Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Chapter 759 Changes in the Sea God Pavilion
Ever since Jiang Ming's strength reached its peak on the mainland, Zhang Lexuan has hardly worried about Jiang Ming's safety.

After all, back in the western suburbs of Mingdu, Jiang Ming was able to break through when he was ambushed by the Sun Moon Empire with almost the entire nation's strength, even though he only had a level 94 soul power at the time!
Jiang Ming's cultivation level has now reached level ninety-six!
With Jiang Ming's current strength, there are almost no people or soul beasts on the continent who can threaten him anymore.

But now, the Sun Moon Empire is suddenly spreading so much news about Jiang Ming. Although it's all incredibly exaggerated and fabricated, the timing of this action, during the period of Jiang Ming's disappearance, makes it hard not to suspect something.

"Elder Xuan, I request permission to visit the Demon Forest of the Sun Moon Empire!"

Zhang Lexuan frowned and said in a deep voice.

Jiang Ming had told her before that his seventh test was to kill the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler in the Demon Forest of the Sun Moon Empire!
The Demon Forest is located within the territory of the Sun Moon Empire. If Jiang Ming were to encounter any mishap in the Demon Forest, it's not impossible that the Sun Moon Empire would receive the news in advance.

"I am coming too!"

"I go."

Ma Xiaotao and Ling Luochen also spoke up.

The three women believed that Jiang Ming would be safe with his abilities, but with all sorts of false rumors circulating outside and no way to contact him, they wanted to do something.

At least, the Demon Forest of the Sun and Moon Empire is one clue.

"Go to the Sun Moon Empire? No way!"

Elder Xuan directly rejected the three women's proposal.

"Xiao Ming can come and go freely in the Sun Moon Empire because with his strength, no one in the entire Sun Moon Empire can stop him! But you lot can't! What if something happens to you in the Sun Moon Empire? How am I supposed to explain this to Xiao Ming!"

Even after becoming the head of the Sea God Pavilion, Elder Xuan's mind remained clear.

If Jiang Ming, with his strength, were to meet with an accident in the Sun Moon Empire, then Zhang Lexuan and the others wouldn't fare much better; they might just be sent to their deaths.

"But!"

A hint of anxiety flashed in Zhang Lexuan's eyes; she really wanted to find out as soon as possible what had happened to Jiang Ming!
"Stop arguing, I'll go instead."

At this moment, Elder Mu, who was sitting to Elder Xuan's left, spoke in a deep voice.

Immediately, all the elders' eyes fell on Elder Mu.

“Xiao Ming is my disciple. If something happens to him, it should be me who saves him.”

Upon hearing this, Elder Xuan frowned.

"Elder Mu, why don't I go instead? You can continue as the head of the Sea God Pavilion after I go."

Elder Mu glanced at Elder Xuan. Although he looked like a young man, Elder Xuan could feel the pressure.

“Xuanzi, my cultivation has recovered to level ninety-eight. You are no match for me. If Xiaoming encounters any troublesome situation, it would be more useful for me to go than for you to go.”

Since returning from the western suburbs of Mingdu two and a half years ago, Elder Mu has been in the Sea God Pavilion, relying on the power of the Golden Ancient Tree to restore his cultivation.

With his previous cultivation experience, and the fact that Jiang Ming would occasionally let Elder Mu enter the small world to accelerate time and space, Elder Mu's cultivation recovered very quickly!
In less than three years, he recovered to level 98 in soul power cultivation!

With Elder Mu's soul ring configuration and martial soul power, Elder Xuan is truly no match for Elder Mu at the same level!

Of course, there is still the final threshold. Even if Elder Mu fell from the Limit Douluo realm, he would need a certain amount of opportunity and time to return to the Limit Douluo realm.

"Elder Mu, I'll go too. I'm currently at level ninety-seven in cultivation, so in terms of combat strength, I shouldn't be any weaker than Elder Xuan!"

Zhang Lexuan still wanted to try her best. With her current cultivation level of 97, plus two 100,000-year soul rings, two 100,000-year soul bones, the martial soul attribute of the Ultimate Light, and certain abilities obtained from the divine inheritance, she had a strong advantage.
To say that he is no worse than Master Xuan is truly an understatement.

If it were a real fight between Elder Xuan and Zhang Lexuan, Elder Xuan might not be a match for Zhang Lexuan, except for his lack of combat experience!
But as soon as these words were spoken, the elders of the Sea God Pavilion were all taken aback!
"Le Xuan, you, you're level 97?!"

Elder Xuan was not displeased that he was being used as a unit of combat power; on the contrary, he was shocked by Zhang Lexuan's cultivation speed!

