"Xuanzi, was that guy really that strong?"
After Titan left, Zhongli Wu immediately voiced the question that had been gnawing at him.
Although Zhongli Wu was an evil soul master, he wasn't brainless like some others. The moment he sensed Titan wasn't someone to mess with, he wisely kept his mouth shut and simply observed quietly from start to finish.
At the question, Xuanzi's face darkened. He thought back to the humiliating beating he had suffered and nodded grimly.
"Very strong. An Ultimate Douluo."
Zhongli Wu's pupils shrank slightly. Then he recalled the rumors—about the two Ultimate Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect who had stormed Shrek Academy and thoroughly thrashed Xuanzi.
So, the man from earlier must've been one of them.
No wonder Xuanzi didn't dare talk back even after being threatened—he'd already been beaten half to death by the guy before!
Realizing this, Zhongli Wu gave him a strange look, clearly amused.
Xuanzi knew exactly what this bastard was thinking, but there was nothing he could say. Being weaker wasn't something he could deny. Still, he swore to himself that once he advanced to the Ultimate Douluo realm, he'd repay every bit of humiliation he'd ever endured!
Of course, maybe he wouldn't need to wait that long—Titan might just get himself killed first by the ninth-tier soul engineers of the Sun Moon Empire.
Just like how Titan thought that Xuanzi and Zhongli Wu would get themselves killed by Gu Yuena if they ever attacked Huo Yuhao, Xuanzi believed Titan would die trying to snatch Wang Dong'er away.
In the end, who would live and who would die—only time would tell.
But one thing was certain: neither Xuanzi, Zhongli Wu, nor Titan had the slightest idea that all three of them would end up dead in the Sun Moon Empire.
Zhongli Wu glanced at Xuanzi with a smirk. "By the way, Xuanzi, if Mu En finds out you've been cozying up to us evil soul masters, what do you think he'd say?"
Xuanzi's face twitched. He instantly denied it, snapping, "This isn't an alliance! We just happen to share the same target, that's all. Watch your words, Zhongli Wu!"
Even with his lack of tact, Xuanzi understood that if anyone learned he'd voluntarily joined hands with the Holy Spirit Cult, it would completely destroy what little remained of Shrek Academy's reputation.
After everything that had happened, at least he'd matured enough to realize that much.
Hearing Xuanzi desperately try to distance himself, Zhongli Wu snorted and rose to his feet, sneering. "Whatever you say. If it makes you feel better."
As he left, Xuanzi finally exhaled in relief.
He just hoped everything would go smoothly—that Shrek Academy would get eliminated early, and that when he and Zhongli Wu finally moved against Huo Yuhao, Beibei and Xu Sanshi wouldn't get dragged down with them.
But what Xuanzi never imagined was that every word of his conversation with Zhongli Wu—and Titan's too—had been overheard by Huo Yuhao through his Spiritual Detection!
From the very start, they had been the ones exposed, while the "prey" they thought they were hunting had already turned into the hunter.
Even more, Huo Yuhao had used a special soul tool—one of his own inventions from the past five years—to record their entire conversation in both sound and image.
If the Xingluo Empire's auction houses could already project synchronized video and audio using light screens, then the Sun Moon Empire—far ahead in soul tool technology—certainly could too.
Huo Yuhao fully intended to broadcast this recording across the entire continent, letting everyone see the truth: that while Shrek Academy publicly fought the Holy Spirit Cult, they were secretly collaborating with them behind the scenes.
As for "malicious editing"? Huo Yuhao had zero qualms about using that kind of trick against Shrek Academy.
When the tournament ended—even if Xuanzi, Titan, and Zhongli Wu all died within the Sun Moon Empire—no one would ever blame the Empire after watching the video of them plotting to kill the prodigy Huo Yuhao.
In fact, most would probably cheer their deaths.
Simply put, Huo Yuhao had already planned their fates out perfectly.
And now, he was eager to see what Xuanzi would do when Shrek Academy finally faced the Holy Spirit Cult in the tournament—and Beibei and Xu Sanshi, two of Shrek's core members, ended up dying at Tang Ya's hands.
This show was only getting better.
After the introduction of sect forces, this year's Continental Soul Master Tournament had become the largest in history. The elimination round alone lasted three full days.
Under Xu Tianran's strict management, the later matches proceeded in perfect order.
With ninth-tier soul engineers serving as referees, there were still occasional injuries and deaths—but compared to the carnage of the Xingluo tournament, casualties were minimal.
Overall, the losses were acceptable.
But everyone knew the real reason it wasn't worse—because the strongest teams hadn't clashed yet.
Once soul saint-level teams began facing each other, injuries and deaths would become the norm—especially when neither side could afford to hold back.
Still, even that was nothing compared to facing the Holy Spirit Cult.
When the Holy Spirit Cult's team entered the arena, it wasn't a match—it was a massacre.
Their leader, Tang Ya, rarely even needed to lift a finger. The Messenger of Death and the other cultists alone were more than enough to crush their opponents without mercy.
Tang Ya's debut had been reserved for Shrek Academy.
Even so, the Holy Spirit Cult's name had already become synonymous with fear. Everyone knew just how twisted and bloodthirsty those evil soul masters were—they hadn't come to compete, but to kill.
Any team unfortunate enough to face them, unless suicidally confident, immediately chose to surrender.
When the tournament reached the Round of 16—about to decide the Top 8—Xu Tianran's backroom manipulations finally bore fruit: Shrek Academy was paired against the Holy Spirit Cult.
Upon hearing this, Xuanzi didn't panic like Yan Shaozhe or Qian Duoduo.
Because he already knew—he had a secret deal with Zhongli Wu. Soon, they'd strike together to kill Huo Yuhao.
Given that, Zhongli Wu would surely restrain the Holy Spirit Cult's team, sparing Shrek's competitors from harm, right?
It was the perfect setup—Shrek could gracefully lose and withdraw from the tournament, while Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo took Beibei and Xu Sanshi away, leaving Xuanzi free to enact his plan.
After all his bad luck, Xuanzi felt it was finally his turn for things to go smoothly.
But what he didn't know… was that the moment the host announced Shrek Academy's match against the Holy Spirit Cult, the bloodlust in Tang Ya's eyes was already impossible to conceal.
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