Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue

Chapter 257 The Visionary Seventh Oddity

So it was an oral decree left by the God of War ancestor! As expected of the emperor of the Star Luo Empire, he has not forgotten a single word that Dai Mubai said!

Xuanzi thought to himself.

Taotie Douluo Xuanzi couldn't help but admire the foresight of Shrek's predecessors.

Allowing for life-or-death situations in the competition is undoubtedly a good thing for Shrek Academy. Within the rules, it allows them to eliminate some of the top talents from other academies through reasonable means.

On the one hand, this can weaken the new generation of power in the Sun Moon Empire; on the other hand, it can also be used to warn the three eastern kingdoms who is the true master of this continent.

Their approach is very similar to that of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School ten thousand years ago. Back then, as the guardian sect of the Heaven Dou Empire, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School would recruit any new talents who emerged, and kill them if they refused to join.

In this way, Qibao effectively controlled, or even monopolized, the young talent market of the Heaven Dou Empire to a certain extent. Then, by using the slogan of "being of the same blood and spirit," they cultivated good relations with the Empire and the three upper sects, thus gaining allies for themselves.

Similarly, ten thousand years later, Shrek Academy is in the same situation.

However, their approach was more discreet and also more in line with the rules, because the competition rules clearly stated that.

However, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had completely disappeared from the world in this era, no longer daring to show its face, and could only rely on Shrek Academy for survival.

Even the Blue Lightning Clan, which once suffered the calamity of extermination, has a Heavenly Dragon Gate in Dragon City. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, as the victor in the past, had its Seven Treasures renamed Nine Treasures by Ning Rongrong. Is it really normal for them to disappear in this era?

As for the Shrek Academy contestants, would anyone dare to kill them?

Everyone fell silent. Under the barrage of words from Xu Jiawei and Taotie Xuanzi, even those who sensed something was amiss had to temporarily suppress their resentment.

Neither the Star Luo Royal Family nor Shrek Academy realized that their actions over the past few days had become a fuse.

In the past, there have been complaints about their distorted rule, but this time, it seems that undercurrents are quietly gathering and surging.

"The medical officers of the Star Luo Royal Family will provide your academy with the best treatment," Xu Jiawei said solemnly to the Qianling Academy. "We will do our best to treat any student who is still alive."

Everyone at Qianling Academy bit their lips. They no longer wanted to think about the upcoming matches; the loss of two players was a price they couldn't afford.

Captain Shen Ce of the Thousand Spirits Sect wore a pained expression. What could he do? He was just an ordinary Soul King, nothing special among the younger generation. But faced with this "reasonable" explanation and overwhelming power, he—

It can't do anything.

He recalled how, before he came to participate in the college competition, he and his teammates encouraged each other, saying that even if they didn't win the championship, they must still show the spirit of their college.

But in the end, he couldn't even avenge his fiancée. He could only swallow this humiliating defeat along with his other seriously wounded teammates.

Pain lingers in the void.

God ultimately bestowed upon him despair.

"Teacher, let's go back." Shen Ce's eyes were dark. "We're not going to play the rest of the matches."

The teacher from Qianling Academy was slightly taken aback, then nodded solemnly.

Meanwhile, Jiang Nannan muttered to herself, "We...we killed someone?"

Ling Luochen watched as the dejected students of Qianling Academy walked off the competition stage and bowed deeply. Jiang Nannan followed suit and bowed as well.

Although their deaths weren't directly related to the other person's death, they still felt extremely guilty. Back in the lounge, Wang Yan said to the Shrek Seven Devils, "Kids, don't feel guilty..."

"...This is within the rules. There are injuries and fatalities during the knockout stage. Moreover, the Star Luo Royal Family did an excellent job. All the injured received treatment, and the deceased were also given compensation."

At this moment, Jiang Nannan suddenly asked, "Teacher, is this the way to die?"

Wang Yan seemed a little awkward when she asked him that question.

"They were a group of Soul Master students without any powerful backgrounds. They had finally cultivated to this point, but they lost their lives because of a competition..." Jiang Nannan said in a low voice.

However, before she could finish speaking, Dai Yueheng interrupted her: "Junior Jiang Nannan, you can't say that. The result of this match was entirely due to an accident caused by the referee."

Dai Yueheng naturally had to uphold the honor of his ancestors.

Xu Sanshi patted Jiang Nannan on the shoulder.

Jiang Nannan lowered her head deeply and said, "Oh."

She herself came from an obscure family and was able to enter Shrek Academy thanks to Xu Sanshi. Unlike these young masters, she could better understand the feelings of Qianling Academy.

Ling Luochen was the same; she was able to come to Shrek Academy because her village had collectively raised the tuition fees, and she was not born into a noble family.

So, that evening, Ling Luochen and Jiang Nannan arrived at the room where Qianling Academy was staying, which was completely incomparable to the suite at Shrek Academy.

Ling Luochen took out some of his savings from the past few years, along with the inner armor from the Shrek Academy's inspection team, and handed it to the teachers at Qianling Academy. The injured students had just received treatment and were recuperating.

"Then we won't bother you any longer." Ling Luochen bowed slightly. "You must accept this token of our appreciation."

"Okay, you can go back now," the teacher said listlessly, issuing the order to leave.

Jiang Nannan tugged at Ling Luochen's sleeve: "Senior, I'll pay you back for the gold soul coins you paid for me later."

Those paying attention to this competition are not only the people of Douluo Continent, but also the original Shrek Seven Devils from the God Realm.

"Boss Dai, the rule you set back then that allowed for injuries and fatalities was absolutely correct," Oscar said.

Dai Mubai scoffed: "If you're too restrained in a match, what's the point of playing? Back then, when Master led us to face the Fierce God Team, that was the first time we truly saw blood, and it helped us a lot in our growth later on."

"It's a pity that Third Brother is currently in seclusion, otherwise we could have witnessed this exciting match. However, Huo Yuhao, the chosen one of this world, has had his martial soul shattered due to a scheme. This is not a good omen," Ma Hongjun said meaningfully.

"It's alright. This is someone chosen by Xiao San, and is, after all, my descendant." Dai Mubai waved his hand. "During the divine examination, just arrange for one of the tests to be able to kill the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion. Daring to attack someone we chose, isn't that a contempt for the authority of the gods?"

"But speaking of which, aren't this generation of Soft Bone Rabbits a bit too timid? They're not nearly as fierce as Xiao Wu at all."

Xiao Wu pouted: "Don't compare everyone to me, okay? I've been through life and death, while Jiang Nannan is just a brainless little rabbit."

"Haha..." Laughter and cheers filled the realm of the gods.

"Look, our Shrek descendants have made their move again." Oscar pointed to the lower dimension. "Is this guy named Bebe a descendant of the Grandmaster?"

(End of this chapter)