"Ah."

Zhang Lexuan nodded.

Yan Shaozhe, who was standing to the side, was completely stunned. His cultivation level was only level 97!
But he is almost a hundred years old!
Zhang Lexuan is only in her early thirties!

No, we can't compare them like that. After all, Le Xuan is a successor of a deity, and we can't compare her to someone who cultivates normally.

"Elder Mu, I've already reached level 96 in soul power. I'm quite strong and won't hold you back!"

Ma Xiaotao then added.

"I'm level 96 too, I want to go!"

Ling Luochen spoke very little, but the determination in his eyes was no less than that of Zhang Lexuan and Ma Xiaotao.

As the three women announced their soul power levels one by one, the elders looked at each other, speechless.

Two at level 96, one at level 97, representing ultimate fire, ultimate ice, and ultimate light, and all of them are inheritors of divine powers.
In the past few years, the elders actually didn't know the soul power cultivation levels of Jiang Ming and Zhang Lexuan, since the Sea God Pavilion meetings had basically stopped since they returned from Mingdu, and Jiang Ming and Zhang Lexuan had to undergo the divine assessment.

It's a bit startling to suddenly reveal the level.

Old Zhuang stroked his long, now black beard and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Truly, the younger generation is formidable! Fortunately, I have broken through to level ninety-seven in the past few years."

At Zhuang Lao's age, it would normally be difficult for him to make a breakthrough, but through Jiang Ming's help, Zhuang Lao entered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well for several years of seclusion, breaking through two levels of soul power barriers, and even showing signs of touching the bottleneck of level ninety-eight!
You should know that Elder Zhuang is a healing-type Soul Master!
Throughout the entire Douluo Continent, there may be no other healing-type Soul Masters who can reach this level of cultivation, but including Elder Zhuang, there are definitely no more than three!

"Yes, I've also had some insights over the years, and I'm at level ninety-eight now. Xuanzi, if you can't break through that final barrier soon, I might surpass you!"

Old Master Song glanced at Old Master Xuan with his sharp eyes and tapped the table lightly.

"What? Old Song, you too?"

Before Xuanzi could finish his surprise, Elder Lin Huiqun, who was in charge of Shrek City's Treasure Pavilion, said calmly, "When did Elder Song break through? I broke through to level ninety-eight some time ago."

Within the Sea God Pavilion, Elder Song and Elder Lin's cultivation levels were roughly the same, and for many years they had been stuck at level ninety-seven.

Because of the terrifying speed at which the younger generation is catching up, the two, who had thought they had no hope of breaking through in this lifetime, made one last push.

Previously, the concern was that if they failed to break through the bottleneck, the strength of the Sea God Pavilion would be weakened.

But after Jiang Ming and the younger generation grew up, they no longer had this concern and went all out!
Moreover, both of them were very lucky and successfully broke through!
As Elder Xuan listened to the series of explosive pieces of information, he was completely dumbfounded.

"No, it's not you."

He found it hard to believe, but he knew these elders wouldn't joke about something like this. Elder Xuan did a rough calculation.

Elder Mu's cultivation has now recovered to level 98. Although Elder Mu said that he needs some good fortune to be confident of returning to the Limit Douluo realm, he knows that this is just modesty. In a few years, Elder Mu will definitely be able to return to the Limit Douluo realm!

Besides Elder Mu, there are now three Super Douluo with cultivation levels of 98: himself, Elder Song, and Elder Lin.

Elder Zhuang, Yan Shaozhe, and Zhang Lexuan are three Super Douluo of level 97.

Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo, Cai Mei'er, Ma Xiaotao, and Ling Luochen are five Super Douluo at level 96.

In addition, there are two elders in seclusion, both of whom are at the Super Douluo level, and then there's Jiang Ming's words.
By this calculation, there are a total of fifteen Super Douluo in the entire Sea God Pavilion!
This only includes Super Douluo powerhouses above level 95! If we include the Title Douluos in the academy and Shrek City, the number will directly exceed twenty!

Elder Xuan can say without exaggeration that no empire or power in the entire Douluo Continent can field such a lineup!

And that doesn't even include those who are about to break through to the Title Douluo level, such as Du Weilun, the current head of the Martial Soul Department, and Fan Yu, another vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department.

Even the generation younger, like Bei Bei and Huo Yuhao's generation.

With their talent, breaking through to the Title Douluo level within twenty years, which is around their forties, is absolutely no problem!

