Douluo Dalu: The Eyes That Defy Fate

Chapter 165 Golden Rooster Stands Alone
By the time Yan Shaozhe emerged from the empty treasure vault, dawn was already breaking. He had unknowingly spent several hours inside.

No one knows what Xu Jiawei talked about with him in the end.

When Yan Shaozhe left, Cheng Gang, the Mighty Douluo who had been waiting for half the night, was startled when he saw his emperor again.

A titled Douluo emperor in his fifties or sixties, in the prime of his life, suddenly turned white-haired overnight.

Furthermore, his breathing was disordered and weak, clearly indicating that his blood and qi were attacking his heart and that his qi was stagnant.

"His Majesty?"

"No problem.

"Pass down the order to temporarily sever all overt contact with Shrek Academy. Those contacts that cannot be abandoned should be moved to the shadows as much as possible."

After saying this, Xu Jiawei, who was exhausted, could no longer hold on and fainted on the spot.

"Your Majesty!! Imperial Physician!!"

In an instant, the entire palace was in chaos.

Yan Shaozhe was equally confused, not even knowing how he got back to the hotel.
By the time he realized what was happening, it was already broad daylight outside.

Yan Shaozhe, whose old wounds had not yet healed and who was now suffering from new ones, spat out a mouthful of blood, the dark red blood instantly staining a large area of ​​the expensive carpet.

"How could this be?!"

Even now, Xu Jiawei's calm words sounded like a thunderclap to Yan Shaozhe's ears.

"Dean Yan, the Sun Moon Empire is now eyeing us covetously, and such a heinous incident has occurred within Star Luo."

With such astronomical losses, let alone developing people's livelihoods, it's uncertain whether even the military funds needed for the border next year can be raised in time.

Most importantly, the loss of the soul bone has shaken the very foundation of the nation.

Therefore, in the short term, the Star Luo Empire is unable to provide Shrek Academy with any further assistance.

The words sounded nice, but how could Yan Shaozhe not understand their deeper meaning?

Isn't the point that we at Shrek Academy shouldn't go after the Star Luo Empire and drag them into this mess before we've sorted out our own affairs?!

What is Xu Jiawei anyway? Without Shrek Academy, how could the Sun Moon Empire have been peaceful for so many years!

"No, we can't wait any longer. We need to get back to the academy immediately and ask the teacher for a decision!"

When faced with a problem, the elderly Yan Shaozhe once again thought of his 'invincible' teacher, without considering Mu En's already poor condition.

Having made up his mind, Yan Shaozhe ignored Dai Yueheng and the other seriously injured and unconscious students. After sending a telepathic message to He Caitou and the others, he soared into the sky towards Shrek Academy.

This scene was witnessed by passersby having breakfast on the street, and those who watched the entire Soul Fighting Tournament finals immediately recognized it as the Shrek Academy Dean's Martial Soul.

Thus, the rumors of Shrek Academy's disrespect for the Empire and its unbridled behavior in the no-fly zone over Star Luo City once again added a heavy stroke to Shrek Academy's infamy.

"Finally couldn't hold back anymore, huh? I thought you could hold out until Shrek Academy came to your aid."

Lin Po, who was still in Xingluo City, could naturally sense Yan Shaozhe's soul power fluctuations, and immediately followed without hesitation.

Yan Shaozhe was very fast, and with his avian martial soul, even though he was injured, a few minutes was enough for him to fly a hundred miles.

Furthermore, due to his urgency and the inexplicable confidence that came with his identity as the dean of Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe did not pay much attention to his surroundings along the way.

It didn't even notice that it had flown to a desolate, uninhabited place.

'They've lost their minds; this return route was the last thing they should have taken.'

Seeing this, Lin Po chuckled and shook his head, then casually unleashed an elemental blast that directly intercepted Yan Shaozhe, who was flying at high speed.

“Who?!
"I am Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy. I have urgent business to attend to, and I hope you will grant me permission to go there. A generous reward will be given upon my success!"

After being attacked, Yan Shaozhe first questioned loudly, but then immediately sensed the threat posed by the aftershocks of the explosion.

Then, his tone suddenly changed, becoming very polite.

"I dare not trust the reputation of Shrek Academy too much these days."

Right now, you're probably thinking more about how to get people to kill me when we get back to Shrek Academy, aren't you?

