Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 373 Severing Karma: Zhang Lexuan, Heavenly Court Displays its Power, Ultimate Ice and Snow
White silk ribbons fluttered in the Heavenly Armor Sect, while wheelchairs swayed in Shrek Academy.

Having just acquired the same skin as Xuanzu, Beibei pushed her wheelchair to the semi-circular balcony, gazed at the Tianjia Sect's ancestral hall, her expression changing repeatedly, and sighed.

"Shrek killed someone, does he even feel remorse?"

Space distorted, and a figure appeared beside the wheelchair, speaking in a low voice, as if bathed in moonlight.

Upon hearing the voice, Bei Bei's face immediately changed. She turned her pale neck and exclaimed, "Senior Sister, is that you?"

"it's me."

Zhang Lexuan was wearing a bamboo hat, so Beibei couldn't see her facial features clearly, but she could tell that her cultivation level had become increasingly profound.

“I just walked over there and saw a lot of people, all members of the Sea God Alliance. They are waiting for you,” Zhang Lexuan said, her tone calm as still water.

Upon hearing this, Beibei's face contorted with pain, and she shook her head, her brows furrowed. "I tried to persuade Dean Yan and the others, but they..."

“They can’t go, because if they go, it would mean admitting that Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect were wrong, and that Shrek Academy’s glory is stained with the blood of their own people.”

“You guys are always like this; five years ago it was Xiao Tao, and today it’s Tang Wutong.”

Beibei's expression changed, she nodded sullenly, and lowered her head.

Five years ago, Zhang Lexuan was able to restrain Ma Xiaotao and others with her strength and status as the senior disciple of the inner courtyard, but she still couldn't overcome Cai Meier, the weakest of the four deans of Shrek Academy.

Today, his voice and prestige are far inferior to Zhang Lexuan's. He was met with a glare from Tang Wutong as soon as he offered a suggestion. It was Yan Shaozhe who came to his rescue, and he could only shut up.

He didn't think Tang Wutong was wrong to go all out, but after all, she had killed six people. Now was the time to work together to fight against the Sun Moon Empire, and it would be too bad not to offer her condolences.

Zhang Lexuan glanced at Bei Bei and said leisurely, "Xiao Tao killed a genius of the Sun Moon Empire and was hunted down to her death. Tang Wutong is even worse than her. What will her fate be?"

Beibei shuddered as she recalled the nightmare from years ago, forcing a smile as she said, "She went too far, but in the original Three Kingdoms, there shouldn't be anyone who could hunt her down to death, right?"

"This time, the academy's team is the strongest in ten thousand years. Without me for the time being, there are only a handful of teams that can compete with them."

“What about the Holy Spirit Cult? They are not only powerful, but also incredibly cunning and difficult to guard against. Your current state is all thanks to them. Xuanzi, you deserve to die.”

Zhang Lexuan's lips curled into a faint, mocking smile as she leaned against the railing, gazing at the moon, and continued:
"Besides them, the Sun Moon Empire's two ace teams this time are both very strong. I don't know much about them, but you are definitely no match for the Heavenly Court's team."

Beibei raised her eyebrows and said solemnly, "I experienced that person's prowess five years ago, but he is, after all, a Soul Master, and he can't keep advancing indefinitely. This time, we are all determined to compete with them!"

"Looking at you now, you wouldn't even be able to get past your old buddy Xu Sanshi!"

Zhang Lexuan's voice suddenly became excited. She turned around abruptly, looked directly at Bei Bei, and said with an iron-like expression, "I don't know how your cultivation has progressed in the past five years, but Xu Sanshi's progress in the past five years is definitely no less than yours!"

"And he's now willing to be subordinate to that man. How much skill do you think you have to be his match? Wasn't the injury you suffered five years ago enough?"

Beibei stared blankly at Zhang Lexuan, who had suddenly become angry. She hung her head dejectedly, gave a bitter laugh, and sighed:
"I thought you came to catch up with me. Now, you're not here to advise us to surrender if we encounter the Heavenly Court team, are you?"

“That man is ruthless and never hesitates to kill. Tang Wutong provoked him before, and today she publicly humiliated the Sun Moon Empire. What do you think he will do after encountering you?”

Zhang Lexuan stared intently at Bei Bei and said decisively:

"If that person intends to kill, Tang Wutong will have little chance of survival, and you people will also be caught in the crossfire! Xu Sanshi saved your life once, but he may not be able to save you a second time, and neither can I!"

