Douluo: Wuhun Qimen Formation, control everything!

A deathly silence enveloped the street, and the stench of blood filled the air.

Dozens of corpses lay in pools of blood, with hardly a scream.

The people were still in shock, their mouths agape, frozen in place, with only warm blood slowly spreading on the stone slabs.

Blood seeped through the cracks in the stone pavement, and a woman instinctively covered her child's eyes.

“This…” A middle-aged man stammered, his finger trembling as he pointed to the corpses scattered on the ground, but he couldn’t find the words to continue.

"This is a real disaster. Now that we've killed an official of the Empire, do you think the Star Luo Empire will let Sai City off the hook?"

“But that Qian Xing is clearly even worse than the previous city lord. If it weren’t for Your Majesty’s intervention, our daughter would probably…” the man next to him said through gritted teeth.

"Alas~ But for the sake of Sai City, Elder Li is truly going to bear a heavy burden of guilt this time."

"If you kill an official of the Empire, the Empire probably won't let Principal Li off the hook, right?"

"It's hard to be a good person in this world..."

Although they hated Qian Xing, they felt more fear than anything else when it came to actually killing them.

After all, the other party was an official of the empire, and in the minds of ordinary people, officials were above all else.

Otherwise, the city of Sai wouldn't have been in this state before.

Although they were afraid, not one of them came out to criticize Old Li. They were just cowardly, not stupid. They could still tell who was good to them.

Gao Hongyu flicked his wrist, and the black sword disappeared. He calmly brushed away the bloodstains on his sleeve without changing his expression.

"Now that things have come to this, Principal Li, what should we do next?" Gao Hongyu turned to Principal Li, his tone showing no trace of the shock of killing someone.

Old Li's beard trembled slightly as he looked at the corpses scattered on the ground, his breathing becoming heavy: "This old man..."

Although he had experienced many ups and downs, this was the first time he had ever seen so many people die in front of him at the same time.

Principal Li was also stunned. Although he was mentally prepared for Gao Hongyu to take action, he did not expect him to be so decisive and ruthless.

Dozens of lives were so easily taken.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found his throat dry and could only swallow.

Principal Li took a deep breath: "Your Majesty, this matter has likely escalated..."

"Make a big fuss? How big can it be?" Gao Hongyu patted Old Li on the shoulder nonchalantly.

He is a titled Douluo, and has seen more than Elder Li. For an empire, the life and death of a few officials are not important. What an empire cares about is face and interests!
To offend a titled Douluo for the sake of an ordinary official—unless all the officials in the Star Luo government are completely incompetent, they certainly wouldn't do such a thing.

"Your Majesty, he is, after all, an imperial official..." Principal Li said with a worried expression.

Gao Hongyu laughed heartily: "Principal Li, don't worry, someone will handle it."

After all, Zhou Xuan's initial refusal to intervene indicated that he would definitely take care of the matter, so there was no need for him to worry about it.

Principal Li was momentarily speechless under his imposing presence and could only nod.

"We can't leave this body on the street, let's deal with it first." Gao Hongyu waved to a few people and arranged for them to pack up the body and move it away. The bloodstains on the street were also washed away with water.

The group returned to the city lord's mansion.

Although the exterior decorations are the same as before, the interior has undergone a complete transformation. Except for those that cannot be demolished, everything else has been sold by Old Li. After all, developing a city requires money.

He knew Zhou Xuan was rich, but it was fine for the academy to use his money, but it would be impolite for the city's development to use his money as well.

"Your Majesty, after all, they are officials sent by the Empire. I'm afraid this matter..." Principal Li hesitated, still worried, and asked again.

He wasn't mainly worried about himself; he was just an old man who could die easily. But if the common people were also affected, he would be guilty of a thousand deaths, since he was the one who gave the order to kill.

Gao Hongyu picked up his teacup: "Don't worry, as I said, the boss will find a way. Instead of worrying about these things, you should think about how to properly develop Sai City."

Before he could finish speaking, two figures walked in from outside the door.

"Old Li, there's no need to worry. You just need to do what you're supposed to do," Zhou Xuan said calmly.

When Li Lao saw Zhou Xuan, he felt inexplicably at ease.

"Since you say so, young master, I am relieved." Old Master Li nodded and continued with the arrangements. After today's commotion, who knows what will happen to the people who had finally managed to settle down?

The reconstruction of the academy was not yet complete, and there was still a lot of work for him to do.

Gao Hongyu also greeted Zhou Xuan and left with Elder Li, since his mission was to protect Elder Li.

Zhou Xuan found a seat and began to talk to Elder Xuan in secret.

"Elder Xuan, is everything alright?"

