Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 143 The Tragedy of Shrek

Xingluo City, Xingluo Imperial Palace.

Four titled Douluo-level retainers protected Emperor Xu Jiawei of the Star Luo Kingdom behind them, looking at the Taotie Douluo who had suddenly appeared with surprise and uncertainty.

"Why has Your Majesty, the Gluttonous Douluo, chosen this time to visit?"

Emperor Xingluo asked, puzzled, seemingly very curious as to why Xuanzi would come to see him at this time.

Xuanzi noticed the strange expressions on their faces: "I've come here naturally with important matters to discuss. Is there anything wrong with that? Why do you all look like you've seen a ghost?"

Xuanzi originally intended to inform the Emperor of the Star Luo Empire of the results he and Du Busi had discussed.

After all, the Heavenly Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire are quite far apart, and even with his speed, it took him half a day to travel there.

Seeing that Xuanzi seemed oblivious, Emperor Xingluo considered his options for a moment.

He then tentatively added, "We originally thought that given the magnitude of what happened in Shrek City..."

"You, Gluttonous Douluo, should be stationed in the city, which is why I find it strange. Is there anything my Star Luo Empire can do to assist you?"

Xuanzi was increasingly confused: "Young Master Xu, please explain clearly. What important matter or assistance are you talking about? I have no idea what you're talking about!"

Seeing that Xuanzi seemed genuinely unaware, the Star Luo Emperor ceased to conceal the truth.

"Last night, it was said that a group of evil spirit masters attacked Shrek City under the cover of darkness."

"At that time, the entire Shrek City was in turmoil and chaos, even with Shrek Academy in place."

"It is even said that the night sky at that time was illuminated by the method left behind by the Dragon God Douluo, which was used to repel the evil soul masters."

"However, Shrek City was also mostly destroyed, resulting in heavy losses."

"However, only Shrek Academy probably knows the exact extent of the losses, and this is news that I received just an hour ago."

At this point, the Star Luo Emperor paused.

This news was not obtained through ordinary channels, but was leaked by a secret agent from the Star Luo Empire's royal family who had infiltrated Shrek City.

Although they are called secret agents, this is actually a tacit understanding that has always existed between the various empires and Shrek Academy, so revealing their information at this time is not a problem.

At this moment, Xuanzi seemed to be frozen in place. The terrifying soul power, accompanied by the low air pressure, made the several titled elders present feel a sense of horror.

Before Emperor Xingluo could add anything, a whooshing sound erupted in the hall, and Xuanzi's figure had already vanished without a trace.

At this moment, Xuanzi was filled with regret.

He regretted why he had been so greedy for vanity, failing to complete his mission and instead lingering in Tiandou City.

He regretted that he had indulged in food and drink, wasting his precious time lingering in restaurants.

He regretted that he had acted rashly and recklessly, fighting the Golden Body Douluo while drunk.

Regret, regret, regret! It's too late for regrets. There's no medicine for regret in this world.

The mistake has already been made, and his only option now is to return to Shrek City as quickly as possible in an attempt to make amends.

However, when Xuanzi arrived in Shrek City, this once largest city on the Douluo Continent was now in ruins.

The other three walls were still barely intact, but the east gate, which was closest to the Shrek Academy headquarters, had been completely destroyed.

The streets and buildings were filled with the remnants of the evil spirit masters' rampage, and the sinister dark aura lingered for a long time. The resentment of the dead still lingered in the streets and alleys of Shrek City.

When Xuanzi's figure appeared in the sky above Shrek City, Elder Lin, who was maintaining order and handling the aftermath in the city, also saw him.

He then flashed forward and slapped Xuanzi across the face.

Without dodging or avoiding, Xuanzi took the blow blankly. Compared to the furious Elder Lin, Xuanzi simply lowered his head and remained silent.

The story begins after Xuanzi left.

After Xuanzi left Shrek Academy, he arrived in Tiandou City in just half a day.

Afterwards, two more days were spent eating and drinking, plus the battle with Jinpeng and the negotiation with Du Busi, and finally, the journey to Xingluo City and the return to Shrek City were also included.

It has been four days since Xuanzi left Shrek Academy.

Logically, he should have completed the negotiation with Poison Undying the next day and then rushed back to Shrek Academy.

After discussing with the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, we will proceed with the next step of the plan.

It was only because of his gluttony and arrogance that the evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult had ample time to prepare.

The day after Xuanzi left, the Holy Spirit Cult members crossed most of the Douluo Continent and arrived at the outskirts of Shrek City.

