Douluo Continent: When Huo Yuhao Becomes the Lord of the End

Chapter 88: Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy wins!

A loss is a loss. Using the excuse of withdrawing from the competition to cover up the fact that Shrek Academy lost is not a fair game.

If other colleges follow suit and withdraw from the competition as soon as they see a problem, how can the competition be held?

Xuanzi looked conflicted; making him make this decision would have been worse than killing him.

It's not that he's unwilling to admit defeat, but what about the children who died in the monitoring team? How can he explain bringing his students to the competition on his own, when Elder Mu explicitly forbade him to provide support?

With Dai Huabin dead and Dai Yueheng seriously injured, all the troubles of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion will fall on my side.

There's also the Xuanming Sect, Yao Haoxuan and Xixi's elders, and Xiao Tao's evil fire—all sorts of troubles will come one after another. If we win, everything will be fine, but there's nothing worse than the current situation.

But there was no time left for him to hesitate, because Ma Xiaotao on the field had completely lost control.

The evil fire completely eroded her reason, and Ma Xiaotao had already used one of Shrek Academy's secret techniques, the Soul Compression.

The Phoenix Reborn in Flames and Phoenix Piercing Clouds Strike, combined with the Phoenix Burst Strike skill from his right arm's soul bone, unleashed a fusion of three soul skills, clearly aimed at killing Ma Rulong and the others.

You think Ma Rulong and the others would choose to fight head-on? That would be foolish. It's obvious that this Shrek kid is showing signs of turning into an evil soul master. Of course, they're doing everything they can to cause trouble for Shrek within the rules of the competition.

Huang Jinxu also realized something was wrong. At this moment, he had no intention of dealing with the three old monsters on the side and directly stepped down to take Ma Xiaotao's full-force attack.

What's even more absurd is that because this attack had a very wide range, and the Sun and Moon faction was already prepared, with each of them putting on several invincible soul guide shields, it was actually the Shrek faction that suffered.

Su Tong and Ling Luochen took the still grieving Zhu Lu off the field. Although she still wanted to struggle, she knew that if she didn't dodge Ma Xiaotao's attack, she would really die.

However, Ma Xiaotao, corrupted by the evil fire, no longer distinguished between friend and foe. She was still able to unleash the soul skill of the Tyrant Tiger Soul Refining Blade and attacked Huang Jinxu, the referee, directly.

"what?"

This scene not only left Huang Jinxu stunned, but many viewers also vaguely felt that something was wrong.

Sensing the soul power that had become completely malevolent and filled with murderous intent, and seeing Ma Xiaotao's face contorted with killing intent and devoid of reason, countless people began to gasp in shock.
"The Fallen!"

"This Shrek captain is a Fallen One!"

The term "fallen one" in this era is different from the definition of "fallen one" ten thousand years ago. It refers to those Soul Masters whose Martial Soul has not been completely corrupted and whose humanity has not been completely distorted.

The difference between the Fallen and the Evil Soul Master is that the Fallen One has only taken a half-step into the threshold of the Evil Soul Master's definition, uh, half-finished product.

Well, well, it really happened. Huo Yuhao, watching this scene from the sidelines, was at a loss for words to describe Xuanzi.

Knowing full well that Ma Xiaotao's evil fire was unstable, he still dared to let her recklessly allow it to erode her, leading to this situation. Could this guy really be the Grand Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult?

This created a saint for the Holy Spirit Cult.

Believe it or not, there were actually two Soul Masters in the spectator seats below whose eyes lit up at this scene. Fortunately, Kong Deming, Poison Undying Xuanzi, and the others had drawn most of the attention, otherwise the fanaticism in their eyes could have caused a lot of trouble.

The two exchanged a glance and silently left the area.

"Old man, I never would have guessed that Shrek Academy would actually train evil soul masters!"

Poison Doesn't Care About All That. Didn't Shrek Academy say they caused casualties while eliminating evil spirit masters? Then explain yourself: what's going on with the fact that one of your team members might become an evil spirit master?

As mentioned before, the definition of evil soul masters was consistent across the Three Kingdoms period and even Shrek Academy: any soul master possessing the corrupt attribute or an evil martial soul could be directly defined as an evil soul master.

This is the definition given by Shrek Academy. It is this sentence that nipped many young soul masters in the bud, even though they did not know what evil soul masters were, but whose martial souls possessed the attribute of corruption.

