Xuan Zi! You're an Undercover Agent Sent by the Holy Spirit Cult!

Because Lin Feng had given Zhang Lexuan and Han Ruoruo a warning beforehand, once they understood what they would face upon returning, neither of them had any desire to go back to Shrek.

Whether it was the despair they had felt this time or the possibility of having to beg Xuan Zi for forgiveness after returning, both were far too terrifying for them.

The former had already left them traumatized. As for the latter, Zhang Lexuan felt it might damage her heart meridians. In the future, whenever she so much as thought of that experience, she would have no desire to cultivate.

As for Mu En's kindness toward her, Zhang Lexuan could only say that she was powerless to repay it.

The problem this time had been too severe. If Lin Feng had not suddenly appeared, they would already be dead. The moment she had seen her life flash before her eyes, the Zhang Lexuan who had once been loyal to Shrek had nearly been killed by Shrek itself.

Now that Lin Feng had told them what they would face if they returned, Zhang Lexuan, knowing what Shrek would do, had completely given up on Shrek.

Zhang Lexuan could risk her life to repay Shrek's kindness, but she could not be expected to take the blame for the people who had pushed her into the gates of hell right after she escaped them!

Especially if, after she took the blame, Xuan Zi asked whether she was still willing to trust him. Zhang Lexuan truly did not know how she could answer.

If she said she was willing, would Xuan Zi volunteer to become her Ninth Soul Ring?

If she said she was unwilling, that would mean she had not forgiven Xuan Zi. Would she then have to kneel and explain herself to him? Even killing someone only required a nod of the head—there was no bullying people like this!

Furthermore, Han Ruoruo no longer wanted to return to Shrek Academy. With Han Ruoruo taking the lead, Zhang Lexuan, knowing there was a high chance Mu En would morally pressure her into asking Xuan Zi not to dwell on what had happened, did not dare return to Shrek for the moment either.

"Not going back? That works too. You two—no, Miss Lexuan, I have a favor to ask of you." Zhang Lexuan's reaction did not surprise Lin Feng.

The current Zhang Lexuan was different from the one in the original story. That Zhang Lexuan had only nearly died once, while this Zhang Lexuan had nearly died twice. Combined with Lin Feng explaining the situation she might face, no matter how loyal she was to Shrek, there were things she could not let go of at this moment.

"What is it? Go ahead and tell me. If you hadn't come, Sister Ruoruo and I would probably have become food for soul beasts today." As Zhang Lexuan spoke, her expression turned rather unpleasant. Clearly, she had yet to emerge from the trauma of nearly becoming a soul beast's meal.

"I recently wanted to go to the Sun Moon Empire to buy medicine that can help someone break through to Titled Douluo. However, high-grade medicines in the Sun Moon Empire are tightly controlled. Other than the Imperial Family and great nobles, no one can buy those top-tier medicines. That is why I need Miss Lexuan's help."

Zhang Lexuan frowned upon hearing this. "Medicine to break through to Titled Douluo? With your talent, using medicine to reach Titled Douluo would not be a wise choice."

Lin Feng shook his head. "It isn't for me. Someone under my command needs it. I would not take medicine that damages my foundation."

The medicine for breaking through to Titled Douluo was naturally not for Lin Feng. He intended to prepare it for Meng Shu.

Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager's Martial Soul Fusion Skill made them comparable to ordinary Titled Douluo, but only barely comparable. As long as they encountered a somewhat stronger Titled Douluo, Lin Feng had to personally handle the matter.

Lin Feng did not intend to personally take action every time he encountered something even slightly major. Therefore, it was necessary to improve Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager's strength.

And fortunately, during this period in Dou Yi, when using medicine to level up had not yet become popular, neither Dragon Duke nor Snake Dowager had ever taken pills that directly increased Soul Power. Their virtually nonexistent drug resistance gave them the possibility of a rapid increase in strength within a short time.

However, even if he wanted their strength to surge in a short time, Dragon Duke's Eight-Ring Soul Douluo cultivation meant ordinary pills would not suffice. For their strength to increase drastically in a short period, it had to be either Immortal Herbs or top-grade pills from the Sun Moon Empire.

The two of them, whose talents had already nearly reached their limits, naturally did not deserve Immortal Herbs. Thus, the only remaining option was the Sun Moon Empire's pills, which could allow people with extremely poor martial soul quality to reach Titled Douluo.

Once she realized Lin Feng was not taking medicine to break through to Titled Douluo, Zhang Lexuan relaxed. Then she helplessly shook her head. "Although I would like to help you, I don't think I can help with this. I'm not a member of the Sun Moon Empire's Imperial Family or a great noble."

However, Lin Feng smiled. "Kong Deming, the Great Offering of the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Family's Worship Hall, possesses one-quarter of the Sun Moon Empire's imperial bloodline. He is the Sun Moon Empire's strongest person, and his title is Silver Moon. That's right—exactly like your martial soul."

"As everyone knows, except for a very small number of mutations, martial souls are inherited from one parent. Miss Lexuan, if you released your Silver Moon martial soul in the Sun Moon Empire, do you think people would believe you to be a great noble of the Sun Moon Empire?"

Zhang Lexuan: "..."

Shrek Academy, Sea God's Pavilion.

"Xuan Zi, why did you return alone? Where are Tang Tong and Lexuan?"

After sensing Xuan Zi's aura but failing to sense the auras of the twelve elite Shrek students, Mu En asked in confusion.

At those words, Xuan Zi's expression collapsed, and he dropped to his knees with a thud.

"Elder Mu! I have failed you!"

Mu En's heart suddenly skipped a beat, but he was an old man over two hundred years old who had seen far too much. He forcibly suppressed the unease in his heart. "What happened?"

"Elder Mu! I lost them! I lost Shrek's twelve most elite core students!"

"What?!" Mu En was shocked. He had seen every kind of major event over the years, but he had truly never seen something like this.

A Rank 98 person accompanying a group of students and somehow losing them—no one would believe such a thing if it were told to them.

"Elder Mu! I have failed you! I have failed those students!"

"Tang Tong's martial soul was the Sky-Piercing Ancient Tree. Just over forty years old, he had already reached Rank 90. He possessed the optimal soul ring configuration of two yellow, two purple, and four black rings. When obtaining his eighth soul ring, he had killed an eighty-thousand-year soul beast and acquired an eighty-thousand-year soul bone. He would certainly become a Super Douluo in the future, and there was even a high chance he would not stop at Rank 95."

"Xiao Yan's martial soul was pure flame, and that flame's temperature was extremely high. Though it had not reached Ultimate Fire, it was already close. At thirty-three, he had already reached Rank 80. Barring any surprises, he was also Super Douluo material."

"Yun Shan's martial soul..."

Xuan Zi listed the talents of those Shrek students one by one. Most of them were headed toward becoming Super Douluo, while the few exceptions were almost certain to become Titled Douluo.

He continued until he reached Zhang Lexuan. "The most talented among them was that child Lexuan! She is only twenty-four this year! Reaching Rank 80 at twenty-four, she would certainly become a Titled Douluo before thirty and a Super Douluo before forty if nothing went wrong. In the future, she could at least cultivate to Rank 97. She was a future pillar of Shrek!"

"So many geniuses were buried because of me in one go, causing Shrek's next generation to suffer a complete gap in talent! I am Shrek's sinner!"

Xuan Zi spoke through tears. When he reached Zhang Lexuan, even Mu En, with his temperament honed over more than two hundred years, could no longer endure it.

"Losing Shrek's twelve most elite geniuses all at once—Xuan Zi! You're an undercover agent sent by the Holy Spirit Cult, aren't you!"