Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

"Of course, it's to help you recover." Zhang Lexuan stood up, winked at him, and a hint of an enigmatic smile flashed in her eyes. "Get ready, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Watching Zhang Lexuan's elegant figure disappear at the end of the path, Kong Tianxu gradually revealed a smile of interest.

Now, even he couldn't tell whether this mature and intelligent senior sister knew the inside story but pretended not to, or whether she really hadn't noticed.

Is this what a mature older sister is like?

interesting.

Just as Kong Tianxu's smile faded and he was about to turn back to continue his cultivation, he suddenly looked up at the sky, as if drawn by some invisible force.

"Boom—!"

The sky, which had been bright and azure just moments before, suddenly turned as dark as ink. A rumble of thunder shook the heavens, and blinding flashes of silver lightning, like shattered spiderwebs, menacingly covered the sky.

It was just a normal thunderstorm.

Kong Tianxu narrowed his eyes slightly.

But for some reason, he vaguely caught a glimpse of an unusual brilliance deep within the raging lightning and churning dark clouds.

He closed the door, pondered for a moment, looked at the incredibly oppressive sky, and waved.

"Brother." A ray of icy blue light illuminated the room, and the Snow Emperor appeared quietly, her icy blue eyes looking at him.

Seemingly sensing Kong Tianxu's mood, her expression also became somewhat solemn.

"Where are Ye Xishui and the others?" Kong Tianxu withdrew his gaze.

"According to the timeline, they should have already captured the Evil Emperor's youngest son and are heading towards Shrek City. Even though it's a bit troublesome to bring that 100,000-year-old Evil Eye Tyrant, they should arrive in a few days."

"Xue'er," Kong Tianxu said solemnly, "go and contact Grandpa as soon as possible. Don't worry about the Evil Emperor's youngest son; get here to me as quickly as possible. Tell him I'm feeling uneasy and might need backup."

Sensing the seriousness in his tone, Xue Di's icy blue eyes sharpened. Without the slightest hesitation, she nodded and replied, "Yes, brother. I will take care of it immediately."

As soon as she finished speaking, she transformed into a barely perceptible line of ice, piercing through the wall and disappearing without a trace.

The room fell silent again, with only the sound of the wind outside the window growing stronger.

Kong Tianxu stood alone by the window, gazing at the still vibrant Seagod Island under the gloomy sky. His fingers unconsciously rubbed the slightly dimmed God of Destruction mark between his brows, a sense of oppression weighing on his heart.

"I hope... I'm just overthinking it."

But in any case.

From this moment on,

The world has changed.

Chapter 214 The Starfall Grassland and the Legend of the Unicorn

At dawn, a group of people slowly walked out of the main gate of Shrek Academy, which was shrouded in a thin veil of morning mist.

Judging from their age, they should be students of Shrek Academy, but they were not wearing school uniforms at the moment. Their clothing varied in style, some simple and some ornate.

Fine clothes don't necessarily enhance one's appearance, and plain clothes don't necessarily make one mediocre. This simple difference in clothing means nothing to the few people who are slowly moving forward.

Kong Tianxu, Ma Xiaotao, and Zhang Lexuan are all undeniably handsome, and Hua Yao is at least beautiful.

Even the most ordinary-looking man, dressed in the roughest cloth, possessed a calm and composed demeanor. The two complemented each other perfectly, making Hua Yao's eyes sparkle with admiration.

Because of the subtle changes brought about by Kong Tianxu, the two like-minded young people became closer earlier than in the original story. Now, they are only one step away from breaking through the final barrier at the upcoming Sea God's Fate Blind Date Event.

After clapping her hands, Zhang Lexuan, the commander-in-chief of this operation, said solemnly:

"Alright, everyone's here. This isn't your first time participating in a surveillance mission, so let's skip the formalities for now and get to the details of this mission."

She unfolded a leather map and pointed to a vast area within the Douling Empire. "Our mission this time is to go to the Starfall Grassland in the northern border of the Douling Empire to search for and hunt down an evil soul beast."

"Evil soul beasts from the Starfall Grasslands?" Gu Fan frowned. "Senior Sister, aren't our Inspector missions supposed to target humans? And how could there be evil soul beasts appearing on the Starfall Grasslands?"

Although Shrek Academy always prides itself on never claiming to be righteous, in reality, since Shrek was divided into inner and outer academies six thousand years ago and the Supervisory Committee was established, their mission has basically only targeted those they perceive as evil.

