"Do you really think you can hide from me?"
Ma Xiaotao cast a scornful glance at the people below and let out a disdainful sneer.
The next moment, her body transformed into a streak of flames, diving down from midair.
Her target was the ice-attribute control-class Soul Master from the Sky Soul Team.
Ma Xiaotao was extremely fast.
In an instant, she was in front of him.
"What, what do you want to do?" The ice-attribute Control Soul Master's face turned pale, showing a look of panic.
The ease with which Ma Xiaotao had just killed the Blasting Ape Soul Master was still vivid in his mind.
Such a powerful being.
Resistance was definitely futile.
"Your ice just now had some restraint on me. I want to see if you can still restrain me now?"
"What?"
The expression of the ice-attribute Control Soul Master changed abruptly.
By saying so, Ma Xiaotao still intended to kill him.
"Wait, I have no power to restrain you now. Isn't it enough that I admit defeat!"
He was already begging for mercy.
Hoping that Ma Xiaotao would spare him.
Unfortunately.
Ma Xiaotao's eyes only showed indifference.
She gently extended her hand and placed it on the shoulder of the Control Soul Master.
The black flames, like oil being poured on fire, wildly spread and instantly engulfed the Control Soul Master's entire body.
"Ice Armor!"
"Ice Shield!"
The Control Soul Master desperately released his soul skills, attempting to fend off Ma Xiaotao's fiery assault this way.
Sadly, it was all futile.
His soul skills were instantly burnt through, and then the pitch-black flames firmly latched onto his body,
setting him alight.
"Ah, ahhhh."
He struggled and roared. For about three to five breaths, he went from a living person to charred remains.
"Hiss..."
Everyone couldn't help but take a sharp intake of breath.
Ma Xiaotao might be a bit too ruthless.
"Clap, clap, clap."
Ma Xiaotao gently clapped her hands as if she had just done something trivial.
Then she turned around, facing the terrified members of the Sky Soul Team with a sinister smile, "Don't be in a hurry, it's your turn now."
"Captain, maybe we should just admit defeat. Ma Xiaotao is really too freakish; I feel like even if all of us attacked together, we wouldn't stand a chance against her," said the Silver-Backed Rhino Soul Master, his voice trembling.
In fact, he was already trying his best to control his emotions,
but.
there was nothing he could do about the cramps in his legs.
Besides, he felt as if Ma Xiaotao's gaze was lightly brushing over him, seemingly selecting him as the next target.
This made him even more panicked.
"Captain, let's give up!"
"A Soul King being instantly killed before Ma Xiaotao, we won't have time to surrender if we don't do it now. The arena is becoming her hunting ground."
Not just the Silver-Backed Rhino Soul Master, the others also began to urge the Sky Soul Team Captain.
Who wouldn't be cowed in the face of a formidable Ma Xiaotao?
"Fine, we surrender!"
The Sky Soul Team Captain said through gritted teeth, "We admit defeat!"
However.
Ma Xiaotao, as if she hadn't heard their words at all, lightly stamped on the ground, and her body, as if weightless, soared into the air to mid-flight.
With a gentle flap of her black flame wings, Ma Xiaotao was already in front of the Silver-Backed Rhino Soul Master, her right hand clasping his throat, slowly lifting him up.
"Let go of me, by the rules of the competition. We have already surrendered, meaning this battle is over. You can't attack me anymore."
The Silver-Backed Rhino Soul Master struggled, shouting as he did.
He was truly panicked.
Ma Xiaotao was actually going to kill him.
He was on the brink of life and death.
"Stop, Ma Xiaotao, if you commit murder again, you will be violating the rules of the Soul Master competition. There will be severe punishment!"
The referee's expression changed, and he shouted loudly.
"Do I care?"
Ma Xiaotao glanced coldly at the referee, "I want to kill them all today. These people all deserve to die."
As her words fell.
The pitch-black flames surged once again.
Instantly enveloping the Silver-Backed Rhino Soul Master.
"Ahhhh..."
The terrifying flames caused him to scream in agony.
Yet.
Ma Xiaotao was laughing, "Hahaha, isn't your defense strong? Now, can you withstand the burning of the flames?"
In just two to three breaths.
The Silver-Backed Rhino Soul Master, known for his defense, was directly turned to ash.
"She's gone completely mad. Someone stop her!"
The people in the arena wildly shouted.
Because they all knew that if no one stopped Ma Xiaotao, the next ones to die would be them.
"Bastard!"
"Our Sky Soul Team has agreed to surrender, why isn't the match being stopped?"
