Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue

Chapter 290 I Am the Only One

The entire Xingluo Square was completely silent.

It wasn't until Dai Yueheng died on the competition stage and Qian Renxue began to recover her soul power that everyone realized what had happened.

On one hand, some people were astonished that Shrek Academy had finally suffered a backlash, with some people dying in battle.

On one hand, some people are dismissive, feeling that Shrek is reaping what they sowed.

Others fell into deep thought, because the words spoken by the Sun Goddess were so sharp, pointing out the problems of Shrek Academy incisively.

What exactly does Shrek Academy teach its students?

Dai Hao, standing on the host's platform, glared angrily as he watched helplessly as his eldest son died on the competition stage!

Dai Yueheng was a genius who reached the Soul Emperor level at the age of twenty. This was not only due to the teachings of Shrek Academy, but also the countless resources that the White Tiger Duke's Mansion poured into him! And yet he died just like that!

The key is, he can't just let it all out like that!

He was the one who ordered Dai Yueheng to fight with everything he had to kill the Sun Goddess, but he... he never expected that his son would propose a life-or-death duel during the competition!

Endless resentment welled up in Dai Hao's eyes. But he still had Dai Huabin's alternate account. When he heard that Dai Huabin had failed to make the Shrek Academy reserve team, his first reaction was disbelief; now, his reaction was relief that he hadn't been selected.

The son is dead, but that doesn't mean it's all over!

He knew about Mu En, the Dragon God Douluo of Shrek Academy. Just yesterday, Mu En met with him and Emperor Xu Jiawei alone and told them that they absolutely must not let the Sun Goddess go. That's why he gave the order to Dai Yueheng.

Because... Moon told them the true identity of this sun goddess.

A few days ago, when Mu En went to the far north, he was accompanied by Da Ming. Da Ming told Mu En that the Snow Empress had probably transformed into a human and, with the Ice Empress by her side, had left the far north.

On the battlefield at that time, standing alongside Xue Di was a girl with golden hair. Using the abilities of the Limit Douluo, Da Ming simulated the scene with his mental power and showed it to Mu En, allowing Mu En to deeply remember the appearance of this golden-haired girl.

When he arrived in Star Luo City, he soon encountered the Sun Goddess asking Xuanzi to apologize to "Tang Qixuan" and discovered that the Sun Goddess had a super Douluo-level protector behind her.

He couldn't sense that the Super Douluo was Ice Emperor, because what he saw in the mental image was Ice Emperor's true form.

However, he was certain that the Sun Goddess was the mysterious blonde girl who appeared in the far north.

So he found Emperor Xu Jiawei and Military God Dai Hao of the Star Luo Empire, told them his conjecture, and said that no matter what, he must keep her in the Star Luo Empire during this competition.

Dai Hao is also waiting for an opportunity, waiting for the moment when the finals end today, when he will take action to avenge his son.

and so--

My eldest son, to cooperate with Shrek Academy's plan, you'll have to bear with it for now! But your father will avenge you, so... go in peace!

"The arena is like a battlefield! Congratulations to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy for their victory!" Dai Hao clenched his fists tightly, tears welling up in his eyes, and said, "Casualties are allowed on the arena... This is an edict set by the War God Ancestor, and the bet in the Soul Master world... It is sacred, so all of you have witnessed a high-stakes gamble."

"Now, please..."

"Wait a minute! Duke White Tiger!"

Just as Dai Hao was about to announce that Shrek Academy would send the next student, his voice was interrupted.

Everyone looked toward the arena. At this moment, Dai Yueheng's body had been carried off the stage. Ma Xiaotao, who was supposed to be on the stage, did not go up. Instead, Taotie Douluo Xuanzi took her place.

"Taotie Xuanlao." Dai Hao was slightly taken aback when he saw Xuanzi come on stage. Was he going to make a move ahead of time?

At this moment, Qian Renxue sensed a probing aura emanating from Xuanzi.

She shifted her feet slightly without making a sound.

