Chapter 76: Xuanzi is Fuming
"This year's Shrek Academy is something else, huh? The seven who went up didn't even have a single Soul King among them, and one was just a Great Soul Master," Du Qianjue smirked.
"Is it that bad?" Du Busi stroked his chin, glancing at Xuanzi.
"Not really. I've seen their regular team members, but now only five are left, and all five are injured. Why is that?" Du Qianjue also stroked his chin, posing the question thoughtfully.
"Yeah, why is that indeed?"
Both grandfather and grandson then turned their gaze towards the increasingly dark-faced Xuanzi, making faces and mocking him.
"Xuanzi, could it be that you screwed over your own Shrek students again?"
"Hey, uncle-grandfather, that's not fair to say. How can you call it screwing them over? It's just adding to their experience!"
"Bullshit! Does experience have to wipe them out?"
"Well, who can say for sure? They were given the opportunity to survive, whether they actually can is another matter."
Du Qianjue and Du Busi taunted Xuanzi in tandem, twisting his nose out of joint, his face turning shades of green and purple.
Xuanzi's fingers trembled as he pointed at Du Busi and Du Qianjue, his vision darkening with rage.
"You two shouldn't spout nonsense!" Xuanzi bellowed, his face flushed with anger.
If there was no truth to their words, Xuanzi wouldn't have lost his composure, but what Du Qianjue and Du Busi said was all true!
Originally, due to a mishap with alcohol, causing heavy casualties among the chosen team, Xuanzi felt immense guilt. The mockery from the two only inflamed his anger.
"Slander? Uncle-grandfather, did we?" Du Qianjue blinked curiously.
"Of course not. Seeing his reaction, I knew it. It must be this fool's drunken mishap that caused Shrek's chosen team to be unable to compete," Du Busi mocked mercilessly.
"What a waste!"
"Yes, indeed. It's a pity that Shrek's millennia of consecutive victories are going to be destroyed by someone," Du Qianjue said with a face of 'regret'.
"That's just perfect. It's about time for us from the Heaven Soul Empire to take the championship," Du Busi sneered coldly.
Millennia of victories... coming to an end...
The culprit...
"AAAAHHHHH!!!"
"Ptui!" Xuanzi was nearly driven mad, spewing out a mouthful of blood. He had never encountered such damaging people!
Seeing Xuanzi so flustered, Du Busi, fearing that he might go crazy and attack Du Qianjue recklessly, quickly shielded Du Qianjue behind him, but then...
Xuanzi ran away...
Screaming and looking deranged, he ran off, and even with Du Busi's strength, all he could see was Xuanzi's dirt-yellow tail light disappearing into the distance.
Du Qianjue and Du Busi looked at each other, both corners of their mouths twitching.
"HAHAHAHAHAHA..."
At an altitude of three thousand meters, all the cold winds seemed to turn into jovial air.
What a situation!
After this, Xuanzi would probably develop a psychological shadow whenever he saw them, blushing each time.
After a while, Du Qianjue wiped away the tears of laughter from the corners of his eyes and made faces at Du Busi.
"How about it, uncle-grandfather? Feeling good?"
"Great, so great!" Du Busi was in high spirits, thinking of Xuanzi getting so agitated by them made him feel like he had drunk a can of joy in the height of summer.
Refreshing!
Dealing with Xuanzi, who values Shrek's honor more than his life, as long as you grab this lifeline, you can make him dizzy in minutes.
"This is just the beginning. Wait until the Di'ao Academy team encounters the Shrek team on the field; that's when the real show starts," Du Qianjue said with a wicked smile.
"That's if Shrek can last until they meet us. What if they get eliminated early and don't even make it to the finals? Wouldn't that be embarrassing?" Du Busi stroked his chin thoughtfully.
"That would be even better, just directly smack their faces and point fingers," Du Qianjue shrugged.
"By the next tournament, I'll be at least a high-level Soul Douluo. They'll have even less of a chance then."
The two chatted and laughed as they returned to Star Luo City.
After sending Yao Haoxuan back to Shrek for treatment, Xuanzi rushed to the Star Luo Empire, and Du Busi had been hiding in Star Luo City all along.
No sooner had Xuanzi arrived in Star Luo City than Du Busi sensed his presence and dragged him out for a beating.
Du Busi had come to Star Luo City specifically for Xuanzi, sensing his presence without any hesitation, he provoked a confrontation.
And Du Busi had sneakily hidden part of his aura, making Xuanzi think he hadn't broken through yet, only revealing the truth mid-fight.
This guy had already reached the limit...
After being beaten up on the battlefield and then verbally attacked by Du Qianjue and Du Busi, anyone would have struggled to endure it.
Returning to the Star Emperor Hotel, Du Qianjue passed the conference room and saw everyone was there, including the team coach, so he knocked and entered.
"Everyone's here," Du Qianjue greeted.
"You've arrived, Qianjue, take a seat," Wei Na nodded.
"What are you guys discussing?" Du Qianjue asked curiously after sitting down, "Do we have a match tomorrow?"
The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament had over one hundred sixty teams, representing all the advanced soul master academies from the four great empires of the continent.
The tournament's first three days following the opening were the elimination rounds, which would eliminate at least half of the academy teams, leaving only about sixty teams advancing to the next round.
In the original story, it seemed that sixty-seven teams advanced in the first round.
By the next tournament hosted by the Sun Moon Empire, most of the continent's sects were also pulled into the tournament, doubling the number of teams participating in the elimination rounds.
The elimination rounds were extremely brutal, with injuries and deaths being common occurrences.
Only by winning the elimination rounds could teams advance to the round-robin stages.
After the round-robin, the final ranking matches would take place.
"Yes, the draw has come out. Tomorrow we're up against the Star Luo Empire's Fancypants Advanced Soul Master Academy team. Their team is quite strong; all members are at least at the Soul Ancestor level, and they even have a Soul King," the coach analyzed calmly.
"That's just passable," Yang Lian spread his hands, somewhat dismissively.
And indeed, the Di'ao Academy team had every right to feel this way; the strongest opponent was only a Soul King, which was just a starting point for them.
What were they even competing for?
"Don't be complacent," Wei Na said somewhat helplessly, massaging his temples. Having too strong a team wasn't always a good thing; everyone seemed too relaxed.
"So, Qianjue, are you going on tomorrow?" the coach asked.
"Putting Qianjue in the match might be overkill," Yang Lian grinned.
Everyone else nodded in agreement.
A Soul Saint against a Soul King and Soul Ancestors? That's like a father fighting his son, isn't it?
"Why not go on? Of course, I am," Du Qianjue's lips twisted into a smirk, revealing a Draconic smile.
"The first match, and we'll bring fear to all the teams!"
Everyone in the room held their breath for a moment, fire lighting up in their eyes.
"Starting tomorrow, we'll sweep through all the teams undefeated!"
(End of Chapter)
Thank you for the support, friends. If you want to read more chapters in advance, go to my Patreon.