The old man in the shadows said with a hint of helplessness, "Sigh~ I knew you were asking me to come out and prepare for this. Shrek Academy has never been involved in the affairs of the Empire. You think you can use Shrek's name to resolve this matter? I'm afraid that won't work."

Zhou Xuan shook his head slightly: "Whether it's Qian Xing or the original city lord, if things are allowed to develop as they are, the people of Sai City will suffer another great calamity, and the consequences they cause should be no less than those of the evil soul masters, right?"

"That's true, but ultimately no evil spirit masters were involved. If an evil spirit master had been involved, then, in the name of the Shrek Academy's oversight group, those two would have deserved to die."

Even if the issue were presented to Xu Jiawei, he wouldn't be able to voice any objections. But now, without evidence, the people of Xingluo aren't so easily fooled.

"In the end, we have the final say, don't we? With you here, would the other party dare to accuse you of lying?"
"Does the Star Luo Empire really dare to turn against Shrek Academy for a small city? Besides, we're not even taking their city; we're only killing two people."

Elder Xuan paused, then said, "That's true, but..."

Suddenly, Elder Xuan, who was hiding in the shadows, looked up sharply.

"But what?" Zhou Xuan asked, puzzled. Why did the sentence stop halfway through?

"No buts, we'll do it your way!"

Zhou Xuan was taken aback. Why was Elder Xuan suddenly being so easy to talk to?

The next moment, he looked up sharply, and now he knew why Elder Xuan was so easy to talk to.

It turns out that the former city lord really was related to the evil spirit master.

At the gate of the City Lord's Mansion.

"What's wrong?" Old Li turned around and looked at Gao Hongyu, who had suddenly stopped.

Gao Hongyu slowly raised his head, turned back to look at the sky above the City Lord's Mansion, his expression solemn.

“We’re in big trouble.” Gao Hongyu grinned. “Principal Li, please evacuate the people immediately, especially those near the city lord’s mansion.”

Old Li's heart skipped a beat: "What happened?" "A Title Douluo—and I'm afraid...they're up to no good." Gao Hongyu waved his right hand, and a black soul power barrier formed around Old Li. "This barrier will protect you. I'll go help first; relying on that steward alone probably won't be enough."

"A Title Douluo?!" Elder Li's beard trembled with shock. "Why would a Title Douluo be here?"

He thought he was already incredibly lucky to have Gao Hongyu, but now another one has come along?
Could this tiny city of Sai possibly hold some rare treasures?
How could it attract two Title Douluos?
Gao Hongyu shook his head: "I don't know, but it's certain that the newcomer has an unfriendly aura. Quickly evacuate the civilians. A battle between Title Douluos is no joke."

Although shocked, Elder Li quickly calmed down: "I'll take care of it right away! Your Majesty, please be careful."

Gao Hongyu nodded, released his martial spirit, and nine spirit rings rose from his feet. Then, he transformed into a streak of black light and headed straight for the east of the city.

Old Li immediately went to gather manpower and quickly organized people to disperse to various blocks next to the city lord's mansion to evacuate the people.

Gao Hongyu moved with lightning speed, instantly arriving in the middle of the city lord's mansion. He saw Zhou Xuan and Wang Bo already there, so he landed beside them.

"Young Master, why aren't you leaving yet? The one who came is a Title Douluo!" Gao Hongyu thought Zhou Xuan was unaware of the situation, so he gave him a special reminder. After all, this was his sugar daddy, and if Zhou Xuan died, he would lose a huge deal.

Although he had already received a lot of money, he could still distinguish between a full meal and a regular meal.

"Don't worry about me, just focus on fighting the enemy." Zhou Xuan walked to a corner and turned into a stone.

He actually has quite a few things that can deal with Title Douluos, such as his Soul Guidance Cannon, which is enough to kill or injure a Title Douluo several times over.

Gao Hongyu's eyes widened immediately.

"What kind of soul skill is this?" It even managed to deceive his senses as a Title Douluo!

Wang Bo was not surprised at all by Zhou Xuan's abilities; otherwise, he would have already escaped with Zhou Xuan without Gao Hongyu having to say anything.

He didn't care whether he was in danger or not; the main thing was to prevent Zhou Xuan from getting hurt in the slightest.

Now that Zhou Xuan's safety is guaranteed.

Wang Bo squinted and looked up: "A Title Douluo?"

"Watch out! He's here!" He also reminded Gao Hongyu, who was in shock.

In the distance, a blood-red light was rapidly approaching, its aura growing stronger and stronger, pressing down like a raging sea of ​​blood.

"As expected, he's a Title Douluo, and not weak at all." Gao Hongyu licked his lips, his excitement gradually rising. As a sword cultivator, he was naturally warlike, but he didn't usually have the opportunity to do so.

