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On the way, Jing Hongchen seemed to remember something and sent a voice message to Xu Tianxi: "By the way, Tianxi, your master uncle and his friends are here too. They may also attend the auction this time."
Xu Tianxi's eyes moved: "They are here too?"
"Hahahaha, Your Majesty Xingluo, there is no need to be nervous. This hall master is only here to ensure the safety of our students. It's just that I didn't expect that this world-renowned No. 1 academy would be such a cruel and shameless bunch!"
Jing Hongchen laughed loudly and cursed Shrek for his bad behavior. Then he opened his arms and shouted, "The people of the four countries are watching with millions of eyes. Everyone in the world can see it clearly!"
"It was the students of Shrek who started the killing spree, killing three outstanding students of our Sun Moon Empire Mingdu Soul Instructor Academy. The teachers and students of Mingdu Academy went forward to seek justice but were denied, and were instead bullied by the dean of Shrek who relied on his Titled Douluo cultivation!"
"Today, for the sake of our fellow countrymen and the safety of all students from participating colleges, I have no choice but to take down this rebellious and shameless man and seek justice! Apart from this, I have no other intentions."
While speaking passionately, Jing Hongchen used the voice transmission soul guide to contact Xu Tianxi remotely: "Tianxi, I have used all the manuscripts you gave me in advance. Hurry up and think of something else that is suitable."
Xu Tianxi touched the sound transmission soul guide in his ear, blushing as his brain worked rapidly. He transmitted the message: "Remember, you can't just limit yourself to the affairs of our Sun Moon Empire. You must expand Shrek's behavior to threaten everyone present and sever the relationship between Shrek and the three empires."
"In addition, we can use President Cai as a bargaining chip to blackmail Shrek, and then use some of the benefits gained from the blackmail to benefit the original three countries, such as sponsoring the competition rewards..."
Jing Hongchen's eyes gleamed with brilliance: "Okay, okay, I know what to say. Hehe, let Shrek bleed today..."
The two foxes, one old and one young, from the Sun and Moon team had decided on a plan. In order to maintain the situation, Xu Jiawei from the Xingluo Empire had to negotiate after a brief pause: "In this case, I wonder what justice the Mingde Hall Master wants?"
"When someone dies in the arena, a pension must be paid. This is a matter of course. According to the rules, this pension needs to be paid by Your Majesty, but how can this hall master be unreasonable? Shrek killed someone intentionally, so the pension should be paid by Shrek!"
Jing Hongchen seemed to be very considerate of Xu Jiawei. He put one hand around Cai Meir's neck and said very calmly and naturally:
"Since Shrek has killed three people, they must produce three top-grade ten thousand year soul bones. This hall master saw it clearly. They did not abide by the rules in the elimination rounds. They were ruthless even when their opponents had already admitted defeat. They simply did not take Your Majesty seriously!"
"So, we have to add another soul bone to this account! This soul bone is not wanted by this hall master. I will give it to the colleges participating in this competition. Just think of it as the prize sponsored by this hall master for the runner-up of this competition."
Xu Jiawei's face twitched and he thought to himself, you are so skilled at this, you must have done this many times before, right?
In the Xingluo Royal Academy team, a certain princess who did not want to reveal her name suddenly turned dark inexplicably, but then her face became bright again, like a blooming flower.
It is certainly painful to think about your own dark history, but it only makes you happy to think that others have suffered the same or even worse fate as you.
Shrek, oh Shrek, you have come to this day!
After Jing Hongchen finished speaking, Xu Jiawei had not yet figured out how to refuse when a commotion broke out in Shrek Academy below.
When Ma Xiaotao heard that they would make Shrek pay four precious soul bones if they killed a few people, she became furious and pointed at Jing Hongchen and started cursing. It was too late for Zhang Lexuan to stop her.
"You are such a shameless old thing, such an old robber, what qualifications do you have to covet our Shrek soul bones!"
"Huh?"
Jing Hongchen looked at Ma Xiaotao in surprise, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
This crazy woman taught by Shrek is such an idiot. One of her words is worth ten of his.
"You killed someone and you are so confident. It seems that in the eyes of you Shrek people, human life is really worthless."
Jing Hongchen laughed angrily, and wrapped his voice with soul power, creating the momentum of broadcasting a message to the entire Xingluo City: "The students of each academy here are the top elites of Douluo Continent. You wantonly kill people and don't want to compensate. Do you think that everyone is inferior to you and unworthy of enjoying your Shrek soul bones! Or do you think that you are superior to the four great empires and no longer regard people other than Shrek as human beings!"
