Chapter 56: Original Body Sect

Suddenly, Chen Qiye's soul power that was about to erupt dissipated in an instant.

The shattered soul rings re-aggregated.

Chen Qiye propped himself up with his hand and asked, "Announce the match results."

Even a Heaven Slayer Douluo dared not meet Chen Qiye's gaze at that moment; his reaction was somewhat slow, and several minutes passed before he slowly said, "Yes, you won, you really won……"

Upon hearing the victory, Chen Qiye had already fallen into a complete coma.

Xuan Lao waved his hand, helped Chen Qiye up, and then took Chen Qiye away, disappearing from everyone's sight.

The day after receiving the awards, the Shrek contingent quietly flew back to Shrek Academy.

In front of Shrek Academy—

"You little brat, nicely done! You didn't embarrass Shrek." Fan Yu heavily patted Chen Qiye's shoulder.

"Pfft!" The still-unhealed Chen Qiye suffered another injury.

"Chen Qiye!" ×n Fan Yu was startled, hurriedly checked Chen Qiye's injuries, and couldn't help but frown, saying, "Good kid, you suffered such a heavy injury and didn't even tell me; if I had known, I would have patted you more lightly."

Yan Shaozhe smiled silently; as a Titled Douluo, how could he not understand what happened, but he didn't want to interfere in others' affairs: "In this competition, you have contributed a lot to the academy…… so, your rewards will be distributed at the Sea God Pavilion."

Under the astonishment of the inner-disciples, Yan Shaozhe led everyone to the front of the Sea God Pavilion and respectfully said, "Teacher, they have returned."

"Come in all of you!" Mu Lao's voice came from inside.

Apart from Chen Qiye, everyone entered while marveling at Shrek's wonders.

Before the long wooden table, Yan Shaozhe announced everyone's rewards, but when he reached Chen Qiye, he paused and said, "Sorry, Xiao Ye, even though Shrek Academy's ten-thousand-year foundation has no suitable soul bone for you, as compensation, whenever you wish to hunt a 100,000-year soul beast, we will dispatch at least five Titled Douluo to assist you in the hunt."

"100,000 years!?" The Shrek crowd gasped in shock, never expecting the academy to regard Chen Qiye so highly, knowing that even Xuan Lao, who is just one level away from rank 99 Limit Douluo, possesses only a single 100,000-year soul ring.

And Chen Qiye knew that even if he hadn't won the competition, he would still help hunt a 100,000-year soul beast, but……

"In this Soul Master tournament, you have preserved that honor for the academy; next, the academy will bestow upon you the honor you deserve. That is, starting now, you have become the new generation of Shrek's Seven Monsters, for life……"

"As for Xiao Xiao……"

"No need, just give my quota to Xiao Xiao." The usually silent Chen Qiye suddenly spoke up.

The four deans, upon hearing this, immediately looked at him with monster-like eyes, especially Fan Yu, who directly shouted, "You little brat, what are you saying?"

Yan Shaozhe furrowed his brows and asked, "Chen Qiye, are you sure? This is the second time in the academy's history that a lifelong Seven Monsters title has been granted."

"I'm sure!" Chen Qiye shrugged, looking indifferent.

"In that case, Xiao Xiao will take Qin Wangyu's quota and become one of the Seven Monsters."

……

"Besides Chen Qiye, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao will stay with me for a period of training; the rest of you may return."

"Qiye, come help me."

Chen Qiye raised his eyebrows, then walked to the main seat and helped Mu Lao sit up properly.

"It seems you already knew." Mu Lao smiled. Qin Wangyu gave a slight smile in response. "Little ones, come over. To be honest, we are old friends as well."

"It's you!" ×3 Upon seeing Mu Lao's true face, the three exclaimed in unison.

"Hehe……" Mu Lao gave a faint smile.

……

"Qiye, go to that middle room; for now, we can only hope that room will be of some help to you."

"Go, child."

"Thank you, Mu Lao." Chen Qiye expressed his thanks, turned around, and prepared to walk toward the room Mu Lao pointed to.

"You really don't regret it? The lifelong title of Shrek's Seven Monsters is something countless people dream of."

Just as Chen Qiye was about to step into the room, Mu Lao's voice sounded in his ear.

Chen Qiye gazed into the dark room; his red pupils turned golden in an instant, his eyes as still as an ancient well, regardless of whether Mu Lao could hear, he softly said:

"It was never mine to begin with, why force it?"

"Moreover, I may not even belong to this world……"

……

Gazing at the oppressive atmosphere in the sky, Chen Qiye knew that the people of the Original Body Sect had arrived.

Their target was Huo Yuhao; when everyone had been arranged to a safe area, the elders of the Sea God Pavilion all emerged, confronting the Original Body Sect in the sky; although Shrek held a complete advantage in peak combat strength, this is Shrek Academy, and if these people engaged in battle, it would inevitably lead to the academy's destruction.

When Chen Qiye stood beside Mu Lao, Wang Dong, somewhat nervous, wanted to grab Chen Qiye's hand, but unintentionally (or intentionally) dodged away, while Mu Lao calmly gazed at Xuan Lao, who was still confronting Du Bu Si in the sky.

"Chen Qiye, are you worried about Xuan Lao?" Mu Lao's gentle voice sounded in Chen Qiye's ear.

Chen Qiye shook his head and said, "Actually, I'm not at all surprised why the Original Body Sect has descended upon Shrek; last time they sent someone to ask Huo Yuhao to return to the sect, but after being lectured by Xuan Lao, the Original Body Sect naturally wouldn't give up on Huo Yuhao; as long as Huo Yuhao remains at Shrek Academy for even a day, the Original Body Sect is destined to never relent."

Within a radius of a hundred li, the entire sky changed color due to their battle—one side a deep yellow, the other an overpowering dark green.

Each occupied one side of the sky, and at the boundary where the two colors met, winds and clouds surged with the battle between Xuan Lao and Du Bu Si. This truly was a terrifying clash of heaven and earth changing colors! In midair, only Xuan Lao's transformation into a gluttonous divine ox charged forward, the yellow light behind him like a towering wave crashing toward Du Bu Si.

Du Bu Si's transformation into a dark-green giant strode through the void, fearlessly charging forward to meet him.

With a tremendous roar, the two collided in midair.

In that instant, whether on Shrek Academy's side or the Original Body Sect's, all the experts originally hovering in the air swiftly descended, each returning to the ground.

The terrifying pressure plummeted from the heavens in an instant, persisting until near the ground, about a hundred meters high, before dissipating. This was not due to the two top experts' inability to compensate; it was the result of their deliberate control. After all, nobody wanted to implicate their own side. Moreover, Du Bu Si appeared unwilling to fight Xuan Lao to the death.

Nevertheless, Wang Dong on the ground swayed on the verge of collapse, his face deathly pale. That terrifying pressure felt as if the sky were collapsing.

Chen Qiye's pupils shifted, turning golden; the pressure around Wang Dong vanished instantly.

Wang Dong stared blankly at Chen Qiye, "This is his doing……"

(End of chapter)