Everyone originally thought that after such a scene, no one else would dare to go up.
After all, Xuan Zi's end was right there, and anyone who saw that miserable state would have to weigh their own weight.
Although quite a few people knew in their hearts that Xuan Zi ended up in this state purely because he offended Lin Feng right as he came up, knowing full well the opponent's terrifying strength yet still daring to speak in that tone, it was truly not a wrong grievance.
But even so, watching a former 98th-rank Super Douluo reduced to an armless cripple in such a short time, they still couldn't help but sigh with emotion in their hearts.
A generation of powerhouses was ruined just like that.
However, just when everyone thought this challenge match would temporarily go cold, another beam of light fell onto the competition stage.
After the light dissipated, a slender figure appeared in everyone's line of sight. That person was wearing a large black robe with the hood pulled down very low, almost covering more than half of their face and revealing only a pale chin.
Everyone couldn't help being stunned again, not expecting a second challenger to appear so quickly.
Meanwhile, Zhong Liwu and others deep within the Holy Spirit Cult changed expressions almost simultaneously when they saw the black-robed figure through the light screen.
They recognized at a glance that that was the Eighth Elder of their Holy Spirit Cult, the Nightmare Douluo, a 91st-rank Titled Douluo.
"He... how could he dare go up?"
Zhong Liwu's voice was kept very low, carrying obvious astonishment in his tone.
The rest of the Holy Spirit Cult upper echelon were also shocked, looking at each other in dismay, as none of them expected this Eighth Elder to pop up at this time.
You must know that they were Evil Soul Masters who could not see the light of day.
Virtually any Evil Soul Master with a bit of fame across the entire continent was a target wanted by various major factions; once their whereabouts were exposed, endless pursuit awaited them.
Although the Nightmare Douluo had hidden very deeply these past years, quite a few people still remembered the things he did back then.
Sure enough, people within the light screen recognized this figure.
"That black-robed person... why do they look a bit familiar to me?"
"I remember! That's the Nightmare Evil Soul Master! That guy who massacred an entire village with nightmares back then!"
"What? That's the Nightmare Evil Soul Master who was hunted down by the elites of various Spirit Masters combined, yet finally managed to break through and disappear without a trace?"
"That's right, it's him! He forcefully fought his way out of the encirclement back then, and no one had seen him since. I never expected that he was still alive and even became a Titled Douluo..."
For a time, discussions arose everywhere, and the gazes of many people became complicated.
That was an old case from years ago.
When the Nightmare Douluo was young, in order to Cultivate and improve his cultivation, he used his Nightmare Spirit to slaughter an entire village, with men, women, old, and young all failing to escape.
At that time, this matter shocked a multitude of Spirit Master factions, who jointly dispatched powerhouses to hunt him down, but this person was extremely cunning and stubbornly broke through layers of encirclement, disappearing from the public eye ever since.
Unexpectedly, he had now appeared once more.
Standing on the competition stage, the Nightmare Douluo naturally knew that he was currently being watched by everyone, and perhaps even his enemies were among them. However, no ripples could be seen on his face, after all, it was covered by the hood.
He slowly raised his head, looked at the figure standing with hands behind his back, and then made a gesture that surprised everyone somewhat.
He slightly bowed and made a salute toward Lin Feng.
"Dean Lin Feng, since I have been selected, then I should have the qualification to participate in the challenge, right?"
His voice was low and steady, and his tone was respectful, completely different from Xuan Zi's domineering appearance just moments ago.
Lin Feng glanced at him, still wearing that faint smile on his face, and casually replied with a sentence.
"Naturally."
Hearing these words, the Nightmare Douluo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in his heart.
His heart had been hanging the entire time just now, fearing that Lin Feng would directly develop the intent to kill upon seeing him. After all, he was an Evil Soul Master, and the blood debts he carried on his body were not few. If Lin Feng wanted to eliminate harm along the way, he wouldn't even have the chance to resist.
