pertwk Chapter 640 The Public Trial and Verdict of That Year
Chapter 640 The Public Trial and Verdict of That Year
Chapter 640 The Public Trial and Verdict of That Year
"Third Brother, you don't know this, but that old white dog from back then will be publicly tried and executed today, and the location is the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena."
Ma Hongjun said with a lewd expression, and even though he was wrapped in bandages all over his body, he still couldn't stop the lewd aura emanating from him.
The Phoenix of the Brothel truly lives up to its name.
"Because of this, today's qualifiers have been postponed by an hour."
Ma Hongjun let out a sly chuckle and continued:
"The three parties involved in the Elite Soul Master Tournament Committee—the Heaven Dou Royal Family, the Spirit Hall, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School—have all issued a joint statement, which cannot be faked."
"That old white dog from back then is definitely dead."
After hearing Ma Hongjun's explanation, Tang San finally understood the whole story. His gloomy expression finally improved. "Old dog, are you finally going to die? Heh, you got off easy, you didn't die by my hand."
"Third Brother, let's go take a look. How can we miss the scene of Old White Dog's execution? We, the Shrek Seven Devils, must be all there to see how he dies."
Noticing the change in Tang San's expression, Ma Hongjun immediately made a suggestion.
"Yes, Little San, stop cultivating for now and come with us."
Dai Mubai's eyes gleamed with a strange light. As one of the Shrek Seven Devils who became acquainted with Tang San through a misunderstanding, and also the one who knew Tang San the earliest, he had a fairly good understanding of Tang San.
"I know that the assassination of you years ago has left you feeling uneasy. Why don't you come with us to witness his trial and execution, so that you won't have any regrets?"
"In addition, in today's twentieth round of the preliminaries, our Shrek Seven Devils' opponent is none other than Canghui Academy, led by Shi Nian."
"What?" Tang San was about to nod after hearing the first part, but he suddenly froze after hearing Dai Mubai's next words, "The opponent is Canghui Academy?"
Then, as if realizing something, he asked incredulously:
"Wait, why is Canghui Academy still around?"
"Since Shi Nian was arrested so long ago, and his secret assassination of elite contestants has long been exposed, why haven't the competition organizers directly disqualified Canghui Academy from participating in this major incident?"
Tang San's words silenced everyone present.
The room fell silent for a moment, with only the cool breeze from the woods gently blowing and rustling through the trees.
Finally, it was Yu Tianheng, who stood proudly beside Dai Mubai with his arms crossed, who broke the silence first:
"Actually, this matter is not difficult to understand."
As soon as he said this, everyone's attention was drawn to him.
Tang San frowned slightly and looked at Yu Tianheng:
"Brother Tianheng, what do you mean by that?"
Facing Tang San's gaze, Yu Tianheng met it calmly, a flash of lightning passing through his eyes. Although Tang San's authority among the Shrek Seven Devils was growing stronger day by day, it could not overshadow Yu Tianheng.
The preliminary rounds consisted of twenty rounds, with the Shrek Seven Devils participating in nineteen of them, while Yu Tianheng played in every single one.
Through the experience gained from the competitions, his strength naturally improved, and he was now a level 44 Soul Master.
Facing the gazes of all the Shrek Seven Devils, Yu Tianheng remained calm, a slight smile appearing on his rather handsome face. His words, delivered with a confident tone, were as follows:
"Everyone seems to think that the preliminary round of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament in the Heaven Dou City region was hosted by the Heaven Dou Royal Family, with the Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School as co-organizers, and the official committee of the tournament was also composed of these three forces."
But that's not actually the case.
"Huh? Isn't that how it is?" Ma Hongjun subconsciously scratched the back of his head and interjected with a look of astonishment.
Yu Tianheng glanced at him indifferently, but didn't blame him. He simply shook his head and continued:
"In fact, the organizer of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is the Spirit Hall. As for the Heaven Dou City Division Preliminary Tournament, it is indeed hosted by the Heaven Dou Royal Family, but the power of supervision and decision-making is still in the hands of the Spirit Hall."
"After all, this is a grand event in the world of Soul Masters."
"As for matters concerning the Soul Master world, the Spirit Hall has the final say. The Heaven Dou Royal Family, as a nominal secular imperial power, already has the privilege of hosting the preliminary rounds, and they have no right to decide anything else."
"Similarly, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is also like this."
Tang San seemed to understand, and his expression immediately turned ugly again:
"So, only the Spirit Hall can determine whether an advanced spirit master academy is qualified to participate?"