Upon hearing this, Bei Bei pursed her lips, looked up in confusion, and asked, "Why are you so sure we're no match for you? Four members of the Heavenly Court team were once members of Shrek Academy."

"Even if San Shi and I break through to the Soul Saint realm, Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao's talents are not enough to break through to the Soul Emperor realm. Ning Tian goes without saying. The only people we don't know about yet are that person and those twin sisters."

Thanks to the fact that the Shrek Academy's top experts were wiped out during their attack on the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, and that Xu Tianxi single-handedly defeated and severely injured Xian Lin'er, and then turned around and wiped out hundreds of Shrek Academy's elite soul masters, the news of which was not leaked at all.

According to Shrek Academy's internal estimates, Xu Tianxi would reach the advanced Soul Saint level within five years at most, and would need to take a lot of drugs that would deplete his potential, which would inevitably affect his future. They simply did not believe that anyone could become a Soul Douluo before the age of twenty.

Yan Shaozhe believes that even with the top-tier resources to cultivate the Seven Devils, plus the guidance of a Title Douluo, it would be impossible for Jiang Nannan and Xiao Xiao to break through to the Soul Emperor realm, unless Xiao Xiao's second martial soul is activated ahead of time. (Xuanzi: Shaozhe is right)

As for the two beautiful sisters, Gu Zhaoqiu and Gu Yuena, whose looks surpassed even Tang Wutong's, Shrek Academy considered them merely as the face of the group, whom Xu Tianxi had somehow acquired. They didn't even take the substitute members, including Su Tong, seriously.

After all, if he were truly a top genius, he would have become famous in the last major competition.

Seeing Bei Bei's injuries and her still yearning for revenge, Zhang Lexuan was unsure whether to feel gratified or saddened. She sighed heavily and said forlornly:

"Fine, if you won't listen to my advice, then so be it. I've repaid the kindness of my ancestor in teaching me cultivation today. Take care of yourself from now on."

Seeing Zhang Lexuan about to leave after speaking, Beibei's expression turned anxious. She struggled to open her arms, saying incredulously, "Sister, could it be that you really..."

"My family was wiped out back then, and Shrek Academy had a part in it."

The voice was melodious, the space distorted, and Zhang Lexuan disappeared into thin air.

On the balcony, Beibei's expression froze, her pupils dilated, still unable to believe it, she murmured, "Impossible, how could this be..."

When Zhang Lexuan reappeared, she was in a magnificent underground palace. Xu Tianxi stopped his inspection and said with a faint smile, "Have you settled the karmic debt?"

"Yes, it's over."

Zhang Lexuan's expression was ultimately filled with melancholy as she sighed, "Without Moon, Shrek Academy exudes an aura of decay and arrogance from beginning to end. Bei Bei is slightly more sober, but he can't change the overall situation."

“You sent Xu Sanshi to the Tianjia Sect to offer condolences because you had your eye on those hidden sects and soul master families, right? Some of them should be able to be won over…” Zhang Lexuan recalled what she had seen and named several sects.

Xu Tianxi noted them down one by one and smiled, "Shrek and Haotian Sect are used to being arrogant and domineering. They think that all the soul masters in the world are destined to follow them. They don't care about people's hearts at all. Since they like to court death so much, I will naturally grant their wish."

Zhang Lexuan's expression changed slightly, and she said, "On the Shrek Academy team, apart from Yan Shaozhe and the tenth elder of the Clear Sky Sect, I didn't see any other Title Douluos. I don't know where they went. The soul tool you gave me to conceal my aura worked very well."

"If I don't know, I don't know. They must be scattered throughout Mingdu. I've already located a few of them, and we're just waiting for the right moment to close the net. These petty thieves are nothing to worry about. The most important thing is those two sect leaders of Haotian Sect."

Xu Tianxi waved his hand, his brows furrowed with domineering arrogance, and said, "The Underground Soul Master Competition will begin in three days. If you have nothing to do, come and check out the venue. I reckon it won't be long before we have guests here."

"If a friend comes from afar, even if he is far away, he shall be punished. But since he has come, we should make him feel at ease."

Zhang Lexuan hummed in agreement, her clear gaze fixed on Xu Tianxi, who had turned to give instructions on the arrangements, as if lost in thought.

He's a few years younger than Beibei, yet he's so much stronger. I can't see through him at all, and I don't even know if I can last ten moves.

“We both have Moon Martial Souls, so my power should be able to amplify his combat abilities, just like how he helped me fight against that Netherworld Douluo five years ago…” Zhang Lexuan stood there like a statue, deep in thought.

