Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 567 The Shocking Incident on Devil Island

In the northern part of Douluo Continent, where the Northern Navy Legion is stationed.

The sophisticated radar instruments, centered on the Northern Navy Corps, continuously swept outwards, monitoring every movement within a radius of several miles.

But at that very moment, beneath the surface of the North Sea, a massive submarine, resembling a whale, silently sailed away into the distance.

On the outside of the submarine, there is a large "Tang" character engraved, making it immediately recognizable as a product of the Tang Clan.

The federal government is only just beginning its research on submarines. The federal fleet does not have a real submarine fleet; there are only some experimental submarines in service.

The Tang Clan, however, possesses such a submarine. It even appears to be a standard-issue submarine, capable of mass production.

The submarine is 101 meters long, shaped like a whale, 10 meters wide, and 24 meters high at its highest point. It can accommodate 75 people for combat operations.

This submarine possesses cutting-edge technology that the Federation lacks, and its speed is one-third faster than that of a Federation submarine of the same size.

It uses the most advanced soul-guided array to drive the ship, and in the ocean, it can provide sufficient propulsion by absorbing and converting water elements.

Theoretically, it can continue sailing indefinitely as long as seven Soul Masters of the fifth ring or above activate the Soul Guidance Array and clear away impurities every so often.

It cleverly bypassed the detection range of the Northern Fleet's radar and headed towards Devil's Island. The Northern Fleet's underwater detection equipment was weak and could not detect its presence at all.

On the submarine, Wu Changkong was simultaneously monitoring the detection radar and giving directions to the submarine's crew.

After Shrek Academy was destroyed, he took on the responsibility of rebuilding the academy and taught the remaining students in the underground shelter of Shrek Academy.

Even today, Wu Changkong can hardly forget what happened that day.

At that time, he was teaching students in the outer academy. When the disaster struck, the academy's teachers reacted immediately and activated the academy's soul-guided defense array. But the power of the god-killing soul-guided cannonball was immense.

In the end, only 216 people from the outer courtyard made it into the shelter, and only Wu Changkong was a teacher.

Originally, Wu Changkong wanted to live and die with Shrek Academy, but an elder kicked him into an underground shelter and entrusted him with the task of reviving Shrek Academy.

All the other teachers, and the students who didn't make it to the shelter and sank underground with it, died. They perished with Shrek.

Wu Changkong was the only teacher who survived. He witnessed so many teachers sacrifice themselves for their students, and his heart was filled with immense grief. His junior sister and teacher had both died.

At that moment, Wu Changkong felt utterly hopeless. If it weren't for the fact that the students in the underground shelter needed him and that Shrek Academy needed him for its reconstruction, Wu Changkong would have even had the urge to commit suicide.

But he pulled through and educated the remaining students in the underground shelter, asking them if they were willing to work to restore Shrek Academy.

After such a disaster, those who have survived by sheer luck naturally tend to seek advantage and avoid harm. Therefore, Wu Changkong wants to know how many people are still willing to contribute to the reconstruction of Shrek Academy.

If a student truly doesn't want to, then Wu Changkong naturally won't force him.

Fortunately, to Wu Changkong's relief, not a single one of the remaining two hundred-plus people left. Each and every one of them voluntarily made a vow: that everything they possessed in this life belonged to Shrek Academy.

When the god-slaying fixed-position soul-guided cannonball fell, they were already dead. It was the glory of Shrek Academy that kept them in this world temporarily, and their mission was to pass on the glory of Shrek Academy to its descendants.

More than two hundred people! Each of them was a student chosen by Shrek Academy, and they were undoubtedly the most outstanding talents in the world. Under the enormous pressure and impetus of Shrek Academy being destroyed, the motivation for each person to improve was far greater than before.

Shrek Academy's greatest strength lies in its talent cultivation, making it undoubtedly the number one academy on the continent. With over two hundred geniuses willing to dedicate their lives to the academy, what immense power will they represent once they mature?

