Shrek defeated in the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition!
The moment the match ended, related news flooded the outside world, with reports appearing on almost every major platform.
The instant the result was finalized, soul guidance communication devices, the Federation News Network, and the internal channels of major factions boiled over simultaneously. The headline "Shrek's First Defeat" spread like a wildfire, instantly sweeping through the entire Tianhai Alliance and even across the Federation.
This pushed the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition to a new climax, attracting the attention of other regions in the Federation.
Logically, it was just a team of students from Shrek's Outer Court, and they had lost to a team in their twenties; it shouldn't have caused such a stir.
But there was no stopping the momentum of this being their first defeat, and there were untold numbers of factions secretly pushing the narrative from behind. There was even the shadow of the Sun Moon Federation involved.
To be honest, the Federation officials were overjoyed; they had been worrying about having too few means to suppress Shrek.
The Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition was a formal tournament, making the achievement of defeating Shrek highly credible.
This was truly a joy falling from the heavens!
"Publicize it! Publicize it ruthlessly!" Inside a skyscraper, someone laughed heartily. "Sigh, I'm a kind-hearted person. I won't charge Shrek for the publicity fees this time."
In the top-floor office of the Federation's Ministry of Publicity, the minister slammed the desk while laughing wildly. The soul guidance screen played the headline push for "Shrek's First Defeat" on a loop. Background data showed that the propagation speed of related topics was growing exponentially.
He barked orders to his subordinates on the other end of the communication device: "Open all publicity channels! Front pages of newspapers, soul guidance communication pop-ups, street-side soul guidance screens—put this on everything! Focus on highlighting 'Formal Tournament,' 'Outer Court Main Force,' and 'Crushing Defeat.' Let the entire Federation know that Shrek is not invincible!"
"Huh?!"
"What do you mean their opponents from Tianhai Academy were a group of youths in their twenties who crushed them? Are you kidding me? I just finished watching the replay. Didn't some kid win a one-on-seven? Focus on the footage of him winning at the end; cut out the part before that."
"You're saying Shrek was almost completely exhausted at the end, and the kid just picked up the win?"
The minister flew into a rage: "Son of a bitch, are you a Shrek fanboy? You're no longer in charge of this. Get someone else!"
"What do you mean, am I a Shrek hater?"
"Don't bother coming to work anymore. Pack your bags and get out immediately!"
After cycling through several groups of people, the minister was exhausted by the time he finished giving the orders.
There were too many Shrek sympathizers internally; it often made him feel powerless, and there was really no simple solution.
He turned around and said helplessly to the Federation Legislator beside him, "Look at that. They actually questioned why I'm slandering Shrek. They don't even stop to think that their behavior is exactly why we need to suppress Shrek!"
"Most importantly, this isn't slander; it's the truth."
The Legislator nodded in agreement. "Sigh, Shrek's public credibility actually stands above the Federation. I don't know what our ancestors were thinking, leaving us such a mess."
"And now, with someone like Yun Ming appearing, we can't even beat them through force."
"But this time is truly heaven-sent. Haha, the higher-ups gave our Ministry of Publicity a death order to suppress Shrek's public credibility."
"We were agonizing over what to do, and then they tripped up themselves. By publicizing this as it happens, we align with public sentiment and shatter their mythical filter."
The Publicity Minister suddenly thought of something. "By the way, that kid will definitely be targeted by Shrek later. Should we step in? Nothing can happen to that child right now."
"Don't worry, we don't need to trouble ourselves." The Legislator shook his head. "I just checked the child's background."
"Oh? What background?"
"I couldn't find anything."
"Understood."
Similar scenes were playing out within many other factions.
Arthur's information entered their sights immediately.
Agravaine's soul guidance communication device was nearly exploding with calls. He impatiently picked up one of them: "Spit it out."
The other side was silent for a moment before asking, "Arthur... is he their child?"
It was Qiangu Dongfeng.
"Who else? Doesn't he look like them?"
"The Martial Soul doesn't match."
Agravaine was momentarily choked up. He hadn't figured out the Martial Soul issue either; he couldn't find a reason even after digging through the family tree.
Qiangu Dongfeng continued, "The child is nine years old... Why didn't you tell me? If not for this incident, I wouldn't have known their child was so talented."
"I was afraid." Agravaine picked his ear and flicked his finger, though the other person couldn't see it.
"Afraid that he would also die for no clear reason."
The other side fell into silence.
Finally, Qiangu Dongfeng's voice carried a hint of anger: "I was also deeply pained by their deaths."
"Those damnable Evil Soul Masters."
"Rest assured, nothing will happen to this child. The Spirit Conduction Tower will spare no effort to protect him!"
"Perhaps." Agravaine ended the communication and looked down at the competition arena of the Tianhai Alliance Grand Competition. He was currently above the clouds of Tianhai City, silently watching over Arthur.
At the top floor of the Spirit Pagoda Headquarters, Qiangu Dongfeng hung up the communication device and clenched his fist tightly, his knuckles turning white.
The sunlight outside shone through the glass, but it only cast dark clouds over his face, his eyes swirling with anger and regret.
"Su Wuye, Lezheng Huairou..."
Those were Arthur's parents.
The accidental death of Su Wuye and his wife at the hands of an Evil Soul Master ambush years ago was actually related to Qiangu Dongfeng.
The Evil Soul Masters had learned about their movements by subtly probing Qiangu Dongfeng.
However, Qiangu Dongfeng truly hadn't expected that his negligence would lead to the couple being ambushed.
After all, they were a couple capable of becoming Limit Douluos. With the connection through Agravaine, they would have certainly stood on the Spirit Conduction Tower's side without threatening the Qiangu family's position within the organization.
Qiangu Dongfeng couldn't win them over fast enough; how could he possibly help the Evil Soul Masters kill them?
"No light attribute..." Qiangu Dongfeng looked at the footage, which showed the scene of Arthur easily defeating the Shrek Seven.
He murmured to himself, "I still can't be careless."
"Truly, it's like dealing with a tiger..."
...On the other side, Arthur returned to his loyal Eastsea Class Zero.
"Arthur, you're so amazing!" The cute girl with blue twin-tails lunged straight toward him. "That was Shrek!"
"Hmph." Na'er gave a cold snort. Her figure was incredibly fast, arriving first to block the way in front of Arthur.
She easily elbowed Xu Xiaoyan aside.
She warned, "If you're happy, just be happy. Don't go getting all touchy-feely."
Then, turning around, Na'er mimicked Xu Xiaoyan's previous action exactly and lunged at Arthur. "Brother Arthur, you're so amazing."
Xu Xiaoyan staggered a few steps after being elbowed away. She rubbed her arm and pouted, but she didn't talk back.
She couldn't afford to provoke Na'er's speed and strength, so she watched enviously as Na'er gave Arthur a tight hug.
She could only move to Arthur's side with a wronged expression, playfully throwing a few punches at the air behind Na'er's back.
Then, with stars in her eyes, she looked at Arthur. "Arthur, Arthur, you were so cool just now! You defeated them almost single-handedly with one move each."
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