Chapter 58: The person I want to kill, none of you can stop!

Oscar and Ma Hongjun thought they were seeing things when they saw how respectful Flender was acting.

How did Flender, who was always so proud in their eyes, turn into this pathetic state?

And all of this for a man who looked to be around their own age.

Oscar whispered to Dai Mubai beside him, "Your Excellency? Boss Dai, who on earth is this guy? To think he can make the Dean call him Your Excellency!"

Dai Mubai spread his hands and said meaningfully, "This guy? You really aren't afraid of being overheard, are you? The reason the Dean called both of you here, aside from the newly joined members, is entirely because of him."

Oscar crept up behind Dai Mubai, gently kneading his shoulders, and flannied, "Boss Dai, stop beating around the bush. Just tell me already!"

A look of comfort spread across Dai Mubai's face; having someone wait on him felt simply marvelous. "If only it were Zhuqing, that would be even more marvelous."

However, he was only imagining it. Zhu Qing had never given him a pleasant look, so thinking about this was sheer daydreaming!

Seeing how hard Oscar was working, Dai Mubai slowly explained, "His name is Xusheng..."

Seeing the two of them whispering to each other, Ma Hongjun looked at Xusheng ahead with utter disdain and said irritably, "Tch, I really don't get what the Dean is doing. Isn't he just a slightly handsome guy? His soul power probably isn't even as high as mine!"

Yet, he didn't seem to lower his voice on purpose, causing the gazes of the surrounding Shrek instructors and everyone else to turn directly toward him...

Ning Rongrong and Tang Sanyi's eyes flashed with slight displeasure as they looked at Ma Hongjun, even though this person might become their teammate later on...

But right now, openly insulting Xusheng to his face was practically like slapping them across the face!

As for Zhu Zhuqing, her expression grew a few degrees colder. She utterly despised such petty villains in her heart!

Dai Mubai hurriedly pulled Oscar away, gave Ma Hongjun a warning look, and lip-synced, "Ma Hongjun, hurry up and apologize to him! Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous!"

However, Ma Hongjun clearly missed Dai Mubai's subtle cues. Seeing everyone looking at him, he felt a momentary flicker of guilt, but still mustered his courage and said, "What? Teachers, didn't I say anything wrong? I really don't get why you're all acting so deferential to this guy!"

Flender turned around and bellowed angrily, "Hongjun, do not be insolent! Hurry up and apologize to His Excellency Xusheng!"

This fellow had a temper as fiery as Liu Erlong's back when they were part of the Golden Iron Triangle. Just as he had managed to placate Xusheng's anger, this good disciple of his was stirring up trouble again.

Even though they were some distance away, Xusheng had heard every word clearly. His cold pupils stared fixedly at Ma Hongjun as he asked, "Are you courting death, you evil-fire rooster?"

Were the people of Shrek all this arrogant? He had intended to avoid violence today if possible, but there were always scum who courted death!

He wouldn't mind adding another soul to the toll of his hands in the slightest...

Hearing Xusheng hurl such an insult at him, Ma Hongjun roared, "Go to hell! I am the Evil-Fire Phoenix!"

With that, Ma Hongjun let out a furious roar as the single yellow soul ring at his feet emerged...

Flender spoke in a cold, stern voice to stop him, "Hongjun, stop right now!"

This Ma Hongjun was his direct disciple; if anything were to happen to him for offending Xusheng...

In that instant, the instructors of Shrek Academy all realized that things had blown out of proportion...

Even if Ma Hongjun wanted to curse, he should have waited until Xusheng left. To curse a Titled Douro right to his face, wasn't that having a screw loose?

Zao Wuji and the other Shrek Academy instructors also hurriedly stood up, with the former shouting, "Ma Hongjun, stop right there!"

Ma Hongjun wiped his nose, let out a cold "hum," and yelled, "First Soul Skill, Phoenix Fire—"

Before Ma Hongjun could even finish his words, a ghost-like figure abruptly materialized right in front of him. The man reached out one hand effortlessly, seizing him by the throat and lifting his entire body straight up into the air...

Ma Hongjun's eyes widened in horror as he gazed at the terrifying figure that had appeared. The next second, he felt his windpipe locked in a death grip, followed immediately by an overwhelming sense of suffocation creeping over him as his face turned deathly pale...

Suspended in mid-air, Ma Hongjun struggled in agony, pressing both hands against Xusheng's wrist in an attempt to pry it open...

Yet, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't budge it by even a fraction of a millimeter...

Seeing his beloved disciple in such excruciating pain, Flender grew frantic with anxiety and said to Xusheng, "Hongjun! Your Excellency Xusheng, let him go!"

Zao Wuji stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency Xusheng, his temperament is somewhat reckless. We ask that you spare him this once."

As soon as Zao Wuji finished speaking, all the Shrek instructors, including Flender and Zao Wuji, rapidly released their martial souls, and colorful soul rings rose from beneath their feet...

Everyone's gaze was locked tightly on the hand with which Xusheng was choking Ma Hongjun...

If Xusheng truly intended to kill a student of Shrek Academy, they, old bones though they were, would fight to the bitter end!

Even a Titled Douro could be traded blows with!

Xusheng sneered, casting a blood-red glance filled with hair-raising chill at them, and slowly spat out freezing words: "Are you teaching me how to do my job? The people I want to kill cannot be saved by the likes of you!"

As his words fell, nine terrifying ten-thousand-year soul rings slowly rose beneath Xusheng's feet...

Immediately afterward, the hand gripping Ma Hongjun tightened further, as if he might snap the bone along with Ma Hongjun's neck at any second!

Ma Hongjun let out an agonized shriek, "Uwaaaaaah!!"

Flender glanced at the numerous instructors, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes. "Wuji, everyone, let's attack together! Even a Titled Douro wouldn't dare claim he can easily defeat us!!"

"Seventh Soul Skill! Avatar of the Cat Eagle!!"

"Seventh Soul Skill! Martial Soul True Body! Gigantic Vajra Bear!!"

"Seventh Soul Skill! Sugar Bean True Body!!"

"Sixth Soul Skill..."

In an instant, the Soul Saints at level seventy on the scene all unleashed their Martial Soul True Bodies!

One could see massive creatures corresponding to their respective martial souls manifesting entirely behind Zao Wuji and the others!!

Without other options, their soul power was nearly twenty levels lower than Xusheng's!

Only by deploying their Martial Soul True Bodies could they possibly have a chance of defeating a Titled Douro!

Oscar pinched his cheeks in terror and stammered, "It's over, it's over! It looks like all the teachers are serious!"

Dai Mubai let out a sharp intake of breath and muttered, "The attacks of several Soul Saints and Soul Emperors... I'm afraid even a Titled Douro wouldn't be able to withstand them!"

The other newly joined members of Shrek Academy, such as Ning Rongrong, also looked ahead with solemn expressions...

"Offend us!" Following Flender's cry as he flew into the air...

Every single instructor of Shrek Academy unleashed their most terrifying soul skills, bombarding Xusheng with a concerted attack!

Instantly, a cataclysmic roaring sound erupted from beneath their feet, and the explosive, terrifying energy felt as though it could obliterate the entire surrounding area!

Xusheng gazed at Flender and the others, who had unleashed their Martial Soul True Bodies and were launching an all-out attack, his cold gaze devoid of the slightest ripple.

"Ninth Soul Skill, Blood Hibiscus Final Domain!"

The deep ninth soul ring near ten-thousand-year cultivation at his feet suddenly flared with brilliant light...