Looking at the several titled evil soul masters beside him, Zhong Liwu's eyes flashed with a cold light: "If we make a move directly, we'll be too conspicuous."

"Fifth Elder, Sixth Elder, Eighth Elder, you should go and stir up trouble in Shrek City to create an opportunity."

"Yes, Master." Several elders who were called upon quickly replied.

The Fifth Elder, the Ten Thousand Souls Douluo, possesses the Martial Soul Ten Thousand Souls Banner.

It shares the same name as a soul tool commonly used by followers of the Holy Spirit Cult, but in reality, those soul tools are all imitations of the martial soul of this Ten Thousand Souls Douluo.

He is skilled at controlling a large number of vengeful spirits to entangle enemies in battle. However, in addition to his role on the front lines, this Fifth Elder has also done a lot of research on the control of vengeful spirits.

The Sixth Elder hated Douluo, and the Martial Soul hated him.

In addition to its offensive combat methods, it excels at spreading highly infectious and deadly plagues.

However, the commotion caused by spreading the plague was too great to be directly addressed; it was better to use it as a supplementary measure.

The Eighth Elder, Sleeping Nightmare Douluo, possesses the Martial Soul Nightmare Demon.

He excels in mental power, and unlike the Soul Douluo, he is even more adept at controlling the mental power of living people.

Therefore, he was in charge of this operation, with the other two elders assisting him.

By kidnapping passersby outside Shrek City, Nightmare uses his mental power to control them and force them to carry soul-guided bombs.

They then implanted vengeful spirits and plague into their bodies, turning them into human bombs.

After another day of this, the Holy Spirit Church and its members finally completed their initial preparations.

Although the operation was greatly delayed in order to avoid being detected by the titled powerhouses guarding Shrek Academy.

However, as these human bombs carrying vengeful spirits and plague were scattered throughout Shrek City, the Holy Spirit Cult's actions officially began!

That very night, while Xuanzi was engaged in a heated battle with Jinpeng, terrifying explosions occurred throughout Shrek City.

Along with the explosion, in addition to the damage caused by the soul-guided bomb, a large number of vengeful spirits and green plague gas broke out in Shrek City.

In the blink of an eye, it affected two-thirds of Shrek City, and such a commotion naturally attracted the attention of the powerful guards stationed in Shrek City immediately.

"Third Elder, Fourth Elder, Fifth Elder, Sixth Elder, Seventh Elder, Eighth Elder, Sixth Elder, you guys hold off the Shrek Academy reinforcements."

For this plan, the Holy Spirit Cult has mobilized all its powerful members, although not all of its followers have been mobilized yet.

However, most of the high-ranking members of the Holy Spirit Church who were able to spare time also gathered here.

Then Zhongli Wu gave a cold laugh: "As for me and the vice sect leader, we will go to welcome the return of our Holy Phoenix Saintess."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Several elders revealed their martial spirits and auras, then climbed the eastern wall of Shrek City and began wreaking havoc, thus attracting the attention of the Shrek City's powerful reinforcements.

Just as the elders were displaying their skills, Zhongli Wu, along with Vice Sect Leader Feng Ling, entered Shrek City through a gap in the city wall that no one noticed.

Based on the intelligence they had gathered, they avoided the Shrek Academy experts along the way and infiltrated towards the Shrek Academy.

Under the cover of night and the protection of several elders, the Shrek elders, who were tasked with protecting Shrek City, were thrown into chaos.

After all, with the Sea God Pavilion Master absent, the city was leaderless, and Shrek City had suffered such a severe attack.

Therefore, apart from a few deans who remained at Shrek Academy in case of unforeseen circumstances, all the other elders who were still able to move left Shrek Academy to besiege the Holy Spirit Cult elders.

After Shrek Academy was alerted this time, a great many powerful figures appeared. Even though the evil soul masters' combat power far exceeded that of ordinary titled soul masters, they were now fighting and retreating.

Fortunately, thanks to the advantage of the terrain, the Shrek warriors were hampered in their fighting, and for a time they were unable to defeat the titled powerhouses among these evil soul masters.

An elder angrily exclaimed, "Damn it, damn it! Where did these evil spirit masters come from? Damn it, hasn't Xuanzi returned yet?"

Although there were no top-tier Super Douluo among these evil soul masters, they were still enough to stand shoulder to shoulder with the Shrek Academy's powerful members who were restrained and restricted.

