Du Busi: Refreshed

Before long, Du Busi brought the two of them to the wilderness outside Shrek Academy. He deliberately unleashed his aura, inviting Mu En to come out.

A Limit Douluo could influence the heavens with every movement. Du Busi dyed the entire sky green, clouds like a dark canopy blotting out the sun as they pressed down upon Shrek Academy.

"Mu En, I never expected you to still be alive. Since that's the case, come out and meet me."

His voice was like rolling thunder, spreading throughout the entire academy in an instant.

The academy's students and teachers were immediately horrified.

Yan Shaozhe's expression changed drastically. Looking at Mu En, he asked in a grave voice, "Teacher, is that Du Busi of the Body Sect?"

Mu En nodded. "It's him. Evacuate the students first. Have them return to their classrooms and forbid them from going outside."

After saying that, he turned to glance in the direction of Sea God Pavilion. A gentle glow emerged from within Sea God Pavilion, shooting into the sky in the blink of an eye and blocking Du Busi's pressure outside.

Mu En's voice rang out, likewise spreading across the heavens, though unlike Du Busi's, it carried no imposing force and was instead very gentle.

"Busi, since you've come to Shrek, why not come in as a guest?"

Seeing that his aura could do nothing to Mu En, Du Busi curled his lip. "Sea God's Light? You're still the same as ever. If your Shrek hadn't possessed the heritage of a Goddess back then, my elder brother might not necessarily have lost to you. As for being a guest, forget it. I still need to take my disciple to obtain a soul ring. I'm worried that if I enter your Shrek, I might not be able to leave."

Mu En said calmly, "Your brother fought me to the death in a moment of impulsiveness. No matter how many times it happened again, this old man would still be the one to win. You have the same temper as he did. I wonder whether it has been tempered over these years."

Du Busi snorted coldly. "Whether it has been tempered or not, wouldn't you know if you came to test it yourself?"

"It seems you've improved considerably over the years, to the point where you no longer retreat even upon seeing me at Shrek."

Mu En's tone remained calm. After speaking, he looked at Zhang Lexuan beside him and said gently, "Lexuan, help me to the Academy Gate. Let us meet this Du Busi."

"Yes." Zhang Lexuan supported Mu En as they walked outside. Though he had initially been hunched over and shuffling along, with every step he took, his posture became a little straighter and stronger.

At this time, Shrek Academy's other Elders also rushed over.

"Elder Mu, let me meet that Poison Old Freak." A disheveled, exceedingly unkempt old man flew out from within the academy. His hands were still glistening with grease, clearly not wiped clean.

Mu En merely nodded slightly, signaling him not to act rashly, and continued walking outward step by step.

When they arrived at the gate, they saw three people—one large and two small.

When Zhang Lexuan saw Lin Ran, a flash of surprise passed through her eyes.

They had met back at the imperial palace of the Heaven Dou Empire. The princess of the Heaven Dou Empire had taken quite a liking to this boy. So he was the disciple of the Body Douluo?

Du Busi saw that Mu En had finally appeared, followed by a group of Titled Douluo.

Du Busi sneered. "What a Shrek Academy. What a Mu En. What, are you planning to bully the few with the many?"

"I alone am enough to deal with you. What is it, Poison Old Freak? You provoke Shrek Academy like this—do you intend to go to war?"

Elder Xuan immediately stepped forward, erupting with an incomparably formidable aura. An earthy-yellow glow shot into the sky and pressed down toward Du Busi.

Du Busi remained composed. Dark green light shielded Lin Ran and Tang Ya behind him. Then, his aura abruptly exploded forth as well. The green clouds in the sky sank, and the earthy-yellow glow instantly scattered. Even Elder Xuan's face turned pale as he staggered several steps back.

Elder Xuan was aghast. "Poison Old Freak, you've broken through?"

The Elders of Shrek all revealed shocked expressions, which swiftly turned solemn.

A Limit Douluo! Du Busi had actually become a Limit Douluo!

This visitor had come with ill intent.