Lin Po's deliberately hoarse voice rang out, immediately revealing Yan Shaozhe's thoughts.

Yan Shaozhe showed no embarrassment after his thoughts were exposed. He narrowed his eyes and directly threatened:

"So, you're determined to be an enemy of Shrek Academy?!"

"Ah, of course!"

"Hmph! Arrogant fool, clad in black robes, I bet you're a demonic soul master too!" Before the words were even finished, Yan Shaozhe activated his Martial Soul True Body without hesitation and pounced on Lin Po, who hadn't made a move.

Lin Po wasn't exactly scared out of his wits, but he was just extremely shocked by the way this old man thought.

What do you mean I'm an evil spirit master just because I wear a black robe?
While I am nominally a demonic spirit master, that's not how it's defined.

WarGreymon, do you look like a dragon to me?
Just as Lin Po was deep in thought, Yan Shaozhe's attack arrived.

In pursuit of a fatal blow, Yan Shaozhe even used his eighth soul skill just before the attack was in place, making the flames around the true form of the Radiant Phoenix even hotter.

However, how could mere flames possibly hit Lin Po, who had activated his divine power?

To Yan Shaozhe's disbelief, his confident strike passed right through Lin Po's body without any resistance, even causing his own Martial Soul True Body's phoenix claw to miss its mark.

"what?!"

"They arrived so quickly?"

I really enjoy seeing your shocked expression, but there doesn't seem to be enough time, so here you go!

Lin Po, who had been completely calm, seemed to have sensed something and immediately abandoned his playful intentions.

Upon hearing Lin Po's voice, Yan Shaozhe also went on high alert, preparing to use all his strength to face the upcoming attack.

Unfortunately, all precautions were in vain, because Lin Po had never intended to use large-scale soul skills such as elemental bombardment in the first place.

"Divine power!"

At that moment, the calm voice sent chills down Yan Shaozhe's spine. Under the fear of the unknown, he subconsciously used his 100,000-year-old soul skill.

"The Phoenix has descended!"

With the activation of the 100,000-year soul skill, the original 20-30 meter size of the Bright Phoenix's true form suddenly increased in size, and its wingspan reached several hundred meters in the blink of an eye.

At the same time, countless golden flames flew towards Lin Po, instantly covering the area where Lin Po was located.

"Did you hit it?"

"of course not."

Looking at Lin Po, who was completely unharmed amidst the flames, Yan Shaozhe couldn't help but feel a sense of despair.

You can't win a fight, and you can't run away. How can you play like this?
Suddenly, a deadly sense of crisis arose in Yan Shaozhe's heart.

The space that had remained stable after the great battle now began to spin strangely at Yan Shaozhe's chest, and the speed of the spin was increasing.

Although he didn't know what this spatial vortex was, his instinct for danger drove him to break free from it.

Yan Shaozhe subconsciously flapped his two huge wings, but the enormous lift generated did not help him escape the space that had already been distorted to the point of being mostly distorted.

Left with no other choice, Yan Shaozhe hardened his heart and, disregarding his own injuries, used the second soul skill of his 100,000-year soul ring.

"Phoenix possessed!"

With the immense boost from his 100,000-year-old soul skill, Yan Shaozhe's figure finally rose a little higher, but he still couldn't completely break free from the divine might.

His right leg remained within the range of divine power.

The next second, accompanied by the roar of spatial fluctuations, the vortex generated by the divine power shattered instantly, and along with it disappeared Yan Shaozhe's right leg, which had not yet dislocated.

Yan Shaozhe stared blankly at his empty right leg. The belated pain stimulated him so much that he couldn't even maintain his Martial Soul True Body and couldn't help but scream.

"Ah!! My legs!!"

Lin Po nodded in satisfaction upon seeing this; it was exactly the reaction he wanted.

Moreover, the way he hops on one leg is hilarious no matter how you look at it.

"I wanted to take your life, but I felt that letting you die so easily would be too lenient on you."

So, you just need to be a good-for-nothing and watch Shrek Academy slowly disappear.

"Oh, right. You have a good teacher, otherwise you wouldn't have just broken a leg today."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Po's figure vanished into thin air.

At the same time, a raging dragon of light shattered the space where Lin Po had just been standing with a single swing of its claws.

"Shao Zhe!"

(End of this chapter)