At this moment, the three soul bones that had not even reached a hundred years were absorbed by Dai Mubai and the other two.
Looking at the confident Dai Mubai and his companions, Zhou Sidong couldn't help but smile. "Soul bones? Shrek Academy also has soul bones to give you?"
"Of course!"
Ma Hongjun patted his chest upon hearing this, his eyes filled with confident light. "These were obtained after my teacher and the Master went through countless hardships, hunting soul beasts in the Sunset Forest. Zhou Sidong, now we all have soul bones. You're no longer a match for Shrek Academy. If we meet in the next match, I ask that you personally take the field. Today's hatred will be settled another day—Shrek Academy will come to settle accounts with you!"
"That's right! I, Dai Mubai, will never share the same sky with you!"
Dai Mubai followed up immediately, flames spraying from his eyes, killing intent surging.
Facing the aggressive Dai Mubai and the others, Zhou Sidong was not angry but instead delighted. "I have an ability—these eyes of mine can see through everything in this world. Dai Mubai… absorbed a fifty-year Scarlet Chain Snake head soul bone, no soul bone skill; Ma Hongjun absorbed a thirty-year Demon Flame Jiao spine bone, no soul bone skill; Oscar had slightly better luck, absorbing a ninety-year Demon Nether Deer right arm bone. As for one more person…"
Zhou Sidong ignored the still-shocked Dai Mubai trio, turned his head to look at Tang San, then nodded. "Truly worthy of being the Master's disciple! The soul bone you absorbed is on a completely different level from the others—a 999-year Ghost King Vine left arm bone."
As soon as these words were spoken, not only did Tang San's expression change, but even Dai Mubai and the other two, who had gained soul bones earlier that morning, now looked at the slightly flustered Tang San with strange expressions.
Before Tang San could say anything, Zhou Sidong clapped his hands and laughed. "I'm very interested in your invitation. Don't worry—when the battle between Shrek Academy and the second team of Tian Dou Royal Academy truly begins, I will personally take the field to spar with you. When the time comes, whether you want to fall flat or crawl off, I'll satisfy you one by one."
After saying this, the corner of Zhou Sidong's mouth rose uncontrollably. In his view, Dai Mubai and the others were truly pitiful—each had absorbed a soul bone under a hundred years old, yet they really thought that having a soul bone made them invincible?People were divided into ranks—and so were soul bones.
Zhou Sidong left, laughing loudly as he went, laughing without restraint, laughing heartily!
Only after his laughter faded away did the members of Shrek Academy finally come back to their senses.
At this moment, Dai Mubai calmly looked at Tang San without saying a word. Ma Hongjun was full of indignation, Oscar lowered his head and sighed, glanced at his right arm, then placed it behind his back.
Among the seven, only Ning Rongrong felt incomparably fortunate at this moment.
"Luckily I didn't listen to the Master's lies and absorb that ninety-year right arm bone. If Dad found out, the Master would really be finished."
Ning Rongrong's muttering, of course, did not escape everyone's ears.
What soul bones were and what they did—these seven were all soul masters, naturally they knew.
Being able to obtain soul bones bestowed by elders within the academy was an honor for Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.
But what should never have happened was that the Master had deceived them.
Calling soul bones that were only a few dozen years old "thousand-year" bones was nothing short of lying through one's teeth.
Not only that, but Tang San, the Master's own disciple, possessed a 999-year soul bone—nearly a thousand years.
The Shrek Seven Devils were a whole. Dai Mubai and the others would not envy or resent Tang San for obtaining a soul bone, but the Master had deceived them—describing decades-old soul bones as thousand-year ones. And even worse… the brother they trusted most, Tang San, had gone along with the Master and lied outright. This made Dai Mubai extremely dissatisfied.
"Xiao San, is this true?"Dai Mubai asked in a deep voice.
"I…"Tang San's expression was complicated. He had no strength to refute it, because it was the truth.
Facts spoke louder than words. Even if Tang San had a hundred mouths, facing the complicated gazes of Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar, he did not want to argue or explain.
Seeing Tang San remain silent, Ma Hongjun immediately flew into a rage. "So it's true! The Master lied to us!"
"The Master… heh."Oscar sneered. "Why would he do this?"
