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

Chapter 344, 377, 378. Shrek Queen's Throne Arrives Suddenly in a Furious Moment.

Although the casualties caused by these undead creatures were small, the blow they dealt to Shrek's morale and dignity was unparalleled.

Shrek City was attacked by outsiders, and they succeeded.

This news quickly spread among those who escaped the city, from one to ten, from ten to a hundred, and then... throughout the Douluo Continent.

By then, Shrek Academy's reputation as the best in the world will naturally be shattered without a fight!

Thinking of this, Qian Lingyun's lips curled up into a smile.

To quell external threats, internal stability must come first. Although the Shrek Academy's Soul Masters didn't know where these undead armies came from, they were simply too annoying.

Attacks on the scattered soul beasts can be paused, but these undead creatures must be eradicated.

And the facts have once again proven the gap between low-level undead creatures and high-level soul masters.

After the Shrek Soul Masters from three directions surrounded the undead army, the undead army was wiped out in less than half an hour.

Even at this point, no one at Shrek Academy knew where these undead creatures came from.

But this doesn't stop Shrek Academy's higher-ups from shifting the blame to the evil spirit masters.

In the afternoon, after a long battle, Mu En was somewhat disheveled by Qian Lingyun's self-destructing clone.

Having gained nothing, he looked at the Shrek Academy in disarray and angrily turned and left. The group of Title Douluos, seeing the rare ferocious anger on Mu En's usually calm face, all wisely pretended to be mute.

Yes!

In less than a day, too many unbelievable things happened.

Two elite soldier candidates, painstakingly trained by Shrek Academy, have met tragic ends: one is severely injured and disabled, while the other has been kidnapped.

A huge beast enclosure was destroyed, the titled Douluo in charge of guarding it was missing and his fate was unknown, and in the end, thousands of soul beasts ran rampant in the academy.

The statues of the original Shrek Seven Devils and the Golden Iron Triangle were destroyed by advanced soul-guided cannonballs.

A large number of undead creatures appeared directly inside Shrek City!

It's been at least several thousand years!

Shrek Academy has never been as disgraced as it is today in thousands of years.

For several days in a row, the members of the Sea God Pavilion did not see Moon.

It wasn't until seven days after the Shrek Incident that Moon convened the Sea God Pavilion meeting, feeling quite dejected.

"It's all in the past, stop looking so glum!" Mu En lay quietly on the recliner, looking at everyone expressionlessly, and slowly said, "Shao Zhe, you seem to have something to say, go ahead!"

"Ahem!" Yan Shaozhe coughed awkwardly a few times, stood up, and explained his views and how he would handle the matter:

"Regarding Huo Yuhao, the implementer of the two extreme individual soldier plans, we have successfully reattached his two severed legs using the soul bone restoration method left behind ten thousand years ago! Currently, he can stand and walk with basic mobility!"

For a moment, the people in the room nodded slightly, after all, this was a rare piece of good news.

But what he said next made the faces of the elders of the Sea God Pavilion turn ugly.

"Based on our thorough search inside and outside the academy, the spy who infiltrated the inner courtyard has been rescued!"

"But according to Huo Yuhao's account, the person who kidnapped the spy is not the same person who kidnapped He Caitou!"

"So, there was more than one infiltrator!" Qian Duoduo narrowed her eyes and began to analyze the situation.

"Elder Gong, who is in charge of guarding the beast enclosure, is only a step away from level 95. If the intruder simply charged in, it means that person's strength is probably on par with Elder Lin!"

"He's actually a level 97 Title Douluo?"

Yan Shaozhe neither confirmed nor denied Qian Duoduo's assessment, but calmly nodded and continued, "And according to my judgment, the woman who kidnapped He Caitou is far stronger than me, at least level ninety-six!"

"So, it was two Super Douluo who broke in and caused all this damage?"

Surprisingly, Xuanzi didn't gnaw on the chicken leg, but sat to the side with a solemn expression.

"The one who kidnapped He Caitou was an evil soul master with at least level 97 cultivation. I exchanged blows with her, and she had an extremely powerful soul tool protecting her!"

Upon hearing Mu En's words, Xuan Zi couldn't help but gasp. "A super Douluo of evil soul master, how is that possible?! This..." For a moment, he was somewhat flustered.

