Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

The disciple from the monitoring group, who was skilled in mental manipulation, roared and shattered another image of Lu Cheng. As a result, Lu Cheng's true form, which was revealed, became even paler and slower.

Lu Cheng frowned slightly.

Look around.

Although four ten-thousand-year spirit rings were added to the other spirit, it was still not enough...

"There's nowhere to run now."

The inner courtyard disciple completely blocked Lu Cheng's escape route, his eyes filled with stern anger as he roared, "Speak! How exactly did you obtain this jade pendant?!"

Lu Cheng remained silent, pondering how to leave.

Ruomu frowned even more: "Fine, let's make our move first, capture him and take him back to the inner courtyard to interrogate him."

After saying that, he formed another hand seal, and the black spirit rings under his feet flickered.

But the next moment.

But Zhang Lexuan interrupted him.

"Le Xuan?" Ruo Mu looked at the girl beside him in surprise, a look of confusion flashing in his eyes.

The beauty stared blankly at Lu Cheng, her eyes probing yet also afraid to expose the cruel truth. After hesitating for a few seconds, she took a step forward and moved toward Lu Cheng.

"careful!"

Ruomu frowned, about to step forward.

But Zhang Lexuan stopped her with a gesture, and she slowly walked towards Lu Cheng.

The surrounding disciples of the monitoring group were puzzled, but could only watch this scene warily, ready to take action at any moment.

"Girl, aren't you afraid of having your soul extracted and refined?" Lu Cheng looked at Zhang Lexuan, who was standing close to him, with interest, a smile playing on his lips.

"elder brother?"

"..."

The beautiful woman's voice trembled slightly, and she asked a question.

Her pale blue eyes were fixed on Lu Cheng. She stopped in her tracks and slowly uttered a single word from her red lips.

The entire audience fell silent.

The disciples of the inspection team were all stunned. They looked around, but Lu Cheng was nowhere to be seen. When their gazes finally fell on the figure in black robes, their pupils dilated and their scalps tingled...

"Le Xuan, what nonsense are you talking about?" Ruo Mu's face was full of blankness.

Zhang Lexuan seemed not to have heard anything, staring blankly at Lu Cheng: "Brother, you can fool anyone, but you can't fool me..."

"Your eyes, after ten years of living together day and night, I know them all too well..."

"Silly girl, it's not a good habit to randomly claim brothers." Lu Cheng slowly raised his head, his blood-red eyes flashing with a hint of mockery and coldness.

"boom!"

But the next moment.

Taking advantage of the power of the silver moon behind her, Zhang Lexuan unleashed a beam of silver light onto the face of the man in black robes, instantly blasting the ghost mask into dust.

A familiar yet unfamiliar face, with a rather sinister smile on its lips, and a handsome face that made countless girls in the inner courtyard swoon, gradually appeared in everyone's eyes.

"Lu Cheng! What are you doing?!" Ruomu shouted angrily, her face full of disbelief.

"Senior Brother?"

"Could tonight be a drill organized by the academy?"

"..."

The expressions on the faces of countless inner court disciples were extremely varied, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Lu Cheng, Shrek Academy's top genius, the strongest figure admired and revered by countless inner disciples, and respectfully addressed as Senior Brother, is actually the Holy Son of the Holy Spirit Cult! How...how is this possible?!

“But those people… are indeed all dead.” The healing-type soul master’s eyes were filled with terror, and his throat bobbed.

"And those we are besieging are indeed evil spirit masters."

"..."

Deathly silence.

“Brother, say something! You say you’re innocent! How could you possibly be an evil spirit master? You…” Zhang Lexuan’s eyes were filled with panic and helplessness, her lips trembling as she grabbed Lu Cheng’s sleeve.

"Pfft..."

The girl suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and flew backward, but was caught by Ruomu in mid-air with quick reflexes.

Lu Cheng slowly lowered his hand, a sneer appearing on his face as he looked at Zhang Lexuan's incredulous eyes. He cracked his neck, his aura rising steadily: "I never expected to be stuck to you bunch of leeches, to the point that you forced me to reveal my identity..."

"Perfect timing. After infiltrating Shrek Academy for so many years, I can finally make my move against you guys."

A scorching aura surged from within him.

The familiar aura of the Great Demon King, which had shrouded the entire inner courtyard in gloom, truly emerged before everyone.

"Lu Cheng! You're insane!"

