Douluo, my clone Groudon

Chapter 286 The Mystery of the Disappearance of the Holy Spirit Cult Branch, Attack on the Way Back

“For the past six months, she has either been inspecting Shrek City or the Eighteen Heavenly Pillar Cities. Star Luo Continent? She has neither the time nor the reason to go there!” His tone was resolute, full of confidence that he was in control of everything.

"Are you sure?" The Ghost Emperor's voice was cold and hard, devoid of any emotion.

“Absolutely true!” Qian Gu Dongfeng said impatiently. “I’m confident in the intelligence network of my Spirit Pagoda. Why are you asking this?”

"It's nothing, just a small matter that needs to be confirmed." The Ghost Emperor's voice returned to its usual calm and hoarse tone. "Since the Tower Master is so certain, then that's good. Let's await good news."

The red light on the communicator suddenly went out, and the connection was completely lost.

Qian Gu Dongfeng stared at the now-off screen, his brow furrowed slightly. The Ghost Emperor's last question had been somewhat abrupt: Star Luo Continent…could something have happened to the Holy Spirit Cult's stronghold there? However, this was irrelevant to him.

As long as the Ghost Emperor agrees to deal with those Shrek brats, that's fine.

He turned again, looking out the window at the brightly lit Shrek Academy, his eyes becoming incredibly sinister and cold, as if he were looking at a kingdom on the verge of collapse.

“Let’s collect some interest first…” Qian Gu Dong Feng murmured to himself, his voice like a cold wind blowing from the depths of hell, “Shrek… your doomsday is not far off.”

Meanwhile, on the other end of the communication, deep within a dark space shrouded in a dense aura of death and resentment.

A figure shrouded in a wide black robe, his face obscured, slowly lowered the communicator in his hand. His withered fingers tapped lightly on the cold armrest, producing a hollow echo.

"Leng Yaozhu...has never been to the Star Luo Continent?" In the shadows beneath the Ghost Emperor's hood, two crimson lights flickered slightly, carrying a deep sense of doubt and a hint of... anger at being fooled.

Deep within the Star Luo Continent, a crucial experimental base and Soul Master training center operated by the Holy Spirit Cult for many years was recently annihilated by a force.

Deep within the ruins, the lingering aura of flames, pure and domineering, carrying a sacred meaning of burning away all evil, is almost identical to the martial soul characteristics of the legendary Heavenly Phoenix Douluo Leng Yaozhu!
All the evil soul masters in the base, including a Super Douluo elder whom he valued highly, perished. The Super Douluo was even burned to ashes in a single blow.

No valuable clues were left behind, only the pure aura of Phoenix True Fire, which slapped him across the face like a resounding blow.

He had always suspected that Leng Yaozhu herself had taken action. In the world today, only she possessed such powerful fire abilities to cleanly and efficiently wipe out a stronghold guarded by a Super Douluo.

But Qian Gu Dong Feng insisted that she had never been there!

"The East Wind Through the Ages... Is your intelligence network truly foolproof?" The Ghost Emperor's voice, like a venomous snake's tongue, echoed in the deathly silence. "Or... are you deliberately concealing something?"

His crimson eyes gleamed with a dangerous light. He wanted to kill those little monsters from Shrek Academy, but he was even more determined to find out the truth behind the destruction of the Star Luo Base.

If Qian Gu Dong Feng's intelligence is wrong, or... he is actually covering something up... then their fragile "cooperation" needs to be reassessed.

Although they were only pretending to be friendly.

"Heavenly Phoenix True Fire..." The Ghost Emperor murmured these words, a chilling killing intent and a desire for investigation rising within him.

He pressed a new number in a low voice.

“Dark Phoenix…”

Meanwhile, Shrek Academy and his group bid farewell to the Sun Moon Academy and embarked on their journey home aboard a specially designed soul-guided flying vehicle.

Traveling on the Soul Guidance Train would inevitably result in an attack, so Gula dared not take it. Of course, the presence of two high-ranking members of the academy, Zhuo Shi and Cai Yue'er, was also a factor.

Having defeated the sun and moon, they should have been in high spirits, but the atmosphere inside the cabin was somewhat heavy.

The terrifying strength displayed by Bai Yuan and Mu Yi, especially Bai Yuan's terrifying ability to devour martial souls, while deterring external enemies, was like a boulder thrown into the calm lake inside Shrek Academy.

Zhuo Shi and Cai Yue'er closed their eyes to rest, but their brows were slightly furrowed.

They could sense that the academy's higher-ups, including the two of them, had reached the peak of their fear of the Gura quartet.

If it weren't for Yun Ming's support, Shrek Academy would never have allowed Gula, whose identity was questionable, to act freely. Shrek Academy needs geniuses, but it absolutely does not need an uncontrollable "monster duo" that could bring huge controversy.

The power that Gura and his friends displayed has subtly touched a nerve with some people—they are too strong, too strong for students, too strong... to remind people of some bad things.

Gula leaned against the porthole, gazing at the sea of ​​clouds rushing past below, his eyes deep and unfathomable. He clearly sensed that apprehension.

Revealing one's strength is a double-edged sword; it intimidates the enemy but also arouses internal suspicion.

He understood that Shrek Academy, this great tree, couldn't fall just yet, but its branches and vines would inevitably have their own ideas.

However, now is not the time to build.

Moreover, he doesn't need to be the bad guy; someone will naturally step in to help Shrek Academy eradicate its rotten roots in the future.

Just as the aircraft was flying over a remote and sparsely populated mountain range, a strange change occurred!

Without warning, four chilling, violent, and blood-soaked terrifying pressures rose up from below like four towering pillars, instantly locking onto the high-speed soul-guided aircraft!
"Enemy attack!!"

Zhuo Shi and Cai Yue'er suddenly opened their eyes, their Super Douluo auras erupting as they tried to stabilize the aircraft and lock onto the enemy.

But the attack was lightning fast and had been planned for a long time!

boom! boom! boom!
Three jet-black beams of soul energy, imbued with a strong corrosive and devouring aura, struck the three key soul energy flow nodes of the spacecraft with pinpoint accuracy, like a judgment from hell, precisely hitting the power system!
The aircraft shook violently, its protective shield groaned under the strain, shattered instantly, tilted, and plummeted downwards, billowing black smoke.

At the same time, a fourth, even more powerful aura appeared like a ghost directly above the aircraft, blocking Zhuo Shi and his companion's attempts to save it.

A figure shrouded in a wide black robe and wearing a hideous demon mask appeared, with seven black and two red spirit rings floating above his body—a titled Douluo, and a Super Douluo at that.

He pressed down with his withered hand, and a gigantic ghostly claw formed from pure dark soul power, accompanied by a piercing shriek that tore through space, slashed down fiercely towards the core of the cabin! Its target was Gula and the other students!
"Evil Soul Master! Three Title Douluos and one Super Douluo!" Cai Yue'er shouted fiercely. Her Silver Moon Martial Soul hung high above her head, and her Three-Word Battle Armor adorned her body. Silver light surged, as if the Silver Moon had descended to earth, ready to meet the Super Douluo's ghostly claws.

(End of this chapter)