In Shrek's resting area, Tang San's face was dark as he said fiercely.
"This match, Tai Long will replace Fatty. We'll win within one minute and slap those snobs right across the face!"
Yu Tianheng cracked his knuckles.
"Those spoiled brats don't have any real strength. One minute is too generous. We can finish them even faster!"
Flender, however, looked concerned.
"Isn't that a bit excessive?"
Opening matches usually saw both teams holding back, using only about thirty percent of their strength. The goal wasn't to make the match spectacular, but to establish the spirit of friendship before competition.
If they went all out from the very beginning, not only would the imperial family's reputation suffer, but the remaining matches could become far more brutal.
Grandmaster sneered.
"Flender, you've really grown more timid with age! The imperial family had your student killed and humiliated us repeatedly. Can you really swallow that?"
Even Ma Hongjun voiced his dissatisfaction.
"That's right, Teacher. I think we should teach them a harsh lesson and show everyone what the Shrek Seven Devils are capable of!"
With Liu Erlong's fiery temper, there was naturally no reason for her to object.
Seeing that no one agreed with his suggestion, Flender simply spread his hands and remained silent.
Soon afterward, the competitors from both sides emerged from opposite tunnels and stepped onto the arena.
The members of Heaven Dou Academy's Third Team, a group of pampered nobles, seemed completely unaware of the seriousness of the situation. Each struck a flashy pose, hoping to attract the attention of the opposite sex.
In the Seven Treasure Team's resting area.
"What a bunch of idiots," Ning Rongrong muttered.
Ning Tianyu was much calmer.
"Judging from Shrek's previous matches, although they lost to us, they're still a formidable team."
"Heaven Dou Academy's Third Team consists entirely of Spirit Elders. Facing an opponent like Shrek while still underestimating them, they're probably in for a rough time."
They all knew that the Shrek Seven Devils had a food-type support Spirit Master, yet Oscar wasn't participating in this match. Sending out an all battle-type lineup made their intentions obvious.
Ning Tianyu didn't know about the grudge between Shrek and the imperial family, but Wu Qi and the main team members did.
Changkong sighed leisurely.
"I just hope they still have some sense. If they get themselves disqualified, that would be no fun."
On the VIP platform, Ning Fengzhi noticed that the Shrek Seven Devils' emotions seemed off and couldn't help reminding the emperor.
"Your Majesty, should we assign a few more referees to the match?"
Bone Douluo spoke in a deep voice.
"Those youngsters from Shrek Academy clearly harbor hostility toward Heaven Dou Imperial Academy."
As he spoke, his gaze drifted toward Prince Xue Xing.
Before Emperor Xue Ye could make a decision, the referees, unwilling to delay the schedule, immediately announced the start of the match.
Seeing this, Xue Ye decided not to dwell on it any further and quietly watched the battle unfold.
On the arena.
A sinister smile appeared on Tang San's face.
"I'll restrain them. Everyone attack with everything you've got. Just remember, don't kill anyone."
"Don't worry," Dai Mubai laughed.
As both sides released their martial spirits, the match officially began.
"Fourth Spirit Skill, Blue Silver Cage!"
Since his fourth Spirit Ring wasn't a ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring, the skill wasn't capable of restraining multiple targets individually.
However, that wasn't a problem. Heaven Dou Academy's Third Team was standing relatively close together. By enlarging the Blue Silver Cage, he could trap all of them at once.
Caught completely off guard, and having never practiced proper teamwork beforehand, Heaven Dou Academy's Third Team immediately fell into chaos.
"Fourth Spirit Skill, White Tiger Meteor Shower!"
Dai Mubai struck first.
Just before the large-scale attack landed, Tang San dismissed the Blue Silver Cage, allowing the barrage of meteors to crash directly onto every member of Heaven Dou Academy's Third Team.
Yu Tianheng immediately led the assault, charging into the enemy formation alongside Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.
Ma Hongjun provided aerial support by raining down flames from above.
Realizing the danger, Heaven Dou Academy's Third Team tried to dodge, but Tang San's First Spirit Skill bound one of each opponent's legs, preventing them from escaping.
By the time they broke free several seconds later, Yu Tianheng and the others were already upon them.
What followed was nothing less than a one-sided massacre.
The Shrek Seven Devils showed no mercy, attacking with their full strength as Heaven Dou Academy's Third Team collapsed one after another.
Their attacks were so relentless that they never even gave their opponents a chance to surrender.
For a moment, the entire arena fell silent.
The spectators and even the distinguished guests on the VIP platform stared in stunned disbelief.
Wu Qi calmly took a sip of tea.
"Heh, now the real show begins."
In the original timeline, the imperial family had chosen not to pursue the Shrek Seven Devils' actions largely out of respect for Ning Fengzhi.
After all, Ning Rongrong had been a member of the Shrek Team. Taking action against them would have been difficult to explain to Ning Fengzhi.
Moreover, Xue Qinghe had also intended to recruit the Shrek Seven Devils.
Tang San's name had appeared on Emperor Xue Ye's desk numerous times beforehand.
Combined with Tang San revealing a ten-thousand-year fourth Spirit Ring, astonishing everyone present, Emperor Xue Ye had chosen to overlook their conduct, partly because he valued talented individuals.
But now things were different.
The Shrek Seven Devils had done nothing to earn Xue Ye's favor, nor did they have Ning Fengzhi's support.
So who was going to indulge them now?
By the time the referee finally came to his senses and declared the match over, exactly fifty seconds had passed.
Faced with such a brutal scene, the referee didn't dare make an immediate ruling and instinctively turned to look toward Emperor Xue Ye on the VIP platform.
At that moment, Emperor Xue Ye's expression was incredibly grim. Even so, he forced a faint smile onto his face to avoid having others misinterpret his attitude.
After all, he wasn't the referee, so it wasn't appropriate for him to speak first.
Prince Xue Xing immediately exchanged a glance with Teacher Zhou, the leader of Heaven Dou Academy's Third Team.
Understanding the signal, Teacher Zhou looked at the horrifying scene on the arena. His breathing became rapid, and his face flushed red with anger.
"Referee, I want to file a complaint! Shrek Academy's team attempted murder, this was premeditated attempted murder!"
"His Majesty is present, yet they still dared to disregard the law so openly. This is a blatant insult to the authority of the imperial family!"
"I demand that they be disqualified from the tournament immediately and imprisoned for severe punishment!"
Ning Fengzhi frowned and glanced at Emperor Xue Ye, but chose not to speak for the time being.
Beside him, Bishop Salas lounged comfortably in his seat, resting his cheek against one hand as though he were simply enjoying the spectacle.
Faced with such a serious accusation, Tang San naturally refused to accept it.
He stepped forward, looked directly at Emperor Xue Ye, and spoke calmly without the slightest trace of fear.
"Your Majesty, everything we did was within the rules of the tournament."
Teacher Zhou immediately cursed.
"That's nonsense! It was clearly attempted murder!"
Tang San turned around and replied coldly,
"Then let me ask you this are they dead?"
In full view of everyone present, if they had actually killed someone, Shrek Academy would never have escaped punishment.
At Emperor Xue Ye's signal, several referees stepped onto the arena to examine the members of Heaven Dou Academy's Third Team.
A few moments later, the referees shook their heads at Emperor Xue Ye.
All seven members of Heaven Dou Academy's Third Team were still alive.
Tang San had indeed not killed anyone on the spot.
However, their injuries were so severe that even with proper treatment afterward, they would suffer lasting aftereffects that would prevent them from advancing any further in cultivation.
One of them had even had his spine shattered.
Even if he survived after treatment, he would spend the rest of his life partially paralyzed.
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