Douluo Continent: An Adventure Begins in Wuhun City

Upon hearing this, Chen Yao opened his eyes. He didn't bother to correct Liu Erlong's mistake, nor did he feel the need to hide it. Instead, he offered an explanation.

Suddenly, a look of realization appeared on Liu Erlong's face.

"So you're the successor of the Asura God King! No wonder you value him so much!"

Chen Yao nodded.

"That academy isn't big, and it doesn't have much. It does have a lot of requirements, but very few people meet them. I think Zhu Qing and the others are getting a bit tired of staying here. Anyway, we've already perfected and solidified their paths, so they can cultivate on their own in a different place without falling behind. It won't cause any trouble. Let them go there to relax and keep an eye on things for me."

Liu Erlong also looked down on him.

"That sounds nice, but they only recruit monsters. So, those who come out of the academy must be monsters too. They're really good at patting themselves on the back!"

Liu Erlong muttered to himself, then suddenly punched Chen Yao in the chest again, complaining.

"You know perfectly well that I want to develop Willow Moon Grass Academy, but all you have are these two decent students. You just gave them to that shell academy. In a few years, during the Soul Master Elite Competition, I'll be a laughing stock again!"

Liu Erlong was furious. Thinking back to a few years ago, when she led her students to the Spirit Hall, only to return disappointed, the stares from those around her seemed like silent mockery to her. She felt extremely aggrieved and stayed in seclusion for a whole month after returning.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yao recalled the incident from back then, and his lips twitched slightly.

"You still have the nerve to say that? Back then, your students were useless and their skills were inferior to others, but you went and blocked the gate of Wuhun City and beat up all their teachers. If Bibi Dong hadn't come, I think those people would have had a hard time getting back intact. Do you have to let everyone know that you, Liu Erlong, can't accept defeat?"

Liu Erlong's face was slightly stiff and flushed, but he still shouted confidently.

"They mocked me first, that's why I fought back!"

"I don't remember anyone speaking."

"They're all looking at me, they're definitely laughing at me behind my back!"

Chen Yao shut his mouth, too lazy to say anything more.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 241 Drastic changes

As the Demon Dragon Palace took deeper and deeper root, the devastation and horrific crimes it frequently committed aroused widespread indignation and anger among both commoners and soul masters across the continent.

The Spirit Hall was naturally happy to see this happen, and dispatched countless spies to monitor the Demon Dragon Hall's movements at all times. Every time the Demon Dragon Hall wreaked havoc in a small area and the people there were in despair, countless experts from the Spirit Hall would be dispatched to save the people from their suffering.

The strength of evil soul masters is bizarre. It is true that the strength they obtain through various cruel methods is mostly higher than that of soul masters of the same rank, but in this continent, evil soul masters are still a minority.

Furthermore, the growth of every evil soul master is accompanied by bloodshed and carnage. Where do they get so many living beings to slaughter? Therefore, the strong are ultimately in the minority. Moreover, the tyrannical nature cultivated by years of killing makes it impossible for evil soul masters to be united, and internal disputes and conflicts are constant.

Therefore, while evil spirit masters may have an advantage in one-on-one combat, they are like a disorganized mob in group battles. It is no exaggeration to call them a rabble. When faced with a disciplined and orderly regular army like the Spirit Hall, they are often utterly defeated.

The Spirit Hall's ability to sweep away evil spirit masters with overwhelming force whenever the people were in despair naturally made the survivors grateful. Every action of the Spirit Hall made that region worship the Spirit Hall as a god and savior!

Although this method was incredibly cruel, the effect was extremely remarkable. The extremely strong and pure prestige swept across the land and also radiated to several surrounding counties. For a time, the voice of the Spirit Hall resounded throughout most of the continent, and the people's hearts were with it.

Even if the Spirit Hall were to directly occupy these territories right now, it probably wouldn't cause much of a stir. After all, although the rule of the two great empires is deeply ingrained in people's hearts, the imperial high command is corrupt, the system is decadent, and corruption is rampant. The so-called nobles are constantly exploiting the people and indulging in pleasure on countless skeletons and corpses.

Although the existence of Soul Masters prevents the people from living in misery, there is still a lot of resentment. In fact, many Soul Masters are able to grow up thanks to the subsidies and support from the Spirit Hall. Therefore, most people on the continent have little resistance to the Spirit Hall. In fact, the Spirit Hall's continuous acts of charity have attracted many Soul Masters to join, including some with remarkable talents.

Each of them harbored their own revenge or hatred, perhaps towards cruel evil spirit masters, or perhaps towards those arrogant and decadent imperial nobles, and the Spirit Hall, without exception, opened its doors to them.

The Spirit Hall's series of actions have made both empires uneasy. Whether it is the declining and weak Heaven Dou royal family or the martial and prosperous Star Luo royal family, the court meetings have been held for months on end.

