Elder Ma found the referee with a look of dejection, relaying their decision to forfeit.
After repeated confirmation, the referee had no choice but to announce, "Due to Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's forfeiture, Shrek Academy wins with a score of two to zero! I declare that the champion of this tournament is, Shrek Academy!"
Cheers like a collapsing mountain and roaring sea finally erupted at this moment. All the spectators were incredibly excited.
This was, after all, the Star Luo Empire, territory of the original inhabitants of the Douluo Continent. To them, the Sun Moon Empire was an invading aggressor. Although their Star Luo Imperial Academy had been eliminated, Shrek winning the championship was still better than the Sun Moon Empire winning. And Shrek had been winning for thousands of years, so they were used to it.
"Shrek! Shrek! Shrek!"
"Yuwen Tuo! Yuwen Tuo! Yuwen Tuo!"
For a time, the entire venue reverberated with the names of Shrek and Yuwen Tuo. After all, anyone could see that this final match was almost entirely due to Yuwen Tuo's efforts. Shrek truly lived up to its reputation as a place that produced monsters, having actually produced such an unparalleled one.
Yuwen Tuo felt the timing was right. Standing in the center of the arena, he suddenly snapped his fingers with a "snap."
The entire audience instantly fell silent. This scene seemed familiar to them. At the beginning of the competition, Huo Yuhao had used six fake 100,000-year spirit rings to intimidate his opponent. After winning, he had pointed a single finger skyward and, with the words, "I am from Shrek, from Tang Sect," had pushed the prestige of both Shrek and Tang Sect to their peak.
Now, many people believed Yuwen Tuo was about to repeat that trick.
Xuan Zi laughed, "Hehe, if this child can further enhance our school's prestige, his previous actions might not be unforgivable!"
"Everyone, I... Yuwen Tuo, possess innate full spirit power at Level 20, and I hail from Shiwa Village in the Heaven Dou Empire!"
But the moment Yuwen Tuo spoke, everyone was stunned. Shouldn't you be saying you're from Shrek?
What the hell is Shiwa Village in the Heaven Dou Empire? What's there to mention about such a small village?
And innate full spirit power at Level 20, was this person joking? Although Yuwen Tuo's current displayed strength was extremely powerful, and everyone thought he was excellent, that was based on the premise of normal innate spirit power. If he had innate full spirit power at Level 20, he would be thirteen now, right? In all these years, he only improved by a dozen levels? He hasn't even reached Spirit Sect yet.
Is it that you're too useless, or that Shrek taught you to be too useless?
"Not good, is this Yuwen Tuo going to...?" Xuan Zi's face suddenly changed drastically; he had guessed Yuwen Tuo's intentions.
This fellow was preparing to publicly expose what Shrek had done to him, right there in front of everyone.
What gives him the confidence?
He was just a mere Spirit Grandmaster, with no power or influence, and his own strength was only three rings. Even if he spoke, as long as Shrek outright denied it, who would believe him? They could even claim he was sent by other forces, specifically to slander Shrek.
On one side was an unknown young man who had just barely emerged from obscurity after winning the championship of the Continental Spirit Master Tournament. On the other side was Shrek Academy, which had dominated the continent for ten thousand years, always standing firm with a positive image of fairness, neutrality, justice, and greatness.
It was obvious which side people would lean towards.
However, although Xuan Zi believed that Yuwen Tuo's "slander" would not significantly impact Shrek's reputation, his act of betraying Shrek in public was still not a good look. Moreover, since this fellow was determined to betray Shrek, Xuan Zi naturally could not let him talk nonsense.
"Yuwen Tuo, shut your mouth!" Xuan Zi furiously unleashed a palm strike. A massive golden bull's palm descended towards Yuwen Tuo.
"Tuo Tuo, be careful!" Xiao Xiao couldn't help but cry out in alarm. Although she knew Yuwen Tuo would be fine, her heart still couldn't help but worry for him.
At this moment, beside Yuwen Tuo, a grey-robed figure suddenly appeared. That figure clenched a single fist and threw a punch. The powerful fist energy actually clashed evenly with Xuan Zi's bull palm.
"This fist energy, you are—" Xuan Zi was startled. This familiar fist energy, containing incredibly powerful dominance, among the people he knew, only his Martial Uncle Mu En's "Reign Over the World" could surpass it, and there were some similarities between the two.
The number of people capable of delivering such a powerful punch in the world could be counted on one hand.
"You are... Thunder Douluo Yu Yuan-cheng!"
Xuan Zi called out the name. The grey-robed figure removed his grey hood, revealing the face of a middle-aged man. His features were firm, with sparse facial hair, clearly not well-groomed. His face was full of the marks of time, indicating a person who had experienced much.
