Chapter 70: The Zhu Family Breaks the Engagement with Dai Mubai, Yu Xiaogang: Give Me Some Face
At the same time, in the Douluo Continent.
Shrek Academy.
The academy was completely different from its usual state. The quiet atmosphere had long vanished.
On the dilapidated training ground, crowds had gathered layer upon layer.
Aside from the academy's teachers and students, many Soul Masters and commoners from Suo Tuo City had also come to watch the commotion.
They pointed toward the center of the field from time to time, whispering among themselves as if enjoying a spectacle.
At the center of the crowd stood the once-arrogant man who called himself the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, Dai Mubai.
But now he looked like a stray dog abandoned by its owner, collapsed weakly on the ground with his head hanging low.
Standing before him were several middle-aged men in luxurious robes, their expressions arrogant.
Although their auras were only at the level of Soul Saints, their superior and domineering attitude seemed even more arrogant than that of Titled Douluo.
Because they came from the Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire.
They were the family of Zhu Zhuqing, who was now merely a servant of the Primordial Immortal Court.
"Dai Mubai."
At this moment, the leading middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at Dai Mubai from above as he spoke coldly:
"We didn't come here today for anything else."
"We only came to inform you of one matter."
"The engagement between you and Zhuqing is hereby annulled."
"From today onward, you will walk your narrow bridge, and Zhuqing will walk her heavenly road."
"The two of you will have nothing to do with each other."
"What?! Annulled?!"
Hearing this, Dai Mubai immediately exploded in anger. He raised his head abruptly, his eyes bloodshot as he roared:
"On what grounds?!"
"This marriage was arranged by my imperial father and the head of your Zhu family!"
"It is an ironclad rule of political alliance between our families!"
"Your Zhu Family is nothing more than a subordinate of the Dai Family, a dog raised by our imperial clan!"
"How dare you…"
"How dare you take the initiative to break the engagement?!"
Slap!
Before he could finish speaking, a palm struck him across the face.
The slap sent the already unhinged Dai Mubai tumbling onto the ground.
The man who had come to annul the engagement, the Third Elder of the Zhu family, shook his slightly aching hand before coldly staring at Dai Mubai, who was clutching his swollen cheek.
"Subordinate? Dog?"
"Dai Mubai, have you still not understood the situation?"
"In the past, we depended on your Dai family because your family was indeed stronger than ours—that's why the marriage alliance existed."
"But now…"
The Third Elder of the Zhu Family pointed toward the Sky Screen, where Zhu Zhuqing, though only a servant, was already beginning to show her potential.
With a mocking smile, he said,
"Zhuqing now has the Primordial Immortal Court behind her. She is already a master at the Blood Transformation Realm Great Perfection."
"Even if she's just sweeping the floors there, her status is a hundred times higher than that of a useless prince like you."
"Do you think a phoenix soaring through the nine heavens would marry a sickly cat rolling in the mud?"
"You still think your Dai Family can suppress the Zhu Family?"
"You worthless thing."
After speaking, the elder flicked his sleeve, his face filled with disdain.
"You… you dared to hit me?!"
"You actually dared to hit me?!"
Yet Dai Mubai's focus wasn't on Zhu Zhuqing at all.
Clutching his swollen face, he trembled with rage, pointing at the Zhu family members but unable to speak properly.
Finally, in furious humiliation, he suddenly stood up and roared as he prepared to attack:
"I am a prince!"
"I am Evil-Eyed White Tiger Dai Mubai! I'll kill you!"
"White Tiger Intense Light Wave!"
With a helpless roar, Dai Mubai summoned his White Tiger martial soul and unleashed his full-power attack toward them.
Boom!!!
A white beam of light shot directly toward the Third Elder of the Zhu Family.
"Overestimating yourself."
The elder merely raised one hand casually.
As his soul power surged, the beam was instantly crushed by overwhelming force and dissipated into nothing.
It didn't even create the slightest ripple.
Then a terrifying soul pressure descended.
Bang!
Dai Mubai was slammed to the ground once again.
His knees shattered the stone tiles beneath him, producing a bone-cracking sound that made everyone's teeth ache.
"AHHH!!!"
Under the immense pressure and pain, Dai Mubai roared as he struggled to rise.
But it was completely useless.
"Hmph. A prince?"
The Third Elder of the Zhu Family walked forward and stepped on Dai Mubai's head, grinding it forcefully into the dirt.
"Let me tell you the truth."
"Just now, my family head has already taken people to the Star Luo Imperial Palace."
"Your father is probably smiling and pouring tea while apologizing to our family head."
"As for you, you're nothing more than an abandoned pawn discarded by your family."
"And you still dare to bark at me?"
"No… I don't believe it!"
"My father would never do this! Never!!"
Feeling the crushing force on his head, Dai Mubai struggled desperately like a wriggling maggot.
He refused to believe that the Zhu Family, which once had to bow beneath the Dai Family, now dared to trample him like this.
He also refused to accept that Zhu Zhuqing, whom he once treated as nothing more than a subordinate and backup, had now become someone far beyond his reach.
What he found even harder to accept was being humiliated like this in front of so many people.
It was worse than death.
Yet no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't resist the other side.
At that moment, Dai Mubai was so desperate that he was nearly in tears.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, he shouted loudly:
"Teacher Zhao! Master! Save me!"
Outside the crowd, Zhao Wuji and Yu Xiaogang, who had long been unable to watch any longer, were about to rush in.
"Stop!"
"Even if you wish to break the engagement, you shouldn't humiliate my student like this!"
Zhao Wuji had a fiery temper. His Vigorous Vajra Bear martial soul instantly possessed his body as he prepared to attack.
"Wait."
But at that critical moment, they were stopped.
The Third Elder of the Zhu Family didn't move at all. He simply turned his head slightly and spoke with cold warning:
"Immovable King Zhao Wuji? And… who are you?"
"Regardless, I suggest you think carefully before making a move."
"Our Zhuqing is now a member of the Primordial Immortal Court."
"Although she hasn't returned yet, her life is safe. Once the time limit ends, she will naturally return."
"And…"
A playful smile appeared on the elder's lips.
"You've already seen how fast cultivation progresses in that world."
"Zhuqing is already at the Blood Transformation Realm Great Perfection."
"In some time, she might reach the Cave Heaven Realm… or even higher."
"If she learns that you attacked her family because of a useless prince…"
"Tsk tsk."
"I'm afraid even Shrek Academy wouldn't be able to bear the consequences."
Sure enough, after hearing these words, Zhao Wuji, who had been ready to act to save face, immediately faltered.
The two of them stopped in place.
Their expressions became extremely ugly.
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End of Chapter