Peerless Tang Sect: Becoming a God Through Medicine

Chapter 96 We Are the Champions

Two more chapters will be added later.

Xuanzi's sudden departure left most of the people present at a loss, especially those mindless citizens who had supported Shrek Academy from the beginning. It was as if something they had held dear in their hearts had suddenly collapsed.

Whatever Xuanzi's reasons or causes, he would suddenly leave.

However, in their previous clashes with the Sun and Moon team, Shrek Academy was undoubtedly at a complete disadvantage, so in their eyes, Xuanzi's behavior was tantamount to desertion after defeat.

They didn't even dare to attend the awards ceremony after the competition, and they didn't even want the runner-up prize.

It must be said that Xuanzi's behavior has truly disappointed those who have always supported Shrek Academy.

Of course, this excludes those who have been completely brainwashed. They will only think that Xuanzi rushed to take Ma Xiaotao for treatment because her injuries were too serious, which is simply too considerate of the students!

This is Shrek Dental Clinic, a place filled with love and deeply respected by its students!

But only a diode would think that way; any normal person could see Shrek's disheveled state.

This once glorious, top academy on the continent, which had stood for millennia, has finally begun its decline...

"Damn it, why did it have to happen in such a sensitive time? What are we supposed to do?" Xu Jiawei wanted to curse, but he felt as if he had lost even the strength to curse.

The foreshadowing that Lin Nuo had laid earlier finally came into play.

This is largely thanks to Shrek Academy itself, which has been inhuman for thousands of years. Relying on its status, it doesn't take the major empires seriously at all. Those who join Shrek Academy are inevitably brainwashed and forget their roots. This series of actions has long made the major empires dissatisfied with it.

If Shrek Academy continues to be strong, it will be fine. They can help the three great empires resist the invasion of the Sun Moon Empire, so they will still be of some use.

But now even Shrek himself is showing signs of decline, and his performance after the defeat is so poor and disappointing.

So……

All the discontent will erupt at this moment.

Now, Xu Jiawei only had one thought in his mind: Shrek Academy was no longer reliable and trustworthy. Rather than relying on Shrek Academy, he would rather find his own way out. Mountains may crumble and people may run away!
If Shrek Academy hadn't been ruthlessly plundering the talents of their Star Luo Empire every year for the past thousands of years, their strength would definitely be much greater than it is now, and their development wouldn't have stagnated to this point!
Think back to what Ye Yulin said earlier.

Yes, you, Taotie Douluo, are so arrogant and think you don't take our Star Luo Empire seriously, aren't you?

Why should I bother to fawn over Shrek Academy and flatter your stinking feet?

"You're not even going to attend the awards ceremony, and you don't even want the prize money from the competition. Do you look down on the paltry sums I've put out for you?" Xu Jiawei sneered, having already abandoned his previous plan to use a soul bone to befriend Shrek Academy.

"Coincidentally, this also saves me a top-grade Ice Explosion Soul Bone. Since Shrek Academy doesn't want it, I'm not willing to give it to them!"

Indeed, just like in the original novel, Xu Jiawei planned to use the Ice Jade Scorpion Soul Bone to curry favor with Shrek Academy after taking it off the shelves, and also to do Huo Yuhao a favor by writing a story about a genius with twin ultimate martial souls.

Although it's uncertain how much this favor will be reciprocated in the future, it has been given nonetheless.

As for now, Shrek Academy has repeatedly humiliated their Star Luo Empire and made him, the Star Luo Emperor, look bad in this competition. If he rushes up to give them a soul bone, wouldn't that make him, Xu Jiawei, look like a spineless scoundrel?

"It seems we still need to find another way out." ...

The awards ceremony began soon after.

Apart from the absent Shrek team, all four teams in the finals were present. Some academy teams that had not yet left after their defeats also attended the awards ceremony, but the audience was clearly not happy.

This is the Star Luo Empire, and the vast majority of the people who came here to watch the battle are citizens of the Douluo Three Kingdoms, and 95% of them support Shrek Academy.

Especially those gamblers who bet on Shrek Academy to win from the beginning, are now bankrupt. It's just that the Douluo Continent building isn't tall enough, otherwise there would be a whole Wuling Hongguang van standing on the rooftop by now.

In this situation, the Sun Moon Empire's representative team stood in the champion's position, and the fact that they could still smile meant they were truly free of depression.

Seeing the members of the Sun and Moon team, led by Lin Nuo, all beaming with joy, Xu Jiawei, who was personally presenting the awards, also managed a smile.

"Congratulations on your outstanding performance in the competition, overcoming all obstacles and winning the championship of this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition. The honor of victory will be brought back to your country, your country, and your people. They will all be proud of you!"

It must be said that Xu Jiawei's words were indeed well said. Among their team members, even the oldest, Ma Rulong, was only in his early twenties, and everyone was in the most attention-seeking stage of adolescence.

The shower of praise—comparing him to a major competition champion and a national honor—left Ma Rulong and his companions feeling dizzy and overwhelmed.

Most importantly, it was Xu Jiawei who uttered these words of praise. Even though the Star Luo Empire's national strength was far inferior to the Sun Moon Empire, he was still the ruler of one of the four great empires of the Douluo Continent.

Being praised by such a highly respected figure on the continent, regardless of how sincere the praise was, was already enough to make them proud at their age.

Not to mention, they were the first team in the Sun Moon Empire's four thousand years of history to defeat Shrek Academy!

Even Xiao Hongchen couldn't maintain his feigned coolness anymore, and was laughing so hard he was practically rolling on the floor.

They're just young people.

Looking at the championship trophy representing the Soul Fighting Tournament in front of them, Lin Nuo and the others exchanged glances, placed their hands on the trophy, and then raised it high.

"we are the champion!"

The cheers from the Sun and Moon team also infected the people of the three kingdoms in the audience. Gradually, people in the audience also cheered, one after another, until the entire Star Luo Square became a sea of ​​cheers.

There is no division of opposing forces; the cheers are solely for the champion of this competition.

People like Shrek who can't stand losing are ultimately a minority. Most people are very satisfied with every match in this tournament, especially the matches of the Sun and Moon team, which they found extremely enjoyable to watch.

They deserve applause.

After the toast, it was naturally time for the much-anticipated division of spoils... oh wait, I mean, the distribution of rewards.

Xu Jiawei once again released the ten soul bones he had taken out before the match, placing them in front of the Sun and Moon team members for them to choose from.

(End of this chapter)