Douluo Continent, Huo Yuhao who returned from Sekiro

Chapter 541 Dark Clouds Loom Over the City, Threatening Its Destruction (Daily Ten Thousand Words)

After everyone except Elder Xuan had eaten and drunk their fill, the small group, composed entirely of top-tier combatants, leisurely left Maple Leaf City and walked towards Shrek Academy.

Walking along the road, Xian Lin'er tugged at Qian Duoduo's hand: "If we encounter enemies, you're responsible for protecting Yuhao and Caitou. Leave everything else to us."

Qian Duoduo patted his chest and said, "Lin'er, you can rest assured. As long as I, Old Qian, am still standing here, no one can hurt them. I have to live up to my title of Wulong Douluo. Last time I got beaten up by Du Busi, I learned a lot. Hehehehehe."

Yan Shaozhe, who was walking at the front, heard the two whispering and his facial muscles twitched slightly. He quickened his pace a little.

He brought this upon himself, and his current predicament is entirely his own fault.

Huo Yuhao followed beside them, secretly amused. The two deans didn't seem nervous at all!

This is the result of having the most profound strength. I've never even seen them fight before—not counting the time my teacher was slapped away after surviving poison. I just don't know who Jing Hongchen will send.

A powerful Soul Guidance Master? A long-range fixed-mounted cannon? But given the two Deans' sense of danger, unless they use a Level 9 fixed-mounted Soul Guidance Cannon, it would probably be difficult for them to pose a threat.

Besides, that would be too obvious. At least on the surface, Mingde Hall is certainly unwilling to completely break ties with Shrek Academy. There isn't any deep-seated hatred between the two sides yet.

If it were someone from the Body Sect who came, that would be possible. After all, many of the things I did were probably done by people from the Body Sect who took the blame for me.

Immediately afterwards, Huo Yuhao thought of something else. Besides the Body Sect, the Holy Spirit Sect was also the one who took the blame for him back then. Would the Holy Spirit Sect people make a move?

That's actually quite possible.

However, according to the memories of that sea monster evil soul master, there were only a dozen or so evil soul masters with titles in the Mingdu headquarters, one of whom was suspected to be a level 99 being living deep within the imperial city.

Unless this group comes out in full force, it will be almost impossible to keep the three Super Douluo and the level 98 Xuanzi.

The Sun Moon Empire probably doesn't have the face to mobilize the Holy Spirit Cult in full force. As I said before, Elder Mu, the pillar of stability, is still at Shrek Academy. Although evil soul masters are cursed as being worse than animals at Shrek Academy, at least from a physiological point of view, the vast majority can still be considered human.

Since they are human, they have a basic sense of self-interest and the desire to avoid harm. Serving as a pawn for the Sun Moon Empire provoked Shrek Academy to go berserk, and led to a level 99 Limit Douluo storming into Mingdu and digging three feet into the ground, intending to perish together with the Holy Spirit Cult. Unless the people of the Holy Spirit Cult are stupid, they would never do such a thing.

Therefore, even if the Holy Spirit Cult really comes, they will most likely just try to plunder some supplies. Regardless of whether they succeed or not, they are unlikely to actually kill the Shrek Academy members, even if the Shrek Academy members kill any evil spirit masters they catch.

With a level 99 Limit Douluo stationed at their headquarters, that's the confidence of Shrek Academy, the number one academy in the world.

After walking for about an hour, Qian Duoduo looked up at the sky and said, "We're almost there. Let's speed things up."

"Hmm, I think it's a good idea."

Xuan Lao swallowed the chicken leg in his mouth in a few bites, casually tossed the bone aside, wiped it on his tattered robe, and put on his iconic red flying soul tool.

The other Super Douluo and Huo Yuhao did the same, donning their new equipment and taking to the air, flying towards Shrek Academy.

It's true that Super Douluo can fly freely in the air, but there's no doubt that flying soul tools can help soul masters save energy and unleash faster flight speeds.

Flying through the air alongside several Super Douluo, he appeared exceptionally relaxed.

There was no need for Xuan Lao to block the airflow himself; his powerful soul force was enough to protect Huo Yuhao and He Caitou within it.

The auras of the several Shrek powerhouses subtly merged into one, forming a massive, unified mass.

The external propulsion force was mainly released outward by the level 8 and level 9 flying soul tools of many Super Douluo, and the speed was extremely fast.

At their current speed, without external interference, they should be able to return to Shrek Academy in about three and a half hours.

This speed is already quite exaggerated; it's probably about 20% or even close to 30% of the speed of the Thousand Streams of Light Escape.

Although this number may not seem particularly large, don't forget that Qian Daoliu's light escape speed is among the best even among Limit Douluo.

Unless one possesses a top-tier speed-type flying martial soul that can be upgraded to level 99, such as the Swift-tailed Swift, a martial soul inherited by the Agile Clan, it would be impossible to compete with the speed of the Thousand Streams of Light Escape.

However, the difficulty of leveling up this martial spirit to level 99...

Time passed second by second, and they got closer and closer to Shrek.

Half an hour later, they had penetrated deep into the Heavenly Soul Empire and were not far from home.

"Could it be that Jing Hongchen is spineless and too scared to come? Then I've made a wasted trip!"

Old Master Xuan took out a chicken leg and muttered to himself.

Yan Shaozhe glanced helplessly at Elder Xuan: "It's better if they don't come. Perhaps Jing Hongchen will realize that we have made preparations in advance and give up. After all, if our lineup were to attend the Three Empires without any reason, it would be enough to make the monarchs of the Three Empires restless."

Just as they were talking, suddenly, Elder Xuan's expression hardened, and the chicken leg in his hand vanished abruptly.

The other three deans also became serious, with terrifying fluctuations of soul power constantly emanating from their bodies.

The weather was fine today, with clear skies, but at that moment, a large patch of dark clouds was drifting toward them at an alarming speed on the distant horizon.

Moreover, the dark clouds seemed to be constantly expanding, giving the impression of a city about to be crushed by dark clouds.

Dark clouds blocked out much of the sunlight, casting large shadows over the area where the group was located.

Elder Xuan snorted coldly, shook his body, and took the lead in breaking away from the group. He then put away his flying soul tool and hovered in mid-air with pure soul power.

The thick, dark cloud was moving faster and faster.

The closer you get, the more you can see just how enormous it is.

The dark clouds gradually condensed in the sky and took shape, eventually forming the shape of a tiger's head.

A deep, booming voice rang out, "Yan Shaozhe, do you still remember your old friend?"

(End of this chapter)