Douluo Continent II: The Dragon Breaks the Nine Heavens

Chapter 399 A Terrifying Situation

Driven by the "Source of Life," numerous forces began to gather their powerful members and head towards Shrek City.

This included, but was not limited to, the Four Great Empires, the Body Sect, the Holy Spirit Sect, the Heavenly Dragon Gate, and the Proud Sword Sect. Almost everyone who was confident in the strength of their sect set off.

Undying Poison: What? Shrek Academy's Golden Tree is such a treasure?! Very well, since Shrek has fallen, then the Body Sect will lead you! Rescue the Golden Tree and restore a bright future to Douluo Continent!

Zhong Liwu: There are many misunderstandings about our Holy Spirit Cult among the world. People think we are evil. But are we really evil? No, these are all dirty accusations spread by Shrek Academy! In the current situation, our Holy Spirit Cult will stand up and bravely tell everyone that we, the Holy Spirit Cult, are also a righteous force guarding peace on the continent!

Poison and Bell: Shatter the darkness with thunder!

Then these two forces, each leading seven or eight Title Douluos, marched in a mighty force toward the ruins of Shrek Academy.

Mingde Hall, representing the Sun Moon Empire, was not to be outdone. They declared that only the Sun Moon Empire was the true orthodox power on the continent, and only their soul-guided technology could lead the progress of the times. The Golden Ancient Tree should belong to the Sun Moon Empire, and this tree was destined for the Sun Moon Empire!

That was completely unacted.

When Xu Tianran learned that Shrek Academy had been destroyed by level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs, he almost laughed out loud. He was worried that the stolen level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs would explode in Mingdu, but instead of destroying Mingdu, they destroyed Shrek Academy.

This is truly gratifying!

Even though the Sun Moon Empire was unjustly blamed for this incident, Xu Tianran remained completely calm.

Why didn't the original Sun Moon Empire dare to attack Shrek Academy? Wasn't it because Shrek Academy, with its Douluo Supreme Emperor, could summon a large number of Title Douluos with a single call? Even if the Sun Moon Empire could completely nuke Shrek Academy with a Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannon, they wouldn't dare to do it.

While the annihilation of Shrek Academy is certainly gratifying, those elite titled Douluo who graduate from Shrek will begin to retaliate against the Sun Moon Empire without any bottom line.

This kind of retaliation is something the Sun and Moon Empire cannot afford.

Now there's no need for that worry at all. Even if the Sun Moon Empire is blamed for blowing up Shrek Academy with a level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon, given Shrek Academy's current infamous reputation, it's unlikely that any Shrek Academy supporters will come out to cause them trouble.

Instead, Xu Tianran learned something.

The unknown individuals who stole a large number of soul-guided devices from their armory seem to be friendly forces!

He grinned.

"Who exactly is it?" Although Xu Tianran was in a great mood, he couldn't completely ignore the hidden force in the shadows.

In the past ten years, apart from the theft of the armory, the Sun Moon Empire has encountered no other obstacles and has made great progress. Moreover, the biggest stumbling block, Shrek Academy, has been eliminated by the soul guidance technology from their Sun Moon Empire.

But the deeply hidden force that was always stirring up trouble in the shadows forced Xu Tianran to be wary.

The once mighty Shrek Academy was almost completely destroyed by an unknown force using just a few books. The stolen level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells from their Sun Moon Empire dealt Shrek a fatal blow.

Xu Tianran even suspected that the force stirring up trouble in the shadows was the same force that stole their level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, and that the force's goal was very clear: to bring down Shrek Academy.

So, who is it?

First, we can rule out the royal family of the Douluo Three Kingdoms. They don't have that kind of ability. If they did, they would have already defeated Shrek Academy. They would never have watched Shrek Academy sit on their heads and shit for ten thousand years.

For such a long time, Shrek has sucked blood from the three great empires. If they had a way to get rid of Shrek, they would have stopped long ago.

There's no way you could solve Shrek's problem in this era using this method.

Just as Xu Tianran himself understood that the Sun Moon Empire was about to embark on its path to unifying the continent, did the emperors of the Douluo Three Kingdoms not know the tense situation and the possibility of war breaking out at any moment? Only Shrek Academy could help them.

Therefore, the royal family of Douluo Three Kingdoms should be ruled out first.

The Body Sect? That's unlikely too. Those people in the Body Sect are all muscle; how could they possibly have the brains for that? Besides, the Body Sect doesn't have the ability to steal their Level 9 fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells silently.

The Holy Spirit Cult does have the capability to steal level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannonballs, after all, the fact that the Holy Spirit Cult has two Limit Douluos is already common knowledge throughout the continent.

But those strange books had already exposed the Holy Spirit Cult's true nature, leaving this evil spirit master force with almost no secrets. How could the Holy Spirit Cult do such a thing?

A wicked soul master is still a wicked soul master. Even if a rat in the gutter uses schemes, it will only hide in the shadows and stir up trouble. It will never step forward on its own.

It's even more impossible for the Sun Moon Empire to have stolen from its own territories.

Xu Tianran considered every named human force on the entire Douluo Continent. He had even considered the possibility that it might be the work of a reclusive sect like the Haotian Sect, but that possibility was no less than the probability that Shrek Academy had no evil soul masters.

That's absolutely impossible!

Xu Tianran even made a joke about himself.

"If the human side doesn't exist, then what if the other side isn't human at all?" Xu Tianran fell silent, his fingers tapping incessantly on the armrest of his wheelchair, the rhythm somewhat disordered due to the chaotic thoughts in his mind.

Humans certainly no longer possess the necessary strength, but if we broaden the scope to include the entire Douluo Continent, encompassing the spirit beast population as well, then…

The Ten Ferocious Beasts: Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King!

The Ten Ferocious Beasts: The Evil-Eyed Tyrant Ruler!

The Ten Ferocious Beasts: Ice and Snow Maiden, Snow Emperor!

These three are all powerful figures standing at the top of the continent's pyramid. They are soul beast kings that even human Limit Douluo cannot contend with!

They could easily loot the Sun Moon Empire's armory without alerting its defenses!

So, another question arises.

Which spirit beast king from which spirit beast settlement made a move?

Is it the Star Dou Great Forest?

Is it the core area of ​​the far north?

Or is it their demonic forest of the sun and moon?

Or perhaps it's a joint action by several soul beast settlements?

Why would they make such a decision after so many years of silence? If they join forces, who will rule them?

Xu Tianran didn't believe that a soul beast could suddenly become enlightened and manipulate all human forces overnight.

His good mood had vanished without a trace, and Xu Tianran felt a chill run down his spine as he thought about it. Cold sweat had even soaked his back without him realizing it.

Due to the inaction of the Soul Beast race over countless years, human forces generally do not take the Soul Beast force into account when they are fighting amongst themselves. This is because the Soul Beasts are basically just guarding their own small territory, and they will not launch a beast tide unless they are pushed to the limit.

If it weren't for the theft of the level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells, which prompted Xu Tianran to seriously investigate the possible hidden forces involved, he wouldn't have been able to discover this huge flaw.

What exactly does the Soul Beast race want?

(End of this chapter)