But now that someone like this has suddenly appeared in Shrek Academy, how do you explain this?

You can't judge a Soul Master based on their behavior or whether they killed for power, right? Who would believe that? Nobody would.

You say you won't fall into depravity, but what proof do you have?
Huang Jinxu had already knocked Ma Xiaotao unconscious and, with a grim expression, handed her over to Xuanzi. This situation was truly unsolvable.

Shrek Academy is in its current predicament because of evil spirit masters. Okay, those crazy supporters might still believe that, but now that there are evil spirit masters in Shrek Academy's own ranks, what else is there to say?

Oh, if someone isn't from Shrek Academy, then they deserve to die for possessing evil and corrupt attributes; but if someone from Shrek Academy is hidden away, they're even brought to participate in the Soul Master Competition. Double standards, this is just too much!
Kong Deming didn't hold back his sarcasm, "It's hard to say. Maybe the evil spirit masters on the continent are just being indulged by Shrek Academy."

"With embezzlement and rampant evil spirit masters, Shrek Academy's so-called 'Supervision Group' has a sufficient reason to interfere in the situation of the Douluo Three Kingdoms, doesn't it!"

These were truly hurtful words, as could be seen from the expression on Emperor Xu Jiawei's face. However, the old man Xuanzi was so angry that he didn't know how to explain.

At this point, many Soul Masters who were familiar with the history of the mainland had already begun to discuss it.

"That seems to make sense. The evil spirit masters on the mainland have never been able to be eradicated. Could it be that Shrek Academy is supporting them from behind?"

"I've studied the history of the mainland, and it seems that the evil spirit masters of ten thousand years ago were not as rampant as they are in our time."

"Hiss, that's terrifying to think about, truly terrifying!"

Xuanzi's composure nearly shattered. "Enough! The actions of Shrek Academy are evident to all on the continent. What gives you the right to define everything Shrek Academy has done?"

"Xiao Tao just went astray temporarily. Shrek Academy has only one attitude towards evil spirit masters: never tolerate them."

"Ten thousand years ago, our ancestor, the Sea God Tang San, personally destroyed the Slaughter City, a gathering place for countless fallen souls. Shrek Academy has also fought against evil soul masters for countless years. What gives you the right to question us!"

A city of slaughter?
For many Soul Masters with little background, this was the first time they had learned about such secrets.

However, among the hundreds of thousands of viewers, there were quite a few intelligent people who seemed to have a vague understanding at this moment. So that's the reason. The gathering place of evil soul masters was destroyed. Is that the main reason for the rampant evil soul masters today?

But that doesn't make sense.

Xuanzi didn't care what others thought. He had finally recovered and knew that with the public opinion fermenting, no matter how he explained, it would be futile. In addition, Ma Xiaotao's condition was difficult to control, so he was unwilling to delay any longer.

Shrek concedes defeat.

"But remember this: Shrek Academy has been the champion for nearly ten thousand years. In the next Soul Master Competition, with no losses and at its peak, Shrek Academy will show you what the number one academy on the continent truly is!"

This wasn't an excuse to withdraw from the competition; it was a genuine defeat and admission of defeat. As Xuanzi said these words, he felt as if he had exhausted too much of his energy, and his eyes dimmed.

But all he could do was make some tough threats, because facing Kong Deming and Du Busi alone was putting him under immense pressure.

He wanted to leave, but that didn't even take into account his meddling in the game and affecting the outcome.

"The evil soul master from your academy used a rather impressive soul fusion technique just now. Hand it over. As for your interference in the competition and your attempt to harm my disciple, I can let bygones be bygones."

Poison Undying also released his martial spirit, putting pressure on Xuanzi together. He regretted it a little. Damn it, I was careless. I should have said those words myself. I hope Yuhao won't blame me.

"it is good!"

Xuanzi could only grit his teeth and swallow this bitter pill, handing over the secret technique of soul skill fusion to Kong Deming, and then preparing to leave with his team with Elder Zhuang.

As for why Elder Zhuang, a Super Douluo, didn't step in, it's because he's a healing type, and his intervention would only make things worse.

"Announce the results!"

Huang Jinxu then realized what was happening, and nodded respectfully before speaking.

"The semi-final of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament: Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy versus Shrek Academy. Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy wins!!"

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