This can be seen from the school motto of the inner courtyard: "Strength and responsibility go hand in hand, and the heart and kindness go hand in hand."

They clearly see themselves as some kind of savior.

Of course, Shrek Academy does indeed have that ability.

As for Gu Fan's question, it's not hard to understand. Tens of thousands of years ago, the predecessor of the Spirit Hall, the Church, made its fortune by purifying evil spirit beasts. Such spirit beasts were already extremely rare in that era, and now they are almost extinct. If it weren't for the Shrek Church's extremely wide range of content, probably no one would understand this concept.

Zhang Lexuan nodded. "Yes, an evil soul beast, and a rather powerful one at that—the Scorpion Tiger."

"A scorpion tiger?!" Hua Yao exclaimed softly, "Isn't that a subspecies of the legendary Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, an evil soul beast that has long been extinct?"

Kong Tianxu and Ma Xiaotao exchanged a subtle glance. Unlike Gu Fan's solemn expression, their eyes held more doubt and inquiry.

The so-called evil soul beasts are similar in definition to evil soul masters; they are soul beasts with evil bloodlines that can only cultivate by devouring the power of their enemies.

The most representative and powerful of them all is the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. This race not only possesses extremely high intelligence, but its strength is also astonishing.

However, the Scorpion Tiger is not bad either. Although it is not as terrifying as the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, it also needs to constantly devour the blood and souls of humans or soul beasts to evolve itself.

This is also the martial soul of Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng.

The fact that it could support his cultivation to the level of Super Douluo, even after being imprisoned by Mu En for many years, is enough to prove the power of this kind of soul beast.

Kong Tianxu silently added in his mind.

“Yes,” Zhang Lexuan said with a solemn expression, “and conservatively estimated, it has already cultivated for ten thousand years, approaching the level of a Soul Douluo. It is exceptionally cunning and ferocious, and has successively attacked and killed many passing caravans, herdsmen, and even low-level Soul Masters. Recently, it has even begun to hunt Soul Beast clans on the grasslands, causing considerable panic. Because there are several Soul Beast settlements in the surrounding area, it is difficult for the army to carry out an effective encirclement and suppression.”

"Our task is to find it and eliminate it."

Upon hearing "ten thousand years of cultivation," Gu Fan and Hua Yao both gasped in shock once again.

It should be understood that once an evil spirit beast like the Scorpion Tiger appears, both humans and spirit beasts will inevitably do everything in their power to hunt it down and kill it. Allowing it to grow stronger would be a disaster for all living beings.

Hua Yao looked worried and said, "I remember that even a powerful soul beast like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger was last clearly recorded as appearing ten thousand years ago, and was eventually hunted down by Tang San's ancestor. Let alone the much weaker Scorpion Tiger, how did it grow up? Suddenly appearing with ten thousand years of cultivation? It's so strange..."

Ma Xiaotao snorted coldly: "Who cares where it came from? Since it's a harmful evil thing, just burn it!"

She acted as if she was fearless, and Gu Fan nodded repeatedly beside her, making Kong Tianxu's eyes twitch.

He now fully understood why Shrek Academy's inner court graduation rate was so low. Generally speaking, a Title Douluo could live for at least two hundred years, or even longer. Shrek Academy had students pass the examinations to enter the inner court almost every year, but currently, there were fewer than one hundred inner court disciples remaining in the academy.

The root cause is that every inner court disciple is an inspector, and they must complete thirty inspection tasks before they are allowed to graduate.

But what guarantees does Shrek offer for these thirty highly risky and dangerous missions?

Kong Tianxu's mental energy swept over the Overseer's equipment within the Black Domain Ring—

A Watcher's Ring that can be used as a storage soul tool, a set of soft scale armor, a mask, a cloak, and several distress flares.

Gone.

It doesn't matter anymore. Anyway, this is the last supervisor mission for him, Ma Xiaotao, and Zhang Lexuan. What do the lives and deaths of the other Shrek people have to do with him?

Just as he was shaking his head inwardly, Zhang Lexuan had already put away the map. "It's precisely because of its strangeness that the academy entrusted this task to us. Without further ado, let's set off!"

No one said anything more, and each of them activated their flying soul tools.

Although Huo Yuhao's Extreme Individual Soldier Plan was thwarted by Kong Tianxu's development of the Wave Detection Soul Tool and the Mental Shielding Soul Tool, the Soul Tool Department gradually made some progress with Shrek Academy's strong support.