Even the arrogant and lawless Demon Dragon Palace fell into a long silence, and countless minions retreated to their own territories, daring not to make any further moves.

However, just when everyone thought that the Spirit Hall would quiet down for a while after the Demon Dragon Palace retreated, the Spirit Hall issued a proclamation to denounce the traitors, which spread throughout the entire continent and was posted in the streets and alleys of various principalities of the two great empires.

The general meaning is as follows.

"The evil spirit masters are rampant, and their actions are cruel and vicious. Wherever they go, life is devastated and corpses are strewn everywhere. It is simply outrageous."

The heinous crimes committed were appalling! They caused the merciful Pope to beat his chest in despair and vomit blood, yet the divine did nothing to stop such sins from occurring.

The Spirit Hall, having reached its limit of tolerance, intends to replace the gods and wage war against the wicked Demon Dragon Hall. It calls upon righteous and passionate individuals from all corners of the land to rise up and fight against this calamity. Furthermore, it hopes that the two great empires will understand the suffering of the people, dispatch their armies, and join the Spirit Hall in eradicating this major scourge of the Douluo Continent!

In this announcement, the Spirit Hall not only named the two great empires but also subtly mocked the gods. Although it seemed extremely ridiculous for the Spirit Hall, which was founded on the belief in the gods, to issue such an announcement, it also laid the groundwork for their later opposition to the gods. After all, even the most powerful soul masters are mostly ignorant, and the filter of the gods must be removed first.

Otherwise, if we go to war with the gods, and they just show up and before anything even happens, everyone will be kneeling on the ground begging for forgiveness. Wouldn't that be ridiculous?

As the announcement from the Spirit Hall swept across the continent, not to mention the shock among the common people, the high-ranking officials of the two great empires fell silent.

The Heavenly Dou Emperor in the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace was now completely numb to the Spirit Hall. He stared blankly at the memorials on the table in front of him.

Meanwhile, the even more irritable Emperor Xingluo flew into a rage and overturned the desk.

It's no wonder they're so angry; the Spirit Hall is just too insidious. The situation on the continent is crystal clear: the Spirit Hall's wolfish ambitions are common knowledge. They finally had the Demon Dragon Hall, which could barely keep them in check, but the Demon Dragon Hall itself acted inhumanely, provoking widespread anger.

That would have been fine, but then the Spirit Hall issued that inhuman proclamation, directly claiming to be the righteous cause of the world. They made it sound so nice, saying things like they couldn't bear it and were grieving for the common people. Damn it, how come they don't know that Bibi Dong, that woman, has become a great saint who is compassionate to heaven and earth?

This is clearly an attempt to coerce the two great empires into contributing their efforts to help the Spirit Hall suppress her own rivals!

Wolfish ambitions! Truly wolfish ambitions!

No matter how furious the empire's high command was, or how dissatisfied they were with the Spirit Hall, the manifesto had already been plastered all over the streets and alleys. Although there were some clever people who saw through the Spirit Hall's intentions, it seemed extremely insignificant compared to the vast population of the entire continent. Countless ambitious people who were dissatisfied with the Demon Dragon Hall responded one after another.

No matter how much the two empires resisted, they could not remain indifferent; otherwise, it would only further confirm the brutal nature of the imperial leadership and be overwhelmed by the indignant public opinion.

At that time, the Spirit Hall will have a legitimate reason to reach out to them, and the imperial family, which has lost the support of the people, will lose its usual rhetoric of protecting the country and resisting invaders. The people, who have lost trust in the empire, will only think about how to welcome the royal army!

And so, because of a proclamation from the Spirit Hall, the entire continent was thrown into turmoil.

Meanwhile, in Tiandou City, at the newly established Blue Lightning Manor...

Chen Yao looked at the intelligence in his hand, his eyes dark and unreadable.

"Finally, it's time to make our move. We've been waiting for this for ages."

As Chen Yao murmured, Yu Yuanzhen, a towering figure with solid muscles, also stepped forward and spoke in a powerful, deep voice.

"Chief, in this battle, my Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan is willing to be the vanguard and make our name known!"

Yu Yuanzhen already had an irreconcilable hatred for the Demon Dragon Palace. In addition, he had previously received a favor from Chen Yao, which allowed his family to survive and grow again. Naturally, he would not miss such an opportunity to show off.

Upon hearing this, Chen Yao naturally had no objection and nodded.

"You can bring a few people with you, but it's not your turn to lead the charge. The two great empires can't just be putting on a show when they send troops to serve their people. The most important thing for your Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family right now is to reproduce and thrive."

Yu Yuanzhen nodded in understanding. He naturally knew what Chen Yao, or rather the Spirit Hall, was planning, but it was none of his business. At the same time, he smiled knowingly when he heard about procreation.

Over the years, as each of the little blue electric foals was born, Yu Yuanzhen was overjoyed to see the vibrant life and the flourishing of all things.

