Douluo Continent: Shrek Prince, Getting to the Root of the Matter

Seemingly infected by Long Jingni's fighting spirit, fine black scales began to appear on Yu Wudao's body!

Two pairs of vertical pupils stared at each other across the distance, their fighting spirit palpable!

The next second, the two of them simultaneously sheathed their weapons.

"Bang!"

The two dragon claws sparked dazzling sparks in the air, and a delicate body was sent flying backward!

Long Jingni coughed twice, raised his right claw, and a hideous wound appeared on the golden scales on it, with blood dripping down the cracks in the dragon scales.

"Not only is its strength superior, but the hardness of its scales and the sharpness of its dragon claws also surpass mine! What kind of martial spirit does this Ancient Sacred Dragon possess?! Why have I never heard of such an existence among the dragon race before?!"

Yu Wudao glanced around and found that, apart from himself, Bei Bei was nearly defeated under Yu Tianlong's suppression. Meanwhile, Xu Sanshi was just a bystander, while Nan Qiuqiu and Wang Dong were locked in a stalemate with the three opponents.

He put aside his playful thoughts and began to mobilize the soul power within his body.

"Innate Martial Soul Domain - Holy Dragon Blood Realm!"

An invisible wave rippled through the air, and a powerful suppression descended with a tyrannical dragon's might! At the same time, the law of no escape was imposed on everyone on the other side!

The momentum of Long Jingni's group of five instantly began to decline, with Yu Tianlong being the most severely affected. His momentum instantly decreased by one-third, completely suppressing Ning Tian's boost.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Ning Tian quickly activated his soul skill.

"The Seven Treasures give rise to Glazed Glass; the Seven Treasures have names: first, Power; second, Speed; third, Soul!"

The three soul skills behind her flashed simultaneously, instantly granting all the buffs to her teammates! After the dazzling light, the momentum of Long Jingni's side, which had been suppressed by the domain, suddenly surged back!

Ning Tian's face turned pale, and he collapsed onto the arena.

She only had a three-ring cultivation level, and when she used all her soul skills on four people at the same time, her soul power was instantly exhausted.

Long Jingni's third spirit ring lit up, and she charged directly at Yu Wudao. She had given up on defeating this man head-on, but as long as she could hold him off for a moment, Long Jingni believed that her teammates would soon be able to end the battle!

"Third Soul Skill, Golden Dragon Fist!"

The golden dragon head coalesced on her fist, enveloping the dragon claw and forming a pair of cool gauntlets.

The dragon's head roared and smashed fiercely towards Yu Wudao's chest!

Yu Wudao slightly turned his body, his dragon fist flying past the clothes on his chest, and then his dragon claw reached out and grabbed Long Jingni's wrist!

The dragon claw pulled back, and at the same time, it slammed its knee into Long Jingni's stomach!

"Bang!"

With a muffled thud, Long Jingni spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling as if his internal organs were about to shift. His stomach churned violently, and his entire body began to tremble slightly.

Yu Wudao showed no mercy whatsoever. He grabbed Long Jingni's dragon claw, lifted her up, and slammed her into the ground!

"Bang!"

A human-shaped crater appeared in the ground. Yu Wudao had a perfect grasp of his strength, and he knocked Long Jingni unconscious.

"This time, I don't have time to mess around with you."

He glanced at Long Jingni, then turned his gaze to the remaining people on the arena.

"Everyone! Stand back!"

Yu Wudao shouted, and Bei Bei and the others did as he said.

But Yu Tianlong seemed to have sensed something with his keen combat intuition. He clung tightly to Bei Bei, preventing her from escaping. Meanwhile, Jiang Nannan and Huo Yuhao, who were already at a disadvantage, also needed to protect Ning Tian behind them.

So they let the three of them retreat, and instead kept a wary eye on Yu Wudao.

Yu Wudao glanced at Bei Bei, then ignored him and began to gather his soul power.

He gathered a large amount of soul power in his throat and then unleashed it instantly!

"Roar of the Heavenly Dragon with Raging Thunder!"

"roar--!"

A burst of sound waves exploded from Yu Wudao's mouth! Then, electric sound waves rippled outwards, quickly enveloping Yu Tianlong and the other five, including Bei Bei!

A powerful dragon's might descended, and Bei Bei and Yu Tianlong's aura suddenly plummeted. The two were terrified and stopped fighting, trying to escape.

But how could a Soul King match the speed of sound waves? Almost at the same time they had this thought, the black ripples filled with deadly aura had already reached their faces.

Upon seeing this, Zhang Lexuan immediately entered the arena, then raised her hand and summoned a full moon, blocking all the attacks.

"Alright! The first round of training is over. You can rest for a while and then review your performance. We'll start the next round of individual and three-on-three training in an hour."

Zhang Lexuan methodically assigned training tasks to everyone.

At the same time, the members of the inner court's regular team were officially confirmed.

Just like in the original story, Ma Xiaotao was parachuted in and squeezed out a spot that originally belonged to the Soul Guidance Department, and was appointed as the captain.

Since Elder Xuan had been confined to his quarters, Yan Shaozhe took on the task of selecting the reserve team.

Shrek Inner Court

"Xiao Tao, you don't need to worry about the competition. Because of your good performance recently, the academy has reassessed your risk profile, and the elders have agreed to let you continue as captain."

Just be careful not to lose control before the end of the competition, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to the elders.

Therefore, to be on the safe side, you shouldn't cultivate any further for the time being! With your current strength, you don't need to worry too much about the competition.

Yan Shaozhe spoke to Ma Xiaotao with kind eyes and earnest words.

Ma Xiaotao bit her lip and nodded, her mind racing.

In the past, she could have tolerated restraining herself a little for the sake of the competition.

But she had just experienced a normal cultivation life recently, so how could she be willing to give it up so easily?

From the moment she awakened her martial spirit, she had been plagued by evil fire throughout her life, making those peaceful days all the more precious in her life.

As time passed, that period of time continued to ferment in her memory. As the evil fire struck again, it seemed that the humiliation of the past was not so unbearable.

After all, Yu Wudao hadn't caused her any real harm, and what she had given up seemed insignificant compared to what she had gained.

Even the best solution the dean mentioned—Ultimate Ice—would inevitably reduce the quality of her flames, and its efficiency would be far inferior to Yu Wudao's methods.

Although it is said that after the ultimate ice is purified, her martial soul will transform into a pure fire phoenix, and its quality will be improved again.

But legends are just legends, and she couldn't be sure of their authenticity. However, she did feel that the quality of her flames decreased under the extreme ice, and it was also true that Yu Wudao had increased the intensity of her flames...

Ma Xiaotao clenched her fists, struggling internally, and didn't even notice when Yan Shaozhe got up and left.

"No! I have to talk to Yu Wudao again, no matter what!"