Douluo: This Legend of the Dragon King is not quite right

“That’s right! Shrek Academy has been passed down for 20,000 years and has weathered countless storms. We have never suffered such a humiliating disgrace! The Federation has gone too far!” Another elder chimed in, his voice trembling with excitement.

"Yun Ming, as the master of the Sea God Pavilion and the pillar of the nation, are you just going to stand by and watch the academy suffer such a great humiliation and do nothing?!"

Even when faced with a life-or-death crisis, most of the elders who represented Shrek's most traditional and stubborn forces were still immersed in the glory and decadent ideas of the old era, unwilling to believe or accept that Shrek would really come to a dead end, at the mercy of others.

They were used to being high and mighty, used to using their power to oppress others, but they were never truly prepared to face this kind of absolute power disparity, a kind of dimensional reduction attack.

Each of them, if taken out of context, would be a powerful figure who commands respect in their own right. Yun Ming, in particular, was hailed as the number one person on the continent, dominating an era with his single spear.

But at this moment, under the cold, ultimate weapon muzzle of the Federation hanging in the sky, individual bravery seems so pale and laughable.

This huge gap in understanding, coupled with the deep-seated fear, makes them anxious and irritable, and they can only vent their inner panic through useless accusations and complaints.

Hearing the increasingly noisy and negative clamor behind him, Yun Ming's tightly closed eyelids twitched violently a few times.

The anger, helplessness, and disappointment he had been holding in towards his incompetent teammates finally reached a breaking point.

"Shut up, all of you!"

Yun Ming immediately opened his eyes, and a thunderous roar suddenly exploded, the powerful sound wave mixed with his terrifying pressure as a Limit Douluo instantly sweeping across the entire Seagod Island.

The air seemed to freeze for a moment. The incessantly chattering elders were stunned by his roar, which contained his endless frustration and authority. They fell silent instantly, their faces pale, as if they were trembling with fear.

Yun Ming suddenly turned around, his gaze sharp as lightning, sweeping over the group of old guys in front of him who were used to living a life of luxury but only knew how to make a fuss and cause trouble at crucial moments. His eyes were filled with disappointment and anger at their lack of ambition.

“I usually ask you to pay attention to soul guidance technology and the situation on the mainland, but you are all stuck in your ways and indulging in past glories.”

"Now look what's happened. When disaster strikes, instead of thinking about how to deal with the crisis and preserve the academy's flame, they're just here talking nonsense, cursing the heavens and the earth, and blaming everyone and everything."

His voice was as cold as iron, and every word struck the hearts of the Grand Secretaries like a whip.

"Besides adding to the already heavy morale and disrupting the army's morale, tell me, what's the point? What's the point?!"

He took a deep breath, suppressing his surging blood, pointed towards the outer perimeter of the academy, and commanded sternly:
"Now, immediately, compile a list of all the students still in the academy and try to find a way to safely send them out of Shrek City before the final moment arrives!"

"Go and pray, go and test them, see if those people in the Federation are still willing to show mercy and spare these innocent children's lives. This is the only meaningful thing you can do now."

Stunned by Yun Ming's thunderous reprimand and clear instructions, the elders finally realized that arguing at this moment was indeed meaningless.

They looked at each other, then lowered their heads, nodded in agreement, and hurriedly went to carry out this last, perhaps futile, task.

After the elders dispersed, only the Holy Spirit Douluo Ya Li remained by Yun Ming's side.

Her beautiful face was filled with worry. She gently walked to Yun Ming's side and asked softly:
"Brother Ming... can we... can we really make it through this?" Yun Ming looked at his wife's worried eyes, the stern look on his face slowly faded, and his unwavering determination reappeared.

He grasped Yali's hand, his voice steady and powerful, as if containing an unquestionable conviction:
"Yes! It must be possible!"

"Ya Li, you must believe that Shrek Academy has stood on the Douluo Continent for 20,000 years. What kind of storms haven't we weathered? What kind of calamities haven't we overcome?"

"Even in the great war that swept across the entire Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago, the ultimate victor was still Shrek Academy!"

His gaze fell upon the statue of the original Shrek Seven Devils, his eyes burning with an indomitable flame:
"We... are protected by our ancestor Tang San, and the glory of our ancestor will never be extinguished here!"

But... behind these resolute words, is there a hint of wavering that even he himself cannot fully convince himself of? Only heaven and earth know.

He raised his hand and gently patted Yali's cold hand, his tone becoming exceptionally gentle, yet carrying a hint of unyielding resolve:

"Yali, the battles to come will be far more dangerous than we can imagine. Even I am not absolutely certain that I can fight against the Federation's unknown ultimate weapon."

"You... listen to me, leave Shrek City immediately and go outside to avoid trouble."

He paused, then gave a reason that he thought might be feasible:
"Given your past relationship with Emperor Xu... he should be willing to show leniency and spare your life."

Ya Li was once Xu Tiandi's fiancée... Perhaps, there really is a chance for her to survive?
However, Ya Li shook her head firmly, gripped Yun Ming's hand tightly in return, her eyes glistening with tears, yet her expression remained unusually stubborn:
"No, Brother Ming, I won't leave. I'm your wife. We'll live together, and we'll die together!"

"How can a couple, like birds in the same forest, fly away separately when disaster strikes?"

She looked at Yun Ming, her tone resolute, revealing a hidden past:
"Furthermore, there's no longer any affection between me and Emperor Xu. Ever since he severely injured me with a fixed-position soul-guided cannon last time, all that's left between us is hatred! Besides..."

Her voice lowered, carrying a hint of bitterness and self-mockery.

"Back in the Federation, in the Xu family, I wasn't a fiancée at all. I was just a tool, an experimental subject, that the Xu family cultivated in order to experiment with the method of collecting faith power and trying to create gods."

“Now, I have no use for them anymore.”

"And Emperor Xu is using the divine staff, a secret artifact passed down through the Xu family, to frantically harvest the power of faith from all over the Federation."

"He must be close to reaching the level of a level 100 True God now, otherwise why would he dare to attack Shrek Academy, which is protected by Tang San's ancestor?"

Upon hearing this, a complex emotion flashed in Yun Ming's eyes, which ultimately turned into a heavy sigh:

"Emperor Xu... his talent is exceptional, indeed no less than mine."

"If I hadn't severely injured him back then, delaying his cultivation, his achievements would probably be far greater than this... Now, after many years, it's finally time to settle things with him once again." (End of Chapter)