Douluo Continent: The Underworld Emperor Halosa Lets Three Fly

Chapter 173 Shrek Academy and Tang Sect's Tragic End

The so-called "great battle" was nothing more than the last and most powerless cry and fantasy of the Shrek survivors, burning their lives in extreme grief and despair.

The Holy Spirit Cult has come out in full force, led by the Holy Maiden Yelan and the Demon Emperor. Is this really to have a fair fight with them?

Faced with those Shrek Academy titled Douluos who rushed into the sky like moths to a flame, their eyes bloodshot with rage, Ye Lan's beautiful face showed only cold indifference.

She didn't even make a move herself; she simply waved her hand, and several powerful and sinister evil soul masters, Limit Douluos, grinned as they rushed forward.

The pitch-black soul skill and the roar of the vengeful spirit instantly drowned out the angry roar of the Shrek Academy warriors.

The Demon Emperor, a true level-100 god (though suppressed by the plane, her power could not be fully unleashed, but her essence far surpassed that of a demigod), did not even move a step. She merely lazily raised her captivating purple eyes, and wherever her gaze fell, space seemed to freeze!

The two elders of the Sea God Pavilion who were at the forefront were level 98 Super Douluo, but they were only wearing three-character battle armor. Their attacks, unleashed in anger, were enough to tear mountains apart.

However, when their soul skill light approached within a hundred feet of the Demon Emperor, it silently dissipated like melting snow! Immediately afterward, their bodies stiffened abruptly, as if gripped by an invisible giant hand. Their three-word battle armor groaned under the strain, and the anger in their eyes was instantly replaced by extreme fear!

"Pfft!"

There was no earth-shattering collision, nor any dazzling clash of soul skills. The two powerful elders, along with their three-character battle armor, burst like bubbles under the Demon Emperor's indifferent gaze!

It turned into two thick clouds of blood mist, and even the fragments of its soul were crushed to pieces by that invisible divine pressure!

A complete rout! A massacre with no suspense whatsoever!

"Insects." The Demon Emperor uttered two words lightly, as if she had merely swatted two flies. She even had the leisure to cast a mocking and sarcastic glance at Yun Ming, who was struggling to withstand the impact of the external explosion with the Golden Ancient Tree in the distance.

The voice of the night was like the coldest ice in the underworld, echoing in the ears of every survivor and shattering their last hope: "Turn into nourishment, go down—to join them."

The massacre was nearing its end in a short time. The Holy Spirit Cult had dispatched its elite forces, the lowest being three-word battle armor masters. Under the overwhelming power of Ye Lan and the Demon Emperor, and with the advantage of a well-planned surprise attack, the remaining strongmen of Shrek Inner City were unable to mount any effective resistance and were all slaughtered.

Blood stained the ruined streets, and corpses piled up on the rubble of collapsed buildings. The once sacred land of the continent's number one soul master had now become a true hell on earth.

In the end, apart from Yun Ming, who was still fighting against the external destructive energy with the Golden Ancient Tree and whose eyes were bloodshot but unable to escape, there was only one living creature left in the entire inner city—a little boy of about two years old, wearing only a pair of underwear, with a delicate and beautiful appearance, Tang Wulin.

He seemed to be firmly protected by Yun Ming's last strength within a small safe area formed by the roots of the ancient golden tree behind him. The protective power seemed to come from within his own body. He stared with his big, dark eyes, curious yet somewhat afraid, at the scene of the sky collapsing and the earth splitting apart. He watched his familiar uncles, aunts, and other relatives fall one by one, but he still didn't fully understand what was happening.

He could see death clearly, but he couldn't understand why the gap was so large.

The followers of the Holy Spirit Church seemed to have received some kind of instruction, and they tacitly avoided the child, with no one daring to touch him in the slightest.

On the other side of Shrek City, at the Tang Clan headquarters.

The scene here was equally tragic, yet it presented a completely different picture.

Tang Clan leader Zang Xin was covered in dust and dirt, his fine clothes were torn in many places, and there was a trace of blood at the corner of his mouth.

He was being relentlessly attacked by three undead knights—their bodies engulfed in eerie blue soul fire, wielding massive bone swords, and radiating an aura of death and near-divinity!

Rewinding the clock, Zang Xin reacted the instant the Shrek explosion occurred!

He immediately activated the highest level of defense plan at the Tang Sect headquarters. Combined with the elite disciples of the Tang Sect and the powerful soul-guided defense system, their response was far more organized than that of Shrek Academy's inner city! Although the impact of the explosion still caused heavy losses to the Tang Sect, with nearly half of the buildings collapsing, they miraculously saved about 10% of their disciples thanks to the timely erection of the joint defense formation and Cang Xin's command!

