The commotion at the hotel entrance forced the gathering crowd to pause.
Beibei, Tang Ya, and others helplessly covered their foreheads.
Is this really about saving their son?
This is clearly emotional blackmail!
When the tough approach didn't work, they tried the soft one. When the soft approach fails, they resort to kneeling, isn't this emotional blackmail?
"The White Tiger Duke and Duchess are truly desperate to save their son!" sneezed a member of the Heavenly Soul Royal Academy.
They weren't fools; they knew exactly what was happening at the entrance.
But they wouldn't intervene.
Letting the White Tiger Duke and Duchess test the waters wasn't a bad idea.
If the Martial God interfered, it would mean they, too, had a chance to solve their problems by kneeling before the Martial God's door.
If the Martial God didn't act, they, as bystanders, would lose nothing and could better gauge the Martial God's temperament.
"Even the Taotie Douluo is involved. This matter… isn't simple," someone remarked.
At these words, a student from Shrek Academy's inner courtyard frowned, as if recalling something unpleasant, and clenched his fists.
"Everyone may not know this, but if Elder Xuan led the team and this happened, I wouldn't find it surprising…" said a member of the Liyue team, who had also once been part of Shrek's inner courtyard.
"???"
The crowd was stunned, especially the participants from the Heavenly Soul, Douling, and Sun Moon Royal Academies. They looked at him in confusion.
If Elder Xuan led the team and something went wrong, he wouldn't find it surprising?
Even if the Taotie Douluo was arrogant, he was still a level 98 Super Douluo!
The crowd didn't know about Elder Xuan's sentiment; they still regard him as the level 98 Taotie Douluo.
"Brother, could you explain the reason behind this?"
"Yes, brother, please tell us."
Everyone asked quickly, as they were very interested in this matter.
Beibei opened his mouth but ultimately said nothing.
Some of Elder Xuan's actions were truly mindless and infuriating!
After all, the current top senior sister in the inner courtyard particularly disliked Elder Xuan.
Speaking of this senior sister, she was a pitiful figure. Her family was annihilated when she was a child, and she was the only survivor.
As an adult, her team was wiped out, and again, she was the only survivor…
Elder Xuan even "joked" that this senior sister was Beibei's child bride. She was just a pitiful elder sister, why humiliate her like that?
Elder Xuan, you're truly senile!
The man interrupted at Beibei, who looked conflicted but didn't stop him. He gritted his teeth, as if making a firm decision.
"Since everyone wants to hear it, I'll share the glorious deeds of the Taotie Douluo!"
"All of you are talented youths from various nations, so you must be familiar with the Shrek Seven Monsters, right?"
The Shrek Seven Monsters?
Of course, everyone was familiar with them—they dreamed of defeating the Shrek Seven Monsters!
The reputation of the Shrek Seven Monsters was no small matter; those who became members were essentially guaranteed to become Title Douluos.
This reputation dates back ten thousand years, when the original Shrek Seven Monsters defeated the Spirit Hall and won the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition…
"The Shrek Seven Monsters live up to their name; each one is a monster, with strength and talent unmatched by their peers!"
"We've all aimed to defeat the Shrek Seven Monsters, so of course we're familiar with them…"
The Shrek Seven Monsters were more like a benchmark, representing the most outstanding talents of the younger generation.
"You're less familiar with the current Shrek Seven Monsters, so I won't elaborate on them."
"But of the previous Shrek Seven Monsters, only one remains alive!"
At these words, the room fell silent, so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
The previous Shrek Seven Monsters?
That generation was simply too overpowered, sweeping through all the academies…
If they hadn't been so strong, how could they have killed a hundred-thousand-year soul beast without even having a Soul Douluo among them?
Even though it cost the lives of six of them, it was still an incredible feat!
A hundred-thousand-year soul beast is, after all, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
Of course, Shrek Academy had sealed off this incident, and even inner courtyard disciples knew little about it.
"Those seven prodigies, who had the potential to become Title Douluo, why… why is only one of them left?"
"Exactly, such prodigies would be treasures anywhere. If they encountered danger, their elders would surely step in, right?"
Geniuses and prodigies who haven't fully matured are just that, geniuses and prodigies. They need the protection of their elders to reach their full potential.
With so many powerful figures in Shrek Academy, how could they fail to protect those six?
Once they mature, they will undoubtedly become six Title Douluo!
"What else could it be? Elder Xuan led them…"
"???"
The crowd was stunned, their expressions a mix of shock and disbelief, their eyelids twitching.
A level 98 Taotie Douluo personally led the team, and six geniuses and prodigies still died?
This is downright cursed!
"That… that can't be true, can it?"
Someone voiced their skepticism; the matter was simply too hard to believe.
Before the man could continue, Beibei spoke up, "Brother Xiao is right. I... I also know about this."
"At the time, Elder Xuan… the Taotie Douluo was derelict in his duties and went off to hunt for wild game…"
"The previous Shrek Seven Monsters had bad luck and encountered a hundred-thousand-year soul beast during that time. They… the seven of them joined forces and eventually killed the soul beast, but at the cost of six lives…"
The incident had been a heavy blow to Shrek's inner courtyard, but… no punishment was met out to Elder Xuan.
After all, Elder Xuan was a level 98 Super Douluo, Shrek's strongest figure on the surface.
"Hiss—"
The crowd collectively drew in a sharp breath, feeling a chill rise from the soles of their feet.
What a Taotie Douluo! What a Shrek Seven Monsters!
If not for the Taotie Douluo's negligence and abuse of power, how much stronger would Shrek Academy have been?
At this moment, Gu Yuena, sitting in the corner, showed a flicker of surprise. That incident from back then was actually carried out by a group of kids?
These kids not only managed to kill a hundred-thousand-year soul beast but didn't all perish?
"Humans truly are a species with great potential. With just over twenty years of cultivation, they can kill one of my subjects with a hundred thousand years of cultivation."
Gu Yuena sighed inwardly, though she didn't voice any notions of unfairness.
Humans did cultivate rapidly, but it was merely a fleeting brilliance. Without achieving godhood, they will return to dust after a hundred years.
For soul beasts, as long as they didn't die prematurely and successfully overcame their tribulations, their lifespans were incredibly long.
Ten thousand years was just the beginning.
"This time, it's likely Elder Xuan led the team again, causing significant damage to the current Shrek Seven Monsters."