Douluo: The Peerless King Dong'er's Restarted Life

Chapter 217 Shrek Academy: Here we go again?

Ma Xiaotao flew in mid-air, tears welling up in her eyes, but before they could fall, they were evaporated by the scorching heat.

Lost in her grief, Ma Xiaotao was unaware that a shadowy figure had been following her from outside Tiandou City.

"Hehehe, what a natural talent! She must be the Holy Maiden the Holy Church has been searching for. It's a pity she doesn't seem to have fully evolved yet. We'll report the Holy Maiden's news back to the Holy Church..."

However, after following Ma Xiaotao and seeing a huge city in the distance, the shadowy figure also sensed something was wrong.

"This is...Shrek City? Could the Holy Maiden be from Shrek Academy?"

Shrek Academy has many powerful individuals. This shadowy figure stopped far outside the city and watched Ma Xiaotao enter Shrek Academy before leaving.

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Sun and Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, Mingde Hall.

In a secluded, quiet room, a wooden stand inlaid with hundreds of gems sits atop a metal pillar in the center, upon which wisps of lifeless black energy emanate.

A short, stout old man looked at the wooden tray with an extremely unpleasant expression.

He is the head of Mingde Hall, and also the grandfather of Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, Jing Hongchen.

"I spent 100 million gold soul coins and all I got was such a piece of trash." Jing Hongchen muttered to himself, his anger rising.

The Conferred God Platform requires the strength of a level nine Soul Master to create, and what interests Jing Hongchen is that this Conferred God Platform has actually appeared in the Star Luo Empire.

This suggests that there is a traitor within the Sun Moon Empire, or perhaps there is a hidden ninth-level Soul Master unknown to us.
In either case, it's already beyond Jing Hongchen's control.

Originally, it would have been bad enough to just let this trouble happen, but after Jing Hongchen's research, he discovered that the lifeless black aura inside the Conferred God Platform was not a 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo at all.

Or rather, even if it were, it would absolutely not be suitable as Xiao Hongchen's second martial soul or soul ring.

Because this black aura was extremely sinister and strange, it reminded Jing Hongchen of Prince Xu Tianran's partner.

An organization called the Holy Spirit Cult.

In Jing Hongchen's view, this was tantamount to asking a tiger for its skin.

However, Xu Tianran didn't care at all. For him, if he wanted to succeed, risks were inevitable. So why not increase the stakes and make the odds of winning even better?
As for the Holy Spirit Cult, it's nothing more than a black glove; when its great cause is accomplished, that will be the time of its destruction.

Xu Tianran was going all in, and although Jing Hongchen was somewhat worried, he couldn't control the crown prince Xu Tianran and could only let him be.

What truly shocked Jing Hongchen was that the evil soul master whom Xu Tianran nominally recognized as his godparent was only slightly inferior to Kong Deming, the true pillar of the Sun Moon Empire and the father of level nine soul masters, in terms of soul tools.

I don't know where Xu Tianran found these people.

"Although it's useless to me, those people might be very interested." Jing Hongchen squinted, her mood suddenly brightening.

"However, we still need to make some more plans. In the past few months, three groups of people have broken into my Mingde Hall. These stinking rats in the gutter are really annoying!"

A few days later, a message suddenly spread throughout the Soul Master world: Mingde Hall officially issued a reward notice that a level-nine Soul Guidance Artifact, the Conferred God Platform, had been stolen from Mingde Hall. Anyone who finds it and delivers it to Mingde Hall will receive a reward of 100 million gold soul coins!
Upon hearing the announcement, Xu Jiawei from the Star Luo Empire was also taken aback.

He originally intended to make Mingdetang bleed a lot of money and give them some work to do, but he didn't expect that someone would actually succeed.

As for whether this was done intentionally by Mingdetang to deter those who coveted the Fengshentai from targeting Mingdetang, according to inside information, this is unlikely.

Xu Jiawei couldn't help but sigh. Even the security of Mingde Hall could be breached; the power that obtained the Conferred God Platform must be truly formidable.

However, given the way the Body Sect operates, even if they were to steal, they would definitely make a scene, so it couldn't possibly be the Body Sect.

Who could have taken it? It couldn't have been Shrek Academy, could it?

Meanwhile, Shrek Academy was filled with singing and dancing, showing no trace of the panic and embarrassment that had followed the arrival of the Body Sect and the Clear Sky Sect.

The new generation of Shrek Seven Devils is currently battling the previous generation. However, although they are called seven, there are actually only five of them.

Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, Xixi, Gongyang Mo.

The new Shrek Seven Devils are also quite different in terms of cultivation and strength compared to the previous ones.

Under Mu En's guidance, Bei Bei, as the team leader, has improved in both strength and soul power, and her martial soul has evolved into the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. However, the price is that Mu En's already frail and elderly body has deteriorated further.

However, Moon himself was very open-minded. He was already close to his end, and it would be good to do more before he died.

As for the Dragon Pill, having lived for so long, it has finally been refined. Since there is no successor, it must pave the way for Bei Bei. When Bei Bei absorbs the Dragon Pill, its strength will surely reach a new level.

Under the guidance of the two deans of the Soul Guidance Department and Fan Yu, He Caitou's cultivation of Soul Guidance Devices progressed by leaps and bounds.

Others, such as Xu Sanshi and Dai Huabin, have also made progress.

Only Xuanzi, who had taken a heavy blow, was still groaning and recovering in the Sea God Pavilion.

Just when Shrek Academy was enjoying a peaceful and tranquil time, a group of uninvited guests quietly arrived.

Shrek City, inside a hotel.

A dozen or so masked men dressed in black robes gathered together, with one person clearly leading the group.

"Our primary task this time is to bring the Holy Maiden back to the Holy Church. Also, if possible, bring back those people who were rumored to be from the Soul Fighting Tournament. Do nothing else."

"According to the information we've gathered, Shrek Academy was attacked by two unknown forces a few days ago. That Gluttonous Douluo is currently seriously injured and has not yet recovered, making it the perfect time to take the Holy Maiden away."

"Did you bring the Conferred God Platform with you?"

“We brought it,” one of them replied.

"Very good. Make sure to keep the Conferred God Platform safe. This was specially prepared by the Sect Leader for the Holy Maiden, and he even gave us special permission to carry it directly. Don't let the Sect Leader down!"

"Yes!"

"Alright, with the secret technique bestowed by the Master, our actions will not be easily discovered. I repeat, do not do anything unnecessary, the Holy Emperor will protect us."

"Long live the Holy Emperor!" the others shouted in unison.

"Okay, proceed according to plan!"

The figures in black robes vanished from their spots, as if nothing had ever happened there.

In the Sea God Pavilion, Moon lay on a recliner with his eyes closed.

Since he had spent so much effort improving Beibei's bloodline, his health had begun to deteriorate rapidly.

They have even developed symptoms of excessive sleepiness.

Moon knew that he was nearing the point of his final burst of energy before death. The two years he had originally estimated he had left to live might be reduced to just six months.

However, at this critical juncture, Xuanzi's injuries are still difficult to heal, making it impossible for him to shoulder the responsibility of leading the academy.

For some reason, Moon suddenly felt a jolt in his heart, as if something was about to happen, but he couldn't pinpoint the source of this inexplicable feeling.

Shrek Academy has just suffered heavy blows from both the Body Sect and the Clear Sky Sect, and it cannot withstand any further setbacks.

Where exactly does the problem lie?

With this in mind, Moon endured the excruciating pain and decided to investigate the academy again.

(End of this chapter)