Based on this calculation, the number of experts at the Title Douluo level or above will exceed thirty!
Of course, this can't be calculated that way. By the time Huo Yuhao and the others become Title Douluos, even if none of the elders perish due to lifespan issues, Jiang Ming and the others will have already become gods.

Even so, Elder Xuan felt a sense of disorientation.

When did the Sea God Pavilion become so powerful?
Old Mu's expression was relatively calm; he had expected all of this.

“Xuanzi, you really need to step up your game. Look at Shao Zhe, he broke through two levels in ten years and his cultivation level is already ninety-seven.”

Elder Mu also gave Elder Xuan a slight nudge.

When Yan Shaozhe heard his teacher say that, he felt no joy at all.

The reason is simple: his disciple, Ma Xiaotao, has already reached level ninety-six in cultivation!
Seeing that his disciple's cultivation was about to surpass his, he was happy but also somewhat disappointed.

"Elder Mu, as you know, this final step isn't easy to take."

Elder Xuan looked distressed.

He's been stuck at level 99 for years; breaking through that level is just too difficult!
Even more likely, Poison Undying is to break through to level 99 than him. After all, Poison Undying, like Elder Mu, possesses three 100,000-year soul rings.

"You have to take this step, even if it's difficult! At your age, if you don't break through now, you won't have many more opportunities."

"Old Mu said in a deep voice."

Xuanzi is already two hundred years old, and his lifespan will soon reach its limit.

If Xuanzi can break through to the Limit Douluo level, he should have no problem living for at least three hundred years.

Upon hearing Elder Mu's words, Elder Xuan nodded.

He knew it himself, but in recent years, because of Elder Mu's resurrection and Jiang Ming's presence, although it was difficult to cross the threshold of the limit, he had indeed become lax.

With Elder Mu returning to his peak and Jiang Ming reaching new heights, the current Sea God Pavilion Master is somewhat resigned to his fate.

"Getting back to the main point, there are all sorts of rumors flying around, saying where Xiao Ming is. Xiao Song, go find the heads of the intelligence agencies of the three great empires and work with them to suppress these rumors! Investigate all possible locations."

Elder Mu looked at Elder Song and said in a deep voice.

Elder Song is Xian Lin'er's mother. Although she is currently at the same level as Elder Lin in terms of strength, she is many generations younger than Elder Xuan and Elder Lin in terms of seniority.

"understand!"

Old Song got up and left immediately.

Now that the Sun Moon Empire has made its move, they naturally cannot sit idly by and wait to be killed.

Since open warfare is unlikely to break out in the next few years, we need to focus on intelligence warfare and information warfare.

Elder Mu looked at Elder Lin: "Little Lin, the Jubao Pavilion and Shrek's caravans continue to purchase rare metals from the Sun Moon Empire. Be more discreet in your actions and don't let the Sun Moon Empire discover you."

Old Lin nodded.

In recent years, due to the reforms of the Soul Guidance Department, Shrek Academy and Shrek City's revenue has increased several times over. With ample funds, they have never stopped acquiring rare metals from the Sun Moon Empire.

"Le Xuan, Xiao Tao, Luo Chen, the three of you get ready. The Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler in the Demon Forest is ranked second among the Ten Great Ferocious Beasts, with a cultivation of nearly 800,000 years. He is extremely dangerous!"

When he said this, Old Mu's tone was extremely heavy.

Even at his peak, he might not be a match for this Evil Eye Tyrant.

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Lexuan and the other two women got up without hesitation and left to make preparations.

No matter how powerful the Evil Eye Tyrant is, it cannot stop their determination.

"Xiao Zhuang, go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well again and try to communicate with the immortal herbs inside. If Xiao Ming has any accidents and needs treatment, all kinds of resources must be in place as soon as possible!"

He didn't know what had happened to Jiang Ming, but if Jiang Ming really went to find the Evil Eye Tyrant Overlord, then he was very likely injured.

If that's the case, Jiang Ming must receive immediate medical attention once they bring him back!

Elder Zhuang nodded solemnly, got up and left for the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Eye.

Then, Elder Mu turned his gaze to Xuanzi again.

"Xuanzi, you stay at the academy and guard it well! Think more about cultivation; this is the last step. If you can't get past it, will you be content?"

In Elder Mu's eyes, Xuanzi has the potential to become a Limit Douluo, but the chances are relatively small.

"Elder Mu, I understand."

Elder Xuan nodded, his hand quietly clenching into a fist.

Madhu, try your best!
He's just a Limit Douluo, why fight like a madman!
After explaining these matters, Elder Mu led Zhang Lexuan and the others on their way.

Just as they left the academy, a figure blocked their way.

(End of this chapter)