"You destroyed Slaughter City!"
"You ruined the Spirit Hall!"
"You killed my mother!"
"You shattered my sister's Angel Godhood!"
"You…"
"…"
Ye Hao cursed under his breath.
The force under his feet grew heavier, and Tang San immediately curled up in pain, his body writhing as he let out agonizing screams.
"Ahhh!!!" Blood spilled from Tang San's mouth, his face twisted from the beating Ye Hao was giving him.
"Ye Hao, if you don't kill me now, I'll kill you one day!"
Hearing this, Ye Hao couldn't help but laugh. "Oh? Still got the energy to talk? Then I'll kick harder."
"You threatened Ju Zi!"
"You dared to lay hands on the Auspicious Beast!"
"You…"
"…"
Ye Hao continued to curse under his breath. There was so much to hate about Tang San that Ye Hao couldn't even keep up with all the reasons.
Each kick was heavier than the last, and Tang San felt like his body was falling apart. Blood kept pouring from his mouth, and his screams were utterly horrifying.
"Ahhh!!!" Tang San's pitiful cries sent chills down everyone's spines.
No one present was a fool. From the earlier conversation between the two, it was clear they had a deep-seated grudge. Seeing Tang San being brutalized by Ye Hao, the hatred between them was undoubtedly profound.
"Brother! Ye Hao, you bastard! Let my brother go!" Xiao Wu covered her mouth, her eyes wide with tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Xiao San!" Grandmaster shouted with all his might, his voice hoarse. As a teacher, he felt utterly powerless, watching helplessly as Ye Hao punched Tang San repeatedly.
Meanwhile, the Shrek Academy team had mixed reactions.
Dai Mubai remained calm, showing no particular emotion. Liu Erlong, on the other hand, gritted her teeth, her veins bulging as if she were a fire-breathing dragon about to erupt.
As for Ma Hongjun, he slumped in his seat, watching Tang San get beaten even worse than he had been. He felt a strange sense of relief, and his resentment toward Ye Hao vanished in an instant.
"Go on! Beat him to death," Ma Hongjun thought to himself, secretly pleased.
In the VIP seats, Emperor Xue Ye wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. This was the first time he had seen Ye Hao so furious.
"Master Ning, what deep-seated grudge does Ye Hao have against Tang San? It seems like both of them want the other dead."
Ning Fengzhi shook his head with a bitter smile. "Your Majesty, I don't know the details either. But we should stop this soon. If this continues, Tang San might really die. And if the Clear Sky Douluosuddenly appears, then…"
"Hmm." Emperor Xue Ye understood Ning Fengzhi's implication and was about to intervene to stop the match.
At that moment, Grandmaster suddenly shouted, "Your Majesty, I accuse Ye Hao of attempted murder! This is murder! I demand his disqualification from the tournament and that he be punished accordingly!"
Grandmaster's voice was loud, and on the stage, Ye Hao looked at the bloodied Tang San, grabbed him by the collar, and dragged him to the edge of the stage.
"Grandmaster, is Tang San dead?" Ye Hao asked calmly.
Instantly, Grandmaster was left speechless.
According to the tournament rules, as long as one party hasn't surrendered, the other has the right to continue attacking.
Since Tang San had stepped onto the stage, he hadn't uttered the word "surrender" even once. The most he had said was:
"Ye Hao… I… I'll kill you…" Tang San, held up by Ye Hao, weakly muttered.
Hearing this, Ye Hao's expression darkened. "See? This guy's not dead yet."
Grandmaster continued to press, shouting, "That's just an excuse! I demand the tournament committee disqualify Ye Hao!"
Faced with Grandmaster's demands, Emperor Xue Ye was caught in a dilemma.
Then, Ye Hao added, "Your Majesty, the tournament rules clearly state that killing is not allowed."
"Yet Tang San has repeatedly said he wants to kill me. Everyone here heard it. When his Clear Sky Hammer came down earlier, he even laughed maniacally, saying things that were truly shocking."
