Clear Sky Sect's Strength Exposed

Mu En slowly closed his eyes. A moment later, he opened them again, and the calm in them had returned, still as an ancient well.

Only, deep within that calm, there was a trace of clarity and heaviness that had seen through the ways of the world.

"The Golden Ranking... sees through everything."

He spoke slowly, his voice still gentle, yet it made everyone's heart tighten. "What it says is the truth."

He swept his gaze over the pavilion elders, whose expressions all differed, and said gravely, "This old man's foundational injury has accumulated for too long to reverse. On ordinary days, I can still suppress the academy's fortune, but if I truly had to fight someone of the same level to the death, it would indeed be difficult to last long. Now that the Golden Ranking has made this secret known to the world..."

Mu En did not continue, but everyone present understood what that meant!

Why had Shrek Academy been able to stand on the continent for ten thousand years without falling?

Aside from its deep foundations and outstanding students, the most important reason was that it had him, this Limit Douluo, holding the fort!

He was the Stabilizing Pillar that deterred evil from every direction and ensured the academy's transcendent position!

But now, the news that this "divine pillar" had already been damaged, and that his combat strength was far from what it once was, had been mercilessly announced to the world by the Golden Ranking!

For Shrek Academy, this was undoubtedly a fatal crisis!

Those forces that had already been eyeing Shrek covetously, such as the Sun Moon Empire and the Holy Spirit Cult—how would they react after learning this news?

Would the families and kingdoms attached to Shrek develop other intentions because of this?

"The tree longs for stillness, but the wind will not cease."

Mu En sighed softly.

"From today onward, Shrek will no longer be peaceful."

And what made Mu En and all the wise ones feel even more chilled was that the Golden Ranking had not yet finished its rankings!

He, Dragon God Douluo Mu En, was ranked sixth.

Before him, there were still five more powerful experts!

Among the known Limit Douluo, aside from him, the ones whose existence was confirmed were Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao.

Then who held the remaining three spots?

Him, badly injured and with his combat strength damaged.

Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao, two Holy Spirit Cult Limit Douluo hidden in the shadows, whose stance as friend or foe was unclear.

And three utterly unknown, unfamiliar Limit-level experts whose strength might be terrifying to the extreme!

These three layers of crisis, like four heavy mountains, came crashing down over Shrek Academy!

The atmosphere inside Sea God's Pavilion was so stifling it was almost suffocating.

Everyone knew that a massive storm unlike any Shrek had seen in ten thousand years was about to arrive.

And were they prepared?

The golden ranking list still hung high in the sky, radiating an eternal, unchanging light, as if coldly watching the chaos and turmoil it had stirred across the continent.

The names of the top five were like colossal beasts hidden within the mist, waiting for the final moment when they would reveal themselves.

Mu En's words were like cold lake water, drowning the last trace of luck left inside Sea God's Pavilion.

Everyone understood that Shrek Academy's greatest support, the true condition of this Limit Douluo, had already been exposed.

This was no different from exposing the academy's most vulnerable side while wolves circled on every side.

"Ah, raise our strength as much as possible?"

Mu En's sigh echoed through the silent pavilion, carrying a hint of weariness and the vicissitudes of one who had seen through the world.

Xuan Zi took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the raging waves in his heart, and said in a low voice, "Elder Mu, no matter what, Shrek still has us! As long as we have even one breath left, we will protect the academy completely!"

Elder Song shot to his feet, his hair and beard bristling. "That's right! I don't care what monsters or demons they are. If they want to touch Shrek, they'll have to step over my, Song Yunzhi's, corpse first!"

Yan Shaozhe, Xian Lin'er, Cai Meier, and the other elders also rose one after another, their gazes resolute.

Shrek's glory and responsibility did not allow them to retreat.

However, that heavy pressure did not dissipate.

Mu En was ranked sixth, with five unknown experts ahead of him. The known Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao were hard to distinguish as friend or foe, and there were three completely unfamiliar Limit existences as well...

This situation could be called Shrek's most dangerous moment in ten thousand years!

Just as the atmosphere grew oppressive to the extreme, the Golden Ranking above the firmament once again gathered dazzling, radiant light.

That grand voice, like the tolling of fate's bell, rang in the hearts of every living being holding their breath in anticipation:

[Douluo Continent Human Spirit Master Power Ranking, Fifth Place: Titan!]

The fifth line of the Golden Ranking burst forth with an incomparably heavy earthen-yellow light, as if it could bear the weight of the land itself.

An enormous figure emerged, mountain-like, with bulging muscles and filled with an endless sense of power.

He was only a phantom, yet he gave off an immense, unshakable pressure, as if he had merged with the earth itself!

[Name: Titan]

[Affiliation: Clear Sky Sect]

[Spirit: Titan Giant Ape (top-tier Power-type Beast Spirit, formed from his original body)]

[Soul Power Level: Level 98 Assault System Titled Douluo]

[Title: Titan]

[Combat Power Assessment: His original body was one of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Titan Giant Ape, with cultivation surpassing one hundred thousand years. Ten thousand years ago, he followed Sea God Tang San in ascending to the God Realm, then later returned to Douluo Continent for special reasons and lived in seclusion in the Clear Sky Sect. His physical strength could be called the pinnacle of the continent, his defensive power was world-shocking, and he had an extremely deep understanding of the Law of Earth. Though after taking human form, his Soul Power Level was Level 98, his true combat power, physical toughness, and vitality were fully enough to rival a Level 99 Limit Douluo! He was one of the Clear Sky Sect's hidden ultimate foundations. Comprehensive Assessment: ranked fifth.]

[Reward: Spirit Power Compression and Purification Tripled, two random Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, all Spirit Ring Lifespans increased by ten thousand years, Gravity Domain enhanced threefold!]

"Titan Giant Ape? That King of the Forest from ten thousand years ago?!"

"He's actually still alive? And he's in the Clear Sky Sect?!"

"Level 98 soul power, with combat power rivaling a Limit Douluo?! This..."

The entire Douluo Continent erupted in an uproar in an instant!

This was especially true for those factions with long inheritances that knew the secrets from ten thousand years ago; they were shocked beyond words!

Shrek Academy, inside Sea God's Pavilion.

Everyone was likewise stunned speechless.

"Titan... It's actually him!"

Xuan Zi cried out despite himself, "He—he's actually been in the Clear Sky Sect all this time?!"

Yan Shaozhe's expression shifted. "No wonder the Clear Sky Sect sealed its mountain gates for ten thousand years and still no one dared provoke them. So they had such a being holding the fort! Combat power comparable to a Limit Douluo..."

Xian Lin'er murmured, "Spirit power compressed threefold? Two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones? Domain enhanced threefold? These rewards... are too terrifying!"

A sharp light flickered in Mu En's eyes, holding both shock and a trace of understanding.

As a Limit Douluo, he could naturally sense the terrifying aura hidden within the Clear Sky Sect; he simply had not expected it to be this ancient existence.

With such a foundation, perhaps the Clear Sky Sect... would be an important aid in dealing with the upheavals to come?

Mu En slowly said, "Since it's him, then the other one... must be there as well."

"The Clear Sky Sect has hidden itself far too deeply."

The "other one" he spoke of naturally referred to the other King of the Forest who had likewise followed Tang San and was inseparable from Titan—the Sky Azure Bull Python, Niu Tian!

Body Sect.

Du Busi looked at Titan's phantom, the corner of his mouth twitching. "Damn it! Those two old monsters of the Clear Sky Sect really aren't dead! And they've even taken human form and cultivated to this level?"

"Titan Giant Ape... the pinnacle of the domain of strength. This just got even more troublesome."