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Soon, news spread throughout the entire Douluo Continent: Xiao Yi, the Soul-Calming Douluo of the Xiao Family, had passed away.

The passing of a powerful figure who stood at the pinnacle of the continent, the Spirit Pagoda, seemed quite abrupt.

This news shocked the entire continent. You must know that Xiao Yi's name as the Soul-Calming Douluo was quite famous 180 years ago.

The current Soul-Calming Douluo Xiao Yi, is only in his early twenties, and he's already passed away? The other forces, upon hearing this news, immediately reacted with disbelief. How could a Quasi-God level expert die so mysteriously?

Soon after, the Xiao Family released the news that the Soul-Calming Douluo had suffered a fatal internal injury when he was young, which was inflicted when the Blood God Legion was defending against the Abyss.

This reason might fool some not-so-bright people, but those powerful old foxes certainly won't believe it.

After all, Xiao Jing, the Heavenly Cauldron Douluo, passed away only a week after becoming the new tower master of the Spirit Pagoda. This was far too fast. However, they dared not test him, as the Xiao Family's prestige was still very strong.

Especially now, Heavenly Cauldron Douluo Xiao Jing is not yet 150 years old and is in his prime, with his blood and energy surging like a rainbow, so no one dares to provoke him.

When they received the news, everyone reacted differently. Qiangu Dieting of the Qiangu Family was lying on the grand master's chair in the Qiangu Family mansion, with his great-grandson Qiangu Zhangting standing next to him.

You mean... that old guy Xiao Yi has passed away?

He looked at his great-grandson, disbelief flashing in his eyes. "No way? He was perfectly fine just a week ago, how could he suddenly have passed away?"

"Yes, great-grandfather, His Soul-Calming has vanished."

Qiangu Zhangting nodded in agreement, while Qiangu Dieting lay silently on the armchair, his eyes deep in thought.

"Another old friend has passed away. I wonder how the other old guys are doing."

He murmured to himself, realizing that he now only had a handful of friends left from his own time.

With the passing of Heavenly Favored Douluo and the passing of Soul-Calming Douluo, the remaining members of the same era are Chen Xinjie of the Sea God Legion, Long Yeyue of Shrek Academy, Bing Hongchen of the Mingde Hall, Zhang Huanyun of the Blood God Legion, Kong Yueguang Sun Moon Soul Engineer Academy, and Dai Family Great Enshrined En Ci Enci.

"Sigh... I'm getting old, it's time to be left behind by the times..."

Qiangu Dieting could clearly feel his own life force declining. Demigod- level Limit Douluo could generally only live to be a little over two hundred years old at most.

As for Quasi-God, he might live to be 250 years old at most. At the peak of the Quasi-God realm, he could try to reach 300 years old, but he would need to be aided by rare and precious materials with life attributes. In his case, he would probably live to be 40 or 50 years old at most before passing away.

"Great-grandfather, please don't say that. You're Quasi-God- level player from the mainland."

Qiangu Zhangting immediately defended his great-grandfather, but the other party just smiled and remained silent.

On the other side, Chen Xinjie, Kong Yueguang, En Ci, and the others were still somewhat incredulous when they heard the news, but after confirming it from multiple sources, they all sighed with emotion.

The leader of the Blood God Legion, Zhang Huanyun Bright Mirror Douluo, was also a veteran Quasi-God powerhouse. He was incredulous when he heard the news, and then looked at the newly arrived vice leader, Xiao Yi's grandson, Xiao Jinteng.

The Xiao Family has sent powerful members to resist the Abyss for generations, and every generation of family candidates comes here.

"Grandpa Zhang."

Xiao Jinteng bowed; since the other party was a powerful figure of the same generation as his grandfather, he naturally had to pay his respects.

"Yes, let's familiarize ourselves with the environment for the next few days. The Blood God Legion is fraught with danger; one wrong move and you could lose your life."

"Understood, Grandpa Zhang."

Next up was Shrek. When Long Yeyue heard that Xiao Yi had passed away, she couldn't control the smile on her face.

"Good riddance! That old bastard was always going against me; he should have died long ago!"

Seeing Long Yeyue's appearance, Yun Ming sighed. He still respected Xiao Yi very much. When he was young, he heard his master, Heavenly Favored Douluo, talk about the Blood God Legion's training.

When the Soul-Calming Cauldron hums, it signifies the moment when the overall situation is set—this was his master's assessment.

Furthermore, his teacher, Heavenly Favored Douluo, had a lingering illness from his time with the Blood God Legion, and was nearly fatally injured by an Abyss Emperor.

It was the Spirit Emperor of the Abyss. The opponent was too strong. At that time, the Heavenly Favored Douluo had only recently broken through to the Quasi-God. It was Xiao Yi who saved him.

Furthermore, there are rumors that Heavenly Favored Douluo died after being severely injured by Soul-Calming Douluo.

At that time, Yun Ming had only recently broken through to the Limit Douluo, but he could still see some details. It seemed that Xiao Yi had aggravated his injuries and had not used his full strength.