Oscar's confusion was also the doubt in Dai Mubai's and everyone else's minds.
What difference did it make to call a decades-old soul bone a thousand-year one? Was he trying to use this to make everyone feel endlessly grateful to him?
Zhou Sidong's merciless exposure tore away Yu Xiaogang's fig leaf, turning the admiration Dai Mubai and the others once had for the Master into displeasure—甚至 even disgust.
With complicated emotions, Dai Mubai and the others stepped onto the arena with heavy steps.
In the rest area, Yu Xiaogang's face was flushed with excitement, his eyes locked tightly on the scene below. In his view, this match between Shrek Academy and Divine Wind Academy should be an easy win.
Unexpectedly, an accident occurred.
After learning the truth of the soul bone deception, Dai Mubai and the others, when facing the fierce offensive led by Feng Xiaotian of Divine Wind Academy, were completely overwhelmed. Dai Mubai had no ability to fight back. The situation became one-sided, and the balance of victory gradually tilted toward Divine Wind Academy.
"Mubai! What are you spacing out for?! The enemy is behind you! Ma Hongjun, you useless thing! Xiao Ao, where's your sausage?! Provide support now! Xiao Wu, what are you doing?! Rongrong, support—support now! Where are your eyes looking?! Huang Yuan, support! Do you even know how to support?! Was everything I taught you before for nothing?! Xiao San? Are you okay, Xiao San?!"
Watching Shrek Academy being crushed by Divine Wind Academy, Yu Xiaogang felt utterly miserable. His mouth rattled nonstop as he harshly berated the repeatedly erring Dai Mubai and the others.
"Have we… lost?"
Yu Xiaogang collapsed into his wheelchair, his body suddenly drained of strength.
Lost again. Today, Shrek Academy had lost to Divine Wind Academy.
Before leaving the rest area, Dai Mubai and the others were full of momentum. Yet for some reason, the moment they stepped onto the arena, that drive vanished, replaced by absent-mindedness.
In the end, under Feng Xiaotian's thunderous assault, they lost the third match.
Shrek Academy's record became zero wins and three losses.
"These brats have completely let down my teachings, and they've wasted those three soul bones! If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have given them the soul bones at all!"
Yu Xiaogang was so furious he became incoherent, his entire body trembling.
"Sigh… what a mess this is."
Liu Erlong let out a weary sigh. Since the start of the preliminaries, three rounds had passed, and Shrek Academy had lost all three. Their ranking in the Tian Dou City division had already fallen to the bottom.
Leading the rankings was naturally the second team of Tian Dou Royal Academy, with Zhu Zhuqing and Zhou Sidong, followed by veteran powerhouses such as Lightning, Divine Wind, and Tianshui.
"These idiots were completely fooled by Yu Xiaogang. He took out three decades-old soul bones and called them thousand-year ones, and Dai Mubai and the others absorbed them like fools. I've never seen people so naïve!"
Zhu Zhuqing pursed her lips and smiled lightly. "Just watch—Shrek Academy is doomed to lose today."
Because of Zhou Sidong's encounter with Shrek Academy, followed by the ruthless exposure of the soul bone scam, Dai Mubai and the others lost all focus in battle.
The final result was almost exactly as Zhu Zhuqing had predicted—Shrek Academy lost, again.
"Yu Xiaogang is really impressive. One scam after another. Today he calls decades-old soul bones thousand-year ones; next time, he'll probably point at a purple thousand-year soul ring and say it's ten thousand years."
Even Zhu Zhuqing, who came from a parallel spacetime, was left speechless by Yu Xiaogang's absurd maneuvers.
"Shrek Academy's defeat is already set. Let's go home."
Zhou Sidong smiled faintly, holding one slender hand of each of his two wives. The three figures gradually faded from the rest area, leaving the Tian Dou Great斗魂 Arena behind.
This match was pure torment for Yu Xiaogang. Dai Mubai and the others, on whom he had pinned high hopes after granting soul bones, had lost—lost disastrously.
Their performance was undoubtedly a resounding slap to Yu Xiaogang's face. Two days of effort had gone down the drain, chilling his heart completely.
Not long after, Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others returned. Tang San walked at the very back, his expression complicated. He glanced at his teacher, who was seething with anger, sighed softly, and said, "Sorry, teacher. We lost."
