Douluo Continent: Steadily Growing Stronger in Shrek Academy

Chapter 197 Heading to the Palace

"Xu Tianran is no benevolent person. It's impossible for him to spare only the other younger generation while letting go of the younger generation of our powerful forces," Lin Chen added.

He then asked, "Elder Xuan, if it weren't for those sects, could we, on our own, contend with the Sun Moon Empire in war?"

Xuanzi thought for a moment and replied, "The Sun Moon Empire is outstanding in terms of soul tools, but they are not as strong as us. If the Holy Spirit Cult does not take action, they will have to pay a heavy price to defeat us."

"Therefore, their choice is to leave as many of our people behind as possible in this operation, the more the better. Xu Tianran is also aware of his own limitations and will not cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult for long. So this time, they are determined to get us."

Lin Chen defied the objections of others and expressed his thoughts. Regardless of whether they joined Shrek Academy or not, he had to leave with his teammates. Otherwise, he would be betraying his conscience and his cultivation would never advance.

He's already at level 87, and Lin Chen can feel that he's getting closer and closer to the next realm.

After hearing Lin Chen's words, everyone fell into deep thought.

Yan Shaozhe asked, "Lin Chen, what are your thoughts?"

Lin Chen said, "We'll break through from the south, enter the Mingdou Great Forest, and then take a detour back to the academy."

"Can you manage on your own?" Yan Shaozhe asked.

"With Le Xuan and I working together, we can keep the team members safe."

All eyes turned to Zhang Lexuan.

Zhang Lexuan didn't say anything, but looked at Lin Chen and nodded gently.

After a long pause, Xuanzi said, "Then it's settled. When we make our move tonight, you should find an opportunity to lead them to break out from the south."

Lin Chen and Zhang Lexuan nodded.

Tang Clan Rest Area

At this moment, everyone from the Tang Clan smiled. The reason was simple: Shrek Academy had defeated the Holy Spirit Sect, and in a two-against-five situation. But most importantly, they were all safe and sound.

"Let's go, it's our turn," Beibei said with a smile.

The Snow Demon Sect has arrived at the rest area.

The Tang Clan members quickly arrived at the rest area.

……

"Tang Clan, Beibei."

"Tang Clan, He Caitou."

"Tang Clan, Xu Sanshi."

"Tang Clan, Jiang Nannan."

"Tang Clan, Xiao Xiao."

"Tang Clan, Huo Yuhao."

"Tang Clan, Wang Dong'er."

the other side

"Snow Demon Sect, Long Aotian."

"Snow Demon Sect, Vina."

"Snow Demon Sect, Wang Yanfeng."

"Snow Demon Sect, Gu Tong."

"Snow Demon Sect, Jiang Yixi."

"Snow Demon Sect, Chen Yu."

The team battle has officially begun.

Ultimately, as expected, the Tang Clan won the match and qualified for the next round.

"Do you have any solutions?" Zhang Lexuan asked.

"What countermeasures do I have? I'm not one of your Sea God Pavilion members, so I can't say anything. But as the captain, it's still my duty to get them out of here safely," Lin Chen said.

"Be serious!" Zhang Lexuan slapped him on the back again.

"Hmm... I think we can split into two groups. Since they think there's no problem on the west side, let them go west. I'll lead our Shrek people to break through by force," Lin Chen said.

"You also think there's a problem in the west?" Zhang Lexuan asked.

"It's not just a belief, it's a certainty. Xu Tianran would never think of letting us live. The only explanation is that they knew there was a problem in the west, but deliberately didn't deploy troops there," Lin Chen said confidently.

Zhang Lexuan didn't continue to judge right and wrong with Lin Chen, but asked, "It's easy for you to rush out alone, but it's a bit difficult to protect so many people. Even Wang Qiu'er's strength is still some distance away from that of a Title Douluo."

"Who said I'm all alone? I still have you, Sister Lexuan! I knew you would come with me," Lin Chen said. This time, he absolutely couldn't let Zhang Lexuan go to Qiankun Wenqing Valley.

Zhang Lexuan blushed and retorted, "Who...who wants to go with you!"

As she spoke, she didn't forget to slap Lin Chen on the back again.

"Ouch... Sister Lexuan, it hurts!"

The two played around for a while before stopping. Miss Zhang felt that she was no longer the mature and composed senior sister she used to be, but rather like a little girl.

"Sister Lexuan, come with me, really."

"Um."

"Let's go back first," Zhang Lexuan said. It was already late at night, and there were no pedestrians on the street.

"No rush, I sense a familiar presence," Lin Chen said.

Huo Yuhao is probably about to plant a bomb.

If that were the case, the entire Sun Moon Empire would surely be plunged into chaos and suffering.

Should we save her or not? Forget it, let Sister Lexuan take a look first and then let her decide. I'm too lazy to get involved.

"What's wrong? The battle over there has nothing to do with us!" Zhang Lexuan asked.

She naturally sensed the battle between Xuanzi Du Busi and Long Xiaoyao, but she had no intention of intervening. Because of Lin Chen, the academy's task for her was simply to ensure the safety of her juniors.

As for the surprise attack, other powerful individuals will take over.

"Follow me!"

After saying that, Lin Chen disappeared. Zhang Lexuan frowned in confusion, and then vanished as well.

When the two reappeared, they had arrived at a secluded spot deep within the palace.

Looking at the stairs leading underground, Lin Chen said, "Sister Le Xuan, let's go down."

Zhang Lexuan also sensed a familiar atmosphere here, so she followed without thinking.

This is an underground warehouse in Mingdu, containing several level-nine fixed-mount soul-guided cannons and countless advanced soul-guided devices, all prepared by the Sun Moon Empire for its war effort.

"These are guards! They actually have such great skills that they killed two seventh-ring guards without making a sound!" Zhang Lexuan said in amazement.

Upon arriving here, Zhang Lexuan could already sense the presence of several people, and it was obvious who had done it.

The battle in the sky had previously masked the presence of the people inside, and it wasn't until Zhang Lexuan arrived that she could clearly sense their presence.

"Yes, that's it, the multifaceted magic crystal, it's all ours. And that, the Soul Forging Silver, it's ours too. Good stuff! Crimson Sun Soul-Shocking Steel, excellent. Take as much as you can. Huh, what's this? Golden Cloud, this stuff is considered luxurious even for making level nine soul tools. There's only a little bit, less than a ton. Take it all." A voice faintly came from inside.

The two exchanged a glance and continued walking inside.

Inside, under Huo Yuhao's direction, Xiao Xiao took on the role of a porter. However, her portering job was quite easy.

Before long, nearly 100 square meters of space had been cleared on the second floor, and after a while, the huge starlight sapphire storage soul tool was full.

(End of this chapter)