At this moment, apart from Kong Tianxu, Zhang Lexuan and the other three were all using a standard type of flying soul tool:

Its main body is a metal box one meter long, half a meter wide, and a foot thick, with foldable wings attached to both sides, reaching over four meters when fully extended. Given the technological level of the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, only such a design could fully guarantee sufficient buoyancy in the air, but it was also quite cumbersome.

In comparison, the flying soul tool behind Kong Tianxu was simply a dreamlike creation. Its design was sleek and lightweight, with outstretched wings that shimmered with a dark golden light.

With just a slight tap, he effortlessly rose above the crowd who were still adjusting their positions.

An eighth-level flying soul tool is the highest-level soul tool that Shrek Academy has seen so far, and Kong Tianxu himself is also very close to becoming a ninth-level soul tool master.

"Sister Lexuan, come up here." He naturally extended his hand to Zhang Lexuan.

"okay."

Zhang Lexuan's cheeks flushed slightly. Under the somewhat subtle gazes of Gu Fan and Hua Yao, she still firmly and gently took his hand. Kong Tianxu put his arm around her waist and led her into the wider and more stable dark golden light.

"I'm about to begin," Kong Tianxu whispered in her ear.

With a gentle flap of its dark gold wings, Zhang Lexuan felt the surrounding scenery blur instantly, clearly indicating that Kong Tianxu had activated the soul tool and begun to fly.

Ma Xiaotao pursed her lips, and suddenly her crimson flame wings unfolded behind her. Blazing phoenix flames enveloped her entire body, and she was the first to soar into the sky, leaving a magnificent crimson trail in the air.

The group followed closely behind, transforming into several streaks of light and speeding towards the northern horizon.

The speed and stability of the level eight soul tool were far superior to the low-level flying soul tools commonly used by others. Kong Tianxu and Zhang Lexuan easily broke through the wind at the front of the group. After nearly a day of intermittent flying and rest, they successfully crossed the continuous ring mountain range at the border between the Tianhun Empire and the Douling Empire.

A vast, boundless, and lush green plain suddenly came into view.

It's hard to describe the feeling when you first see this grassland. The green stretches out from the foot of the surrounding mountains, seemingly without end. Occasionally, a breeze blows in through the gaps in the mountains, causing the grass to ripple gently, like a green gemstone rippling with soft waves.

"What a nice view."

Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan both exclaimed in admiration. Even Kong Tianxu, who was squeezed between the two women, couldn't help but feel a glimmer of hope when he saw the scene before him.

Halfway there, Ma Xiaotao found an excuse to get close to Zhang Lexuan, and Kong Tianxu had no choice but to reluctantly accept the arduous task of having her on both sides.

"This is the Starfall Grassland, a treasure of the Douling Empire. We've now entered the territory of the Douling Empire. Tianxu, do you know how the Starfall Grassland got its name?"

Lone Sail seemed to be enjoying the boundless wilderness. The wings of the Heavenly Horned Horse Martial Soul unfolded on their own, and a strange luster enveloped his face.

Kong Tianxu looked left and right as if seeking help. Ma Xiaotao and Zhang Lexuan exchanged a glance, both of them scratching their heads.

Compared to Gu Fan, who was born and raised in the Douling Empire, they naturally knew nothing about some of the local customs and legends.

"Alright, stop keeping me in suspense and tell me!" Hua Yao said reproachfully.

"Legend has it that this place was once a continuous mountain range countless years ago."

With his arms outstretched, Gu Fan slowly traced an arc along the contours of the surrounding mountains.

"Until one day, suddenly, a star fell from the sky. The terrifying impact leveled the mountains in the middle, forming the ring mountain range we see today. It also brought strange life and minerals, eventually forming this rich and mysterious land."

As they flew lower, the grassland scenery came into full view.

The wind rustles the grass, revealing herds of horses galloping about. They are much more robust than ordinary horses, with a body length of over four meters and a shoulder height of nearly 1.8 meters.

Even more strangely, these horses were hairless, covered with fine, dark scales that shimmered with a metallic sheen in the sunlight, and had faint bulges on their heads. Their neighing was clear and resonant.

Horned-scaled horses, a vast number of them.

"The Starfall Grassland is also the most famous breeding ground for horned-scaled horses on the continent," Gu Fan said with a hint of pride.