The night was as black as ink, with neither stars nor moon. Thick clouds blanketed the sky completely.
Fires blazed throughout Shrek Academy, while piercing alarms and the thunderous explosions of soul skills merged into a cacophony.
The Outer Court had already been reduced to ruins. From the direction of the Inner Court came the constant clashes of Titled Douluo-level Soul Power—the Evil Soul Masters' assault had precisely seized the power vacuum following Mu En's death. The Sea God Pavilion's experts were scattered in battle, unable to attend to the rest of the academy.
Li Changsheng settled Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong'er, and Li Jinyue inside a secluded natural cave, its entrance quietly sealed by the black-and-white light of the Taiji Diagram.
"Stay here. No matter what happens, don't come out!" He spoke rapidly, his gaze sweeping over the three of them as he said with utter seriousness, "I'm going to Sea God Island! Some promises have to be kept!"
The Holy Spirit Cult had joined forces with Jing Hongchen for none other than Ma Xiaotao, an unparalleled genius. Whether for his promise to Mu En or his relationship with Ma Xiaotao, he had to stop this. After all, during his time at Shrek Academy, they had truly poured resources into him.
Before his words had even faded, his dark figure had already melted into the shadows.
"Sister Nannan, are we just going to keep hiding here?"
Wang Dong'er clenched the hem of her clothes and gazed in the direction Li Changsheng had vanished. The distant flames reflected in her pink-and-blue eyes as she softly said, "It's too dangerous for Chang Sheng to go to Sea God Pavilion alone! Those are Titled Douluo-level battles..."
"If you want to hide, then hide. I'm not afraid of those so-called Evil Soul Masters!"
Li