Ye Hao threw Tang San to the ground, then clasped his hands and addressed Emperor Xue Ye solemnly, "Your Majesty, I admit I went too far. But it was only because Tang San provoked me and explicitly stated he wanted me dead."
"Put yourself in my shoes. If you were facing Tang San and he wanted you dead, would you just sit back and take it?"
Ye Hao's question caused an uproar among the audience.
"Is Tang San insane? Why does he keep talking about killing people? It's like he's lost his mind."
"And he's a twin martial soul master? Does he even deserve it?"
"I heard that Tang San's favorite catchphrase is: 'You have a death wish.'"
"A death wish?"
"Yeah, whenever someone angers him or does something against him, Tang San labels them as having a 'death wish.'"
Hearing this, someone shuddered and whispered, "Then, since we're talking about Tang San now, do I have a death wish too?"
"Me too!"
"I have a death wish!"
"Tang San, I have a death wish!"
"Tang San, me too."
"We all do!"
"Tang San! We all have a death wish!" the crowd chanted in unison.
"Hahaha!!!"
The audience burst into laughter, mocking Tang San, who lay severely injured on the ground. Hearing their ridicule, Tang San was furious, but he had no strength left to fight back.
"You… all have… a death wish," Tang San weakly growled, his eyes filled with resentment.
"Your Majesty," Grandmaster continued, "I demand that Ye Hao be punished and disqualified from the tournament!"
Grandmaster shouted again, and this time, Emperor Xue Ye glared at him with clear displeasure.
"Grandmaster, you've truly raised a fine disciple. Always talking about killing, deciding who lives and who dies. He has a death wish, you have a death wish, does that mean I have a death wish too?"
Faced with Emperor Xue Ye's anger, Grandmaster immediately shrank back. He glared at Ye Hao with hatred, thinking, It's all your fault! One day, I, Yu Xiaogang, will make you pay!
Emperor Xue Ye then announced, "This match will continue as scheduled. Shrek Academy still has one more participant. Finish this quickly so I can have some peace."
With the emperor's decree, the referee declared, "Ye Hao wins. Shrek Academy, send your final participant immediately."
Two staff members came forward and dragged the severely injured Tang San away.
"Ye Hao, I'll repay today's humiliation!" Even in his weakened state, Tang San remained defiant.
Ye Hao paid no attention to Tang San's threats.
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"You should know that the Royal Knights have been hunting too much lately, causing Royal Hunting Grounds to be frequently invaded by Soft Bone Rabbits. That Blue Silver Emperor was completely devoured by one of those rabbits, leaving only a stem, which is what I gave you."
Hearing this, Tang San went mad with rage again, but his body could no longer endure. He could only glare at Ye Hao with bloodshot eyes until the staff dragged him off the stage.
"Next, who's coming up to die?"
Ye Hao turned his gaze to the Shrek Academy seats, where Grandmaster and the others were glaring at him with hatred, especially Liu Erlong, whose eyes were red with fury.
If it weren't for Flender holding her back, Liu Erlong would have already charged at Ye Hao. The infamous "Mother Dragon" was not to be underestimated.
At that moment, Ye Hao suddenly felt a chill behind him. A pink light flashed by, and Xiao Wu appeared out of nowhere behind him.
She looked furious, like a rabbit with its fur standing on end, her ears twitching with anger.
"Ye Hao, how dare you beat my brother like that! I'll make you pay!"
With that, Xiao Wu used the elasticity of her waist, and her first spirit ring lit up instantly.
"First Soul Skill, Waist Bow."
Xiao Wu's eyes were red with rage, her mind clouded by anger. Her slender legs swung down toward Ye Hao's head, aiming for a lethal strike right from the start.
"Death Domain." Ye Hao smiled slightly, activating his Death Domain in an instant. The entire stage was enveloped in a dark, misty aura.
Xiao Wu immediately sensed something was wrong, but it was too late. Within Ye Hao's Death Domain, even a Title Douluo would suffer greatly.
