Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Chapter 685 Saving people might not be that difficult
"The Sea God Pavilion meetings have been held more and more frequently in recent years. In the past, they might not be held even once every few years, but now they come every few months."

Yan Shaozhe sighed.

As the highest meeting of Shrek Academy, the Sea God Pavilion Conference can influence the situation of the entire continent with each session.

Such important meetings used to be held only once every few years, or even once every ten or twenty years, but now they are becoming more and more frequent.

The frequent holding of the Sea God Pavilion meetings also signifies that the situation on the mainland is becoming increasingly severe.

When Jiang Ming and his two companions arrived at the Sea God Pavilion, the other elders had already arrived.

Upon seeing Jiang Ming enter, all the elders who were already seated turned their gazes toward him.

Elder Xuan had already told them about Jiang Ming's performance in Mingdu. While they were amazed by Jiang Ming's current combat strength, they were also worried for him.

It’s too thrilling!

According to Elder Xuan, the Sun Moon Empire used all its national strength to kill Jiang Ming. If Jiang Ming hadn't had a backup plan in the Sun Moon Empire, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Jiang Ming originally wanted to sit in his previous seat, but Elder Xuan patted the seat next to him and beckoned to Jiang Ming.

"Xiao Ming, you are now the honorary master of the Sea God Pavilion, come and sit here."

The seating arrangement in the Sea God Pavilion isn't particularly strict. Apart from the Pavilion Master sitting in the main seat, everyone else is arranged according to seniority.

Jiang Ming had always sat in the back before, but after becoming the honorary master of the Sea God Pavilion, his position naturally had to change.

Honorary Pavilion Master, he's still a Pavilion Master.

Actually, Elder Xuan originally wanted Elder Mu or Jiang Ming to sit in the position of Pavilion Master, but Elder Mu insisted that he was no longer the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion and had already passed the position to Elder Xuan, so it was not appropriate for him to sit in the position of Pavilion Master.

After hearing what Elder Mu said, Elder Xuan did not insist any further.

However, this puts some pressure on him as the head of the Sea God Pavilion.

In terms of seniority, Elder Mu, the former head of the Sea God Pavilion, is simply younger here.

In terms of strength, Jiang Ming is currently the strongest in the entire Shrek Academy. He can even easily defeat Long Xiaoyao, the Dragon Emperor Douluo, a Limit Douluo. So, Jiang Ming, a level 98 Super Douluo, is even stronger.

At once.
The pressure is indeed quite high.

However, there was nothing that could be done. Elder Mu was no longer the Pavilion Master, and Jiang Ming was merely holding the position of Honorary Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion.

After all, Jiang Ming is destined to become a god, so he can't stay in the academy forever; only he can do it.

After Jiang Ming sat down next to Elder Xuan, Elder Zhuang and Yan Shaozhe also sat down in their respective seats.

Compared to when Jiang Ming first entered the Sea God Pavilion, there are now many more spaces inside.

He was added, along with Zhang Lexuan, and several reserve positions.

Although Zhang Lexuan is in seclusion and hasn't come over, one can imagine that the Sea God Pavilion will become increasingly lively in the next five to ten years.

"Elder Xuan, what are we going to talk about at this meeting?"

After everyone was seated, Jiang Ming looked at Elder Xuan and asked softly.

"The purpose of this Poseidon Pavilion meeting is to discuss the participating teams from various academies and sects that have been detained by the Sun Moon Empire."

Elder Xuan said in a deep voice.

"In the few days since I returned, I have used Shrek Academy's intelligence network to contact people from the three great empires. People from Star Luo Royal Academy and Snow Demon Sect, also known as Body Sect, have successfully withdrawn from Mingdu."

However, none of the other participating teams escaped this fate; they were all detained by the Sun Moon Empire. The Sun Moon Empire stated explicitly and arrogantly that all members of the participating academies and sects were in their hands and were currently alive.

Upon hearing this, the elders present couldn't help but frown.

Jiang Ming listened quietly.

When he saw Xu Tianran setting up several Soul Master Corps around Mingdu, he knew that Xu Tianran would not let those participating teams go back.

As representatives of the Star Luo Royal Academy and the Body Sect respectively, the two empires had been making arrangements in Mingdu for many years, putting in a lot of effort in various covert operations and investigations. It was within Jiang Ming's expectations that they were able to leave Mingdu smoothly.

"What do they mean? Are they declaring war on the three original empires of the Douluo Continent?"

Yan Shaozhe said in a deep voice.

This time, because the Sun Moon Empire changed the competition system, allowing sects to participate, quite a few sects on the continent sent representative teams.