"Xuan Zi, long time no see!" Yu Yuan-cheng greeted.
"It's actually him, Thunder Douluo actually appeared here?" Xu Jiawei was startled. He wondered what day it was. After the Gluttony Douluo, the Thunder Douluo also appeared. Such prominent figures were rarely seen for years, yet two appeared today.
"Thunder Douluo Yu Yuan-cheng? Could it be, the sect master of the Heavenly Dragon Sect?" Yuwen Tuo guessed the person's identity.
In fact, the Heaven Dou Empire was not limited to the Body Sect as a protective sect. If the Body Sect was a hidden protective sect in the early stages, then the Heavenly Dragon and Earth Dragon twin sects in the famous city of Dragon City were the public protective sects of the Heaven Dou Empire. It was just that the Earth Dragon Sect had no Titled Douluo guarding it, so it was not well-known.
However, the Heavenly Dragon Sect was known throughout the world. They were the legitimate descendants of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan, one of the upper three sects back then, inheriting from the Yu Tian-heng and Yu Tian-xin lineage, possessing the purest Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon bloodline.
The Mu En lineage of Shrek, however, due to being descended from Grandmaster's mutated bloodline, was not as pure in terms of martial spirit as the Heavenly Dragon Sect.
The second Great Soul Master Tournament held in Ming Dou City also saw the Heavenly Dragon Sect participate, achieving very good results, eventually being defeated by Shrek. The sect master of the Heavenly Dragon Sect was a powerful Titled Douluo, nicknamed Old Heavenly Dragon. He had inherited the family's direct Lightning Title, and his spirit power was profound and domineering, having reached Level 96. He was upright and unyielding, hating evil as if it were his personal enemy.
In the original story, when the Sun Moon Empire's army arrived in the Heaven Dou Empire, this old man led the entire Heavenly Dragon Sect to help the Dragon City garrison defend Dragon City, killing many enemies. After the city fell, the Heavenly Dragon Sect suffered heavy losses. This Titled Douluo also died in battle, sacrificing himself for his country. Just for this act of dying for his country, he could be considered a hero.
It could be said that before the Body Sect agreed to become the Heaven Dou Empire's protective sect, this old man was the face of the Heaven Dou Empire.
However, in the exchange between Xuan Zi and Yu Yuan-cheng just now, Xuan Zi probably used about two-tenths of his strength, while Yu Yuan-cheng used at least six-tenths. After the Super Douluo stage, a two-level difference in strength could be as vast as heaven and earth. Moreover, Yu Yuan-cheng did not possess a 100,000-year spirit ring. If they truly fought, he might not be able to hold off Xuan Zi for long.
After that, Old Poison would still need to make a move. Yu Yuan-cheng's appearance was for the sake of legitimacy. Yuwen Tuo had guessed Vina's intention; Vina probably wanted to take him away in the name of the Heaven Dou imperial family first, rather than the Body Sect. This perfectly suited Yuwen Tuo's wishes, allowing him to continue to hide the Xuanyuan Sword, which he would have great use for later.
As for what excuse Old Poison would use to attack Shrek later, it would be easy: just continue to fleece Huo Yuhao. He just hadn't expected that because of his own matters, Vina had even invited this respected figure from Dragon City.
"Child, don't be afraid. With this old man here, say whatever you want without reservations. As long as this old man is still standing, Xuan Zi's hand won't reach you," Yu Yuan-cheng said, turning around.
Yuwen Tuo bowed slightly, "Yes, thank you, senior."
"Old Heavenly Dragon, what concern is it of yours that Shrek handles a traitor? What is your relationship with this boy?" Xuan Zi demanded.
Yu Yuan-cheng shook his head, "No relation. Today is the first time this old man has seen him." He was telling the truth; before today, he had no idea who Yuwen Tuo was.
"Then why are you meddling?"
"Meddling? Didn't you hear? This child introduced himself, and the first thing he said was that he came from Shiwa Village in the Heaven Dou Empire, making him a lawful citizen of my Heaven Dou. As one of the Heaven Dou Empire's protective Douluo, how can this old man stand by and watch you slaughter my citizens for no reason?" Yu Yuan-cheng said with an imposing aura, "Don't forget, he's not just a student of your Shrek; he's also a child who grew up in my Heaven Dou Empire. Xuan Zi, if you want to fight, this old man will accompany you, but this old man will never stand by and watch you bully the weak and insult my people!"
With that, a phantom of a lightning dragon appeared behind him, letting out a dragon's roar at the Gluttony Divine Ox. Although his rank was two levels lower than Xuan Zi's, this Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon showed no fear of the Gluttony Divine Ox.
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