Yu Xiaogang felt a lump in his chest, unable to vent his frustration. Just as he was about to scold them, Dai Mubai suddenly raised his head, his complex and profound gaze locking onto Yu Xiaogang's.
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang's heart turned cold. The words he was about to blurt out were forcibly swallowed back down.
"Master, why? Why did you lie to us?"
Dai Mubai's question made Yu Xiaogang's head buzz, his ears ringing.
Forcing himself to stay calm, Yu Xiaogang glanced at his dispirited disciples and said, "What kind of attitude is this? I am your elder—are you going to be so rude?"
Facing Dai Mubai's aggressive stance, Liu Erlong was also displeased and followed up. "Dai Mubai! Is this how you treat your teacher? Xiao Gang really wasted those three thousand-year soul bones on you. You ungrateful wolves—both Xiao Gang and I are thoroughly disappointed in you!"
"Yes, we did let the Master down! But those were just decades-old soul bones—why did the Master say they were thousand-year ones? Did you want us to be eternally grateful to you, or sing praises of your selfless dedication?"
Oscar's words unsettled Yu Xiaogang. Even Liu Erlong beside him was shaken. Tang San sat quietly in the corner, saying nothing, only watching calmly.
In this matter, Tang San had no right to interject.
Because during the Sunset Forest expedition, Tang San had been present—he knew clearly that those three soul bones were only a few dozen years old.
Soul bones were a sensitive topic, extremely important to soul masters.
But soul bones were also divided into ranks. Compared to decades-old or hundred-year ones, their usefulness to soul masters was limited—but not nonexistent. Some soul masters might never possess one in their entire lives.
As for thousand-year or ten-thousand-year soul bones, their value was enormous.Not only could they provide powerful soul bone skills, but they could also greatly enhance a soul master's combat strength—rare and precious beyond measure.
Soul bones were extremely rare and could only be obtained by hunting soul beasts.
And soul beasts' growth cycles were measured in years—this was also why Yu Xiaogang's group had hunted over five hundred before obtaining only four.
They were simply too rare.
"I… listen to my explanation!"
Yu Xiaogang spoke with difficulty.
"Explain what? Make excuses?"Ning Rongrong suddenly stepped forward, hands on her hips, and said bluntly, "Master, you should feel very fortunate that I didn't absorb the soul bone you offered. Otherwise, the ones coming to see you next wouldn't be us—but my father, Sword Grandpa, and Bone Grandpa."
Her words made Yu Xiaogang's body tremble, cold sweat soaking his back.
His mind was in complete chaos now, utterly at a loss.
Dai Mubai continued, "Master, we're grateful that you gave us soul bones. Even if they were only decades-old, we accept your intention. But you should never have deceived us. Giving decades-old soul bones isn't something shameful—some soul masters never see one in their entire lives."
Dai Mubai's words were reasonable. Yu Xiaogang opened his mouth, but in the end said nothing.
"You… I…"
Yu Xiaogang stammered, not knowing who had leaked the truth about the soul bones, leaving him in such an awkward position.
"Xiao San, what exactly happened?"Yu Xiaogang looked at the silent Tang San and asked.
Tang San sighed lightly. "It was Zhou Sidong. He has a special ability—an extraordinary power that can see through everything. With a single glance, he saw through all of us, including the soul bone on me, and those on Mubai, Fatty, and Xiao Ao. Then he exposed everything. This was also a crucial reason why we lost the match."
Because the soul bone incident was exposed, it became a key factor in Shrek Academy's defeat.
"What?!"
Yu Xiaogang cried out in shock. Amazed by Zhou Sidong's special ability, he then muttered angrily, "Zhou Sidong! I, Yu Xiaogang, will never share the same sky with you!"
What should have been a guaranteed victory was ruined by Zhou Sidong's interference, causing Dai Mubai and the others to collapse mentally and lose this crucial match.
As a result, Shrek Academy fell to last place, becoming a laughingstock in Tian Dou City.
At the same time, Yu Xiaogang's status in Dai Mubai and the others' hearts was also subtly changing.
They were sincerely grateful for the soul bones he had given them—but deception was a different matter altogether.
...
