Sizzle—sizzle—
A sound like roasting flesh echoed across the competition stage.
The enormous Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix was emitting thick black smoke, an extremely eerie sight.
Sharp phoenix cries rang out repeatedly over Star Luo Plaza, mournful and piercing.
The Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix seemed to ignite once more, its body now cloaked in pure white flames.
Gradually—
The phoenix flames were forced back into its body,
Leaving only a blazing divine fire, radiant like light itself, purifying all evil in the world.
"Tang Feng, stop at once!"
Xian Lin'er shouted angrily.
She rushed toward the competition stage, attempting to rescue Ma Xiaotao.
However—
The divine power seal laid down by Gu Yuena was not something a mere Level 95 Super Douluo could break.
"Your Majesty, Shrek Academy concedes!"
"Please have Tang Feng stop and ask that senior to save Xiaotao!"
Xian Lin'er pleaded with Xu Jiawei.
If Shrek conceded,
Then, as host, the Star Luo Empire should ensure the students' safety.
"Dean Xian, I would like to ask you something first."
"What method did you use to allow a mere Soul Sage to erupt with Titled Douluo-level strength?"
Xu Jiawei stared at her intently.
As a Titled Douluo himself—
How could he fail to see the anomaly in Ma Xiaotao?
She was clearly only a Soul Sage.
Yet after activating Martial Soul True Body,
She suddenly displayed Titled Douluo-tier power.
Her Evil Fire Phoenix martial soul had transformed into a Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix—
What kind of heretical technique was that?
More importantly—
Tang Feng was using the Divine Pure Land,
Not an offensive Spirit Skill.
"Your Majesty, we have already conceded."
"I request the match be terminated immediately to ensure Shrek's students' safety."
Xian Lin'er declared righteously.
Standing alone here, she felt overwhelmed.
Previously—
Elder Xuan had attacked Tang Feng.
The result?
Six soul bones were stripped from him—
Two of them are a hundred-thousand-year soul bones.
Even his Level 96 cultivation had been forcibly reduced to Level 85.
Now—
Ma Xiaotao had fallen into Tang Feng's hands.
How could she not worry?
What Phoenix God nonsense—
He claimed he could deal with Tang Feng—
Deal with him like this?!
"It ends now."
Tang Feng looked calmly at Ma Xiaotao.
He pushed Divine Pure Land to its maximum power.
The Ten-Headed Fire Phoenix's body disintegrated into countless white particles—
Dispersing into the air.
Not just Ma Xiaotao—
Even the will of the Phoenix God was purified.
Since Ma Hongjun wanted to court death—
Then his descendant would vanish into the dust of history.
"Tang Feng, your heart is vicious!"
"You reduced Elder Xuan to a Soul Douluo, and now you've killed Xiaotao in public!"
Xian Lin'er's eyes turned bloodshot.
If not for past circumstances—
She would have been Ma Xiaotao's martial aunt.
Even though she had not ended up with Yan Shaozhe,
She had always treated Ma Xiaotao like a niece.
Now—
She had watched her die before her eyes.
How would she explain this to Yan Shaozhe?
"Dean Xian, I should be the one asking."
"What are Shrek Academy's intentions in shielding an evil soul master?"
"Ma Xiaotao attempted to assassinate me three times."
"During the second attempt, your Sea God Pavilion even aided her—mobilizing in full force to hunt me down."
"Did you think that if I died, justice would vanish from this world?"
Tang Feng sneered.
He had dared to erase Ma Xiaotao publicly—
Because he had confidence.
At this point—
Even he could not restore her.
Unless his own teacher intervened—
Paying a price to reassemble her soul—
Only then might she be resurrected.
But as Tang Feng's teacher—
The Life Goddess would never do such a thing.
The fact that she did not move against the Phoenix God was already mercy enough.
"You're twisting the truth!"
"Xiaotao was not an evil soul master. Her attacks were accidents. Shaozhe already compensated you."
Xian Lin'er deliberately avoided mentioning the Sea God Pavilion's pursuit.
Because—
Ma Xiaotao had not died back then.
Thus, their "revenge" narrative had no foundation.
To claim they hunted Tang Feng because he killed Ma Xiaotao—
It would make fools of the world.
"Dean Xian, perhaps you are unaware."
"My fourth Spirit Skill is called Divine Pure Land."
"It removes all negative states and purifies every evil existence."
"The only beings that can be purified by it are evil soul masters."
Tang Feng stepped forward.
He appeared before the Shrek group—
And expanded the Divine Pure Land.
Xian Lin'er and the others were enveloped within it.
Spiritual springs flowed.
Petals drifted through their bodies.
Except for Huo Yuhao—
Who looked nervous—
Everyone else felt indescribably refreshed,
As if body and soul had been cleansed.
"The reason Ma Xiaotao was purified—"
"It was because a ghost was attached to her, and both were erased together."
"How else could a mere Soul Sage unleash Titled Douluo-level strength?"
"If I did not possess the ability to purify evil—"
"The one dead right now would be me."
Tang Feng spoke without a trace of guilt.
Within Divine Pure Land—
Even the Phoenix God's will counted as a "ghostly attachment."
It too fell under the category of evil entities—
And thus was purified.
Additionally—
Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire was inherently subject to purification.
The two effects are stacked together.
When Tang Feng used Divine Pure Land—
He applied it comprehensively.
Was he supposed to treat her like Tang Ya—
Carefully isolating dark attributes and evolving her martial soul?
Fundamentally—
Divine Pure Land was a control-immunity skill—
With the added trait of erasing all evil.
"How can this be?"
Xian Lin'er struggled to believe it.
Within Divine Pure Land—
She felt only pure, sacred power.
It bore no offensive intent—
Instead, restoring one's state to perfection.
"I'm… fine?"
Huo Yuhao was completely stunned.
By all logic—
Electrolux, the Scourge of the Undead—
It should count as an immensely powerful evil soul master.
Yet within Divine Pure Land—
He felt as if bathed in spring sunlight.
"Elder Yi? Brother Tianmeng? Brother Bear?"
Huo Yuhao called out repeatedly.
But no one responded.
Had they been purified?
In truth—
Electrolux was resisting Divine Pure Land's power.
He, too, belonged to the category of "spiritual possession."
He had not become a martial soul—
He merely resided in Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea.
Fortunately—
As the Child of Light,
He possessed Ultimate Light power—
This granted strong resistance.
"Why… is this happening?"
Xian Lin'er could not understand.
In her view—
Tang Feng had violated tournament rules by killing Ma Xiaotao.
Yet now—
Because his skill was non-offensive—
It seemed as if Shrek was the one shielding an evil soul master.
"Dean Xian, I would also like to ask."
"Why does Shrek Academy repeatedly attempt to assassinate a genius of the Star Luo Empire?"
Xu Jiawei's face was cold.
He had long been dissatisfied with Shrek Academy.
Especially the sons of the White Tiger Duke—
All of them studied at Shrek.
Not one attended Star Luo Royal Academy.
After Shrek's indoctrination—
Their potential threat to the Star Luo Empire
Had become impossible to ignore.