"Just like Canghui Academy."
"Even though Shi Nian has been caught, even though his massacre of participating students during the preliminaries has been exposed, even though it's known he violated the competition rules, as long as the Spirit Hall wants to protect him, Canghui Academy's qualification won't be revoked, and they can continue to participate, right?"
As Tang San spoke these words, his lips were already tightly pursed, his resentment and anger overflowing, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his cold eyes.
This Spirit Hall is indeed an evil force, and it definitely has a way to bring about its own demise. We must destroy it in the future and kill every last one of them.
"That's exactly right."
Yu Tianheng nodded firmly.
"How could this be?" Ma Hongjun and Oscar stared wide-eyed, mouths agape. "Is there any fairness left?"
Of the Shrek Seven Devils present, only the two of them were genuine commoner Soul Masters with limited knowledge. Upon hearing Yu Tianheng and Tang San's analysis, their worldviews seemed to be shaken.
In their view.
He dared to harm students during the Elite Soul Master Competition, and now that he has been exposed and arrested, he will surely be punished.
And Canghui Academy, which he led, was also unable to escape and would definitely lose its qualification to participate. However, the Spirit Hall actually abused its power and allowed Canghui Academy to continue to participate in the competition.
Why is that?
Could this be a ploy to target the Shrek Seven Devils?
Wait a minute, the public trial and execution of that year is today, and today, the Shrek Seven Devils' opponent is Canghui Academy.
Holy crap, they're trying to get Canghui Academy to fight them to the death, venting all their anger on the Shrek Seven Devils!
Thinking of this, Ma Hongjun and Oscar exchanged a glance and saw the shock in each other's eyes. They thought they had stumbled upon the truth, and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.
Not only did the two of them think of this, but everyone else did as well, and their expressions turned ugly, no longer showing the excitement and schadenfreude they had just displayed.
A moment later, Dai Mubai composed himself, clapped his hands at the crowd, and began to act as the team leader:
"Alright, everyone, don't think too much about it. Let's go meet up with the Dean and Grandmaster first, and head to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena together. They're already waiting for us at the academy gate."
After saying that, he walked up to Tang San, whose face was gloomy, and patted the latter on the shoulder:
"Mistress, let's go."
"No matter what conspiracies or schemes the Spirit Hall may have, we, the Shrek Seven Devils, will fight to the death."
"Besides, what's there to fear from the mere Canghui Academy? A bunch of little white dogs, easily crushed, hehe—"
Hearing Dai Mubai's words, Tang San's gloomy and irritable heart calmed down a little. He raised his head, met the former's sinister eyes, and smiled slightly:
"Boss Dai, you're right."
"Let's go see Shi Nian's public trial and verdict. I want to watch him die with my own eyes."
"Also, that Canghui Academy, I'll show them what it means to seek death."
After saying that, he took Xiaowu's hand and walked out first.
As Dai Mubai watched Tang San's retreating figure, he felt a chill creep into his heart for no apparent reason. He sensed that Tang San was somewhat unfamiliar, so unfamiliar that it was frightening.
This feeling was fleeting. Dai Mubai paused for a moment, then shook his head, not taking it to heart, and led his teammates to follow.
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The Heavenly Battle Arena.
The atmosphere at today's match was different from the usual hustle and bustle; instead, it was filled with a stern and tense atmosphere.
The spectators in the stands were completely silent, not daring to breathe. Even the sky above the playing field was exceptionally gloomy, with no light showing through.
All this strange atmosphere stemmed from a public trial and execution taking place below.
The very center of the playing field.
The main arena, which used to be the most watched competition venue in the qualifiers, has now been transformed into a special judging platform, with a presiding judge's seat, a deputy judge's seat, and an audience seat.
There were three judges sitting on the panel, including members of the organizing committee of the Tiandou City division of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, who were also representatives of the three host organizations.
The person seated in the very center was the resident bishop of the Spirit Hall's Heavenly Dou Temple, namely the Platinum Bishop Salas.
Salas was dressed in a platinum soul master robe. He was thin and had an old face, but his eyes were exceptionally clear and exuded endless majesty. No one dared to meet his gaze.
He sat quietly in the center of the presiding judge's seat, waiting for the public trial to begin.
To Salas's left, another member of the presiding judge's bench, was a middle-aged man with a gentle face, a straight nose, and a square mouth, who looked to be about forty years old.
He sat in the judge's seat, leaning on a warm jade cane, a friendly smile on his face, nodding and responding kindly to everyone, appearing to be a kind old man.