Leaving the Tian Dou Great斗魂 Arena, Zhou Sidong walked with the two Zhu Zhuqings along the road back to his sister's residence.
The sunlight was bright, the weather pleasant—perfect for going out.
But as they walked, Zhou Sidong gradually sensed something was wrong. He subconsciously glanced at the ground beneath his feet and realized the road felt very familiar.
His brows furrowed slightly, then a glimmer of light flashed in his eyes.
"Dongdong, someone wants to kill you! It's that old thing, Shi Nian!"
Xiao Xue's voice sounded in Zhou Sidong's mind.
"Another one delivering a soul bone."
Zhou Sidong curled his lips, tightly holding the slender hands of his two wives.
"Zhuqing, we're being watched."
He used soul power transmission to speak to both Zhu Zhuqings.
Zhu Zhuqing scanned the surroundings and felt a sense of familiarity. "I feel it too… this place—haven't we been here before?"
"Not just been here—we've walked it many times."
The other "Zhu Zhuqing" said.
"It's Shi Nian, that old bastard. He's here to kill us."
Zhou Sidong looked straight ahead. Dense forest lay before them, and Shi Nian stood behind a towering tree, watching the three Zhou Sidongs who were trapped in a dream and wandering in place. A strange smile appeared on his lips.
"So what if you have a ten-thousand-year fourth ring? Aren't you still trapped in my dream, unable to escape? Zhou Sidong, Zhu Zhuqing—this isn't my fault. You were simply too outstanding, to the point of threatening me. This is the first time I've killed geniuses with ten-thousand-year fourth rings—and two at once. Hahaha!"
Shi Nian's slightly aged laughter echoed.
Those words, along with the unrestrained laughter, had already entered Zhou Sidong's mind.
"Remnant Dream Shi Nian!"
The two women were shocked. In the soul master world, this name was known to everyone.
Because he was an extremely troublesome opponent—his Martial Soul, Remnant Dream, could trap people within it, making everything they experienced feel utterly real, until under Shi Nian's control, they died in absolute agony.
Although Shi Nian was only a Soul Sage, there were very few on the continent who dared to provoke him.
His actions this time had thoroughly angered Zhou Sidong.
"Remnant Dream Shi Nian—we have no past grievances or recent hatred with him. Why would he target us?"Zhu Zhuqing asked in confusion.
Zhou Sidong explained patiently, "Shi Nian has a special hobby—he likes hunting geniuses. Both you and I have ten-thousand-year fourth rings, and with our outstanding performance in the first three matches, this old bastard naturally set his sights on us."
"That bastard deserves to die!"
The other "Zhu Zhuqing" had a sharp gleam in her eyes, a wisp of killing intent drifting out.
"Yes, he deserves to die."
Zhou Sidong nodded, then condensed the Angel Sword in his hand as eight wings spread from his back.
Seeing this, Shi Nian, who was hiding behind the tree, suddenly froze. He sensed that the dream he had created was collapsing, and Zhou Sidong's aura was rapidly rising—faintly showing signs of surpassing his own!
At this sight, Shi Nian's originally playful gaze turned icy. Looking at Zhou Sidong, whose aura was surging higher and higher, his determination to kill him became even stronger.
"Brat! I don't know what method you're using to boost your aura, but I absolutely cannot tolerate anyone being stronger than me. Die!"
Just as Shi Nian made his move, a brilliant sword light tore through the sky, cleaving Shi Nian's dream apart with a single strike!
Shi Nian was sent flying backward, a bloody gash appearing across his chest!
He crashed against a massive tree in a sorry state. At the same moment, Zhou Sidong, holding the Angel Sword, had already pressed it against Shi Nian's throat—everything happening in an instant.
"I'll give you two choices: die, or listen to me."
Zhou Sidong's voice was icy cold. The Angel Sword in his hand made Shi Nian tremble all over, his heart filled with unease.
Why did I come to kill him? Shi Nian thought. This person is even more terrifying than I imagined. Isn't he just a Soul Elder? Why did his aura at that moment rival mine—no, even surpass it?!
The thought twisted Shi Nian's heart, completely unbalancing him.
"You… what exactly do you want me to do?"Shi Nian gritted his teeth and asked.
"Very simple," Zhou Sidong said calmly."Go to Shrek Academy—and kill Tang San."
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