……

As the battle progressed rapidly, the first round of elimination matches quickly came to an end, with the 62 winning teams advancing alongside the Heavenly Court and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

After a day of rest and a draw, the second round of elimination matches was held as scheduled.

This first battle is between the Heavenly Court and their opponent, a first-class sect from the original Three Kingdoms, which also has a titled Douluo in charge. The Little Elephant Armor Sect is a branch of the Elephant Armor Sect that was rebuilt ten thousand years ago.

The Little Elephant Armor Sect was on high alert when they drew the Heavenly Court team, fearing that the top young expert of the Sun Moon Empire, who sat high above them, might also suffer a massacre like Tang Wutong.

Representatives from all four empires were eager to see how far the young genius who rose to fame five years ago had progressed in his cultivation, and whether he would eventually overshadow Tang Wutong.

As it turns out, they were overthinking it.

When the first contestant from the Elephant Armor Sect stepped onto the stage, he was greeted not by a member of the Heavenly Court's regular team, but by the chief of the substitutes, the personal disciple of the Snow Emperor of the Far North, the older homebody, Miss Su Tong.

Hu Yanhu felt somewhat slighted, but he dared not underestimate his opponent. He slightly clasped his hands in a fist salute and then shouted loudly:

“Everyone in our Little Elephant Armor Sect is a strongman. If you can’t handle it, you’d better watch out and get smashed away.”

Su Tong yawned, waved her hand, and said casually, "Don't worry, don't worry, just go ahead and make your move. Below the Soul Emperor level, I am invincible."

"Hmm?" Hu Yanhu's face twitched; the other party's tone was a bit too arrogant.

Seeing her opponent stunned, Su Tong, who was looking forward to her boss's bonus, decided to take it seriously and encouraged her:
“Our boss said that unless we encounter Shrek’s gang of mad dogs or the Holy Spirit Cult of terrorists, we should try to control ourselves and not kill anyone, so don’t worry, I will be careful with my actions.”

"what?"

Hu Yanhu was somewhat surprised. Was he really that confident?

Our Diamond Mammoth was once the number one defensive martial soul in the world, on par with the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. Don't underestimate me just because I'm a Soul King; even Soul Emperors would have a hard time breaking through its defenses.

Seeing this, Su Tong didn't explain, but retreated with steady steps, preparing for battle.

Soon, Hu Yanhu learned where Su Tong's confidence came from.

Two yellow, two purple, and two black soul rings surrounded her body, and the soul power pressure of a high-level Soul Emperor was released from her body. The air turned cold, and a chill rushed towards her, causing Hu Yanhu to feel pain and his face to change color instantly.

The snowman-like figure behind Su Tong was clearly a powerful martial soul of extremely high quality, causing his Diamond Mammoth to tremble in fear.

However, he didn't recognize Su Tong's martial spirit. Not only him, but also his teachers and most people in the arena didn't recognize it.

But they didn't need to recognize her, because the next moment, with a wave of Su Tong's hand, the huge arena was swept up by a flurry of snowflakes.

As the snowflakes fell in large, fluffy flakes, their beauty imbued with an extreme chill, the snow inspired a sense of awe and reverence in many ice-attribute soul masters in the audience, while a large number of fire-attribute soul masters shuddered in fear.

In the wind and snow, Huyan Hu became an ice sculpture, motionless.

Su Tong slapped him away from a distance, thawed the ice, and said lazily, "Please welcome the next contestant."

The young geniuses of the Little Elephant Armor Sect looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally decided that the captain should bite the bullet and at least exchange a few blows with the opponent.

Then, they saw their captain, on whom they had placed so much hope, turn into an ice sculpture amidst the falling snowflakes, and a chilling north wind howled in their hearts.

The captain was knocked down unscathed, and then some clever guy shouted, "I'll go fight her, nothing will happen anyway." The remaining five members of the Little Elephant Armor Sect's regular team then experienced the thrill of being frozen solid, each wrapped in a warm blanket.

The battle ended with the Heavenly Court achieving an overwhelming victory, and the entire audience erupted in cheers.

Only some strong teams have an atmosphere that is either oppressive or dull.

"This is the ultimate ice and snow, the ultimate martial spirit soul master!"

Almost simultaneously, Yan Shaozhe from Shrek Academy and Zhongli Wu from the audience blurted out, with disbelief, astonishment, and anger, the quality of Su Tong's soul power.

Suddenly, the atmosphere became awkward.

(End of this chapter)