Refusing to Believe It

The distance from Star Emperor Hotel to Star Luo Plaza was not originally that far.

But today, this stretch of road gave the Shrek team the feeling of heading to their execution.

Along the way, they encountered a large number of participating teams and spectators leaving from the direction of the square.

Some people were pale, some looked dazed, and others walked along, whispering about what had just happened on the stage.

Have you heard?

"At the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, one person blasted the arena to pieces!"

"Really?"

"I saw it with my own eyes!"

"The opponent only used two Soul Skill and ended the match in five seconds!"

Five seconds? Are you kidding me?

I hope it's a joke.

"Most importantly, they didn't use Soul Tool at all!"

"No Soul Tool was used?"

"Yes, it's all about Soul Skill!"

"When did the Sun Moon people become so powerful?"

"Who knows... I certainly don't want to fight this kind of monster."

The whispers reached the ears of the Shrek students, causing them to quicken their pace involuntarily.

Xu Sanshi walked in the middle of the group, his face turning pale and then flushed.

He suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Maybe we shouldn't go?"

Bei Bei glanced at him.

"Why?"

"Shameful."

Xu Sanshi said expressionlessly, "We just said there wasn't much to see, and now we're going back? Isn't that just contradicting ourselves?"

"Besides, what if the situation is really like what they say? Wouldn't we be even more embarrassed?"

Bei Bei paused for a moment.

He also felt ashamed.

The problem is, if we don't go now, can we pretend nothing happened?

Obviously not.

Wang Yan walked at the front, saying without turning his head, "For intelligence."

Xu Sanshi's lips twitched.

For intelligence?

That reason sounds so high-sounding!

They clearly didn't believe in superstitions and wanted to see for themselves whether Bao Liang was really that outrageous.

Since Wang Yan had already said that, he couldn't continue to refute it.

After all, they still have to participate in the later matches.

Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated.

This isn't about going to see the spectacle.

This is tactical reconnaissance!

That's right.

It's definitely not about taking back what I just said.

Along the way, many teams from other academies recognized the Shrek students.

After all, Shrek Academy's reputation is simply too great.

Given that they had just made a high-profile exit from the opening ceremony and were now rushing back, they naturally attracted a lot of attention.

Someone glanced at them, then looked in the direction of Star Luo Plaza, a meaningful expression on their face.

That expression seemed to say:

"Didn't you leave so easily?"

"Didn't you say there wasn't much to see?"

"Why are you back again?"

Shrek members. "..."

Even with Bei Bei and the others' thick skin, they were starting to lose their composure.

They could only force a calm expression and continue walking forward without looking to the side.

But his pace was noticeably faster than before.

For Shrek's plan.

All that hard work and pretense put on for Huo Yuhao.

They will walk this path even if they have to crawl!

Finally, after everyone felt as if the road had stretched infinitely long, Star Luo Plaza appeared at the end of their sight.

The square, which was once packed with people, is now mostly empty.

The previously deafening cheers vanished without a trace.

Only a depressing silence remained.

In the silent center, the once magnificent arena was nowhere to be seen.

Instead, there was a huge and grotesque pit.

The ground at the edge of the pit was charred black.

Cracks spread outwards, like a spider web shattered by a raging fire.

Deep within the pit, the orange-red light still flowed slowly.

That wasn't an ordinary flame.

It was, in fact, a patch of still-hot lava.

Wherever the lava passed, the rock fragments melted silently, and a scorching heat filled the air, making one's throat tighten.

Several Soul Engineer responsible for repairing the site stood at the edge of the deep pit, hesitant to approach.

One of the earth-attribute Soul Master attempted to release his Soul Power, trying to gather the surrounding earth and rocks back together to fill the deep pit.

However, the moment his earth-attribute Soul Power touched the bottom of the pit, it was instantly evaporated by some invisible high temperature, without even creating a ripple.

The earth-attribute Soul Master turned pale, immediately withdrew his Soul Power, and retreated repeatedly.

"No!"

"It's too hot here!"

"And the residual energy is still eroding my Soul Power!"

"This damage was not caused by ordinary flames!"