Xuanzi seemed to have confirmed something, and said to Qian Renxue in a deep voice, "As you have seen, our Shrek Academy suffered an undeserved disaster before this competition. When we were eliminating the evil soul masters, the main team was severely damaged, and one student even died on the spot. The other team members were also seriously injured." Qian Renxue nodded: "That's your problem, it has nothing to do with me or this competition."

Xuanzi's face twitched imperceptibly. Just as Beibei had said, verbal attacks had no effect on her at all.

"I wonder if you would be willing to present another gambling match for the audience?" Xuanzi asked.

"What do you mean?"

"To be honest, you should know our last contestant, Ma Xiaotao," Xuanzi said. "Her soul power hasn't fully recovered after the previous battle. Besides, you just said that we should all go together."

At this point, a sly glint flashed in Xuanzi's eyes.

It was as if his self-righteous scheme had succeeded.

Qian Renxue remained calm and composed, replying, "Mm."

"Since it was you who made the request, Shrek Academy will grant it." At this point, Xuanzi changed the subject, elevating his position and creating a verbal advantage for himself and Shrek Academy. "We will go straight into the final battle of the 2-2-3 format, using a three-on-three format for the final showdown."

Xuanzi said slowly, "However, considering that you have also experienced a battle of one against five, and even defeated a Soul Emperor, your soul power should not be much left, right? Let's take a half-hour break to allow each other to adjust to our best condition, and then proceed directly to the final battle."

The audience immediately began to whisper among themselves. Some said the suggestion was good, while others said it would negate the victory in the first team fight.

Qian Renxue glanced at Xuanzi with a mocking look: "Why should I agree to your request? If you're so capable, why don't you send up all the remaining contestants from this battle?"

"..." Xuanzi, being a seasoned veteran, certainly wouldn't fall for that trick. If he really did that—

That would mean the loss of Shrek's reputation and honor!

"You don't dare?" Xuanzi asked calmly.

Qian Renxue suddenly raised her head and looked around Xingluo Square.

Then she reached out to Huang Jinxu, her lips slightly moving. Huang Jinxu hesitated for a moment, but still tossed the megaphone to her.

In the instant everyone was stunned, the girl spoke calmly: "First, as everyone knows, although the Soul Master Competition allows such bets, the price is that your entire team has to place all their bets on the members who are going to compete..."

The girl's voice echoed slowly in the square. Before you knew it, everything else had become so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Even the patter of rain was drowned out by her clear and bright voice.

"Secondly, Shrek Academy has already suffered one death and four injuries at my hands. This means you are not confident of winning in the 2-2-3 battle. Even when you proposed the duel, you already knew in your heart that Ma Xiaotao couldn't beat me, and were even afraid that I would kill her too..."

Qian Renxue's speech quickened. She generally presented an elegant image to the audience, even when facing Bei Bei's provocation and Dai Yueheng's murderous intent, she spoke slowly and leisurely, as if everything was under her control. Only in battle did she unleash her astonishing aura.

At this moment, however, she began to ruthlessly expose Shrek's reasons for wanting to start the bet, showing him no mercy whatsoever.

"What gives a team that I can repeatedly crush so much the confidence to say at the start of the tournament that your goal is the final championship? Or is it that, because of your arrogance, you didn't choose to call for reinforcements, and since you can't cheat, you can only maintain your honor by letting your students be brutally beaten by me one by one, or even die on the stage..."

Qian Renxue spoke one sentence after another. At this moment, she was no longer the sun rising in the rain, but rather like a combination of thunder and lightning, shaking everyone's hearts with each strike. Xuanzi's face had turned ugly.

"Thirdly, in the Douluo Continent, your Shrek Academy has never been the so-called number one in the world. If you don't believe me, then I'll teach you what the real number one in the world is in a moment!"

"Finally, although you always boast about your millennia-old heritage, you probably don't know an old saying in the Douluo Continent..."

Looking at Xuanzi, whose eyes were already flashing with cold light, Qian Renxue calmly uttered a sentence: "Throughout the three mountains and six directions, across the nine realms and eight corners of the world, I alone am supreme!"

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The last sentence is a quote from Sendou Ryu in the manga, whose original last words were "Angels are supreme."

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