Jing Hongchen's roar spread throughout Xingluo City. He deliberately controlled his momentum and pressed it all towards Ma Xiaotao.
Zhang Lexuan hurriedly stood in front of Ma Xiaotao to help her resist, but she was also shocked and retreated repeatedly, her pretty face turned pale.
Although Jing Hongchen's cultivation was only at level ninety-three, he was equipped with a set of sophisticated soul guides, and the aura he exuded was comparable to that of a top-level Super Douluo;
Zhang Lexuan could still resist barely, but Ma Xiaotao had been oppressed to the point of feeling dizzy and unable to speak for a while. She could only stare at Jing Hongchen with her pink eyes filled with anger.
Jing Hongchen didn't care about it. He looked directly at Zhang Lexuan, the leader, and said, "Stop talking nonsense. You can blackmail me or seek justice. Your Shrek dean is in my hands now. If you want her to return intact, you can exchange her for four soul bones."
"The soul bones must be delivered within three days. One hand will pay for the money and the other hand will deliver the person. If you don't see the soul bones, or if you Shrek use some shameful means to deal with the soul bones, don't blame me for destroying your title Douluo! You can bet on whether I dare to do it!"
If Ma Xiaotao could still speak, she would definitely yell "You dare", but at this moment, she was not only oppressed by Jing Hongchen's aura, but also pressed down by Zhang Lexuan.
After all, Zhang Lexuan was much more sober than Ma Xiaotao. She took a few deep breaths and made a decision. Now that the Xingluo Emperor remained silent, it was obvious that he did not want to help. Shrek could only rely on himself to save people.
"Okay, on behalf of Shrek, I agree. Within three days, the four top-level ten thousand year soul bones will be delivered. But during this period, you must ensure the absolute safety of Dean Cai. If anything happens to her, Shrek will never..."
"There's no need to talk about those meaningless threats. This hall master is a respectable person. The most I can do is seal her soul power within three days. I won't do anything to her."
Jing Hongchen waved his hand to interrupt Zhang Lexuan's words, then looked at Xu Jiawei and said with a smile: "Your Majesty Xingluo, I have already discussed the matter with Shrek, now let's talk about the referee of this competition."
"It's not that I look down on your country's referees. The top students in this competition all have the strength of Soul Emperors, and referees with Soul Saint cultivation are inevitably overwhelmed. I think it would be best for your country to send someone with stronger strength to serve as referees."
"This will not only ensure the safety of the competition, but also demonstrate your country's strength."
Xu Jiawei's expression eased a little after hearing this, and he nodded in agreement: "I think what Hongchen Hall Master said is correct. In this case, the next match will be judged by Senior Tiansha Douluo Huang Jinxu. How do you think?"
Xu Jiawei waved his sleeves and pointed at the Protector of the Nation Douluo in the east of Jing Hongchen, with a proud smile on his face. Tiansha Douluo's martial spirit was powerful, and although his spirit power was only level ninety-one or two, his strength was close to or even comparable to that of a Super Douluo.
Hearing this, Jing Hongchen was still thinking, and Xu Tianxi's face changed, and he immediately used the intercom to send a message to Jing Hongchen:
"A star of destiny cannot be a judge! I suggest that you recommend the Broken Star Douluo who has the highest cultivation among the four. This person's martial soul has the power of space, and he is suitable for saving the situation."
In the original novel, Tiansha Douluo served as the referee in the finals, and three people from the Sun-Moon Empire died in a row. The key point is that it didn't seem like he did it on purpose!
This is even more frightening, indicating that his attitude is fine but his ability is a big problem.
Of course, it is also possible that his martial spirit of "The Star of Misfortune" took effect and affected Sun Moon; in any case, it is impossible to let this guy be the referee again.
Jing Hongchen received the message and responded immediately:
"Your Majesty, Tiansha Douluo is used to acting alone, and his spirit... right, I'm afraid it may not be suitable for this kind of situation. I think we can let the most powerful Broken Star Douluo come forward to act as the referee."
The corner of Xu Jiawei's mouth twitched. I didn't expect that you also knew the rumors about the unlucky star.
The expression of a certain Tiansha Douluo froze, but he was unable to defend himself, as his record of losing all his relatives and friends was too glorious.
"Okay, since the Hongchen Hall Master has recommended it, then it will be up to the Broken Star Priest to do the hard work next."
