Sea God Pavilion Meeting

Just then, a powerful, razor-sharp aura surged up from nearby like a raging tide and flew toward the Golden Tree.

A slovenly, unkempt middle-aged man suddenly appeared.

His messy hair was tied up haphazardly, as though it had not been tended to in ages, and he still held a chicken drumstick with several bites taken out of it.

Yet at this moment, his eyes revealed unparalleled gravity. He was Shrek Academy's second strongest expert.

Xuan Zi, who possessed the Gluttony Martial Soul and had reached Rank 98.

"Mu En, what exactly happened just now? Why did you suddenly go all out?"

There was a trace of panic in Xuan Zi's voice as he urgently questioned Mu En.

Given Mu En's temperament, he rarely made such a huge commotion under normal circumstances.

The aura Mu En had unleashed just now had far exceeded his imagination. Mu En had even activated the Golden Tree.

"Could a powerful enemy have attacked? Could it be them?"

A sense of foreboding rose in Xuan Zi's heart. His brows drew tightly together, and his voice was filled with worry.

Mu En frowned slightly. His gaze was deep and solemn, and after a moment of silence, he slowly spoke.

"Convene a Sea God Pavilion Meeting."

An unknown Limit Douluo Expert could very well determine Shrek Academy's survival in the future. A Sea God Pavilion Meeting had to be convened to discuss a response together.

"Yes, Mu En."

Hearing this, Xuan Zi's heart tightened. He thought to himself that what came next would certainly not be simple.

Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion Meetings had always been convened only when matters of the utmost importance arose.

He had not expected Mu En to decide to call a meeting merely because of what had just happened. The situation was likely far more serious than they had imagined.

Without the slightest hesitation, Xuan Zi flashed and vanished from where he stood.

He hurried off to notify the other members of the Sea God Pavilion to attend this crucial meeting.

Not long afterward, all the members of the Sea God Pavilion were seated in succession within an ancient, solemn hall.

Their gazes unanimously focused on Mu En, who sat in the very center. A tense and grave atmosphere filled the hall.

"Mu En, what exactly happened that you suddenly convened a Sea God Pavilion Meeting?"

Old Song wore a puzzled expression as he was the first to speak.

Old Song was a Rank 97 agility-type Super Douluo, known as the Divine Eagle Douluo. His Martial Soul was the Azure Shadow Divine Eagle. He was one of the Sea God Pavilion's most senior Elders and held a position of great importance within it.

"Take a look at this first."

Mu En did not explain further. With a light wave of his hand, the golden invitation from earlier floated into the air, clearly displayed before everyone.

"Starry Sky Auction House? Why have I never heard of this faction?"

As the dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department and Mu En's eldest disciple, Yan Shaozhe was curious about this unfamiliar faction.

When he saw the contents on the back of the invitation, his expression instantly froze, and he could no longer remain calm.

"How is that possible?"

Yan Shaozhe could not help crying out, his eyes filled with shock.

"Auctioning Martial Souls? Does this Starry Sky Auction House mean that it can create a Martial Soul out of thin air and then bestow it upon another Soul Master?"

Yan Shaozhe was, after all, a true Titled Douluo Expert and possessed an exceptionally deep understanding of Martial Souls.

In his understanding, unless a Soul Master awakened a Martial Soul innately at the age of six, it was fundamentally impossible to acquire another Martial Soul through external means.

It was simply absurd, too unbelievable to accept.

"Don't jump to conclusions yet. Carefully sense the aura permeating this invitation."

Mu En leaned back in his chair, his gaze bright as torches as he looked at everyone before him and spoke slowly.

Everyone focused their attention and turned their eyes to the invitation in midair, using their Soul Power to sense the aura it emitted.

"Is that the aura of an Ultimate Martial Spirit?"

Xian Lin'er could not help murmuring to herself, her tone full of uncertainty.

Her heart was filled with doubt.

Ultimate Martial Spirits were exceedingly rare on the Douluo Continent. The aura contained within this invitation had definitely been left behind by a Titled Douluo Expert.

However, a Titled Douluo Expert with an Ultimate Martial Spirit could not possibly remain unknown on the Douluo Continent.

She had never heard of any place on the Douluo Continent where another genius with an Ultimate Martial Spirit had emerged.

"This... is the aura of a Limit Douluo!"

Xuan Zi's previously casual expression instantly became incomparably grave when he sensed the aura emanating from the invitation.

He could no longer remain calm.

His strength had already reached Rank 98. Although he had never been able to cross the enormous bottleneck before him and break through to become a Limit Douluo Expert,

he could still keenly sense that the aura permeating the invitation far surpassed his own.

He had only truly felt such an aura during Mu En's prime.

That was precisely why Xuan Zi could no longer remain calm.

The moment those words were spoken, all the Sea God Pavilion members present widened their eyes, revealing expressions of disbelief.

Combined with what Xian Lin'er had said earlier, an indescribable unease suddenly rose in their hearts, as though a tremendous storm was about to descend.

"You sensed it correctly. The person who sent this invitation is a Limit Douluo Expert with the Ultimate Lightning Martial Soul."

Mu En's words were like a massive bomb, stirring enormous waves in everyone's hearts and completely confirming their suspicions.

"The Ultimate Lightning Martial Soul is an Ultimate Attribute that has never appeared on the Douluo Continent, and among all known attributes, it possesses the greatest offensive power."

Mu En's tone was heavy and solemn. His deep gaze fixed on the distance, as though he were contemplating something.

"Furthermore, the other party relied on his Ultimate Lightning Martial Soul to cultivate to the realm of a Limit Douluo. That is why I convened this Sea God Pavilion Meeting."

"Teacher, in principle, Ultimate Attributes are extraordinarily difficult to cultivate. And it should have been impossible for someone to break through to Limit Douluo without any news getting out beforehand."

After recovering from his shock, Yan Shaozhe voiced the doubts in his heart.

This expert seemed to have appeared out of thin air, making it impossible to determine his origins.

Whether it was this unfamiliar Limit Douluo Expert or the Starry Sky Auction House, he had never heard of either before this.

Shrek Academy had informants throughout the entire Douluo Continent.

By all rights, if something truly unusual had happened, they should have received some information.

"Alas, I do not understand it either. If he had not sent the invitation and inadvertently revealed a trace of his aura, I fear even I would have been unable to detect his whereabouts."

Mu En sighed softly, a trace of helplessness showing in his eyes.