"An evil soul master?" Sensing this soul power, Gao Hongyu instantly confirmed the other party's identity, his eyes narrowing slightly.

The blood-red light drew closer and soon coalesced into a human form—a middle-aged man draped in a blood-red cloak, with a ferocious face and a chilling aura.

Nine spirit rings surrounded him. Although there were no 100,000-year spirit rings, strangely, there were also no 100-year spirit rings. This meant that his first spirit ring was at least 1,000 years old!

The man stood in mid-air, his voice shrill, "Where is that Yu Gaoyuan? Tell him to come out and see me!"

“Yu Gaoyuan?” Uncle Wang frowned slightly.

"It's the city lord of Sai City!" The man in the air seemed a little impatient, his blood-red soul power surging around him.

Gao Hongyu pointed his sword diagonally, his eyes filled with mockery: "That good city lord has already reported to the King of Hell. Are you here to send him off?"

The man in the blood-red robe was slightly taken aback: "Dead? Who killed him?"

"I killed him, do you have a problem with that?"

The man in the blood-red robe hovered in mid-air, his eyes flashing with blood-red light: "Now that Yu Gaoyuan is dead, it saves me the trouble. But things still need to be done by someone. In this city of Sai, we still need someone to continue our cooperation."

"Cooperation? You colluded with the former city lord. No wonder Sai City has fallen to this state. It turns out you have an evil soul master backing you up, and he's even a titled Douluo!"

Secretly, if it weren't for protecting Zhou Xuan, Elder Xuan would have already rushed out and slapped that thing to death.

They haven't even reached the Super Douluo level yet, and they dare to talk nonsense in front of him?

The man in the blood-red robe looked down at the two of them, his tone arrogant: "That idiot Yu Gaoyuan was at least sensible, he would send fresh food every month. Now that he's gone, we naturally need to find someone new. You're doing quite well."

Gao Hongyu's eyes sharpened: "So all those missing people were taken by you..."

"Of course I ate it. Although the quality was so-so, the quantity was quite a lot. I still feel a little heartbroken about Yu Gaoyuan's death."

Gao Hongyu said no more, black sword energy surged around him, and he drew his sword and rose up!

With a single sword strike, sword energy surged like a waterfall, the black blade transforming into countless sword energies that enveloped the blood-robed man.

The man in the blood-red robe neither dodged nor avoided, but spread his arms, his entire body bursting with dazzling blood light.

A nauseating stench spread as his soul power erupted, and countless invisible blood-red particles seemed to float in the surrounding air.

"Blood Demon Annihilation!" The figure of the blood-robed man suddenly became blurry, and countless blood-red threads gushed out from his body, weaving into a net in the air and enveloping Gao Hongyu.

Gao Hongyu scoffed disdainfully, his black sword sweeping across the room, several soul rings lighting up, and his aura surging.

All nine of his soul skills are amplification-type soul skills. In his opinion, as a swordsman, he doesn't need any fancy soul skills; his sword skills are the best soul skills!

Then the sword light surged, transforming into a black line that stretched across the sky, easily severing the blood-red net.

The man in the blood-red robe's expression changed, but he remained calm. Instead, he sneered, "I underestimated you. But this is perfect. By eating you, my cultivation will improve even further!"
Tide of blood! "

With his roar, countless drops of blood rained down from the sky, quickly staining the ground crimson. The blood then rapidly coalesced, forming two waves of blood that attacked Gao Hongyu from both sides.

Despite facing the tide of blood, Gao Hongyu showed no fear. He swung his sword backhand, unleashing a sweeping sword aura that collided with the blood wave, creating a deafening roar.

The blood wave was temporarily blocked, but it quickly condensed back, becoming even more solid, and rushed towards Gao Hongyu.

The man in the blood-red robe grinned maliciously: "My blood tide was forged by devouring countless essences of blood. You can hold it off for a while, but not forever!"

Gao Hongyu stretched his shoulders: "It's just a vat of bloody water, and you dare to show off in front of me?"

His fifth spirit ring lit up, and his figure suddenly swelled, breaking through the blood tide defense line in an instant and heading straight for the blood-robed man. The black sword in his hand pointed forward, its sharpness fully revealed.

The smile on the man in the blood-red robe froze.

The sword strike was so fast that he barely had time to react and could only hastily summon a blood shield to block it in front of him.

"boom--"

The black sword pierced through the blood shield with unstoppable force, its tip just a hair's breadth from the blood-robed man's chest.

The man in the blood-red robe retreated several feet, cold sweat beading on his forehead: "I underestimated you!"

"Warm-up complete, prepare to die!" (End of Chapter)