Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

The thought stunned her, and a complex mix of emotions welled up inside her.

After a long while, her legs went slightly weak, and she stared intently at the figure, her mouth slightly moist.

Kong Tianxu slowly descended.

Step 8.

Just then—

A strange light suddenly flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes, and he burst into wild laughter, a piercing and manic laugh:

"You lost! You lost! You took the eighth step, and there are only seven of us. You lost, you lost, hahaha! We, Shrek Academy, have won! Eternal glory, today, today! Hahaha!"

The laughter echoed in the silent stadium, eerie and unsettling, yet it revealed a rare touch of humor amidst the silence.

The atmosphere in the stadium was reignited. The audience was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Is he crazy?"

"Did you get knocked silly?"

"Is this all Shrek Academy has to offer?"

Laughter rose and fell, echoing throughout the hall.

Long Xiaoyao shook his head, finished his business, and left, disappearing silently into the void.

Zheng Zhan stepped back onto the almost completely shattered competition stage and glanced speechlessly at Huo Yuhao, who was still laughing wildly.

He raised his hand shakily, ready to announce the result of the match.

"This match—"

"Wait a minute!"

Kong Tianxu stopped Zheng Zhan.

Zheng Zhan was taken aback, then his attitude became respectful to the point of humility:

"Is there anything I did wrong?"

He was now being extremely polite to Kong Tianxu; he absolutely could not withstand that kind of attack and that kind of power.

The strong rule, and at this moment he just wanted to finish this refereeing job as soon as possible, then go back to sleep and see if he had gone crazy.

Kong Tianxu smiled but did not answer. He simply turned to look at Huo Yuhao.

"You said there were only seven of you, but I took eight steps?"

"Yes... Ah! What's wrong?!" Huo Yuhao gradually regained his senses and forced a guilty response.

"it is good."

Immediately, Kong Tianxu raised his hand.

An invisible mental fluctuation spread out.

Mental isolation device activated instantly!

Simulated Soul Skill, ineffective!

Ripples spread through the air, as if a moment had frozen in time.

Then--

A figure appeared out of thin air behind Huo Yuhao.

Wang Dong'er.

However, the girl's body was clearly not normal at the moment. Blue-purple and dark gold lights flickered strangely all over her body, and the golden trident pattern on her forehead suddenly shone brightly, as if it did not know where to go.

But eventually the pattern faded and merged with the dark golden light.

Huo Yuhao's expression suddenly changed!

He turned around abruptly and rushed towards Wang Dong'er, wanting to pick her up and check on her condition.

But the next second, a dazzling golden light burst forth from Wang Dong'er's body!

The golden light instantly sent Huo Yuhao flying! His body tumbled several times in the air before crashing heavily onto the ruins, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

The injuries he sustained in this fight were not as severe as those in this one.

At the same time, the camera panned across the entire competition area, finally revealing the complete situation to viewers across the mainland.

Xiao Xiao lay on her side beside the broken cauldron, her face as pale as gold paper.

Xu Sanshi lay face up on the platform, nailed to it, his blood staining the surface beneath him.

Jiang Nannan's condition was even worse than his. She was trapped next to the broken pillar, her body as if it had been torn apart by a cart, with numerous cracks, especially her limbs, which were completely twisted. She had fainted.

Beibei knelt on both knees, her head lying on her side, motionless.

He Caitou collapsed completely onto the wreckage of his wheelchair, his fate unknown.

In addition, Wang Qiu'er—

Eight people.

There were eight people in total.

The team battle rules are seven against seven; everyone knows that. Even if Kong Tianxu has always routinely fought seven opponents at once, it's still only one against seven.

Now, there are eight.

The entire audience fell silent once again at this unthinkable scene.

"Shrek, what a Shrek!"

Kong Tianxu's lips curled up slightly, and his voice suddenly rose:

"So this is your eternal glory?"

"Eight!"

"people!"

"group!"

"war!?"

Chapter 312 Standing before you is: Kong Tianxu, a level nine Soul Master, a Three-Life Martial Soul, and a novice in Bullfighting!

On the large screen that was playing the video in real time, the eight figures were clearly presented to everyone.

Eight people.

Eight people, eight people, eight people, eight people!

Shrek used eight people to fight this team battle!

They are one of the top soul master teams with a ten-thousand-year heritage, Shrek Academy, which has defended its championship title for countless years, and a soul master holy land that once nurtured a god!

How could they? How dare they?

To shamelessly send eight people—one more than the maximum number of participants allowed in the competition—to deal with just one person?!

Even the lowest-ranking teams that were eliminated in the preliminary rounds, the most ordinary sects and academies, and even the worst cases of cheating that had been discovered before, had never experienced anything like this!

In the Continental Elite Youth Soul Master Tournament, representing the highest level of the younger generation, they used the entire team's strength to fight against one person, and even resorted to cheating. What did they take this duel for?

Just for that so-called eternal glory?

A bunch of lunatics!

Morally depraved, utterly shameless!

The live stream of the Soul Guidance Device instantly presented all of this to hundreds of thousands of viewers on site. At the same time, even more and larger amounts of Soul Power were transmitted along the Wave Soul Guidance Device to various nodes throughout the Douluo Continent.

Thus, in the capital of the Star Luo Empire, in the important Maple Leaf Town on the border of the Heavenly Soul Empire, in the bustling port taverns of the Douling Empire, and throughout every corner of the Sun Moon Empire—

The thrilling scenes at the scene were vividly displayed on the Soul Guidance Screen.

Countless people stared in disbelief, erupting in deafening boos and even hurling insults.

At this moment, the anger and contempt of the entire continent finally erupted!

"Eight people? There really are eight people!"

"Shrek is cheating! Eight against one! And they still haven't won!"

"What did we just see? They've been hiding an eighth person in the shadows all along?"

"That's Wang Dong'er! Wasn't she suspended? Why is she still on the court?"

"Invisibility! She can become invisible! She's been hiding nearby, waiting!"

"Disgusting! Absolutely disgusting! Is this still the Shrek from my mom's stories? I'll never be able to eat again if I ever see the words 'Eternal Glory' again."

Angry roars, scornful spits, and incredulous gasps blended into a deafening roar. Countless spectators stood up, waving their fists and hurling insults in Shrek's direction!

Those who originally supported Shrek from the Three Kingdoms period also fell silent at this moment.

They looked at each other, speechless. That millennia-old glory, that sacred place in the hearts of countless people, was now crumbling before their very eyes.

Even worse, those forces that had once been suppressed by Shrek Academy are now kicking them while they're down, with waves of mockery rising higher and higher.

On the stage, Huo Yuhao slowly crawled to Wang Dong'er's side.

He struggled to support his broken body, using it to shield Wang Dong'er's pale face. He slumped onto the ruins, staring blankly at the eight figures on the large screen, his lips moving, his eyes terrifyingly empty.

"Dong'er, Dong'er..."

His voice was like a broken dream.

"No, it's not like that, it shouldn't be like that. It can't be, this can't be..."

Everything was planned so perfectly.

The multiple practice sessions with Wang Dong'er on the Martial Soul Fusion, simulating a shared stealth effect, resulted in an unprecedented, 100% fusion rate Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

The true trump card that was revealed only in the semi-finals – the Haotian Sect's Ring-Exploding Secret Technique.

He even considered that Kong Tianxu was still hiding his strength, and that Wang Qiu'er wouldn't be willing to go all out.

Following the destruction of the Heavenly Emperor's Hammer, which had condensed the Ice Emperor's 400,000-year soul ring, he also used the unique million-year soul ring explosion technique.