Evil Soul Masters are far stronger than ordinary Soul Masters, but for them to cultivate to become a Title Douluo is extremely difficult, almost impossible.

According to Mu En's account and the deductions of Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo, there were actually two Super Douluo Evil Soul Masters appearing at the same time.

For a moment, Xuanzi felt that he could hardly accept it.

"An evil soul master supported by a high-level soul tool! This must be related to the Sun Moon Empire!" Old Song sighed, "The Sun Moon Empire produces monsters... Alas... In my opinion, the Douluo Continent is about to descend into chaos..."

At this moment, Xian Lin'er, one of the two deans of the Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy, suddenly asked, "Elder Mu, should we cancel the exchange program with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guidance Academy?"

"No! We won't cancel! We'll definitely keep our promise to exchange students!" Moon raised an eyebrow and said in a low voice, "Canceling the plan just because something went wrong? Outsiders will think that Shrek Academy has given up because of a little setback!"

"..." Xian Lin'er nodded awkwardly, then sat down, but unexpectedly Mu En threw out another sentence:

"The students in the inner academy can't stay in the academy every day; let's send them out on missions!"

The group of elders stared at Mu En in disbelief, asking, "Huh?!"

"Elder Mu is right! There can't be only a few evil soul masters with a Super Douluo in charge; they must have other evil soul masters under their command! Our Shrek Academy's surveillance network covers the entire continent; we're sure we can find something out about the Sun Moon Empire!"

Xuanzi slammed his hand on the table and expressed his opinion, which seemed reliable but was actually quite unreliable.

In his rusty brain, clogged with wine and meat, since it was related to the soul tool, the Sun Moon Empire was undoubtedly the culprit.

As long as we send people to the Sun Moon Empire to investigate, we will surely be able to find clues about the evil spirit masters.

The former evil soul master from the Three Kingdoms period, banished to the Sun Moon Empire by the Holy Spirit Cult: "666!"

Currently, the evil soul master of the Holy Spirit Cult in the original Douluo Continent's Three Kingdoms period: "666!"

Qian Lingyun certainly had no idea how frustrated Shrek Academy was, after all... this was nothing!

She felt that Shrek Academy should get used to this kind of thing sooner rather than later; an even bigger surprise was yet to come!

……

Getting back to the main point, the following evening, the mother and daughter trio, who had become the first in thousands of years to achieve the feat of bombing Shrek Academy, returned to the Duke's mansion.

In the hot spring pavilion of the Duke's mansion, Lady Luo Li excitedly shed her skin and jumped into the water in her true form.

She took Yuma's arm and enthusiastically recalled the thrills and excitement of yesterday.

"My dear sister, this is so exciting! That's Shrek, the one known as the number one on the continent!"

"Our daughter actually came back unharmed after throwing the bomb inside! Wow, she's truly our daughter!"

With that, Luo Li suddenly plunged into the hot spring, only emerging after a long while. She asked, "By the way! Where's our daughter? Why didn't she come?"

"Absence makes the heart grow fonder! She, hmph! She's gone back to the palace to be with her husband!"

The old mother sighed sadly, and then launched into a string of motherly sayings such as: "A daughter is like water spilled out of a bowl" and "Once a daughter is married, she is no longer a daughter at home."

Luo Li felt a chill run down her spine upon hearing this, and inexplicably developed a lot of prejudice against the Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire.

What to do? Just hearing these words made her feel suffocated!

Inside the Mingdu Imperial Palace, Qian Lingyun arrived alone at the entrance to her "father's" study and whispered to the guards at the door, "Please inform my father that I have important matters to discuss!"

Upon seeing that the visitor was the Crown Princess, the guards at the entrance of the Imperial Study hurriedly acknowledged her arrival and then went into the Imperial Study to report to the old emperor that Qian Lingyun had come to visit.

Before long, the guard who had gone in to announce the arrival pushed open the door and bowed, saying, "Your Highness, His Majesty requests your presence!"

"Thank you for your trouble!" Qian Lingyun nodded slightly to the guard, then stepped forward and entered the imperial study.

"Your subject greets Your Majesty!" Qian Lingyun curtsied, then asked curiously, "Your Majesty's complexion has improved considerably in the few days since I last saw you! Even I'm a little envious!"

"Haha! You're really good with words, girl!"

Setting down his pen and paper, the old emperor smiled and looked at his eldest daughter-in-law, tapping his index finger lightly on the table. He asked, "How are you? You've been married into the palace for a while now, are you settling in well?"

