Douluo Jueshi: I Don't Want to Be an Evil Soul Master

Chapter 411 In the courtyard
Shrek City has four gates: east, south, west, and north. The east gate is exclusive to Shrek Academy and is also the main gate of Shrek Academy.

Unlike the other three city gates, there is a long road outside the East Gate, where many merchants gather on weekdays, attracting many Shrek Academy students to stop and admire it.

Today, however, there were no vendors outside the East Gate, but many teachers stood outside the city, each with a serious expression on their face.

At the forefront, Xuanzi led the way, accompanied by the four deans of the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department, watching the approaching team in the distance.

The team consisted of only about a hundred people, but each of them possessed a complete set of humanoid soul tools, and each of them had a cultivation level of at least level eighty.

This was the most elite team in the Royal Soul Master Corps of the Sun Moon Empire. It was with just a hundred or so people that they once captured Lingdou City, the capital of the Douling Empire, in one night.

In the center of this procession, two tall soul-guided vehicles moved slowly forward with the group.

Without horses or spirit beasts, and without the need for their pulling, or even the need for a spirit master to charge it, the spirit guide vehicle can convert other forces into spirit power and store it in a sealed charging spirit guide device.

With just a few modifications, this soul-guided vehicle can instantly transform into an all-terrain exploration soul-guided device.

Following it was another soul-guided vehicle. Although it was not as sophisticated as the previous one, it was definitely not something that the three great empires could manufacture.

Upon seeing the two soul tools, Xuanzi's face didn't show much reaction, but Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo, as the dean and vice dean of the Soul Guidance Department, unconsciously turned pale.

"The Sun and Moon Empire has certainly given us a taste of its power from the start."

Xian Lin'er spoke in a low voice, somewhat annoyed. The others around her heard this and felt helpless for a moment.

It was originally thought that with the blueprints brought back by Huo Yuhao, Shrek Academy's soul guidance technology would improve.

And that is indeed the case. Years of dedicated research have allowed Fan Yu of the Soul Guidance Department to finally break through to the level of a ninth-level Soul Guidance Master. Although he is only proficient in fixed-installation Soul Guidance Devices, he is still the first ninth-level Soul Guidance Master outside of the Sun Moon Empire.

However, the Sun Moon Empire's development speed even surpassed that of Shrek Academy, which stole the soul tool blueprints from the Sun Moon Empire.

From the concept of soul tools and the training of soul tool masters to the environment for learning about soul tools and the facilities for making and experimenting with soul tools, Shrek Academy is still far behind the Sun Moon Empire.

These things cannot be made up for by a few simple drawings.

The sound of orderly footsteps stopped on the street outside the East Gate. Two maids stepped out of the soul-guided vehicle in front and helped Ju Zi, who was dressed in gorgeous clothes, to slowly get off the vehicle.

Orange was not wearing overly ornate palace attire, but neither was she wearing the armor she wore on the battlefield.

After all, by negotiating peace with Shrek Academy and the remaining royal families of the three great empires, she represented not only the military, but the entire Sun Moon Empire.

Lin Xiao and Jing Hongchen stepped out of the following vehicle one after the other. In addition to their level nine humanoid soul tools, they were also dressed in magnificent clothes with sun and moon patterns intertwined with the large characters "Tongming Sect" and "Mingde Hall".

Lin Xiao's gaze swept over the group from Shrek Academy, then he looked away without changing his expression and turned to Jing Hongchen beside him, "Hall Master, please."

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen turned to look at Lin Xiao, wanting to say something, but only sighed softly.

In fact, Jing Hongchen had already sensed something on the night Lin Xiao attacked and killed Xu Tianran. After all, he had made a humanoid soul tool for Lin Xiao. Even if he didn't fully understand Lin Xiao's abilities, he could still sense some similarities from that soul world.

Moreover, after that night, Kong Deming even approached him to ask about things related to Lin Xiao.

Later, Lin Xiao appeared with the Tongming Sect and became the Grand Preceptor of the Sun Moon Empire, and all those speculations became facts. No one knows what Lin Xiao and Jing Hongchen discussed after that, but since then, Mingde Hall has completely recognized the Tongming Sect's status as the state religion.

"Thank you for your help, everyone from Shrek Academy." Ju Zi stood not far in front of Xuan Zi, with Lin Xiao and Jing Hongchen standing on either side of her.

Although her cultivation level was far inferior to Xuanzi's, Ju Zi's aura was by no means weak. "I, representing the Sun Moon Empire, have come with the sincerity of peace talks. Do the Shrek Academy members intend to discuss the future of Douluo Continent here?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi's expression finally changed slightly. "Your Majesty, please. I have already prepared a banquet at the academy."

Upon hearing this, Ju Zi glanced around before following Xuan Zi's directions and walking into the academy.

Shrek Academy seemed unchanged for a long time; despite the ongoing war outside, it remained quite peaceful.

Soon after entering the East Gate, visitors will see several statues standing there.

Lin Xiao's gaze swept over the statues before quickly returning to his own.

Originally, he thought these statues were just simple statues, but after his experience with the Holy Spirit Church that day, Lin Xiao had many doubts.

Are these statues really just for commemoration? Or...?

Lin Xiao withdrew his thoughts and stopped thinking about it, then walked deeper into the academy with the others.

As the inner campus of Shrek Academy, Poseidon Island is generally off-limits to outsiders. Moreover, given the long-standing animosity between the Sun Moon Empire and Shrek Academy, it was impossible for them to invite Lin Xiao and his group to Poseidon Island. Instead, a banquet was set up in the outer campus.

Along the way, Lin Xiao even saw several familiar faces.

"Senior Brother He." Huo Yuhao, along with many other students, watched the Sun Moon Empire's people from afar. Beside him, He Caitou clenched his fist slightly, seemingly lost in thought.

"I'm fine, junior brother." After a long while, He Caitou shook his head. "Now, I'm just He Caitou from Shrek Academy and Tang Sect."

Huo Yuhao felt somewhat relieved and looked back at the Sun Moon Empire, his mind drifting back to the deity he had once met.

Defeat him?
The thought had barely formed when Huo Yuhao saw Lin Xiao turn to look at him from the crowd. Their eyes met, and despite the distance between them, he couldn't help but take a half-step back.

Is it really possible?

"Alas, I suddenly recall that when the late Emperor was still alive, he often wished to visit Shrek Academy. If given the opportunity, I would also like to study here, but..."

In front of Lin Xiao, Ju Zi gently wiped the corner of her eye as she spoke, wiping away a few glistening tears.

"Xu Tianran—" Xian Lin'er was about to speak when she was suddenly pulled by Qian Duoduo beside her.

She gave him a somewhat displeased look, but still changed her words, saying, "Please accept my condolences, Your Majesty."

Ju Zi nodded slightly. "That's precisely why I wanted to discuss this with you all."

(End of this chapter)