There are hundreds of teams representing various sects and academies!
Elder Xuan shook his head and said, "It hasn't come to the point of declaring war yet, but what they're doing is even more insidious and vicious!"

"Which one of those who can represent various academies and sects in the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition is not a leader of the younger generation?"

They were almost all future pillars of these academies and sects. Add to that the teachers or sect leaders leading the teams, and all of them had fallen into the hands of the Sun Moon Empire!

"I'm afraid that before these people are rescued, the major sects and academies will not dare to take action against the Sun Moon Empire."

This is an open strategy. Even if the Sun Moon Empire does not directly declare war, as long as these people are in our hands, they will be of great use in the future, whether we initiate war or control the sects and academies within the three great empires!

At this moment, Elder Mu said, "That's the first scenario. The second scenario is that some sects and academies might lose their composure and risk going to the Sun Moon Empire to rescue them. In that case, they would fall into the Sun Moon Empire's trap and be defeated one by one."

"At the same time, with these constraints in place, even if other countries want to take action against the Sun Moon Empire now, they have to consider the opinions of sects and academies that could influence their national high-end combat capabilities. The Sun Moon Empire can also take this opportunity to prepare for war. What a clever scheme!"

Upon hearing what Elder Xuan and Elder Mu said, the expressions of the other elders also became solemn.

Although the Shrek Academy members were not detained, Shrek Academy, no matter how strong, is still just an academy. A considerable portion of the high-end combat power of the three great empires is in various sects and academies.

"Then what are we going to do?"

"Qian Duoduo asked."

With hostages held by the Sun Moon Empire in the hands of the three major empires, sects, and academies, these forces would be hesitant to act rashly.

However, Shrek Academy and the Body Sect were not inside; their people had all successfully evacuated.

The Body Sect has now become the guardian sect of the Heavenly Soul Empire, and they will definitely do something to rescue the trapped Heavenly Soul Empire Soul Masters.

As for Shrek Academy, although it does not belong to any of the three great empires, it has always been duty-bound to do so when it comes to matters of great importance.

Thousands of years ago, when the Sun Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent and the Sun Moon Empire invaded the three great empires, Shrek Academy stood up and led more than sixty titled Douluo-level powerhouses from the three great empires to repel the Sun Moon Empire's invasion.

Now that the Sun Moon Empire has renewed its intention to wage war, they cannot stand idly by. Moreover, under Xu Tianran's control, the Sun Moon Empire has already begun cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult, an evil soul-master organization.

Combating evil spirit master organizations is the mission of the Shrek Academy Inspection Team!
Elder Xuan glanced around at the surrounding elders and said in a deep voice, "We will definitely rescue them, and our academy will be the main force in the rescue. That way, even if the rescue fails, the Sun Moon Empire will not be able to blame anyone."

However, the Sun Moon Empire must have already made thorough preparations, just waiting for us to walk into their trap. This rescue is destined to be extremely difficult, and we need to be fully prepared.

The elders did not refute Elder Xuan's words, because that was the truth. If a rescue was truly needed, Shrek Academy would be the best option.

"Moreover, it would be extremely difficult to rescue people from the Holy Spirit Cult, which is composed of a large number of Soul Masters and Evil Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire."

I've already sent scouts to find out what's going on with the Sun Moon Empire. Even if we were to launch a rescue operation, it can't be now.

The fact that the Sun Moon Empire dared to handle this matter in a manner that was almost a declaration of war indicates that it was well-prepared; we need to wait and see.

They're definitely on high alert over there right now. We'll have to wait until they relax their guard before we can find an opportunity!

Jiang Ming remained silent until Elder Xuan finished speaking, at which point he slowly said, "Actually, saving people might not be that difficult."

As soon as Jiang Ming spoke, all the elders' eyes fell on him.

"Xiaoming, you've just gotten back. We'll take care of this. You don't need to worry."

"Old Mu said in a deep voice, and shook his head slightly at Jiang Ming."

As Jiang Ming's teacher, he was able to guess Jiang Ming's thoughts.

Jiang Ming said that rescuing people might not be that difficult. Indeed, with Jiang Ming's current strength and the special existence of the small world, if Jiang Ming were to take action, rescuing those soul masters imprisoned in the Sun Moon Empire would not be too difficult.

As long as Jiang Ming quietly infiltrates the Sun Moon Empire, finds those imprisoned Soul Masters, and takes them all into his small world, with Jiang Ming's strength, he can forcefully break out, and the people of the Sun Moon Empire will not be able to stop him at all!

This sounds like a great plan, but it's not without its risks.