Enhanced by the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Springs and the poison from the old freak, Ye Hao's Death Domain was far more potent than that of the Death Spider Emperor.
Xiao Wu's face turned from red to black. She immediately felt unwell, collapsing to her knees and trembling on the ground. Black blood spilled from her lips—she had been poisoned.
"I don't want to waste time with you. Since I've already beaten your 'third brother,' I won't hit you this time."
Ye Hao had no intention of getting entangled with this rabbit. He retracted his Death Domain and removed the poison from Xiao Wu's body.
At this moment, Ye Hao just wanted to end the fight quickly and head to the Spirit Hall to meet Xiao Hong.
As the poison left her body, Xiao Wu felt as if she had been reborn. She gasped for air, having nearly died moments ago.
However, just a few seconds after catching her breath, Xiao Wu's rabbit eyes turned red again. She slowly raised her left wrist, revealing a silent sleeve arrow, and pulled the trigger.
"Can you announce the result now?" Ye Hao asked the referee.
The referee nodded in understanding, but just as he was about to speak—
"Whoosh—"
A crossbow bolt suddenly shot toward Ye Hao's back. Ye Hao's heart skipped a beat, and his fourth soul ring lit up instantly.
"Clang—"
The bolt collided with Ye Hao's black armor. Ye Hao felt a chill run down his spine. Fortunately, he had activated his fourth spirit skill, Thorn Spider Armor, in time. Otherwise, the bolt would have pierced right through him.
"Despicable!"
No one in the audience was blind. They saw Xiao Wu's underhanded tactics and stood up in unison, angrily condemning Shrek Academy.
"Shrek Academy is truly a den of scum. Today, we've seen it for ourselves. What an eye-opener!"
"If you can't win fairly, you resort to sneak attacks. If Ye Hao hadn't activated his fourth soul skill in time, that bolt would have killed him."
"Damn that girl! Shameless!"
"Ye Hao spared her, and this is how she repays him? How despicable!"
The crowd's anger was directed at Xiao Wu, who lay on the stage.
"Damn it!" Xiao Wu gritted her teeth, regretting her missed opportunity.
She raised her wrist again, this time aiming at Ye Hao's head.
But before she could pull the trigger, Ye Hao grabbed her wrist.
"Ahhh!!!"
Xiao Wu screamed in pain as the silent sleeve arrow fell to the ground. Ye Hao's expression darkened as he stepped on the arrow, crushing it to pieces.
"A cornered dog will jump over a wall, and a cornered rabbit will bite. I didn't believe it before, but today I've seen it with my own eyes." Ye Hao glared at Xiao Wu. He had originally planned to end the fight quickly. Although this rabbit wasn't fully human, she was still half-human.
Most importantly, she was a girl.
If Ye Hao were to beat up a girl in public, it would surely become a laughingstock.
Therefore, when Xiao Wu activated her first soul skill, Ye Hao had already activated his Death Domain to ensure her defeat.
Having already vented his anger by beating Tang San, Ye Hao was now furious that Xiao Wu had dared to sneak attack him. If he hadn't noticed in time, the bolt would have pierced his body.
"Ye Hao, let my daughter go!"
Liu Erlong stomped her feet in frustration.
Although she was ashamed of Xiao Wu's actions, Ye Hao was undeniably terrifying now. She had no idea what he might do to Xiao Wu.
At that moment, Ma Hongjun, still injured, slowly approached the railing.
Seeing this, Ma Hongjun couldn't help but sigh. "Xiao Wu's in trouble now."
"Sigh—"
He sighed, but deep down, he was secretly delighted.
Liu Erlong was stunned. "Fatty, what do you mean?"
"Liu Erlong, are you blind?" Ye Hao spoke up.
"You… Ye Hao, how dare you speak to me like that!" Liu Erlong was furious. "Let Xiao Wu go now, or I'll never let you off!"
"Of all the people to adopt as a daughter, you chose a beast. How laughable!"
Ye Hao ignored Liu Erlong and instead tightened his grip on Xiao Wu's neck, lifting her off the ground.
