Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapters 273-274.5—A Glimpse of Shrek Academy: Poison Cannot Kill

"..."

On the other end of the communication soul tool, Mei Douluo stood frozen in place, her captivating peach blossom eyes narrowing into slits for a moment. She remained silent for a long time, seemingly forgetting what she was going to say next, staring blankly at the ceiling in a daze.

It wasn't until Qian Lingyun's exasperated shouts snapped her out of her daze that she swallowed hard and tentatively asked, "Little Miss, you're not joking with me, are you?!"

"Do you think I'm joking with you?" Qian Lingyun retorted incredulously. "I'm working so hard to find orders for Rheinmetall's arms factory, and what are you doing right now?"

"I... I'm exploring the propagation and mysteries of life..." Mei Douluo began to make up a story with a straight face.

"Don't you dare force me to fly back today and beat you up..." Qian Lingyun's face darkened, and even her tone became unfriendly.

Seeing Qian Lingyun's sudden outburst of anger, the Wu sisters, who were eating heartily at the table, instinctively moved their plates to another table to avoid being caught in the crossfire.

"Holy Maiden! Don't be angry, getting angry will make your skin worse..." Mei Douluo still spoke in her usual nonchalant manner, but this time Qian Lingyun didn't get angry. She simply closed her eyes, took a quiet breath, and said, word by word, "For the sake of my skin and your safety, I suggest you go find the Third Elder to reconnect with the communication right now..."

"Okay, okay, I'll go right away..."

After he finished speaking, there was silence on the other end of the communication device, only a monotonous rustling sound. After about five minutes, the silence was broken once again by a deep voice, accompanied by the sound of high heels and heavy, disordered footsteps:

"Holy Maiden, I am the third brother. You were looking for me!?"

"Mmm," Qian Lingyun responded, organizing her thoughts before slowly saying:

"I've secured a big deal for Rhine with the Sun Moon Military Command. Come to Seven Star City before noon tomorrow to sign the order and collect the deposit. I'll be waiting for you and your new achievement!"

"An order from the Sun Moon Army? This is an unprecedented event. I remember that the Sun Moon Army's orders are usually handled by Mingde Hall." The Third Elder's tone sounded somewhat surprised.

Even though he was far away in the Demon Forest, he couldn't help but feel deep respect for Qian Lingyun.

Qian Lingyun rubbed her eyes and said softly, "Alright, don't worry about it. Just bring the mental shielding soul tool to Seven Star City at noon tomorrow."

"Yes," the Third Elder replied. After Qian Lingyun hung up the communication soul tool, he turned around and looked at Mei Douluo. "I remember this job was supposed to be yours! Why did it suddenly fall to me? Did you say something strange to the Holy Maiden again?!"

"Hey, hey, hey, don't talk nonsense! I'll sue you for defamation, defamation!" Mei Douluo stood with her arms on her hips, glaring angrily at the Third Elder. A bunch of strange items fell to the ground behind her, causing the Third Elder to facepalm.

"Forget it, you should stay tomorrow. If you go to the Sun Moon Army Headquarters like this, people will probably gossip about you. I'll go to Seven Star City alone to sign the contract."

"Tch, fine, I'm not going. I'm too lazy to make the trip anyway. I think you just want to redeem your white moonlight from the Holy Maiden as soon as possible!" Mei Douluo sneered, casually sat down on the desk, and lay down without any manners.

"Hiss... How did you know?" The Third Elder's face stiffened, and he asked subconsciously.

"Hehehe, as the saying goes, 'If you don't want people to know, don't do it in the first place!' Your white moonlight has been entrusted to me by the Holy Maiden lately!" The alluring Douluo turned to the side, displaying her exquisite curves to the fullest, and winked playfully, saying, "How about that? Didn't expect that, did you?"

"You..." The Third Elder pointed at Mei Douluo, hesitated several times before finally asking with a troubled expression, "You didn't treat Shui Shui the same as the Fire Phoenix Saintess, did you..."

The thought of Ma Xiaotao, brought back by the Charming Douluo, in her current state of indulgence sent a chill down the Third Elder's spine. His beloved had fallen into the hands of that Charming Douluo; it would be difficult for her to remain untainted by his corrupt ways…

But he couldn't show that he was flustered by concern, so he could only pretend to be nonchalant and ask, "How is she now?"

"Tch, a sweetheart, huh?" Mei Douluo rolled her eyes in annoyance and comforted her, "I know what you're worried about, don't worry! The Holy Maiden instructed me not to do anything out of line, she just told me to seal your white moonlight's soul power and lock her in the dungeon."

"Phew...that's good..." The Third Elder breathed a sigh of relief, and the expression on his face relaxed a little. Without looking back, he walked out of the gate of the Rhine Gold Armory and transformed into a streak of light, flying towards Seven Star City.

Shrek City - Poseidon Island - Poseidon Pavilion

Nine people were seated around an oval table, while at the main seat at the innermost part of the table was a recliner. The area where the recliner was located was very dark, and one could only vaguely see what appeared to be a person lying on it.

"Elder Mu, is there any important matter that has prompted us to convene this meeting of the Sea God Pavilion?"

The muscular Qian Duoduo looked solemnly at the recliner, and the others around him also turned their gazes toward him, seemingly waiting for an answer.

"Cai Meier and her surveillance team have run into trouble," Yan Shaozhe said, standing up and solemnly handing out a document to everyone present.

After reading through the documents, the members of the Sea God Pavilion present all looked at Yan Shaozhe with expressions of incomprehension, their suspicious gazes seeming to say:

Are you kidding me? A Title Douluo and a Soul Douluo leading a team got wiped out by two Soul Saint Evil Soul Masters?

Yan Shaozhe chose to ignore these skeptical looks and continued speaking:

"Several months ago, we discovered traces of two Soul Saint Evil Soul Masters in a desolate mountain within the territory of the Sun Moon Empire. So we arranged a mission targeting Seventh Ring Evil Soul Masters, led by Mei'er."

"But now, more than a month has passed, and there is still no news of their entire team. We initially suspect that something has happened to them."

"Shao Zhe is right, I went to see," Mu En said leisurely, raising his hand to interrupt Yan Shao Zhe's speech.

"Judging from the situation at the mission destination, it was definitely not a battlefield that a Soul Saint-level evil Soul Master could have created. In addition to the residual soul power of two Soul Douluo-level evil Soul Masters, there were also two soul power fluctuations at the same level as Cai Meier."

"In other words, at least two unidentified Title Douluos participated in the battle that day."

"Unidentified Title Douluos? And there are two of them!" The elders of the Sea God Pavilion looked at each other, their expressions full of surprise, clearly understanding the seriousness of the matter.

As they were talking, suddenly, a somewhat eerie voice rang out, "Xuanzi, you get out here for me."

The sound seemed faint at first glance, but once it reached your ears, it had a rumbling quality, like a series of thunderclaps exploding in your mind.

Even more terrifying was that the voice enveloped the entire Shrek Academy. These few simple words gave Shrek Academy a feeling of impending doom, as if dark clouds were gathering over the city.

(End of this chapter)