Douluo Continent: I, Huo Yuhao, am the Master of Spirit

Chapter 396 The Angry Moon, Conflict Erupts!

Although there was no systematic method for cultivating spiritual power at this time, and the Spirit Domain Realm was not a prerequisite for becoming a Limit Douluo, Mu En had lived for so long that his spiritual power had long since reached the peak of the Spirit Abyss Realm, and he was only one step away from the Spirit Domain Realm.

Because of his physical disability, he has made further progress in cultivating his spiritual power than his best friend, Long Xiaoyao.

At the peak of the Spirit Abyss Realm, one's spiritual power is already sufficient to begin to perceive the origin of the soul. In the original timeline, Mu En died too young. If he had spent more time with Wang Dong, he might have been able to discover the anomaly in Wang Dong's soul.

At this moment, from Moon's perspective, Ah Yin's appearance was still radiant, her vitality almost solidified, and the power to warm all things flowed through her body, giving people an indescribable sense of closeness.

But beneath that glamorous exterior, this being is nothing short of a monster! Buried beneath its life force lies a resentment that envelops its soul!

Beneath that gentle face, seemingly capable of encompassing all the world's tragedies, lie a multitude of twisted souls!

Numerous faces wriggled on Ah Yin's soul. The faces that were devoured later were filled with resentment and pain, while the faces that were devoured earlier were filled with peace, indicating that they had already been assimilated.

Those distorted and stretched faces were enough to make anyone who looked directly at them feel their sanity plummet; they could practically go report directly to the Cthulhu movie set next door.

On Ah Yin's body, probably around the neck, an old face looked at Mu En with pleading eyes, not hoping to be rescued, but wanting Mu En to run away quickly.

Moon looked at that face, his own face contorted with pain. A deep sorrow rose from the depths of his heart, then was ignited by anger, transforming into a raging source of power that burst forth from his heart and surged through his meridians to every part of his body.

That face belonged to his teacher, the previous head of the Sea God Pavilion. Every face on Ah Yin's body once represented the pinnacle of this continent.

"Haha, so this is the final fate of all the Sea God Pavilion masters who fused with the Golden Ancient Tree?!"

"My teacher once said that the successive leaders of the Sea God Pavilion chose to merge with the Golden Ancient Tree in order to forcibly leave a part of their souls behind by relying on the Golden Ancient Tree, so that they could continue to watch over the academy for a period of time."

But... I never imagined that this vigil would end so tragically!

"Generation after generation! We willingly sacrificed our souls as nourishment so that the ancient tree could continue to protect the academy! Not to nurture a twisted monster like you!"

The golden light in Moon's eyes shone even brighter, and an almost tangible rage surged from them, proclaiming to the world the fury of the Dragon God Douluo.

The act of merging one's soul with the Golden Tree was originally an extremely noble act, representing the hopes of generations of pavilion masters for the future, wishing that the Golden Tree would bring good fortune to the academy.

Relying on the ancient golden tree, the souls of the past pavilion masters could linger for a short period of time. Little did they know that this would be the last glimpse of their souls into the world before they were digested.

Similarly, this is also the Golden Tree's way of concealing the truth about souls. Who could imagine that just a few days ago, they were guarding their own souls, only to have them devoured by the monsters below in the blink of an eye?
Ah Yin's face remained sorrowful, and she did not deny Mu En's words. Mu En could not tell whether that sorrowful face was genuine or not, nor did he need to, because his teacher's pain could not be faked!
"I did not intend to do this, but it is a necessary sacrifice. Our plane needs to evolve, and the original will and life core can no longer support the operation of the world."

"My replacement of the life core to fill the void of life's essence in this plane is the only way out for this world."

The compassionate voice reached Moon's ears, and he gripped the handles of his wheelchair tightly; the voice made him nauseous.

Ignoring everything else, Ah Yin stretched out her arms from the golden ancient tree, opened her arms wide, and said softly, "Good child, join my embrace."

I promise you, that will not be a painful end, but the beginning of a new life. You will sing joyfully within me along with the souls of all the previous leaders, and the life force will soothe all your wounds.

Moon suddenly loosened his clenched fist, a cold smile appearing on his aged face, and abruptly changed the subject.

"Isn't it painful?"

"Your soul has been corrupted, you must feel terrible, right?"

"I've been fighting against evil spirit masters for so many years, I can call myself an expert on evil spirit masters."