"Open the Soul Power Defense Shield, I need to save our students!"
The team coach from Sky Soul Academy was a tall, burly middle-aged man.
But at this moment, his face was streaked with tears.
Watching his own students being burned to char and ash tore at his heart like a knife.
He wished he could instantly appear in the arena and hammer Ma Xiaotao to death.
"All right."
The Soul Master guarding the 108 pillars of Soul Power hurriedly withdrew his Soul Power.
The transparent shield enveloping the arena disappeared in an instant.
The next moment, the burly man vanished from the spot.
When he reappeared, he was standing in front of the Sky Soul Team Captain, directly facing Ma Xiaotao, who had set her sights on the Team Captain as her next target.
"You little girl, you're very arrogant. How dare you murder indiscriminately on the field of competition without distinction, what difference is there between such actions and an evil Soul Master?"
The middle-aged teacher angrily reprimanded Ma Xiaotao.
"You think you're qualified to tell me what to do?"
Ma Xiaotao clenched her fist and smashed it down hard.
"Qualified or not, you'll know after you experience it for yourself," she retorted.
The middle-aged teacher roared, and a Flame Greatsword appeared in his hand.
Instantly, 8 Soul Rings materialized under his feet.
He was evidently a Soul Douluo level powerhouse!
Facing Ma Xiaotao's punch, he showed no courtesy and swung his sword to attack.
"Boom."
The violent collision sounded like thunder.
Subsequently, Ma Xiaotao was sent flying backward over ten meters.
But the middle-aged teacher was not faring any better, his feet ploughing a long trench in the ground, and his body directly sent the Sky Soul Team Captain flying.
He also retreated over ten meters before coming to a stop.
The two seemed evenly matched in their first clash.
But was that really the case?
Don't forget, what Ma Xiaotao improved the most was not her physical condition but her fire power.
That terrifying flame, close to the ultimate fire, spread instantly across the middle-aged Soul Master's body along his Flame Greatsword.
It ferociously burned the Soul Force Barrier around his body.
"No good!"
"This guy is so hard to deal with!"
The expression of the middle-aged Soul Master changed.
Ma Xiaotao's strength once again surpassed his expectations.
No wonder the elite students of the Sky Soul Team were so vulnerable in front of Ma Xiaotao.
"Scared already?"
Ma Xiaotao sneered coldly, as the Phoenix Meteor Shower was unleashed again.
Dense dark flames fell like raindrops.
However, under Ma Xiaotao's deliberate control, the meteor shower enveloped the middle-aged Soul Master.
"Not good."
The middle-aged Soul Master's face changed.
As he pondered how to cope, a sigh suddenly rang out.
Although it was very faint, everyone could hear it.
"Ai."
"Xiao Tao, enough is enough. Let's stop here," a voice sighed.
With that sigh, a stooped old man appeared in the scene.
It was Mu En.
He had always been lurking in the shadows, observing the situation.
Having noticed the changes in Ma Xiaotao, he did not rush to intervene because he felt that Ma Xiaotao's goal was just to win, and after her victory, she would probably show some restraint.
But to his surprise, the outcome was unexpected.
Far from showing any restraint, Ma Xiaotao seemed intent on escalating the situation.
"Hmph."
Without directly responding to Mu En, Ma Xiaotao snorted coldly, abandoned her attack on the middle-aged teacher, and incredibly audaciously attacked Mu En.
In contrast, Mu En launched a simple and effective counterattack.
With one step, he crossed the distance between himself and Ma Xiaotao, appearing in front of her and chopping at her neck with his hand.
Ma Xiaotao's head tilted, and she fainted.
The farce ended in such a manner.
Having done all this, Mu En directly took Ma Xiaotao away from the arena.
"Just like that, they're gone?"
"Aren't they taking us too lightly?"
"After killing so many of our people, doesn't he owe us an explanation?"
The members of the Sky Soul Team looked at one another in dismay.
They realized that no one seemed to take them seriously.
"What's going on? Is Shrek so arrogant? To massacre openly in front of thousands, suppressing their opponents?"
"And that girl killed without batting an eye; don't her eyes dry out?"
"Is this really an issue of her eyes drying out? There's no reason for such a slaughter, such actions; what's the difference between them and an evil Soul Master?"
After Mu En left, people on the stands began to come to their senses.
What Ma Xiaotao had done was not in line with the conduct of a Soul Master.
She couldn't gain the recognition of the people.
...
"Elder Ma, that old man who just appeared, how strong is he?"
On the side of the Imperial Sun Moon Soul Academy team, Xiao Hongchen blinked and asked Elder Ma curiously.
