[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi":3,"chapter-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-122":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Douluo: The Exiled Immortal Descends, Sword and Wine Slay the Gods",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1550463,2014,"Chapter 122 - 122 — The Shrek Seven Monsters’ First Battle, Ning Rongrong Proves Herself to Li Zhexian","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-122",122,"\u003Cp>The instant Li Zhexian led the Imperial Battle Team into the arena—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Great Spirit Arena erupted in thunderous uproar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Battle Team had been crushed by Spirit Hall's team before the tournament even began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The citizens of Heaven Dou City might scold them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But support was support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was still their home team, their own pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When that white-robed youth came into sight—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spectators were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wasn't Yu Tianheng the captain of the Imperial Team?! Who is this?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"White robes, standing tall like a sword—and now replacing Yu Tianheng as captain…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss—Sword Wine! That's Sword Wine from our own Heaven Dou City Spirit Arena!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is Sword Wine?! What a strikingly handsome youth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can Sword Wine defeat Spirit Hall's team?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hard… but there's hope!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a remote corner—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storyteller's eyes went wide, trembling as he pointed toward the white-robed youth who had become the focus of thousands, his face flushed red with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Sword Wine… Lord Sword Wine!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone beside him teased:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old man, you've been telling stories of Sword Wine for over a year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today you finally see the real one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The storyteller nodded again and again, his voice choking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes! Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I always wondered, why did my storytelling table get gold coins every so often?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So it was Lord Sword Wine rewarding me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Sword Wine knows me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youth he praised in tales had stepped from legend into reality, and had once left him coin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That tremor of awe, incomprehensible to others, brought tears streaming down his old cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from the tavern, at the noodle stall, there was always a youth who came with several friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across that street—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one cheering for him was none other than the very Sword Wine of his stories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others only thought the old man was raving again, unable to tell tale from truth. They ignored him. And went on shouting themselves hoarse for the Imperial Battle Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Highness speaks with such confidence—it seems you are placing your hopes on this Sword Wine.\" Bishop Salas said with a fake smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qinghe nodded calmly. \"With Sword Wine in the Imperial Battle Team, we need fear no opponent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salas's murky eyes widened slightly. \"Your Highness's words truly leave no room for doubt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such words, so unlike Xue Qinghe's usual modesty, even left Emperor Xue Ye surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered Sword Wine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the Four Academies Exchange, it had been Sword Wine who preserved the Imperial Academy's honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since Qinghe holds him in such esteem, I too will watch with interest,\" Xue Ye said with a laugh. \"Alas, it's a pity that the final is in Spirit Hall's City. I won't have the chance to personally witness this boy's brilliance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glimmer flickered in Xue Qinghe's eyes before she quickly concealed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salas, having gained nothing from pressing Xue Qinghe, turned instead to Ning Fengzhi:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sect Master Ning, which team do you favor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Fengzhi smiled warmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My view is the same as His Highness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Heaven Dou Imperial Battle Team's strength is formidable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aside from them, though, there is another team with considerable potential…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Xue Ye and Salas looked toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Fengzhi did not keep them guessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shrek Academy's seven little monsters. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan has had some dealings with them—their strength is quite extraordinary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Ning Rongrong at Shrek—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he, as her father, not pay attention?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his inquiries, he had even struck a deal for hidden weapons with that youth Tang San.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That Tang San...\" Ning Fengzhi took a sip of tea and thought, \"I wonder, compared to Li Zhexian, who is stronger?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had once spoken these thoughts to Chen Xin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chen Xin had answered in a tone of utmost seriousness:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fengzhi, you do not understand the sword. You do not understand Zhexian's genius upon the sword's path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Xue Ye laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come to think, Fengzhi's daughter is in that academy, isn't she? Truly worth looking forward to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salas nodded his agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Sect Master Ning holds them in esteem, they must indeed have some skill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qinghe glanced at Ning Fengzhi, who was lowering his head and drinking tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She immediately understood that he was comparing Shrek to Li Zhexian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh…\" Xue Qinghe sneered inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her eyes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even all seven of the Shrek Seven Monsters bound together—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could not withstand a single falling plum petal from Li Zhexian's sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One team after another entered, the atmosphere climbing toward its peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the home team, with the name of Sword Wine upon them, and as the first to enter the arena—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heaven Dou Imperial Battle Team was undoubtedly the brightest focus of all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Heaven Dou City division—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the Imperial Team One, who advanced directly to the finals—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were twenty-eight other teams vying for five preliminary spots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rules were simple, yet brutal:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over twenty-seven days, all twenty-eight teams would fight once daily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each had to battle every other team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The top five by points would advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for today's opening ceremony—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one match.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be determined by drawing lots from Platinum Bishop Salas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Salas's hoarse voice rang out across the arena—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first match of the preliminaries: Shrek Academy versus Imperial Battle Team's second team!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lingering echo was heard clearly by everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?!\" Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Yu Tianheng's seven were all surprised. Shrek Academy was an old rival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting aside their grievances with Li Zhexian, their own Royal Fighting Team's team one had once been defeated by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Shrek Seven Monsters...\" Yu Tianheng murmured in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's see how strong you are now.\" He knew that the Imperial Battle Team's second team was a decent match. He hoped they could probe the Shrek Seven Monsters' depth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Yan lowered her head and fiddled with her nails, a cold glint flashing in her eyes\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's joining the Empirial Battle Team had reignited her confidence. The Shrek team,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Shrek—the very team who had defeated them, who bore grudges with Li Zhexian?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph. Best that I meet you in the arena.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian watched the two teams stepping onto the stage with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without Ma Hongjun, without the immortal herb encounters—what strength could the Shrek Seven Monsters still muster?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the VIP platform—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Xue Ye and Salas both leaned forward with interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sect Master Ning, the Shrek Team you favor is about to enter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Fengzhi smiled:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We shall see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ten-meter-high, thousand-square-meter stage—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shrek Seven Monsters and Imperial Battle Team's second team faced each other from opposite ends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the audience's jeers at their uniforms—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oscar forced a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do I feel like just showing up is embarrassing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dai Mubai cracked his knuckles with a series of crisp pops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today we crush second team first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then later, we'll destroy Team One.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tang San's eyes swept across the opponents arranging their formation, his voice low and firm:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take formation—just as in training!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers, this is Shrek's very first battle of the tournament!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want it over fast—end it within one minute!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood!\" ×5\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhu Zhuqing's gaze passed across the stage, falling upon the team gathering area below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her delicate chin lifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her eyes flickered a trace of longing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A glint of hope flashed in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For two years, she had never been lazy for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All she wanted was to tell that sword-wielding figure, \"Zhu Zhuqing wants to stand shoulder to shoulder with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Rongrong's fingers trembled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seven-colored light swirled in her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cast a glance, seemingly by chance, toward the direction Zhu Zhuqing was gazing, and bit down on her lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhexian…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me show you—the power of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda!\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1325,"2026-06-06T07:17:02.445Z",1,"novelbin.me","23309db91003ab1755a5565cc1821b9038a49817dc9bc11d70807b712927129c","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-327","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-326",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdouluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-cover.jpg"]