Seeing Xuan Zi's shocked expression, Du Busi immediately felt thoroughly refreshed.

This was exactly the feeling he wanted!

At that moment, he suddenly felt that his disciple had been right to make him steal—take away—those few lousy statues from Shrek Academy.

Had he known he would get to see Xuan Zi make that expression, he would have come to haul them away even if those lousy statues had been worthless.

He laughed heartily. "What, does my breakthrough surprise you that much? But Xuan Zi, after all these years apart, you've surprised me quite a bit. How is it that after so many years, you haven't improved at all? This old man has already broken through to become a Limit Douluo, yet you're still only a half-baked Rank 98?"

Xuan Zi's face immediately flushed red, the veins on his forehead bulging. He opened his mouth to curse, but lacked the confidence to do so.

Even if he was unwilling to admit it, the truth was that his cultivation had scarcely improved over all these years.

"That's enough, Xuan Zi. Step back."

At this moment, Mu En's gentle voice rang out again.

Elder Xuan withdrew shamefacedly.

Mu En spoke again with a smile. "I never expected that after all these years without meeting, you too, Busi, would reach this stage. This is good news for our Douluo Three Kingdoms. In the future, the Sun Moon Empire will have more to fear. This old man offers his congratulations."

Du Busi replied neither warmly nor coldly, "Then I should also congratulate you on not being dead yet. That is also good news for our Douluo Three Kingdoms."

Mu En's expression did not change as his gaze shifted to Lin Ran.

"This is your disciple, correct?"

Du Busi raised his balding head and nodded slightly, looking immensely proud.

"He is indeed this old man's disciple. What, Mu En? Do you have such an outstanding successor?"

Mu En smiled. "The academy's students are all my successors."

Du Busi curled his lip.

Mu En's expression suddenly turned serious. In a deep voice, he said, "Busi, you said you were taking your disciple to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a soul ring?"

Du Busi snorted. "You want to meddle in this too?"

Mu En shook his head. "Do you still remember the agreement we reached with the Star Dou Great Forest back then?"

Du Busi froze.

Mu En said, "Back then, your Body Sect charged into the Star Dou Great Forest and slaughtered seven Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in succession, provoking the beast tide and plunging the continent into misery. Afterward, the three parties made an agreement: the Titled Douluo of your Body Sect were no longer permitted to enter the Star Dou Great Forest, and Shrek Academy would not actively hunt Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts within the Star Dou Great Forest. Are you planning to break that agreement?"

Du Busi gave a cold snort. "That was then, this is now. I may not necessarily fear Di Tian anymore. So what if I go to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a soul beast for my disciple? Let Di Tian come! Let's see whether I'm afraid of him."

Mu En asked, "Are you trying to provoke another beast tide and bring misery upon the continent once more?"

Du Busi said coldly, "Mu En, stop acting like you're morally superior and pointing fingers at me. Don't think I don't know what Shrek Academy has been up to these past years. To create secret-method soul bones, you slaughtered the entire Fear Dragon clan! You've killed plenty of other soul beasts as well."

Mu En shook his head and said mildly, "Don't get worked up. I'm only reminding you not to provoke another beast tide out of impulsiveness."

"How about this? The child beside me has just reached Rank 70 and needs to obtain a soul ring. Let your disciple go with her. In return, return the statue of our academy's ancestor that you stole last night. What do you say?"

"Of course, if you truly like it and want to erect statues of Shrek Academy's predecessors at your Body Sect, Shrek Academy wouldn't mind. You don't need to steal or snatch them—we'll send you a few in a couple of days. How does that sound?"

"Bullshit! I didn't steal anything! The Body Sect has no interest in putting up your lousy statues either! And my disciple doesn't need your help to obtain a soul ring. You old bastard, you're clearly up to no good!"

Hearing the faint mockery in Mu En's words, Du Busi's anger flared.

No matter what, the Body Sect could never erect statues of Tang San and the others. Wouldn't that mean they were living off Shrek's leftovers? They could not afford that humiliation.