If we want to take them down in a short time and minimize the damage to Shrek City, we need a powerful expert with overwhelming strength to take action.

However, the strongest person present at Shrek Academy is Elder Song, who is level 97. As a super Douluo of the agility type, he is incredibly fast but his combat power is not strong enough.

After being held back by the Third Elder, Ming Lei Douluo, the Fourth Elder, You Ming Douluo, and the Sixth Elder, Scorpion Tiger Douluo, who was a level 96 Super Douluo, the other elders of Shrek Academy did not have a decisive means to finish the job.

The battle gradually turned into a tug-of-war. Although due to the difference in strength between the two sides, it was only a matter of time before the Shrek warriors defeated their opponent, time was of the essence!

Amidst the aftermath of the battle, the rampage of vengeful spirits, and the devastation of the plague, civilians and soul masters in Shrek City are suffering casualties every moment.

Meanwhile, in addition to the fierce battle in the city, the Sea God Pavilion in Shrek Academy was also attacked!

In order to protect the students and teachers still in the academy, several deans and inner academy students who remained went to the outer academy to keep watch.

However, they never expected that the evil spirit master would actually attack the Sea God Pavilion on Sea God Island, the safest place in Shrek Academy.

This was all thanks to the information that Jing Hongchen had previously uncovered.

In exchange for a deal, the Holy Spirit Cult paid a price and obtained partial structural diagrams of Shrek Academy.

The most important part is naturally the structure of the inner courtyard, since no one except Jing Hongchen knows anything about the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy.

While the previous invasion by the Holy Spirit Cult served as a warning, the cunning Zhongliwu, seeing that things were not going well, did not go all out.

This actually made Shrek Academy less vigilant, since after their previous direct attack, Shrek Academy only suffered minor losses before repelling the Holy Spirit Cult.

In their eyes, evil spirit masters were nothing special, but little did they know that the Holy Spirit Cult would resort to underhanded tactics this time, striking right at Shrek Academy's weak point.

A colossal phantom of the Evil Eye appeared on Seagod Island, accompanied by a towering silver pillar of spiritual light. A crack was torn open in the phantom of the golden ancient tree where Seagod Pavilion was located.

At this moment, a vast and dark aura of flames rose up, burning from the roots of the Golden Ancient Tree. Beset by internal and external troubles, the Golden Ancient Tree barely managed to unleash a massive amount of light power to resist.

Even Moon's remaining obsession was awakened at this moment.

Moon's remaining soul sensed the devastation of Shrek City and sighed as the spiritual power and dark fire relentlessly assaulted the Golden Tree's defenses.

The immense power of light did not erupt, but instead left an opening, allowing Ma Xiaotao, who had been provoked into a berserk state by the dark fire within her body under the stimulation of Feng Ling's evil phoenix aura, to escape.

"We've got the Fire Phoenix Saintess! Let's retreat!" Zhongliwu captured Ma Xiaotao and quickly led Fengling away from the area.

However, Mu En did not pursue or severely injure these evil soul masters, even though the power accumulated by the Golden Ancient Tree was more than enough to annihilate them.

However, he only used a small portion of his power to drive away these evil spirit masters, and then used a portion of the power of the Golden Tree to purify the plague and vengeful spirits in Shrek City.

Mu En's will, aided by the ancient golden tree, gazed towards the direction of the Starry Sky Forest.

In the darkness of the Star Dou Great Forest, with a cold snort, the owner of the enormous golden eyes retreated to the more dangerous lands deeper within the Star Dou Great Forest.

Because of his fear of the Beast God Di Tian, ​​Mu En did not dare to easily use the resources of the Golden Ancient Tree, even though Shrek City was severely damaged this time.

After all, the Golden Tree's resources are Shrek Academy's last line of defense, and it should never be used lightly unless absolutely necessary.

This is precisely why Di Tian felt somewhat disappointed, since his reason for cooperating with the Holy Spirit Cult and the Sun Moon Empire was...

The biggest reason was to effortlessly deplete Shrek City's resources, expose its trump cards, and test whether Shrek Academy truly had a connection with the God Realm.

However, although the Holy Spirit Cult achieved remarkable results this time, it did not meet Di Tian's own expectations.

"Look, look, look!" Old Lin grabbed Xuanzi by the collar and roared, "Smash it, smash it, smash everything!"

"Everything that Shrek Academy has accumulated over ten thousand years has been destroyed by your hands! I'd like to see how you, Xuanzi, will face Elder Mu again!"

(End of this chapter)