Elder Ma answered with a grave expression, "Although I have never crossed hands with him, I can confirm that his strength is definitely above mine, and it is very likely that he is an Elder from the Sea God's Pavilion."
Dragon God Douluo Mu En emerged as a renowned figure in his earlier years and later sustained serious injuries. He seldom ventured out of the Sea God's Pavilion for many years. Therefore, not many people actually recognized Mu En.
"Hisss, so there is such a powerful figure lurking in the Shrek squad," the team members gasped upon hearing Elder Ma's words.
They had heard of the Sea God's Pavilion.
It was said that any Elder from the Sea God's Pavilion was a super strong warrior.
However,
nobody noticed that Qin Xiao's gaze was flickering.
He had recognized him.
The stooped elder was none other than Dragon God Douluo Mu En.
But,
where was Xuan Zi?
Could it be that there had been some disagreement between them?
...
"Brothers, that old guy took the goddess away, what should we do?"
"Hesitating for even a minute is disrespectful to the goddess, of course we should just take her back."
"Don't act rashly; the old guy is quite powerful. Even if we team up, we might not be his match. We should be more cautious, see where they're going first, and then make plans."
"Okay."
At the back of the seating area,
many evil Soul Masters had a brief exchange, then quietly left the venue.
At that moment,
the team leader from Shrek Academy, Wang Yan, stepped onto the stage.
He first bowed deeply, then said with a grave expression, "Let me introduce myself, I'm the team leader from Shrek Academy. The reason I'm standing here is to apologize to everyone."
"Sorry, to those who support Shrek, who uphold Shrek, but due to some matters, we have to announce our withdrawal from the competition. Thank you all for your support."
After finishing his words, he bowed deeply again.
This was what Elder Mu had instructed Wang Yan to do through a voice transmission before he left.
"Teacher Wang, haven't we already won? Why give up the competition?"
At this time, Beibei, Xu Sanshi, and others had also regained their ability to move and, standing on the stage, asked Wang Yan, puzzled.
"I'm just the messenger, it wasn't my decision. If you have any questions, you can ask Elder Mu after we leave this place."
Having said this, Wang Yan then left.
Seeing this, Beibei and the others could only follow with a sense of helplessness.
"What?"
"Shrek is withdrawing just like that?"
"I thought this was just the beginning, but it turned out to be the end."
If you had said before that Shrek would withdraw, the audience would have been happy.
Cheaters being punished is a joyful occasion, isn't it?
But now they couldn't be happy.
The girl who could control the black flames, although somewhat unorthodox and extreme in her methods, her strength was undeniable.
She was a terrifying contestant who could fight 1 against 7; if she competed, who would ultimately win was really hard to say.
"Respected audience, the Competition Committee has issued an emergency notice due to damage to the venue requiring repair. The upcoming matches are suspended and will continue tomorrow. The subsequent matches will be postponed by one day."
"To compensate everyone for this inconvenience, your tickets will still be valid for entry tomorrow."
At that moment, the referee announced another bombshell.
The crowd erupted into a buzz.
What kind of trick was this now?
...
"Elder Ma, I have some matters to attend to and won't be returning to the hotel just yet," Qin Xiao suddenly said to Elder Ma.
Elder Ma looked deeply at Qin Xiao, "Is there anything I can help you with?"
Qin Xiao shook his head, "No, I can handle my own affairs."
Elder Ma nodded, "Then go, but remember to be careful."
"Uncle, do you want me to accompany you?" Meng Hongchen asked, looking up at Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao gave a slight smile, "No need, you wait for me at the hotel."
After speaking, he turned and left.
Using the memories in Huo Yuhao's mind, he quickly arrived in front of a luxurious mansion.
It was exactly the Duchy Residence of Duke Bai Hu.
"Today, the Shrek squad announced their surrender. If nothing unexpected happens, they'll soon return to Shrek Academy. Before leaving, Dai Huabin would certainly come home for a visit, wouldn't he?"
"Huo Yuhao, don't say I'm freeloading off your body. Today, I'll collect some interest for you."
Thinking thus, Qin Xiao found a secluded spot to hide in.
He waited quietly for Dai Huabin's arrival.
That's right.
He was going to make his move right in front of the Duchy Residence.
If you're going to do something, do something big.
The seconds and minutes ticked by.
As dusk fell,
The streetlights came on.
Eventually, Qin Xiao saw, at the end of the long street, a tall man approaching.
He walked with power and grace, a smile of returning home on his face.
It was Dai Huabin.
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