His master was angered to death by Long Yeyue. Long Yeyue was dissolute when she was young and had a relationship with Chen Xinjie.

After his master married Long Yeyue, before they even touched each other, she was already pregnant. Who wouldn't be furious?

In the end, the child couldn't be saved; it was stillborn. Long Yeyue wouldn't let him touch it at all, treating him with indifference every day and causing trouble for no reason.

Yun Ming was completely exhausted. He wondered if his master had always lived this kind of life. How painful it was.

Just when he thought things couldn't get any worse, another piece of bad news arrived.

Taotie Douluo Xuanmu convened a meeting of the Sea God Pavilion. Everyone gathered at the Sea God Pavilion once again. This time, Yun Ming sat in the lower seat next to Guan Yue, while the position of Sea God Pavilion Master had been taken by Long Yeyue.

"Xiao Mu, what is the purpose of initiating the Sea God Pavilion Meeting?"

Long Yeyue remained calm as she looked at the person standing before her and asked a question. Everyone's attention was also focused on him. Xuan Mu sighed and said:

"I am a sinner of Shrek, and I voluntarily resign from my position as Elder of the Shrek Sea God Pavilion..."

"Xuan Zi, why is this?!"

The elders were all stunned upon hearing this, somewhat puzzled, but Elder Zhuang, the Life Douluo, took the initiative to speak:

"Let me explain. About two weeks ago, five students from the Shrek Academy were attacked by Evil Soul Master while taking their final exams and were poisoned."

"After being brought back by Xuan Zi, the poison had already invaded their hearts. Despite my efforts to save them for half a month, it still resulted in one death, three crippled, and one seriously injured."

After listening to the story, all the elders fell silent. Finally, it was Red Dragon Douluo Zhuo Shi who took the initiative to smooth things over, saying:

"Xuan Zi, this isn't your fault. Evil Soul Masters are too cunning and ruthless. It's normal for them to meet with misfortune due to momentary carelessness..."

"Yes, Xuan Zi, please don't blame yourself."

The other elders all offered a few words of agreement, but Long Yeyue's eyes flashed with wisdom as she stared at Xuan Mu and pressed him for answers.

"Xiao Mu, tell me the details."

"Good..."

Under Long Yeyue's gaze, Xuan Mu lowered his head and recounted what had happened. After hearing everything, all the elders widened their eyes.

What do you mean, a Level 98 Three-Word Battle Armor Master, you let a Soul Ancestor Evil Soul Master escape?!

"You're an undercover agent, aren't you!"

Listening to Taotie Douluo Xuanmu's confession, Long Yeyue noticed that she had put on a pair of glasses, the lenses of which were still reflecting light.

According to the other party, five genius First Year students from the Shrek Academy at the Soul Ancestor level should have had an easy time dealing with an attack from an Evil Soul Master of the same Soul Ancestor.

After all, the students of Shrek are the elite of the elite, and challenging those of higher levels is as easy as eating and drinking.

So you're telling me that five elite geniuses from the Shrek Academy were killed by a single Evil Soul Master of the same level?

Five against one and still got killed? Do you guys even know how to play?!

It's obviously fake, okay? Besides, you, a Level 98 Super Douluo Three-Word Battle Armor Master, actually let that Soul Ancestor- level Evil Soul Master escape?! Isn't that just absurd?!

Finally, setting aside all the impossibilities, the cunning frog kept touching your belly! There's only one truth! That is, this Xuan Mu is an undercover agent!

Not long ago, the Greenery Douluo Xiang Xia revealed that she was an undercover agent, so she guessed that there were probably other traitors in the Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion.

Now, he could tell at a glance that Xuan Mu was definitely an undercover agent! After all, who would believe that Level 98 Super Douluo had let a Soul Ancestor Evil Soul Master escape?

With Long Yeyue's identification, everyone's attention turned to Xuan Mu. Under the gaze of countless strange eyes, he panicked and hurriedly offered an explanation.

"No! I didn't! Elder Long, I'm not an undercover agent!"

Having worked together for several years, the group didn't really believe the other person's claim of being an undercover agent. Long Yeyue, however, sneered, feeling even more confident as she watched the other person's flustered and guilty appearance.

"As expected, I predicted it! A Level 98 Super Douluo allowed a Soul Ancestor to escape? If you're not the undercover agent, who is?!"

Faced with the accusation, Xuan Mu was anxious and didn't know how to refute it. Just then, Yun Ming spoke up:

"Elder Long, Xuan Zi grew up at the Shrek Academy, so it's unlikely he's an undercover agent. If he were, his disguise would be far too clumsy. It's best not to jump to conclusions."

Yun Ming's sudden voice made everyone think. That's right, if Xuan Zi an undercover agent, it's too unbelievable. Super Douluo couldn't even capture a Soul Ancestor. Nobody would believe that.