"Stupid rabbit, I didn't want to fight you, but this time, you've really pissed me off."
"Ahhh!!!"
"You… damn Ye Hao, let me go… my third brother won't… let you off." Xiao Wu struggled desperately, but her strength was no match for Ye Hao's.
"Tang San might spoil you, but I won't!" Ye Hao's face was stern, but then a faint smile appeared on his lips.
"Remember what happened at the Soto Great Spirit Arena?"
Xiao Wu's entire body shuddered at the memory.
"You… what are you going to do?"
Ye Hao sneered. "Now, I'll let you experience it again!"
Before Liu Erlong could ask what he meant, Ye Hao threw Xiao Wu into the air.
In front of everyone, Ye Hao unleashed a flurry of slaps, the sound echoing throughout the Royal Hunting Grounds.
"Holy crap! That's brutal!"
"So brutal!"
The audience was stunned, swallowing hard. On the other hand…
"Ye Hao! Go on! Beat that stupid rabbit to death!" Ning Rongrong cheered from the stands, watching Ye Hao slap Xiao Wu repeatedly.
Ning Fengzhi quickly averted his eyes, pretending not to know her.
"Beasts will always be beasts! Stubborn to the core." Bone Douluo said calmly, not at all bothered by Ye Hao's actions. In fact, he felt a sense of satisfaction.
"Hmm." Sword Douluo nodded in rare agreement with Bone Douluo.
"Beat her up! Kill that stupid rabbit! Brother, go for it!" Xue Qinghe secretly rejoiced, gesturing excitedly.
That beast dared to sneak attack. If Ye Hao hadn't noticed in time, the consequences would have been dire.
Ye Hao's Six-Winged Purple Light Wings emerged, and his figure turned into a purple blur. His slaps were as hard as steel, each one sending Xiao Wu spinning in the air.
The brutal scene didn't provoke outrage. Instead, everyone cheered.
Sneak attacks were taboo. The tournament was about fairness and integrity.
Xiao Wu's actions had pushed her into the spotlight, disgracing the "Continental Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament." She had brought this upon herself.
"Stupid rabbit, when my soul power reaches its bottleneck, it'll be your death!"
Ye Hao mercilessly beat Xiao Wu until she fell from the air, crashing to the ground and raising a cloud of dust.
At this moment, Liu Erlong was beyond furious. Ignoring Flender's dissuade, she rushed down from the stands and onto the stage.
When she saw Xiao Wu's face swollen like Ma Hongjun's, her body covered in bruises, Liu Erlong completely lost it.
She gently laid Xiao Wu down and stood up, her seven spirit rings rising as she glared at Ye Hao with bloodshot eyes. Behind her, a fiery dragon roared, ready to unleash its flames.
Ye Hao didn't back down either. His five spirit rings rose, and the atmosphere on the stage became unbearably tense.
"Stop!"
Emperor Xue Ye's voice thundered, snapping Liu Erlong out of her rage.
"Your Majesty, Ye Hao beat my daughter like this. This is no different from murder. I, Liu Erlong, on behalf of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family, demand that Ye Hao be punished."
Seeing this, Grandmaster's eyes lit up. He stumbled onto the stage, standing beside Liu Erlong. He shot a venomous glance at Ye Hao and loudly declared:
"Your Majesty, please punish Ye Hao. He has beaten my disciple and my daughter so severely. It pains me to see this. Please, uphold justice for Shrek Academy."
Ye Hao looked at the two with a strange expression, almost wanting to laugh.
This was the classic case of the villain playing the victim.
Before Ye Hao could speak, Emperor Xue Ye erupted in anger.
"Dean Flender, where are you?"
Flender, hearing this, quickly stepped onto the stage from the stands. Seeing the emperor's furious gaze, his heart sank. He had a bad feeling about this.
"Your Majesty, you… called for me?" Flender stammered.
Emperor Xue Ye snorted coldly. "Shrek Academy, today I've seen it for myself. Truly an eye-opener!"