Fortunately, the development of events was within his expectations.
Before taking the stage, he had already carefully observed Xuan Zi's entire process, and the conclusion he drew was very simple: as long as his attitude was friendly, his words were kind, and he respected the strong, Lin Feng would not excessively make things difficult for him.
After all, no matter what, he was still a selected person, and this was also part of the rules.
The Nightmare Douluo had come this time for no other reason than to become stronger.
Of course he knew the risks of taking the risk to expose his identity, but if there were other methods capable of breaking through his current Bottleneck, naturally he would not be willing to take this risky move.
The problem, however, was that his strength had been stuck in a Bottleneck for far too long.
The Nightmare Douluo was a Spirit Master who specialized in Mental Force. The deeper one walked down this path, the more difficult it became. After reaching the level of Titled Douluo, every step forward required an extremely massive amount of Mental Force resources to support it.
Looking across the entire Douluo Continent, Heaven And Earth Treasures capable of producing huge benefits to Mental Force were few and far to come by. The Nightmare Douluo had also heard of the Golden Pearl and had always wanted to acquire it.
The Golden Pearl was transformed from the tears left behind by the Mermaid King of the mermaid clan among marine Spirit Beasts due to extreme sorrow. It contained extremely pure mental energy, and for Spirit Masters who specialized in Mental Force, its value was incomparable.
But that thing was simply too difficult to obtain.
The influence of marine Spirit Beasts was even more formidable than that of land Spirit Beasts, and there were large numbers of unknown Spirit Beast species in the deep sea. Even for powerhouses at the level of Titled Douluo, wanting to venture deep into the sea area to seize the tears of the Mermaid King was a matter of nine deaths and one life.
But now it was different; winning just one match would allow one to get the reward.
The Nightmare Douluo's gaze fell upon the list of the last ten names within the light screen, looked around carefully, and finally stopped on one of the names.
Ye Xi.
"I want to challenge Ye Xi."
The Nightmare Douluo's voice rang out once more, this time with a clear target.
Meanwhile, far away in the Divine Realm, Tang San was watching this scene before him through the light screen. He naturally knew that the Nightmare Douluo was an Evil Soul Master, and coupled with this attire, he was clearly not a normal Spirit Master. However, Lin Feng actually truly allowed this Evil Soul Master to participate in the competition.
A layer of anger instantly surged onto Tang San's face.
"Absurd!"
Tang San stood up abruptly, that pair of blue pupils filled with a look of anger.
"When I traveled across the Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago, I once personally blew up that Slaughter City, aiming to destroy all fallen Spirit Masters! To purge those scums that harm the continent!"
"Yet what about now? This Lin Feng is actually willing to let a fallen Spirit Master whose hands are stained with the blood of the innocent participate in the competition? This is simply absurd to the extreme!"
Even though the fallen Spirit Masters who entered the Slaughter City ten thousand years ago basically could not come out and engaged in infighting inside, that place was ultimately a place of sin, and the rampant behavior of Evil Soul Masters nowadays was ultimately the problem of the younger generation.
Sitting aside, Dai Mubai heard this and also nodded with an unkind expression.
"Indeed, Xiao San is right. Fallen Spirit Masters ought to be eliminated, yet that fellow Lin Feng clearly possesses the ability to instantly kill Evil Soul Masters, but he lets fallen Spirit Masters participate in the competition, and even has the qualification to obtain rewards—simply absurd!"
Ning Rongrong also chimed in, her brows furrowed slightly.
"Exactly, exactly! The methods of fallen Spirit Masters are extremely cruel. Shouldn't such people be killed directly? How can he be allowed to go on stage to compete?"
Oscar also chimed in with a few words from the side, carrying clear disapproval in his tone.
"If this kind of fallen Spirit Master is allowed to get the reward, wouldn't that be aiding the tyrant? Lin Feng's approach is truly somewhat inappropriate."
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