Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Nangong Wan said with a gloomy face, "Master, we've been tricked. The person who came was just bait. He can turn invisible and is a Title Douluo of the Mental Realm. Although his strength is average, he is very fast and has strong senses. After discovering us, he pretended to run away, and Masked and I chased after him. When we caught up with him, we were suddenly ambushed. Masked was caught off guard and was seriously injured instantly. I was no match for him alone and could only desperately break through. If I didn't have two ways to save my life, I'm afraid I would be like Masked now, not coming back."

Zhongli Wu had no doubts about Nangong Wan's words, nor did he expect that Nangong Wan would betray him. After all, Nangong Wan was an evil soul master, and apart from the Holy Spirit Cult, he had nowhere to go. No evil soul master would submit to the original Douluo Three Kingdoms, and they would not accept any evil soul master's surrender. After all, the situation of evil soul masters being hated by everyone was no joke.

But what he didn't expect was that Nangong Wan would actually be a cowardly coward who feared death. It can only be said that Nangong Wan usually performed well in the Holy Spirit Cult, making the people of the Holy Spirit Cult, including Zhongli Wu, think that he was a very pure evil spirit master who didn't care about life and death and would fight if he was not convinced.

Upon learning of Masked Douluo's death, Zhongli Wu's face turned grim. Although Masked Douluo was considered very weak among the Title Douluos of the Holy Spirit Cult, he was still a Title Douluo, a high-end combat force in the Douluo Continent. To lose a Title Douluo so inexplicably would make anyone feel the same way as Zhongli Wu.

Zhongli Wu glared at Nangong Wan with a sinister look, his voice icy as he said, "Who ambushed you? You two Title Douluos, couldn't even escape? Tell me, how did Mask die?"

Nangong Wan's heart trembled, and he almost knelt down. But he knew that even if he betrayed Ji Lin now, Zhongli Wu would not let him go. After all, he had betrayed Ji Lin once, and he still had the restriction left by Zhang Lexuan on him. That was a secret technique of Shrek Academy, and its effect was no less than the curse left by Ye Xishui. How could he dare to betray Ji Lin?

He could only suppress his fear and feign composure, saying in a deep voice, "Master, the people who ambushed us were from Shrek Academy. Masked Man was first severely injured by a Title Douluo who used the power of light, and then killed by a Soul Douluo who used the ultimate fire and possessed the Fire Phoenix Martial Soul. I was severely injured by a Title Douluo with the Silver Moon Martial Soul using a 100,000-year-old Soul Skill. At that time, the situation was urgent, and I could only use my trump card to escape back. I was powerless to save Masked Man. Please punish me, Master."

After saying that, Nangong Wan's knees buckled and he knelt down in front of Zhongli Wu, bowing his head in shame.

"Shrek Academy?" Upon hearing the name Shrek, Zhong Liwu's expression shifted slightly. The Holy Spirit Sect had always believed that its greatest rival was not the Body Sect, but Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy has accumulated over tens of thousands of years of history, and its disciples are all over the world. It originally belonged to the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent, especially the military. Countless people in the military are from Shrek Academy. Once Shrek Academy raises a call, there will be many responders. This is also the reason why the Sun Moon Empire failed in its first Holy War. It was Shrek Academy's intervention that caused it to fail at the last moment.

Furthermore, Shrek Academy also has a continental surveillance team that hunts down evil soul masters everywhere. For a long time, people from the Holy Spirit Cult would avoid Shrek Academy whenever they saw them.

This great war has been going on for some time now. Although Shrek Academy has not yet openly joined the war, Zhongli Wu has never let his guard down against it. In his view, the final obstacle to the Sun Moon Empire's unification of Douluo Continent will definitely be Shrek Academy, just like in the last Holy War. Zhongli Wu has never underestimated Shrek Academy, and he knows very well that Shrek Academy has produced seven gods. For Zhongli Wu, who is currently cooperating with the Sun Moon Empire and aiming for the godhood, he would not be surprised if Shrek Academy even brought out a divine artifact.

According to Nangong Wan, the people who ambushed him and Masked Douluo were from Shrek Academy. Could it be that Shrek Academy has finally had enough and is also getting involved?

Nangong Wan knelt obediently on the ground, quietly waiting for Zhongli Wu to finish his thought.

"What are the actual strengths of those people from Shrek Academy?"

Zhongli Wu asked in a deep voice.

Nangong Wan respectfully replied, "The one who severely injured Masked Man should be a Super Douluo with a golden phoenix as his martial soul. He uses the power of light and is extremely powerful. I dare say I would not be a match for him in a direct confrontation. The one who killed Masked Man was also a Phoenix martial soul user. Although she was only an eight-ring Soul Douluo, she possessed the ultimate fire attribute. Her flames were terrifying; anyone below the Title Douluo level who touched them would die instantly. Moreover, she also possessed a 100,000-year soul ring."

"As for the one who severely injured my subordinate, he must also be a Super Douluo with the Martial Soul Silver Moon and two 100,000-year Soul Rings. His strength is above my subordinate's. Moreover, the opponent launched a sneak attack, and my subordinate was caught off guard and was instantly seriously injured."

