Shrek Academy was hardly a bastion of goodness. In the original story, during the Soul Master Tournament, Ma Xiaotao's Martial Soul mutated after being stimulated by Ma Zihong's Eighth-Rank Soul Tool, the Sword of Judgement.
After the match, Xuanzi actually wanted to kidnap Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen to blackmail the Sun Moon Royal Academy Team into resolving the effects on Ma Xiaotao's Martial Soul. While his motives might have been understandable, the fact remained that he, a Title Douluo, had bullied two children. It was a shameless act.
And what did Xuanzi do five years later during the Soul Master Tournament in the Sun Moon Empire's capital, Mingdu? That old geezer, along with Dai Yuhao, stole Soul Tools from the Sun Moon Empire, and when they couldn't take them, they blew them up. That explosion killed hundreds of thousands of people in Mingdu.
If it had been soldiers, it might have been understandable, as nations were constantly at war, and it was hard to say who was right or wrong. But the fact was that the people Xuanzi killed were mostly ordinary citizens. They were completely innocent. From this perspective, Xuanzi was truly wicked, even more detestable than those universally reviled Evil Soul Masters.
Unfortunately, Shrek Academy would never admit this. The Sun Moon Empire also couldn't produce any evidence. After losing a large number of Soul Tools, their strength plummeted, and they could only swallow their anger.
Meanwhile, Shrek Academy remained as it always was, a revered and admired holy land. Old Xuanzi was still the peak powerhouse that everyone looked up to.
Therefore, knowing Shrek Academy's character, how could Huo Yuhao not prepare for the worst? Only Du Busi could truly keep Xuanzi in check.
BOOM!
Xuanzi didn't pay any attention to Wang Yan. Instead, he immediately descended towards Ma Xiaotao's location. He could sense that Ma Xiaotao was only briefly conscious, and her condition was extremely unstable, unlikely to last long.
Xuanzi dropped straight down. The Soul Tool Shield on the stage was as fragile as paper before him. Without Xuanzi even making a move, the shield shattered.
The Soul Tool Shield was forcibly broken. The one hundred and eight Soul Kings who were operating the Soul Tool felt their internal soul power roiling, clearly suffering a backlash. The weaker supporting soul masters among them were in an even more difficult situation, with blood trickling from the corners of their mouths.
These people were quite angry, but they didn't dare to act out because the person was from Shrek Academy. Moreover, the fact that this person could so easily break through a protective shield jointly set up by over a hundred Soul Kings indicated unfathomable strength. Even if they were angry, no one said anything; no one dared to be the first to speak up.
Xu Jiawei's face was somewhat gloomy. He had also noticed the situation below. Shrek was completely disregarding him, the Emperor.
"Xiaotao, calm down." Xuanzi placed his right hand on Ma Xiaotao's shoulder, and his profound soul power entered her body. Her soul power was directly sealed by Xuanzi.
The moment he touched Ma Xiaotao, Xuanzi had thoroughly examined her condition. At this moment, Xuanzi's heart sank. If Ma Xiaotao had been affected by evil energy before, now she was the source of that evil energy. Ma Xiaotao had completely fallen.
Even Xuanzi, a formidable Title Douluo at Rank 98, was helpless at this moment, and could only temporarily seal Ma Xiaotao.
"I need an explanation. What's going on?" After sealing Ma Xiaotao, Xuanzi turned to Huo Yuhao, his tone laced with coldness.
Xuanzi was filled with regret. If he had known that Huo Yuhao would join the Hall of the Body after leaving Shrek Academy, he would have slapped him to death, even if it meant sacrificing his reputation.
Recalling his previous regard and admiration for Huo Yuhao, and thinking about how Huo Yuhao had refused to join Shrek's Supervisory Team, which he had understood and shown magnanimity towards at the time, now, it seemed utterly ridiculous. It turned out this guy was from the enemy camp all along.
"Heh, your Shrek Academy students are weak, so you resort to crooked paths, and now you're blaming me?" Facing Xuanzi's questioning, Huo Yuhao was not at all intimidated and retorted directly.
In the past, Huo Yuhao would never have dared to speak to Xuanzi like this, but today, with his master supporting him, Huo Yuhao was brimming with confidence.
Hearing Huo Yuhao's mockery, Xuanzi's expression grew even colder. How many years had it been since anyone dared to speak to him like this? Was it because he had been too low-key and people thought he was easygoing, or did they think he was old and easy to bully?
Ignoring Xuanzi's dangerous gaze, Huo Yuhao continued, speaking on his own accord. "I think Xuan Elder should give everyone present an explanation. As the number one academy on the continent, Shrek Academy has always been a place to nurture talented elites. Why is there an Evil Soul Master here today?"
"And as far as I know, she is also the direct disciple of the Martial Soul Department's Dean of Shrek Academy, right? Six months ago, two new students from your academy were mistakenly killed by your inner court disciples, and it seems that it was also this young lady's doing. Shouldn't Xuan Elder explain this?"
Hearing Huo Yuhao mention this, Ma Xiaotao's body trembled. That matter had always been a pain in her heart. For a long time afterward, she had finally managed to put it behind her, but now, the sealed scar was ruthlessly ripped open again by Huo Yuhao.
"You…"
Xuanzi was so angry that his beard bristled, and his eyes widened, but he couldn't refute it because that was the truth.
The two's conversation wasn't quiet, and many people heard it clearly. Suddenly, there was an uproar in the arena. Many people couldn't believe that Shrek Academy would be like this. The dean's disciple was an Evil Soul Master and had killed a freshman?
Shrek Academy's elite student was actually a murderer, and this murderer seemed to have not received any punishment, even appearing openly at the Continental Elite Soul Master Academy Tournament.
Many people found it hard to accept that the Shrek Academy in their hearts, which upheld justice, would be like this. But when they saw the speechless Xuanzi and Ma Xiaotao, they understood that this matter might not be fabricated by Huo Yuhao.
The Star Luo Emperor's expression looked much better at this moment. He was staring solemnly at the Shrek Academy team. Someone seeing this expression might think he was also indignant at the Shrek Academy students' indiscriminate killing of innocents.
But in fact, Xu Jiawei's mood was quite good at this moment. In recent years, Shrek Academy's influence had grown increasingly strong. Not to mention the commoner geniuses, even many soul masters from noble backgrounds were scrambling to get into Shrek Academy.
And once those Soul Masters successfully entered Shrek Academy, they would be constantly brainwashed, instilled with the so-called glory of Shrek. Those Soul Masters also took pride in being able to remain at Shrek Academy, wholeheartedly serving Shrek, even to the point of wanting to treat it as their lord.
This was quite terrifying. Shrek Academy no longer belonged to any country. Shrek City was completely ruled by Shrek Academy, which even established its own city guard.
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