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Wei Xiaofeng's lips curled into a smirk as he patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, Teacher Xu, we'll definitely smash his students' heads to pieces!"

Wang Jinxi nodded in agreement, "Yeah! Since they dared mock Teacher Xu, they better pray that when they encounter us, they can last a few more minutes!"

Xu Sheng held an extremely revered position in their hearts, and now he had been mocked by another teacher, they had to regain their honor!

Tang Wulin hesitated, "It's still better not to be so arrogant. Those who can participate in the Skysea Alliance tournament must be quite strong."

Zhang Yangzi immediately expressed his displeasure, "Tang Wulin, you're wrong to say that! That guy mocked Teacher Xu so openly, he must pay a price for it."

Xie Xie also showed disdain, "Exactly! Why are you being so cowardly, even when we've been bullied right to our doorstep!"

Although he still didn't have a very high regard for Xu Sheng, after all the time he had spent under his instruction, he genuinely considered him their teacher!

How could he possibly allow others to insult him so lightly!

Tang Wulin covered his mouth and coughed, "Cough cough... cough cough, that's not what I meant."

He just wanted everyone to be a bit more cautious, how did it turn into being cowardly...

Meanwhile, Gu Yue withdrew her gaze and said indifferently, "I just took a quick look, the team led by that guy is nothing special. If we face them, we should be confident of winning with a sure victory!"

Xu Xiaoyan then curiously looked at Xu Sheng and asked, "Teacher Xu, who should we send out for the first round of the duel?"

Xu Sheng smiled slightly, "No rush... We're number eleven, which is relatively late, so we can observe the other teams for longer! We should especially keep an eye on the strong teams!"

After hearing this remark, all the students from Class Zero nodded thoughtfully...

Just then, another announcement came through the broadcast...

"Now, please, the two teams that drew number one, immediately select three students to go up to the duel platform! Start the duel right away!"

In a moment, three students each arrived on the left and right sides of the duel platform...

As soon as the words "start the duel" were announced, the six students released their Martial Souls without hesitation and began the duel...

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The Douling Empire!

A warrior of the empire bowed down and said with a respectful tone, "Reporting to Your Majesty, our dispatched Messenger team has arrived at the Spirit Pagoda. According to their messages, apart from a small friction on arrival, nothing unusual happened!"

Emperor Xue Yuntian on the throne slightly furrowed his brows, "Nothing unusual? Could it be that the Spirit Pagoda hasn't suspected the Douluo Empire at all?"

Upon hearing this, the rest of the ministers spoke in turn, "Your Majesty, I feel there might be deception at play. The Spirit Pagoda is always cautious. Our Douling Empire sending people over at this critical time is bound to arouse suspicion!"

"Exactly, the Spirit Pagoda might be pretending and wait for us to slip up, secretly planning something against us!"

"Nonsense, it's impossible. Would the Spirit Pagoda dare to make a move against our Messenger team? Doing so would be equivalent to declaring war on our Douling Empire!"

"Just a mere power, even if it controls the lifeline of Soul Master cultivation, is not a concern for an empire!"

"Gentlemen, don't forget the purpose of His Majesty sending Messengers this time was to ease the relationship between the Douling Empire and the Spirit Pagoda, to restore the supply of Spirit Souls within our country! Otherwise, things will only get worse,"

Emperor Xue Yuntian nodded slightly, "That's right, with the Continent's situation changing, I don't wish to make an enemy of the Spirit Pagoda."

Moreover, there were evil Soul Masters secretly accumulating power, and a great war was unavoidable in the future.

At that time, perhaps the three great empires would need to join hands!

At these words, the ministers' expressions shifted subtly, but none spoke further...

Originally, it was Emperor Xue Yuntian's rash actions that had led to today's situation!

But knowing was one thing, saying it aloud was another, and whether they could see the sun rise the next day was uncertain!

Immediately, they all bowed their heads, "If this is Your Majesty's intent, then we can only wait for the results of the negotiation between the Messenger and the Spirit Pagoda!"

Little did they know, at that moment, the Messenger sent by the Douling Empire was undergoing the torment of memory extraction…

…

When Xuan Zi slowly descended upon the South City Wall, his slightly weakened state drew the people of Sea God's Pavilion closer…

It was completely different from the way he had talked with Di Tian before, his aura had diminished a lot!

Yan Shaozhe hastily steadied Xuan Zi, full of concern he asked, "Elder Xuan, are you alright?"

Xian Lin'er frowned, puzzled, "Elder Xuan has made a breakthrough to level-99 Ultimate Douluo, his body should be better, how has he become like this?"

However, only Elder Song's pupils contracted sharply with disbelief, "Could it be... Elder Xuan, did you force your breakthrough?"

Fan Yu said solemnly, "Forced breakthrough? Elder Xuan, you didn't really…"

Xuan Zi waved his hand and smiled, "Don't worry, I'm fine, I was just a bit too hasty…"

During the last Continental Young Soul Master Elite Competition where they eradicated the Holy Spirit Cult, he understood he could not stay at level 98 Hyper Douluo any longer!

Otherwise, facing a level-99 Ultimate Douluo, he basically had no chance of winning!

For instance, if he had not forced his breakthrough to level 99 today, he would not even be qualified to have an equal conversation with Di Tian!

Meanwhile, Qian Yu, with a faint look, glanced at Xuan Zi and said, "Elder Xuan, you must have sensed Di Tian's appearance and hastened your breakthrough. It was fortunate you held on for so long just now."

Xuan Zi, astonished, said, "You guessed it, indeed no one can hide anything from you!"

Wasn't it said that this youngster's soul power rank had fallen? Yet his perception was still so terrifying…

At that time, the inner court students who came back to their senses were wearing faces full of excitement, "Does that mean the Beast Tide is over?"

"Of course! Even Di Tian, the strongest entity of Aquipeia Forest, chose to retreat after seeing Elder Xuan, how could other soul beasts dare to continue their charge?"

"We held off the Beast Tide! Woo hoo!!"

"I can't believe we saw Aquipeia Forest's Di Tian today, he really scared the daylights out of me just now!"

"Long live Shrek Academy! Long live Shrek Academy!"

Loud voices filled the entire South City Wall…

Meanwhile, the still recumbent Shi Xing rubbed his head and slowly stood up…

His face filled with bewilderment, he looked at the celebrating students and city defense forces, dumbfounded he said, "The Beast Tide is over just like that? I've only been unconscious for a short while, right?"

The Soul Master beside him explained, "Report, just now Di Tian, the strongest entity of the Aquipeia Forest, appeared in front of the South City Wall, fortunately, Elder Xuan arrived in time to stop Di Tian, and so the Beast Tide receded."

Shi Xing's face showed both joy and sorrow as he lamented, "So that's what happened!"

All of a sudden, he felt somewhat redundant...

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