Douluo Continent: Reversing Yin and Yang, the Haotian Palace and the Angel Sect

More importantly, the aura emanating from the two elders behind Qian San in the Sunset Forest completely shattered all his wishful thinking.

The oppressive aura that could tear space apart at any moment made him realize that he had no chance of resisting a monster like Qian San, whose background was so powerful it was appalling.

There was no other way but to escape.

"Since the two worlds correspond to each other, it means that Shrek Academy, where Tang San is, must also have a background that is absolutely no worse than Shrek Academy's," Zhu Muhei secretly calculated in his heart.

As for his future options, he had already thought them through.

He left the Heaven Dou Empire directly and headed south to seek refuge with the Zhu family of the Star Luo Empire.

Once there, he would insist that he was a descendant of the Zhu family who had been left behind, and that his martial soul had mutated during awakening, transforming him into this "Azure Spirit Cat".

With his martial soul quality, which is no less than that of the Netherworld Cat, it will be no difficult for him to be recognized as a member of the Zhu family. He will definitely have a place in the Zhu family.

However, relying solely on his own strength, it would be extremely dangerous for him to cross the border between the two great empires and travel to the Star Luo Empire alone, as bandits were rampant along the way.

Therefore, he needed to find a powerful patron to guide him.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing, who remained at Shrek Academy, were undoubtedly the best stepping stones. As long as he could make contact with them and get their help, he could safely return to Xingluo.

"Why stay here in fear?" Zhu Muhei glanced coldly in the direction of Kleinstein Academy, then turned and disappeared into the darkness without hesitation.

"Once I return to the Zhu family, I can easily find a position and enjoy wealth and luxury every day. Isn't that a hundred times better than dying here?"

He had already found out Shrek Academy's current location. Under the cover of night, Zhu Muhei arrived at the gate of Shrek Academy, formerly known as Blue Tyrant Academy, and knocked heavily on the door.

A moment later, the gate opened a crack, and two Shrek Academy disciples on night watch came out carrying lanterns. Seeing a stranger dressed in black standing outside in the middle of the night, the two disciples immediately became alert and shouted, "Who are you? What are you doing at Shrek Academy in the middle of the night? Take one more step and we'll fight back!"

Zhu Muhei suppressed his anxiety and said in a deep voice, "I'm looking for your Dean, Flander."

The disciple sized him up and down, then coldly replied, "Dean Flander is out with a team and isn't at the school at all! Leave immediately, or don't blame us for being impolite!"

Zhu Muhei stood there, stunned.

Logically speaking, in the few days since he returned from Sunset Forest, Shrek Academy and his group should have already acquired most of their spirit rings.

Unless... after being terrified by the oppressive aura of Qian Xunji and the others in Sunset Forest, these fools didn't dare to linger in Sunset Forest and had to abandon what was nearby and go to the more distant Star Dou Great Forest!

"What a bunch of good-looking but useless idiots," Zhu Muhei cursed inwardly.

There was nothing he could do; without seeing Flander, he couldn't connect with Dai Mubai. He could only suppress his anger and find a secluded hotel near Shrek Academy to stay in.

In the first few days after checking into the hotel, Zhu Muhei was paranoid, fearing that the Klein Academy would discover his defection and send either Flanya or Zhao Youji, the two Soul Douluos, to capture him.

But in fact, he was worrying too much.

The next day, when Franya heard the report about Zhu Muhei's disappearance, she just chuckled coldly.

"Gone? Heh, so be it. The team is cleaner now that one less treacherous scoundrel is gone." Franya rubbed her temples, showing no intention of sending anyone to hunt her down.

Qian San had told her about Zhu Muhei's hostility, and in her eyes, Zhu Muhei, who harbored ulterior motives, was not worth wasting any energy on.

The problem is we're short a player now; looks like we'll have to find someone...

Unaware of the situation, Zhu Muhei waited anxiously in Tiandou City.

In order to intercept Flander and Dai Mubai as soon as possible, he would go to the gate of Shrek Academy almost every day to inquire whether the dean had returned.

After a while, the disciples guarding the gate finally got fed up with this guy who kept pestering them every day, so they reported the matter to Liu Erlong, the current vice dean of Shrek Academy and one of the Golden Iron Triangle, known as the Slaughter Horn.

Liu Erlong had a fiery temper to begin with, and lately, because of Yu Xiaogang's dismissal, she had been harboring a raging fire of anger with nowhere to vent it.

Hearing that a guy was lurking around the school gate every day, asking about Flanders, her eyes turned cold, and she decided to go and see this reckless fellow herself.

On this day, when Zhu Muhei arrived at the gate of Shrek Academy again, the gate swung open with a bang. Liu Erlong, dressed in a fiery red dress, stepped out.

Zhu Muhei sensed the faint, intense soul power emanating from the woman before him. Although he was a little apprehensive, he still politely bowed and said, "Greetings, Senior."

Liu Erlong crossed her arms and looked down at him.

"You've been sneaking around the school gate every day, asking about Flander. Who is he? What's his name?"

Zhu Muhei had no intention of hiding it, after all, he would need to rely on Dai Mubai's power in the future, so there was no need to fake his name. So he braced himself and answered, "Reporting to Senior, my name is Zhu Muhei."

"Zhu Muhei?"

Liu Erlong's expression froze the instant she heard the name.

Ever since Yu Xiaogang was crippled at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Liu Erlong almost went crazy. She used all the connections she could to thoroughly investigate the background and members of the Clays Academy that had dealt such a heavy blow to them, going over it again and again!

Zhu Muhei's information is undoubtedly the easiest to investigate.

"boom--!!"

Without any warning, a Soul Saint's aura, filled with the fiery might of a dragon, suddenly surged out from Liu Erlong's body and slammed into Zhu Muhei's body.

"Thump!"

Zhu Muhei was merely a minor Soul Venerable, and he couldn't withstand the pressure from this Soul Saint-level being for even half a second. He felt as if all the bones in his body were about to shatter, and he was forced to the ground without any resistance, his knees slamming heavily onto the ground as he knelt down.

Zhu Muhei was completely bewildered by Liu Erlong's almost frantic reaction. He desperately braced himself with his hands on the ground, cold sweat instantly soaking his back, but he could only grit his teeth and shout:

"S-Senior... what do you mean? Is there some misunderstanding between us?!"

"Misunderstanding? Fuck your misunderstanding!"

A fierce glint flashed in Liu Erlong's eyes, and her pent-up violence finally found an outlet. She didn't offer Zhu Muhei any explanation, and without even fully activating her martial spirit, she raised her foot, unleashing a furious burst of crimson flames, and mercilessly slammed it into Zhu Muhei's chest!

"Snap!"

A sound of bone cracking rang out.

Zhu Muhei was sent flying backwards several meters away like a kite with a broken string, crashing through a section of the stone railing at the gate before finally slamming heavily into the wall behind him.

"puff--!!"

After a dull thud of flesh colliding, Zhu Muhei bounced back and fell onto the street, clutching his chest and spitting out a mouthful of blood. His face turned deathly pale in an instant.

Liu Erlong stared coldly and bloodthirstily at Zhu Muhei, who lay on the ground like a dead dog, and slowly walked forward, sneering as he enunciated each word:

"That bastard from Kreece dares to come here?"