That deadly ambush in the western suburbs of Mingdu almost buried Jiang Ming in the Sun Moon Empire! If it weren't for Jiang Ming having his clone Mingjiang, he would have truly been doomed!

Now that he has no trump card left, if Jiang Ming encounters another ambush like the one in the western suburbs of Mingdu, it's really hard to say whether he can survive!
Having already suffered a loss once, Elder Mu would absolutely not allow his disciple to fall into such a desperate situation again.

Moreover, they shouldn't put all the burden on Jiang Ming's shoulders alone.

Jiang Ming made great contributions to the reform of the Martial Soul Department and the development of the Soul Guidance Department of the academy.

Even if Jiang Ming is capable, we can't rely solely on him for our services!

"Okay, teacher, I'll listen to you."

Looking at Old Master Mu's resolute gaze, Jiang Ming didn't say anything more.

To be honest, he didn't have much of a relationship with the Soul Masters from the three great empires who were imprisoned. As for risking his life to save them, that's really not the case.

Other senior members shared similar thoughts.

The Soul Masters of the three great empires, those from sects and academies, are the elite, the future. Jiang Ming is also the future of Shrek Academy!

Jiang Ming has even obtained the divine inheritance and is about to become a god!
This is absolutely crucial and cannot be allowed to fail!
Besides, even if Shrek Academy wanted to send someone, they had plenty of options besides Jiang Ming!
The meeting at the Sea God Pavilion did not last long; it only discussed some arrangements for the rescue efforts.

Even if Jiang Ming is not allowed to participate, Shrek Academy can still send other people to carry out the rescue mission.

Moreover, there are many choices.

After the meeting at the Sea God Pavilion, Jiang Ming and Elder Mu walked along the Sea God Lake, chatting as they went.

"Teacher, I think the Sun Moon Empire no longer has the ability to pose a threat to my life. When I came back, I reviewed the situation and realized that the reason I was ambushed by the Sun Moon Empire in the western suburbs of Mingdu was because Xu Tianran had learned of my whereabouts through some means."

"If I hadn't made a mistake and allowed Xu Tianran to pinpoint my location, the ambush the Sun Moon Empire launched against me wouldn't have been possible."

Jiang Ming said softly, knowing that Elder Mu and the other elders were worried.

The ambush in the western suburbs of Mingdu was the greatest danger he had encountered in recent years, even more dangerous than when he fought Di Tian in the core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest.

When he fought Di Tian, ​​he was at least able to exert his full strength. However, after being restricted by the Soul-Sealing Box, his soul power and mental power were controlled, making it impossible for him to exert his combat power. He could only be slowly depleted.

He had already reviewed the situation when he was in Qiankun Asking Love Valley.

Xu Tianran had already begun planning that ambush when Orange went to the hotel to invite him.

Although Xu Tianran later used his soul tool to lock onto his location, Jiang Ming believed that even if he hadn't used the soul tool to threaten Ju Zi's life, Xu Tianran would still have used other methods to locate him.

Looking back, Jiang Ming realized that he had probably added fuel to the fire of Xu Tianran's plan.

After all, if Xu Tianran had tampered with him in some other way, he might have been able to detect it in advance, and Xu Tianran wouldn't have been able to pinpoint his location.

Unfortunately, at that time, he unnecessarily put a self-destructing soul tool on Ju Zi. It was a soul tool he made himself, and he wasn't very wary when he retrieved it.

Old Master Mu turned around, looked at Jiang Ming, and said earnestly:
“Xiao Ming, you are my proudest disciple. You have unparalleled talent, and your cultivation speed and strength improvement are much faster than your peers. But for you, this is not all a good thing.”

At the age of twenty-five, he had reached the pinnacle of the world in strength and even obtained the inheritance of a god.

But this isn't all good for you; at twenty-five, you're too young.

Young people, full of youthful vigor, are most likely to suffer losses.

Even now, there is almost nothing in the world that can cause Jiang Ming to suffer a loss.

Having great strength but lacking mental maturity is not a good thing.

Elder Mu did not know what the divine assessment would be like, but a true strongman, a mature strongman, should have a mature and steady mind.

He had been paying attention to Jiang Ming ever since Jiang Ming entered Shrek Academy at the age of twelve. Without a doubt, Jiang Ming was a very talented and incredibly hardworking person.

High talent, fast cultivation speed, and greater diligence than others are all advantages of Jiang Ming.

These advantages made him the strongest person on the continent at the age of twenty-five, with unparalleled cultivation and combat power.

But he lacked composure! Moreover, Jiang Ming's mind was always on edge, never letting up.

Old Master Mu looked at Jiang Ming and asked softly:

"Xiaoming, how long has it been since you had a proper rest?"

(End of this chapter)