei Bei's eyes were so red they looked like they were about to bleed. He tried to rush forward but was held down by Ling Luochеn.

But just then, when Bei Bei noticed that the referee above him was not reacting in either his expression or his actions, he understood— He Caitou was alright, at least not in the serious kind that happened to Sanshi and Jiang Nannan.

But suddenly, Huang Jinxu's expression turned shocked, Bei Bei instantly realized something was wrong.

Turning my head, I saw the black smoke gradually dissipating.

He Caitou was indeed unharmed, at least he was fine just now. His Soul Tool Turret had blocked most of the attacks for him, leaving him with only a few scratches and his hair was singed from the explosion.

But right now...

As the black smoke dissipated, everyone saw Bao Liang grab He Caitou's neck again, in the same way he had grabbed Xu Sanshi.

Bao Liang had somehow gotten behind He Caitou, and with one hand gripping his throat like an iron clamp, he lifted him into the air.

He Caitou's face turned bright red, his legs kicked wildly, and his Soul Tool fell to the ground, but he couldn't break free at all, and he couldn't even use his Soul Power.

"Bao Liang! What are you doing?! Put He Caitou down right now! You're breaking the rules!"