Ruomu angrily retorted, "She's your childhood sweetheart and sister! How could you hit her so hard!"

Zhang Lexuan, however, struggled to break free from Ruomu's protection and rushed frantically towards Lu Cheng again. Her eyes held a hint of humble pleading as she barely managed to grab Lu Cheng's sleeve, squeezed into his embrace, and tremblingly wrapped her arms around his waist. She looked up at him with a panicked expression, like a kitten afraid of being abandoned, and said in a trembling voice, "Brother, did Lexuan do something wrong? Why don't you want Lexuan anymore..."

The girl gripped Lu Cheng's clothes tightly with both hands, desperately trying to feel that familiar warmth.

Her little face was blurry with tears.

"Please, brother, tell me this is all a drill by the academy. Let's stop acting and go home, okay?"

Chapter 17 Welcoming the Holy Son Back to the Church!

"I'm sorry."

Lu Cheng clenched his fists, exhaled a long breath, and his eyes lost their usual warmth, instead carrying a hint of cruelty.

"Evil Soul Masters... are all ruthless individuals who don't even recognize their own family."

"Bury the brother in your heart."

“From now on… there will only be Lu Cheng, the Holy Son of the Holy Spirit Cult.”

Lu Cheng stroked the girl's fair and delicate cheek with his hand, his eyes full of pity.

The girl instantly resembled an abandoned little animal seeing hope. Hope and surprise flashed in her pale blue eyes as she tried to nuzzle Lu Cheng's hand, hoping to win him back: "Brother, you said you would never leave Le Xuan, we are the only family in this world... um..."

Lu Cheng's expression gradually turned indifferent as he gripped the girl's long, elegant neck, tightening his grip.

Zhang Lexuan grasped Lu Cheng's hand with her delicate hands, her face gradually flushing red from lack of air. Her feet slowly left the branch, kicking and struggling wildly in mid-air. In her pale blue eyes, however, a hint of confusion and pleading flashed...

"Lu Cheng!!!"

Ruomu roared, "Are you even human?!"

A vine suddenly rose up and attacked Lu Cheng.

Lu Cheng frowned slightly, using Zhang Lexuan as a shield and throwing her at Ruomu.

The girl stared intently at Lu Cheng, her body flying backward like a tattered sack. The familiar figure receded further and further from her sight until Ruomu caught her, her eyes already numb...

"brute!"

Ruomu gritted his teeth, frantically directing the wooden vines to encircle Zhang Lexuan and bring her back to his side, while simultaneously directing the other disciples to surround Lu Cheng.

"call……"

Lu Cheng let out a long breath.

He glanced indifferently at the crowd.

"You think you can stop me? You're no match for me."

"Beat this beast half to death, then take him back to Shrek Academy!" Ruomu was completely enraged.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Lu Cheng burst into laughter.

He looked down at the crowd with disdain.

A crimson soul power surged from his body, condensing into a crimson longbow in his right hand. His aura rose step by step, and even though he was only at the Soul Saint realm, he still made many disciples of the Inner Academy Supervision Group around him feel suffocated.

A jet-black spirit ring lit up beneath his feet.

Then he bent two fingers of his right hand, making a bow-drawing motion.

It was formed from three fiery red arrows.

"Be careful!!!"

Ruomu's expression changed, and she cried out.

But the next instant, the sound of arrows whistling through the forest was heard, and the three inner court disciples suddenly stiffened, their bodies bursting into extremely terrifying flames, and they fell to the ground with screams.

"Whoosh!"

"Whoosh!"

Two more arrows shot out, their speed terrifying. At the same time, apart from Ruomu, the other two Soul King level disciples of the inspection team were also shot through the abdomen, falling from the tree branches with cries of pain.

There was absolutely no time to react.

Ruomu's pupils were shocked.

This guy is terrifying. Is this his true strength?

Even Lu Cheng, the invincible demon king who swept through the inner courtyard, now seems to have only used 70% of his strength, not to mention that he only used one martial soul to defeat Master Yue, who was at level 85.

Now, twin martial souls... will only be more terrifying.

What kind of monster has the academy raised?

"Lu Cheng, if that's the case, I will not let you go tonight!" Ruo Mu's eyes narrowed slightly, and she clasped her hands together. The entire Star Dou Great Forest once again transformed into a forest of trees and rushed towards Lu Cheng.

"I'm afraid I don't have time to continue this childish game with you..."

Lu Cheng spoke calmly.