Evil Soul Masters Attack the City

After the competition, Xuan Zi left ahead of the others and took Ma Xiaotao back to Sea God Pavilion to be sealed away. Meanwhile, the people from the Body Sect came for Huo Yuhao as promised.

But to Lin Chen, this was nothing more than watching the drama from the sidelines.

After several days of travel, everyone returned to Shrek Academy.

"Dean Yan, there's nothing else for me to do here, so I'll head back first," Lin Chen said to Yan Shaozhe. After being away for several days, he rather missed his good friends.

"You're coming too," Yan Shaozhe said to Lin Chen.

Completely baffled, Lin Chen looked toward Zhang Lexuan. However, she merely tilted her head in Yan Shaozhe's departing direction, signaling for him to follow.

Lin Chen: ???

Zhang Lexuan did not go with them. After returning to Sea God Island, she flew straight back to her own little home.

Lin Chen, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, the four second-year students, arrived at the main hall on Sea God Island. A white-haired old man sat quietly in the seat of honor, watching them.

"Elder Mu." Lin Chen bowed.

"Little Earth, who is he? Do you know him?" Xiao Xiao asked in confusion.

Lin Chen hurriedly covered her mouth.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong also shot him puzzled looks.

When the old man turned around, Huo Yuhao and the other two were utterly stunned. Lin Chen, meanwhile, silently watched the show from the side.

"Lin Chen," Mu En called.

"Here." Lin Chen stepped forward.

Mu En took out a token and said, "With this token, you may exchange it for any Soul Bone in the Treasure Pavilion on Sea God Island. Once you have made your decision, take it to Lexuan. She will bring you there. Remember, any Soul Bone."

As he spoke, the token flew directly toward Lin Chen.

Of course, Lin Chen knew what this meant. Shrek simply wanted to win over an unparalleled genius like him. However, there was no rush to agree just yet. Mu En's words also meant that he should think it over carefully before making his choice.

Taking a Soul Bone from Shrek meant tying himself to Shrek.

"Alright, you may leave." Mu En waved a hand.

After giving a bow, Lin Chen left Sea God Island.

Upon returning to the Outer Court, Lin Chen resumed his normal life.

At this point, there were still three months until the holiday break.

Other than eating, sleeping, and running his street stall, Lin Chen cultivated.

The next day

"Leilei, Little Star, Little Earth, I'm leaving to obtain my Third Soul Ring. Goodbye." Xiao Xiao waved farewell to the three of them.

A storm is coming. Lin Chen thought to himself.

Before long, the Evil Soul Masters would arrive. But he could no longer remember the exact time.

On the third day after Xiao Xiao left, Lin Chen was in Shrek City that evening.

"Lin Chen, be careful! The auras of more than a dozen Title Douluo are approaching Shrek City. They're all Evil Soul Masters!" Qian Renxue suddenly said to Lin Chen within the Sea of Consciousness.

Hearing Qian Renxue say that, Lin Chen's heart turned cold.

Suddenly, a black vortex formed in the sky, and all manner of attacks rained down upon Shrek City.

Lin Chen hurriedly took out the defensive Soul Tool he had prepared beforehand. As he poured Soul Power into it, his entire Milk Tea stall and the customers around it were enveloped within its protection, leaving them unharmed.

Steady wins the day!

In the sky, several Title Douluo were locked in battle. One of them even fought several Title Douluo alone, ultimately killing one of them.

Without question, that man was Mu En, the Dragon God Douluo.

"Your Limit Douluo is truly formidable. Fighting one against ten, he still managed to kill a Title Douluo," Qian Renxue said admiringly.

"By the way, Sister Renxue, aren't you going to make a move?" Lin Chen suddenly asked.

Qian Renxue snorted. "Why should I? Ten thousand years ago, this place was still Spirit City."

Naturally, Lin Chen understood what she meant. He merely smiled and did not expose her.

However, when a Soul Emperor-level expert arrived, Qian Renxue directly possessed Lin Chen and killed him in an instant.

Qian Renxue was all bark and no bite!

The sky was filled with the explosive hum of countless Soul Skill collisions. The entire heavens were dyed in different colors—cyan, green, and gold.

Nearly all of Shrek's fighting strength had been deployed.

Gold and black were the most prevalent colors among them. The reason was simple: Mu En and Yan Shaozhe both possessed light attributes, and they were also the strongest.

The battle in the sky lasted for roughly a quarter of an hour. Once the Evil Soul Masters' attacks ceased, Lin Chen hurried back to the academy.

"Little Earth!" Upon seeing Lin Chen, Lin Xiaolei cried out anxiously.

"Where's Mingxing?"

"He was injured while saving people. He's in the infirmary," Lin Xiaolei said, tears falling as she spoke.

Well, well. Something was going on between you two!

Lin Chen ignored everything else and rushed to the infirmary.

Inside, Zhou Mingxing lay painfully on the bed. The wounds on his body bled without stop, with the left side of his body suffering the worst injuries.

"Brother Lin." Seeing Lin Chen arrive, Zhou Mingxing called out weakly.

"What happened? Didn't you have several defensive Soul Tools? How did you get hurt this badly?" Lin Chen asked urgently. He knew Zhou Mingxing fairly well. Given the Soul Tools Zhou Mingxing carried, there was no way he should have been injured like this.

"To save the younger students, he gave away all the Soul Tools on him. With only the last one left, he chose to protect a junior's safety. Little Star wasn't fully covered by the Soul Tool, leaving half his body exposed," Lin Xiaolei said through tears.

"This..." Lin Chen found himself speechless for a moment.

He had nearly thrown away half his life to save others. Was it worth it? To Lin Chen, the deeply ingrained mindset of someone from Blue Star meant he would never have done such a thing. His own life was the most important.

Yet Zhou Mingxing of Douluo Continent had done exactly that. It was no small shock to Lin Chen.

But since it had already happened, there was no point dwelling on whether it was right or wrong. Finding a solution was the top priority.

"I may need to go out for a while," Lin Chen suddenly said.

"At a time like this? Little Star is still lying here, and you still want to leave?" Lin Xiaolei cried, anger mixed into her voice.

"I'm going to a place where there may be medicine that can double Mingxing's recovery."

Hearing that, Lin Xiaolei looked at Lin Chen as though she had seized a lifeline. "Really?"

Lin Chen did not give her absolute certainty. "It's only a rumor, so there's some uncertainty. I'll do everything I can."

Lin Xiaolei nodded through tear-filled eyes.

"You should go back and sleep first. I'll watch over Mingxing." With that, Lin Chen sat down beside Zhou Mingxing's bed.

After taking care of Zhou Mingxing for the entire night, Lin Chen went to Shrek City to purchase several Soul Tools that could protect him from toxic corrosion. Once he had finished all that, Lin Chen, having already reported his plans to Wang Yan and Sister Lexuan, slung his pack over his back and headed toward Sunset Forest.