In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

Chapter 60. Xuanzi's face is only worth one thousand gold soul coins.

"Oh?" The white-robed elder crossed his arms, looking at Xuanzi with interest, and said in an icy tone, "Xuanzi, explain clearly in front of the representatives of the entire continent what your Shrek Academy and Sea God Pavilion's standards are for judging evil soul masters. I won't accept them without evidence!"

"That's not important!" Xuanzi shouted. "The Rakshasa God is an evil god, so Qian Xunhuan, who possesses the Rakshasa God's martial soul, is naturally an evil soul master. Isn't that enough evidence?"

The white-robed elder sneered, "Of course not. This is merely wishful thinking on your part, Xuanzi. Today you can say that the Rakshasa God Martial Soul is an evil Martial Soul, and tomorrow... you can say that the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon, the Sun, the Silver Moon, the Star Crown, the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, the Swan, the Snow Lotus, the True Body, the Ghostly Shadow, and the Hell Demon Dragon King are all evil Martial Souls. If you want to find fault, you can always find a pretext."

"I don't want to say anything unnecessary. In front of so many people, I hope you, Gluttonous Douluo, can make it clear what your Sea God Pavilion and Shrek Academy's standards are for judging evil soul masters. Make it clear today, so that no one can arbitrarily label their opponent as an evil soul master in the future."

"You..." Xuanzi was speechless for a moment. He was a bit of a beast, but that didn't mean he was a fool. He understood very well that the Sea God Pavilion maintained its rule by using flexible bottom lines to label those "villains" as evil soul masters.

If the standards for judging evil spirit masters were clearly stipulated today, the Sea God Pavilion's actions would be hampered in the future, and he couldn't do that.

This is tricky, really tricky!

Xuanzi's face darkened, and his eyes kept glancing at the ranks of the Imperial City and the Body Sect, hoping that the Star Luo officials and the Body Sect would step in and speak on his behalf.

But... Putting aside the Body Sect, how could the Star Luo Empire, as the host of this Soul Master Competition, possibly do something that would draw criticism?

Without concrete evidence to prove Qian Xunhuan's identity as an evil soul master, the Star Luo Empire's officials will not only not make things difficult for her, but will even protect her.

If it weren't for the risk of offending the Sea God Pavilion, given Xuanzi's behavior today, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to expel him from Star Luo City and ban the Shrek Academy's youth and junior teams from participating in this Soul Master Competition.

Seeing that he was isolated and helpless, and that it was impossible for him to directly bypass the white-robed elder and kill Qian Xunhuan and Qian Chongxin, Xuanzi waved his sleeve and made as if to leave.

Jing Hongchen, dressed in a green robe, left a blur and blocked Xuanzi's path.

Jing Hongchen said coldly, "Xuanzi, you disregarded the decorum of an elder, suddenly stepped onto the stage to attack Xunhuan, and even slandered her as an evil soul master. This matter cannot be left unresolved!"

"The Spirit Hall is the most loyal partner of our Sun Moon Empire! I, Jing Hongchen, the Hall Master of Mingde Hall, must demand an explanation for my friends!"

Jing Hongchen's voice was deafening, echoing throughout the entire Xingluo Square. For a moment, many people in the audience looked at Xuanzi with a strange expression.

Human hearts are made of flesh and blood. Everyone has a scale in their heart and their own standards of judgment. You can say they are ignorant and easily swayed, but you can't say that after seeing things with their own eyes, they are still filled with the lies of the Sea God Pavilion and fawn over Shrek Academy, the Sea God Pavilion, the Shrek Team, and Xuanzi like in the original story!

"Old ghost Jing, is it really necessary to make such a big deal out of this trivial matter?" Xuanzi said irritably.

A trivial... little thing?

Haha, hahaha...

Jing Hongchen slapped his thigh and laughed wildly, almost fainting from laughter. "Xuanzi, you're shameless! You call this a trivial matter?"

Suddenly, Jing Hongchen's voice rose several octaves, sounding slightly sarcastic. "Right now, if I pointed at the heads of your Shrek Academy team members and said they were evil soul masters, what would you, Xuanzi, do then?"

Upon hearing this, a group of onlookers subconsciously imagined Xuanzi's furious reaction, then shook their heads, not thinking that Jing Hongchen's actions were inappropriate. They blamed Xuanzi for being too shameless!

No one is stopping you from attacking the Spirit Hall or Qian Xunhuan, who possesses the Rakshasa Goddess Spirit. But even if you're going to attack, you should at least consider the timing, right?

If all else fails, we could gather the prominent figures from the three great empires—Tianhun, Douling, and Xingluo—to discuss it. No, absolutely not! You, Xuanzi, love to act unilaterally, making it impossible for the Xingluo Empire's officials to even step in and speak on your behalf.

At this critical juncture, if the Star Luo Empire dares to favor Xuanzi, then the Star Luo Empire will no longer need to host future Soul Master Tournaments!

Going back to reality.

Xuanzi gritted his teeth and said, "Jing Hongchen, putting aside the facts, you didn't need to stop me, did you? Do you know you're delaying the Soul Master Competition? After the competition, I'll give you whatever explanation you want. Do you think I, Xuanzi, am an unreasonable person?"

"Damn it, Xuanzi, you're shameless! You dare to talk about reason? Bah! You, Xuanzi, are the only one who talks about reason. There's no one in this world who doesn't talk about reason!" Jing Hongchen sneered. "If that's how you put it, then I don't need to give your Sea God Pavilion any face."

As she spoke, Jing Hongchen took out a small notebook from her storage ring and pretended to flip through it a few times. "In the last Soul Master Competition, when you, Xuanzi, saw that the Shrek Academy team was at a disadvantage, you instructed Chen Zifeng, a member of the junior group, to tear the skirts of the female members of our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Team during the singles elimination round, trying to win the competition through such a despicable means."

"In the Soul Master Competition two years ago, Chu Qingtian, a member of the junior group, bit off the ear of one of the male members of our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Team."

"Ma Xiaotao, the captain of the junior team of the Shrek Academy in the previous Soul Master Competition..."

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Qin Yi: "..."

The flowers were truly dazzling. I didn't feel much when reading the novel in my previous life, but witnessing the public execution of Shrek Academy members by Jing Hongchen in person was incredibly shocking. In particular, Ma Xiaotao's strike on the weakest point of the female members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Team was truly eye-opening.

This lowered Ma Xiaotao's image in his mind by several degrees. For the sake of Shrek Academy's so-called glory, she had no shame at all.

"Alright, stop talking, Jing Hongchen. You just want me to back down, don't you? Fine, I'll apologize, I'll apologize, okay?" Xuanzi said angrily.

"Heh, if apologies were enough, what would we need the police for?" Jing Hongchen blurted out a famous saying he'd heard somewhere, then stuffed a note into Xuanzi's hand.

Upon reading the contents of the note, Xuanzi instantly lost his composure. "Jing Hongchen, you are clearly insulting me! I, a dignified Limit Douluo, am willing to lower myself to apologize to a junior? What, is my face only worth a thousand gold soul coins?"

(End of this chapter)