In the year following the explosion, Wu Changkong used the various resources and equipment left behind by the academy in the shelter to guide the students while diligently cultivating himself.

Until recently, Tang Wulin's arrival shattered this peace. After a touching reunion and conversation, he finally decided to adopt Tang Wulin's suggestion and allow the students in the underground shelter to return to society.

However, the sudden appearance of more than two hundred talents in society may attract the attention of some people with ulterior motives.

Therefore, they ultimately decided to send these outer court disciples to Devil Island for study and military training in stages and batches.

Having returned safely from Devil's Island, their survival skills will undoubtedly be greatly enhanced, and they will also learn the art of disguise, making it much easier for them to integrate into society.

As for changing one's identity?

This is even simpler. After all, Shrek Academy and Tang Sect still have a close relationship. Every year, at least a quarter of the students who graduate from Shrek Inner Academy join Tang Sect, not to mention that Tang Wulin is also a link between them.

Although the Tang Clan has been severely suppressed, its accumulated wealth of tens of thousands of years is not so easily destroyed. With the Tang Clan's help, giving them new identities wouldn't be difficult. Moreover, the information will be made complete.

Once the trainees finish their military training on Devil's Island, they can be dispersed and reintegrated into society. They can join the military, work in various industries, or even join some sects.

When Shrek Academy is rebuilt in the future, those students will all become teachers at Shrek Academy, enough to support the entire academy.

Now, Wu Changkong is leading the first group of people to Devil Island for military training, including five people who were once on the list of young geniuses: Dark Bear Yang Nianxia, ​​Green Snake Zheng Yiran, Imprisoned Luo Guixing, Undying Xu Yucheng, and Netherworld Wu Siduo.

In addition, there were five inner court disciples who had not previously received military training on Devil Island, bringing the total to ten.

"Alright, that's about enough. Let the submarine surface," Wu Changkong said to the submarine's crew.

There is a mysterious magnetic field near Devil Island. Any soul-guided instrument will malfunction when it gets close to a certain range. That's why he kept an eye on the submarine's radar so as not to affect the submarine.

The purpose was to stop the operation once it got close to Devil's Island within a certain range.

"Everyone assemble, prepare for battle."

Wu Changkong's voice was amplified through the soul-guided loudspeaker and spread to all parts of the submarine. Wu Siduo and the others, who were cultivating, immediately gathered together after hearing the voice.

Seeing Wu Changkong's serious demeanor, the submarine crew couldn't help but say, "Teacher Wu, you don't need to be so nervous. Our submarine is equipped with sixteen missile launchers, capable of launching all fixed-position soul-guided shells below level nine."

"We also possess soul-guided projectiles specifically designed for underwater warfare. Even if we face Federation submarines, we can't say we can win, but at least a safe retreat shouldn't be a problem."

"Moreover, we are also equipped with a special detection radar. You mentioned before that there are many sea spirit beasts gathered in the place we are going to, but with the help of radar and soul-guided cannons, I think this submarine can scare them away as long as it is not a 100,000-year-old spirit beast."

Wu Changkong shook his head and said, "There are more sea spirit beasts in that place than you think. Besides, I also want to cultivate the students' vigilance and ability to respond to danger."

Otherwise, once they arrive at Devil's Island, these students might be driven to a mental breakdown by those seven old devils. It's better to give them a heads-up first.

Of course, Wu Changkong didn't say the last few words. As someone who had undergone military training on Devil Island, even now, he still finds it hard to forget the torment he suffered.

Although it did make him stronger, the inhuman torture was simply unbearable for him.

The submarine was surfacing, but to Wu Changkong's slight surprise, they were not attacked by a single sea spirit beast during this process.

"This shouldn't be the case. We're already very close to Devil's Island. Based on my past experience, there should be a large number of sea spirit beasts gathered here." Wu Changkong frowned subconsciously, sensing that something was wrong.

They were not attacked until the submarine completely surfaced, and not a single sea spirit beast's life force was detected on the radar.

Through the submarine's external camera, Wu Changkong could even see the azure sea and sky outside.