Out of politeness, Qian Lingyun replied with a warm smile, "Father, I'm quite used to it. I've long considered this place my home!"

"Well, you'll get used to it! By the way, how are your studies at Mingde Hall going, you and Tianzhen?"

This question really stumped Qian Lingyun, after all... she hadn't been back to the academy since Jing Hongchen signed the contract, how would she know what the learning was like inside!

However... fortunately, her soul tool level is not far from level eight, which is enough to fool laymen!

Thinking it over, she continued to echo the old emperor's words, then spouted a bunch of technical jargon that laymen couldn't understand.

Seeing that the old emperor was confused, she changed the subject and began her daily greetings.

After amusing the old man, she somewhat awkwardly stepped forward and subtly inquired about the price of the radish head:

"Father, my mother told me that when you all rose up together, the previous crown prince escaped. Is this true or false?"

"Ah! Your mother told you all this?" The old emperor paused slightly, then a look of helplessness and weariness appeared on his face. He lowered his head and sighed deeply, saying:

"Indeed, it is true! The previous crown prince, Xu He, escaped from the Ming capital and his whereabouts are unknown! Over the years, I have been constantly worried about this matter!"

"Over the years, I've stubbornly clung to the throne, fearing that one day that brat might use the pretext of restoration to launch another attack. If that happens, my Sun Moon Empire will likely be plunged into turmoil once more!"

"So, Father, you've been secretly investigating it all along, haven't you?" Qian Lingyun asked tentatively after a moment of contemplation.

"If, and I mean if, Xu He appeared in front of you, what would you do?"

"Then naturally we must nip it in the bud!" the old emperor said without the slightest hesitation.

In a daze, he seemed to have returned to the prime of his life, when he was at the height of his power.

He reverted to being the ruthless prince who dared to defy the world and lead a group of nobles to assassinate the emperor and seize the throne.

"Father, speaking of which, it seems you've been secretly offering a very high reward for Xu He's head! I'd like to ask, does that still count?!"

Qian Lingyun lightly stomped her foot, using her soul power to isolate the entire imperial study from everything outside. The old emperor looked at his daughter-in-law with great surprise.

How many emperors can ascend the throne through rebellion? He had already sensed something was amiss from Qian Lingyun's frank words.

His keen intuition told him that his daughter-in-law might already know Xu He's whereabouts.

In fact… she had already won over Xu He, which was why she spoke to him in this tone.

"How can an imperial decree be changed overnight? My word is as good as gold; what I say, I will do!" The old emperor smiled slightly, then leaned back in his chair and said jokingly.

"It's clear you've already captured Xu He. Tell me! Where is my 'good nephew,' Xu He?!"

"As expected, I couldn't hide it from Father!" Qian Lingyun chuckled self-deprecatingly, then bowed and said, "In that case, Father, please close your eyes!"

"It's quite mysterious!"

The old emperor pursed his lips, but still managed to suppress his excitement and closed his eyes.

Seeing that the old emperor had already closed his eyes, Qian Lingyun pulled a dark, 'human stick' out of the undead demiplane. She stepped on He Caitou's back and chuckled, "Father, look! Isn't this the person?"

Upon hearing this, the old emperor suddenly opened his eyes. He stood up shakily and staggered to He Caitou's side, carefully examining this good nephew who had kept him up at night.

"My dear nephew, I've been searching for you for so many years, I've missed you terribly!"

The old emperor excitedly grabbed He Caitou's chin with his left hand and tapped He Caitou's face with his right hand at a strange frequency.

Before long, He Caitou's originally honest face began to undergo strange changes. With slight distortion, it gradually transformed into a different appearance.

Although he still had dark skin and that familiar bald head, he now had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a straight nose, and a square mouth, making him look significantly more human than his previous appearance.

That's right, this is the real He Caitou, Xu He who changed his appearance using the secret techniques of the previous dynasty of the Sun Moon Empire.

"You old scoundrel, I don't have a heartless uncle like you!" He Caitou glared at the old emperor, cursing through gritted teeth, "My father should have followed my grandfather's edict and ordered your death! That way, the tragedy that followed wouldn't have happened!"

"Oh! Father Emperor really said that to your father back then? Tsk tsk tsk! He really was a good father to me!"

(End of this chapter)