Chapter 174: Then let me ask you, are they dead or not?

In the rest area, Tang San's expression was gloomy as he said viciously, "For this match, Tailong will replace Fatty. We must win within one minute and slap the faces of those who look down on others!"

Yu Tianheng rubbed his hands together, "This bunch are all spoiled brats with no real strength. One minute is too long; I think we can do it faster!"

Flender, however, was somewhat worried, "Is doing this really a good idea?"

The opening match is usually where both sides use thirty percent of their strength to let the match drag on; whether it is exciting or not is unimportant, what matters is establishing the tone of friendship first and competition second.

To go this hard right from the start will not only make the Heaven Dou Imperial Family lose face, but the subsequent matches will also become even bloodier.

Yu Xiaogang sneered, "Flender, you really are becoming more timid as you age! What, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family killed your students and insulted us in every way, and you can just swallow this insult?"

Even Ma Hongjun was extremely dissatisfied, "That's right, Teacher. In my opinion, we should teach them a harsh lesson and show off the style of our Shrek Seven Devils!"

Liu Erlong, with her fiery temper, naturally had no reason to refuse.

Seeing that no one was listening to his advice, Flender spread his hands and said no more.

Before long, the contestants from both sides walked out from the side passages and stepped onto the arena simultaneously.

This group of spoiled brats from the Heaven Dou Imperial Team 3 did not realize the severity of the situation at all, each striking a handsome pose in an attempt to attract the attention of the opposite sex.

Seven Treasure Team rest area.

"These straw bags!" Ning Rongrong couldn't help but curse.

Ning Tianyu's mindset was the opposite of hers, much more composed, "Looking at the Shrek Team's previous records, although they lost to everyone, their strength is still not to be underestimated."

"Heaven Dou Imperial Team 3 are all only Soul Elders; facing such a formidable enemy, they actually dare to underestimate them. Sigh, I'm afraid they are going to suffer."

They knew that the Shrek Seven Devils had a Support System Soul Master, and since Oscar was not appearing in this match, the purpose of sending a lineup of all battle-type Spirit Masters was self-evident.

Ning Tianyu did not know about the feud between the Shrek Seven Devils and the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, but Wu Qi and the other core members were well aware.

Qiangu Changkong said leisurely, "I hope they still have some sense. If they get disqualified, it won't be fun."

……

On the high seat, Ning Fengzhi noticed that the emotions of the Shrek Seven Devils were not right and couldn't help but remind, "Your Majesty, should we send a few more referees?"

Gu Rong said in a deep voice, "Those brats from Shrek Academy clearly harbor hostility toward Tiandou Huangjia Xueyuan."

As he spoke, his gaze glanced at Prince Xue Xing.

While Xue Ye was hesitating, the referees, not wanting to delay the former's time, immediately announced the start of the match.

Simply put, Xue Ye stopped struggling and watched the match patiently.

On the arena.

A wicked smile curled on the corner of Tang San's mouth, "I will control them, everyone attack with full force, but remember not to kill!"

"Rest assured," Dai Mubai laughed loudly.

As both sides activated their martial souls simultaneously, the match officially began.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Blue Silver Cage."

His fourth Soul Ring was not a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring, so it was not a group control soul skill.

But that didn't matter; the members of Heaven Dou Imperial Team 3 were standing relatively close together, so he only needed to expand the size of the Blue Silver Cage to cover all of his opponents.

Heaven Dou Imperial Team 3 had not anticipated such a scene, and since they had not conducted any team training before the match, they immediately lost their composure.

"Fourth Soul Skill, White Tiger Meteor Shower!"

Dai Mubai took the lead. The moment the group attack soul skill was about to land, Tang San retracted his soul skill, letting the "Meteor Shower" smash violently onto everyone in Heaven Dou Imperial Team 3.

Yu Tianheng quickly organized an attack, charging into the opponent's formation together with Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing.

Ma Hongjun provided cover by breathing fire from the air!

Heaven Dou Imperial Team 3 realized the situation was dire and wanted to dodge, but they were bound by one foot by Tang San's First Soul Skill.

It took a few seconds to break free from the Binding, and by then, Yu Tianheng and the others had already closed in on them.

What followed was a one-sided "slaughter."

The Shrek Seven Devils did not hold back and attacked with full force; Heaven Dou Imperial Team 3 was routed again and again.

Furthermore, their strikes were heavy, giving Heaven Dou Imperial Team 3 no chance to beg for mercy or admit defeat.

In an instant, the entire venue fell silent; the audience and the guests on the high platform were all stunned by this scene.

Wu Qi, meanwhile, leisurely sipped his tea, "Hehe, there's a good show to watch next."

In the original timeline, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family did not hold the Shrek Seven Devils accountable, mostly out of respect for Ning Fengzhi.

After all, Ning Rongrong was in the Shrek Team at the time, and taking action against them would have made it impossible to answer to Ning Fengzhi.

Furthermore, at that time, Xue Qinghe also had intentions to win over the Shrek Seven Devils.

The names of Tang San and the others had appeared on Emperor Xueye Dadi's desk many times beforehand.

In addition, Tang San revealed a ten-thousand-year fourth ring, shocking everyone.

Perhaps out of appreciation for their talent, Emperor Xueye Dadi turned a blind eye to their actions and did not pursue the matter excessively.

But now, the Shrek Seven Devils had no redeeming qualities that Xue Ye valued, and without Ning Fengzhi as their backer, who would indulge them!

……

When the slow-to-react referee announced the end of the match, exactly fifty seconds had passed.

Faced with such a bloody scene, the referee dared not pass judgment and looked involuntarily toward Xue Ye on the high seat.

At this moment, Emperor Xueye Dadi's expression was extremely gloomy, yet he still struggled to squeeze out a smile to avoid his attitude being misinterpreted by outsiders.

After all, he was not the referee, and it was not easy for him to speak up on this matter.

Prince Xue Xing immediately cast a look at the team leader of Heaven Dou Imperial Team 3, Teacher Zhou.

Teacher Zhou understood, and looking at the scene on the arena, his breathing became rapid and his face flushed red, "Referee, I want to report this! Shrek Academy Team is committing murder, premeditated murder!"

"With His Majesty present, they still dare to disregard the law like this; this is simply contempt for the dignity of the Imperial Family!"

"I demand that their eligibility be revoked and that they be thrown into prison to be punished severely!"

Ning Fengzhi frowned and glanced at Emperor Xueye Dadi, choosing not to speak for the time being.

Bishop Salas, on the other hand, leaned lazily against his chair, his right hand propping up his cheek, looking as if he were watching a play.

……

Accused of such a grave crime, Tang San naturally would not admit to it.

He stepped forward, looked directly at Emperor Xueye, and said neither humbly nor arrogantly, "Your Majesty, please be discerning; everything we did was within the scope permitted by the tournament rules."

Teacher Zhou cursed loudly, "Bullshit, it was clearly premeditated murder!"

Tang San turned around, his gaze icy as he said, "Then let me ask you, are they dead?"

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, if they had killed anyone, Shrek Academy would certainly not be able to escape the consequences.

At the instruction of Emperor Xueye, several referees walked onto the arena to check the condition of the members of the Imperial Fighting Team Three.

A moment later, the referees shook their heads toward Emperor Xueye.

The seven members of the Imperial Fighting Team Three still had a breath left; they had indeed not died on the spot.

However, with such injuries, even if they received treatment afterward, they would be left with severe sequelae, causing their cultivation to be unable to improve.

Furthermore, one of them even had their spine shattered; even if they could be saved, they would be paralyzed for the rest of their life!

(End of this chapter)