Bei Bei!
Cries of alarm rang out.
From the Shrek Academy camp in particular, several people shouted his name.
Whether it was Zhang Lexuan or Xu Sanshi, both were acquainted with Bei Bei. None of them had expected him to be nailed to death on the tournament stage.
"Bei Bei… is dead?"
Tang Ya's expression trembled.
Although she and Bei Bei had already gone their separate ways, they had once shared a bond.
Seeing him pierced through by her own younger brother, she couldn't help but wonder whether Tang Feng had done it intentionally.
It wasn't impossible.
For her sake — to prevent Bei Bei from clinging to her like a stubborn plaster — Tang Feng might very well have "accidentally" killed him.
And even if Bei Bei was truly dead, Tang Feng could still revive him.
Calling it bringing the dead back to life and restoring flesh to bone would not be an exaggeration.
As long as Tang Feng did not wish for him to die, even a shattered heart could be restored.
"You brat — how dare you?!"
Xuan Zi erupted in fury.
As the former Vice Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion, how could he not recognize Bei Bei?
This villain was truly ruthless — even daring to wipe out Elder Mu's last bloodline.
Xuan Zi's right hand formed a claw as he struck directly toward the tournament stage.
The soul tool barrier, maintained by 108 Soul Saints, was shattered with brutal force.
A massive earth-yellow claw descended with crushing momentum, intent on suppressing and killing Tang Feng on the spot.
"Impudence!"
Suddenly, a crystalline, jade-like hand appeared out of nowhere.
It seemed to manifest from thin air, pressing against Xuan Zi's chest.
"Crack—!"
The sound of bones shattering echoed clearly across Star Luo Plaza.
Xuan Zi crashed violently onto the stage.
His chest caved inward, and blood gushed from his mouth.
Standing before Tang Feng was a breathtakingly beautiful woman.
Her temperament was transcendent — like the goddess described in the Ode to the Luo River: graceful as a startled swan, elegant as a swimming dragon, as if she might ride the wind and vanish at any moment.
Clad in white, she possessed immortal beauty and jade-like bones.
Her radiance dimmed heaven and earth, eclipsing sun and moon alike.
"Elder Xuan!"
Xian Lin'er rushed onto the stage.
She stood in front of him, body tense, as if being stared down by some primordial terror.
"Elder Xuan, why did you attack again?"
Zhang Lexuan frowned deeply.
Before coming here, she had repeatedly warned Elder Xuan and Xian Lin'er not to attack Tang Feng again.
Not privately.
Certainly not in full public view.
Yes, Bei Bei had been nailed to the barrier — but that was clearly an accident. No one could have predicted Yang Liuwei's intangibility skill.
And right now, in all of Star Luo City, only Tang Feng could save Bei Bei.
Elder Xuan's actions effectively condemned Bei Bei to death.
For a moment, Zhang Lexuan even wondered whether Elder Xuan harbored resentment toward Elder Mu — seeking to wipe out his bloodline entirely now that he was gone.
"Get lost."
Gu Yuena's voice was icy.
With a flick of her hand, Xian Lin'er and Zhang Lexuan were blasted aside.
She then released a surge of divine power, lifting Xuan Zi into the air — and struck again.
A muffled groan escaped him as every bone in his body shattered. Blood seeped from every inch of his skin.
"My lord, I arrived too late."
Heavenly Fiend Douluo Huang Jinxu hurried over.
The moment Xuan Zi charged forward, he had rushed in pursuit — but ultimately arrived too late.
Gu Yuena remained expressionless, ignoring Huang Jinxu entirely, standing silently beside Tang Feng.
As the barrier collapsed, Bei Bei's body slid down from where he had been pinned.
"Xuan Zi, you have repeatedly attacked Xiao Feng."
"If you cannot provide an explanation, you may not be leaving Star Luo City this time."
Xu Jiawei's face was terrifyingly dark.
Forget Bei Bei — even if Tang Feng had slaughtered everyone from Tianchen Academy—
The entire Star Luo Empire would still protect him.
They would not allow him to be bullied as he had been in Shrek Academy.
In the past, Taotie Douluo had been a Level 98 Super Douluo — unmatched within the empire.
But now?
Xuan Zi was merely a Level 95 Super Douluo.
How dare he act so recklessly?
"Your Majesty, please forgive him."
"Elder Xuan simply lost control in his anger after seeing Bei Bei die."
Xian Lin'er quickly apologized.
This time, Elder Xuan had indeed overstepped — and had handed Xu Jiawei the perfect excuse.
Elder Xuan's hatred toward Tang Feng, combined with Bei Bei's sudden death, had driven him to irrational action.
"Do you have anything to say?"
Tang Feng waved his right hand.
In an instant, Xuan Zi's injuries were completely healed.
Even his aura returned to peak condition — as if everything that had just occurred were merely a dream.
"Limit… Douluo?"
Fear filled Xuan Zi's eyes.
No one had imagined that this breathtaking woman possessed the strength of a Limit Douluo.
With his experience as a former Level 98 Super Douluo, he would not mistake such a presence.
"Whoosh—"
Gu Yuena struck again.
Xuan Zi was blasted away like a rag doll, collapsing into a heap.
The bones that had just been healed were once more shattered into fragments.
"Senior, don't you think this is excessive?"
Xian Lin'er suppressed her fury.
This was no longer a simple clash.
It was humiliation directed at Shrek Academy.
The highest-ranking elder of the Sea God Pavilion was being reduced to a broken heap again and again.
To kill someone was one thing — but this was trampling Shrek's dignity.
Was Gu Yuena truly seeking war?
"Silence."
Gu Yuena raised her hand once more.
Her slender palm struck Martial God Douluo Xian Lin'er without warning.
As the Dean of the Soul Tool Department, Xian Lin'er instantly summoned her soul tool armor.
Yet even so, she could not withstand the seemingly casual strike.
"Pfft—!"
Her chest caved inward.
Her top-tier eighth-grade defensive soul tool armor shattered into powder, scattering across the stage.
"Sister Na'er is so domineering!"
Tang Ya transformed into a fangirl.
As expected of the Lord of Soul Beasts.
As the master of Beast God Di Tian and the other fierce beasts, who wouldn't love such an overbearing presence?
What a waste that Tang Feng got her first. She had no chance of stealing her away.
"So powerful…"
Wang Dong inhaled sharply.
Who would have thought that Sister Na'er — who accompanied him and Sister Ya shopping, looking somewhat "absent-minded" — possessed such terrifying strength?
With this backing, could he now roam freely in Star Luo City?
As for the hundreds of thousands in Star Luo Plaza—
They gazed at Gu Yuena with reverence.
Some were so excited their faces turned red.
In most people's eyes, this Limit Douluo protecting Tang Feng was clearly a powerhouse of the Star Luo Empire.
Otherwise, how could a mere youth find such a guardian?
"Tang Feng, please spare them."
"They only acted out of intense emotion after seeing Bei Bei die."
Zhang Lexuan took a deep breath.
She had known all along that the Sea God Pavilion was a massive mess — one Elder Mu had practically dumped onto her shoulders.
These elders did not listen to her.
Yet all cleanup fell to her.
She felt too ashamed to face Tang Feng.
But as Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion, she had no choice but to step forward and clean up their mess.