"Even among evil spirit masters, you are an extremely rare type."

"Brutally devouring the souls of powerful beings of all types, stitching them together like a clumsy tailor with haphazardly sewn threads—your methods are even cruder than those of an evil soul master."

"And do you know that vitality is not the nemesis of resentment? You are trying to suppress resentment with vitality, ha, what an extremely foolish idea."

Senior, you haven't been to school, have you? Do you know that resentment is essentially a form of life force? It's a life force twisted to the extreme by anger and resentment.

"To suppress resentment with your own life force is like trying to extinguish a raging fire with dry grass."

"If I'm not mistaken, it will be very difficult for you to wake up even once, right? You'll probably only be able to barely regain some consciousness by relying on the power of light from the Golden Tree." "How pathetic! All that talk about becoming the life core of the world, about this being the world's only way out?!"

"But in my opinion, this world doesn't need to be saved! The world is moving forward, and everyone is striving for a better future!"

"The magic network, spirits, and soul guides—these new things are eliminating war and hatred. This is the best of times, and the most wonderful of times."

"You know what? I've always had a fantasy: if one day there were no more wars and hatred on the mainland, Shrek Academy might become a pure academy, simply supplying the mainland with all kinds of talents."

"I will not live to see that future, but my descendants may."

"I will not allow anyone to stand in their way until they see it!"

The immense dragon's might finally ceased to be suppressed, and the earth-shattering dragon roar caused the entire Seagod Island to crumble inch by inch, and Seagod Lake trembled wildly as if it had been boiled.

A colossal white dragon twisted and turned wildly in the air, its dragon might causing all creatures within a thousand miles to tremble in fear.

Even in Xilu City, one can see that majestic white dragon.

The satellite center of Xilu City detected a high-level energy reaction, and the entire city of Tiandou began to be on full alert. Level 9 defensive soul tools were activated to protect the entire city, and other cities in the Tiandou Plain were in similar situations.

Eight level-nine fixed-position soul-guided artillery shells were pressed into the missile silo, awaiting orders from the highest level.

Shrek City, at the eye of the storm, was shaken to its core, with all its inhabitants staring in disbelief at the giant dragon in the sky.

Shrek City's defense forces, along with their enthusiastic members, began rapidly evacuating the population and bringing them to shelters within the city.

These shelters were built by Aglia and cost a lot of Dream Coins. Each shelter has a level 7 defensive soul tool and several level 6 defensive soul tools working together, making them very strong defensively.

Inside Shrek Academy, a large number of powerful individuals took to the air, converging towards Sea God Lake, led by Yan Shaozhe.

"What happened?! Why did the teacher suddenly reveal his Martial Soul form? Has the enemy launched a surprise attack?!"

Xian Lin'er sped through the air, leaving a long trail of azure flames in the air. Terrifying wind elements stirred up a hurricane in the air. In the blink of an eye, she overtook Yan Shaozhe. At this moment, she had no time for anything else, her eyes filled with deep worry.

The majestic white dragon glanced eastward, in the direction Bai E and the others had gone, then roared at the surroundings, its shockwaves transforming into a wall of wind that blocked all the academy experts attempting to enter the Sea God Lake.

"No one is allowed to enter!"

"This is not a battlefield for you to interfere in. Evacuate the students and protect Shrek City!"

Yan Shaozhe looked anxious. He didn't even know who his teacher was going to fight, and he couldn't sense any enemy's presence at all.

He flapped his wings, trying to break through the wind barrier to help his teacher.

"Yan Shaozhe!!!"

"leave!!!"

"Don't make me say it a second time!"

The white dragon's enormous vertical pupils glared fiercely at Yan Shaozhe, its vast dragon might pinning him in mid-air, demonstrating the terrifying strength of a Limit Douluo.

Yan Shaozhe gritted his teeth and refused to back down, but he was still pushed back by the wind wall and held up by Qian Duoduo.

"Old Yan, go and evacuate the students first. Something's wrong with the Golden Tree!"

Qian Duoduo broke out in a cold sweat. His pupils trembled as he stared at the enormous golden ancient tree in the distance. He possessed an eighth-level soul-guided detection device.

This soul tool was frantically sending alarms to Qian Duoduo through mental energy, and in the distance, besides the teacher, there was a second high-energy soul power source! That was the Golden Ancient Tree!

(End of this chapter)