Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue

Chapter 246 Shrek: How could we have cheated?

In other words, if possible, Ice Emperor could tamper with Huo Yuhao's second martial soul by leveraging the connection between herself and the remnant souls of her subordinates.

Afterwards, Mr. Ma continued to arrange the next appearances.

"Xiaoxue, when do you plan to go on stage?" Old Ma asked.

Qian Renxue thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "Let me think about it. In tomorrow's round-robin tournament, let the senior students show their prowess first."

"Alright, there are many opponents in the round-robin tournament, so we can create many opportunities." Old Ma nodded.

Finally, Qian Renxue picked up the Soul Guidance Screen and thoughtfully brought up information about a Shrek Academy member named "He Caitou".

Four-ring Soul Master, Martial Soul, Cigar.

The round-robin tournament officially began on the second day.

"A 100,000-year spirit ring, I wonder if I'll be able to see it this time."

"Yes, yes, although what the image bead says might be a simulation, it sounds reasonable, but who knows, it might actually be true?"

"After all, that's Shrek Academy."

The audience whispered among themselves, anticipating today's match.

Among the audience were some members of the Shadow Palace and the Merchant Guild, as well as some bribed bystanders.

This was instructed by Qian Renxue, Bone Dragon Douluo, and Coco Nair: these people should enter the crowd, stir up as much public opinion as possible, and spread a mix of true and false information.

The result of Shrek Academy's draw this time was a one-on-one competition. The person who went up to draw lots was BeiBei.

Qian Renxue rested her chin on her hand, looking at the descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex in the rest area.

According to intelligence from the Holy Spirit Cult and the Spirit Hall, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan split into two branches in this era. The orthodox bloodline has declined and is now known as the Heavenly Dragon Gate, residing in Dragon City of the Heavenly Soul Empire. The other branch is the one from Shrek Academy, which is also the descendant of Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.

"Hmm?" Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes, as if she sensed something.

She had met Beibei once before, but at that time she didn't know about the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex splitting up. Now, when she looked at Beibei again, she had a special feeling.

This Beibei's Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex seems to have the potential to evolve into a Golden Holy Dragon, but it hasn't been fully activated yet.

"Hmph—" she thought to herself with a wicked smile.

Since it can evolve forward, it can also naturally degenerate.

The participants from both sides took to the stage. On Shrek Academy's side, there was a contestant named Xu Sanshi, whose martial soul was the Xuan Turtle Shield.

"What a little bastard," Qian Renxue murmured.

"Miss, this little bastard comes from the Heavenly Soul Empire, a place called the Xuanming Sect," Shen Yuanyi whispered beside her. "But he also seems to have some connection with the royal family of the Douling Empire."

Qian Renxue nodded slightly. Whether it came from the Heavenly Soul or the Battle Spirit, as long as it was within the original territory of the Heavenly Dou Empire, it was normal.

Ten thousand years ago, when she was in the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, she knew of a pair of Shi brothers who seemed to come from this clan. Their martial souls had growth potential and could awaken into Xuanwu a second time under certain circumstances.

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy under her command was actually full of talented people. She originally intended to have these people join the Spirit Hall after she took control of Heaven Dou.

"Miss!" Shen Yuanyi tugged at Qian Renxue's sleeve.

Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes but did not answer her question.

The lounge where they were located was actually very close to the competition venue. Just now, she and Shen Yuanyi both felt a slight mental fluctuation about fifty meters away.

The fluctuation originated from the rest room of Shrek Academy and spread across the soul power barrier.

"Yuanyi, Xiao, keep an eye on this place. I'm going out for a bit," Qian Renxue said.

"Okay." Xiao Hongchen nodded.

Qian Renxue walked out of the lounge, her eyes flickering slightly. Then, guided by her mental energy, she arrived at a dark room behind the lounge.

She thought for a moment, wiped her face, and went inside.

Inside the room was a Soul Douluo from the Star Luo Empire, who was continuously channeling soul power into the barrier.

"Chief Referee!" Soul Douluo immediately stood up upon seeing Qian Renxue. This time, Qian Renxue was disguised as Huang Jinxu, a Title Douluo from the Star Luo Empire, who was also the chief referee of this competition.

"I just sensed fluctuations in the barrier in this area. What happened?" Qian Renxue asked in a deep voice.

Contra hesitated for a moment: "Reporting to the Chief Referee, it's because the student from Shrek Academy with all 100,000-year spirit rings just used a spirit skill similar to mental detection, seemingly trying to release the detection skill onto the field. However, due to his cultivation level, he couldn't do it. Then he used a skill similar to mental impact, attempting to break through the spirit power barrier."

Qian Renxue's brow furrowed: "So, they're trying to cheat?!"

Contra stammered, "Yes, yes."

Qian Renxue said in a deep voice, "Alright, after this match, report this matter. But I will pretend I don't know anything about it, understand?"

Contra looked into the other's eyes and hesitated for a moment, because Huang Jinxu's figure seemed to begin to blur at this moment.

"Yes, Chief Referee," Contra lowered his head and said meekly.

Qian Renxue turned and left the dark room.

Her third soul skill, Angelic Decree, is now at the Spirit Abyss Realm level, making it easy for her to interfere with a Soul Douluo.

Back in the rest area, Xiao Hongchen said, "That bastard soul master's fourth soul skill is a bit abnormal; it can forcibly switch the positions of two people."

Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes: "It's not a big problem."

"Instructor, where were you just now?"

Qian Renxue casually said, "I went to the restroom."

Thanks to Xu Sanshi's performance, Shrek Academy won this round-robin tournament. Although they didn't see the six 100,000-year spirit rings they had initially hoped for, they still won in a sneaky and shameless way.

However, just as the referee was about to announce the result of the match, a Contra player stepped forward: "Referee, I want to report this."

The referee was taken aback: "Report what?"

Contra's voice echoed throughout the arena: "Just as this match began, a student from Shrek Academy attempted to unleash a mental detection skill on the field using his mental power, but it was intercepted by my soul power barrier. Then, he tried a similar mental impact ability, which I determined to be an attempt to cheat."

"Whoosh—!"

The entire stadium erupted in chaos!

"Is Shrek Academy trying to cheat by doing this?!"

"Nonsense! How can this be called cheating? Shrek Academy doesn't need cheating!"

At this moment, the Star Luo Emperor, who was watching the match, darkened his expression and his voice came from the high platform: "Su Xu, Soul Douluo, do you know what you're saying?!"

Su Xu remained composed and respectful: "Your Majesty, the Soul Master Competition has always emphasized fairness, impartiality, and transparency. You and the chief referee told all the staff at the opening of the competition that there must be no favoritism. I am willing to guarantee with my life that everything I said before was true."

These words immediately caused an uproar in the audience.

"Ridiculous! Does Shrek Academy need to cheat?!"

"Even if cheating fails, it still counts as cheating?!"

At this point, the informant planted in the crowd came into play: "Does failing to cheat mean it doesn't count as cheating?"

"Exactly, it's like someone trying to kill your family member, and if they're stopped in the middle, they can be exonerated?!"

The Shrek Academy students' expressions changed instantly.

They all looked at Huo Yuhao: "You really tried to cheat?"

Huo Yuhao's expression also turned ugly: "I..."

The team leader of Shrek Academy's rival, Luo Yun Academy, had a bright idea when he saw the current situation.

"Referee! If they really cheated, their results in this competition should be disqualified!"

Wang Yan ran to the competition stage: "Impossible! How could Shrek Academy choose to cheat? Your words are baseless and completely fabricated!"

(End of this chapter)