Another Soul Engineer said with a grim expression, "Don't touch it yet!"

"Let's wait for the protective Soul Engineer and the water-attribute Soul Master to arrive before we talk!"

"Anyone who touches this place now is doomed!"

The Shrek team stopped in their tracks.

They originally thought they were mentally prepared.

But when the deep pit actually appeared before their eyes, all their mental preparation collapsed in an instant.

Is this really the competition venue?

Is this definitely not from being hit by Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell?

Wang Yan stood at the very front, his breath visibly catching in his throat for a moment.

He had seen many powerful Soul Skill.

I've also witnessed many Soul Emperor and Soul Saint level experts take action.

But he had never seen such exaggerated signs of destruction.

The entire arena was wiped off the ground, leaving only a huge crater.

What's even more terrifying is that, even though the match ended so long ago, such intense heat still lingers at the bottom of the pit.

This means that Bao Liang's Soul Skill are not just terrifyingly powerful.

Its lingering power is enough to make ordinary Soul Master hesitate.

"This..."

He Caitou swallowed.

"Is it really just caused by Soul Skill?"

No one answered him.

Everyone was stunned by the sight before them.

Bei Bei stared intently at the flowing orange-red light at the bottom of the pit, her gaze more solemn than ever before.

Xu Sanshi completely dropped the joking expression on his face.

He suddenly realized that the question he had asked Ma Xiaotao in the conference room earlier was rather unnecessary.

Let alone Ma Xiaotao.

Even if you tied the entire Shrek Academy regular team together, you might not be able to achieve this level.

Dai Yueheng and Ling Luochеn both looked grim.

They were all regular team members and knew very well just how sturdy a standard match ring really was.

That kind of venue can not only withstand battles at the Soul Elder and Soul Ancestor levels, but can even support the aftershocks of Soul Skill at the Soul Emperor and Soul Saint levels.

But now, it's just gone.

It's not a collapse.

It didn't shatter.

Instead, it was completely erased.

"Is this really Soul Skill released by Five-Ring Soul King?"

Dai Yueheng's voice was somewhat hoarse.

"Is it really not Titled Douluo who infiltrated the competition and smurfed?"

Wang Yan did not answer immediately.

He didn't dare to answer.

The official information from the Star Luo Empire confirms that Bao Liang only has five Soul Ring.

But what he was seeing was far beyond his understanding of Five-Ring Soul King.

They haven't even directly Bao Liang yet.

Just standing here, feeling the lingering power of that Soul Skill, a strong sense of powerlessness welled up in my heart.

It was as if, as long as Bao Liang stood there, all of them combined could not budge him in the slightest.

This sense of powerlessness is not simply due to a difference in Soul Power.

Rather, it's a kind of oppression transmitted from the level of Martial Soul.

The intense orange-red heat emanating from the bottom of the pit was like a Sun buried underground.

It didn't actually rise, yet it already instilled an almost instinctive awe in all the fire-attribute Soul Master around it.

Xu Sanshi couldn't help but take half a step back.

"Why do I feel... a little breathless?"

"It's not your problem."

"Bei Bei said in a low voice."

"My Martial Soul is also terrified of this aura."

He Caitou looked down at his Soul Tool.

The Soul Tool on his body were vibrating slightly, as if instinctively resisting the high temperature coming from the bottom of the pit.

"Even the Soul Tool is reacting... what kind of fire is this?"

Nobody knows the answer.

But just then, Ma Xiaotao in the group suddenly moved.

She took a step forward, positioning herself closer to the pit.

A surge of intense, pure emotion emanated from the bottom of the pit, seeping into her body through the air.

The Evil Fire within her seemed to encounter the gaze of some higher being, and briefly quieted down.

Then, that silence was replaced by an irrepressible excitement.

Ma Xiaotao's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

She didn't even care about the astonished looks on the faces of the people around her; her face showed an expression of almost ecstatic joy.

"Ultimate Fire..."

She gazed at the still-burning orange-red light at the bottom of the pit, her voice trembling slightly with excitement.

"That's truly the Ultimate Fire!"