"The azure sea?"

Wu Changkong immediately realized something was wrong. Logically speaking, due to the destructive energy, the sea within 300 meters of Devil Island should be black.

"Could it be that I remembered the route wrong?"

Wu Changkong suddenly began to doubt his own memory, and then said to the pilot beside him, "Could you open the submarine so I can go outside and take a look?"

"Okay." The driver immediately started operating the controls.

Soon, as the top hatch opened, Wu Changkong appeared above the submarine.

"Could it be that I really remembered wrong?" Wu Changkong frowned, then stood on the submarine and instructed the pilot, "Please move the submarine forward a little further."

"I misremembered"? How could that be? He had memorized the map before setting off. Even if his memories had faded, the academy's map shouldn't be wrong.

"Yes."

The submarine began to accelerate on the sea surface.

Soon, the outlines of several small islands came into view.

"I knew it." Wu Changkong breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the outlines of the several small islands. Devil Island was an important asset of their Shrek Academy; if anything happened to it, it would be a huge disaster.

"Teacher Wu, are those small islands our destination?" Zheng Yiran peeked out from behind and asked curiously.

"Okay." Wu Changkong nodded, then said, "Call out Wu Siduo, Luo Guixing, and the others. Once we get closer to our destination, you'll have to rely on yourselves. This is your first test."

The assessment has already begun.

According to the rules of Shrek Academy's military training, the original plan was for Wu Siduo and the others to work together to overcome the obstacles of the North Sea Legion and finally find a way to enter Devil's Island.

However, things are different now.

In the past, Shrek Academy students dared to storm the Northern Navy Legion because they knew that even if the Northern Navy Legion captured them, they would at most send them back to Shrek Academy.

They even dared not use many powerful soul tools for fear of hurting them and incurring the wrath of the academy.

But now that the academy is destroyed, the military won't care about its existence. If Wu Siduo and her group were to force their way into the Northern Navy Corps, they would be lucky to be caught and executed on the spot.

If you look at the worst-case scenario, the military might coerce Wu Siduo into using underhanded methods to extract information from her and the others, thereby learning about the existence of these Shrek remnants.

Therefore, in order to conceal the existence of the academy and for the safety of Wu Siduo and the others, Wu Changkong decided to personally lead the team to escort Wu Siduo and the others to the outer perimeter of Devil Island, and then let them rely on their own strength to climb Devil Island.

The Wu Siduo and her companions have all reached the seventh-ring level of soul power and are equipped with two-word battle armor. Even though many sea soul beasts have gathered around Devil Island, they should not pose a life-threatening threat to them.

The destructive sea area within 300 meters of Devil's Island might cause them trouble.

However, isn't this also a form of training? Shrek Academy never cultivates hothouse flowers.

But as the submarine approached the small island ahead, Wu Changkong's expression gradually changed.

"What's going on? Is the sea area being destroyed?"

Wu Changkong stared blankly at the small islands. The sea surrounding them was completely blue, just like any other sea.

"The destructive energy has disappeared? Has something happened to Devil Island?" Wu Changkong's expression changed, and he immediately swept his mental energy across the surrounding sea.

"Get...away! Get...away!" A somewhat muffled and hoarse voice reached Wu Changkong's ears intermittently.

"Who goes there?" Wu Changkong shouted immediately.

"Teacher Wu, what's wrong? Are there enemies?" Wu Siduo, Luo Guixing, and the others immediately became alert, their eyes constantly scanning their surroundings.

Seeing the wary expressions of Wu Siduo and the others, Wu Changkong understood perfectly well that perhaps only he had heard that voice just now.

"Everyone, be on high alert."

Wu Changkong summoned the Heavenly Frost Sword, and nine soul rings appeared: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black.

Yes, he is already a Title Douluo. Because he doesn't care much about the configuration of his spirit rings, Wu Changkong has never ascended his spirit rings at the Spirit Ascension Platform, resulting in his spirit ring configuration being extremely ordinary.

(End of this chapter)