There was some truth in Jing Hongchen's words, and Xu Jiawei had no reason to refuse. He called out to Shattered Star Douluo, who nodded in response.
"Then thank you, Your Majesty. I have long heard that Your Majesty Xingluo is wise and decisive. Today I see that his reputation is well-deserved."
Jing Hongchen did himself a favor and didn't mind carrying Xu Jiawei's sedan chair. He laughed and fell back to the ground, appearing in front of the Sun and Moon Team.
He knew that from now on, he had to guard this place at all times. Shrek's bottom line was too low, so he didn't dare to think about leaving.
The teachers and students of Mingdu Soul Instructor Academy hurried over and expressed their gratitude to Jing Hongchen profusely, saying that Hall Master Hongchen was indeed a highly respected master of the Sun and Moon Empire and that they would never forget this kindness.
Affected by this, the rest of the Sun-Moon Empire academy students who were still in the rest area also came to pay a visit to Jing Hongchen, the Sun-Moon Empire's number one ninth-level soul instructor. For a while, there was a huge crowd of people, as if they were all on a pilgrimage.
They had never realized it before, but today, after seeing the tragic scene of Mingdu Soul Instructor Academy being oppressed, they realized how important it was to have a strong man from their own country to support them.
Who can guarantee that they will not encounter such a thing? Looking at the Sun and Moon Empire, besides this Mingde Hall Master, who else can overwhelm Shrek and have an equal dialogue with the Xingluo Emperor?
Thigh, this is definitely a very thick thigh!
Jing Hongchen laughed loudly, and while waving his hand modestly, he did not forget to introduce Xu Tianxi and Xiao Hongchen to everyone: "You don't have to put all the credit on me. If it weren't for this student and grandson of our school sending out a signal for help, I might still have concerns."
The people from various colleges understood and hurriedly found Xu Tianxi and Xiao Hongchen again. All kinds of compliments that the two were tired of hearing came out from the mouths of the teachers in charge of the colleges, and the two of them had stiff smiles on their faces for a moment.
Especially Xu Tianxi, who set off the fireworks, was called "Mr. Kong" and "Brother Kong" very enthusiastically by a group of college captains who were a few years older than him.
While responding to everyone, Xu Tianxi thought to himself: "Fortunately, I changed my last name. If I had used the last name Xu, Xu Tianran and those princes would have rushed to Xingluo City from Sun and Moon overnight, planning how to kill me."
But even if his surname was not Xu, if today's incident were to spread, Xu Tianran and those princes would not be able to trust him. Perhaps they would come looking for him as soon as he returned to the academy.
He has nothing to fear if they come to me openly, but he will be a headache if they come to me secretly. I hope they don't have nothing to do and come to mess with me, otherwise don't blame me for changing the gate of the palace into the Xuanwu Gate.
Counting the seniority, those princes seemed to be his cousins.
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The night when the circuit race ended.
The Sun and Moon Team once again received an invitation from the Starlight Auction House:
"In order to meet the long-term development needs of major colleges, major sects, and major chambers of commerce, our bank has carefully prepared a batch of top-level auction items. We sincerely invite His Majesty Jing Hongchen to lead the team to attend (the auction items include soul bones over 50,000 years old and unprecedented peerless gifts)."
"Location: Room 3 of Auction Hall 1; Time: 3:45 pm onwards."
Jing Hongchen stared at the invitation up and down but found no problems, so he waved his hand and announced that they were going to set out to purchase the goods.
On the way, Jing Hongchen seemed to remember something and sent a voice message to Xu Tianxi: "By the way, Tianxi, your master uncle and his friends are here too. They may also attend the auction this time."
Xu Tianxi's eyes moved: "They are here too?"
"Yes, they seem to want to capture the evil soul master who blew up Shrek in Mingdou Mountain Range. I wonder if they have succeeded yet..."
Xu Tianxi: The glorious resume of the Messenger of Death has been added again. After escaping from the hands of a Level 98 Super Douluo, a Level 97 Super Douluo personally led a team to capture him. If he can still survive, the position of the leader of the Holy Spirit Church may have to be abdicated.
"Yes, they seem to want to capture the evil soul master who blew up Shrek in Mingdou Mountain Range. I wonder if they have succeeded yet..."
Xu Tianxi: The glorious resume of the Messenger of Death has been added again. After escaping from the hands of a Level 98 Super Douluo, a Level 97 Super Douluo personally led a team to capture him. If he can still survive, the position of the leader of the Holy Spirit Church may have to be abdicated.