Douluo Continent: Outwitting the Ceiling of Wisdom - Yuhao Faks His Death for Ten Thousand Years

Chapter 118 A Ridiculous Challenge Acceptance

He forced himself to calm down, knowing that he couldn't actually make a move right now, otherwise it would only cause Shrek Academy to lose face.

So, he reached out at the opportune moment, placed his hand on Ye Xinglan's sword hilt, and pressed the blade down forcefully.

Yu Longyue simultaneously raised her head, her eyes coldly fixed on Huo Yuhao and the other four, and said in a firm tone, "Tell the person behind you to watch their words! The honor of Shrek Academy is not something that some petty person can casually desecrate!"

As he finished speaking, the other Shrek Academy members beside him also came to their senses, and the anger in their hearts was completely ignited.

An invisible pressure emanated from Yu Longyue, Ye Xinglan, and the other Shrek Academy members except Xu Lizhi, colliding with the aura emanating from Huo Yuhao and his group of five.

The air was thick with tension, and the surrounding spectators held their breath, afraid to make a sound, their eyes glued to the tense standoff that was about to erupt.

The next moment, Huo Yuhao took a step forward and stood at the very front of the crowd.

Despite the suffocating feeling brought about by the deliberately suppressed aura of the Shrek team members, his face remained expressionless.

Huo Yuhao merely raised his eyes slightly, his gaze calm yet sharp as a hawk's, piercing through the wall of people opposite him and landing on Yu Longyue.

His voice wasn't loud, even carrying a hint of coldness, yet it struck everyone's heart like a heavy hammer, each word carrying immense authority: "The Glory of Shrek?"

He paused, his gaze sweeping over the Star God Sword trembling slightly in Ye Xinglan's hand before returning to Yu Longyue's One-Word Battle Armor. His tone was calm, yet every word was piercing: "The glory maintained by bullying the weak and crushing the powerful" is, in our eyes, nothing more than the last remaining fig leaf.

"We didn't start this whole thing. Since you want an explanation, then I'll reiterate on Xie Xie's behalf: your words were inappropriate, and it's you, not us, who should apologize."

Although Huo Yuhao's words were frighteningly calm, they contained a subtle yet powerful psychological pressure that was sure to shake one's mind.

Ye Xinglan was stunned by this calm and oppressive feeling. Although the anger in her chest was not completely extinguished, it was suppressed a little.

She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the trembling in her wrists, raised her head, her gaze still filled with resentment and defiance, and coldly said to Huo Yuhao and the other four, "Fine, very well! Since you're so stubborn, then let's settle this on the field!"

She took a step forward, retracting the Star God Sword martial spirit from her body. Her eyes were fixed on Huo Yuhao, and her tone was firm: "I will sign up for the solo competition! Do you dare to accept the challenge? I will use my strength to teach you a lesson about what words shouldn't be spoken and who shouldn't be offended!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she expected to see panic or resentment on the other side, but Huo Yuhao and the others just looked at her calmly, without the slightest fluctuation.

Seeing this, Xiao Hongchen first sneered, then took a small step forward, standing beside Huo Yuhao. His gaze, filled with undisguised contempt and mockery, shot straight at Ye Xinglan: "Do you think you're worthy of us fighting you one-on-one?"

He looked Ye Xinglan up and down, his disdain almost overflowing: "With a mere second-ring cultivation level, you've been just playing around and getting a spot in the whole competition, yet you dare to challenge someone to a one-on-one match?"

Do you really think we're just bored and have nothing better to do than play house with someone like you who isn't even considered core combat power?

These words once again accurately struck Ye Xinglan's sore spot.

Her face flushed instantly, her chest heaved violently, and she was about to be provoked again. Her lips trembled as she was about to retort.

Just then, Yu Longyue, equally enraged, suddenly stepped forward, blocking Ye Xinglan's path. Her eyes were icy as she stared at Huo Yuhao and his group of five, her voice filled with barely suppressed fury as she roared, "Then we'll have a seven-on-seven match with you!"

He took a deep breath, his gaze sweeping over Xie Xie before settling on Huo Yuhao, his tone growing increasingly forceful: "You still dare to look down on my classmate—then do you dare to try fighting with us? Seven against seven, all of us on the field, let's settle this with a real battle!"

Yu Longyue knew very well that he was just the captain of the Shrek Academy team and had no right to make such a decision on behalf of the entire academy in the Tianhai Alliance.

But at this moment, he was enraged by Xie Xie's mockery and stimulated by the oppressive feeling of Huo Yuhao and others on the other side, and had already lost his composure.

He just wanted to use a real match to restore Shrek's face and crush the opponent's contempt and disdain under his feet!

But as soon as he finished speaking, Xu Lizhi, standing beside him, timidly tugged at his sleeve, his face filled with fear and resistance, and whispered, "Captain, don't—don't do this! We're just here to participate in the exhibition match, and you can't make this decision on behalf of the academy. What if the teachers don't agree—"

His voice grew softer and softer as he spoke, his eyes filled with worry, as if he were afraid of really causing some great disaster.

However, apart from Xu Lizhi, the other Shrek Academy members were also enraged by the attitude of the East Sea Academy members.

Being looked down upon by a group of people from an obscure place like Donghai Academy, and even having their cultivation level and strength mocked in public, was an humiliation that made it impossible for them to remain calm.

They exchanged glances, a hint of anger and resentment flashing in their eyes at Xie Xie's rude words.

Therefore, no one raised any objections; instead, they all stepped forward, clearly choosing to follow their captain into battle.

In an instant, the entire corner of the audience fell silent. The previously noisy discussions vanished, and even the air seemed to freeze.

The surrounding spectators, as well as the participating students from other academies not far away, all focused their attention on Huo Yuhao.

Their eyes were full of curiosity and anticipation as they waited to see how he would respond to Yu Longyue's invitation to a seven-on-seven team battle.

After all, on one side was the Shrek Academy team, which had just demonstrated overwhelming strength in the exhibition match and possessed a profound foundation, while on the other side was the seemingly ordinary Class Zero of Donghai Academy, who dared to repeatedly mock Shrek.

Once this showdown takes place, it will undoubtedly be highly anticipated.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao's face remained expressionless.

He merely lowered his eyes slightly, feigning contemplation, as if he had undergone a difficult mental preparation, carefully weighing the pros and cons of whether or not to accept the challenge. The murderous aura around him seemed to have subsided somewhat, giving him a very cautious appearance.

But the next second, he couldn't hold back any longer. The corners of his mouth involuntarily turned up slightly, and then an undisguised smile involuntarily appeared on his face, with a hint of helplessness and amusement in his eyes.

He turned his head and exchanged glances with his three family members standing beside him: Xiao Hongchen, Meng Hongchen, and Ye Guyi, as well as Gu Yuena, who had a calm expression.

Immediately afterwards, he saw that the other four people also had a smile on their faces, with a hint of amusement in their eyes.

Clearly, they all shared his view that the challenge was utterly ridiculous.