If the other party really is an undercover agent, then that's incredibly stupid. Facing Yun Ming's questioning, a cold glint flashed in Long Yeyue's eyes, and she turned the tables on Yun Ming, saying:

"Yun Ming, you not only protect that undercover slut Xiang Xia, but now you're protecting this other undercover agent! What are you up to?! Could it be... you're an undercover agent too?!"

Yun Ming was exhausted by Long Yeyue's random accusations, but Guan Yue stood up for him.

"Brother Ming is utterly loyal to Shrek; he could never be a spy!"

"Hmph! I can tell at a glance that all four of you are undercover agents! And that Wu Kong with his perpetually sour Wu Kong, they're all undercover agents! I'm stripping you of your Sea God Pavilion elders' power right now. From now on, I'm the one who calls the shots in the Sea God Pavilion!"

Long Yeyue was known for her ruthless criticism of everyone she encountered, and when Guan Yue stepped forward, she condemned Guan Yue as well.

In her view, Yun Ming's protection of the undercover agent meant he was definitely an undercover agent himself. Furthermore, the fact that he refused to relinquish power clearly indicated that he wanted to seize control of the Sea God Pavilion Master's authority and compete with her. She could tell at a glance that he was an undercover agent.

"Sister Yue is right! I support Sister Yue! After that, lock Brother Ming in my room and interrogate him myself!"

Cai Yue'er blindly supported Long Yeyue, after all, she could benefit from following Sister Yue, and her wedding with Yun Ming would begin in a while.

All of this was brought to her by Long Yeyue, so naturally she chose to blindly side with Long Yeyue, siding with whichever side offered the most benefit.

The other elders of the Sea God Pavilion didn't dare to breathe, fearing that if they made a sound, they would be implicated.

Holy crap! Long Yeyue has finally figured it out! She actually identified a real undercover agent!

Shrek Academy also possesses its own extraordinary wisdom, and that's right, it's Long Yeyue!

After identifying Taotie Douluo Xuan Mu, Qingtian Douluo Yun Ming, and Yuetian Douluo Guan Yue, she actually managed to identify a real undercover agent, Tianbing Douluo Wu Kong. That's quite an achievement.

Wu Changkong: What is the relationship between Heaven Ice Douluo Wu Kong and me, Skyfrost Douluo Wu Changkong? I'm not familiar with them.

Author: Nonsense! Your relationship Mingdu good that you help each other clean and dress when you shower, shower together every day, and feed each other.

They were so close that they would wipe each other's bottoms when they went to the toilet, and even so close that they could share the same wife and have a daughter.

Looking at it this way... it seems like there's something going on between Skyfrost Douluo and Heaven Ice Douluo, it suddenly feels so good to ship them...

Wu Changkong: Humanity might as well just die soon, because that would be me!

Of course, Little Changkong is currently with his wife and children and has no idea that he has been identified as an undercover agent. Yun Ming, the person being identified, is also speechless and simply thinks that the other party is talking nonsense.

"Elder Long, if you continue spouting such nonsense, Shrek Academy will be ruined in your hands sooner or later!"

Yun Ming's patience with Long Yeyue was nearing its limit; he couldn't stand it anymore. This rebuttal seemed to have struck a nerve, and Long Yeyue instantly flew into a rage.

"What did you say!"

With a bang, the table shattered. Long Yeyue, as if her hair had been bristled, stood up abruptly, her eyes bloodshot and her breath coming in ragged gasps. The aura of Limit Douluo instantly erupted around her, and the atmosphere in the entire Sea God Pavilion Meeting room froze.

"I said, you're old, so retire. Stop pointing fingers here!"

Yun Ming also stood up, and his aura, belonging to the peak of the Quasi-God level, instantly erupted, directly shattering the opponent's aura.

Long Yeyue was no match for him at all. She was instantly knocked back two steps by his aura, revealing an expression of disbelief.

Yun Ming, who had always been polite to her, suddenly erupted, catching her completely off guard. Faced with his domineering attitude, Long Yeyue instantly regained her senses and realized that she couldn't beat Yun Ming, so she resorted to moral criticism.

"You unfilial disciple! How dare you speak to your master's wife like that! You treacherous and ungrateful bastard!"

"Whether I'm a disobedient disciple or not is none of your business, Long Yeyue. You know perfectly well whether you have a relationship with my master or not."

Yun Ming's face was gloomy. He had completely broken ties with Long Yeyue. For some reason, he was furious when he saw her pointing at Guan Yue and accusing his good brother of being an undercover agent.

You can insult me, I'll usually just take it as me being a clown, but you insult my brother? You're Path to Death! My brother is someone I can bully, nobody else can!

Seeing Yun Ming suddenly become so assertive, Long Yeyue clenched her fists, furious.

"You've gone too far! Yun Ming, are you trying to defy the heavens?! You bastard!"

The Sea God Pavilion Meeting ended in another unpleasant atmosphere, and the situation for Shrek is not looking good.

The first and second updates of September 22nd will be combined into one large chapter.