However, just as Zang Xin was about to breathe a sigh of relief and prepare to organize a rescue and counterattack, an unexpected change occurred!

A dangerous "Undead Bone Seed," secretly suppressed and researched deep underground by the Tang Sect, has undergone an astonishing mutation under the dual stimulation of terrifying external explosive energy and internal death aura! It frantically draws on the surrounding death power and instantly breaks through the seal!

Zang Xin was shocked and was about to go and deal with it himself when he was forcibly intercepted by two undead knights who suddenly appeared out of nowhere and also exuded the aura of half-step gods! Just as he was fighting fiercely with these two undead knights, the undead bone seed suddenly exploded completely, and endless death energy condensed and transformed into a third undead knight!

Three undead knights at the level of half-gods formed a strange battle formation, trapping Zang Xin in the center!

No matter how exquisite his Tang Sect techniques were, or how many soul-guided hidden weapons he could come up with, he was suppressed and faced constant danger. He could only rely on his powerful strength to hold on, and he was unable to get away to help Shrek Academy, which was right next to him. He could only watch helplessly as the despairing energy fluctuations and soaring blood energy came from there!

"Damn it!!" Zang Xin roared in fury and resentment, his heart filled with a sense of powerlessness. This was clearly a meticulously planned, deadly trap aimed at Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect!

Outside Shrek City, the continent trembled.

The two terrifying explosions that rang out almost simultaneously, shaking the heavens and the earth, and the destructive energy cloud and blood-red light curtain that rose up afterward, seemingly about to devour the sky, were immediately transmitted throughout the entire Douluo Continent through various observation soul guides!

The world is shocked! Shrek Academy, the continent's premier city, has suffered such a devastating attack?!

Within the Federal Parliament and the military, the high-ranking officials who already "knew the inside story" immediately activated the "emergency plan" as planned after a brief performance of "shock" and "anger".

At the Spirit Pagoda headquarters, Qian Gu Dongfeng stood on a high platform, facing the well-equipped "Rescue Team" that had already assembled.

His face was solemn and grief-stricken as his voice, amplified by his soul-guided megaphone, resounded throughout the entire area: "Everyone! Shrek City has suffered a calamity unseen in ten thousand years on our continent! As members of the Spirit Pagoda, we have an inescapable duty! Rescue teams, depart immediately! Reach the ruins of Shrek City at top speed! You all know your mission! Remember, everything is for the sake of—rescue and stability!"

"Yes!" the crowd below responded in unison, their eyes flashing with various lights. They boarded the soul-guided flying vehicles that had been prepared beforehand, and took off in a grand procession towards Shrek City. However, their speed did not seem to be in any particular "urgency."

On the other side, the Blood God Legion guards the abyss passage.

The moment Legion Commander Cao Dezhi received the news, his face turned deathly pale. A surge of overwhelming killing intent and urgency nearly overwhelmed his reason! He wished he could tear through space immediately and rush back to the city he had protected for half his life!

However, just as he was about to set off, a sudden whistle rang out—whistle—whistle—!!

From the direction of the abyss passage came an unprecedented, extremely urgent alarm! The observation soul guide showed that the abyss plane had launched an unprecedented, overwhelming all-out attack! Countless powerful abyssal creatures were frantically assaulting the defensive line!

"Commander! The defenses are under siege! Requesting reinforcements! Requesting reinforcements!" came the desperate cries of the frontline commander through the communication device.

Cao Dezhi's body stiffened abruptly, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, his nails digging deep into his palms, blood trickling from between his fingers. He stared in the direction of Shrek City, his eyes bloodshot and filled with unbearable pain. Finally, he forced out a single word through clenched teeth: "—Defend!"

He was nailed there. This "coincidence" was far too fatal.

Chen Xinjie, the Lord of the Federal War God Temple, immediately tore through space and rushed towards Shrek City at top speed. His face showed genuine anxiety and rage, a stark contrast to the "performances" of other forces.

In an instant, the eyes of the entire continent were focused on that ruin that had been transformed into a living hell.

Countless Soul Masters, forces, and organizations dispatched personnel with different purposes—some genuinely grieving and eager to help, others gathering information, still others coveting the possible lost legacies of Shrek Academy and Tang Sect, and still others simply to watch the spectacle—like sharks smelling blood, they swarmed in from all directions.

Sincerity and pretense, sorrow and smugness, rescue and plunder—all emotions and desires intertwined and collided above this vast ruin. Shrek's catastrophe became a mirror reflecting the diverse lives of people across the entire continent.

Of course, the mirror's origin may stem from Shrek's actions over the past ten thousand years.