Before returning, Ji Lin and the others had already prepared their story. Nangong Wan's words were half true and half false, and even Zhongli Wu couldn't tell the truth from the falsehood in a short time.

"Golden Phoenix? Super Douluo? Yan Shaozhe?" Zhongli Wu's eyes turned cold. "Yan Shaozhe, the Bright Phoenix, the Bright Phoenix Douluo, he actually came in person. It seems that Shrek Academy is really going to get involved in the main battlefield."

"And then there's the Ultimate Fire Phoenix Martial Soul. That must be Yan Shaozhe's precious disciple, right? Ultimate Fire! Hmph! Masked Man's death wasn't unjust. As for the Silver Moon Martial Soul, hehe! Zhang Lexuan from Shrek Academy, I suppose! Interesting."

Although the conversation was amusing, Zhong Liwu's expression grew increasingly grim. Even though Shrek Academy no longer had any Limit Douluos, the Holy Spirit Cult had never been less wary of it. Even now, with the Holy Spirit Cult having gained considerable influence and possessing two Limit Douluos, they still had no plans to directly attack Shrek Academy.

Of course, this is also because his mother and Uncle Long were unwilling to take action against Shrek Academy. Otherwise, he would have already taken the elders and the retainers to test how much strength Shrek Academy still had after losing the Dragon God Douluo.

It was precisely because of his fear that he dared not act rashly, but he did not expect that Shrek Academy would still join the battle, and that their arrival would cause his Holy Spirit Cult to lose an elder at the Title Douluo level. Zhongli Wu will remember this grudge.

In Zhongli Wu's plan, dealing with Shrek Academy was only a matter of time, but he couldn't count on his mother and Uncle Long. He originally intended to use the power of the Sun Moon Empire to deal with Shrek Academy. No matter how strong Shrek Academy was, it was still an academy that focused on Soul Masters, and their mindset was already deeply ingrained. Although there were rumors in recent years that they had made considerable investments in the Soul Guidance Department, Zhongli Wu scoffed at this. Could the gap in the level of the Soul Guidance Industry be caught up with in a short time?

Even if Shrek City is impregnable, once I lead the Sun Moon Empire's numerous Soul Master legions in a concentrated attack and give them a few more Level 9 fixed-position Soul Guidance Cannons, let's see how arrogant they can still be.

But what about Moon Douluo Zhang Lexuan? When Zhong Liwu thought of Zhang Lexuan's martial soul being the moon, he couldn't help but think of that old guy from the Sun Moon Empire who even his mother was very wary of. That old guy's martial soul was also the Silver Moon, one of the inherited martial souls of the Sun Moon Empire's royal family. What is the connection between this Zhang Lexuan, that old guy, and the Sun Moon Empire?

If there's a connection, that's interesting!

"Since Shrek Academy has come, let them bring it on, Marshal Lin Hai." Zhongli Wu turned to Lin Hai.

Lin Hai quickly stood up and respectfully said, "Please give your instructions, Grand Preceptor."

Zhongli Wu said in a deep voice, "You need to have your men on high alert these days, especially with all the soul-guided detection devices. Increase their detection capabilities. Notify me immediately if anything is discovered. I want to see what Yan Shaozhe is planning to do by coming here in person this time."

"Yes," Lin Hai replied respectfully.

Zhongli Wu then turned to Nangong Wan and said, "As for you, Nangong, considering that you brought back intelligence this time, I will not pursue the matter of Mask. After all, you were able to come back alive from Shrek Academy's ambush and bring back such important intelligence, which is quite good. However, next time, don't recklessly chase after the enemy. You and Mask are both pillars of our sect. I was very saddened by Mask's death, and I don't want anything to happen to you as well."

"Thank you for your concern, Master." Nangong Wan quickly stood up and bowed.

Zhongli Wu waved his hand and said, "Alright, go and recover from your injuries. We'll need you in the battles to come."

"Yes." Nangong Wan then turned and walked out.

Just as Nangong Wan reached the entrance of the commander's tent, Zhongli Wu suddenly called out, "Wait a moment."

Nangong Wan's body stiffened slightly, but it was very slight and not noticeable.

Zhongli Wu tossed out a bright green pill and said calmly, "Take this pill. It will help you recover from your injuries quickly. Shrek Academy is coming on strong, and the next big battle is likely to begin soon. Your combat strength is indispensable."

Nangong Wan quickly accepted the pill, his face full of gratitude, and said, "Thank you, Master."

"Go." Zhongli Wu waved his hand again, and Nangong Wan bowed respectfully once more before turning and leaving.

Once outside the command tent, Nangong Wan's grateful expression instantly turned into one of utter indifference. Zhongli Wu's methods of winning people over were indeed brilliant. If it were before, he would probably have been moved to tears of gratitude, but now that he had betrayed Zhongli Wu, he only wanted to survive. Now, he only hoped that the people of Shrek Academy would keep their word and spare his life after this was over.

If it were Ji Lin, he would never believe it under any circumstances. He was a vicious and ruthless evil spirit master; how could he possibly believe a mere verbal promise?

(End of this chapter)