Speaking of which, Douluo II Shrek Academy is truly speechless.
I remember, before Huo Yuhao and the others set off to participate in this Elite Competition, Xuan Zi, that glutton, told them, "Do you know why Shrek Academy, with a history of ten thousand years, currently has fewer than one hundred inner court disciples remaining in the academy?"
When Xu Sanshi replied that it was because the senior students had all graduated and left, Xuan Zi shook his head and told Huo Yuhao and the others in a sorrowful tone that indeed some inner court disciples had graduated and left, but he was referring to another group of inner court disciples who had not been able to graduate from the academy.
He stated that those inner court students who had not been able to graduate from the academy were all good children. Although they had not truly graduated from Shrek's inner court, their names remained on the academy's roster. They took the academy's ideals as their own. They were not without the ability to graduate, but rather died fighting for the academy's ideals.
He also said that many outer court students already had the qualifications to join the inner court in terms of strength, but joining the inner court meant shouldering a heavy responsibility. Some outer court students felt they could not bear this responsibility and, after swearing to secrecy, left the academy.
Next, Xuan Zi told Huo Yuhao and the others that the academy respected every student's choice and would not force students to bear that heavy responsibility. However, any student who chose to join the inner court for further study was a hero, not a hero of the academy, but a hero belonging to the Douluo Continent.
Listen to that.
What a boast.
Isn't it just joining the academy's inspection team to eliminate Evil Soul Masters?
This is what Shrek Academy should be doing anyway.
Since it received benefits from Tang San, and Tang San destroyed Slaughter City and eliminated Spirit Hall, which led to no other force being able to suppress Evil Soul Masters, Shrek Academy naturally needs to repay these various sins.
Douluo 1 Shui Yueer: "Shen Fan is right."
Douluo II Shrek Academy Girls Livestream: "..."
But then again.
Those inner court students from Douluo Two Shrek who died fighting Evil Soul Masters were truly wronged.
If they knew that Yan Shaozhe, the head of their academy's Spirit Department, was a descendant of Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, the highest authorities of the Holy Spirit Church, and that their academy's guardian Mu En had a dog-blood relationship with Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao of the Holy Spirit Church, who knows if they would be so angry they'd come back to life?
So, the Shrek inner court students and the low-to-mid-level Evil Soul Masters were fighting until their brains were splattered, while your respective higher-ups were playing "I love you, you love him"?
Are you kidding me?
From this, it can be seen that the Shrek Inspection Team is a joke.
Douluo II Shrek Academy Girls Livestream: "..."
Douluo Two Ye Xishui Livestream: "..."
However, speaking of Huo Yuhao and the others going to participate in this Elite Competition, there's a big pit waiting for them.
In fact, this time Huo Yuhao and the others were only going as reserve members. The actual participants in the competition were this generation's pseudo-Shrek Seven Devils, led by Ma Xiaotao, with Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, Xi Xi, Yao Haoxuan, Chen Zifeng, and Gongyang Mo as the six main team members, making up the seven.
Douluo Er Ma Xiaotao Livestream: "Pseudo-Shrek Seven Devils?"
"I will never accept that."
However, with Xuan Zi, a Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Church, leading the team, these fourteen people, two generations of Shrek Seven Devils, old and new, wouldn't have a good outcome.
The reason Xuan Zi said so much to Huo Yuhao and the others earlier was to try and use the word "hero" to trick Huo Yuhao and the others, to make them more loyal to Shrek. For this, Xuan Zi planned to, on the way to the Elite Competition, take Huo Yuhao and the other seven promising newcomers from Shrek Academy to deal with a group of Evil Soul Masters, to let them know that Shrek doesn't just talk the talk.
"By the way, go deal with a group of Evil Soul Masters," this statement isn't arrogant.
Normally, facing an Evil Soul Master force with a maximum of only a Spirit King, under the protection of a ninety-eighth-level powerhouse, there would definitely be no danger. They wouldn't even need the protection of a ninety-eighth-level powerhouse; just Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, two Spirit Emperors, leading the remaining five Spirit Kings of the main team, could easily crush all the Evil Soul Masters of this force.
But what Ma Xiaotao and Huo Yuhao encountered happened to be the strongest Spirit King in Douluo history, and they just happened to have Xuan Zi, this unreliable guy, leading the team.
The result was...
Among the seven main team members, Yao Haoxuan was the unluckiest, his bones completely gone.
Chen Zifeng lost a leg.
Gongyang Mo was the most seriously injured, his chest blown open.
Xi Xi's internal injuries were relatively minor, but the poison damage was also very dangerous.
Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng had high cultivation levels, and although they also suffered some internal injuries, fortunately they were not affected by the poison, but they still needed a lot of time to recuperate.
Among the seven main members, only Ling Luochen did not suffer too serious injuries and recovered after a few days of rest.
Douluo Two Xian Liner Livestream: "Forget it, I'll lead the team this time for the Elite Competition."
Douluo Two Cai Meier Livestream: "Okay, I support you this time."
"Elder Xuan, he... alas."
Douluo Er Ma Xiaotao Livestream: "The strongest Spirit King in Douluo history?"
"He not only injured me, but besides Ling Luochen, everyone else either died or was severely injured by him."
"Can it get any more outrageous?"
"Wait."
"Ling Luochen."
"Why did you only suffer minor injuries?"
Douluo Two Ling Luochen Livestream: "How would I know."
Douluo Two Xi Xi Livestream: "Did Yao Haoxuan just die like that?"
"Life is truly unpredictable."
"And Gongyang Mo and Chen Zifeng, alas..."
Speaking of which...
This plot point is somewhat different between the anime and the novel.
In the novel, Yao Haoxuan died too quickly, with no extra plot.
In the anime, perhaps thinking that Yao Haoxuan was, after all, a member of the pseudo-Shrek Seven Devils, and dying so silently was somewhat undignified, they changed this plot to Yao Haoxuan protecting Ling Luochen and the other team members. Seeing that they couldn't all escape safely, he actively released his Spirit, blocking the enemy alone, gaining some escape time for Ling Luochen and the others, ultimately leaving behind only a piece of his clothing.
Douluo Er Ma Xiaotao Livestream: "You didn't get much injured, so it seems Yao Haoxuan protected you."
"Does he like you?"
"This guy hid it pretty well, I never noticed it usually."
Douluo Two Ling Luochen Livestream: "How would I know."
Douluo Er Ma Xiaotao Livestream: "Besides 'How would I know,' what else can you say?"
Douluo Two Ling Luochen Livestream: "I'm very touched."
"I don't like him."
Douluo Er Ma Xiaotao Livestream: "Hehe."
"If Yao Haoxuan knew, I wonder what he would think."
Douluo Two Xi Xi Livestream: "Matters of the heart cannot be forced."
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