Although the women's qualities varied, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family's extremely domineering bloodline meant that, counting them one by one, most of them possessed excellent bloodlines.

At the same time, Chen Yao also passed on the Xuan Tian Gong.

After all, this thing seems to allow people to start cultivating and improve their innate soul power before they awaken their soul power. Isn't that improving their aptitude?

As for whether this technique will become widespread, it's a secret technique of the Tang Clan, not the Chen family's. Chen Yao doesn't care at all about giving it away. He needs to quickly build up a powerful army of soul masters to control those terrifying hidden weapons and even soul tools.

As for whether the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family would develop ulterior motives, Chen Yao didn't care. He was confident that he could suppress these people, and he didn't want to leave any family bloodline or anything like that on this continent. He only needed these people to help him clear the God Realm instance.

Once he gets tired of staying in the God Realm and Douluo Continent, he will leave. At that time, how Douluo Continent develops and who becomes a supreme being will naturally have nothing to do with him.

"Alright, go and get ready."

Yu Yuanzhen nodded, turned and left to gather his clansmen, while Chen Yao returned to Liuyuecao Academy and found Liu Erlong.

"Let's go, it's time to clean up the mess you left behind."

Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong nodded with a very serious expression.

Although she could be considered a murderer with countless lives and her hands stained with blood, Liu Erlong asked herself if she had ever killed an innocent person; she had only killed heinous thugs and scoundrels.

Naturally, she couldn't stand the cruel and tyrannical behavior of the Demon Dragon Palace, especially since she was the one who founded it. By a mistake, those rats hiding in the shadows had a space to survive, which made her extremely remorseful. In addition to feeling guilty, she also felt a strong killing intent towards the Demon Dragon Palace and wanted to personally end this wrong existence!

After giving his instructions, Chen Yao took Liu Erlong to the Spirit Hall.

As for Gu Yuena, she did not participate.

Although her strength could ensure everything went smoothly, this was an operation that would shake the entire continent. Chen Yao couldn't guarantee that the gods in the heavens, who had nothing better to do all day, wouldn't take notice. To be on the safe side, it was best to let Gu Yuena stay put. Anyway, with him there, the outcome wouldn't change in any way.

Shrek Academy

Three days have passed since the new students enrolled. The trajectory, which had been completely changed, has unexpectedly brought back the original group of students.

There are seven students in total.

Tang San and Xiao Wu, traveling together.

Ma Hongjun and Oscar were adopted by Flanders.

Dai Mubai slunk away from Xingluo City.

And then there are Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, who were thrown over by Chen Yao to fish in troubled waters and take advantage of the situation to become undercover agents.

Although their relationship was somewhat delicate, it must be admitted that each of them possessed terrifying talent. In particular, in the final stage of the academy test, Tang San, who performed exceptionally well against the 7-ring Soul Saint Zhao Wuji, with his endless stream of hidden weapons, Xiao Wu, whose physical skills were outstanding, Zhu Zhuqing, whose speed was ghostly and unpredictable, and Ning Rongrong, whose support covered the entire field.

This was arguably the highest quality class of students Flanders had ever taken in; they were so impressive that his eyes practically lit up.

Because of the two exceptions, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, they were not completely defeated by Zhao Wuji this time. You should know that Zhu Zhuqing had previously been at odds with Qian Renxue, whose combat power was beyond the standard, but she was oppressed by her every day. Naturally, she had her own methods for dealing with high-level soul masters, which allowed her to maintain her dignity.

As a result, Xiong Da was not beaten up by a titled Douluo who lacked martial ethics at night. Of course, Flander, as the dean, was also unaware that there were extremely terrifying eyes staring at this seemingly insignificant ragtag academy at this moment, and there was more than one pair!

This day.

It was the first day that the new students of Shrek Academy gathered, and Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, who lived in the same dormitory, got up very early.

Although they looked down on this academy, they had no intention of going against its system. After all, they had a mission to complete, so they treated it as an experience.

After a quick breakfast, they went to the playground together. However, they seemed to be the last two, as the rest of the group had already arrived.

Ignoring Dai Mubai's unwavering gaze, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong stood to one side, waiting for the arrival of the academy's instructors.

Soon, a middle-aged man walked over from the other side of the playground.

The man appeared to be around fifty years old, with a slender build, a long face, a slightly protruding chin, wide cheekbones, a flat face, and a large, hooked nose—a classic shoehorn face. His dark eyes, which darted around, revealed a cunning glint.

This person was none other than Flander, the dean of the academy.

His arrival instantly attracted everyone's attention. After hearing his self-introduction, some people were astonished, clearly finding it hard to connect this shrewd and unscrupulous businessman with the highly respected dean of the academy.

However, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong remained calm and composed, clearly indicating that who this person was or what he looked like did not affect them at all.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 242 Ning Rongrong's Little Thoughts

"I, Dean Frank, on behalf of the Academy, welcome you little monsters! Now, let's begin our first lesson!"