It was Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Next to Ning Fengzhi, there was a special seat, but it was not the presiding judge's seat; strictly speaking, it should be considered the audience seat.
Given his status, it wouldn't be unreasonable for him to sit next to the presiding judge, but rules are rules. No matter how high his status or how strong his power, sitting next to the presiding judge doesn't give him the power to judge; he only has the power to listen to the proceedings.
This person is Chen Xin, one of the two guardian Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
His figure was like a sword, his eyes were closed, and he sat upright in his seat, undisturbed by anything outside.
Despite Sword Douluo's seemingly indifferent demeanor, if anyone dares to harbor ill intentions towards Ning Fengzhi, his Seven Kill Sword will likely be drawn immediately to behead them.
Seated to Salas's right on the presiding judge's seat was Prince Xuexing, the representative of the Heavenly Dou Royal Family.
Prince Xuexing sat in his seat with a reluctant expression.
Originally, he didn't want to come today. After all, the preliminary rounds had already reached the twentieth round, and he was already tired of watching the matches. He might as well stay at the mansion and indulge in the beast-eared girls he had just bought from the Tiandou Auction House at a high price.
The life of the Imperial Prince was so simple and unadorned; apart from his ambition to push Avalanche to the imperial throne, he had nothing else but this little hobby.
Unfortunately, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, who had already begun to rule, made things difficult for him by assigning him tedious tasks such as participating in trials and executions.
There was no other way but to go through the motions.
The Fourth Prince, Xue Beng, who was covered in green, was also there. He sat sprawled out on the vice-judge's bench behind Prince Xue Xing, looking bored but also a little excited. He loved beheading people.
Besides the Fourth Prince Xue Beng, the vice judges' panel included the three teaching committee members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy: Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhilin, as well as several referees from the tournament organizers.
As for the hearing panel, it consists of faculty and students from the participating colleges involved in the case.
The students from Canghui Academy and the Shrek Seven Devils were among those present, while the others were teachers and students from the academies of the students who had been involved in the accident.
In the audience, the teachers and students of Canghui Academy were in an extremely awkward position. Faced with the angry stares from the students from the academies where the accident occurred, Canghui Academy could only swallow their anger and endure it silently, not daring to refute.
After all, they all knew that what Shi Nian had done was too unethical, and now that it had been exposed, they were also hated by others, which was something they couldn't help.
However, Canghui Academy was not so polite in the face of the Shrek Seven Devils' hostility, and instead glared back even more fiercely.
To be honest, the students of Canghui Academy didn't find anything wrong with Shi Nian going to intercept Tang San; on the contrary, they wholeheartedly supported it, since the two sides already had a grudge against each other.
The feud between the two sides began in a small town on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, and it was the Shrek Seven Devils who started it. A conflict broke out on the day of the opening ceremony, and every time they met afterward, there were bound to be arguments and quarrels.
The conflict has already deepened and is irreconcilable.
Adding to the matter of that year, Canghui Academy could be said to hate the Shrek Seven Devils to the core, to the point of being irreconcilable enemies.
The two teams just happened to meet today, and all the grudges will be settled in the later match.
This is a game of grudges and debts.
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The tense atmosphere in the audience did not affect the overall somber mood.
Below, on the judgment platform, stood two rows of silent and majestic armored knights. Upon closer inspection of their attire, they were revealed to be direct Templar Knights of the Spirit Hall's Heavenly Fighting Temple, and the most special of all, the Enforcement Knights.
As the orderkeeper and law enforcer of the Soul Master world in Douluo Continent, the Spirit Hall has the responsibility of suppressing evil spirits, maintaining order and peace in the Soul Master world, and supervising the illegal and criminal activities of Soul Masters.
The existence of the Enforcement Knights is precisely for this purpose, forming a team of Soul Masters.
Whenever evil spirits such as evil soul masters appear, or soul masters who violate the rules of the soul master world appear, the Spirit Hall will dispatch law enforcement knights to suppress, capture, or even kill them directly.
This is something the Spirit Hall has been doing since its establishment, and it has never stopped or slackened.
The formidable reputation of the Spirit Hall's Enforcement Knights is deeply ingrained in the hearts of the Spirit Master world.
Any Soul Master with even a little knowledge would know that the appearance of the Enforcement Knights meant something big was about to happen, especially such a large-scale event.
Even the preliminary rounds of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament had to be paused, often for a short while.
Clearly, things are not simple.
The person about to be tried and executed must have committed some heinous crime that would incur the wrath of both heaven and man.
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(End of this chapter)